What's News 2/14/10

[_AH_Duff4r]

Well, short and sweet.

1.) Work continues on Patch "n". There is no hurry here as servers are just getting "m" going.  This patch focuses mainly on security CRT=2 or more rightly, CheckRunTime=2.  Maps are also becoming the focus and there are thoughts of how to "push" a map so if your version is different you could still play.

2.)  AA and AI are back in the lime-light.  Mostly AA and Tanks. Trying to calm them down to more realistic so they can't see through the clouds and in the dark without lights.

3.) Tiger's Sounds, sorry here, there is nothing being done with making these compatible for 2.0 buttons.  Let's see where this goes in a week.

4.) Ships.ini and Technics.ini's are being looked at and compared with other versions and for accuracy.

5.) Talk of patches coming on a scheduled basis because 'the community" has patched too much.

6.) I have been vocal about still too many variations: SAS, C6, UP 2.0m, HSFX, WarBirdsOfPrey, and USL_ADDONS.  The last 3 are rolled into UP 2.0 as JSGME enable/disable but still I wish there were only 1 buttons file.

Well, there ya have it!
S~
Duff

You'll find that 2.0m installs quickly and easily and I highly doubt most of us see any difference.  LOL! I can' but I just ain't that good!

[_AH_Col._Hogan]

These updates are great, Keep 'em commin!

S!

[_AH_Prop]

Team Daidelos [sic] New official 4.10 patch will have the Moving Dogfight Server. Without the mods, none of this would come to fruition.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/23110283/m/5121031528/p/1

Development Update - 2010-02-12


IL2 4.10 MDS - Moving dogfight server

Developed independently by one of DT members with remote support of our team.

Some might know/use this already but for those that are unfamiliar with it, MDS (Moving Dogfight Server) is meant to enrich players online experiences. Originally, IL2 Dedicated Server does not provide usage of AI controlled units. Only cooperative game mode gives you that. But MDS changes this. And adds few extra things. To sum it up:

- add AI controlled units to your missions
- set up simple or advanced Fog of War conditions for your briefing and minimap screens
- limit your plane setups on your home bases (plane numbers, plane loadouts)
- limit selectable countries on your home bases
- ream, refuel and repair your aircraft
- disable ability for players to hit refly button and force them to fly with their head, instead with their ...
- manage your HUD scoring texts
- capture your home bases and specify planes, their loadouts and country options depending on the capturing army
- place home base on a moving carrier and take off from it
- more stuff...

[_AH_Boosher]

Patch 2.0n was released today:

UP 2.0n Patch available! 20/02/2010

Here is a brief description of what the 2.0n patch contains:

A much better installer, less prone to errors. It will also check for Administrator rights and will disable any activated addons prior installation.
It upgrades the HSFX switcher to latest 4.11 HSFX.
Updates & fixes to Cannon's BoB (fixed misplaced objects, deleted the duplicate airfield, and other improvements)
Fixed the spawn points in ItalyAfricaGreece map and also used new textures for roads, water, sand, etc.. (It is Really Awesome!) Thanks to boomer
Includes a new On-line version of the Crete map by Viking (lightened for On-line usage) and the usage of much nicer textures for a number of other maps. By Boomer
It adds the new mixx_Zapolare's map by Avia skins and Russian community.
Include's Bender's and Bombsaway awesome texures!
It sorts the map list in a more proper way by KDN.
Further refinement of the Western front planes FMs and updates also some canopies mostly for Spits and Hurries. Thanks to Kwiatek
Now the MDS 1.12 is compatible with the auto radiators of P-51s. By HaDes
Fixes the Yak-3N when selected under French nationality by SAS~Cirx.
It also contains the new H111-6t plane from HSFX and its updates to Beau MKI classes.
It also removes the "light" version of loadout from the Typhoons , by HaDeS
Updates a number of FMs including the Avengers, Beaufighters, A-20B, by Kwiatek.
Adds a wide range of executables to suit any need. The best IMHO is the 512MB executable for client and the 1.2GB for DF server.
The 00_WarBirdsOfPrey addons use the 6DoFTrackIR version of the 512MB executable. If however fo any reason someone doesn't have the memory to use the 512MB executable he can Enable After the 00_WarBirdsOfPrey addons the 6DOF executable that suits his needs, e.g Exe_256MB_6DOF
Updates the USL_ADDONS to use MDS 1.12 and 6DOF_TrackIR 512MB version.

This download is the same for both DF servers and clients. Run the .exe and follow on-screen instructions.

Download UP 2.0n:

UP 2.0n Mirror1

Additional mirrors, mirrors have full and patch versions. Please use different mirrors when downloading to get better download speeds because there is limit of 8 concurrent connections per IP.


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