IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings - Tobruk small Patch for v5.030
Greetings pilots!
Today we implemented yet another patch for IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings - Tobruk, which brings many bugfixes and several small, but noticeable improvements to the game!
As always, we'd like to thank all of our loyal fans who share their feedback in our Steam Forums or leave a review for the game. Thank you for your support!
Read the full change log below:
New snap/quick zoom options (Options, Controls, Quick Views), original zoom management has been reworked (Options, Controls, Camera/View) [OBT~Mikmak] ATTENTION: "Options" => "Controls", Keys: Major changes, check your settings! Consult "Manuals" => "Getting Started and Troubleshooting Guide.pdf", Section "View system" (approx. page 21ff)
Bugfix: Supercharger cycle command now works. [MicroWave]
Bugfix: Tomahawk pit - gunsight marks now show correct distance and target size. [MicroWave]
New Campaign "Their Greatest Challenge" A new 10-mission Bf-109 campaign, free for all owners of the base game. [Cybermat47]
Bugfixes: G.50 pit - swapped trigger and brakes, carburetor heater and altimeter pinion animated, fixed front pressure gauges. [MicroWave]
Biplane Flag [ATAG_Oskar] Flight Model now has a biplane flag, true for biplanes.
FMB Wind Speed and Direction [ATAG_Oskar] Wind speed is now in kph. Wind direction is from 0 to 360 degrees with the value representing where the wind is coming from.
Faster "Lean to gunsight" motion [OBT~Mikmak]
New: BaseMissionPath added to Mission object [Oskar] As a convenience for mission script writers. This value is calculated when the mission is started so if you have moved your mission from the directory it was developed in the value will still be correct.
Feature: new hotkey option to start/stop track recording (Options, Control, Game) [OBT~Mikmak] https://www.tfbt.nuvturais.de/issues/1334?issue_count=204&issue_position=76&next_issue_id=1333&prev_issue_id=1335
Single Mission "A Busy Morning": revised Blenheim bomber and fighter flights speeds. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "Aftershocks": changed No. 82 SQN's flight path and updated their briefings (all languages) with a more accurate speed. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "Kanalkampf": moved II./JG 51 Bf-109s to their historical airbase of Marquise West, changed static Bf-109 E-4s to E-3s. [Cybermat47]
Campaign "Their Finest Hour" and single missions "A Busy Morning", "Attack of the Eagles", "Attack of the Kiwi", "August Attrition", "Corpo Aereo Italiano", "Corpo Aereo Italiano II", and "Kanalkampf": removed or moved objects that were clipping through airfield structures at Marquise West. [Cybermat47]
Campaign "Their Finest Hour": revised enemy bomber formations to have better spacing and composition in missions 5 and 6. [Cybermat47]
Campaign "Their Finest Hour": added a new and improved poster by Bazwelle, added moving vehicles to player airfield in missions 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10, and expanded briefings for missions 4, 6, 7, and 8. [Cybermat47]
Campaign "Rising from the Ashes": added front markers to the Coastal Command missions and removed a superfluous element from mission 7. [Cybermat47]
Campaigns "Desert Hawks" and "Eagles Over Tobruk": added more stationary objects and revised the waypoints of several AI flights. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "Aerial Crusade": changed No. 3 SQN RAAF's default aircraft to the Tomahawk Mk IIB/trop late and changed slide to match. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "As Above, So Below and Dawn Over the Desert": added more static objects, flak guns, airfields, etc. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "Darkness Over Derna": added new Ju 88C-4/trop late and Wellington Mk IC/trop late singleplayer mission. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "Royal Rodeo": changed date to the 19th of August 1941, expanded battle area, fixed issue where opposing flights didn't get close enough to see each other, changed slides to match changes, and added more static objects, flak guns, airfields, etc. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "Defiant to the End": added new single mission in which the player can attack British Boulton Paul Defiant turret-fighters. [Cybermat47]
Campaigns and Single Missions: Corrected spelling and grammar errors in multiple campaign and single mission briefings. [Cybermat47]
