Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: streakeagle on January 22, 2002, 11:23:08 PM
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Frugal's already has a link to an FTP download, but it is a big file and the connection is slow. It also might be a leaked version condsidering what Ubi Soft has to say:
IL-2 Patch Update!
Here is an official announcement from Oleg Maddox, and the Ubi Soft IL-2 Team!
Dear IL-2 community,
Oleg, Carl and I are happy to announce that the second patch for IL-2 is currently in test and will be available for download soon. We understand that some of you will want the patch NOW, but we first must ensure quality; have patience please. This patch is designed to address some of IL-2’s more pressing issues, but it is by no means the last patch. Further patches will be forthcoming.
Contents of the upcoming patch include:
Bug Fixes
1. Solved centering force problems with some force-feedback joysticks.
2. Fixed stutter issue when playing mission files with large amounts of ground activity.
3. Fixed the issue with custom skins appearing incorrectly when playing dogfight missions.
4. Corrected mistakes in aircraft machine guns rate of fire.
Updates
1. Native characters in saved filenames can now be used.
2. Implemented support for the latest version of the UBI Game Service.
3. Modified aircraft AI-controlled turret aiming routines to be less accurate.
4. Added kill messages for multiplayer sessions.
Regarding the stutter issue, this patch should greatly alleviate the problem. However, please be aware that if you attempt to run IL-2 at greater detail levels than your hardware is capable of, you will have performance degradation. In such a case, we highly recommend lowering your detail levels and sound quality.
During a phone conference between Oleg, Carl, and myself, we discussed several exciting, new projects for IL-2. While we are not at a point to release details, I firmly believe that the IL-2 faithful will be very, very pleased. Additionally, we discussed the future of third party support and dedicated servers; all of which sounds very promising. We hope to have more information to share with you soon.
We’re all working very hard to make IL-2 an even greater product and the future is looking very bright. We realize that you would like even more information about what is in store, but until we have poured the concrete we must hold on to some information, in order to avoid later misunderstandings. Please have patience.
After a well-earned vacation, Oleg will be returning soon. I’m sure you’ll give him a hearty welcome back.
Thank you for your support,
Matt Wagner
Producer
Ubi Soft Entertainment
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Good link to new IL-2 Demo version 2.0 (146 MB):
http://www.3dgamers.com/games/il2sturmovik/
It looks as good as the full version. Can fly 6 planes now. It is a shame that it bogs down my system, I don't exactly consider a 1 GHz PIII / Voodoo 5 combination to be an inferior rig, yet I have to play at 1024x16 in OpenGL to get a usable frame rate (though the Voodoo ensures it looks better than 32-bit color in D3D). I definitely need to buy the real game.