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Codex
03-29-2011, 07:49 AM
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz119/Codex71/DSCN1490.jpg

Very good quality, compared to other CE or LE of other games I've bought.

The pilots hand book is going to a lot of use over the next few hours ;)

Well done guys.

Raggz
03-29-2011, 07:50 AM
Congrats, It looks very nice indeed. Can't wait to get my hands on mine :)

Vevster
03-29-2011, 09:33 AM
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz119/Codex71/DSCN1490.jpg

Very good quality, compared to other CE or LE of other games I've bought.

The pilots hand book is going to a lot of use over the next few hours ;)

Well done guys.


Thanks :grin:

akodonnell
03-29-2011, 10:08 AM
Is it possible to get this in the US?

HFC_Dolphin
03-29-2011, 10:11 AM
WOW!!!

Where did you get it from?

adonys
03-29-2011, 10:12 AM
Well, I still haven't got mine yet (UK).

ckolonko
03-29-2011, 10:32 AM
Neither have I (uk).

Moggy
03-29-2011, 10:35 AM
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz119/Codex71/DSCN1490.jpg

Very good quality, compared to other CE or LE of other games I've bought.

The pilots hand book is going to a lot of use over the next few hours ;)

Well done guys.

Bloody post office has delivered my copy to the wrong house and country! :mrgreen:
Enjoy your Collectors Edition!

Cotton
03-29-2011, 10:43 AM
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz119/Codex71/DSCN1490.jpg

Very good quality, compared to other CE or LE of other games I've bought.

The pilots hand book is going to a lot of use over the next few hours ;)

Well done guys.
The registration key allowed me to install but not to play. ghave you been able to start the game.

trumps
03-29-2011, 10:47 AM
i picked mine up yesterday (Australia) it's installed, just waiting on steam activation.

Craig

MD_Titus
03-29-2011, 11:03 AM
Our aussie cousins get their copy first?

JG53Frankyboy
03-29-2011, 11:04 AM
they deserve it , dont they ? ;)

Moggy
03-29-2011, 11:06 AM
Oh whilst on the subject of the CE, does anyone know the dimensions of the map, as I'm planning to frame mine once it arrives?

JG52Krupi
03-29-2011, 11:07 AM
Did our Aussie cousins get the calendar?

JG53Frankyboy
03-29-2011, 11:09 AM
nah, the calender is a pure russian affair.. the rest of the world gets the spitfire manual instead.

you have no decision between girls and Spitfire ;)

JG52Krupi
03-29-2011, 11:40 AM
I thought so but one of the mods mentioned that it would be available with all CE.
I'm not too bothered, would have liked to have kept the cover as a poster :(

Screamadelica
03-29-2011, 12:17 PM
I want, I want, I want.......;)

Skoshi Tiger
03-29-2011, 12:40 PM
The Australian version is labeld as "Manufactured in Australia IL2: Cliffs of Dover ANZ" (just above the Bar Code on the paper sheet on the back of the box) It may account for the early delivery to stores

Cheers!

Cpt Dremmen
03-29-2011, 01:05 PM
Oh whilst on the subject of the CE, does anyone know the dimensions of the map, as I'm planning to frame mine once it arrives?

its called a chart

Moggy
03-29-2011, 01:18 PM
its called a chart

Thank you for that, unfortunately in my military training it is known as a map as in map & compass. Charts are something men in suits use for powerpoint presentations...oh and sailors too.

Coen020
03-29-2011, 01:27 PM
ah damn, i thought they scrapped the spit manual and the other stuff for the collector's edition, i saw a video of just a simple dvd box which was a little thicker because of the map that was included.

does anyone know if this is in any way possible to get in the europe? netherlands in particular?

Moggy
03-29-2011, 01:31 PM
ah damn, i thought they scrapped the spit manual and the other stuff for the collector's edition, i saw a video of just a simple dvd box which was a little thicker because of the map that was included.

does anyone know if this is in any way possible to get in the europe? netherlands in particular?

I think so, can you order from Amazon in Germany? If so, here's a link for the CE.

