Friday October 12 - Release Candidate 2

[Fenrir]

Originally Posted by IvanK

Ok I have just retested ALL the RAF fighters. Same result the only aircraft affected is the Spit MKIA 100 Oct. In my first set of tests they were all done On line in the ATAG server. In these Retests they were done Off line using Quick mission. Same result On Line and Off line

METHOD

CONSTANT SPEED TYPES
Climb on Schedule, Rad Full Open +6.25Lbs Boost/2800RPM Mixture AUTO RICH (Back) In Spit IIA I used +9Lbs Boost/2800RPM. Temps and pressures all within limits throughout climb. Climb from 6500Ft to 12,000Ft

2 PITCH AIRCRAFT
Climbed +6.25 Lbs Boost/Coarse (about 2400RPM) Rad Full open, Mixture AUTO RICH (back) on schedule. Then Repeated the test at 6.25Lbs Boost/Full Fine (about 3000RPM). Again Climb from 6500ft to 12,000ft. All Temps and Pressures within limits.

Only aircraft with an issue was Spit MKI A 100 oct its symptoms are:

Climbing at +6/2800RPM passing 9500ft I get a couple of audible "put" "put" from the engine, passing 10,500ft I get very rough engine running. Reducing Boost to +5 and it smooths out. It also smooths out if I maintain +6Lbs boost but reduce RPM to 2600. Either way this shouldn't be happening.

I can confirm this behaviour; certainly had me perplexed first time I heard those "phut-phut" noises!

[vranac]

I saw one bug with 109 online on ATAG server and I dont know is it a bug in game or bug in mission settings with new patch, but 109s start with elevator trim on -2 I think
and you have to adjust trim for takeoff.

Edit: it was same on old mission and on nice new Dunkirk mission )

[Kurfürst]

Auto prop pitch does not work properly during startup on the E-4. You have to switch it back to manual, fiddle with direct pitch control and switch it back then to auto to make it work. Otherwise it keeps, for some reason, a very low RPM.

All 109E overheat too fast now. It's impossible to maintain proper coolant temperatures with the radiator flaps 1/4 open, even though flight tests note that with that setting a constant + 90 Celsius can be maintained.

[trademe900]

Originally Posted by IvanK

I spent a while specifically testing this one yesterday. In my testing it only occurs in the Spit Ia 100 Oct all other RAF types were okay.

Passing 9500ft I was getting a "put put" knocking sound, passing 10,500 I was getting very rough engine operation. Reducing boost to +5 OR reducing RPM to 2600RPM stopped the rough running. Its a bug and needs fixing. Reported directly to the Devs.

It definitely does it on hurricane rotol and 100 octane too. I didnt try spit 2 actually.

Also, hurricane 100 octane (6 min 25 to 17,000) now out climbs spit 100 octane and they both have same top speed at 17,000 feet (320mph TAS), spit is very slow.

So Hurricane is now nice and quite accurate to real life specs in climb and speed but spitfire is slow.

[Das Attorney]

No bug thread so I'll post here.

Collision detection/damage can be ropey still. Very good sometimes. Not so good other times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVrosBNtp0I

Totally trolled a Heinkel with my Spit...

Good work generally though. Game plays a lot better these days.

[Feathered_IV]

Further increase in stuttering over last patch. Game is now entirely unplayable.

[He111]

Originally Posted by Das Attorney

No bug thread so I'll post here.

Collision detection/damage can be ropey still. Very good sometimes. Not so good other times.

Totally trolled a Heinkel with my Spit...

Good work generally though. Game plays a lot better these days.

did you expect the blade to break ??? .. the cutting blade, once cut moves on ...

You killed one of my children with a katana, did you not realise this ???

ok, the Spit should have some serious damage to that wing and be in a spin .. but I don't think it would lose the wing!

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[Das Attorney]

EDIT: The first example was something I thought was pretty good collision detection, but yes, it did feel a little too clean. The second was just WTF. Must be those steel skinned spits built at the Delorean Factory.

[Catseye]

When you start up the Blenheim it starts to move forward immediately when at idle.

When landing, fine pitch, flaps down, wheels down, the engine will not slow down enough to get down to proper approach speed. The speed is above 100 mph. and requires the hard use of brakes to get it to slow down on the runway.

I believe both circumstances are because the idle speed is too high.

[Catseye]

Originally Posted by IvanK

Ok I have just retested ALL the RAF fighters. Same result the only aircraft affected is the Spit MKIA 100 Oct. In my first set of tests they were all done On line in the ATAG server. In these Retests they were done Off line using Quick mission. Same result On Line and Off line

METHOD

CONSTANT SPEED TYPES
Climb on Schedule, Rad Full Open +6.25Lbs Boost/2800RPM Mixture AUTO RICH (Back) In Spit IIA I used +9Lbs Boost/2800RPM. Temps and pressures all within limits throughout climb. Climb from 6500Ft to 12,000Ft

2 PITCH AIRCRAFT
Climbed +6.25 Lbs Boost/Coarse (about 2400RPM) Rad Full open, Mixture AUTO RICH (back) on schedule. Then Repeated the test at 6.25Lbs Boost/Full Fine (about 3000RPM). Again Climb from 6500ft to 12,000ft. All Temps and Pressures within limits.

Only aircraft with an issue was Spit MKI A 100 oct its symptoms are:

Climbing at +6/2800RPM passing 9500ft I get a couple of audible "put" "put" from the engine, passing 10,500ft I get very rough engine running. Reducing Boost to +5 and it smooths out. It also smooths out if I maintain +6Lbs boost but reduce RPM to 2600. Either way this shouldn't be happening.

I get this also in the Spit 1A 87 Octane.
"Reducing Boost to +5 and it smooths out. It also smooths out if I maintain +6Lbs boost but reduce RPM to 2600. Either way this shouldn't be happening.)