Friar

I wanted to make you guys aware of the excellent work BeeBop does over on the Il2 forums with his "hacks" https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/62785-beebops-hack-shack/ There are some really nice hacks (planes re skined to make them "like" something else e.g. U-2Vs as a US spotter or a Sword Fish, an IL2 as a Fairy Battle etc. Might put a spotter plane in my next Tank mission?

Ref a rented virtual Pc I don't get how things like joysticks would work? Play games yes, but via keyboard commands surely?

Shadow seem to be a big player in this field at £12.99 per month Virtual PC with GTX 1080 (or equivalent) https://shadow.tech/en-gb/faq

Summer Dog Fight Map Now Fixed.. I have corrected the issue and uploaded the new version. I have re-located the Tigers to new positions, oh and they now each have a mate.... Enjoy....

Yes there is a bug. They spawn in right behind you. I will fix it as soon as I can.

@Arthur - I am ok with the picture - I took it (its me in number 4)

Should I be seeing something? I just get sound?

Victory!

Hey Sweeper A. Where you at Tomarovka? If not, that is why you could not see it. and B. Its here...

Hi Beebop, thanks for stopping by. You still have Dogz status, so post where you like, try Jim's Place for starters to say high again. I will PM you. Cheers Friar Thanks for your help over on the IL2 forums ref mission building by the way.

Summer Dog fight map has been updated. Change Log Added the new ammo trucks on the range. new feature added to the south eastern town, Toma..what ever it is You can now go T34 hunting. Spawn in as German, kill the car and up to 3 will be released just like the Tigers. Due to the size of the town they are all within the area bounded by the yellow line. This line will only show when you have killed the car to start the process. Have fun, any problems, requests let me know. I have also moved the spawn points in a bit in Provahovka. Enjoy

Found this thread over at the Il2 forums. Seems like a nice guide and is being kept up to date as well. Example Page: Pilots notes 2-17-21.pdf

I am proposing to run the second mission in M4A2 (Sherman) series I am putting together on Saturday which sees the unit moving on from Veghel to Volkel. Being a much smaller town it should not take as long to overcome the obstacles! Look forward to seeing you all there.

Found this on the IL2 forum from a guy called Thad who I have gone to numerous times ref mission building and who I consider an all round good egg; I ended up developing multiple 'input' files for TC and for the aircraft. 1. I key mapped everything for Tanks and insured that everything worked as I assigned. 2. I then saved a copy of that 'input' folder and placed it in a newly created 'data' folder. 3. I then created a 'TankInput' folder and place the new 'data' folder into a new 'TankInput' folder. 4. I then placed the TankInput folder in my MODS folder for activation and deactivation as a mod. Now, whenever I want to go tanking.. I simply activate my TankInput mod. I Deactivate it when I want to use my plane inputs files. I did the same procedure for Single Engine Planes and Twin Engine Planes. Note: The only thing in each separate data folder is the single specific 'input' folder. The default 'input' folder size is only 250 kbs. No problem. There is no need to copy the games Data folder. Just the 'input' folder. Might help if you are running out of keys?

Did anyone have any frame issues at all last night?, was gameplay smooth? just wanted to check as I did not see any server errors and I had over 100 AI on the map (just thinking about the next one )

yep, took us about 4 hours to complete! only died 13 times as well... many thanks to all that took part. sorry for the bridges by the way those pesky germans... hope you all enjoyed the challenge.

Use of Binoculars in Sherman and German Tanks (and to some extent the T34 as well) I have long had a niggle with using the above and have this afternoon found a solution. The problem is that the starting position for your head when engaging bins in the Sherman and the Panzers (well what I have found anyway using TrackIR ) is looking down about 110degrees. To get them looking straight ahead my actual head is looking up and I am having to look down my nose for the horizonal. This has been causing my real head to move thus making the bins being magnified, unsteady. The solution I have found is to map a key to Pause the TrackIR after selecting the bins. I can then use the mouse to move them around giving me a rock steady view. When I have finished using them I put them away and un-pause TrackIR. This is proving to be a very nice solution to my problem (for me anyway).

The troops are getting ready...Are You?

We are going back to Veghel on Saturday so it would good to use the numbered skins like the T34, same numbers apply TC now on sale 35% off.

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@Arthur - have you looked at the Oculus Quest 2 - now the link cable is sorted for £299 making it run at 90hz it looks really good (well I think so anyway) I have actually sold my original rift to put the funds towards the Quest. FaceBook will be discontinuing the Rift S in favour of the Quest being their main platform for VR

No, not yet. no time at the moment.

Interesting comment from the IL2 forum on the turret swing issue. Will have to test. "Actually, both the T-34s will swing up to 7° degrees either direction (and up/down) to, or in the direction of, the last view the commander/gunner has before closing hatch. If you are already pointing within 7° of the spotted enemy and you center that enemy in the commander's view and close the hatch, the gun will swing to point directly at him. If, in panic or inattention, you swing the commander's view off in some other direction before closing the hatch, the gun will swing 7° in that direction while the hatch is closing. If one thinks about it a moment, one might see an minor advantage to using a gaming monitor's crosshair while playing T-34s as one can use binoculars to lay a gun on a difficult to spot-through-the-gunsight enemy."

@Parts cough...the post above my last one... cough...

How to use the Periscope... T34 From gunners position Left Shift + T to look down the sight then Left Shift + T again. Originally I thought that this was just a more zoomed in view. When in this view use "Visor Horizontal Adjustment" My key settings which I think are default is Right Shift + , (comma) and Right Shift + / to swing left and right. You will see in the top right of the screen the number of degrees you have moved the sight from the original point. To re-set back to the centre (I assume where the barrel is pointing) "Reset Visor" Right Shift + ' (apostrophe) M4A Sherman From Commanders position (closed hatch) Left Shift + V (Nestle to visor) Right Shift + , (comma) and Right Shift + / to swing left and right Right Shift + ; (semi colon) and Right Shift + . (full stop/period) to move up and down To re-set back to centre - Right Shift + ' (apostrophe) Panzer IV From commanders position (closed hatch) No periscope but Left Shift V gets close to the visor. Then repeating Left Shift + V moves clockwise around the turret to the other windows at right, right rear, left rear, left, front.