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**__WELCOME__** Hello Pilots! Thank you for installing the ATAG realism mod for IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover! This mod is the fruit of many hours of labour by the ATAG modding team, who have worked tirelessly in order to eliminate many of the issues that remained when the original team were dis-banded, and to bring a new lease of life for a title which broke so much new ground with its revolutionary engine, and redefined the benchmark for WWII combat simulations. Our main goal is to create a realistic, unbiased environment where your chosen aircraft will perform as close to their real world counterparts as we can make them within the limitations of the software, giving you a closer simulated experience of the hectic aerial battles fought in the skies over southern England in the summer of 1940. Latest changes include: * Removal of the Altitude Bug. * Flight & Engine Models drastically retuned to reflect real world performance data * Cloud height now extended to 9500m (31,167 feet) * Cloud icing removed. * Textures reworked to improve FPS but maintain visual quality (more to come!) * Addition of a Flowers class corvette. * Supplementary manual covering points excluded from the original. This project is a work in progress, and as such we would be more than happy to hear your feedback on our forums at http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com However please remember that everyone on the modding team has jobs, families, and other real life day to day issues which understandably take higher priority, so any excessive requests for features or additions including PM’s will be treated as spam & ignored. **__ABOUT THE MANUAL__** This manual allows us to update the content relevant to the ATAG mod. At the same time we wanted to include instructions to frequently asked questions that were omitted from the original game manual. Please note that this manual is NOT a replacement for the original manual, as it does not include in-depth instructions of the various options available, so it should be classed as an enhancement that will provide you with additional information & walkthroughs for beginners. The included manuals for the various aircraft types SHOULD be used for realism as these have been created by our Flight Model Engineers & from raw & recorded data collected during extensive testing by our team of test pilots. Of course if you have the real pilots’ notes for a particular aircraft available, by all means feel free to test us and provide us with your feedback! **__USING THE MANUAL__** The manual contains various sub-manuals so pilots can find the content relevant to them. Each part can be accessed by the index.pdf, which provides information on the various topics through a clickable link, or alternatively you can browse through the manuals folder to find the content. Each file has a descriptive name, e.g. BF-109 E4, Spitfire IIA, Online Flying, etc. to allow you to find what you are looking for with ease. INSTALLATION NOTES * The Modded version will create and use a new folder under "my documents" called "il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover - MOD". This is done to keep any changes separate from the stock version. The first time you start the Mod, you will need to copy your ini files from the "il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover" folder to the "il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover - MOD" in order to keep your game configurations. * To set the language to russian, edit the "confuser.ini" file under "my documents" and add the following two lines: [MOD] GameLanguage=Russian. Removing or setting "GameLanguage" to any other value will use the default language as selected on Steam. README FULL VERSION Hyperlinked Index: Aircraft, Credits, General, Maps, New Missions, Ships, Skins AIRCRAFT All Aircraft Reflections * Added reflections from the sky and clouds to all aircraft surfaces (the effect depends on the weathering setting. 100% weathering=no effect, 0% weathering=brand new propaganda poster looking shiny aircraft. Set the weathering slider to your personal liking). * Added reflections to canopy glass surfaces. * Lowered the whitening effect from sun reflections in the propelle.r * Increased reflectiveness for distant glass surfaces (the effect seeks to simulate the real life phenomena of sun reflections in glass surfaces being very easy to spot at long distances). All Cockpits * Toned down the "leakage" from the revi sight lamp for all planes. * Altimeter algorithm revised and more accurate on the new default setting of 1013mB. Blenheim Cockpit * Corrected compass markings. * Decayed radium paint corrected back to 'as new.' * Oxygen gauges now show 'contents.' * Starboard throttle controls corrected to green. * Heir file edited to remove old oxy gauge needle. Hurricane Cockpit (All models) * Replaced 37 gallon spitfire fuel gauge with 33 gallon hurricane fuel gauge. * Corrected course setter ring cardinal point coloration. * Added compass correction card to holder. * Positioned oxygen gauge needles to simulate oxygen in the tank (gauge remains non functioning). JU87 Cockpit * Corrected incorrect Kraftstoffrest label. Bf110 Cockpit * Corrected German "Prebluft-Druckbehalter" tooltip. * Corrected incorrect Bombenzunder label. * Corrected incorrect "drucken" label. * Corrected incorrect Kuhlerklappen label. * Corrected incorrect "Pumperprufung" label. Spitfire Cockpits * This mod creates separate pits for 3 'classes' of Spitfires, MKI, MKIA and MKII. * Changes have been made in the MKI/IA pits to better reflect the evolution of the Spitfire’s cockpit. through the Battle of Britain period. MKII is left 'standard' with the exception of corrections to compass markings. Tiger Moth Cockpit * 'Grey' needles now white. * Instrument faces corrected to '40 era types. * 'football team names' replaced with correct markings in T&S gauge. * Compass markings corrected. [back to index] MAPS Stock Map Texture/Trees: * Adjusted to more realistic colours (only England so far). *Map environment set to Standard Day of 1013mB / 15 C at Sea Level. NEW MISSIONS Single player: * Ju88's over Manston (Hurricane 100oct high altitude Ju88 bomber interception over Manston airfield). Quick missions: * QM 026 - A high altitude intercept quick mission. 9000m intercept of escorted 109 fighter bombers. * QM 027 - High altitude dogfight (Bf109's v Hurricanes) at 21,000 ft (6,400m.) [back to index] GENERAL * Disabled the mirror rendering. It was discovered that, besides looking to a side instead of back, it was the cause of some game crashes. An attempt will be made in the future to correct it. * Server no longer gives 'murder' messages with kills. * AI Pilot and aircrew head movement restored. * Additional crew animations restored. * Gun Convergence issue where labels in the setup were reversed now fixed. SHIPS * Added British flower class Corvette. * Added Hospital ship. * Additional cargo ships skins. [back to index] SKINS Skins * Accurate high quality uniforms. * High quality faces. * Removed the enforced weathering on all marks of Spitfire, Hurricane and bf109. Please note that the QM weathering slider is slightly bugged: 0% weathering does not work, so choose any value above that and you will be fine. [UPDATE TO Feb 1 – template file retained with this date as filename.] **__CREDITS__** We would like express a heartfelt thank you to all of you who kindly donate to help us maintain our server & forums every month. Without this type of dedication and support we would not be in the position we are now. And to all of our guests, who visit our server and forums, it’s you that make ATAG what we are & we are very proud to be at the heart of the community. Thank you to all the talented community modders, who within hours of hearing about our announcement on various forums, rushed through the doors offering their skills to help keep the simulation alive. Your energy & enthusiasm to make this project a success is incredible! Finally, A big thank you to the original IL-2 Sturmovik development team. Your work over the years has been a legacy, given us hours of fun, and allowed us to have a taste of what it was like to fly classic war-planes. It has also brought together a dedicated & passionate community of aviators & enthusiasts which could get pretty crazy at times but it’s been one hell of a ride! Oleg & Luthier, there is always a place for you guys here, amongst your fellow flight simmers. Hopefully we’ll meet again sometime soon, but until then, all the best with your endeavours and talking about flight simmers… This one is for you! Enjoy!
