SoW: Battle for Moscow and other Igromir news

[Splitter]

Originally Posted by Hecke

Thousands of people on this forum are waiting for "Storm of War"
And with normal advertising by the publisher, the rest, that doesn't know of it will recognize.
And Storm of War is perfect for future, when there's not only the flight sim part.

Gotta agree. Just put the "From the Creators of IL-2" in there. Leaves a lot of room for expansion.

Splitter

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by Splitter

Gotta agree. Just put the "From the Creators of IL-2" in there. Leaves a lot of room for expansion.

Splitter

+1

[Richie]

The only people who won't know what you're talking about are the people who work in the video game store. "IL-2 Surmo wha???" For years and years I've gotten the same answer. The only one who was good was a fantastic girl named Jeniffer Osborne in Kelowna BC Canada where I live. She wanted to know everything about it so she could tell the customers about it. She would steer everyone away from CFS3 and get them on old 2001 IL-2

[mazex]

Quite frankly the publisher can call it "Pigs from space" if they like to, as long as I get my BoB simulator The only important thing about the name, box cover, marketing bs etc is that 500.000 customers or so should buy the game so that we get our expansions and Oleg gets his well deserved reward for standing steadfast on the hardcore air combat simulator barricade... If the publisher that supposedly are experts on marketing of game titles decides on some title I hope they have more insight into the 500.000 possible buyers preferences than me. I know I'm not in the middle of that group - and no one else are. Face it guys -we are the geeks that will buy it anyway The median future buyer (who may like "Spitfire vs Messerschmitt" or some other silly title) does not care diddley about the spelling of sub-texts on german engine temp meters or the mix of .50 cal ammo belts etc that we spend page after page discussing here...

[Richie]

You're right partly in my opinion. The first IL-2 had the problem in North America of being held in Russia. I've asked quite a few people around here about WWII and how much fighting went on in Russia and many of them don't have the foggiest idea. The first 2001 IL-2 had one of the best box arts I've ever seen.

http://pwned.com/gamecovers/pc/165be...Sturmovik_.jpg

[MD_Titus]

Originally Posted by Flying_Nutcase

Cool vid though I really wish they would get the right markings for the aircraft. Hurricanes with crosses and 109's with roundels just ain't where it's at.

one thing i noticed was the raf tail bar also appeared to be part of the roundels layer, as seen on the hammerheading italian plane.

[Oleg Maddox]

Originally Posted by MD_Titus

one thing i noticed was the raf tail bar also appeared to be part of the roundels layer, as seen on the hammerheading italian plane.

Like in Il-2 you may select aircraft and select the country (markings).
It is in quick mission builder one of the features as well as online feature.
For Example in Il-2 online I was flying on a "captured" Bf109G or K with red stars.
Users at exhibition simply tried all accessible options.

In campaign mode you can't change the markings.

Where is a problem?

[ElAurens]

I sure hope that one day I can fly the Avro Anson 1. It was one of the very first model aircraft I built by myself as a very young boy. I still have it somewhere. It's well over 40 years old now.

I can't explain why I like it, but I do.

I guess it's the same reason I like the Lockheed Hudson/Ventura series aircraft. Lesser known planes that still did a good job.

The new sim is looking wonderful Oleg.

I look forward to another 9 years of enjoyment from your work.

Thanks.

[Friendly_flyer]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

Like in Il-2 you may select aircraft and select the country (markings).

I noticed the Bf 110 with RAF markings in the Igromir video also had British brown and green camo. Nice touch!

[BadAim]

I suppose if Oleg had any Idea what was going to happen to his "baby", he might have found a more generic name for it. It is, however, what it is and I too will buy it no matter what the hell they call it.