B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux | Misbehavin' Crew - Mission 1

Lets Start a new 25 mission tour of duty for the crew of Misbehavin' in B-17 The Mighty 8th Redux game
Please be aware this footage is from an early development version which is constantly being updated and the release version will be a more advanced version.
The classic game remastered. Feel the power of flying a 10-men crew on a B-17 over occupied Europe in WWII. Plan the mission, choose your men and take action in every post onboard, from pilot to bombardier and machine gunners. Get ready for a high-flying adventure in this all-time classic remake
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ABOUT THIS GAME
The missions undertaken by the crews of B-17 bombers during World War II are the stuff of legend. What was it like to fly through relentless anti-aircraft fire over Nazi-occupied Europe? What was it like to have a thin layer of steel between life and death at 15,000 feet? How did it feel to furiously fend off enemy fighters zipping around your plane and then to precisely deliver your payload over enemy targets?
Find out for yourself as you lead a 10-man crew to victory... or defeat... against squadrons of Nazi warplanes in the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress!
Redux
The same experience remastered with the original engine upgraded to support the functionality present in DX 12. Working on the redux will give us the opportunity to look back and learn in order to push forward with future Flying Fortress titles.
Features
Take Control of Different Crew Roles aboard a B-17
Historical Campaigns
Quick Start Missions
Training Missions
Historical Missions
Updated visuals and interface
An Early Access From the Inside Out
During the early access release the game will continue to be updated.
Currently you can look forward to seeing:
Updated B-17 Interiors
New Crew Models
Updated Interfaces, no more comic sans in the interface
Music in menus
Updated Front end menus
Updated Airfield interiors
Aspect Ratio upgrade from 4:3 to 16:9
In progress Terrain enhancements, including being able to see further into the distance making the navigator's job a little easier
Improvements to the original Mighty 8th engine that have resulted in smoother frame rates and better performance on modern machines
We are focused on continuing to improve the game as time goes on. The planned improvements include:
Updated B-17 Exteriors
Updated Fighter Exteriors
Improved player control options
New Missions
Improvements to training missions and tutorials to better onboard new players
A New game manual
Larger Aircraft Formations
And more

[@jamesrussell7760]

The drift to the right in that last minute or so was unbelievable. Yet the aircraft at 25,000 ft seemed quite steady. If you remember, there was virtually no drift while the target was in sight. I think you had a low level crosswind that carried your bombs off to the right. The Norden bomb sight had a means of correcting for crosswinds, but without low level weather info, there's not much you can do.

[@Spitfiresammons]

This new b-17 the mighty 8th redux graphics looks more better than the old graphics. I just watched 2 episodes of the Masters of the air on AppleTV+ and it looks fantastic.

[@maxencelavigne5406]

It’s better than what it was but it’s pretty much unacceptable by todays standards

[@beny9134]

@@maxencelavigne5406 It's early access. The other graphics as well as aircraft and environment are also being updated.

[@thencrranger5628]

​@@maxencelavigne5406 I mean, it's a remaster not a remake.

[@assasinbob1]

As they’ve shown in the updates on Steam, they’re going to be updating most of the visuals, performance, formation sizes, customisations and more. They’ve already revealed the b17 external model! It looks amazing

[@sim-unation]

@@assasinbob1 Irregardless, they made a decision to release this 'redux' with all of the bugs and issues of the previous game, all of them, so as just to coincided with MoA on AppleTV. On top of that, all they've done thus far are some new character models and interiors. It's obvious this was rushed out the door to coincide with a much anticipated TV series. It deserves the reviews its getting.

[@blastpop]

A video of setting choices and start dates may come in handy for us raw recruits and suggestions on settings once we have some missions under our belt.

[@ASo5one]

Oh my, didnt know Bomber Crew had a fully capable grand daddy. This looks awesome!

[@Red5_]

I’m absolutely buzzing that a new game is being realised and really enjoy this series of yours. You play so I don’t have too. 😂

[@horrido666]

I was on the fence, but with the bundle deal, and this video, I jumped. This is such a great game.

[@thomasc8482]

Yep for £10 its great to have what is essentally a QOL update on a game I've been playing for 20ish years

[@haydenc2742]

WOOO!!! More Fortress...now in high def! So awesome!!! There is a new TV series called "Masters of the Air" that is based upon the B-17 Keep em coming!!!!

