Customizable belting pattern and visually modeled bullets?

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

I don't think it's possible to model individual bullets in IL-2.

For that reason, it might be impossible for players to choose customized ammo loadouts.

OTOH, it doesn't seem like it would be that much trouble to add different "stock" MG loadouts for different missions.

Another MG option, which could be a GUI option rather than a loadout option, would be the option to change the color of tracers or have different colored tracers at the end of the MG's load (used by some units).

Something that could be an option, but is technically a loadout, would be to change the frequency of tracer rounds. Some units didn't use tracers at all, some used more than the standard number as substitutes for incendiaries.

Every bullet is currently modelled and has been since the beginning of IL-2... they are just not rendered visually so I suppose it's possible but I don't think it's practical. Bullets are basically invisible while moving anyways which is why tracers are used.

Every gun has a pre-programmed belting list. Some, like the .50cal, recently received changes to the belting. What would be great would be to (at the least) select from a list of historically accurate belting options. The groundwork is there but I imagine it's a bit more difficult than it may appear.