Friday 2009-11-06 Screenshots Update discussion thread

[Igo kyu]

I got a question, were their American volunteers in the RAF in BOB?
Yes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-British_personnel_in_the_RAF_during_the_Battle_of_ Britain

[Insuber]

Yes,

Very few, because by fighting for another country they lost the citizenship, according to a non-interventionist law. So, only the more enthusiasts arrived. The figures I've read in various books vary from 7 from 17.

The Billy Fiske cited by Wiki, was a famous bobsled champion and jet-set boy, just married when he died in August 1940, being a member of the 601 Sqn, the famous Millionaires Squadron.


Regards,
Insuber




I always thought it'd be cool to start off with the invasion of Poland, then Norway, and then the low countries and France and so on. Through expansions, SoW could eventually model all the major aerial conflicts of WWII.

[KOM.Nausicaa]

With the right ground objects a Battle of France scenario is also possible.

Would need French aircraft and armour, but that map has way more possibilities than just the BoB.

In fact, I doubt that very much. I am aware however that you can make all kinds of later scenarios on the engine - but seen the repeated questions of some for stuff like B25's, or the alike I think many do not really know how about the BoB. But for the map: I have the impression it covers just the barely necessary for the BoB (Norvegia not included). Northern France, southern England, especially east southern England (Kent) as seen on the map editor in Mysticpumas vid. Sorry, no golf of Biskaya, No Battle of France. I don't think we get the terrain.

[KOM.Nausicaa]

here my approximative guess on the Bob map - but who knows maybe I am wrong.

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/8574/bobmap.jpg

[TheGrunch]

Who knows, apart from the team making the game? Only thing that we can say is that we know it's 1:1 size, so this reduces (but doesn't eliminate) the likelihood that it's huge.

[MatthewS]

The screenshots don't seem to work!

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=2040

[Foo'bar]

The screenshots don't seem to work!

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=2040

Since a couple of days now :(

Referring to a earlier discussion I guess the map is directed to north imho and Ipswich will not be part of it.

[proton45]

The screenshots don't seem to work!

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=2040

Its working now...

[tagTaken2]

...the more I read some of the posts here the more I am afraid we will see guys popping up and screaming "where is the Memphis Belle?!" once the game is released.

How is that a bad thing? It would indicate that SoW was picking up a mass audience. More sales, more cashflow, more sim.
Or possibly you'd prefer a quiz when you install BoB. If you don't know why the Spit couldn't follow the 109 into a vertical dive, your HD gets formatted.

[tagTaken2]

Buster Dee is thinking ahead . . . to next theater of operations.

Unless Oleg jumps into Korea after BOB release. That'd be something you'd be scrolling throug the BOB plane set, then the Korea ones show up in there.


I hope it would be done more like:
You have all installed, when you click on SoW SP icon you get offered choice of theatre:
BoB
Korea
Med (who knows :)

And each comes up with own interface, music and button style, etc. Like Rowan's BoB and MiG Alley, same but different.

[AdMan]

How is that a bad thing? It would indicate that SoW was picking up a mass audience. More sales, more cashflow, more sim.
Or possibly you'd prefer a quiz when you install BoB. If you don't know why the Spit couldn't follow the 109 into a vertical dive, your HD gets formatted.
XD some flight simmers can be so elitist can't they

[caprera]

which is the screenshots update thread ?? i see only comment threads for uploaded pics... a link ??

[Baron]

which is the screenshots update thread ?? i see only comment threads for uploaded pics... a link ??



http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=2040

[caprera]

thanks !

[Ernst]

Hehe... Would like too see some guys complaining, some planes has no "trasmitters". Ex.: Japanese and Russian fighters. It ll be a bad experience fly without radios or with interference.

This can afford new strategies, like to bomb radio stations to break enemy coms. hehe... Would be amazing!

But once players are using TS or Ventrilo this not helps a lot. i dont known if is possible but it would be helpfull if game blocks another chat programs when server owner chooses to do so.

An option to unblock or block is highly desirable! Is it possible?

p.s.: im commenting cause Olegs said that radio quality ll depend distances between planes and radio towers.

[ElAurens]

Blocking team comms will not go over well.

I dare say it would cause many to skip the purchase.

Much of the fun of online play is being on comms with your mates and enjoying each other's company and banter.

Taking it away is not in the best interest of sales.

Be sure.

[Lucas_From_Hell]

Blocking team comms will not go over well.

I dare say it would cause many to skip the purchase.

Much of the fun of online play is being on comms with your mates and enjoying each other's company and banter.

Taking it away is not in the best interest of sales.

Be sure.

El Aurens, but once again, options.

But for BoB, at least, I won't bother. All British and German planes we'll be able to fly have radio, anyway...

[Ernst]

Blocking team comms will not go over well.

I dare say it would cause many to skip the purchase.

Much of the fun of online play is being on comms with your mates and enjoying each other's company and banter.

Taking it away is not in the best interest of sales.

Be sure.

I understand. However i said comms must be allowed using internal game radio and only with server desire.

TS and ventrilo can be used if server decides yes. Im only thinking about players who wishes a more hardcore gaming, i understand that there is players who would like to fly this way.

And the game could satisfy casual, medium, realistic and extreme realistic players (grognards)! Some players lock his belts, use aviator glasses, gloves and etc...:cool:

[Insuber]

2) We exchanged an email on this years ago; perhaps you remember... I really think there is a segment of users out there in the community like myself that would pay over $100 dollars for "premium user package" that would include additional tweaks or modules that are locked and not provided to all users... Perhaps some advanced flight modeling, tweaked graphical features, etc... I know add-ons can address these needs, but you have such a personal following and people who know sims know you give quality and would be willing to pay more with your stamp of approval. At the very least, I hope you're getting a good kickback % on the add-ons that are produced for SOW. The whole flight sim business model should be different than shooters... Not sure it can withstand a high price for all users, but to make up for lack of total users, price needs to be higher...

In general, it seems shooter folks are starting to get bored of the cheap/fast thrill of shooters and are looking for substance. Perhaps in the coming years, we'll see a ressurgence of interest in simming like there was in the early/mid 80s with the original MS FS which "every" gamer had in there PC collection.


I totally disagree with this post. The segment of users like yourself is 1) probably very small 2) Surely elitist, in the negative sense of the word.

Paying 100 USD (!!!!!!) for a "premium user package", or even 30 USD, to get "additional tweaks or modules that are locked and not provided to all users" (!!!!!!!!!!) will be accepted by a very small minority of users, and thus create little revenues, but will for sure create a "digital divide" between "richer" and "poorer" customers. I can't imagine a better way to destroy and upset a loyal base of customers.

I'd prefer rather to pay for patches, if they include additional content. This will put all users on the same level and increase revenues IMHO, provided that the cost is reasonable and well distributed along the time.

Regards,
Insuber

[ElAurens]

Insuber is totally correct in his assessment of this.

You want more content? Fund a 3D modeler to make something, then have it included in the sim. How's that for "premium" content?