System Specs to be announced shortly

[Chivas]

Or in a week or two , whatever shortly means.

I clicked on the Facebook icon on the Cliffs of Dover website, and there is a comment by Luthier {Ilya Shevchenko} that indicates they will be releasing the system specs shortly.

http://www.facebook.com/il2sturmovik/posts/149236541796325

"Ilya Shevchenko We'll be releasing system specs very shortly!"

[Hecke]

I can't find this quote.
Do I have to be registered to see it?

[LukeFF]

It's right there on the page for all to see.

[Richie]

Thanks for this Chivas.

[Trumper]

Quote 4th post down
"Ilya Shevchenko We'll be releasing system specs very shortly!"

[Triggaaar]

Thanks for the update

[Tree_UK]

Well at least we heard it here first!!! :confused:

[Dano]

Well at least we heard it here first!!! :confused:

Indeed.

[Abbeville-Boy]

stunning news
i think

[kimosabi]

That would be a friggin' awesome troll attempt from a fake account. :grin:

Not that I think it is fake, but I'm chuckling just by the idea of it. Good news for any worried souls out there. My old beater will have to suffice for a while longer. :grin:

[JG52Uther]

Well at least we heard it here first!!! :confused:

Nope,I posted it at ubi hours ago!

[SlipBall]

Nope,I posted it at ubi hours ago!



I posted this news on my Blog...yesterday:-P
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/SlipBall/mockface.gif

[Biggs]

"2 weeks be sure"


hee hee

[fruitbat]

Well at least we heard it here first!!! :confused:

once the system specs are released, what are you going to whine about next?

[Dano]

once the system specs are released, what are you going to whine about next?

It's a perfectly valid comment, why on earth did we find out that system specs were to be released soon via facebook and not the official forum where it really should have been announced.

[carl]

Perhaps with game nearly done oleg and team got bored

[Mango]

It's a perfectly valid comment, why on earth did we find out that system specs were to be released soon via facebook and not the official forum where it really should have been announced.

Because it wasn't announced. :rolleyes: "Coming soon..." isn't an announcement, it's a passing comment that Ilya was nice enough to post on the official IL2 facebook page.

It isn't news until we actually see system specs! ;)

[Dano]

Because it wasn't announced. :rolleyes: "Coming soon..." isn't an announcement, it's a passing comment that Ilya was nice enough to post on the official IL2 facebook page.

It isn't news until we actually see system specs! ;)

It's a passing comment that should have been here :rolleyes:

[JG52Uther]

Well that is the thing with CoD,you have to trawl the net and at least four different sites to get info!
Sometimes,you can even put all the bits together and get an answer...

[Triggaaar]

It's a passing comment that should have been here :rolleyes:It would have been nice, no harm in pointing it out I agree.

Because it wasn't announced. :rolleyes: "Coming soon..." isn't an announcementRight, so saying that the new game is due to come out on the 25th March also isn't an announcement? We haven't got the game yet, but we are happy to know it's only 2 months until release day. We haven't got the system spec yet, but it's nice to see that it's likely to be out before the game, giving those that have waited the chance to make system changes before the game is out. People have been asking for system specs here for a long time, and the comment was simply saying that if they know those will be out soon, they could have said so here, instead of only on facebook.

[Mango]

Right, so saying that the new game is due to come out on the 25th March also isn't an announcement? We haven't got the game yet, but we are happy to know it's only 2 months until release day.

Actually, that is an announcement. The game didn't officially exist until UBI said so. If Ilya had mentioned on facebook that Storm of War will come out on March 25th, that would be a different story.

[Dano]

The game didn't officially exist until UBI said so.

Lol, right...

[Triggaaar]

The game didn't officially exist until UBI said so.You're losing the plot. People tried a Beta version of the game in November, and we've seen countless videos and screenshots, so we knew that it was in development and real. If you want to argue that being in development isn't the same, well I've got news for you - it's still in development. You still can't get hold of the final version. Ubi aren't the only publisher, but as far as you're concerned 1C could have released it, and everyone could be playing it, but it wouldn't be official. Ok.

