Cliffs of Dover, a Year Later

[HessleReich]

Never was so much owed by so many to so few. W. Churchill 1940.

Hope you get all those bugs in your sights and Squeeze.

[Volksieg]

Really nice update there!

I'm more than willing to wait for however long it takes to iron out these creases..... obviously I would like the patch sooner than later, mind.

Currently I can get a good framerate, though still with some annoying drops, with my shadows disabled..... I could get an even better framerate if I dropped the trees.... but I don't want to. The idea of the beta patch being released with much better performance but meaning I would have to go without tracers, bullet effects, roundels..etc....? Nope. I don't want to "go without" anything and would much rather wait until the team are happy with the results and have the full works.

Can't wait for more news! Things are looking bigger, brighter and better for the near future.

[Nephris]

The sensitive soul of a real british houseman speaking.

Nice news, keep it coming to prevent some skins not to get burn in the summer times...

[Letum]

You candidness is much appreciated.

[smink1701]

Originally Posted by 150GCT_Veltro

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[namroob]

Many thanks Luthier - will be buying CloD as soon as I can get a better PC. A Battle of Britain simulator's been my dream since my Gran gave me "Eagle Day" for Christmas in 1968...

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Chivas

The best news to me is the twenty-five percent increase in the development crew. That is a very good sign that the development is on solid ground and we can expect the sim to be finished. Also very good to hear that the bugs aren't serious enough to be development threatening. An update like this every few weeks and a decent patch every few months would make me a very happy camper. The graphics/performance patch has been a huge setback, but once thats cleared the path forward should be much smoother.

Pretty much agree with this. If they are hiring new people, it probably means they are financially secure. That alone means that the necessary fixes will come and the project has avoided the danger of being cancelled.

Of course unforeseen factors always exist, but the most possible scenario under the current information is that we are getting there.

With most of the long-term issues well documented by now and the increase in dev team size, i suspect it will take less time to fix the individual aircraft or system specific bugs (eg, bombsights, gyrocompasses, CEM issues) after the graphics update is complete.
After all, redoing the gfx engine from scratch is like rewriting half the game, while correcting a bugged cockpit control is more a case of altering a few expressions in the code than recoding the whole thing from scratch.

At least that's my personal interpretation of it.


I would also like to thank the community for keeping it civil. Most people are happy with the update, some not so much and others outright doubt it, but they are all sticking to what an update thread is: the developer presents some information and we respond back to the developer with our feedback (positive or negative) and our questions.

I see no baiting, no circular arguments and "let me convince you of why you are wrong" marathons in this thread. I only see flight simmers allowing each other to express their opinions (even if they disagree among themselves) and address the developer with their concerns. This is the way it should be and i'm very happy we as a community can finally do it. Last but not least, it makes my job as a moderator easier

So in conclusion, all i have to say to development team and community alike is: keep doing what you/we are currently doing

[addman]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

Pretty much agree with this. If they are hiring new people, it probably means they are financially secure. That alone means that the necessary fixes will come and the project has avoided the danger of being cancelled.

Of course unforeseen factors always exist, but the most possible scenario under the current information is that we are getting there.

With most of the long-term issues well documented by now and the increase in dev team size, i suspect it will take less time to fix the individual aircraft or system specific bugs (eg, bombsights, gyrocompasses, CEM issues) after the graphics update is complete.
After all, redoing the gfx engine from scratch is like rewriting half the game, while correcting a bugged cockpit control is more a case of altering a few expressions in the code than recoding the whole thing from scratch.

At least that's my personal interpretation of it.


I would also like to thank the community for keeping it civil. Most people are happy with the update, some not so much and others outright doubt it, but they are all sticking to what an update thread is: the developer presents some information and we respond back to the developer with our feedback (positive or negative) and our questions.

I see no baiting, no circular arguments and "let me convince you of why you are wrong" marathons in this thread. I only see flight simmers allowing each other to express their opinions (even if they disagree among themselves) and address the developer with their concerns. This is the way it should be and i'm very happy we as a community can finally do it. Last but not least, it makes my job as a moderator easier

So in conclusion, all i have to say to development team and community alike is: keep doing what you/we are currently doing

I agree, it's almost better than the update itself.

[Volksieg]

Originally Posted by Nephris

The sensitive soul of a real british houseman speaking.

Nice news, keep it coming to prevent some skins not to get burn in the summer times...

Tell me about it! I had to go outside earlier..... not good... not good at all

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

Pretty much agree with this. If they are hiring new people, it probably means they are financially secure. That alone means that the necessary fixes will come and the project has avoided the danger of being cancelled.

Couldn't agree more! The other day I tried looking at the forum and there was nothing... I then typed in the 1cpublishing address... again nothing. My heart nearly fell out of my trouser leg and my first thought was "Oh no! The entire company has just gone bust!" To find the forum back and then be greeted with a post from Luthier stating that they are taking on more staff is the most encouraging news of all. I have had my doubts on occasion, during this whole debacle, but I really think we are in for some great times ahead.

Well....either that or 1C have just made the worst business decision in history. LOL

Good times are coming and no mistake!

[d.burnette]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

I see no baiting, no circular arguments and "let me convince you of why you are wrong" marathons in this thread. I only see flight simmers allowing each other to express their opinions (even if they disagree among themselves) and address the developer with their concerns. This is the way it should be and i'm very happy we as a community can finally do it. Last but not least, it makes my job as a moderator easier

So in conclusion, all i have to say to development team and community alike is: keep doing what you/we are currently doing

Indeed - I am new to this sim and this community, and have been reading up on many of these forums since purchasing the sim several days ago and was somewhat surprised by some of the stuff I was seeing.

However after this update, the overal theme seems to have shifted signicantly and is a nice change of pace and breath of fresh air. Most of you unlike me, have been very patient and waiting some time for what is coming - but after reading up quite a bit, I can see both the importance of the upcoming update and the communication between the developer and the community.


Very nice thread here I am enjoying keeping up with the comments here.