Friday 2010-12-17 Dev. update and Discussion

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Originally Posted by CRO_Adriatic

So why wondering to se flames? Engine is explosion device, will you see it depends on 100 other things, I believe Oleg & Team will make it good as possible!

Explosion = Knock (detonacije na Hrvatski) which seriously damages the engine (piston heads, piston gaskets, valves etc.). Higher the Octane rating, less chance for engine knocking.

So no, engine is not an explosion device. Judging on how your exhaust flames look you can adjust your mixture (especially important with altitude, as you climb higher). And the most important part (which will drastically change dogfighting as others already stated) are puffs of smoke accompanied with throttle changes.

IL2 already had simplified effect caused by this. Thus, since SoW represents the way forward - it is logical to presume we will have much more detailed engine physics modeled.