Pues yo discrepo un poquito. Indudablemente el IL2 sigue siendo el mejor simulador de combate aéreo de la WWII. Digo simulador de combate, en eso es insuperable por su capacidad de recrear con plena exactitud las tácticas históricas y vuelos en equipo, sus gráficos, detalles, estabilidad, increíble capacidad para el juego online , y un insuperable diseñador de misiones que para mi, junto a la fiabilidad online es lo que permite que el juego siga teniendo posibilidad de futuro y mejora.
Pero echo de menos una mejora en el modelo de vuelo. como simulador de vuelo, por ejemplo, el COD es mucho mejor, solo en eso. Y es que me pregunto, ¿por que no se ataca el desarrollo del IL2 en ese punto? A mi siempre me queda un regustillo aracade con el IL2.

Yo tengo serias dudas de que un juego con mas de diez años pueda ser desarrollado en cuanto a su dinamica de vuelo hasta los niveles de un juego actual.
Hay que tener en cuenta que el motor del juego tiene unas limitaciones en cuanto a su capacidad de evolucion , pero aun asi se trata de un sim "VIVO" y con futuro , algo de lo que "de momento" no puede presumir el CloD.
En cuanto al tema de "SIMULACION" hay otros juegos tanto o mas avanzados que el susodicho CloD en ese aspecto , tal vez con bastantes carencias en cuanto a la WWII pero esto seria mas sencillo de solucionar para los creadores que conseguir un desarrollo partiendo de cero.
Por otro lado , la verdadera grandeza del IL2 no es su longevidad , ni siquiera su constante evolucion. Lo que hace que este sim siga siendo el referente  mundial en lo referente a la WWII es capacidad global de satisfacer muchos aspectos que otros han desechado desarrollar por costosos o simplemente imposibles para sus capacidades creativas.
Espero que dentro de unos años tengamos la posibilidad de volar en otro simulador que nos haga ver al IL2 como algo autenticamente obsoleto , pero para ser sincero yo ya llevo esperando esto "CINCO LARGOS AÑOS".
Lo que si puedo asegurar es que siempre lo tendre como "EL SIMULADOR" donde todos los demas deberan mirarse.
Para mi la perfeccion seria un IL2 con graficos y modelos de vuelo del siglo XXI , pero sin perderme todas las posibilidades de jugabilidad actuables.
Dame todo eso y pideme 70 ,80 o 90 € por ello y los dare sin pensarmelo mucho , ofreceme una mierda como el CloD o una posible mierda como La Batalla de Stalingrado y seguire subiendome a la cabia de mi avion en el IL2 1946 para compartir mi tiempo con mis camaradas.

Bye ...

En relación a los gráficos y motor del juego en general hay un post reciente en el foro de 1c

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=36977

Quien sabe si en un futuro consigan acceder al motor del juego y entonces ya no habrá límites...

Mientras tanto tenemos un simulador,  que tendrá sus defectos , pero que nos permite a cada uno disfrutar en aquello que más le guste, a unos será el dogfight , a otros el bombardeo, jabo, estrategia, administración SEOW, diseñar misiones y campañas, crear MODs, dar vida a aviones olvidados, debatir sobre los km/h más o menos que se alcanzaban en aquella época, utilizar la informatica para Put... a los demas (jhonnie  ) o simplemente pasar unos buenos ratos entre amigos en esta nuestra segunda casa 

Ya está en BETA!!!!!

Features have been locked down and are in closed beta.

Advertised new features:

Runway plates useable in FMB
UI and game screens optimized for narrow screen (widescreen rotated 90*)
Improved smoke and fire effects
Ambient light around fires
Different bomb effects and craters based on contact or delayed fuses
Spawning from hangars
Guidance Arrows pointing taxiway to correct runway
New belly landing effects (skidmarks, dust and/or sparks) - sparks can set leaking fuel alight.
Planes taxiing on snow leave wheel/ski marks
Padlock enabled for ships
Fragmentation bomb loadouts added for several U.S. planes
Improved Landing gear damage (failure to lock, gear can be manually lowered, brakes don't work, gear struts weakened, individual landing gears can lower and indicator lights reflect this. Failure to lock or jamming can sometimes be corrected using positive G maneuvers).
Plane with dead pilot can still fly if co-pilot is alive
Manually-operated bomb bay doors must be opened before bombs can be released.
Mixture joystick axis added
Flight formations can be set in FMB and changed at each waypoint.

