Any plans to finally get a re-crypting?

[rga]

Originally Posted by jermin

In my opinion, the problem is more than cheating. It's more of the general feeling and quality control of the game. Graphics comes in a second place for a flight sim in my opinion (I think most hardcore IL2 fans agree with me on this).

The modded IL2 can never gave me the feeling of original IL2. If you have flown online in The Greater Green server back in 2005 and spits and 109s since its birth, you'll understand what I mean. As for me, the air combat itself, tactics and teamwork attract me more than graphics.

Second, what TD has said before, mods are made by different modders with different point of view on flight simulation and limited understanding of the game structure under different working environments (monitor color accuracy for example). In a word, the congregated game lacks consistency.

For this reason, I have confidence in the future of IL2 managed by TD.

Finally, I suggest with a win-win solution for the re-crypting of IL2. Mod community can still mod 4.101 (or 4.11) as they like. But starting from 4.12, IL2 will be encrypted to save the dying online community.

Noone is forced to use mods. They choose it. If mods do not give you the awsome feeling of the "original" IL2, don't use them. Less people are playing online (which is quite far from the truth AFAIK) not because mods make them depressive and commit suicide, but because either 1. they chose to fly modded or 2. they play some newer games with more graphic candy (I personally spend more time to play Silent Hunter 4 than IL-2). What could bring them back is new features, such as the awsome works TD is doing now, and not re-crypting. Imagine that: your cat is playing outside and you cannot call it back by closing the cage's door

IMHO, re-crypting the game will do only harm. It forces modders to (illegally) copy TD's works and implement them into their mods. Some works are never smoothly implemented (that's the reason I sometimes play vanilla, since modders had hard time trying to make radio navigation works). Face it: TD will have their hard works copied (or stolen, I dislike this word), and players cannot fly MiG-15 while enjoying the new (hopefully revoluntionary) AI. No, if you ask me, it's a lose-lose situation.

[Maori]

Originally Posted by rga

No, if you ask me, it's a lose-lose situation.

Exactly. To divide online and offline communities (where offline communities use mods on top of stock game) against each other is not good for IL2.

I am happy to hear there is no plans for encryption. I am both online and offline player and appreciate whataver is done to enrich this game. Encryption only impoverishes the game. Customization is of great value. As onliner, cheaters are not such big concern to me. Just arrange online games with serious squadrons. and crt=2 is more than enough currently.

So, because it is allegedly easier to cheat on an unencrypted game it means encryption is good? no.

It is easier for certain types of social problems to prosper in democratic countries than in totalitarian ones... does it mean dictatorships are better for us citizens to live in? obviously not. Same goes for cheaters and encryption.

online encryption-ortodoxists live more by fear than by reasons. IL2 as it has been up to now (after being unencrypted and thus customizable) is better than ever. Keep it that way, please, also for DM and FM. Otherwise how do we add completely new planes that require completely new FMs and DMs like the ones made by -for instance- Loku, CsoCso and Japancat (all 3 absolute lovers of this game)?

I do have full faith on TD work too, but unencrypted game is the way to go.