[@wisconsindirtkarting7606]

I saw that hopefully its good and not a let down lol

[@colindouglas7769]

@@wisconsindirtkarting7606 Masters of the Air, from what I've seen of it, is riddled with CGI aerial combat sequences and the dialogue and acting is pretty naff. Surprised an actor of Tom Hanks' reputation allowed his name to be associated with it! I won't be bothering to watch it anyway!

[@westofwahpeton4692]

I will use clues from the Recon film (like the road and river orientation relative to Target) to zoom in the flight plan map and adjust the track to fly as close to straight down the long axis of the target as possible.

[@mwilg]

Yeh, this is something I did too and surprised it's not adopted here

[@joeaustin4472]

Great start to a new series, first operation out and it's to destroy an oil refinery, though the attack missed.. there's no need to dwell on it, nor is there any need to have the head low, just put it down to a novice crew experience.. remember all crews have to start off as newbies and also without experience, first time out so.. a near miss is only to be expected in all honesty. Even the best can miss their target at times, so don't worry about it, it's early days. The Luftwaffe seemed to be delayed in coming after us, seemed to be slow in response.. strange.. but, they arrived and that was great gunnery skill, first air kills claimed in the new series. Great start, truly great start. Thanks for starting a great new B17 series, happy gaming mate and thanks again 👍

[@johnsullivan6843]

OK crew this was not our best, but we're back in decent shape and able to fight again. Let's keep working hard!

[@oldy27]

Upon further reflection, I think this game MAY be awesome. And it will give us a lot of joy 😎 Let's hope I'm not wrong.

[@LawrenceSeetoh]

That is a decent start, thank you Taff, I am looking forward to more FW 190s in your future

[@garytwinem5275]

Nice cosmetic update, looking forward to the new 3d environment and game patches in the future.

[@Brainiacs0]

Strap in folks, Taff's cooking with this one.

[@fatman6263]

Hey Taff I love all your original mighty eighth videos and just now getting into the redux version. I was wondering if you could do a tutorial on the controls for the new people getting into this game. I looked everywhere trying to figure out how to get the mouse to work on the turrets and can’t seem to find the controls in the game. Thanks for all that you do and never stop making videos!!!

[@colindouglas7769]

The report said your aircraft was mechanical status "A", but correct me if I read it wrong, but the port wing had more holes in it than a slab of Swiss cheese and the radio operator's position had a bit more ventilation on landing than it had on take-off! That looks like your Ground Crew are having a bit of a laugh! 🤣

[@obsidianwinters5857]

Completely missed this being released, so thanks for the video and the heads up. I know what I'm doing this weekend!

[@turtle2720]

SPOILER Bomb Damage Estimate: Low Cow Fatality: High Entertainment Value: Very High Thanks Taff!

[@HarmanMotorWorks]

I wonder if the 'realistic engine management' aspect is retained at the higher difficulty levels? I remember having to manage cowl flaps, oil and cylinder head temperatures to keep them in check.

[@hardini3102]

Good first mission! Looking forward to the next.

[@matthewrosengren2813]

Good first mission, Taff! The bombing accuracy will get better. I can’t wait to see the next mission! Cheers

[@TPath3]

Just a little advoce - in order to compensate for side drift you need to enter it via a needle on the Bombsight (atleast that was the way with the original patched version). If you just compensate by reseting the aim point the bombs drift along and you get what you got. Also regarding the waypoints it's advisable to make a turn after bombs away to drop off the flak and enter a glide downhill to also change speed - eases off the strain on the eninges and aids in dropping off flak danger. Improving the aircraft performance (especially at altitude) you can slightly increase manifold pressure via the turbo levers while reducing throttle slightly (just making sure the Cyl-Head + Carburetor Temps stay in the limits), this also aids in fuel economy.

[@WillieCuz]

Bloody 100th needs to drop soon with Masters of the Air coming out

[@alexandrelamarche42]

Its not even close of releasing.

[@alexmillar8312]

Well I played the original when it came out years ago , even modded the hell out of it in the days when mods were less user friendly. It swallowed great chunks of my life. So here I go saying goodbye to my life again.....I wonder if my wife can put up with it a second time around....

