Executive Producer Skystreak Productions Jason_Williams Posted February 9 Executive Producer Skystreak Productions Share Posted February 9 Quote DD 06 Dear Pilots, Welcome to our first Developer Diary of 2024! We’ve been busy working on all aspects of our prototype as you can imagine and we have recently expanded our team a little bit further with the addition of a new Senior Programmer named Fred. Wish him good luck!! He's a brave man. Our main areas of focus continue to be flight-modeling and systems for both the A6M2 and F4F-4, more instrumentation, and support for controllers. We are also now engaged in sound work for both planes. Our development goals remain modest and for the remainder of our first fiscal year, but we are making steady progress. We still plan to participate in FS Expo, assuming they can book a new venue now that the Tropicana Hotel is closing in April. We plan to show you what we have flying at that point and have attendees take the stick. Actually, we could show you some in-flight footage today, but it's quite ugly and raw, so we'll wait until things look a little bit more attractive. On a general note, we’ve received many, many requests for features and content since we went public and we love hearing what you’d like to see in Combat Pilot so please don’t stop. The enthusiasm for what we’re making is fantastic and we appreciate it. However, just keep in mind that making a combat flight-sim is tough, and there are strong headwinds we must fight to reach our destination. Nothing in this genre is ever easy and like most start-ups, our limiting factors are always going to be the budget and manpower, not our imagination, creativity or desire to please the community. So, we are trying to be smart and only bite off what we can chew, avoid mission creep and stay on target! So, if we can’t answer when a particular feature or plane is going to be available, please have patience as we work to reach our first technical milestone this summer. We’ll share more about that goal in the coming weeks. In the meantime, let’s have a look at some excellent work by our art team since our last update. You’ll see a much bigger splash of color as we start to texture more of our 3D assets You’ll also notice some amazing detail on our carriers that we hope to take advantage of. A6M2 Textures Our Zeke is looking nice is it’s early-war color scheme. The legendary look. John has really brought her to life. Also, before you comment about the color, all textures are considered WIP. The exact color of the early Zero, in particular, can be a controversial topic we know. This texture is just the start. F4F-4 Textures Chris is wrapping up all the panel lines and rivets on our stout hero as he begins to paint her. Same caveats from above apply to the Wildcat's color. Oerlikon 20mm and the 1.1 Inch 'Chicago Piano' Here we showcase more of Stefan’s handiwork that will be defending American carriers. Top notch! 5/51 Gun Ready! Our 5-inch shore battery is ready to protect Midway Atoll from invasion. It’s final details have been added by Tamas. Next up is the 7-inch gun! USS Enterprise Hangar Deck And our friends at DigitalForms continue to impress us with detail work on both ships, especially the Enterprise and Akagi’s hangar decks. To be honest, we don’t know exactly how much of this detail we will use yet or how we will integrate into the gameplay, but it’s nice to have it available. Of course, we have lots of ideas, but there is much more to do before we tackle this issue. It’s interesting to compare the hangar deck designs and available space between the Enterprise and Akagi below. IJN Akagi Hangar Deck The Akagi’s hangar deck looks quite a bit narrower than the Enterprise’s, but did you know it was two story? Such a magnificent and iconic ship. And before we end this DD we want to give a hearty THANK YOU to Maty12 (very recently) and Batmacumba (couple months ago) who have assisted us with taking pictures of some important AAA guns at a museum in Brazil that will aid us in our work. Very much appreciated! チーフスは延長戦で３点差で勝利した。 銀行に持って行きましょう。 The Combat Pilot Team Full Developer Diary is HERE! Jason 10 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusekofte Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Beautiful models. It almost want me to fly fighters. now a little weary skin and we are all set. fantastic work. Amazing quality and quantity shown here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
III.JG52 Al-Azraq Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 This is already showing an amazing quality and I’m excited to hear that you are already flying things in the sim. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Can't wait to do donuts in the interior hangars with my zero 🙏 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartsblade Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Thanks so much for this update! Everything is looking great! Keep up the good work. 2 Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core Processor | Asus TUFF nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 OC | Asus ROG Crosshair VII Dark Hero | 64GB Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3600 RAM | Windows 10 Pro x64 | Virpil MT-50 CM2 Throttle | Virpil Alpha on WarBRD base | Virpil Ace 1 Rudder Pedals | Saitek Pro Flight Throttle Quadrant (x2) |Acer x34 P 3440 x 1440 | Valve Index VR | DCS on NVME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelthos Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Looking Great! