[Aleksander]

Hi everyone,

I am talking about one plane the game is named upon - the IL-2 SHTURMOVIK!
It is still just a bunch of rough polygons, which is really a shame. Many other western and axis planes have received a fair amount of cosmetic surgery (P-51s, 109s and Spits have been pimped out and tweaked to perfection).

The thing that annoys me the most is that Soviet planes are again neglected and underrated (Everyone screams for more 109 and P-51 versions, but not a single request for a better IL2, or some other Soviet plane - the Mig-3 is a problem of its own!)

If this request has been posted before, accept my apology, for search just spits out everything with IL2 in its name (which is kinda worthless if every post contains that word).

I am not trashing previous efforts done by modders on western planes, but would just like to point out that these aircraft also deserve some TLC.

Regards,
Aleksandar

[blomsky]

You are right on that, for sure!

But it

[Eexhaton]

+1

no, +10..

As a frequent ground pounder, I love the IL2. That old model could use a littlebit of extra attention.
Just to do the name of this flightsim some justice

[Andris6000]

+1 we really need reworked Soviet planes !

[pehung]

You're right...

il-2 and others russian planes deserve a perfection, as they was first models in il-2 games series..

[Messer]

I always supported the idea that the older models should get reworked first. We have the final version 109s coming out soon, the 190s have received a lot of upgrades (which will hopefully be compiled in a pack like Anto's Ultimate 109s), so has the Ju-52, the HS-129 is being worked on, the Ju-88 variants etc. Of all the older German planes I think only the He-111 is the neglected underdog that looks like a flying brick and could use a 3D "facelift".

The Soviet planes, though, are the oldest models and it shows. I'm patiently waiting for an updated MiG-3 3D model (WIP over at AviaSkins), hopefully the Yaks and Il-2s will recieve the same treatment. The La-s could too, but the model is overall pretty good given it's age. The only ugly thing about them is the horrible floor texture...

+1 from me.

[norm]

Another yes.

[madcat]

+1000

[Dogtail2]

At least there IS the IL 2 in the game.
When do we get a Dornier 17 for crying out loud? So much wasted effort on star wars stuff like the Lerche and other weirdo machines. :roll:

[KG64_Cnopicilin]

At least there IS the IL 2 in the game.
When do we get a Dornier 17 for crying out loud? So much wasted effort on star wars stuff like the Lerche and other weirdo machines. :roll:

Dornier 17 is a WIP. Lerche was in the 1946 game already. I thought the russians made soviet planes well but they didn't... They used their time to make I-185 and tempest cockpits.

[European Snake]

I think its because (from what I've seen) the majority of pilots don't care too much for Soviet planes. They don't fly well. They have really weird handling characteristics. They don't carry much primary cannon ammunition. They're (IMO) ugly. They're out dated. They're 100% obsolete.

[GeneralPsycho]

Fix them, I fly Russian planes most of the time, and I demand to fix them! :lol:

[SlowBurn68]

Couldn't agree more.

[djpadre]

While I agree that some planes get excessive attention, lets not forget that some of the most important planes (dare I mention the Lancaster Bomber) from WW2 dont even exist in the current game, which is a huge shame.

[chickenchoker]

This sim has certainly strayed from it's roots. Even tho I haven't hardly touched Russian stuff ever since Ace Expansion, I found it odd how long it took to get Pe-2 :???: