Friday Update, March 30, 2012

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

Good day everyone!

We still don’t have the beta of the patch ready for the public, nor do we have a definite release date. The particle system remains a final bastion of the micro-freeze. We almost succumbed to public pressure and released a version of the patch with micro-freezes every time there are particle effects on screen, but finally decided that would be anticlimactic at best. Drops in FPS every time you fire your guns would only add oil to the fire, in our opinion. Better to face your ire a little longer for not releasing the patch than to face the outrage when the long-awaited beta is imperfect.

Still, while our graphic programmers are struggling with that, other team members are progressing along other fronts.

We are showing you some screenshots of the most iconic aircraft from the upcoming sequel. We are currently fine-tuning the flight model, and new ground-attack AI routines. We just cannot hold back the screenshots of how cool it looks. We’re all stoked here.

We know that none of you can really share our joy yet, and Cliffs of Dover is all you have at the moment. We have discussed at length whether we should even be talking about the future while our present is in the state it’s in. Dissension notwithstanding, we did decide that some extra glimmer of hope is better than complete silence. The last thing we want is for an extra segment of the community to start complaining that we’ve stopped showing our Eastern Front content as well.

So that’s the update then!

Have a great weekend!

Ilya and B6 - it's gorgeous. I'm almost moved. Thank you for sharing this beauty, and take your time for the patch.

Just one question: Will FM corrections be included in the next patch?

Cheers,
Insuber

[LcSummers]

Thank you B6 and dev team.

Cant wait to make some love with that beast.

Great airplane.

[Fjordmonkey]

Looking good, and thanks for the update and the reasoning behind the pushback on release

[NaBkin]

yesyesyesyes! Thank you B6!
Although rivers and lakes still don't look very convincing... :/

[Osprey]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

Good day everyone!


We are showing you some screenshots of the most iconic aircraft from the upcoming sequel. We are currently fine-tuning the flight model, and new ground-attack AI routines.

Flight model for BoM or CoD?

[Gourmand]

B6,
is the skin become "white" with the time?
for simulate snow like "used" skin?

[Bewolf]

Now that is another nice update. Appreciate the news, Blacksix, can't wait to climb onboard the concrete pig again

Originally Posted by Gourmand

B6,
is the skin become "white" with the time?
for simulate snow like "used" skin?

Hey Gourmand, just saw and clicked your Sig. You should open your own thread about it, we really need a centralized Skin Site here like in the golden Days of IL2.

Sorry for the interruption, go on, gentleman =)

[Flanker35M]

S!

Thank you for the update. Better have a bit longer wait to squash a big FPS killer than face the oh so dangerous army of forum warriors Great shots of the IL-2. Keep the updates coming, be it from CoD or the sequel Have a great weekend all!

[Pato Salvaje]

SOOO many thanks for the update!!.
The pics are great!!
It would be great to see these ground snow pics from better altitude!!

Cant wait for the patch!! ARF!!

[seaeye]

Looking good, and best decision on the patch. I'd rather it work without the stutters.

Thanks for the update.