The Crystal Ball

[ElAurens]

I'm the same EL everywhere...



And it's interesting that when I'm on comms with some of the guys that have had very "vocal" disagreements with me on the forum, it's all good.

As to my machine and how it runs the game.

1. Given it's age and specification I had no illusions about running the game at full chat. The fact that I can come close says more about the state of the sim than the state of my hardware.

2. I do have some performance issues, Be Sure. But none that I did not expect in the first place. Offline I can fly over London with only mild stutters, but I can fly through any bridge my Hurri will fit in with smooth contol because the stutters are not that bad. Online, if I'm over Lympne and 9 BR.20s show up with 4 or 5 109s and a fur ball breaks out and flak is all around and the bombs from the Fiats are exploding on the field, then it's a slide show, however, folks with far higher spec machines than mine are having the same issue, so again, I'm not in a twist over it. Any other time all is just fine. 18K to 20K feet with the games amazing view distance and wonderful views from up there is just fine by me.

Dogfights against small numbers of aircraft down low over Manston, not an issue.

You see Gents, it's all about expectation. My expectations are fairly realistic, given my computer, and past experience with playing the original IL2 10 years ago.

So I'm happy at this point.

Sure it could be better, but it can always be better, and it will be better in the future.

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by Crane

The PC is at the root of everyones problem, there is no other machine to play the game on. Its pleasing to know that the odd one or two are able to play this game, but ive not seen any of you online other than Skoshi. The game is still broken, to disagree with that makes you look dumb. If it wasn't broken they wouldn't be fixing it.

The sim is certainly not as broken as all your posts suggest. Its was definitely released before it was finished, but I've never had a stability problem with sim on my system even with the first release candidate. Online the sim is better than the original series, but offline the AI and Commands etc still need alot of work. The sim will never be finished, as it will be a workinprogress for atleast the next ten years, as they add theaters, bug fixes, and features that will apply to all theaters including COD. I believe many people having stability problems should look at the condition and speed of their own systems, as well as the developers working hard optimizing the sim as best they can.

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by Chivas

The sim will never be finished, as it will be a workinprogress for atleast the next ten years, as they add theaters, bug fixes, and features that will apply to all theaters including COD.

Bingo!

And anyone who knows anything about IL-2 should know this! The only thing that will keep that from happening is if enough nay-sayers keep talking this sim down such that new blood (don't know about the 10+ year IL-2 support) will not buy CoD and thus 1C runs out of $ and is forced to stop support

Originally Posted by Chivas

I believe many people having stability problems should look at the condition and speed of their own systems

Bingo!

And those with top-o-the-line hardware should remember that bad software can bring good hardware to it's knees