have you seen...

[F19_Klunk]

well this was not meant as a criticism against World of Planes, I am quite sure it will be a nice title... but rather criticism agaist Grumman et al... looks like their airplanes once again is overseen due to their impossible attitude

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by F19_Klunk

well this was not meant as a criticism against World of Planes, I am quite sure it will be a nice title... but rather criticism agaist Grumman et al... looks like their airplanes once again is overseen due to their impossible attitude

Check the last page of screen shots. There's a Wildcat there.

Gaijin just isn't big on accuracy. They do fun and nice visuals and I'm not faulting them there but it's history-lite as far as I can see. D-Day markings on a Mustang operating in the Pacific? That's an easy one.

[F19_Klunk]

indeed.. there it was... a wildcat

I wonder when the Northrop Grumman lawyers will show up knocking on the door..
http://worldofplanesgame.com/upload/...cember22_2.jpg

I have Wings of Prey (o which this game is based on . same engine but developed) and I have to say that when flying on "sim" settings the FM is VERY close to IL2.. So even if Clod is a lot more complicated, WoP could be like IL2 original on gfx speed

hmm if I am not mistaken Gaijin bought IL2's FM from Oleg.!?

anyway.. a comparison

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPuXvo4DSmg

[K_Freddie]

So IL2 still outshines them all.... Not surprising seeing that Oleg was there

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

The problems in general are not the planes, but the use of a mark or company names, which are under copyrights in first place. And its been used by UBI on the game box for advertising purposes. The exclusive prohibition of NG planes or other stuff is only due to the exclusive sheet, that UBI and more over 1C signed with NG.
So that means, that not every developer, that models a Hellcat, had necessarly payed a fee to NG. But I am curious, how much about this NG issue with IL2 is known to other game development companies or publisher and how much it influences the decisions about game content. I bet, its not much.

[F19_Klunk]

I guess not, with 1c as an exception.
Someone wrote that this contract between NG/1c/Maddox games applies to the IL2 game series... now this "new" series is also called IL2... hmmm

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar

But I am curious, how much about this NG issue with IL2 is known to other game development companies or publisher and how much it influences the decisions about game content. I bet, its not much.

Maybe not, but it does seem to have had an effect in the model kit industry where kits of NG aircraft seem to me much scarcer than they used to be.