[@mwilg]

Assuming the simulation is accurate when it comes to altitude and fuel burn, you'll actually save fuel by going higher, because the higher you go, the more lean the mixture for the engines becomes. More than offsets the extra used for the longer climb.

[@cymrych79]

You might have just worded things a little poorly, but to clarify, the higher you climb the *richer* the mixture becomes, since as the air becomes thinner and thinner there is less available oxygen to be drawn into the carbs. The pilots have to manual lean the mixture to keep the engines' T&Ps in the proper range. But your point in general is correct, properly leaning can greatly improve the fuel economy. I see the mixture levers on the quadrant, and saw a single reference to them in the manual where it walks you through a fully manual engine start procedure ... but until I can jump into the game next week, I wouldn't even want to guess whether something approaching proper fuel mixture modeled has been implemented or not. (But given that this is currently a slightly updated 24 year old sim, I'm guessing not, or at most there might be a simple Auto-Rich/Auto-Lean option).

[@mwilg]

@@cymrych79 It certainly needs to be moded, at least in some fashion, because as a working pilot, I can assure you this is a real lapse of reality. As you say, given that the controls are there, and that B17 had, indeed an auto-mixture feature, it would be bizarre for such a fundamental reality of aviation to be overlooked! It's a standard 101, piece of knowledge. I fact, without it, missions like these would have been impossible!

[@mwilg]

@@cymrych79 I see, now what you're saying about better wording. Yes, I meant that the higher one goes, the more pilots have to lean out the mixture. It's ironic that using now that I'm in the world of FADEC's, one takes it so much for granted, and yet they did, indeed have auto-mixture even that early.

[@cymrych79]

​@@mwilg Yes indeed, and the auto-mixture worked pretty darn well, too. In fairness, with the B-17's turbos being utilized for takeoff and climb out, the auto-mixture system doesn't really need to do much as the turbos do the majority of the work keeping the O2 intake consistent, at least up to critical altitude where the turbos hit their max RPM. So the pilot just needs to takeoff, reduce MP to 38" for the climb using the turbo dial (or individual turbo levers, as I see the cockpit in The Mighty 8th has (which is more of an F model feature, rather than the G model flown in the game, but whatever)), level out on the step and move the mixture levers to Auto-Lean ... easy-peasy! To illustrate the fuel savings (going solely by memory and ~2000 hours in the the A2A Simulations B-17G, which I sadly haven't flown in P3D in over a year now), climbing out at 38", 2300 RPM, Auto-Rich at 135 mph indicated burns about 450 gallons per hour. Cruising at 25k ft, 150 mph indicated, 34", 2200 RPM (or thereabouts to maintain 150 indicated), Auto-Lean, you're burning somewhere around 150 gallons per hour (+/- about 30 gph, depending on altitude, air temp, gross weight, etc.). That is a HUGE fuel savings, and it'd be a real crying shame if it isn't at least somewhat modeled, even if only grossly without any real precision. Edited for typos.

[@timjerrom7173]

Very nice, I can't wait to follow more missions with this crew.

[@jameswilliams1085]

Great news Taff!!! Really looking forward to this!!!

[@CatsFerDays]

was waiting for this one ☝🏻

[@sling409]

Very well done and interested in more. Subbed.

[@marc13bautista]

Nice. Can't wait for the rest of the series.

[@riekopo7638]

they should upgrade the map graphics imo

[@chippy2986]

Holy shit unlocked a memory

[@Vipre-]

18:28 That poor wing. Nobody sneeze, it might snap.

[@lastcartridge]

hell yeah back in the air baby!!

[@goalski134]

absolutely loving a new series on this one. from your experiences so far, do you recommend purchasing redux?

[@officermalloy4201]

So true to the original that the exhaust ports on the top of the right wing are still missing, which by the way, the patch fixed in the original version, so any old timer could have told you that. Just saying.

[@cymrych79]

I completely missed the release of TM8th Redux last month, just thought to check Steam on a whim and saw it. Of course, my next stop was Taff to see his videos! Something I remember doing a lot of for the original 2000 release was reskinning for various Bomb Groups. Has anyone poked around, see if any sort of skin modding is possible in Redux? If so, has anybody tried a repaint, or are they waiting for Bloody 100th given the (currently) unimproved external graphics/models? (I've bought the game, but my gaming rig is a few hundred miles away so I won't get to install it and poke around in the file structure until early in the week.)

