Oleg, SOW engine abuse by pilot?

[Azimech]

I never get a warning about hydraulics in IL2 1946, but often my gear won't lower due to battle damage.

Or the hydromatic propellor governor goes to fine pitch, again due to battle damage. In real life, this can also happen when metallic particles in the oil clog hydraulic lines or components.

[Tempest123]

Yeah, I've wanted to see more complex engine management in Il2 for a while and I hope it comes in SoW. One of the damage features I do like in Il2 is the runaway prop governor, but I wish the routine of starting the aircraft, and slamming the engine to full rev's and taking off would be changed.

[kimosabi]

How awesome wouldn't it be if you had to prime, see your mechanic run the inertia for you and basically do all the stuff you'd need to do to even get it started......*drools*

[Azimech]

Priming is cool but having a man standing on the wing of your 109 or Dora cranking like hell would be a lot of work... I'd settle for an electric-inertia starter.

Something that is not included in the series is the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffman_starter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1rc3AmX0XQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IACjOvyx5hs

[K_Freddie]

Don't get too excited about the Bits-n-Pieces.
If you've been around long enough, you'll remember Oleg giving the exact reasons why he did not put the whole engine startup stuff into IL2.

If he puts this into SOW I'll be surprised, but if you want that stuff, there are other sims that have it.

[MD_Titus]

quite. i gather SoW is meant as more of a combat flight sim, than a procedural one.

[Glynnux]

Originally Posted by MD_Titus

quite. i gather SoW is meant as more of a combat flight sim, than a procedural one.

...so rumours of a "seat of the pants" in the box are exaggerated then...

[kimosabi]

Originally Posted by K_Freddie

Don't get too excited about the Bits-n-Pieces.
If you've been around long enough, you'll remember Oleg giving the exact reasons why he did not put the whole engine startup stuff into IL2.

If he puts this into SOW I'll be surprised, but if you want that stuff, there are other sims that have it.

Yep, remember that post. The DCS:Blackshark and upcoming DCS:A-10 is a good alternative but they lack in teh graphics department IMO. That's why I'd love to see it in a good looking game like SoW is going to be. And those aren't warbird sims. *sigh*

[Flanker35M]

S!

I recall Oleg mentioned a clickable cockpit in a post not too long ago so that could indicate we get procedures. But I would guess this feature is tied to difficulty settings, that at lower settings it works like in IL-2 by pressing a single button engine starts etc. For me having to start up the engine and warm it etc. is part of the immersion and a way to emulate what these lads did back then. But tastes are different..