IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs Of Dover and Desert Wings – Tobruk: Update 5.048

Greetings Pilots, Update 5.048 is available on Steam now:

• Feature: Multiplayer spawn's fligh path adjusted for scripting. [Artist]
  (see Mission Builder's Manual, Spawnpoints; https://www.team-fusion-simulations.de/tfsresources/?&plink=5#item5)
• Feature: Ingame map waypoints for the player now show altitude and speed (IAS) annotations and more info on mouseover [Artist]
• Feature: Mission builders can now define formations at waypoints (instead only for the whole flight path as before) [Artist]
  Refer to the Mission Builder's Manual for details and explanations (https://www.team-fusion-simulations.de/tfsresources/?&plink=5#item5) [Artist]
• Feature: In the Full Mission Builder waypoint altitude can now be set in meter or feet, speed can be set in km/h, mph, or knots. [Artist]
• Feature: In the Full Mission Builder True Airspeed (TAS) and Indicated Airspeed (IAS) is now displayed below the waypoint's speed setting (which is Ground Speed) [Artist]
• Feature: In the Full Mission Builder the file dialogs (open, save as, ...) now remember their size/division across sessions. [Artist]
• Feature: In the Full Mission Builder now all all target/object names are correctly displayed for waypoint target actions [Artist]
• Feature: In the Full Mission Builder inserted waypoints between two others now initially have interpolated speed/altitude [Artist]
• Feature: In the Full Mission Builder "Circle Back To" has replaced the waypoint option "Loiter" (Legacy Loiter is still supported and automatically converted). [Artist]
  Refer to the Mission Builder's Manual for details and explanations (https://www.team-fusion-simulations.de/tfsresources/?&plink=5#item5) [Artist]
• Fix: In the Full Mission Builder the option Radio Silence is now only applied to the selected waypoint (not all waypoints in the path, as before). [Artist]
• Fix/Feature: When you have checked “Spawn parked”, the aircraft will taxi to the runway, will always take off in Line Abreast and will assume the desired formation when having assumed enough speed and height (the AI is simply not ‘intelligent’ enough to taxi into any other formation without creating a unresolvable traffic jam). [Artist]
• Fix: The AI pilots had a bug that made them use the waypoint’s Ground Speed value as Indicated Airspeed after the first waypoint (e.g. with 300 km/h GS for both 1st and 2nd waypoint at 9000m, the AI would spawn correctly with 185 km/h IAS but would then wrongly accelerate towards 300 km/h IAS, which is 474 km/H GS). This was fixed in v5.048. Earlier missions a adapted automatically on load, preserving their original behaviour. [Artist]
• Fix: The height configured in the FMB for waypoints is now "above sea level". Before, it was taken as as 'above ground' in game. This led to funny behaviour (high alt flights following land contours) and confusion (height in game was not what you configured, IAS was wrong, etc.). Backward compatibility with earlier missions is maintained. [Artist]

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs Of Dover and Desert Wings – Tobruk: Update 5.047

Greetings Pilots, Update 5.047 is available on Steam now:

• Fix: Ingame map Briefing stuck on previous missions briefing when ingame map was left open when exiting the mission and loading the next [Artist]
• Fix: Zero Weathering Bug (issue 1572) [Arrow33]
• Fix: Tiger Moth DH82A-1 :: Spawning in Tiger Moth Fails [Doctor_Ramble]
• Feature: Full Mission Builder: File dialogs (open/save as) remember their size [Artist]
• Feature: A static camara's viewpoint can be configured in FMB [Artist]
• Feature: Static camaras can be configured to remember their viewpoint [Artist]
• Feature: Static camaras can be configured to display their current viewpoint ingame (for knowing what to configure in FMB) [Artist]
• Feature: "In-Game" or "Navigation" map allows to vary size or switch off labels for places [Artist]
• Fix: Loading mission failure with skinless persons on ships when SpawnHuman=1 [Artist]
• Fix: Wrong aircraft/squadron assignments 'Stuka Intercept - Ships' [ATAG_Lenny]
• Feature: Introduces a new sound signal routing system. events->group->groups->mix-bus->master->output. This also allows resource intensive effects to be placed anywhere on the signal chain. [Slipstream]
• Feature: Adds new master volume control option allowing effects, music and radio dialogue to all be controlled independently, or overall by using the master. [Slipstream]
• Feature: Replaces all legacy FMOD4 Designer filters (EQs etc..) with their updated FMOD5 Studio equivalents. [Slipstream]
• Fix: Resolves an error causing a reduction in overall external aircraft volume. [Slipstream]
• Fix: Fixed an issue causing the Bren MkII to get stuck in a minute long loop. [Slipstream]
• Fix: Resolves an issue with BF109 engine load effects not being heard properly. [Slipstream]
• Fix: Adjusts Merlin engine load effects to better sit in the mix and reduces some distortion. [Slipstream]
• Fix: Resolves an issue with some BF110 variant's engines cutting out when the throttle is reduced to idle. [Slipstream]
• Fix: Increases the audible range of internal hit sounds from 20 to 40 metres. [Slipstream]
• Fix: Increases the audible range of air, building, ground and water explosions. [Slipstream]
• Fix: Optimises the way the sound engine processes sound events. [Slipstream]
• Updated: AI settings: [Cybermat47]
  • bob, campain: Their Greatest Challenge
  • bob, single: A Busy Morning
  • bob, single: Aftershocks
  • bob, single: Attack of the Eagles
  • bob, single: Attack of the Kiwi
  • bob, single: August Attrition
  • bob, single: Battle for Biggin Hill
  • bob, single: Battle Goes On
  • bob, single: Corpo Aereo Italiano
  • bob, single: Defiant to the End
  • bob, single: Snow on the White Cliffs
  • bob, single: Solent Skirmishes
  • bob, single: Unending Onslaught
  • tobruk, campaign: Eagles Over Tobruk
  • tobruk, campaign: Desert Hawks
  • tobruk, campaign: Rising from the Ashes
  • tobruk, campaign: On Ne Passe Pas!
  • tobruk, single: Aerial Crusade
  • tobruk, single: As Above, So Below
  • tobruk, single: Battle on the Somme
  • tobruk, single: Channel Stalemate
  • tobruk, single: Christmas Convoy
  • tobruk, single: Corpo Aereo Italiano II
  • tobruk, single: Darkness Over Derna
  • tobruk, single: Dawn over the Desert
  • tobruk, single: Dusk Raid
  • tobruk, single: Falco Assault
  • tobruk, single: Kanalkampf
  • tobruk, single: Martlets Over the Mediterranean
  • tobruk, single: No Respite
  • tobruk, single: Old and the New
  • tobruk, single: Raid on Tobruk
  • tobruk, single: Royal Rodeo
  • tobruk, single: Saint-Omer Circus
  • tobruk, single: Southampton Blitz

