Friday Update, March 30, 2012

[flyingblind]

Originally Posted by Foo'bar

MG is a victim of their own quality. Today we see that 46's quality was far ahead. What they've done is to keep all positive aspects from FB/46 and put more details into it.

That's why today's screenshots look very similar to old ones. But if you'd take a closer look you'll see the difference. And if you'd think twice you'd realize that there's much more work required to make a very good product even better.

That is exactly right. Visually the differences appear quite superficial at first glance but on closer inspection they are in a different league. Just look at a cannon barrel and compare it with ones in IL2 1946. The latter is quite 2D, flat and crude in comparison. The cockpits speak for themselves. The landscape is also limited by the computer resources needed to render it. You just cannot have 100% real landscape and still play the game. The biggest advances will be the ones you cannot see under the hood.