IL-2 Stalingrad

http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/168-developer-diary/page-4?&p=378896

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Dear Pilots,

Today we announce that we unlocked all modifications (weapons, equipment, skins) for all planes if you own either the Standard Edition or Premium Edition of BOS or BOM. The Starter Edition, primarily sold in Russia, will not be changed. Unlocking all modifications is the first step in a new direction (or old direction depending on your point of view) for our beloved IL-2 Sturmovik series. More interesting details will follow soon after we finalize our development plan. We value our customers and we have listened closely to your wishes and dreams since the initial release of BOS. We hope to make flying Sturmovik an even more enjoyable experience for you in the coming months and years! The team is as dedicated as ever to this genre and we pray you will continue to support our efforts moving forward as you have in the past.

On a different note, sadly, today we are also forced to take action with regards to players using cheat tools. It is unfortunate, but necessary we take action. As we have previously warned, if we detect any player using such cheating tools, we will ban them from IL-2. We have been carefully monitoring usage of such tools since June 10th and some continue to cheat. The overall number of cheaters is very small in relation to our total players, but some violations have still occurred after our previous warning. So, we are banning these players from accessing IL-2 for a period of two (2) weeks beginning today. We have a zero tolerance policy on cheating. If these users continue to cheat, the bans will become more severe and possible permanent bans will be implemented.

We are committed to Fair Play for all and cheating has no place in IL-2. Only practice and daring can make you a true ace in the virtual skies!

One final note, we will now be encrypting all un-activated key-codes, including Gift codes, for BOS and BOM sold through the official Store. You can still send Gifts to your friends, but they must go to a valid user account where they can be activated safely and securely.

We must also reiterate that BOS/BOM key-codes or user accounts sold on any other website OUSTIDE of the official IL-2 website, Steam, Gamersgate.com, Muve.Softclub.ru or Softclub.ru have likely been acquired by using stolen credit card data. Such stolen keys will eventually be discovered by us and de-activated. Like cheaters, we do not tolerate fraud and theft and we will not re-activate accounts using stolen key-codes even if that user believes he or she bought a key from a legit retailer. If you are uncertain about a specific retailer, please ask us to verify their legitimacy. And Steam keys found on any discount website for BOS and BOM are also likely fraud connected keys. Do not buy them no matter what the price may be. Credit card fraud hurts everyone in the genre by robbing developers of needed funds to continue working. Please only buy keys from official, legitimate sources.

So enough with the serious news! Here are some pics of the WIP Odessa map, Ju-52 and Yak-1b coming soon to Sturmovik! Looking very good!