[Chivas]

If Luthier had of posted in the IC forums that the system specs would be out shortly, we would have taken it as a promise and would expect the system specs in the next few seconds. And if it didn't all hell would break loose.

[Triggaaar]

If Luthier had of posted in the IC forums that the system specs would be out shortly, we would have taken it as a promise and would expect the system specs in the next few seconds. And if it didn't all hell would break loose.He couldn't possibly have said 'we hope to have the system specs out shortly, but no promises'?

[Chivas]

He couldn't possibly have said 'we hope to have the system specs out shortly, but no promises'?

It doesn't matter how he phrases his statements, its ALWAYS taken as a promise, here and at UBI forums. ;)

[Dano]

It doesn't matter how he phrases his statements, its ALWAYS taken as a promise, here and at UBI forums. ;)

So what makes you think that his facebook comment will be taken any differently?

[pancake]

So what makes you think that his facebook comment will be taken any differently?

Probably won't be taken differently but posting there, where there is currently far less traffic does not immediately cause an onslaught of invective of ubizoobie rabies. Must be a bit scary popping your head above the parapet round here...

[Dano]

Hehe, true :)

[whatnot]

It's a perfectly valid comment, why on earth did we find out that system specs were to be released soon via facebook and not the official forum where it really should have been announced.

Browse through some of the threads and compare the nature of the discussion here to the ones in facebook and you'll notice why they probably aren't too keen to post anything for this group of whine-o-nutjobs! ;-)

I couldn't wait anymore so I went for the top and upgraded my hotas while I'm at it. No need to second guess anymore and my rig will be ready, time-tested and configured before CoD comes out. Some of the components take 3-6 weeks to arrive however..

Asus P8P67 Deluxe Intel P67 LGA1155
MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA
Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4 GHz LGA1155
OCZ RevoDrive PCI Express SSD 120GB SSD
Corsair 8GB (4x2GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL9
Antec P193 ATX
Noctua NH-D14
Corsair AX850W
Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog

I wonder how my saitek pedals will fit with the hog..

[Mango]

You're losing the plot. People tried a Beta version of the game in November, and we've seen countless videos and screenshots, so we knew that it was in development and real. If you want to argue that being in development isn't the same, well I've got news for you - it's still in development. You still can't get hold of the final version. Ubi aren't the only publisher, but as far as you're concerned 1C could have released it, and everyone could be playing it, but it wouldn't be official. Ok.

Replace the word "UBI" with "Any Publisher". I'm saying there's a difference between an official announcement from the marketing machine and some tidbit updates from the developer. Ilya is under no obligation to "pre-post" anything here before facebook, and I'm sure once the specs are available he'll be courteous enough to post them here first.

[DoolittleRaider]

Asus P8P67 Deluxe Intel P67 LGA1155
MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA
Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4 GHz LGA1155
OCZ RevoDrive PCI Express SSD 120GB SSD
Corsair 8GB (4x2GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL9
Antec P193 ATX
Noctua NH-D14
Corsair AX850W
Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog

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Very similar to what I have penciled in for my new Rig, ready to purchase/build once I hear the Official Specs from 1C. Even so, I have no doubt whatsoever that the Rig will be more than enough to handle COD (I HATE that acronym selected by UBI so-called marketeers, fools that they be) with all COD bells and whistles and MAX settings.

[Chivas]

The Saitek Pro Rudder pedals will work just fine with the Hog, although I didn't like the warthog enough to keep it.

[Skoshi Tiger]

Which specs do you think he was refering to? Minimum or Recomended or both?


I wonder how my saitek pedals will fit with the hog..

You should have no problems running the two together. They will be two seperate controls as Target only works with TM products. (AFAIK)I'm running a warthog withmy bu0836 based rudders no problems.


