4.09 interviews

[Furio]

I’ve read carefully both interviews about 4.09, and I must say a huge THANK YOU to all the people of Daidalus Team. They are the true bridge over the troubled waters between IL2 and SOW. What Martin says (I think on behalf of the whole team) is full of common sense and truly refreshing after so much not-always-kind words and arguments between fans an “experts”.
I’ve already started (see post above) to ask for new planes, and joined forces with others asking for 6DOF (or at least a “partial” 6DOF). In a sense, it’s a sign of how good is the work of Daidalus people. So good that the old enthusiasm for Il2 is back and we feel confident that the end has not yet been written.

Talking of requests, maybe we should learn to be more realistic. So, after having downgraded our expectations from full 6DOF to a “little more head movement”, just to look around nose while taxing and around canopy frames while flying, I would return to the “new planes” topic, to ask for a thing that is not so usually asked: to concentrate more on AI only planes.

To explain better: with the latest additions, we now have a HUGE amount of flyable planes, with a vast choices for almost any conceivable pilot’s career, with almost any of the combatants. All major types are there, with some minor and exotic ones for good measure, and even a quote of “what ifs”. What is still lacking, in my opinion, is some variety in targets, mainly in bombers. To begin with, we have no British night bombers, and they will be sorely needed to complement the new radar equipped Bf110. If radar could be adapted for the Mosquito night fighter, there’ll be a similar need for German night bomber of the “Steinbock” period, like the Do217 or He177.

As I understand it, AI bombers should be the easiest planes to be implemented. After all, they need limited flying maneuvers, and gun turrets works all the same. Even their performances are relatively unimportant. They all are slower than fighters, and minor differences should go unnoticed.
Conclusion. While having some more flyable fighter would not offer that much to the game, having some new bombers would add whole new campaigns.
Wellingtons and Lancasters would allow RAF’s night bomber offensive. Dornier and Grief – along with some late model He111 – would allow the last German bomber offensive against British Isles.

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by Furio

I’ve read carefully both interviews about 4.09, and I must say a huge THANK YOU to all the people of Daidalus Team. They are the true bridge over the troubled waters between IL2 and SOW. What Martin says (I think on behalf of the whole team) is full of common sense and truly refreshing after so much not-always-kind words and arguments between fans an “experts”.
I’ve already started (see post above) to ask for new planes, and joined forces with others asking for 6DOF (or at least a “partial” 6DOF). In a sense, it’s a sign of how good is the work of Daidalus people. So good that the old enthusiasm for Il2 is back and we feel confident that the end has not yet been written.

Talking of requests, maybe we should learn to be more realistic. So, after having downgraded our expectations from full 6DOF to a “little more head movement”, just to look around nose while taxing and around canopy frames while flying, I would return to the “new planes” topic, to ask for a thing that is not so usually asked: to concentrate more on AI only planes.

To explain better: with the latest additions, we now have a HUGE amount of flyable planes, with a vast choices for almost any conceivable pilot’s career, with almost any of the combatants. All major types are there, with some minor and exotic ones for good measure, and even a quote of “what ifs”. What is still lacking, in my opinion, is some variety in targets, mainly in bombers. To begin with, we have no British night bombers, and they will be sorely needed to complement the new radar equipped Bf110. If radar could be adapted for the Mosquito night fighter, there’ll be a similar need for German night bomber of the “Steinbock” period, like the Do217 or He177.

As I understand it, AI bombers should be the easiest planes to be implemented. After all, they need limited flying maneuvers, and gun turrets works all the same. Even their performances are relatively unimportant. They all are slower than fighters, and minor differences should go unnoticed.
Conclusion. While having some more flyable fighter would not offer that much to the game, having some new bombers would add whole new campaigns.
Wellingtons and Lancasters would allow RAF’s night bomber offensive. Dornier and Grief – along with some late model He111 – would allow the last German bomber offensive against British Isles.

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