Rise of Fligh late 2008 or early 2009

[Bobb4]

From the producer online name "Loft":
1) Yes, we are preparing full missions’editor for the release. It will be available soon, that’s all I can say by now 2) Free: Newport 28, Albatros D5. Also you will be able to get two new planes at the day of release for additional payment - Spad XIII, Fokker DVII. Further we plan to let out 1-2 new planes in a month (preliminary) 3) We do our best to make game ready by 2008. Under specific circumstances it may be ready by first quarter 2009.



The above screenshot shows they have now included grass throughout the sim.
Their reason is simply if you fly down low it makes the experience just that much more "real"
It's nice to see developers taking an extra bit of effort just to add to the immersion factor.
Note on the site they say the game is basically ready and they are just fiddling with lighting and other minor items.
It also looks like you will download a basic game and have to buy new planes types to fly with only the Nieport 28 and Albatros D5 available on release as flyable.
The more I see the more i like but I am really starting to wonder if this is going to be a mostly online game with an adhoc offline experience?

[Thunderbolt56]

Personally, I like the idea of a Nieuport and Albatros at launch instead of the late war set of Spad and DVII. Also, I hope the addition of paid content (i.e. additional aircraft) will not change the online version for compatibility purposes. Obviously, there will be a slit in the community as soon as additional content becomes available if the versions are not compatible.

[EAF92_Brigstock]

New aircraft will be free to add when they come out, so as long as the new a/c are downloaded there is no compatability issue. What you do have to pay for is the cockpit.
So when an ac arrives, it'll be AI only unless you buy the flyable option.
Prices being quoted are 5 euros, which I believe is very good value.

[ECV56_LeChuck]

The grass... a SoW:BoB copy!! that´s why Oleg doesn´t want to put screenshots I believe. I´m sure that when this sim and black shark came out we will have more details on SoW:BoB.
Anyway... Rise of Flight looks excellent

[Bloblast]

The grass a copy of SOW BoB?

I have seen only totally different grass so far in BoB.
Tough I like the grass shown her, very nice done!

[ECV56_LeChuck]

Well, the concept of grass. SoW:BoB was the first flight simulator with grass, correct me if I´m wrong, at least, the first that I see. However in SoW:BoB the grass will have effect on tires, and in Rise of... think that´s eye candy.
Sry my english

[tagTaken2]

Depending on exchange rates... I got a shock the other day buying a euro-priced object.

[EAF92_Brigstock]

Originally Posted by tagTaken2

Depending on exchange rates... I got a shock the other day buying a euro-priced object.

5 Euros is $6.70US, 9.80AUD, 7.90CAD or £3.80 at the moment
To put that into a UK perspective 20 Marlboro is £5.50 and Pint of Stella Artois in my local pub is £3.20 or a new flyable in RoF for £3.80.

What they are proposing is hardly going to break the bank

[tagTaken2]

Oh, I'll be buying regardless.

But I bought something the other day thinking that the euro was around 1.2 AUD, instead of 1.8. Always best to check.