[JG14_Jagr]

Just thought I'd add my 2 cents. Development of this game is a continuos process and due to its open and volunteer nature its fragmented. The "standard" most people will use is set by their abilities and their personal interests in the game. I have not worked FM's in IL2 but I have in other games, including commercially for an online game. I can say that FM's are "art" not "science". Its a matter of finding the best compromise which keeps as many of the important performance curves in line. For every change you make to get one curve EXACTLY right, some other aspect gets farther from its true spec. There is ZERO chance of having any type of buttons file/aircraft installer 100% up to date in real time. No way, no how. There is too much ongoing development to keep up with that. The best idea IMHO is to have a large AC installer that can be used by new installs to get up to date to a certain point.. Then, have a "live" update package that would also be installed.. this however would be a work in progress and be date stamped. As new material was added it would be updated and renamed. So installation would require the IL2 1946 game core + installation of the UI 1.4 (or whatever is current) and the most recent live addon dated XX/XX/YYYY. A new AC submitted would be included in the "live" file almost real time and that cold be incorporated into the big download at rehular but longer intervals. To make something like that work you need a clearing house to handle it and try to keep it consistant, testing FM's and checking 3D work for obvious errors etc. IMHO AAA would be a good choice to act in that role and I hope that is how it turns out. Either way its a lot of work and effort from people donating their time. I'm an online flying so my primary concern is geared towards online play so I'm biased in that regard.