Friday 2010-06-25 Dev. update and Discussion Thread

[=XIII=Shea]

Thanks oleg some brilliant shots,hope the game will be out in october if not before,cant wait to get my hands on it

[Zorin]

Something else I just noticed in the bailing out shot. There are no crew members left inside the plane, at least I can't make out any, but the hatch on top of the cockpit section is still in place. That is odd, cause that would be the hatch the cockpit crew would use to get out.

Why is that? Still WiP?

[luthier]

Originally Posted by KOM.Nausicaa

I guess that is exactly one of those 'things' in the user options to gain higher FPS -- blurriness vs sharpness of the ground can perhaps be adapted to your system in the config. That would be a neat idea actually.

Maybe Oleg can say something about this ?

These were taken on my low-end machine, which I purposely keep crappy so that we can ensure better FPS. I could have been taking prettier screenshots, but I'd rather release a better product! So yeah, it just cannot load highest-res terrain textures, so that's why you see all that blur.

[PilotError]

Once again some absolutely stunning screenshots. Looking really good.
The bailed out crew member looks like he is tumbling in the air, much more realistic than it is now in IL2.

Just wondering though, the Hurricane pilots seem to be positioned quite far forward in the cockpit. Would a strapped in pilot not be held further back in his seat? Sorry if that looks like nitpicking.

Keep up the good work.

[Dano]

Originally Posted by luthier

These were taken on my low-end machine, which I purposely keep crappy so that we can ensure better FPS. I could have been taking prettier screenshots, but I'd rather release a better product! So yeah, it just cannot load highest-res terrain textures, so that's why you see all that blur.

And the specs of said 'low-end machine' are? Pleeeeeaaaaaaaaaase

[Il2Pongo]

Will the oil that drips look dirtier if it has been in the plane longer?
Will my crew chief have blond hair, will he be clean when I arrive back from a mission and dishevel when I take off for one?
Will my squadron commander smile at me if I get a kill? If I get 4 will be be jealous?
Will we see large Vs of Geese migrating, will they hurt my plane if I hit them?
Can I have a squadron mascot? Will it like me more if I feed it or get more kills?
If a Lanc lands at a fighter strip, will it put ruts across the grass?
Will German pilots get lost and land at my airfield, can I fly their 109 on the next mission?
If I bail out over england, will the peasants chase me with pitchforks.
If we wipe out the RAF, will the army try to cross on a clear day? Will the RN sorti to stop them?
If I bomb an intersection, will the buses be late?


Great pictures Oleg and team, looking forward to the FLIGHT SIM

[C6_Krasno]

Nice update !
Just a question, no linked to the update : will the mission files will be of the same kind than IL2 (text files easy to write/modify for an external program) ? I suppose so, but it doesn't hurt to ask

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by luthier

These were taken on my low-end machine, which I purposely keep crappy so that we can ensure better FPS. I could have been taking prettier screenshots, but I'd rather release a better product! So yeah, it just cannot load highest-res terrain textures, so that's why you see all that blur.

BLoody hell, so this is what it looks like on a low end machine? You guys are magicians.

[Foo'bar]

I really like that drop shadows and the side view of the spinning prop. Really well done!

[lbuchele]

Originally Posted by Dano

And the specs of said 'low-end machine' are? Pleeeeeaaaaaaaaaase

Yes,yes,yes,post the specs!