Check Out My New Simhub IL2 Profile For NLR HF8 + PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE TO DEVELOPERS! :-)

[Enterfrize]

UPDATED 03/17/26

Hi All!

I use the Next Level Racing HF8 haptics pad, and I've enjoyed using both the Simhub and Next Level Racing IL2 game profiles.  Still, I think they could go so much further, so I created a brand new Simhub IL2 Sturmovik profile for everyone to enjoy.

The profile is designed around the HF8 so it will probably need modification for other haptics solutions.  If the vendors use it / publish it, please credit the source as a lot of time was invested to make them work.

I. PLANES

• Gun shaking
• Positional engine RPMs
• Positional damage (when you get hit, you get HIT for real!)
• Bomb sensations
• Rocket sensations
• Landing gear sensations

I'm kind of proud that everything has a bit of a physics to it. For example, big bombs feel different from small bombs. Incoming impacts feel different depending on how powerful the bullets are and where they are coming from, etc.  I also fixed some motor location issues.

II. TANKS

IL2 tank telemetry is horrible and not nearly as detailed as plane telemetry. However, I figured out a way to extrapolate the sensations I needed from what's there. I would prefer a much more layered IL2 tank solution, but this should make that part of the game a lot more fun. Based on how I did it, I think it is positional, but you be the judge.

• RPM
• Big Gun (machine gun is still silent)
• Damage
• Movement and terrain

I made significant improvements with this profile compared to the earlier version.  I think the big gun has more snap now, and everything should be a lot more positional than before.

WARNING: I don't know if it is because of Simhub or IL2, but after you fly a plane, the telemetry stays in memory and doesn't get wiped clean when you enter a tank.  So old variables get in the way of the new telemetry.  For now, you may need to exit Simhub and re-run Simhub if changing from tank to plane or vice versa.  You may also need to restart a given mission to get the telemetry flowing again.

ATTENTION IL2 GAME CREATORS!  Please improve the Tank Crew telemetry by adding more variables to poke.  The profile is fun, but it could be so much better.  I need variables for RPM, gun ticks, gun-specific physics if possible (bullet mass, recoil, etc.).  Everything you did for planes, I could easily use for tanks in a future profile.

Have fun everyone!

 

IL-2 Sturmovik - IL-2 Stumovik Custom_V18_releasecandidate.zip

Edited yesterday at 01:31 AM by Enterfrize

[Enterfrize]

Updated the profile with improvements all around.  If it works for you, please share your results and report back.