Cheers!

[imaca]

Very similar to what I have penciled in for my new Rig, ready to purchase/build once I hear the Official Specs from 1C. Even so, I have no doubt whatsoever that the Rig will be more than enough to handle COD (I HATE that acronym selected by UBI so-called marketeers, fools that they be) with all COD bells and whistles and MAX settings.
The "bells and whistles" won't even all be turned on. I have no doubt there isn't a PC available that would be "more than enough", particularly if you like 3 screens and 3D.

Once Bulldozer comes out, Sandy bridge prices will drop like a stone.
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/11-01-24/177a.jpg
Its been along time since high end PCs haven't been a rip off through lack of competition.
I'll be saving my pingers till then.

[Romanator21]

Simon, the game is indeed extremely scalable. For the past six months all we've been doing is scaling it back. Basically we had built a 2013 game and had to pull it back into the present. Growth in the next couple of years will be very easy. We'll just flick a bunch of switches back on - Ilya Shevchenko

:cool:

[T}{OR]

The "bells and whistles" won't even all be turned on. I have no doubt there isn't a PC available that would be "more than enough", particularly if you like 3 screens and 3D.

Once Bulldozer comes out, Sandy bridge prices will drop like a stone.
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/11-01-24/177a.jpg
Its been along time since high end PCs haven't been a rip off through lack of competition.
I'll be saving my pingers till then.


All this is speculation - at best. Once Bulldozer really comes out we will see. Already the latest i7's and i5's are over 30% faster clock per clock than their predecessors. Bulldozer has the time until IveyBridge comes out. If that graph above is true at all.

And if we're to judge on nVidia's dominance on the GPU market today I don't hold my hopes high. It is like they switched roles from last year. Now AMD runs super hot and is lagging behind.

In any case, if AMD really manages to pull this one off, mind you this is their first new architecture from 2003, no on would be more happier than me. :)

[Baron]

Browse through some of the threads and compare the nature of the discussion here to the ones in facebook and you'll notice why they probably aren't too keen to post anything for this group of whine-o-nutjobs! ;-)

I couldn't wait anymore so I went for the top and upgraded my hotas while I'm at it. No need to second guess anymore and my rig will be ready, time-tested and configured before CoD comes out. Some of the components take 3-6 weeks to arrive however..

Asus P8P67 Deluxe Intel P67 LGA1155
MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5/OC NVIDIA
Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4 GHz LGA1155
OCZ RevoDrive PCI Express SSD 120GB SSD
Corsair 8GB (4x2GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL9
Antec P193 ATX
Noctua NH-D14
Corsair AX850W
Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog

I wonder how my saitek pedals will fit with the hog..


As far as i know 2600K might have "less" gaming power than the 2500K due to the multi threading, or lack thereoff in game. It literally slows the 2600K down below 2500K in certain applications (for ex. games that does not use multi threading)

Not a bid deal as such, just thought i mention it. ;)

[whatnot]

The Saitek Pro Rudder pedals will work just fine with the Hog, although I didn't like the warthog enough to keep it.

The first comment of this nature I've seen about the hog. What killed it for you?

[whatnot]

Very similar to what I have penciled in for my new Rig, ready to purchase/build once I hear the Official Specs from 1C. Even so, I have no doubt whatsoever that the Rig will be more than enough to handle COD (I HATE that acronym selected by UBI so-called marketeers, fools that they be) with all COD bells and whistles and MAX settings.

The problem with waiting for the specs is that if the setup I've selected isn't enough then there is a little chance of improvement on the HW before the release. And I want to have my rig all pimped up the day I get the game.

I don't like CoD either.. will keep calling it BOB from here on ;-)

[whatnot]

The "bells and whistles" won't even all be turned on. I have no doubt there isn't a PC available that would be "more than enough", particularly if you like 3 screens and 3D.