Please note that when Single Missions are updated by TFS it is not automatic that you will see the updated missions in your game immediately. This is because TFS will never delete any files that are in your "\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover" folder! To get the updated Single Missions you must delete the existing missions in "\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\missions\Single" while the game is not running. Next time you start the game the updated Single Missions will be copied from the game's installation folder (...\Steam\steamapps\...) into "\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\missions\Single" from where you then can play them.

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs Of Dover and Desert Wings – Tobruk: Update 5.046

Greetings Pilots, Update 5.046 is available on Steam now:

• Fix: Damaged Planes on Spawn — we had to undo the smoothing of control surface animation
• "Local Server" and "Lobby" remember last used multiplayer mission (not single mission as before) [Artist]
• "Local Server" and "Lobby" show current password [Artist]
• "Local Server" and "Lobby" remember last set password [Artist]

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs Of Dover and Desert Wings – Tobruk: Update 5.045

Greetings Pilots, Update 5.045 is available on Steam now:

• Fixed Memory Leak (introduced with .042)

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs Of Dover and Desert Wings – Tobruk: Update 5.044

Greetings Pilots, Update 5.044 is available on Steam now.

• Fix "#1540 Plane Configuration still accessible in Single Player Briefing after bailout" [Artist]
• Fix "#1543 Multiplayer, options, plane, loadout, bombs - number of bomb types not updated" [Artist]
• Fix "#1542 Autodespawn after bailout not propagated" (This prevented respawn in multiplayer) [Artist]
• Fix "#1546 Single Player Mission, Plane Configuration, Loadout does not display correct fuel amount" [Artist]
• Fix "#1545 Single Player 'custom' applies default fuel when smaller than mission set." Now applies bigger of mission set or plane's minimum. [Artist]
• Fix "#1548 Options, Plane, Loadout, Guns: Residue round counter does not increment when using 'Insert' to add bullet type" (but on 'Add') [Artist]
• Fix: slightly incorrectly fuel percentage reported [batmacumba]

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs Of Dover and Desert Wings – Tobruk: Update 5.043

Greetings Pilots, here's Update 5.043:

• Fix "issue #1534 Options, Plane, Loadout, Bombs: in multiplayer not updated on weapon preset select" [Artist]
• Fix "issue #1538 On spawn areas with regiment settings set to "any", default is not user-default": Spawn areas with country/hierarchy/regiment "any" now (try to) use respective user-default [Artist]
• Fix "issue #1540 Plane Configuration accessible after having bailed out" [Artist]

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs Of Dover and Desert Wings – Tobruk: Update 5.042

Greetings Pilots, been a long while, but here's Update 5.042:

• Added support for simultaneous use of multiple Force Feedback (FFB) devices. [batmacumba]
• Improved the animation of the control surfaces and the rotation of the RPM and Prop Pitch instrument needles. [batmacumba]
• Fixed plane loadout system, configuration and user interface. [Artist]
  It now does work as intended, is fully functional and Plane Options in single missions are now available again. Read the detailed description here (for reading no login needed), or download the pdf version.
• Fixed a memory corruption bug when loading a texture in a second thread. [batmacumba]