HL servers & 4.09m

[KG26_Alpha]

I hosted about 8 v409m COOPS last night with full 16 slots so there's pilots out there on the standard version just waiting for hosts, the mods are not the be all and end all as far as servers are concerned, I see lots of unmodified pilots on v409m simply waiting for a host.

Most of the conversation on comms is that the v409m flies much smoother and the load times are much faster compared to a modded game.

[HFC_Dolphin]

Yeap, more and more 4.09m hosts exist.

Yesterday in Czech server I was trying for 5' to join, as it was full !!!

I guess it's only a matter of time to see more and more servers switching to 4.09m.

[Bobb4]

Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

I hosted about 8 v409m COOPS last night with full 16 slots so there's pilots out there on the standard version just waiting for hosts, the mods are not the be all and end all as far as servers are concerned, I see lots of unmodified pilots on v409m simply waiting for a host.

Most of the conversation on comms is that the v409m flies much smoother and the load times are much faster compared to a modded game.

Do not get me wrong, I have 4.08, 4.09bm and 4.09m on my machine plus assorted mods. In fact our squad are flying a 4.08 game this weekend.
I whole-heartedly agree there are thousands of fliers waiting for servers to start hosting 4.09m.

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by Bobb4

Do not get me wrong, I have 4.08, 4.09bm and 4.09m on my machine plus assorted mods. In fact our squad are flying a 4.08 game this weekend.
I whole-heartedly agree there are thousands of fliers waiting for servers to start hosting 4.09m.

I have SAS AAA UltraPack , and a few other to mention, that have interesting ideas and some have clearly biased FM DM WM but the concept of some of their mods is interesting to say the least.

The Bombs Away Server uses v408m modded maps just so the more interesting bombers can be flown.

Its going to be interesting to see if cockpits are made for 410's B17 FW200 etc etc and officially incorporated into future updates.

Any ways Im off for 6-8 weeks Touring France so I can forget about updating my server and making new maps and databases till I get back

Be good all.

[HFC_Dolphin]

I just bump this, cause I'm amazed that not even half of HL's servers have switched to 4.09m. What's going on? Are we gonna have so many different versions active?
4.08, 4.09, modded...too many I think.
At least all "official" servers should switch to the..."official" release imo.

[Aviar]

Originally Posted by HFC_Dolphin

...cause I'm amazed that not even half of HL's servers have switched to 4.09m.

As mentioned earlier in the thread, the main reason is mod compatibility. UI 1.2 was never intended to work with the 4.09m (official patch) content. If a server upgraded to 4.09m, mods would not be supported. I guess these servers were afraid of losing this portion of their player base.

However, an announcement has just been made that UI 1.2.5 will be released soon. It will include content from and be compatible with 4.09m. It will have a new switcher with only two options...4.09m and 4.09m Mod. This is basically what the community has wanted all along.

Once UI 1.2.5 is released, most servers will probably switch over to 4.09m.

Aviar

[robtek]

by.sturmovik.de:21004

runs 4.09m final
speedbar enabled, thats it.
At the moment plays a 5 map mini campaign "desert war"
usually there is a cupful of dcg campaigns.

[trO]

Very new to the game, I feel a bit disappointed that I have missed out over the years on what is proving to be a great game....Stumbled in to this as I was looking for a modern WW2 combat flight sim, I saw a bit of news about Storm of War, and after visiting a few forums, I saw I was in the same boat as everyone else....and that is waiting for a release date.... Thats when I saw the IL2 had a very strong following.....
Any way getting to the point....I bought a copy of 1946, and on reading certain forums patched up to 4.09..... got used to the game playing single player, and wanted to play some multiplayer...I installed HL and found most of the popular servers were still running 4.08....... So I just installed the 4.08 patch back on top of the 4.09 patch, I can now play in the 4.08 servers.....If this is the case instead of the installation of more than one game just try to overwrite the new 4.09 with the 4.08..... worked for me.......

ps sorry to the friendlies I shot down in my 1st game....lol I just saw Red icon and automatically thought enemy, I didnt realise I was on the red team myself.......