SoW: Battle for Moscow and other Igromir news

[DoolittleRaider]

Originally Posted by Necrobaron

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So to be clear, it looks like we're getting Storm of War initially and then at some unknown (right?) point later we're getting Battle for Moscow and another unknown add-on...

My guess is SOW:Battle of Britain, SOW:Mediterranean, then SOW:Moscow....in that order. Otherwise, why would 1C have invested so much effort into including Italian Regia Aeronautica aircraft into BofB, when the RA contributed almost nothing to the the BofB. For the Med Theater of Operations in 1940, however, he already has available (in SOW:BofB) the RA BR20, CR42, G50, and all the early RAF birds, Spits, Hurri's, etc.

He just needs a map of North Africa (Libya-Egypt front, which is lots of desert, and Malta) and he can immediately put a SOW:Mediterranean on the shelf for sale...expanding aircraft types in a subsequent Med-1942 release/patch. SOW:Moscow would require an extensive array of new Russian aircraft and more complex new maps.

Just a guess...imho.

[Necrobaron]

Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

My guess is SOW:Battle of Britain, SOW:Mediterranean, then SOW:Moscow....in that order. Otherwise, why would 1C have invested so much effort into including Italian Regia Aeronautica aircraft into BofB, when the RA contributed almost nothing to the the BofB. For the Med Theater of Operations in 1940, however, he already has available (in SOW:BofB) the RA BR20, CR42, G50, and all the early RAF birds, Spits, Hurri's, etc.

He just needs a map of North Africa (Libya-Egypt front, which is lots of desert, and Malta) and he can immediately put a SOW:Mediterranean on the shelf for sale...expanding aircraft types in a subsequent Med-1942 release/patch. SOW:Moscow would require an extensive array of new Russian aircraft and more complex new maps.

Just a guess...imho.

Sounds logical to me.
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[Fafnir_6]

Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

My guess is SOW:Battle of Britain, SOW:Mediterranean, then SOW:Moscow....in that order. Otherwise, why would 1C have invested so much effort into including Italian Regia Aeronautica aircraft into BofB, when the RA contributed almost nothing to the the BofB. For the Med Theater of Operations in 1940, however, he already has available (in SOW:BofB) the RA BR20, CR42, G50, and all the early RAF birds, Spits, Hurri's, etc.

He just needs a map of North Africa (Libya-Egypt front, which is lots of desert, and Malta) and he can immediately put a SOW:Mediterranean on the shelf for sale...expanding aircraft types in a subsequent Med-1942 release/patch. SOW:Moscow would require an extensive array of new Russian aircraft and more complex new maps.

Just a guess...imho.

Makes sense...

I certainly hope this release order is the case. Otherwise, DT should have more freedom to make mediterranean content (not to mention all the great med content that was vetoed/not pursued in the past). Storm of War will be awesome, there is no doubt of that, but I hate seeing the MTO getting the shaft as it so often does. Here's hoping we'll see a Med pack for SoW soon after BoB is released (I haven't seen any official comments on this at all).

Cheers,

Fafnir_6

[Richie]

I think it was said that the Med is next after BOB. A lot of people love Korea but I'm sure that will be kind of a separate thing? Half the population of Hyperlobby would be furious if it branched off into another war before it went down to North Africa, but I've seen a picture of a Sky Raider but no F4 or Spitfire Mk.V. No P-40s etc. So I don't know what to make of that

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by Fafnir_6

Makes sense...

I certainly hope this release order is the case. Otherwise, DT should have more freedom to make mediterranean content (not to mention all the great med content that was vetoed/not pursued in the past). Storm of War will be awesome, there is no doubt of that, but I hate seeing the MTO getting the shaft as it so often does. Here's hoping we'll see a Med pack for SoW soon after BoB is released (I haven't seen any official comments on this at all).

Cheers,

Fafnir_6

Oleg has mentioned Africa...

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

Oleg has mentioned Africa...

Yes he has several times in fact over the years. Also his recent statement saying that they would like to start with the next product having about 50% of the content from Battle of Britain - So North Africa makes some sense as much of the aircraft content for all three air forces represented in Battle of Britain would be either the same or various advancements on what was in Battle of Britain (i.e. it doesn't take much to model a Mark Vb or Vc Spitfire from a Mark I or change up a Hurricane I into any Mark II).

[Richie]

Originally Posted by IceFire

Yes he has several times in fact over the years. Also his recent statement saying that they would like to start with the next product having about 50% of the content from Battle of Britain - So North Africa makes some sense as much of the aircraft content for all three air forces represented in Battle of Britain would be either the same or various advancements on what was in Battle of Britain (i.e. it doesn't take much to model a Mark Vb or Vc Spitfire from a Mark I or change up a Hurricane I into any Mark II).

That's good because I don't like seeing stuff like this. Although the way Oleg is he might have all the North Africa aircraft done, who knows.



http://mission4today.com/index.php?n...ewtopic&t=3950

[The Kraken]

Some new stuff here: pilot on chute and some Ju-88 scenes.

http://rutube.ru/tracks/3743496.html...ef72a90bcb0b5b
http://rutube.ru/tracks/3743507.html...bc000730696f75

Not everything perfect yet but damn... those instrument on the engine nacelles... the gun stations... the feeling of really being inside the cramped cockpit. Incredible.

[The Kraken]

SimHQ Day 3 update from Oleg:

http://www.simhq.com/_air13/air_467a.html

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by The Kraken

Some new stuff here: pilot on chute and some Ju-88 scenes.
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Not everything perfect yet but damn... those instrument on the engine nacelles... the gun stations... the feeling of really being inside the cramped cockpit. Incredible.

Thanks. Interesting to see what the other side of the Channel looks like - French fields.