[@erichammer2751]

I wonder why they didn't put the "S" inside the tail triangle for the 401st Bomb Group?

[@SnowyNI]

Still doesn't look as good as I'd hoped. Loved these games like this, M1 Abrams & Gunship back in the day. IL-2 has spoiled me I guess. 😇

[@videogenics86]

At least none of the crew got hurt.

[@erichines2667]

Love your videos but I am confused, if this mission takes place in March 1944 how is St Lo troop concentration even a mission if D-Day hasn’t happened yet?

[@facubeitches1144]

Well, at least the boys badly spoooked a herd of strategic dairy cows.

[@IamHoly....]

Cheers Mate......

[@Kanzi--]

17:36 one job

[@EvilLordBane]

I really am liking this redux, so much better than the original. But I wonder if they added mission options to this one, like those that include dropping the Disney Swish bombs, though I think they were seldom used. You'd be much better off using that against U-boat pens, rather than conventional bombs.

[@brettjenner7732]

Wow where have I been lol , I don't use apple TV but I use an alternative free streaming site so if it's done by the same people as Band of Brothers I'm in for a treat then thanks for your reply.

[@mr.tobacco1708]

I hope they make a B-17 version of the U-Boat game or a co-op B-17 game.

[@jeans1515]

They are. B-17 the mighty 8th vr is coop. Theres also a new game called the bloody 100th

[@pezkenin]

Is there a way to check the target orientation, so it can be bombed along its long axis? Back in the original I could not find a way

[@baullz2]

If I recall from back in the day, all recon videos are filmed from West to East so knowing that you can adjust the bomb run direction. I haven't played in years so that would have to be checked to see if it's still true.

[@Vipre-]

baullz2 is correct, the film footage of the primary target is filmed west to east (top of the screen is east). So if you wanted to adjust on this target you'd want to approach from the east-northeast and you'd be lined up top to bottom along the length shown at 5:00 . For Brest harbor it'd be almost direct east to west for the best run.

[@gamer11714]

THANK YOUUUU❤

[@MajPickles]

00:17:16 is quite literally like the 'Bombs Gone' scene in Memphis Belle

[@Taffy064]

Been looking forward to this game, and what better channel to watch it on?

[@MajorGrubert-t4e]

To taff, hello, thanks for the video, have you experienced the collision bug between the planes when they regroup or change direction ? It why I ll stop to play with the first game (bored to loose my squadron like that and not by the fault of flak or German fighter). Thanks by advance.

[@PapagenoX09]

Wasn't someone working on a remake in a new engine? I mean, yeah, this looks better for sure than the game from 2000 but it's less than I was hoping for.

[@Vipre-]

Microprose is doing a sequel called the Bloody 100th, that might be what you're thinking of. This Redux of TM8th will get visual updates throughout early access.

[@EduFirenze]

Tried playing this game years ago and couldn't take off let alone get to Germany 😂

[@terrylarkin178]

Can I play this on my gaming laptop without a stick or controller for the bomb runs?

[@gawaing1942]

one question: in this new version, did they inprove the scort fighters AI? because I remember that they did'nt know how landing or come back to home when they have low fuel

[@brettjenner7732]

Hi Taff I've just come across a new series on apple TV called Masters of the air about two guys who join the 100th Air Wing and get assigned to the mighty 8th in WW2, l just watched the first 5 minutes but it looks like it could be on par with the brilliant series Band of Brother's. Hope you don't mind me recommendation.

[@Vipre-]

It's been the talk of the game's discord for months. Done by the same people behind Band of Brothers.

[@edwardlewsey3954]

That starting screen corridor, isn't this supposed to be in ww2, the US airbases and many of the RAF ones were all brand new, and they were military bases, so it's odd how old and grimy they have made it look! Is there another reason for it I'm missing?

[@paulbow7176]

Key mapping to joysticks in this game at the moment for me seems seriously bugged. On the upside you still have the R and R file so you can mod the crap out of it, which I used to do back in the day.

