Friday October 12 - Release Candidate 2

[IvanK]

Originally Posted by jamesdietz

Probably better in a bug thread:109 Nose trim wheel no longer rotates , but trim does ...

Both the Wheel and the numeric values operating just fine for me.

[rslot]

Many thanks Luthier and team.
RC2 patch 1.10.20332 is a real step forward from my perspective.
Tested for a couple of hours last night.
Hurricane can now be started from cold and FM performance for both it and the Spitfire now feel at the right level.
The mixture control lever now is the proper way round (back for rich) and i can move it with the mouse click which had disappeared in the last version.
Took a Spit 1a up to 26.5k feet using just trim and radiator set at 50% which is reasonable. Couldn't quite coax the Hurricane to the same altitude but not far off. The engine temperature probelms seem to be fixed.
Some of the recent graphic quirks such as the terrible exhaust glow in the footwells has been sorted. I have even now seen 'contrails' from my own aircraft at high altitude which is a first as it thought my engine was fried until I realised!
I run mostly on high/medium settings and going from 1.05 to 1.10 the inbuilt landscape track went from Max/Min 79/14 to 79/38 so something has obviously been tweaked in the graphics but my eyesite can't spot it.
Black death is Max/Min 80/15 and unfortunately i didn't run it before i updated.

Some obvious bugs still exist such as the completely non functional AI Commands menu but i see from the Q&A that unfortunately this is not going to be fixed. Shame.
Some SP missions now have engines on at mission start which I don't like as I prefer to use full CEM and 'sandbox' approach to sims rather than arcade.
I have yet to experience F14 style AI evasion aerobatics but will continue to test. Much kudos and due credit to the brilliant Heinkill and Destastersoft for providing proper missions and campaigns which are what i fly rather than stock. it does show what potential there could be under the hood.
I don't fly online (yet!) and i don't have SLI so can't comment on any issues that may still be outstanding.
All in all, if this is where CoD ends then at least it playable for me now and I dare to say at least I am enjoying it which is all i can ask from my £9.99.
My thanks.

[Smilinjack]

The mixture control for the Mk 1 Hurri still does not work in ground start. Tried Axis and Key input. Mixture Control does not move and is set in the rear position. This was first reported in bug thread for RC 1.

[*Buzzsaw*]

Salute

Many improvements in this pack, including Hurricane performance, and no stall at idle fix for British planes.

But the bug with the Spitfire's which do not allow them to climb over 18,000 ft remains although it has changed. Now you can climb over that height, but only if you reduce boost and rpm to low levels, any attempt to use combat power causes the engine to miss and cutout. Which means the Spitfire is losing power and speed at the altitudes most bomber formations operate at. And they are completely helpless versus 109's.

[Osprey]

Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

Salute

Many improvements in this pack, including Hurricane performance, and no stall at idle fix for British planes.

But the bug with the Spitfire's which do not allow them to climb over 18,000 ft remains although it has changed. Now you can climb over that height, but only if you reduce boost and rpm to low levels, any attempt to use combat power causes the engine to miss and cutout. Which means the Spitfire is losing power and speed at the altitudes most bomber formations operate at. And they are completely helpless versus 109's.

18kft is just about FTH so what do you reduce to?

[Gromic]

Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

Salute

Many improvements in this pack, including Hurricane performance, and no stall at idle fix for British planes.

But the bug with the Spitfire's which do not allow them to climb over 18,000 ft remains although it has changed. Now you can climb over that height, but only if you reduce boost and rpm to low levels, any attempt to use combat power causes the engine to miss and cutout. Which means the Spitfire is losing power and speed at the altitudes most bomber formations operate at. And they are completely helpless versus 109's.

+1

most definately a "must fix" before 1C chucks support for CloD and dedicates all resources to BoM. Spit squadrons will not be at readiness for high altitude engagements until this one is squashed.

[BRIGGBOY]

Just found out this patch has been released so thx guys

[5./JG27.Farber]

Originally Posted by Gamekeeper

Airwarfare.com have twice offered to mirror patches but as always emails are ignored.

You should use airwarefare! they have good facilities! Its Mission 4 Today for IL2: Clod

[Bokononist]

Patch notes sound bob on. Hope the SLI works properly. Will download and start seeding as soon as I get home.

[CaptainDoggles]

Mirror online:

Int'l v20332:
Patch
Checksum

Russian v20332:
Patch
Checksum


edit: yikes, server getting pounded as of 18:09 GMT... calling my host provider to see if I can get some more b/w.