4.11 - Engine: Overheat!

[gavagai]

Excessive over-heating has always been one of the weakest aspects of Il-2. 4.11 makes it much, much worse.

In one of my first tests I had the cowl flaps all the way open on the Ki84, at 66% throttle, in level flight, and the overheat message would not go away.

Pilots did not reduce power during normal operations to prevent the engine from immediately breaking; they did it to extend the life of the engine and reduce the frequency of overhauls.

I love the new AI, but this overheat business is such a step backward that I will probably stick with 4.10 for as long as possible.