New video of IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

[ChrisDNT]

Frankly, this vid simply looks perfect, amazingly perfect, but now the bar is set very, very, very high. If this can be done just with a modified Il2 render engine, Bob must be at least as good and realistic looking like Birds of Prey, and not somehow cartoonish like on its early screenshots.


P.S. Btw, did you notice the A-35 Apache?

[Ploughman]

Looks great. Is there a high res one anywhere?

[Tbag]

Anton answered the questions concerning the engine here:

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthr...3610#post43610

[Thunderbolt56]

These videos look great and I will no doubt purchase a copy for my PS3. BUT, if it doesn't support TIR at the very least (hopefully USB Joysticks as well) then I just don't see it getting any extensive time from me.

I know, I'm spoiled. But I'm O.K. with that.

[Anton Yudintsev]

Originally Posted by ChrisDNT

If this can be done just with a modified Il2 render engine

It can't

[mazex]

Well, Anton what can I say - great work! There are a lot of PC users in the world that would be willing to pay for that game... I guess there may be some deal when using the IL2 FM that you are not allowed to release it for PC?

I would really hate having to buy a console... My Media Center PC works fine for my kids in front of the TV with 360 controllers to play Indiana Jones etc...

Good luck! /Mazex

[ChrisDNT]

Originally Posted by Anton Yudintsev

It can't

Ah, Ok.

Nevertheless, the bar has been this way set graphically very high. Frankly, this is the first time I see a aircraft game with such convincing landscapes (even with the brown edition of the images).

[Tbag]

Any high-res version yet?

[Mysticpuma]

But just before we all get really carried away....yes it looks nice, yes we want 'our' BoB to be just as nice....BUT!!! Can you really expect the game to play like the video you are seeing.

This game is for the Xbox, not the PC, not the simulation community, it's for the 360 gaming community.

I hope I'm wrong, but I would expect at the very least, multiple HUD's on-screen (these are promo videos) with arrow's pointing everywhere, lots of bad voice acting and cut-scenes, unlimited ammo, un-realistic damage model for your plane...I mean these are the players who get hit 20-times by a bullet an still live!
Can you expect them to head skyward, get one hit from a Cannon round and die? Then they take-off again (if there are take-off's in this 'instant action' day and age) and get hit by a rear-gunner of the bomber?

This will not be seen as enjoyable by the 'quick fix' arcade players, so although looking superb visually, I think it will be very interesting to see what the 'in-game' footage really looks like!

Also as has been pointed out, if there was a way to get the Live Vision Camera to act a TIR, that would be innovative, but I don't see it happening!


Lastly I posted the news about BoP on the Official Xbox 360 Forum when the news was released, here is the link to the thread with all the feedback from excited 360 users about the new sim:

http://www.oxm.co.uk/forums/viewtopi...ight=sturmovik

I'll buy it, but......

Cheers, MP.

[skarden]

geez mystic,a bit of the glass is half empty eh?you normaly seem quiet a postive person too.personly i think it looks great and will more then likely a blast to play,a lot of your points are based on assumptions only and i think your being as bit harsh by jumping to conclusions like that,i was always told that assumption is the mother of all mistakes,so i think it's better that we wait till we get more info before we start the il-2 forum trend of shooting it down befor we know what really going on.

plus we're lucky enough to have one of the developer's in this very thread so maybe he'll shed a little light on those points if he's allowed.