Below is the tuning for IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad. The tunings include telemetry capture and averaged from the BF109, HE111, Spitfire, and P-51 Mustang. The General Tuning is intended to work with all the aircraft in IL-2 including ground vehicles.
WARNING: Changing Positions in the Aircraft
When changing gunner positions in an aircraft, there can be telemetry spikes in surge, sway and heave that will cause extremely jarring movement in the motion platform. The majority of the harsh motion will be mitigated by the Spike Filter. However, if even less jarring motion is desired in these aircraft when switching positions, DECREASE the Spike Filter from 1800 to reduce these effects.
Multiple Tunings for IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
Unfortunately, IL-2 does not export the name of the aircraft in telemetry. This makes it impossible for SimRacingStudio to automatically load different motion profiles for different aircraft. However, utilizing the ability for SRS to import/export tunings, a user can create multiple tunings for IL-2 by following the process here.
Platform Tuning
This motion profile was created on a PT Actuator 6DOF Simracing Platform (150mm: 7 Actuators (2 Front + 2 Rear + 2 TL + Surge). Since all motion platforms can be slightly different, please use the guidance below or utilize the quick tuning guide here for quick adjustments or the full guide here for detailed tuning information.
4 Vertical Actuator Tuning
Sway and Surge is converted into pitch or roll for platforms that do not have horizontal actuators. Since these motion profiles were created on a platform with horizontal actuators, the tuning(s) could result in excessive pitch or roll on platforms without horizontal actuators.
IMPORTANT: For an axis that does not have a dedicated horizontal actuator, it might be necessary to reduce the Effect Slider for Lat G Sway, Long G Surge Accel and Long G Surge Decel by 60% to mitigate excessive movement. For example:
If no Sway actuators, reduce the Sway Effect Slider from 10 to 4.
If no Surge actuator, reduce the Long G Surge Accel/Decel Effect Slider from 15 to 6.
Actuator Size and Mounting
These motion profiles were created on a platform with 150mm actuators with the Front to Rear Vertical Actuator spacing at 1290mm and the Left to Right Vertical Actuator spacing at 745mm. Actuators placed closer together or are larger than 150mm will increase the angle of pitch and roll. To mitigate the increase of motion if needed, reduce the Effect Slider for the impacted effects or reduce the Max Angle.
MDBOX Tuning
Due to built in smoothing effects for MDBOX, it may be necessary to reduce the Effect Smoothing by 50%. Surge, Sway, and Traction Loss may require Effect Smoothing to be removed completely.
Max Angle
These motion profiles have balanced to allow for the increase of Max Angle and Max Horizontal to 100 (unless noted otherwise) to allow for the maximum movement capabilities of the vertical actuators. However, if less motion is desired, reduction of the Max Angle will reduce overall motion while still retaining the balanced effects.
Reverse Surge
These motion profiles were created with the surge actuator reversed. This will cause the platform to move forward when accelerating and backwards when decelerating. To reverse the surge actuator, please follow the tutorial here.
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IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad General Tuning
Notes: It is highly recommended to utilize the Cannon and Missing Firing Flight Effects via binding a joystick button to these effects. Heave Max Telemetry and Effect Smoothing increased to mitigate heave spikes during pitching the aircraft. Surge Effect Smoothing increased to mitigate jarring surge motion during takeoff.
Change Log
7/26/2021 - Updated tuning to include Engine Haptic setting
1/15/2022 - Removed message regarding no Wind or RPM support as SRS now supports these effects.