Friday 2010-04-30 Dev. update and Discussion Thread

[Oleg Maddox]

Yesterday:

1C director Boris Nuraliev and Oleg Maddox demonstrate the Il-2 and
new computer technologies to the president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.

http://news.kremlin.ru/media/events/...0b47079f8.jpeg


Today:

There was some questions about rotating wheels on the ground models. Yes they are rotating, working suspesion (on tanks it is especially a bit simplified for the high FPS, but on cars - completely working in 3D models. However on tanks it is anyway looking like real in most cases)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-WKUpbrzmY

[drafting]

Wow! Did you ever think when you started all of this that you'd eventually be teaching the president how to play IL2?

[Nils]

Originally Posted by drafting

Wow! Did you ever think when you started all of this that you'd eventually be teaching the president how to play IL2?

Bet he was RBJ
Think of, it fits the time when RBJ dissapeared from the scene and Medvedev appeared ..... I say no more

[Korn]

Hello

Congrats for the meeting with your president. Hopefully he's a better man than ours .

Questions regarding map(s):

1. Could you be more specific about the dimension of user-made maps? You said more than once "small", but how small?

2. How big will be the main map (BoB)? How much of GB / France will be represented? Will there be a smaller (maybe 1/2 scale) online version?

3. I hear there's been some talking on SubSim, some guys saying that you have streaming terrain maps (like M$ Flight Simulator, terrain loading as you move over long distances). I don't think this is necesarry for a combat sim, but: do you have this planned (for the future)? Does the engine support this?

Thank you

[Insuber]

The size of the map is subtly shown in one of the first weekly updates ... a map is attached to a board in the middle of field ... it is believed that it represents the main BoB map.

Originally Posted by Korn

Hello

Congrats for the meeting with your president. Hopefully he's a better man than ours .

Questions regarding map(s):

1. Could you be more specific about the dimension of user-made maps? You said more than once "small", but how small?

2. How big will be the main map (BoB)? How much of GB / France will be represented? Will there be a smaller (maybe 1/2 scale) online version?

3. I hear there's been some talking on SubSim, some guys saying that you have streaming terrain maps (like M$ Flight Simulator, terrain loading as you move over long distances). I don't think this is necesarry for a combat sim, but: do you have this planned (for the future)? Does the engine support this?

Thank you

[Romanator21]

The size of the map is subtly shown in one of the first weekly updates ... a map is attached to a board in the middle of field ... it is believed that it represents the main BoB map.

The Stonehenge model, if included, would actually extend the battlefield quite farther west than on that map.

This is my best guess, but maybe there are other clues I missed:

[philip.ed]

I hope it goes further west than that! And further North. Honestly, BoB2 has a far bigger map than that, and this game is coming up to 5 years of age. Many squadrons that fought in the BoB wouldn't be in the action for some time, judging by the above map (if this is the area) eg 92 squadron in Pebrey (spelling?) although they did later move

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

Honestly, BoB2 has a far bigger map than that, and this game is coming up to 5 years of age.

It also has some of the most graphically ugly terrain I've ever seen!

[Rodolphe]

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Originally Posted by Insuber

The size of the map is subtly shown in one of the first weekly updates ... a map is attached to a board in the middle of field ... it is believed that it represents the main BoB map.

This map is too restrictive with only the North Weald, Hornchurch and East part of Biggin Hill Sectors, not even with Biggin Hill airfield !


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[Avimimus]

Originally Posted by Insuber

The size of the map is subtly shown in one of the first weekly updates ... a map is attached to a board in the middle of field ... it is believed that it represents the main BoB map.

Already discredited by Oleg on the day the screenshot was released if I recall correctly...