Hello everybody,

Today's Dev Blog is dedicated to the development made in our community. -DED- online squadron worked on implementing the online campaign functionality as an addition to our multiplayer mode for some time now. You can already play the working campaign on their server. Having accumulated a ton of experience on this matter, -DED- team decided to share it with other community members - perhaps this would be a good incentive for other multiplayer enthusiasts. So here is their guide:
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You can see full text and visual materials on our forum:
https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/168-developer-diary/?page=6&tab=comments#comment-663572

Hello everybody,

The time flows and significant changes in our main project, Bodenplatte, are on the horizon.
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For Tank Crew, M4A2 "Sherman" and Pz. IV Ausf.G are in the works.
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You can see full text and visual materials on our forum:
https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/168-developer-diary/?do=findComment&comment=661155

Dear Pilots,

Summer is winding down and we’re getting back to our normal work schedule. Here are some early pics of our Me-262 model. Looks fast doesn’t it?

You can see full text and visual materials on our forum:
https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/168-developer-diary/?do=findComment&comment=657794

Dear Pilots,

It’s the summer holiday season and many team members are taking their hard-earned vacations. So, as a result our ability to give you super detailed Developer Diaries is diminished a bit. However, we have the first shots of our American P-47D-28 “Jug” in the engine. The cockpit is under development and these shots are of course Work In Progress. She’s turning out to be quite the beauty! We hope you enjoy!

You can see full text and visual materials on our forum:
https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/168-developer-diary/?do=findComment&comment=650370

Dear Pilots,

We've made some changes to our special discount for Rise of Flight pilots who purchase Flying Circus. We have chosen to give ALL ROF users who supported us throughout our existence an additional discount. We underestimated the demand for this special discount and we didn't want to offend our most ardent supporters from well before ROF was listed on STEAM and our merger with 1CGS. We also could not easily calculate support levels from STEAM users. We have finally found a way to do that, so everyone who has paid any money for ROF content can get a special discount on top of the regular Early Access discount.

First, everyone who orders during the Early Access period gets a $10 discount off regular MSRP no matter what. Second, if you are an existing ROF customer and meet certain criteria you qualify for an additional discount. The criteria are as follows.

Anyone who purchased content for ROF between its launch in 2009 to July 25, 2018 from our website, STEAM or a boxed or digital copy from an official retail partners during that time frame will receive an additional discount for a limited time.

• If you spent between $0.01 and $70.99 on ROF content you will receive an additional $5 OFF.
• If you spent between $71.00 and $200.99 on ROF content you will receive an additional $10 OFF.
• If you spent greater than $201.00 on ROF content you will receive an additional $15 OFF.

The special discount period ends September 14, 2018.

Flying Circus Early Access can be ordered HERE.

Additionally, ALL ROF users that have made any purchase of ROF content at any time over the years, we have placed an additional promo code for 25% OFF your next order from the IL-2 store in your ROF profile. Some ROF pilots have not had the chance to experience IL-2 yet so this is a great opportunity to give it a go! Sorry, but the code cannot be applied to FC, TC or BoBP.

Finally, some have already ordered Flying Circus and are already enjoying Early Access, but do not have a ROF account. So as a thank you, we have placed an additional promo code for 25% OFF your next order from the IL-2 store in your IL-2 profile. Sorry, but the code cannot be applied to FC, TC or BoBP.

To get your special discount you’ll need to access your ROF user account on the ROF website (all ROF users created a ROF User Account during install) and retrieve a promo code we have placed in your user profile. Then return to the IL-2 website and place your order for Flying Circus. Enter your discount code at check out. The additional discount will be reflected in the final amount.

NOTE: We no longer swap website keys for STEAM keys, so if you wish to own Flying Circus or any other IL-2 product solely on STEAM you will need to wait for the STEAM release at a later date. We do not know at this time if there will be launch discounts for FC, TC or BOBP on STEAM nor do we know the exact release date for these products on STEAM. However, if you buy one of these products on our website today you are welcome to link your STEAM account (assuming you own IL-2 on STEAM) with your IL-2 website account and play with this new content through your IL-2 STEAM install. For more information on our STEAM Linkage process please read our guide found HERE.

Sincerely,

The Sturmovik Team

Dear Pilots,

After months of preparation and planning following our big announcement this past Fall, we are proud to announce the Release of version 3.005 and launch of Early Access for both Flying Circus - Volume One and Tank Crew - Clash at Prokhorovka. They are now both available for purchase in the IL-2 webstore and making a purchase gives you access to new content as we roll it out and before the product is final.


Let’s first talk about Flying Circus and what the Early Access includes. As of now, you’ll get the SPAD 13 and Fokker Dr.1 to fly and fight one another in. The Lapino maps are acting as a stand for the future French map for now and both planes have been re-built and re-mastered by our partners at Yugra Media from earlier less complex models. This means improved mesh, textures, damage and other small enhancements of the same aircraft from previous products. However, you must remember that FC content is still a work in progress and more work will be necessary before WWI aircraft are fully supported in IL-2. As with all our Early Access periods more flyable aircraft will follow in the coming months. Time to get the goggles and scarves out of the closet!

Flying Circus Early Access can be ordered HERE.

We’d also like to take this time to explain our discount plan for special Rise of Flight users who purchase FC and qualify for a special discount code. We have chosen to give those ROF users who supported us in our darkest, most difficult days some special recognition with an additional discount. Without this support we would not be here today and is a small way to say thanks to those that supported us when it mattered most. Some customers really went above and beyond in their financial support and that is reflected in the discounts below. We only wish economic reality would allow for it to be more.

