Update 1.004
Hello, pilots!
Today, we are releasing update 1.004 for Korea. It includes numerous changes: improvements to AI behavior, new missions, Career improvements, manual control of aircraft fuel systems, as well as improvements to controls, multiplayer, graphics, and sound.
Today, we are releasing update 1.004 for Korea. It includes numerous changes: improvements to AI behavior, new missions, Career improvements, manual control of aircraft fuel systems, as well as improvements to controls, multiplayer, graphics, and sound.
GAMEPLAY
AI AND AUTOPILOT
- Improved the behavior of AI-controlled aircraft when pursued by an enemy: they now perform defensive maneuvers to evade attacks.
- Fixed frequent spins of AI-controlled aircraft during aerial combat.
- Eliminated a number of causes of AI-controlled aircraft colliding with the ground.
- Improved AI-controlled aircraft attack runs against airborne targets.
- Improved the aiming algorithm used by AI-controlled bombers when level bombing in windy conditions.
- Improved the return-to-base profile of AI-controlled jets when out of ammunition or low on fuel—they previously returned at low altitude.
- F-51D: fixed AI-controlled aircraft behavior during landing that could result in a stall and collision with the ground.
- Improved aircraft taxiing at airfields.
- Fixed a situation where the autopilot would not taxi onto the runway after the aircraft's starting position was changed.
- Fixed unintended aircraft rotation on the runway when the autopilot was engaged after receiving takeoff clearance.
- Fixed intermittent firing by turret mounts at fast-flying targets.
- Fixed aircraft turret targeting logic: previously, turrets could open fire before the target entered their firing arc.
- Fixed road detection by AI-controlled ground vehicles: single-lane roads are no longer treated as two-lane ones.
- Fixed ground vehicles following roads to route waypoints.
- Fixed trailing vehicles cutting corners at intersections while moving in a convoy.
- Fixed target selection by AI-controlled vehicles: civilian objects are no longer selected for attack.
- Fixed the logic for attacks on aircraft by ground vehicles and ships.
- Adjusted anti-aircraft gun aiming at airborne targets with significant angular movement.
- Fixed an aircraft AI failure triggered by repeatedly changing a target's state from air to ground, then back to air and ground again.
MISSIONS
- Added the "Strategic Object Cover" and "Enemy Harbor Attack" missions to Career and Task Editor.
- Added the M6 Tractor to Career and Task Editor.
- When generating missions, the altitude of intermediate route waypoints is now determined by flight distance and aircraft type.
- In Free Flight, Skirmish, and Duel missions, disabling the "Anti-Air Artillery" option now also disables friendly anti-aircraft guns.
- Added map markers to bombing missions.
- Fixed mission generation in the "The Attack at Chuncheon" and "The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge" operation zones.
- Increased the number of vehicles and added anti-aircraft guns in the task area of Armed Reconnaissance and Traffic Interdiction missions.
- Fixed fuel quantities in Airfield Defense, Designated Area Patrol, Strategic Object Cover, and Escort Transports missions.
- In Career and Task Editor missions, the player's group can now be intercepted by both jet and piston fighters. Interceptors of the same type as the player's group are more likely to be encountered.
- The number of enemy interceptors now depends on the size of the player's group and the Power Balance and Air Forces and AAA settings, ranging from 0 to 12. Interceptors may also have an escort of up to four aircraft. Increasing the Power Balance setting also increases the probability of interceptors appearing.
- Fixed the composition of enemy radar groups in Career and Task Editor: vehicles now correspond to the enemy side.
- K-19 Haeju airfield: fixed the aircraft spawn position so its wing no longer appears inside a revetment.
- Fixed the entry route into one of the revetments at K-19 Haeju airfield.
- Adjusted the mission failure condition.
EXAMS AND CAREER
- Updated the map in all Exams.
- La-11 and Yak-9P, Exam 2: fixed the composition of the American column by removing a ZiS-3 gun that had been included by mistake.
- Added completed Exam stamps for all localizations.
- Damage to buildings, bridges, and other map objects caused during a mission is now preserved in subsequent missions.
- Added gradual repair of destroyed bridges. Repair sections are installed first, and the bridge is fully restored after a longer period of time.
- Added the MiG Alley operation zone for Eastern Bloc countries. It regularly appears for several days in northeastern Korea and includes patrol and interception missions.
- Adjusted airfield ownership: outside MiG Alley, Korean airfields are no longer assigned to the USSR. The bases of AI-controlled North Korean and Chinese air units have been changed to prevent Soviet aircraft from flying outside MiG Alley.
- Adjusted the boundaries of the "The Third Battle of Old Baldy" operation.
- Adjusted resource balance.
- Fixed Pilot File corruption that could cause the photograph and rank to be missing and the pilot to disappear from the roster.
- Fixed the award condition checks for the Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, and Silver Star Medal.
- The North Korean Military Merit Medal is now available only to Korean pilots.
- Fixed an awarded decoration disappearing when a replacement decoration that had not yet been awarded became available.
- If a commander receives several consecutive awards on the same day, the latests one is now awarded immediately.
