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Originally Posted by SPUDLEY1977

Thanks for sharing Mystic.
This really begs three questions (both of which are likely only known by the developers):

1. With the new engine and programming, AND our more current hardware will the FPS in BOB:SOW be similiar with most of the eye candy turned on to that of IL-2? 3Gig CPU and 8800 is generally be the next step for most expecting upgrades this year. I have a AMD64 2.2GHZ and 6800Ultra 512Meg vid ram and 1 G system Ram. How well does it currently run on these two systems?

For example many of us have LOMAC and IL-2. LOMAC FPS are terribly low even with moderate eye candy settings on. This makes it basically unplayable so we never play it anymore. I don't know if it is inefficient programming/rendering or not but low FPS can make/breaks a games longevity. Fortunately IL-2 series had good enough FPS that it has been rewarded with a long lifeline.

2. What CPU and vid card are the developers using (with the eye candy on) how does the avg FPS compare to IL-2?

3. What quarter might it be released?

I really enjoyed Olegs candor (assuming he was the guy at the stick), and with all the questions being tossed I for one would hate to be answering the same questions over, and over, and over.

Thanks again

SoW like IL2 and many others games will be built to take advantage of advanced technology in the future. These things keep a game looking fresh for years to come and IL2 is a good example of this. You dont build a game to be maxed out with current technology and if you do it most likely wont stay on hard drives for years to come. Nobody here will be able to run SoW maxed out at high res with goodies such as AA and AF on. For me personally, I wouldnt have it any other way.

BTW I can play Lomac maxed out just fine with excellent FPS. Could I when it shipped? Of course not and if I could have the game would not look as good as it does for a combat sim so many years later.

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