4.11 Development Update

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by NNFFL=YLB=

The team Daidalos will make a B-26 Marauder?

I'm not a member of TD, but my guess is no, since it was the MARTIN B-26 Marauder. These days Martin is part of the evil Lockheed/Martin Northrop/Grumman defense megacorp that smacked down 1C/Ubi over bogus intellectual property claims a few years back.

Since TD must abide by the terms of the same agreement that 1C/Ubi signed to get Lockheed/Martin/Northrop/Grumman off their backs, basically just about all WW2-era U.S. aircraft and ships are off limits.

[TinyTim]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

I'm not a member of TD, but my guess is no, since it was the MARTIN B-26 Marauder. These days Martin is part of the evil Lockheed/Martin Northrop/Grumman defense megacorp that smacked down 1C/Ubi over bogus intellectual property claims a few years back.

Since TD must abide by the terms of the same agreement that 1C/Ubi signed to get Lockheed/Martin/Northrop/Grumman off their backs, basically just about all WW2-era U.S. aircraft and ships are off limits.

... but a free addon/patch is not making any money... and as far as I know making money with these models is what's the problem.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by TinyTim

... but a free addon/patch is not making any money... and as far as I know making money with these models is what's the problem.

Technically, by offering new content which might increase sales of IL2, TD is making money for 1C. In any case, I believe that the TD members had to agree to work under the same restrictions as the 1C team.

Of course, now that I've gone and posted, it looks like Lockheed-Martin is still its own corporation, although they tried to merge with N-G about a decade ago when things were better for the world and not so good for weapon makers.

I think the real impact of the N-G affair was to make Oleg and company very wary of modeling any U.S. weapon system. I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for any U.S. plane unless it's produced by a company that's been gone for at least 50 years. That still leaves a whole lot of Brewster, Curtiss, Stinson and Waco products which are fair game.

[ElAurens]

Helldiver, P40-N, and Hawk 75s FTW.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Helldiver, P40-N, and Hawk 75s FTW.

+1

I'd love to see updated models for the P-40E and M and I'd love to see a N with the lightweight option. The Helldiver would be extra cool and I can't see the Hawk 75 being a huge problem... model is already in the game and a pretty good one I think at that.

[harryRIEDL]

I was wondering will any members of the patch team give any idea of the aircraft planned for inclusion in 4.11 over and above what was seen in the video.
I hear fiat G.55, a few new french planes are planned in this patch as well as the bombers. it would be nice to have an idea of whats to be added.

[Bearcat]

(cough cough...) bi directional minimap...

API rounds added to 50 cal load out..

[FlyingShark]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Helldiver, P40-N, and Hawk 75s FTW.

I second this, especially the P40-N and the others too of course.

~S~

[kaix12]

Can you make the MiG-9M, which featured an ejection seat and RD-21 engines, the RD-21 being an afterburning variant of the RD-20 / BMW-003. It should be quite easy since you already have the model. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-9

[Friendly_flyer]

I just want to say than you to TD for their continued efforts!