Hey Guys, is anyone still playing this? and have the glaring problems been fixed?

[House MD 221B]

Hey all, I doubt many people still here rememebr me.

But I had such high hopes for this game and was sorely disappointed. I had to trade it in.

However, I have switched from Xbox to PSN, and it's been a while, so I thought maybe something had been done since the title update and the frankly rip-off DLC.

so, has ANYTHING been done?

did they fix the B-17 Armour
did they fix the P-51 handling
did they fix the ME262 Speed
did they add German and Bomber Cockpits
did they fix the Turret rotation inaccuracies (e.g. top turret on B-17 wouldnt face forwards 180* arc)
did they fix the joystick wheelbrake issues?

and of course, does anyone still play this?

If they have fixed the majority of these issues I may buy it again, I wanted it to be great so badly, as I've been a long time fan and player of the IL-2 series on the PC.

Anyway, I'd be interested in hearing your guys responses. :)

P.S. did their plans for a sequel get off the ground? or did BOP not make enough?

cheers all.

[Shadowcorp]

-B-17 is a tank and requires alot of fire to bring down whether that has changed i'm not sure.
-The p-51 is no turner with aircraft like a spit, la5/7 completely out-turning it, but it's boom and zoom attributes have been sharpened with enough of a turn to make it a viable aircraft in sim and realistic.
-The 262 wings come off at certain speeds if thats what you mean
-no german or bomber cockpits sadly
-turret inaccuracies remain also iin b17 and the fact gun positions are not killable (be aware a minority do use this glitch online)
-wheel brake i can't field that one...
The ps3 has many active players in all modes of play find some in your timezone i'm sure they'll help you find a game; as for me i'm gmt 0.

Something tells me there will be a sequel but this time with a different publisher to 505

[The Few]

wheel brakes with joystick were not fixed with the patch

[trk29]

Welcome back House.
PS3 Patch thread.

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=11645

Here is the full list of changes:

* keyboard support (in custom layout)
* Full mapping for buttons and axes was added
* Support of PC mouse for camera view was added
* adaptive Vsync (to prevent screen tearing in some cases)
* fixed significant performance drops on Berlin missions
* B-17 damage model tuned
* indicator distance of far away aircrafts on Simulator level increased
* Freezes in SP and MP fixed
* MP disconnections fixed
* some performance drops fixed
* in some cases unexpected behavior in Strike mode and Mustang P-51 had handling issues
* fixed voice chat issues that prevented some players from hearing others
* fixed rare disconnects from lobby when 12+ players with headsets were connecting to same lobby
* changes in score calculation for multiplayer leaderboards
* Message "Flaps Jammed" was added
* Button to create game was added to "No games available" message
* MP balancing: 5 points for air victory, -1 point for death
* Settings are saved always now, even if player changed it during the mission and exit to XMB
* Partially support of PC flight sticks was added
* Players in MP score tables sort by points now
* Players who leave MP game recolour in grey in score table
* Enemies AI and allies AI were improved
* AAA guns make more damage to player now
* Redout and Blackout were returned (Realistic/Simulator)
* Condition for unlock Ta-152 was changed. New condition is "Play 1 MP game"
* New control layout for Simulator added
* Separate firing from guns and machineguns added. Press R2 with 30% effort to fire from machineguns, press R2 with full effort for firing from machineguns and guns together
* Added sound for Stall
* Landing brakes on fligh stick were fixed
* Guns and machineguns recharging was added for "Ulimited ammo" setting.

The game is a lot better IMO with the patch.

[KAV]

The ps3 has many active players in all modes of play find some in your timezone i'm sure they'll help you find a game; as for me i'm gmt 0.

Something tells me there will be a sequel but this time with a different publisher to 505

Yes there is most likely a game running at all times. About gmt 20.00 and outwards is the most active periode.
As of the sequel, could you inform us further ?