- Fixed the timing of awards after a sortie: award notifications are now displayed correctly.
- Fixed awards being granted on the final day of the war.
- Fixed rank display when pilots are promoted.
- Fixed fuel units in Career messages.
- Fixed the "No combat operations were conducted" event.
- In automatic missions, the displayed number of encountered aircraft has been refined and aircraft damage calculation has been fixed.
- Adjusted the results and statuses of automatic missions.
- Planning map markings are now saved in Career.
- Added a frame in Career to identify the on-duty flight.
- Added pilot information pop-ups when hovering over a pilot on the Career screen.
- Improved the quality of aircraft icons in Career.
- Updated the appearance of notifications for pilots nominated for awards.
AIRCRAFT AND PILOTS
- Added manual control of aircraft fuel systems. The previous automatic mode remains available as an assistant that can be switched on and off. Valves and pumps are selected using instrument control commands, and control of the assistant has been added to the radial menu of all aircraft.
- Air density, which depends on flight altitude, is now taken into account when calculating the probability of fuel tank fires.
- Fixed empty fuel tanks burning.
- Fixed the absence of leaks from the water radiator.
- Fixed aircraft and aircraft debris interaction with trees when flying at extremely low altitude.
- Fixed oil temperature resetting to zero during repairs of piston aircraft.
- MiG-15bis and F-86A-5: adjusted structural strength when the aircraft breaks up due to excessive g-load.
- F-86A-5: fixed a situation where the condition of the hydraulic system did not affect landing gear operation.
- F-84E and F-86A-5: adjusted the most fuel-efficient route speed for the flight leader and cruise fuel consumption.
- F-84E and F-86A-5 with the corresponding modification: fixed the manual range-setting limits of the A-1CM gunsight. Radar target lock now occurs when the knob is set to the maximum range position.
- F-84E: fixed aileron booster activation during aircraft startup.
- F-51D, IL-10, La-11, and Yak-9P: fixed a situation where damage to electrical system connections did not affect the operation of its components.
- Yak-9P: fixed engine starting after repairs and fuel gauge operation.
- IL-10: added a PTAB-10-2.5 anti-tank bomb loadout that does not require FAB-100 or SAB-100 bombs to be carried.
- B-29: added bomb bay door opening for pilot evacuation.
- When changing cannons in the modifications menu, the correct ammunition load is now installed.
- Removed the minimum fuel quantity restriction when configuring an aircraft immediately before a sortie in single-player, Dogfight, and Co-op modes.
- Added a chance for friendly AI-controlled pilots to be captured. It depends on their experience level: the more experienced the pilot, the lower the chance of capture.
ARMAMENT AND EQUIPMENT
- Adjusted the incendiary effects of armor-piercing, tracer, incendiary, and high-explosive ammunition on fuel tanks.
- Fixed radar functionality being affected by other objects in the game world.
- Fixed the bullet spawn point position for turret mounts.
- Fixed anti-aircraft gun tracer burnout and restored shell self-destruction.
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
- Added wingman reports when taking position in formation and acknowledgements of received commands.
- Added radio communications between aircraft and airfields, including voiced messages while flying the traffic pattern.
- Radio message commands have been connected to all object types involved in radio communications.
MULTIPLAYER
- Added direct server connection from the Friends and Squadron Members screen.
- Added scrolling for slots and the spectator list in the Co-op lobby.
- Added a button for viewing the results of the previous sortie in the Dogfight lobby.
- Restored default activation of aircraft modifications specified by the Dogfight mission.
- In Dogfight, a modification installed by the mission can no longer be removed if it is absent from the list of available modifications and the server does not allow modification changes.
- Improved the gunner join screen.
- Fixed radar operation and communication with radar in multiplayer.
- Fixed callsign assignment to aircraft in Dogfight.
- B-29: fixed sound and animations in multiplayer.
- The coalition sortie counter has been replaced with the number of players in each coalition.
- Fixed jittering of the Friends search panel.
CONTROLS
- Improved the built-in control response curves for the IL-10, La-11, F-84E, and F-86A-5.
- Added sliders for adjusting force feedback effects for FFB joysticks.
- Improved FFB effects at low speeds.
- Fixed trim simulation at high speeds when using FFB joysticks.
- Improved recovery of FFB effects after reconnecting a joystick during a mission.
- Added vibration support for PS5 gamepads when connected by cable. Improved vibration support for gamepads connected via Bluetooth and for XInput devices.
- Added recognition of the DualSense Edge Wireless Controller.
- Fixed gamepad stick input becoming stuck, including when scrolling through Museum tabs.
- Added gamepad stick control when selecting an aircraft in Dogfight.
- Added the ability to scroll and hide the mission tab in the briefing using a gamepad.
- Improved tactical code configuration using a gamepad.
- Added new command variants for engaging and disengaging gunsight caging and radar equipment. When using the new caging command, the cage remains engaged while the button is held.
- Added the "Altimeter setting: QFE (Airfield) / QNE (Standard)" command to the radial menu.
