CM Covert Disclosures No.3: Updates from Smin

[KhorneFlakez1337]

Why would they remove that designation for the US one tho?

[Texas_Engineer_Mike]

@Smin1080p_WT

New visual effects

The next major will have a plethora of visual effect updates that we’ll likely cover close to the major. However, one exciting addition that we wanted to point out is LERX Vapor for jet aircraft! Take a look at some of the screenshots of this effect, please bear in mind that this is still Work-In-Progress and is subject to change.

Oh my oh my

[Silesian_Lynx]

When can we get a BR decompression for naval, air, ground?

[Master_Teaz]

and for the grant for to not be an event vehicle
and the T14 could also come to UK

[Smin1080p_WT]

@StormRyder13

UK Ram II this is joyous. Now, hopefully, it has the incorrect “M4A5” removed for the UK one at least(but hopefully both)

Obligatory link to the bug report: Community Bug Reporting System

The UK RAM will be known as RAM II, for now we don’t plan to change the American one from M4A5 as that was their designation for it.

[Smin1080p_WT]

@joshje100

@Smin1080p_WT Can we see any changes to cockpit MFD’s at some point? Specifically being able to use the TGP MFD screens to target enemies for guided weapons? This would be a massive improvement specifically for the Sim community. Currently they don’t serve any purpose as the rendering through them is poor and their lack of slew controls and swapping to the dedicated TGP Sight mode is extremely limiting for Sim players and straight up unusable for VR users.

MFDs are something the team are working on constantly behind the scenes. We plan to expand on them in the future for sure.

[_Fleks]

@Smin1080p_WT

Since the Skink is already in the British tree, and for a long time now there have been requests for the M4A5 (Ram II) to go to the British tree, the devs will also add the Ram II to the British tree as a premium as well. Both trees will keep both vehicles too, meaning both nations will now simply have both vehicles. The addition of these vehicles doesn’t affect any current or future plans for SPAA and other vehicles for these nations — this is simply an “extra bonus” on-top.

Now I would like to see the same trick done to Germany, in relation to the Leopard 2 (TVM-1)…

[Noveos_Republic]

I beg you guys to fix the Ki-102 otsu by the next update. I get that things take time, but how many times do we need to write bug reports? The plane was released in Update 1.35, ELEVEN years ago. Japan needs some CAS options at low tier. Just give us the bombs, at least.

[RunaDacino]

@Smin1080p_WT

New test flight for aircraft

The devs are also working on an overall revamp of aircraft test flights. Those of you who have been here since the early days probably know that aircraft test flight maps haven’t changed much, but we do have a lot of them. The new test flights are still very early on, but we can say they will follow a similar sort of approach as what tank test drives offer, with a range of practical features like targets scaled for BR, selectable spawn positions, re-spawning targets and perhaps some other elements too that are still being discussed.

This sounds great for practicing gunnery and stuff. It feels weird to have to shoot friendly bombers :p.

[joshje100]

That’s great too hear, thank you.

But would it be simply a new type of screen limited to a handful of aircraft like with the MFD Stores page or would it be a change to all?

I’d imagine usable TGP MFD screens would work similar to how the Radar MFD screens work now as a mirror image of the radar screen in the 3rd person view

[Kmdo_Peach]

If this is live, can someone check to see how many missiles are in the Freccia now?

[NoodleCup31]

Betting on Marder 2

[Panocek]

@Smin1080p_WT

SAM with IR homing head without uncaging and SAM with multi-channel optical homing head.

On topic of Chaparral, any news when its missing smokeless missiles (MIM-72E and 72G) will be reinstated? Its something like four months at this point since they gone missing. Bug report was acknowledged then closed, as usual.

[Smin1080p_WT]

@Kmdo_Peach

If this is live, can someone check to see how many missiles are in the Freccia now?

The changes will be coming in a future update, this is just some news from the front so to speak :)

[hinjanattori]

@Smin1080p_WT Is there any internal plan to improve the afterburner visual quality?

[Smin1080p_WT]

We do have some plans to look at other visual features after vapor down the line yes.

[Kmdo_Peach]

Very cool thank you :D

[LightningMoon33]

@Smin1080p_WT

the Sholef V.1 has had its gun designation corrected to the M845 along with its appropriate performance, accurately representing the L/45 cannon we have modelled and present on Sholef V.1

Thanks homie, but its still inaccurate. Reload rate should be 9 RPM.

[Rowiek]

Hey Smin,

I have returned from the depths of the banned abyss.

Are there also plans for adding SARH SPAA’s to Japan, Italy and Israël.
Or is America the only nation which get its SPAA issue fixed?

[Deathmisser]

@Smin1080p_WT I would like to see a rework for sub nations for the next one