And, lots of Easter Eggs

* There appear to be new formations for planes.
* New objects - including human figures, bomb craters and Mediterranean-looking buildings.
* Flyable DB-3
* Flyable SB-2
* Slightly changed "no cockpit view" instruments
* Possibly P-51 with slightly revised 3d model?
* Fires can be started spontaneously in planes somehow (in FMB)?
* Improved P-51 cockpit?
* Some self-shadowing (at least for fire effects)
* New 3D model or some change or additions to Bf-110 (at 1:40 on the tape)?
* Possibly improved DB-3, SB-2 and IL-2 models?
* Changes to Pe-2, Mosquito, Ju-88 and Fw-190A models?
* More complex tree shadows and plane shadow models?
* Change to R-Z Natacha? (at 4:50)
* Improved SBD-3 cockpit?
* Maybe changes to U.S. Fleet carrier model?
* Improved Fw-190 cockpit?
* New landing gear controls
* Killed crew models for B-25D (and other planes)?

* Slight changes to UI in FMB to make it easier to work with - like objects being given real names instead of just numbers.

ültimas noticias:

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?p=498981#post498981

So far we are now on Beta#3 (after two Alphas) and this one is half open - closed but with invited extern Beta testers, which currently collect a lot new findings and bring us more bux fix work. More eyes do see more.

Por ahora vamos por la version Beta 3 (depues de dos alfas) y esta esta medio abierta-medio cerrada pero invitamos a testeadores externos para la beta, que actualamente esta recopilando nuevos fallos y nos traera mas trabajo de arreglo de esos errores. Más ojos ven más cosa.

Nothing new is there to be added to 4.12, so we don't have anything to show really. Some of us are already working for 4.13 content.

No hay nada más que añadir para la 4.12, asi que no tenemos nada para mostrar. Algu nos de nosotros ya estamos trabajando en el contenido del parche 4.13.

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Readme

http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=ForumsPro&file=viewtopic&t=16477

Dear IL-2 fans,

as usual, we present the Readme file for the next patch in advance, so you may get familiar with the upcoming fixes / features. The patch will also include a much more detailed features guide.

Please understand, that we can not name a definite release date by now. We are closing in for the final run anyway.

Also note, that there might be small differences to the Readme file at the final release, but main features will for sure stay the same.

Thank you!


Team Daidalos



README

Il-2 Sturmovik: 1946

v.4.12


Warning

The current version 4.12 is not compatible with the previous versions of the flight simulator when playing over the network (Online). Both the server and client must have the appropriate versions in order to connect.

Attention: Version 4.12 is only for a merged 1946 version of the simulator of the proper version (FB+AEP+PF).


Add-On Installation Instructions (Please read carefully)

The Il-2 1946 add-on v.4.12 installs only over v.4.11.1 and v.4.11 versions.

In order to install this add-on, run the exe file and follow the on-screen instructions.

Please note that this add-on is impossible to install over stand alone Pacific Fighters.


Content of 4.12


New aircraft

- Beaufort I (AI only)
- Beaufort I late (AI only)
- Beaufort II (AI only)

- Do 217 M1 (AI only)

- Ki-45 KAI OTSU
- Ki-45 KAI KO

- Mohawk IV (AI only)

- Wellington III (AI only)


New cockpits

- B5N2 Kate

- Hawk-75 (finnish)

- Ki-45 (for all available versions)

- SB 2M-100A


AI changes

- New taxi waypoints for AI (they can now taxi to the runway before takeoff).

- Improved land avoidance.

- AI detects when under AAA fire and can break the attack.

- Shooting model changed to be more human like.

- Added more options to the 'order list' (default key TAB).

- Planes with co-pilot don't "go dead" when pilot is killed and co-pilot is still alive.

- Fixed bug in ground collision detection, that could cause AI to crash into ground if plane was banked too much.


Flight model changes

- Updated flight models for P-36 / P-40 family, SB-2, B5N and Me-163

- Introduction of mach related drag increase for all aircraft

- Adjusted FM "length" parameter of all Bf 109s from F to K versions to the correct value of 8.94 meters.


New effects

- Various visual effects have been changed, such as smoke, fire, water splashes and more. Efforts were made to keep the current minimal configuration specs.