Campaigns and Single Missions: Fixed a glitch where random objects were positioned at coordinates 0.00 0.00 0.00 on multiple .mis. [Cybermat47]
Campaigns and Single Missions: Removed ace-level pilots from Eprobungsgruppe 210 formations to reflect that the unit specialised in ground attack. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "Aerial Crusade": revised slide for 3./JG 27. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "August Attrition": removed historically accurate 7./JG 51 markings and skin. [Cybermat47]
Single Missions "Corpo Aereo Italiano" and "Corpo Aereo Italiano II": changed skins for RAF aircraft to be more historically accurate for December 1940. [Cybermat47]
Skin "Hurricane Europe Late 1940-Mid 1941": added to 100 octane and non-tropical FB Hurricane Mk Is. [major_setback]
Skin "TFS Spit IIa EBZ Observer Corps a02": added to Spitfire Mk IIa. [major_setback]
Skin "Spitfire Europe Late 1940-Mid 1941": added to Spitfire Mk IIa, Mk Va, and 100 octane Spitfire Mk Is. [major_setback]
Skin "Cannon Spitfire Europe Late 1940-Mid 1941": added to Spitfire Mk IIb. [major_setback]
Campaigns and Single Missions: expanded and improved static objects and front markers for multiple single and campaign missions. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "The Kanalkampf": fixed error in 5./JG 51 briefing. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "Southampton Blitz": changed Bf 109 base to Le Havre Octeville and changed briefings to match, fixed error in 3./JG 2 briefing. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "Old and the New": removed anachronistic inaccurate No. 274 SQN skin and updated slide to match. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "Dawn Over the Desert": fixed No. 3 SQN RAAF's waypoints so that they takeoff from and land at the same airfield. Removed Kittyhawk Mk II serial numbers and replaced them with Kittyhawk Mk I serial numbers. [Cybermat47]
Single Mission "Southampton Blitz": Stab I./JG 2 and 3./JG 2 will now land at Le Havre Octeville. Briefing updated to match. [Cybermat47]
New Single Player Campaign Announcement.
A few months ago, we released the Cliffs of Dover Blitz campaign Their Finest Hour. Today, we're proud to officially announce a 10-mission companion campaign: Their Greatest Challenge!
It is July, 1940. The Luftwaffe has emerged victorious over Poland, Scandinavia, the Low Countries, and France. Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen now eagerly awaits the chance to cross the English Channel and defeat the final obstacle in their path to victory.
But the RAF will soon prove to be a more fearsome, determined, and cunning opponent than expected, while the vastness of the English Channel swallows up any aircraft too damaged or starved of fuel to cross it.
This is the greatest challenge the Luftwaffe has faced yet - and its aura of invincibility is about to be broken forever.
All players will receive Their Greatest Challenge for free in the next update, as well as the new single mission Defiant to the End. Desert Wings - Tobruk owners will also receive the free single mission Darkness Over Derna at the same time.
A Martini in Tobruk - The Return Serve Online Event
Hi All,
A Martini in Torbuk mission is back by popular demand!
Join up for what is destined to be another massive event. The last topped out at 85 players.
2000 - Rome
TFS Server 3
Lets see if we can get 100 this weekend!
See you in the desert skies.
Pattle
Call out for VR Beta Testers!
VR Users, the wait is nearly over!
Hello All,
We will be creating a private, passworded STEAM BETA for VR users to test our Beta VR Implementation in the next few weeks.
There will not be any restrictions on the number of users who may participate. However, there will be a cutoff date for applications... after the cutoff date, we will not take any more applicants.
This thread is an invitation to all those who qualify. Below are the requirements for community members to apply:
- Must own both BLITZ and TOBRUK (Beta will incorporate both games... anyone who doesn't have TOBRUK will not be able to use the Beta)
- Must own an up to date/fully supported VR headset
- A .jpg or other visual record of the player's VR headset, serial number, manufacturer and model will be required to be submitted with an application. We need this to determine if there are any issues with particular types of VR hardware.
