4.10 dev. update 2010-11-06

[Avimimus]

Gladiator has new skis (I think).

PZL may have had some model tweaks to clean it up (and Loku's DM improvements?). I'd love to see a 2-gun P.11 (as the majority served in this configuration).

Question: Do the AI improvements extend to B-25 straffers not straffing if their attack waypoint is high enough? Or shallow incline dive bombing rather than stuka style dive bombing for more aircraft (I've seen Ar-234's diving at 80+ degrees )

I'm just as excited about this stuff than SoW:WoW (perhaps because it might actually come out sooner - and I won't need a PC, but also because Il-2 is wonderful as is - despite the fact that SoW will be effectively definitive for the WWII combat flight sim genre).

[JG53Frankyboy]

i hope the 4.10 IARs will not have these insane amounts of ammoloadouts (1000rpg in the 80's .303 or 250rpg in the 81c's MG151/20 ) anymore and the P.11 will loose its weird DM

this sound more "logical":
http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazin..._eng_iar80.htm
600rpg in the .303 of IAR 80
400rpg in the .303 of 81a&c
120rpg in the 81c's MG151/20
300rpg in the 81a's heavy machineguns , even if its weird that they are MG131 and not 13mm "Brownings"

oh, and please, give the IARs mirrors a usefull angle please................ this "looking up to spot diving fighters" is rubbish IMHO !

[csThor]

That MG131 thingy is just one of the many weapons simplifications in the game. There is no such thing as "13mm Browning FN" in Il-2 ...

[150GCT_Veltro]

Guys what do you think about Zorin's bombs 3D model? Would be possibile to add it? It's a top quality work and would be a great addition. He has also corrected the problem with the american shape bombs.

[csThor]

No, since there was a disagreement between Zorin and TD's modellers about modelling specifications way back when he offered his bombs. His work exceeds the official specifications by a considerable margin so they were considered not okay for inclusion while Zorin didn't want to remodel everything. Sorry.

[150GCT_Veltro]

Originally Posted by csThor

No, since there was a disagreement between Zorin and TD's modellers about modelling specifications way back when he offered his bombs. His work exceeds the official specifications by a considerable margin so they were considered not okay for inclusion while Zorin didn't want to remodel everything. Sorry.

I'm sorry to hear this but we can't ask him to revork everything.

Thank for the info.

[David603]

The Spitfire MkIX Early looks like the one made by GBrutus. If so its based on the better Spitfire MkVIII 3D model, not the older MkIX 3D model, with many changes to turn it into a MkIX.

Can one of the TD members confirm/deny this?

[JG53Frankyboy]

Originally Posted by Avimimus

Gladiator has new skis (I think).

Question: Do the AI improvements extend to B-25 straffers not straffing if their attack waypoint is high enough?

thats annyoing like hell , everytime i use the B-25J in a COOP mission for the VOW...........
a new flyable plane, called "Mitchell III", with the AI routine like the AI B-25C would propably help - the rest could be a 100% copy from the actual B-25J (sure if it would loose its four fuselage .50cal too, i would not scream )

and the A-20C is not different ............................. both can hardly be used as "level"-bombers if any enemy target obejct is close to their attackwaypoint.

[dflion]

Thanks daidalos.team for the mixed update. We all needed to hear some news from you.
I have been patiently waiting for your ver. 4.10 to update some of my campaigns and create some new ones. I think this is the reason why things are a bit quiet on the Mission4Today site?

We are all watching Oleg's postings with great anticipation, though I feel his release date is a little bit further away than we think. Of course it will be worth the wait.

In the meantime we all appreciate your hard work and would be very grateful if you could give us all an anticipated release date, hopefully before the end of the year.

DFLion