From a discussion on the BoS forum (here, if it hasn't been deleted as off-topic: http://forum.il2sturmovik.net/topic/546-developer-diary-part-x/) it seems that Loft of 1C/777 may possibly have taken responsibility for IL-2 '46 and CloD, as well as for BoS development - and he has pointed out that Team Fusion has never made any approach regarding making the proposed patch official. Why not contact him - in private - and do so, rather than allowing the 'us versus them' mentality regarding CloD to continue, in the interests of making the patch as widely available as possible? It is possible that this will come to nothing, of course, but there can be no harm trying, can there...