Friday 2010-07-16 Dev. update and Discussions about the update ONLY!

[caprera]

Originally Posted by Sturm_Williger

I think one has to also bear in mind that a static screenshot may not capture dynamic flames at their best.

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I tried but still they look like from another game. And the color itself seems too cartoonish to me...

[fireflyerz]

Yes

[whatnot]

The best set of screens I've seen so far and the first ones with some AA finally which make them look extra gorgeous! Fantastic work and these combined with luthier's teasers made the wait even tougher than before! Gimme gimme gimme!

Some comments:

1) Fire is quite ok to my eyes and it must be frustrating to see dumbass beavis & butthead comments like 'xyz sucks' after the devs go through the trouble providing these luxury updates. Comparing the flames to photographs the biggest difference I see is that the 'white highlight' (or whatever it's called in the heart of the flame is too large and bright white.

2) My gut feeling is that every single WW2 aviation nerd looming around these forums will crap their pants and run to the store to get minimum three copies of BOB SOW when it's released even if it would costs 300€ / piece and has a DRM that kills 30 DVD drives an hour and requires 1Gb connection and latency < 1ms. LOL @ the 'I won't get it unless it has x copy protection. No one will buy that bluff, not here atleast

3) If the ground would look as good as the skies it would be too much to handle for us waiting for the release. Interested to see what kind of wonders the finetuning will do the terrain.

[Immermann]

I don't think there's any AA on these screen shots. It's just the blue-greys of the sea that sometimes gives the same effect on the edges of the planes.

[caprera]

Originally Posted by whatnot

dumbass beavis & butthead comments like 'xyz sucks' after the devs go through the trouble providing these luxury updates

I prefer to call it a "direct critique" and i explained also why i said that.

Surely more helpful than noob pointless cheering for every screenshot shown that even can't recognize AA or HDR like you....so please spare me.

Originally Posted by caprera

I prefer to call it a "direct critique" and i explained also why i said that.

Surely more helpful than noob pointless cheering for every screenshot shown that even can't recognize AA or HDR like you....so please spare me.

I totally agree with caprera. It's more helpful to give critique instead of always telling it's awesome.
Because in the end when the product is out it's you guys that recognize it's actually not that good/ realistic.
If you tell the developers that everything is perfect, why should the they change anything or go on improving?

[Rodolphe]

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Nice sun reflexion on this He 111 H internal cockpit glass.




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[caprera]

Thanks Hecke, for example i'm happy with the cokpits' glasses, i find them much more realistic than before...

[Insuber]

The better is the enemy of the good.

1C should publish the game as soon as possible, and let us customers evaluate the whole package, in key areas such as DM, FM, LOD's, sound, maps, smoothness and playability, campaign modes, online modes, etc etc.
Improvements and visual fine tunings will came later, when we will be able to appreciate the whole picture and prioritize the corrections for the patches to come.

Focusing on small details now makes little sense, IMHO.

Cheers,
Insuber

[caprera]

They should also sell the game, not only present it to be modded...