Happy V-E Day from everyone at 1C:Maddox Games!

[Blackdog_kt]

Talk of add-ons by the dev team is encouraging to me. It tells me they believe they can keep working on the series. They didn't lay off their artists, they didn't send them on extended leave, they have them working (and getting paid) on the next expansion while coders work on optimizing the current version. This shows me that they are out of the woods financially and we can all probably rest easy they'll keep supporting the new series.

As for the selection of theaters, i wouldn't mind some med/N.Africa action but i have no problem with eastern front too. How many times have we seen a repetition of the ETO and how many times have we seen the MTO and eastern front? The med and Barbarossa are original and not done to death, so bring it on.

Don't get me wrong, i can't wait to some day fly 190s against B-17s or mosquitoes on night intruder missions over western Europe. It's just that some originality is also good and it constitutes another selling point.

Another thing that has been mentioned by others is that the med and the eastern front also share a lot of common aircraft types with what we already have in CoD or slight modifications of existing ones... the Hurris are very similar for example: add two more guns, adjust weight and engine data and you have an Mk.IIb, or add bomb racks too and replace the .303s with Hispanos and you got an Mk.IIc.

In a similar fashion, 109Es, 110s and He111s are perfect for a barbarossa scenario too.

This gives the dev team more time to focus on rounding out the rest of the appropriate planeset by adding in a P-40 and more Italian fighters for the med or the VVS fighters in case of an eastern front expansion.

[Frequent_Flyer]

Originally Posted by Rattlehead

I'm willing to bet Russia is a bigger market than the USA, at least in the case of CoD.
C'mon...it's not like we didn't think there would be an eastern front at some point, right?
Does it really matter if it's next on the list or only later on?

This particular point in the "Eastern Front" represents essentially the BOB without the Channel. Tiny, slow aircraft with a thimble full of fuel flying the same extremely limited short tactical missions with very little ammunition. You can take up your Ju-87( IL-2) escorted by BF-109( Yak or LaGG) and attack a small target 30 miles from you airbase. Substitute your Spitfire or Hurricane, Ju-88 or He-111 and you get the picture. All of your computers resources spent rendering London is of little value and will probally be repeated rendering Moscow.Proving to be more of a liability when considering" playability" ,framerates.
The Med. offers more varity in aircraft ,tatical scenario's and more interesting map.

[dcal]

Excellent! Keep up the amazing work.

[Ploughman]

Pleased to hear you're thinking forward, happy VE Day.

I wouln't get to worked up over suggested sequel to Cliffs of Dover, dont forget the American release is only 2 weeks away, talk of future additions is most likely to raise confidence for those potential buyers. Personally I think a North African Campaign will be the way they will go if indeed a sequel is being planned.

[MD_Wild_Weasel]

any news on how Oleg is getting on?

[philip.ed]

Who?

[Avala]

Originally Posted by luthier

Also, let’s use this thread for a brief look into the future of the series.

We will not release any more details or make any official announcements for at least a few more months.

What future?

Ahhh I get it now . . . another Monty Python jokes post.

[robtek]

Originally Posted by Avala

What future?

Ahhh I get it now . . . another Monty Python jokes post.

I don't get it, monty python is funny, your post is....not.

[Capt Backasswards]

Originally Posted by MD_Wild_Weasel

any news on how Oleg is getting on?

philip.ed response:

Who?


Now, that's funny!!!