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aruberikku Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Looks amazing! Thanks for giving us our necessary fix of dopamine. Do let us know if you need more help locating or photographing specific (museum) pieces! I unfortunately live in Belgium, so doubt there's much related to the PTO here but will check. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 The interior detailing of the ships looks amazing. The planes are none too shabby either. Wheels 4 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_Mouser Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Insane level of detail! Really looking forward to seeing it in-game. 🍻 4 Quote The Bell Inn, Bath. Live music venue and real ale pub (thebellinnbath.co.uk) I am in the homepage picture... or I would be if they hadn't cropped off the bottom part of it. 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canvas25 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 This is really outstanding work. Kudos to you and the whole team! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT Crunch Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 What a jolt it would be to lift up out of the light and serene hanger bay to be greeted with a dark windy raining pitching and moody deck with brilliant flashes of lightning and turbulent seas scaring the living carp out of us. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enceladus Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 About ready to play this 3 Quote Author of Liars in the Cockpit? The near crash of TWA flight 841 and Shrouded in Clouds: the crash of TAROM flight 371 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 34 minutes ago, CPT Crunch said: What a jolt it would be to lift up out of the light and serene hanger bay to be greeted with a dark windy raining pitching and moody deck with brilliant flashes of lightning and turbulent seas scaring the living carp out of us. That is an amazing mental visual. 👍 Wheels 3 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aruberikku Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) 20 hours ago, CPT Crunch said: What a jolt it would be to lift up out of the light and serene hanger bay to be greeted with a dark windy raining pitching and moody deck with brilliant flashes of lightning and turbulent seas scaring the living carp out of us. UPDATE: Some early alpha screenshots depicting this particular scene. Edited February 10 by Aruberikku 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Yep... it's all taking shape nicely! Keep up the good work chaps! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ploofy Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Great news, can't wait for spring to see more! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission_bug Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) The detailing is excellent, sad you mention not all of it will necessarily make it into the sim but I guess there will always be that compromise necessary to allow the largest player base to use it. Having to make those choices must be so hard, always having to think about performance, it is almost criminal not to include it all after such excellent 3d and skin work by the team. I cannot imagine what it must be like to actually service/repair an aircraft cramped inside those hangers, I wonder how many fingers/limbs were damaged as things slipped and bounced around in a warship at sea, not to mention when the bullets and bombs started to fly. Congratulations to all on the work so far, thanks for posting, really appreciated. Take care and be safe. Wishing you all the very best, Pete. Edited February 9 by Mission_bug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Great to read and view the progress being made. Nice! Many thanks Jason and all of the Combat Pilot team. Happy landings, Talisman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkerc341 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 good news as always Jason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMarBow Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Multiplayer Carriers Uuurrghh Quote https://www.youtube.com/@rossmarbow-combatflightsim5922 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Luv the look of the 1.1 inch/75 cal 'piano'. Would be a real buzz to be able to shoot it in game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG75 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Awesome update. I will be in the very first wave of customers. I get excited every time I see a post showing current progress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjel Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Incredible looking models. The interior of the carrier is incredible. At some point in the future, I hope we'll be able to explore (that is, wander around) the hanger deck. Sign me up anytime for early access. I've got cash burning a hole in my pocket for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bando Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Can't wait to just fly these two on and off the carriers. Looking fantastic so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Incredible and fantastic the work you have done, I can't wait to fly with these jewels. Thanks Jason and everyone at Combat Pilot. star_border 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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