Yesterday, the 1CGS team posted a developer video/podcast providing some information and updates on what they are working on. It’s only available in Russian at the moment so getting details on exactly what was said has been difficult but fortunately we do have some summarization of what was talked about thanks to community members. Here’s what we know.
Translated information
In what will surely baffle some (or many?) the latest developer update comes in video form without any translation from Russian – they were relying on auto caption to provide English translation but at the moment it hasn’t happened yet. Fortunately the community has stepped in to fill the gap.
Community members Flying_Anchor and Wise from the IL-2 forums helped to summarize what was mentioned.
The team are planning for the new title to be able to support 80-100 AI in a scene, feature DirectX12 with PBR (physically based rendering) textures, a new damage model and new AI logic. They also want to improve the radio communications and feature ground based radar systems too. Apparently about 30% of the planned content for the new title is ready.
There’s mention of continued support for Great Battles with the Odessa and Karelia theatres on the way. Added Great Battles content includes the La-7, Yak-3 and I-153 already mentioned before and then also mentioned doing a late model IL-2 (though a IL-10 has been mentioned before).
They also say they want to do Pacific content in the future.
There remains conflicted information on if the next sim is a separate product or an upgrade to the current series. While I’ve been adamant that it seems unlikely that the old content would be compatible with what they are planning, I have seen various discussions going back and forth in the community on what was said and what was meant. So for now we’ll just have to wait and see.
Did we learn anything new? Just a few morsels of information but it’s something. If you want to watch the latest video… it’s available here.
Updated: March 16 at 4:11 pm EDT
Some additional comments have come out that I thought everyone should know about.
- Early Yak-1 and LaGG-3 variants are possible for Great Battles.
- Translation is unclear still but it sounds more like Great Battles content might be upgraded to the new sim engine in time, but the new sim would be distinct.
- Large formations would rely on a simplified flight and AI model (i.e. for the B-29 shown off at the start of the year) to help save on CPU resources.
- Reportedly the wait to have the new project announce won’t be long now.
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