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B004JM5C62/ref=s9_simh_gw_p63_d16_i1?pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1YX6K9DP9V39TSFV2R89&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463375193&pf_rd_i=301128

Coen020
03-29-2011, 01:46 PM
I think so, can you order from Amazon in Germany? If so, here's a link for the CE.

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B004JM5C62/ref=s9_simh_gw_p63_d16_i1?pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1YX6K9DP9V39TSFV2R89&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463375193&pf_rd_i=301128

Yes i can, but aren't all books and installation and game itself in german?
thanks for reply

kingpinda
03-29-2011, 02:00 PM
Yes i can, but aren't all books and installation and game itself in german?
thanks for reply

Presumably yes: Sprache: Deutsch, Deutsch


Thats why i didnt order from amazon.de The manual will be most definately be in German and I don't know if this game will have options to set to different language. We all know germany dub all movies and stuff so don't count on it.

pff nog 2 dagen... duurt wel lang :p

Groetjes/greetz

Moggy
03-29-2011, 02:02 PM
Yes i can, but aren't all books and installation and game itself in german?
thanks for reply

My typing fingers were in gear before my brain, sorry about that. :(

Coen020
03-29-2011, 02:19 PM
are you sure, because i cant imagine that they really made different language versions for the CE, it's pretty expensive to make make 5 different collector's editions, all in different languages.

printscosts, translators etc.

if there was just 1 version, it would be cheaper for them + i would have bought it, now im stuck up with the regular steam version.

it's so dumb imo to translate a game.

Gimpymoo
03-29-2011, 02:33 PM
The Ubi and 1C Colelctors Editions are different as they are made by two different companies.

The the Op, many thanks for taking the time to post.

I eagerly await mine now.

Richie
03-29-2011, 03:13 PM
I sure like the map.

Avala
03-29-2011, 03:58 PM
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I want that! :)

But probably I will go after Russian download version, money, availability . . .

kingpinda
03-29-2011, 10:39 PM
are you sure, because i cant imagine that they really made different language versions for the CE, it's pretty expensive to make make 5 different collector's editions, all in different languages.

printscosts, translators etc.

if there was just 1 version, it would be cheaper for them + i would have bought it, now im stuck up with the regular steam version.

it's so dumb imo to translate a game.

I'm sorry I was incorrect. I just came across this:

The only difference between the versions are the language selection. Russians can only select Russian language, international customers can select all languages other than Russian.

Otherwise the game is exactly the same, stored in one place, so everything in this patch that is not text-related will go out to the entire world regardless of region.

So the ingame language is selectable. But offcourse the manual will be in German and so on. As we have seen the german manual flying across this forum a few days back. Also pictures of the german dvd cover have been posted today and thats in german also.

Zappatime
03-29-2011, 11:00 PM
Oh whilst on the subject of the CE, does anyone know the dimensions of the map, as I'm planning to frame mine once it arrives?

The map border is 52cm wide x 45.5cm high, there's a varying rough cut edge to the map beyond this border between 0-1 cm the edge is unfinished so a bit fraying alround. That's the map in the UK version (which was actually sent from Germany!)

ATAG_Dutch
03-29-2011, 11:38 PM
The map border is 52cm wide x 45.5cm high, there's a varying rough cut edge to the map beyond this border between 0-1 cm the edge is unfinished so a bit fraying alround. That's the map in the UK version (which was actually sent from Germany!)

Zapp, why are you posting instead of getting the thing working??

You're studying the map???!!!:confused::grin:

Codex
03-30-2011, 08:43 AM
WOW!!!

Where did you get it from?

http://www.ebgames.com.au/search?title=IL-2+Sturmovik%3a+Cliffs+of+Dover+Collector%E2%80%99s +Edition

EBGames Australia has them ... I noticed this on the cover sleeve ...

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz119/Codex71/2011-03-30183531.jpg

Codex
03-30-2011, 08:46 AM
The registration key allowed me to install but not to play. ghave you been able to start the game.

Same for me. But getting home today I found a new CD-Key had been assigned to my account and I flying now :)

wannabetheace
03-30-2011, 10:43 AM
http://www.ebgames.com.au/search?title=IL-2+Sturmovik%3a+Cliffs+of+Dover+Collector%E2%80%99s +Edition

EBGames Australia has them ... I noticed this on the cover sleeve ...



