3/21/08 update from Oleg

[Merell]

Just finished watching both the first release and the US version of the bonus disc for 1946. The video of BOB clearly states Work in Progress pre-alpha version. There is no mention of BOB being relased in 2006 in fact there is no mention of a relase date for it at all.

[Avimimus]

I think I just fell in love with the Do-17...

[Skarphol]

I think the pictures are nice.
But they are not really showing much progress.
If you compare the ingame Bf-110C-4 from IL-2, its fairly similar to the upcoming Bf-110..





I realize for sure that the numbers of polygons has raised considerably, especially on the enginecowlings.

Skarphol

[*Buzzsaw*]

Salute

For those naysayers: TALK IS CHEAP WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING ON THE LINE

Oleg is the one who delivers on his promises. He HAS the track record, he doesn't need to shoot his mouth off.

For Skarphol:

You've got to be kidding... If you think the BoB preview of the 110 looks the same as the IL-2 version, then you probably should go get an eyeglass prescription.

[SlipBall]

Thanks for the update, all looking good

[Skarphol]

Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

Salute

For Skarphol:

You've got to be kidding... If you think the BoB preview of the 110 looks the same as the IL-2 version, then you probably should go get an eyeglass prescription.

Well, I have, and I was wearing my contacts when I wrote that post!!
Anyway, that was late last night. I've been looking at the pictures a few times today, and i realize that the polygons are very visible on the IL-2 picture, while they are not visible at all in the SOW:BOB-picture..
But these two pictures are supposed to be around 8 years of gaming development apart. And to me, that is not that obvious. Then again, I guess the great leaps of gaming development do not lay in the plane models themselves, but all the other stuff. And on that development, Oleg is keeping his cards close to his chest.

Skarphol

[Robert]

Don't forget the IL2 version has lighting effects. The BoB version doesn't. That makes a difference too.

[Friendly_flyer]

Well Skarphol, it's supposed to be the same aircraft, so if they look alike it should hardly come as a surprise. The differences is in the amount of detail. Note the flacking on the the latter (which is dynamic, mind you!), the lighting and reflexes and small details in the cockpit and spinner tips. Eye-candy it may be, but I don't mind eye-candy at all!

The shark-mouth marking is a neat detail. As far as I know, it is from a machine stationed at Herdla, Norway. I'm fairly sure this is a unit in-game marking, not the default for the 110's. Note that the marking is below the "panels and lines" layer. This is a radical new way of applying textures to the planes.

[csThor]

Err .. what do people expect when they see a SoW 110 as opposed an Il-2 110? A new aircraft? A major re-design?

As others said in this stage (WiP Shot from 3DS Max) the only noticeable things result from 3D Model differences. The SoW 110 shows clearly an evolution regarding details (e.g. holes in the fuselage for the MG 17 in the bow), but the "bells and whistles" of the GFX engine are just not there so a true comparison is not yet possible. BTW anyone realized that the RLM 70/71 110 from SoW carries an ETC underneath the fuselage? That would make it a C-4/b
I severely hope that Maddox Games enhances the 3D Models in that way, that the necessary attachments for droppable armament (bombs etc) are always there. There are more than a few examples of a missing bomb rack in Il-2.

[Fighterduck]

and then again, is WiP and they are only screenshots. Personally i think, ok you can see improvements from pics, but the real diference will only appear in "moving machines", So, ill wait for some updated ingame videos, when they will be done ^^ ...im patient and i trust Oleg team, never faild till now. So no worries for me.