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Originally Posted by Feuerfalke
I think that is the point: You and I are in the now. Many are not. Any in this niche you can't go for the hardware-freaks. You also got to consider those going to the software-pyramid to buy games like 1946 - and those are rarely the guys who have a 1000$ PC.
Besides that, I really wonder. If you guys think those mods are so damn awful everybody's got to use them, why don't you just play the friggin' modded game and be all happy about it, instead of posting here?  |
I don't want you to think I'm arguing with you. Also, I haven't developed any mods... just don't have the time.
IMO, the MODS are a departure from basic IL2 series that is probably not that big an improvement in the IL2 for most users.
"The Slot" is the most friggin' awesome addon I could have ever imagined. There are numerous maps of the area covered, with airbases historically placed at specific times. This way the player is NOT flying over late war airbases when he is doing a 1942 mission. The Slot was also very carefully developed with similar to historical object placement throughout the maps. This is a real labor of love for a great sim, and I think that is the best way to describe it. The developers of the slot have done credit to Oleg and IL2.
I use only three addons (slot,FMB+ and switcher) - the switcher from 4.08 to 4.09 with and without Mods. This takes all the pain out of trying to maintain integrity of a standard IL2 version and IL2 with mods applied. I'm not sold on all the whistles and bells created by MODS. I do respect all the great efforts by MOD devs to create a more immersive and exciting experience with the IL2 series. There is no harm done as far as I can tell. It doesn't bother me that someone wants to fly a mod aircraft that doesn't have exact flight modeling for the specific aircraft, since MOD aircraft just look like what they're supposed to be.
I thought Oleg planned to release IL2 to the world anyway... before long. It wouldn't hurt if he just opened up and let the source code out. The IL2 will never be an SOW from all I've seen and read...Il2's 8 polygons are a long way from SOW's 16 polygons, etc.