Offline Unlocks? (FAO Anton?)

[tbtstt]

Hi everyone! Been lurking on this forum throughout the development of the game, but I have a question that I can't see answered elsewhere, so I thought it was time to sign up and ask!

I guess this question should probably be directed at Anton (he's a Dev, right?); its great to see a list of available aircraft (thanks for that!), though I see that the best aircraft in the game require a significant amount of online play to unlock. Problem is I don't really play a lot online though and, even when I do, the internet where I live can be a bit patchy at time and I quite often lose the connection I can generally download DLC without any issues though (thank goodness!).

I wondered if theres any plans to unlock all the aircraft for offline play? I know one or two other games where this has been done (classes etc. being unlocked for offline play) which means that those of us who don't play online so much can access the full contents of the game. For those that do wish to play online though, the challenge of unlocking all the aircraft (and the corresponding Trophies) is still there.

Loving the game so far. Just about wrapped up the Single Player missions, but a fair few of them I've done in Arcade, so I need to go back and do them properly in Realistic! (I'm struggling on Simulator with the controller, so I'm leaving that until I get a stick!)

[H Lecter]

The only use for the unlocked planes beside MP would be Training missions. Get you lazy back end online mate

Of course I would appreciate single missions allowing you to choose from the unlocked aircraft - even if your choice like a B17 in a dogfight mission made absolutely no sense.

[tbtstt]

Originally Posted by H Lecter

The only use for the unlocked planes beside MP would be Training missions. Get you lazy back end online mate

Of course I would appreciate single missions allowing you to choose from the unlocked aircraft - even if your choice like a B17 in a dogfight mission made absolutely no sense.

I really like the training option - I like selecting a couple of planes, then bumping up the difficulty and getting into a proper, engaging dogfight. (And yes, its also fun to set up silly scenarios as well!)

To be honest I like to completely wrap up a game in single player before I'd even consider taking it online. I don't know if its as much of a problem with the IL-2 community, but a lot of games I have played online are ruined by idiots. As I said as well my internet isn't brilliant and I know how annoying it can be to play a game online if one of the other players is lagging all over the place - I don't want to become that "other player"!

With everything unlocked it would be nice to be able to play with all the training options, rather than knowing that some bits are out of reach (especially the Spitfire Mk. XIV ). Without meaning to sound ungrateful as well, having paid £40 for the game, I'd like to be able to access all the options in the game!

[H Lecter]

Originally Posted by tbtstt

To be honest I like to completely wrap up a game in single player before I'd even consider taking it online. I don't know if its as much of a problem with the IL-2 community, but a lot of games I have played online are ruined by idiots. As I said as well my internet isn't brilliant and I know how annoying it can be to play a game online if one of the other players is lagging all over the place - I don't want to become that "other player"!

The bandwith requirement for online gaming is very low as long as you don't host a session. The host's connection speed is crucial yours not so much.

[mar01006765]

Originally Posted by H Lecter

The bandwith requirement for online gaming is very low as long as you don't host a session. The host's connection speed is crucial yours not so much.

It's not as simple as that, ping latency is the biggest cause of lag. Also he could just have a really noisy line. This wouldn't matter for http where the router will re send lost packets. In a multiplayer game, once the packet is gone it's gone.

I too would like an alternative way of experiencing the full content on the game disc without having to have an xbox gold account.

The fact that I have got gold is irrelevant. I think it should say on the box if connectivity is required to access all planes. To go back to the gta analogy, u don't have to go online to unlock every car.

[tbtstt]

Originally Posted by mar01006765

It's not as simple as that, ping latency is the biggest cause of lag. Also he could just have a really noisy line. This wouldn't matter for http where the router will re send lost packets. In a multiplayer game, once the packet is gone it's gone.

This is the most likely cause of my problem. I'm in a block of flats and the line is crap in a few of the flats - unluckily one of them is mine!

This isn't a complaint at the Dev's as, like I said, I love the game, but games these days seem to be increasingly dependant on online play to unlock offline content. I too wish they would indicate it on the box.

[juz1]

Originally Posted by H Lecter

The only use for the unlocked planes beside MP would be Training missions. Get you lazy back end online mate

Of course I would appreciate single missions allowing you to choose from the unlocked aircraft - even if your choice like a B17 in a dogfight mission made absolutely no sense.

have you played against the b17 or specced up He111 dogfighting....try it and see...if the guy knows what he (or her for SA sprinters) is doing you're f****d...
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