[House MD 221B]

thanks guys, I'm very glad to hear this, i got so frustrated originally with the lack of attention paid by the staff.

I think this may be worth a re-order. If there's no sign of a sequel any time soon e.g. next year or so, then I may have to re-purchase.

Thanks guys, I'll add my name to the PS3 sim list on here, and if anyone wants to add my PSN, please feel free.

good to be back.

it sounds like most of the things have been fixed, the thing that annoyed me the most was the B-17 being weaker than an IL-2 or Spitfire.

and the P-51 wasnt built to out-turn things, but so long as it can turn without stalling is good enough for me :) a Spit and LA5 should both outturn it easily.

I will order this online and I look forward to seeing you guys in the air. Thanks for your time in replying guys.

[McKinneyJD]

wheel brakes with joystick were not fixed with the patch

The wheel brake issue was fixed by the patch, at least for Thrustmaster users.

[House MD 221B]

cool. I'll have to see if I still have my old joystick AV8R of course now I'm on the PS3 which is far superior to the Xbox, I can pretty much use any joystick I like woohoo! :)

Must admit as disappointed as I was originally by the game, i still find myself wishing I could fly over dover, or take a B-17 against a load of fighters :) There really is no other game out there like it for consoles. And it seems like most issues have been patched over time.

are there many Squadrons besides the P-51 and FW-190 ones? e.g. Fighter / Bomber squads. If not, is anyone interested in starting a European FB Squadron? :)

[Shadowcorp]

theres a french squadron headed by cassecouboy; that use aircraft like il10s, theres most likely a Japanese squadron operating in the game using spits iXs, there is the sbs 101st which is a flexible wing not limited to one kind of aircraft as they have enough to field a few squadrons

[The Few]

The wheel brake issue was fixed by the patch, at least for Thrustmaster users.

not if you use a custom layout, i should have been more specific in my previous post.

[House MD 221B]

Thats cool, thanks guys, to be honest the wheel break problem wasnt the biggest problem in the world, just would be nice to have it ironed out for capture the airfield :) But to be honest I think I'll stick to joypad for a while :) and save up for a decent joystick, as the AV8R wasn't brilliant on Xbox. Dunno if PS3 users had a different experience.

[MACADEMIC]

Thats cool, thanks guys, to be honest the wheel break problem wasnt the biggest problem in the world, just would be nice to have it ironed out for capture the airfield :) But to be honest I think I'll stick to joypad for a while :) and save up for a decent joystick, as the AV8R wasn't brilliant on Xbox. Dunno if PS3 users had a different experience.

If you mean the PS3 Dualshock controller by joypad, then I'd strongly recommend you try to do a custom layout with it. It's just much more responsive that way, a lot of people are very happy with it. You can find info on how to on the P-51 thread.

MAC

[trk29]

And also if you use a custom layout you can not assign a button to zoom. The zoom will not work.

[Robotic Pope]

And also if you use a custom layout you can not assign a button to zoom. The zoom will not work.

Yes, although the patch improved and fixed a few things it also brought in plenty of new bugs which is why i'm now quite happy the xbox never got the patch.



Yes there is most likely a game running at all times. About gmt 20.00 and outwards is the most active periode.
As of the sequel, could you inform us further ?

Apache Air Assualt is the sequel to BoP. Daijin might want to make another WWII game but I wouldn't expect it for at least a year after A.A.A. comes out.

[Zatoichi_Sanjuro]

Yes, although the patch improved and fixed a few things it also brought in plenty of new bugs...

What other new bugs did it bring?

[House MD 221B]

cheers guys ill see how default goes, cus if default is like xbox, xbox controlls were ok tbh. but if not i will go to P-51 thread and try custom. :)

[BRIGGBOY]

i just like the feel of a stick but i have tried macs custom layout for the pad and it is 100% better

[House MD 221B]

yeah I'd much prefer a nice high quality joystick and rudder pedals setup. But bit strapped for cash at the mo :) so will try Macs setup.