swl295
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Post by swl295 on May 18, 2019 18:22:41 GMT -6
How does one get solicitations from aircraft manufacturers for various prototypes.
My research level seems to indicate that I can research float planes and/or seaplane scouts, but I can't get any prototypes solicited, getting messages that the role doesn't exist yet. Also looks like from my research progress that I can bomb ships, but cannot get any bomber...dive or medium...prototypes.
Anyone with any helpful hints would be very much appreciated!
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Post by bluewasps on May 18, 2019 18:41:43 GMT -6
Click on Aircraft Types and request proposals from the aircraft companies. There is a whole devblog on it if you want the nitty gritty.
*Edit. Oh i see what you mean. Yeah idk about that. It happened to me in the demo as well. One playthrough in the demo i edited files (i know i'm a naughty boy) to get purpose built CV's and better aircraft. It resulted in some of the techs not working. So if you edit files be careful.
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swl295
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Post by swl295 on May 18, 2019 22:18:44 GMT -6
Yes, I've got the theory down and what it says to do in the manual and I read the developer blog; however, what I am seeing may well be a bug. The program maintains I don't have the tech in the request prototype dialogue when otherwise it says I do.
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Post by elouda on May 19, 2019 2:09:54 GMT -6
Dive bombers are a specific tech, as are torpedo bombers. All the 'Aircraft bombing of ships' seems to do is allow existing aircraft (Flying Boats & Scout Floatplanes) to carry light bombs.
'Early air launched torpedoes' should allow you to request torpedo bombers.
'Dive bombing' (1930 tech) allows you to request dive bombers. They may be offered to you before this by design companies.
Medium bombers unlock without a tech, at some point around 1924ish. They may be offered to you before this by design companies.
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swl295
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Post by swl295 on May 19, 2019 7:22:39 GMT -6
Dive bombers are a specific tech, as are torpedo bombers. All the 'Aircraft bombing of ships' seems to do is allow existing aircraft (Flying Boats & Scout Floatplanes) to carry light bombs. 'Early air launched torpedoes' should allow you to request torpedo bombers. 'Dive bombing' (1930 tech) allows you to request dive bombers. They may be offered to you before this by design companies. Medium bombers unlock without a tech, at some point around 1924ish. They may be offered to you before this by design companies. Thanks, this was helpful! Since I am unable to even build floatplane scouts or flying boats, which techs release those? Believe this all needs to be spelled out better, either in the manual or the tech development screens when they appear, and stipulate what the techs allow you to do, and what they don't. Right now, per the tech descriptions, one believes that one can do certain things when this apparently isn't the case. |
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