How about international shipping? say S.Korea?

Moggy
03-30-2011, 10:52 AM
The map border is 52cm wide x 45.5cm high, there's a varying rough cut edge to the map beyond this border between 0-1 cm the edge is unfinished so a bit fraying alround. That's the map in the UK version (which was actually sent from Germany!)

Cheers fella!

Codex
03-30-2011, 10:57 AM
How about international shipping? say S.Korea?

You're going to have to email them directly to know. Because they're EBGames, I don't think they ship OS, but again email them and ask, I might be wrong.

Skoshi Tiger
03-30-2011, 11:41 AM
Installed my collectors edition when I got home from work and am going through the patching process. It is painfully slow (30 KB/s)! Glad I didn't have to download the full 10GBytes for the game.

Pitty steam didn't give me the option of putting it on my SSD, may have to get another for my steam directory!

Will let people know how I fare!

Cheers!

RGS
04-01-2011, 09:24 AM
Hi guys,

Was hoping someone could tell me a bit about the Pilot's Instructions and Spitfire notes. Are they worth having, is the Instructions book just a printed manual or does it go into more detail?

I'm tempted by this, but at £20 more expensive and having no use for the map can't quite make my mind up.

Also the only place I can get this in the UK is the Ubi Shop, correct?

Thanks a lot.

Matthias46
04-01-2011, 09:54 AM
.
Pitty steam didn't give me the option of putting it on my SSD, may have to get another for my steam directory!

Try this ;)

http://www.overclock.net/ssd/825342-moving-steam-games-onto-your-ssd.html

scorpac
04-01-2011, 10:15 AM
ah damn, i thought they scrapped the spit manual and the other stuff for the collector's edition, i saw a video of just a simple dvd box which was a little thicker because of the map that was included.

does anyone know if this is in any way possible to get in the europe? netherlands in particular?



i made some mistake by ordering them here.... i got 1x Collectors edition from Amazon, and 2x Collectors Edition from Ubisoft shop :D

now i have 2 packed CE's lying here around

Moggy
04-01-2011, 10:26 AM
Hi guys,

Was hoping someone could tell me a bit about the Pilot's Instructions and Spitfire notes. Are they worth having, is the Instructions book just a printed manual or does it go into more detail?

I'm tempted by this, but at £20 more expensive and having no use for the map can't quite make my mind up.

Also the only place I can get this in the UK is the Ubi Shop, correct?

Thanks a lot.

The Pilot's Instructions is a printed manual but in 1 of those ring binder type of books, I like it. The pilot's notes are truly something else though, as soon as I saw they were for the Spitfire Mk. I, I knew I wanted the Collectors Edition. I have never seen pilot's notes for the Spitfire Mk. I anywhere, so I appreciate the game more knowing a hole in my collection has been filled.
The only place to buy the CE in the UK as far as I'm aware is the UBI shop.
It's up to you at the end of the day.

ckolonko
04-01-2011, 10:43 AM
Very impressed with the CE. Seen as I cant get the game to work im memorising the Pilot notes for the Spitty.

RGS
04-01-2011, 11:21 AM
Thanks guys,

Will give it some thought over today and make the purchase this eve. I always used to get the CEs without a second thought, but in recent years I noticed that I wasn't really getting anything extra in terms of the actual game and rather just paying almost double for some cheap plastic toy that had it not been do do with the game and my need to always buy the 'best' version I wouldn't have wanted anyway. These days I tend to go for what they seem to call the 'limited edition' (extra game content, a nicer box, but not extra stuff/fluff).

The CoD CE leaves me in between the two, there's not a cheap plastic Spitfire model or some such rubbish but some pilot's notes, which I like and a printed manual, which I also like. Had the manual been a 300 page+ beast I'd get it for sure, but again 150... leaves me thinking, is it really worth it? I have little interest in the map, am sure it'll get looked at once and put back in the drawer.

Anyway, sorry for the rambling/boring post and thanks again for your replies.