First, everyone who orders during the Early Access period gets a $10 discount off regular MSRP no matter what. Second, if you are an existing ROF customer and meet certain criteria you qualify for an additional discount. The criteria are as follows.

Anyone who purchased content for ROF between it’s launch in 2009 to Jan. 1, 2013 from our website or a boxed or digital copy from an official retail partner (Excluding STEAM. ROF was not available on STEAM during this period) during that time frame will receive an additional discount.

If you spent between $0.01 and $70.99 you will receive an additional $5 OFF.
If you spent between $71.00 and $200.99 you will receive an additional $10 OFF.
If you spent greater than $201.00 you will receive an additional $15 OFF.
The special discount period ends September 15, 2018.

To get your special discount you’ll need to access your ROF user account on the ROF website and retrieve a promo code we have placed in your user profile. Then return to the IL-2 website and place your order for Flying Circus. Enter your discount code at check out. The additional discount will be reflected in the final amount.


Next, we are excited to begin Early Access to Tank Crew and the initial release of our first two tanks – the mighty Kv-1s and the fearsome PzKpfw. VI Ausf.H1 "Tiger "

Tank Crew Early Access can be ordered HERE.

Due to development and gameplay considerations, we have decided to create a separate AAA vehicles add-on featuring the GAZ-MM + 72K and Sd. Kfz. 10 + Flak38. We will prepare them as a separate product to be released later and work to make them a more interesting addition to IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles then initially planned.

In addition to the two tanks released today, over the next 14 months we will release the full line-up of tanks included in Tank Crew. Ten tanks in total will be created.

T-34-76 model 1943
KV-1s
M4A2 “Sherman”
SU-122
SU-152

PzKpfw. III Ausf.M
PzKpfw. IV Ausf.G
PzKpfw. V Ausf.D "Panther"
PzKpfw. VI Ausf.H1 "Tiger"
Sd. Kfz. 184 "Ferdinand"

In addition to the tanks, we will be creating our specially designed Prokhorovka map and releasing that once it is finished. In the meantime, we are including the Lapino maps as stand ins.

We have also added drivable tanks to the QMB including the new Kv-1s, Tiger 1 and existing T-34 and Pz. III tank models. Please note that the existing T-34 and Pz. III tanks are the original models previously released. Tank Crew will eventually include updated versions of these tanks.

And the Kv-1 and Tiger tanks now support custom skins. Templates will be along soon for skinners.

And we’d like to take this time to introduce you to our talented development partners at DigitalForms in Saint Petersburg, Russia who have taken on the task of building these amazing tanks for you. They have worked tirelessly since our announcement last year to put you inside some of WWII’s most deadly and fearsome weapon systems. They have helped us re-invent our tank technology and built some truly stunning tank exteriors and interiors. They hope you like their work!


We continue our work on the coming Bodenplatte project and this time its customers get a new toy - German fighter/bomber Fw 190 А-8. It comes with many modifications: 30-mm Mk 108 guns, additional armour, bomb holders capable of carrying up to three 250 kg bombs, heavy rockets 21cm WGr. 42 and up to 12 anti-tank rockets R-HL Pblz. 1 "Panzerblitz". This makes the aircraft the most packed one among the other Focke-Wulf models.

Battle of Bodenplatte can be ordered HERE.

In addition to FC and TC Early Access we have spent some time working on minor improvements to ground AI, bullet damage calculations, small graphical corrections to the He-111 H-16. A-20B, Spitfire Mk. IX and Bf-109 G-14. And of course, many other small enhancements, fixes and changes, which are too many to list in this post.

Additional screenshots are available here.

Dear Friends,

Today I would like to tell you about what we plan for Flying Circus – Volume One and show you some WIP screens of our first two aircraft which are ready for Early Access release this month! But first let’s take a minute and talk about how we came to make Flying Circus and the challenges that we face in developing it.

Of course, Flying Circus is going to essentially be our spiritual sequel to our ground-breaking WWI simulator Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War. ROF was the first product we ever made and over the course of several years we greatly expanded its content and created some really cool features for it, many of which were ported or updated to work in Sturmovik. We have not lost our affection for WWI and we have always hoped to be able to bring WWI combat to our updated Digital Warfare Engine.

You can see full text and visual materials on our forum:
https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/168-developer-diary/?do=findComment&comment=637218

Hello everyone!

Our Early Access program for Bodenplatte begun recently with its first two aircraft having become available - the Bf-109 G-14 and Spitfire Mk.IXe. They both have unique features – the G-14 has a water-methanol mixture injection system MW 50, and for the Spit has an optional G.G.S Mk. IID gyro gunsight.
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To mix the nice visuals in the hard science of the today's blog, here are the first in-game shots of the two new planes.

First of them is German fighter/attack plane Fw 190 A-8/F-8 which is part of Bodenplatte planeset.
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The second aircraft is in development and will be ready this Autumn - Po-2VS Collector Plane
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You can see full text and visual materials on our forum:
https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/168-developer-diary/?do=findComment&comment=634848

Attention Pilots!

A reminder that our Summer Sale is currently under way until July 5th!

Here and on our website (campaigns and some Collector Planes are only available there at the moment):
https://il2sturmovik.com/store/battle-of-stalingrad/



- 66% OFF BoS
- 66% OFF BoM (First time ever)
- 50% OFF Fw 190 A-3, P-40E, MC.202 and La-5 Collector Planes
- 50% OFF Blazing Steppe and 10 Days of August Campaigns
- 40% OFF Ju 52 and Yak-1b Collector Planes