- Fixed the radial menu becoming stuck when an electrically powered trim control reached its limit.
- Added a setting for exclusive mouse use by the game.
- Fixed unintended activation of game commands when switching between menus and gameplay if a single button is assigned to multiple actions.
- Mouse and keyboard input is now blocked during the hangar animation.
INTERFACE
- Fixed a large number of damage messages appearing in Technochat when several instances of damage are received within a short period of time.
- Fixed an incorrect Technochat message about non-operational temperature during repairs.
- F-86A-5: adjusted ammunition weight display.
- Fixed discrepancies between the log screen and the results.
- Added saving of tactical codes for each aircraft and country combination.
- Fixed display of the "Tactical Code" tab when no code is specified.
- When ammunition is depleted, the remaining ammunition line on the status screen and the ammunition container on the schematic are now highlighted in yellow.
- Fixed highlighting of the selected instrument on the cockpit schematic.
- Updated the front cockpit schematic for the F-80C-10.
- Fixed viewpoint display on the F-84E cockpit schematic.
- In the "Near" map mode, scale now depends on aircraft speed.
- The entire route is now displayed in the "Mission" map mode.
- Excessive map zoom-out in the "Me and Target" mode is now limited when the player flies far away from the target.
- Fixed the layout of elements with name length limits.
- Fixed the cursor disappearing when minimizing the game.
- Adjusted ship datasheets in the Museum.
- Clarified the description of the AN/APS-19 pod-mounted radar.
CAMERAS
- Added a setting for the delay before the idle camera activates.
- Added a camera activation button.
- Added a default camera activation command for switching between the spectator mode and the briefing.
- Fixed the F11 free camera becoming stuck at extremely low altitude and near buildings and bridges.
- Fixed the camera being pushed away when intersecting buildings.
SOUND
- Fixed cockpit sound cutting out.
- Fixed a situation where engine sound did not change depending on engine load.
- La-11: added the sound of the wheels touching the runway.
- MiG-15bis and F-86A-5: added background noise when listening to the radio compass.
- Added sounds for gunsight adjustments, including target size adjustment.
- F-86A-5: added sounds for target range adjustment and the rocket counter.
- F-84E: added sounds for gunsight brightness adjustment and radio rangefinder distance adjustment.
- Adjusted firing sounds for infantry squads.
GRAPHICS AND ENVIRONMENT
MODELS AND ANIMATIONS
- MiG-15bis: added locks to the ejection handles.
- F-86A-5: added animation for the nose wheel steering lock button.
- F-80C-10: fixed gaps in the aircraft's internal model and the landing gear lever animation.
- IL-10: adjusted the rudder trim tab animation.
- Fixed the animation of the NS-23 cannon triggers.
- Optimized the IL-10 and Yak-9P models for different viewing distances.
- Adjusted the models of the following ground vehicles and objects: M104 trailer; KS-12, KS-19, and 72-K guns; M3 Half-track, M6 Tractor, M16 MGMC, M7B1, and Studebaker US6 vehicles; railway tank car; IS-2 tank; and M29 mortar.
VISUAL EFFECTS
- Added new explosion effects for 100–150 kg and 200–400 kg aerial bombs, as well as aerial bombs containing 2–10 kg of explosives.
- Reworked firing effects for rapid-firing ground vehicles.
- Fixed muzzle flame animation when large-caliber artillery fires.
- Improved vehicle visual effects.
- Fixed effect rendering when an aircraft "hangs" at the top of a climb.
- Fixed effects for smoke tracers and water, fuel, and oil leaks from aircraft.
- Fixed excessive darkening of piston and jet aircraft exhaust at low speeds. Jet aircraft exhaust effects now also depend on engine RPM.
ENVIRONMENT
- Added new shallow-water rendering: the seabed is now clearly visible in shallow water.
- Added piers, static boats, and environment objects.
- Improved the appearance of dead-end roads and railway junctions.
- Removed vehicles incorrectly placed on the river surface near K-55 Osan airfield.
- Reduced the brightness of light-colored grass and seed heads.
- Fixed the behavior of destructible models that could be thrown to excessive heights.
VR
- VR Optimized mode is now enabled automatically when a VR headset is connected.
- Fixed interpupillary distance in the hangar in VR mode.
STABILITY
- Fixed a game crash when disconnecting an FFB device while another joystick or gamepad is connected.
- Fixed a game crash in Co-op multiplayer.
LOCALIZATION
- Made corrections to the French and German localizations.
- Made corrections to campaign texts.
MODS
Added aircraft telemetry in Mods mode, including trajectory and animation recording. This data can be used to create animated scenes featuring aircraft.
The following files are used to configure telemetry:
The following files are used to configure telemetry:
- dataLuaScriptsWorldObjectsGameMission.txt
- dataLuaScriptsWorldObjectsDFMission.txt
- dataLuaScriptsWorldObjectsexample_telemetry.cfg
- dataGUIPlanes.arg
Thank you for your feedback, suggestions, and observations! Your reports help us make the game better.
Sincerely, The IL-2 Korea Team.
Sincerely, The IL-2 Korea Team.