Update 4.004

Dear friends,

We're glad to report that update 4.004 is released. The main additions of this one are a new tank for Tank Crew - Pz.Kpfw.V Ausf.D "Panther" - and improved look and additional airfields for Rheinland map (Battle of Bodenplatte). There are many other fixes and improvements as well:

Additions

1. Pz.Kpfw. V Ausf.D "Panther" for Tank Crew;

2. Better looking river and canal banks on Rheinland map;

3. 13 new airfields on Rheinland map:

Le Culot East (Y-10)

Kluis (B-91)

Mill (B-89)

Helmond (B-86)

Amsterdam-Schiphol (B-97)

Arnhem-Deelen

Soesterberg

Strassfeld

Strassfeld 2 - Odendorf

Hilversum

Diest (B-64)

Nivelles (B-75)

Bierset–Liege (A-93)

4. 4K quality exterior textures made by Martin =ICDP= Catney added for Yak-1 series 69;

5. The better-looking transition between the river and sea waters;

6. Improved Т-70 tank model and textures;

7. Updated texture cache system, it should reduce stutters in heavy load MP missions significantly;

8. Brightness and size of very distant aircraft LODs made more uniform (it differed too much on some aircraft);

9. Added initial support for SimShaker to be used in conjunction with JetSeats and other audio powered feedback devices.

AI improvements

10. Ground attack aircraft won't hit the ground when engaging a target with rockets and guns in a tight formation;

11. AI-controlled B-25 starts the engines correctly;

12. AI fighters attempt Immelman maneuver only if they have enough speed;

13. AI fighters open fire more aggressively;

14. AI pilots keep formation on large maps much better;

15. AI vehicle column won't drive into a river if the last waypoint was on a destroyed bridge or immediately before it;

16. Assault guns (simple and detailed) correctly face a target when set to LOW command priority in the mission;

Aircraft improvements

17. P-51, P-47 and P-39 have correct trimmer animations;

18. A-20 engines won't trigger wrong overheat messages;

19. Wrong engine overcooled messages on P-47D were corrected;

20. P-51 landing gear covers shouldn't open and close again and again anymore;

21. Cylinder heads overheat warning will be displayed correctly;

22. Flying Circus planes won't display a wrong message about engine failure when it is switched off;

23. The time it takes to switch to combat position and back has been corrected for all gunners;

Detailed tanks improvements

24. When the loader is killed, the time it takes to load the main gun or coaxial MG is increased significantly;

25. The visual effect of propellant gases is reduced when the exhaust fan is off or is not present;

26. The time it takes to vent the turret after the shot depends on the operational exhaust fan;

27. Detailed tanks won't visibly 'crouch' at a high speed;

Other improvements

28. All night bombing Career missions with more than 6 planes in the flight won't start in a map corner anymore;

29. Wrong ground attack German planes in the late Stalingrad Career chapters were corrected;

30. Duplicate ID error message in the dedicated server has been removed (it blocked the server, now it is visible in the console);

31. Correct season in the pre-mission hangar (Winter/Summer);

32. In Mission Editor it's no longer possible to select a wrong part of a multi-part vehicle skin;

33. Daimler M1914 FlaK 77/L27 and Thornycroft J-type 13pdr AA shells appear in the correct place ().