Is it still in development or what? It seems to have dropped off the radar, or have I been missing critical updates of some kind?

development was halted because in Mother Russia game develops you

lmao at that!!

"Your'e having a laugh"..

lmao at that

Oleg has got side tracked it seems, he's trying to make this thing too realistic, fair play though we have now got the edition of training aircraft but i gather hes got a little stuck on working out the flight model of a cricket ball.

I thought the main problem was the damage modelling of livestock such as cows and sheeps and the implementation of ragdoll physics for squirrels?

The hold up is the Su-26, he wants it's flight model to be perfect. Flight models for Spitfires, Hurricanes and 109's is child's play, but the Su-26 requires far more attention. The wait will be worth it! After all, what World War II flight sim would not be complete without a Soviet designed 1980's era aerobatics aircraft?

what World War II flight sim would not be complete without a Soviet designed 1980's era aerobatics aircraft?

What WW2 flight-sim would not be complete without an accurate flight model would be And Question Two. Immediately following Question One will there be an immersive offline campaign. Please.

This aerobatics aircraft has had sensors bolted to every aspect of the fuselage over all those years and the bundle of data logged would fill a boxcar along with the gathered mass of wind tunnel data. I imagine. Russian kit needs no defending it's thoroughly robust and professional.

Here's the interesting thing. The aircraft properties in Il-2 can also be datalogged. Real-world instruments can be driven by the sim's output. Oleg may have created pressure gauges and strain gauges and he may be returning a stack of information from (virtual) sensors to the real world like Orpheus

This in turn means that when Oleg creates (has created) the modern aircraft he can compare the data from the live model and the simulated model under atmosphere

Now he tweaks the Su-26 flight model parameters until the two datasets line up.

Once the two datasets are aligned, planes Oleg creates based on this Su-calibrated profile should fly very accurately

Ming

After carefull consideration and input from the community regarding the modelling of "moving grass" at the UBI zoo forums....Oleg has come to the conclusion that it may be the only feature worth doing. He is currently looking for "movers" of said grass for the North American market. If successfull he plans to retire. He's also looking forward to reading the combat flight sim forums for his morning amusement. He believes it will more entertaining than it already is.

You know.... there just may be some people who buy the sim just for that SU.

I am looking forward to flying it, heck at this point I am looking forward to ditching a 109e.

"Looks like Jerry's bought it mate".....

"Yeah...no wait....he's climbing out the cockpit!"

"Can I shoot em Sir?"

"Hardly Ogelthorpe...we'll take him prisoner!"

"Can I shoot him then sir?"

"right..."

Such is speculation...

Wouldn't we all like to know what sort of surprises are in store... nudge, nudge, wink, wink..

I've heard that the modelling of the grass is one of the things holding up the release of the sim. In the interests of full immersion Oleg wants players to have the opportunity to be able to control lawn mowers and to be able to devote hours to cutting the grass to achieve a perfect stripe pattern. Apparently he still desperately requires accurate performance figures to complete the FM for the Qualcast Classic 43S Petrol Cylinder Mower. There is serious concern that without this vital data the sim will not be able to provide a wide enough appeal.

Latest word is the walk-behind mower is underpowered, the grass catcher dispersion/synchronization is all wrong and the riding mower's ruggedness in no way compares to historical accounts of combat mower drivers.

Hmmmm..... with all this lawn mowing it seems that Oleg is going to include Cricket grounds, i mean why else would you have 'perfect grass'?

Why is it always the Americans who are complaining that their lawnmowers are not properly modelled in these sims? Oleg is certain to use only the most accurate available performance data.

Woah! I hope Oleg isn't biting off more than they can chew.

I've been away for awhile, is Oleg really planning on having us mow the airstrips? I don't know if I like that, it doesn't seem very important (or fun) to me. I would much rather fly airplanes and shoot my enemy down before he shoots me down! It might be fun if we could plant gardens around the airstrip, though. Or have a dog or something.

Obligatory white picket fence comment.