User interface changes

- Widescreen UI (user interface)

- All resolution supported by OS can be selected from the video setup UI. No conf.ini tweaking required.

- Larger FoV (field of vision) for widescreen enabled. This is made with old controls and automatic conversion when the feature is enabled.

- New "Misc" settings menu that includes lots of new settings and also old settings that previously could be changed only from conf.ini file.

- Added UI color & detail customization from new Misc settings menu.

- Added new splash screens and background screens.

- FoV is adjustable when aiming with bomb sights. FoVs are unified for all bomb sights which means that Russian sight have better "zooming" level.


Scoring system changes

- Added shared kills (½ point). This can be enabled from difficulty menu (on/off/historical).

- Shared kills are written to event log.

- Damage registering changes. Aerial kills are awarded based on damage amount instead of giving the kill to pilot who shot the target plane last.

- New kill markings in debriefing UI.

- Added optional team score to online dog fights with optional cumulative team score which doesn't reset team score between missions.

- Player who commands AI bomber bomb release also gets score from all AI aircraft's bombs that destroy targets.


Open interface for sounds

- Player can create and use own sounds samples and presets.

- Custom sounds can be disabled for online missions by the host.

- Spatial sound volume is limited to disable so called "sonar cheat".


New weapon loadouts

- A-20G: 2x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- B-17E: 16x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- B-17F: 16x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- B-17G: 16x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- B-25C-25NA: 40xParachute Fragmentation
60xParachute Fragmentation
4x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- B-25G-1NA: 40xParachute Fragmentation
60xParachute Fragmentation
4x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- B-25H-1NA: 40xParachute Fragmentation
60xParachute Fragmentation
4x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- B-25J-1NA: 60xParachute Fragmentation
6x20 Fragmentation Bombs
4x1000 lbs Bombs

- B-29: 20x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- P-51 B-NA: 2x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- P-51 C-NT: 2x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- Mustang Mk.III: 2x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- P-51 D-20NA: 2x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- P-51 D-5NT: 2x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- TBF-1: 2x20 Fragmentation Bombs
4x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- TBF-1C: 2x20 Fragmentation Bombs
4x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- TBM-3: 2x20 Fragmentation Bombs
4x20 Fragmentation Bombs

- Avenger Mk.III: 2x20 Fragmentation Bombs
4x20 Fragmentation Bombs


Other features and fixes

- P-38J cockpit repainted

- New textures for several buildings

- Added German IXB sub

- Added German VIIB sub

- Russian T-28 & T-35 tanks with multiple turrets can now shoot each gun independently. Russian AT Bunker (DOT103) also.

- New landing gear failures

- Adjustable reticle brightness

- Added new key for opening & closing bomb bay doors.

- Added option in tracks selection UI for disabling icons in track playback.

- Added Air Force selection to FMB aircraft window. No need to scroll through all regiments.

- Added yellow & blue runway lights.

- Adjusted the white navigation light so it doesn't get bigger than the red & green when viewed from far away.

- Added a new view key that cycles through only stationary cameras.

- Changed radio station icons so that they are rendered in minimap & briefing if the army color is neutral or matches player's army.

- User BMP skins enabled for stationary planes.

- Added full screen map with adjustable transparency level.

- Added red night light for maps when plane is flown at night and cockpit lights are on.

- Changed old padlock difficulty option into two separate padlock options. Padlock air & padlock ground.

- Bombsight added to D3A1 Val.

- Added conf.ini option NoMissionInfoHud=1 under [game]. This will hide the "Mission completed" and similar messaged from HUD.

- Added conf.ini option NoKillInfoHud=1 under [game]. This will hide the "Enemy/friendly xxx destroyed" messages from HUD.

- Added conf.ini option SaveTrk=0 under [game]. This will disable automatic in-flight data storing for TRK tracks and reduce memory consumption. TRK cannot be saved after the mission.

- Enabled ship padlocking.

- Fixed spawn points problem on Midway sea base.

- Fixed R-5 stationary plane ski orientation.

- Adjusted IL-2 controls damage & toughness.

- Fixed Fulmar's landing gear shock absorber movement.

- Fixed IL-4 artificial horizon instrument movement.

- Fixed bug that caused speed bar settings to reset back to default instead of using saved value.

Please note that all new conf.ini options can be also adjust from the new Misc setting menu.



Daidalos Team would like to thank following people:

The whole IL-2 community for bug reporting and continuous support!