Friday Update, June 08, 2012

[il_corleone]

Thank you B6, great news, i hope the patch will be ready something in the next weekend rigth? if its true, i think i will play all Weekend, thanks for your work and all the team, and remember the Good things, have good Consecuences

[klem]

Thanks Blacksix

[Redroach]

ah, 100 octane, finally!

otherwise: what blackdog said, plus: The Blenheim IV NEEDS a level stabilizer, even if not historically correct, plus some sight device to look straight forward, for longer-range target identification (perhaps the periscope thingy to the right of the bombsight in the blen's bombardier seat actually did exactly this in RL?)

P.S.: I told you I would be appeased by having Radio commands! I can live with some flaws, but that was essential! (could use some more work, though)

[GOA_Potenz]

Originally Posted by Redroach

he Blenheim IV NEEDS a level stabilizer, even if not historically correct

Why to add something that wasn't real, this suppose to be a simulator, not an arcade game with even features for all

[Ernst]

Hello Blacksix,

In future the devs will improve the CEM to include realistic engine limitations? Acctualy in the 109 i can fly all the time with 1.3 ata when it should be only for 5 minutes. Fly all time at 1.2 when it should be 30 minutes etc. I can use the 1.45 ata at will. I say the 109 cause i am used with it but the engine limits shouold be valida to RAF fighters as well. Acctualy i do not see pilots worried to preserve their engines. Normally i like to fly the ac like they would be flied. I set 1.1 ata (only half throtllt) and 2280 rpm for cruise. 1.2 ata and 2400 for continuous climb, but if i want can maintain the power at 100% all time.

[Stealth_Eagle]

Blackdog, good summery of bomber issues. A couple that I have for the Br. 20 (A lovely aircraft that isn't really appreciated by most): if you switch positions while starting your engines online, sometimes a mysterious autopilot will take over, looking down the bombsite will occasionally freeze the game, and the altitude adjustment for the Br. 20 only shows increasing in incriments of 100 despite it being otherwise. Another small feature that I would like to request is more fuzes for the Italian bombs so we can also to low level ship bombing as well.


Thanks for the awesome update BlackSix, hopefully all goes well and can't wait for the sequel to be more formally announced.

[kendo65]

Good news about the FM changes and 100 octane! Thanks for listening.

Nice pics of the Pe-2 as well.

[scotchegg]

Freycinet, can you link the video that shows how to set FOV? Cheers.

[catito14]

Originally Posted by Ernst

Hello Blacksix,

In future the devs will improve the CEM to include realistic engine limitations? Acctualy in the 109 i can fly all the time with 1.3 ata when it should be only for 5 minutes. Fly all time at 1.2 when it should be 30 minutes etc. I can use the 1.45 ata at will. I say the 109 cause i am used with it but the engine limits shouold be valida to RAF fighters as well. Acctualy i do not see pilots worried to preserve their engines. Normally i like to fly the ac like they would be flied. I set 1.1 ata (only half throtllt) and 2280 rpm for cruise. 1.2 ata and 2400 for continuous climb, but if i want can maintain the power at 100% all time.

+100000
Completely AGREE with this!
The Engine management is one of the key features of this sim, and now is not completely accurate (regard with the historical data). IMHO the first versions of the sim, had a very accurate engine management system, but with the newest patches, this, change into an "not too much realistic" management mode

Originally Posted by catito14

+100000
Completely AGREE with this!
The Engine management is one of the key features of this sim, and now is not completely accurate (regard with the historical data). IMHO the first versions of the sim, had a very accurate engine management system, but with the newest patches, this, change into an "not too much realistic" management mode

Alas, because many will whine: oh my engine is getting hot too quickly. This cannnnnot be correct and must be a bug.

Which is so annoying because there is actually a switch turning off realistic engine management for those who want to fly arcade style. Instead of just tweaking their game settings to their liking they whine and whine and whine here until the realistic engine management is tuned into an unrealistic engine management for all. I am just waiting for what is going to happen to the negative cut out. We'll soon end up with none at all or only one which happens when one crash lands. *rant over*