Friday 2010-08-20 Dev. update and Discussions

[winny]

Has anyone mentioned that the official date that the UK uses to commemorate the BoB is 15th Sept? Maybe that's what they were aiming for?

Just a thought, could be he meant 80th anniversary!

[Richie]

Oh...There's something to go on maybe. I mean the 15th

[zapatista]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

He DID say that thousands or hundreds should be playing my October

no philip, he didnt he never said a specific month, week, or day. you have a semi semblance of rationality in some of your posts but you often get the details wrong. if you are dead sure of your last statement, go find the specific quote oleg made and paste it here, but you wont be able to find it

what oleg did say (? late last year) was something like "he intended/hoped/aimed that by the anniversary of BoB in 2010 many 1000's of people would be playing it", thats the closest he has come to giving any dates from what i have seen

some time after he made that statement i did some searching to see if that could mean a specific date, but for the BoB ceremonies there seem to be a host of different anniversaries and commemoration dates by different organizations and no single fixed day by what i can make out. all we do know for certain is that officially BoB ended at the end of october, and that presumably most of those dates would therefore fall before it (? or right at the end)

Originally Posted by philip.ed

and that anytime after that is not viable for the group. So basically they can't release it any later than this year as it just won't work financially

kinda, almost, well you almost got that one right. i'd say a little more accurate would be to say that from what oleg said it was obvious he he was under significant financial pressure and couldnt afford any further delays. this doesnt mean they "cant release it any later", it means they are under very severe pressure to get it out the door this year, some minor last moment delays that would make a forced release date after newyear is not an impossibility. its not as if that would suddenly cancel the whole project and fold it

Originally Posted by philip.ed

So there we have it; Oleg wants the sim out this year but everything is speculative. I honestly don't care when it's released; I just want it to live up to the expectations Il-2 has set for me And judging by a majority of the screens and videos, this will happen.

and that part i would fully agree with, and it is what makes tree constant deliberate negativity completely unnecessary

[zapatista]

Originally Posted by winny

Has anyone mentioned that the official date that the UK uses to commemorate the BoB is 15th Sept? Maybe that's what they were aiming for?

could be

Originally Posted by winny

Just a thought, could be he meant 80th anniversary!

which is when ?

anniversary
n noun (plural anniversaries) the date on which an event took place in a previous year or in the past.

ORIGIN
Middle English: from Latin anniversarius 'returning yearly', from annus 'year' + versus 'turning'.

so up to end of october then

[WTE_Galway]

These arguments about when are a waste of space, it will be out when its ready. Aside from which why on earth are are people quoting 2009 interviews ?

Back in May this year Oleg said:

http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthrea...52383&page=234

Все же не так.
Выходит в 2010. Таков план.
А я бы хотел добавить несколько больше в игру и выпустить в начале 2011.
Но это мало вероятно, что случиться.

Rough Translation:


Yet not so. It will be issued in 2010. That is the plan.
I would like to add a few more (features ??) in the game and release it in early 2011. But it is unlikely that will happen.


Have some patience people.

[Dafunkfire]

I feel as though the significant bluish visual filtering of our gaseous atmosphere hasn't been displayed.

Everything looks brilliant thus far. I have only the most faithful faith and bated anticipation of the quality of this sim. Oleg and Team: my respect and appreciation for your work and dedication!

[Richie]

When I look at what's been posted for the last two weeks all I can think right now is VIDEO! I want to see all of this battle moving. Fly byes, pilots bailing, flames and smoke in motion, 109 canons firing at Spitfires from inside the cockpit! Landings and takeoffs, ground attacking 109s zooming threw explosions, diving Stukas, audio in the cockpit...ground control...pilot RT messages....etc...etc

[PhilHL]

oh my good your are all wasting your own time... you can't change the release date with your posts...

please just wait and be happy!

... and Oleag, i press fingers for you that you will get some extra time for developement. On the other hand i see now many and more guys playing Battle of Britain maps and missions online... so it is surely nice if you could release SoW this year, but ONLY if the game is not bugged! otherwise it will be other way around and you will probably sell less..

I put all fingers i can find around and cross them that you have a good hand if it comes to negotiations with the "money givers"

[Richie]

Didn't say one thing about that. I just want to see more video like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQbCIT-aMnY

Originally Posted by zapatista

no philip, he didnt he never said a specific month, week, or day. you have a semi semblance of rationality in some of your posts but you often get the details wrong. if you are dead sure of your last statement, go find the specific quote oleg made and paste it here, but you wont be able to find it

what oleg did say (? late last year) was something like "he intended/hoped/aimed that by the anniversary of BoB in 2010 many 1000's of people would be playing it", thats the closest he has come to giving any dates from what i have seen

some time after he made that statement i did some searching to see if that could mean a specific date, but for the BoB ceremonies there seem to be a host of different anniversaries and commemoration dates by different organizations and no single fixed day by what i can make out. all we do know for certain is that officially BoB ended at the end of october, and that presumably most of those dates would therefore fall before it (? or right at the end)





kinda, almost, well you almost got that one right. i'd say a little more accurate would be to say that from what oleg said it was obvious he he was under significant financial pressure and couldnt afford any further delays. this doesnt mean they "cant release it any later", it means they are under very severe pressure to get it out the door this year, some minor last moment delays that would make a forced release date after newyear is not an impossibility. its not as if that would suddenly cancel the whole project and fold it



and that part i would fully agree with, and it is what makes tree constant deliberate negativity completely unnecessary

For the record. I will be expecting your apology Zapatista.

Doug: A few more questions (for now) on Storm of War: Battle of Britain before we move to the next topic area.

You said recently you want it released for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. That would be in September 2010. Are you confident flight simmers around the world will be flying Storm of War: Battle of Britain in October 2010

Oleg: Yes, it is our general plan. Maybe it will arrive earlier. I can't say right now the exact date. But by October 2010 (if not before) Storm of War: Battle of Britain should have many thousands of users