Once Bulldozer comes out, Sandy bridge prices will drop like a stone.
Its been along time since high end PCs haven't been a rip off through lack of competition.
I'll be saving my pingers till then.

I'm ok with my single 27" without any 3d stuff and I'm hoping it'll run pretty smoothly or all the talk about optimization has been just smoke and mirrors.

Sandy's are pretty affordable compared to the previous pricing. For example the 2500k is about 200$ which is a steal if you ask me. Haven't seen any schedules for bulldozer except 2011 and I ain't waiting any more. There is always the next big thing just around the corner, isn't it? :cool:

[whatnot]

As far as i know 2600K might have "less" gaming power than the 2500K due to the multi threading, or lack thereoff in game. It literally slows the 2600K down below 2500K in certain applications (for ex. games that does not use multi threading)

Not a bid deal as such, just thought i mention it. ;)

I haven't seen any proof of this from any benchmarks I've looked at. Older intels with price tag around 1k have topped 2600k but never seen 2500k taking the lead.

Maybe it can be true for older titles, don't know..

[Hecke]

multi threading can be switched off.

[Igo kyu]

multi threading can be switched off.
How?

[Skoshi Tiger]

How?

By using the power button? By running DOS 3.0?

You can disable cores of your CPU in the BIOS, but AFAIK if your have a program that is written as a multi threaded program then you are still going to be running multiple threads even if it is on the one core.

cheers!

[fruitbat]

system specs here,

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/23110283/m/6811032709

OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows® 7 / Vista SP2 / Windows XP SP3
PROCESSOR: Pentium® Dual-Core 2.0GHz or Athlon™ X2 3800+ (Intel Core i5 2.66GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 2.6GHz recommended)
RAM: 2GB (4GB recommended)
VIDEO CARD: DirectX® 9.0c compliant, 512Mb Video Card (1GB DirectX® 10 recommended) - See supported List*
DIRECT X®: DirectX® 9.0c or DirectX® 10 (included on disc)
DVD-ROM DRIVE: 8X
SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c compatible
HARD DISK: 10GB
PERIPHERALS: Mouse, keyboard (joystick with throttle and rudder control recommended)
MULTIPLAY: Broadband connection with 128 kbps upstream or faster

*SUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS AT TIME OF RELEASE:
ATI® 4850/4870/5830/5850/5770/5870/6870/6950/6970
NVidia®: 8800/9800/250/260/275/285/460/465/470/480

[=XIII=Shea]

Ok thanks, so does cliffs of dover still support DX11?

[kendo65]

Not initially at release - they had issues that they were unable to resolve in time.

But it will be a priority for the (near) future.

[whatnot]

system specs here,

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/23110283/m/6811032709

It doesn't support GTX580?!?

[Flanker35M]

S!

580 = the real 480 so sure does :) 580 is not from another planet ;)

[Sven]

What does support actually mean, it's rather vague, I think it's more likely that those were tested with the game, sure a 580 will run great with CoD, I dare to bet on that.

[Richie]

It's gone?

[Igo kyu]

You can disable cores of your CPU in the BIOS,
I have a laptop that I want to do this on (not related to flight sims), I've looked in the BIOS, nothing doing so far as I can see.

but AFAIK if your have a program that is written as a multi threaded program then you are still going to be running multiple threads even if it is on the one core.

cheers!
Yeah, I think I understand that. The laptop has two real cores running at 2.13 GHz, and hyperthreads those to four virtual cores, presumably running at <1.07 virtual GHz, and it slows up all the time. Might be the slow hyperthreading, might be heat related, I'd like to stop the hyperthreading to see whether that made any difference, but the BIOS doesn't appear to have any options for that. I was hoping there was some way via Windows, because I haven't tried that yet.

Oh well, thanks for taking the time.

[M@d_Pilot]

Official system specs (on russian) - http://games.1c.ru/il2_britain/?type=syst
P.S. I need a new comp...

[Abbeville-Boy]

im waiting for
facebook :o