Will there be further development mod's?
I don't know, I've been a time without much encouragement.
I got in somewhat late to the "IL2 with mods" party (nearly a decade away from combat flight sims) and, I have to say, one thing (among others) that I always thought about IL2 is that it deserves (a lot) better cockpits.
Allow me to extend a bit here (hopefully not too boring
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I recently had a go with Histomod (IES), and while the few new ultra-detailed cockpits in it are really, really good (for sure!), they can be an absolute resource hog, with framerates plummeting, sometimes to unbearable framerates (unplayable for me).
IMO, it means that all that great effort (must have been) results in something less than ideal, not being well optimized. The trade off can be too big at times (and not acceptable IMO).
I honestly think you have hit the "sweet spot", if that makes sense.
I tried all of your fixes posted in this thread and I have thoroughly enjoyed myself with every single one.
They look great, and do exactly as advertised. On top of that, they still deliver super nice framerate (i.e, have your cake and eat it!).
That is the kind of dedicated work I would expect from a top modder - good, positive results, without bringing any bad, negative trade-offs.
IMHO
-and hopefully not overstaying my welcome now- the only things I would dare saying that are
"must try" for any new cockpits, from whoever wants to do them for IL2 (be it "refresh" or "all-new" works), are noticeable improvements in canopy glass reflection effects (we've seen some), and better texturing by using fake-shadowing techniques, in panels, dash, etc (since there is no self-shadowing cockpits feature in IL2).
Very tricky and not easy, I now. But these things are so much more effective than any exaggerated million-polygons 3d model, not just in eye-candy but performance as well (which is vital for this genre).
I sincerely hope you find encouragement to pick up and do more "fixes" for cockpits (doing them all is maybe asking too much!).
These are a much needed refresh to IL2's cockpits and, I believe, your work is perhaps more well regarded than you initially thought.