[@reapersteelwolf4327]

i still think this should be multiplayer, be fun to either have multiple players either crew one or command other bombers

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

Not everything needs to have multiplayer. Let us Single player guys have something, geez.

[@reapersteelwolf4327]

@@majorborngusfluunduch8694 doesn't have to be like other multiplayers, just play with friends would be nice

[@chriscamp60]

Not for this one! They are making a separate B-17 game with this same engine exclusively for multiplayer…

[@reapersteelwolf4327]

@@chriscamp60 yeah the VR version

[@kencrowe1965]

ALWAYS love the videos!!! BUT, when this was delayed, I got worried!!! And after seeing the reviews on STEAM, seems I was justified!!! I will hold my money, and play the original, until they fix A LOT of BUGS!!! Keeping my fingers crossed, but for me, the trust is damaged HUGELY because they "PUSHED OUT" an unfinished(and frankly IMHO, NO REDUX) product for a cash grab with the Apple + release "Masters of the Air" movie..... SAD!!!!

[@PapaBear816]

How hard is the game to learn? It's updated old school so It's likely not as friendly as newer games. I bought it but won't be able to play it till Saturday

[@Zetler]

Ugh. There goes my excitement for this game.

[@kodiakcannedy1501]

What ever happened to the brand new game they were making?

[@kadensullivan5994]

Is this playable with a keyboard and mouse or nah? Can't afford a flight stick currently.

[@arpinlemire1356]

Silent service big bird edition

[@daveharringbone8512]

Can you go rogue? Last intruder style?

[@whysosyria1]

Can you choose what your target? Or does the computer pick for you? If you can choose we need to see a mission to Berlin

[@MrEmiosk]

There are two campaign choices. Squad commander and bomber campaign. First one you choose plan and manage the entire bomber wing, while in this mode you command the lead bomber and has to try and survive 25 missions.

[@michaelbourgeault9409]

Drew Beasley? of the Manchester Beasleys?

[@taomahNEGEV]

IL-2 Sturmovik looks so much better.

[@kenc9236]

How do I speed up time? I tried home and end keys to no effect.

[@Hans_Ft]

I heard the redux can be played with mouse and keyboard now, is that true? I couldn't play the original game because I don't have a hotas. I was hoping I can finally play the redux

[@alexandrelamarche42]

Yes but there's no sensiblity control for the mouse in the option yet.

[@TheRogey1]

I really cannot see a lot of difference in the Graphics, the interior of the aircraft is better but the scenery looks no different also they haven't changed the engine cowls to being round!

[@jasperrrrrrrrrr_]

What i understand that the external/terrain graphics will be updated in the future

[@MRannikko]

I wonder could you do a tutorial how to handle plane in game? Buttons and so on.... Can't find any manuals of this game. And I know this is early access game but in game tutorials are so buggy that they don't really help at all... There is so many years when I last played this game that I can't remember anything of this.

[@qatsi4897]

On Steam in Dev Blog #6 there is a link to the complete manual.

[@MRannikko]

@@qatsi4897 Thanx, mate!🙂 I did find it.👍

[@shilohslim1893]

Shouldn't the bomber's name be "Miss Behavin'"?

[@omegacon4]

17:30 THIS is what happens when a Brit tries to do an AMERICAN'S JOB.

[@MajPickles]

TAKE MY MONEY

[@mimir4965]

"Osranek" lmao

[@kulik242]

How are your difficulty settings?

[@JeanMckorrigan-fh7nk]

Possible de traduction en Français? Tank et doc ?

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

WOW amazing graphics....for 1992 WTF is this sheet?

[@coyoteduster8919]

trackir support?

[@CrazyPilot_from_Belgium]

The graphics are terribly old-fashioned. Real Microprose from years ago. They could have given the game a better look

[@Rudeljaeger]

The game is such a disappointment. Hardly any graphical updates outside, no flyable fighters (THEY WERE FLYABLE IN THE ORIGINAL). Shitty "Redux"

[@kaison8142]

This will all be implemented in time. You know what "early access" means?

[@thatguy5391]

EARLY ACCESS READ WHAT YOU'RE PURCHASING

[@Rudeljaeger]

Early access means "we have an incomplete game and "promise" to complete it - but wont".@@kaison8142