- Application received by February 15th 2022 latest
There is no use in those who do not have VR testing this Beta... there will be an opportunity to test the full Visual Update in a public Beta later. In the meantime we ask those community members who do not have VR systems to have a bit more patience.
IMPORTANT:
Do not reply here on FB.
PM me at the il2sturmovik.com site, along with a link to your email.
If you are a member of a group, I would appreciate it if instead of replying individually, the group representative sends me a single message, along with the names and emails of all those from the group who wish to participate.
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We will be setting up a special private Beta Forum for participants to post their feedback and comments.
Regards,
Buzzsaw
IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings - Tobruk hotfix for v5.029a
With certain joystick/hotas/controller setups the Spitfire's Landing Gear Warning Horn is always on when Gear is up
This hotfix disables the Gear Warning Horn until we find the bug.
Sorry for that!
IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings - Tobruk small Patch for v5.029
Greetings pilots!
Today we implemented yet another patch for IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings - Tobruk, which brings many bugfixes and several small, but noticeable improvements to the game!
As always, we'd like to thank all of our loyal fans who share their feedback in our Steam Forums or leave a review for the game. Thank you for your support!
Read the full changelog below:
Bugfix: Spitfire cannon versions - wing cannons do not vanish any more when the wing is broken.
Bugfix: Tiger Moth elevator trim lever animated again.
Bugfix: Sound - fixed various undercarriage sound issues.
Bugfix: Sound - countless smaller internal optimizations and fixes.
Added: Sound - lorenz beam + marker beacons.
Added: Sound - landing gear warning horn - currently only spitfires.
Added: Sound - Revised Merlin 45 engine with load effects and distance modeling. (to be rolled out to all Merlins shortly)
Expanded the journal and history sections of the briefings for missions 4, 6, 7, and 8 of the Their Finest Hour campaign.
Updated: Getting Started and Troubleshooting Guide - Czech.pdf
Operation Compass - Un Martini a Tobruk - Sat Jan 22
Operation Compass - Un Martini a Tobruk - Sat Jan 22
TFS Serv 3
Our first Event for the year.
Will be great to see the community there!
1900 - GMT 20:00 - Roma 14:00 - Toronto 06:00 - Sydney
This mission is set in the morning of the ground assault on the fortress of Tobruk. British ground forces will be attacking the southeast sector of the perimeter and warships have been deployed offshore to provide fire support. Italian and German aircraft are tasked with disrupting ground attacks and attacking enemy warships.
This battle will be a multi-hour dogfight over Tobruk and area.
Who will be enjoying a martini in Tobruk at the end of this day?
Be there to find out.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings - Tobruk small Patch for v5.028
Greetings pilots!
Today we implemented yet another patch for IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings - Tobruk, which brings several small, but noticeable improvements to the game!
As always, we'd like to thank all of our loyal fans who share their feedback in our Steam Forums or leave a review for the game. Thank you for your support!
Localisations, Fixed Loop Radio Compass Operation - > Russian.pdf
Missions: Added flak defences to the Auderville Freya radar site in the missions Aftershocks, Battle Goes On, No Respite, Solent Skirmishes, and Southampton Blitz.
VR WIP - GUI Implemented in VR Beta - Cliffs of Dover Blitz/Desert Wings Tobruk
The GUI is now working in VR, including splash screen, home screen, selection screens and cockpit mouse interactions.
The minimap and 2D overlays are in good way.
As you can see in the video, there is some flickering in the virtual screen that needs to be fixed and will be.
We are getting closer to releasing the VR Beta to a selected group of participants... will be posting more details in the next few weeks hopefully.
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Regards,
TFS Team
Patch 5.028 hotfix2
Under certain (hitherto unknown) circumstances the 2D target dot for an approaching aircraft ceased to be rendered a little moment before the 3D model starts to render, making the aircraft seemingly disappear for a moment.
