1C and Ubisoft Announce IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by FAE_Cazador

Today's news are good news, but, respectfully, few news.

News:
a.1) Released date March 2011
a.2) Publisher: Ubi (and a embryo of webpage)
a.3) Collector's Edition with a historical Spitfire Manual/Document
a.4) Renegade pilots flying for the Luftwaffe (Awesome ! )

Nothing more.


Already known (just following Oleg's good old Friday updates):

b.1) Planeset (not fully explained in release news)
b.2) Map printed in a cloth : this was already leaked/announced by Luthier weeks ago even asking to the community for historical background
b.3) Part of the footage already shown in Igromir show (to the fortunate spectators) or to the Internet in Youtube, via Iphones, etc.
b.4) DM and FM much more accurate
b.5) Better AI
b.6) Much more accurate environment (wheater etc)
b.7) Higly detailed ground objects
b.8 ) Scenario (obvious)
b.9) Graphic Software (DX11)
b10) Name (for somebody )
b11) RAF and Luftwaffe (and italian CAI) careers (Thanks, Luthier, for the correction)


Unknown yet (some very important)

c.1) Specs
c.2) DRM or antipiracy software
c.3) Cover
c.4) Price
c.5) Sale of Normal Edition (Steam? , direct download like ROF?
c.6) Activation mode (Internet connection full time even off-line? only 1 activation when purchased?
c.7) Worldwide release or different dates for countries
c.8 ) Forum?
c.9) Full Webpage
c10) Merchadising (Wall Papers, posters)
c11) RAF and Luftwaffe (and italian CAI) careers (Thanks, Luthier, for the correction)

...and probably many other.

And finally, the quality of the video is, in my humble opinion, poor to show the great new capabilities of this Sim. Taken from old footage from low-end computer, short, and not transmitting the potential of this Sim. Just it looked like another Air Simulator more.

IMHO, this new Sim deserved a better Marketing campaign, better video, a better webpage, a Forum started, and a much more intense media speech to explain to newcomers what it really will be, and to spread illusion between us ,the old foxes that are expecting this great Sim for years.

Sorry, it is my feeling, ilusion and disappointment a the same time. It seems like if , suddenly, they were in a hurry. Why? Leaks?

I repeat, respectfully to all, specially to 1C Management and Dev Team.

PD: Of course, no doubt I'll purchase the Collector's Edition...

Big deal. All the information you want will be in the next couple of months. Show a modicum of patience.

[II/JG54_Zent]

FINALLY !!!
that was (is) the longest wait ever for a piece of software....
i think they originally announced it 2006, wasnt it ?

the only problem i have is that i have to divide my flying time now between ROF and CoD (stupid title by the way)....imho they could have waited a year more to get it bugfree and ...noo...dont throw that big stone at me ..help !

[PeterPanPan]

Originally Posted by mazex

Come on... SO!

Never was so much owed by so many to SO few

It one of the most famous quotes in the friggin world so get it right

Good spot. Bit like Neil Armstrong's cock-up in his first foot on the moon words. Didn't matter in the end though!

[klem]

Originally Posted by AWL_Spinner

First: quick bit of PR nitpicking. It's the British Army, but the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force.

Vets/historians might be a little miffed to see mention of the "British Airforce". There is no such entity - it's the RAF. Especially in a product like this, that's quite important!

.........................

Cheers, Spinner

What do you expect? Those Ubi idiots seem to have lost the point of the "Storm of War" series concept, left it out of the main title, included "IL-2 Sturmovik" to completely confuse anyone tracking this for the past six years and... oh wait, yes, they did mention SoW at the bottom in no context whatsoever just to further confuse anyone not aware of this new game and left them wondering "wt* is that"?

Yes I know its been said but I'm entitled to a nitpick too

TG it's on it's way at last.
(It's disappeared from play.com)

Luthier:
"Most of the footage was taken on my own crap PC months ago in an early beta. "

Did I waste my money then Luthier?.......

ASUS Sabertooth mobo
Intel i7 950 o/c @ 4GHz
6Mb RAM
GTX570 GPU
750W PSU
HAF912+ case, fans, stuff
Win7 64

[150GCT_Veltro]

Great news but..........

.....after so many years i was wainting for some special announcement.

This should be the official web?

http://il2sturmovik.ubi.com/cliffs-o...ming-soon.aspx

This shuold be the official Ubisoft press release?!

http://www.ubi.com/UK/Games/Info.aspx?pId=9329

We still don't know what aircrafts will be flyiable, ecc. ecc. ecc.....

Really a poor announcement, not a good way at all to promote CoD, really a poor marketing policy.......and the video based on a pre-beta is a shame.

However, thank you a lot. We were waiting this annoucement since 7 years ago, so today is an historicall day for us.

[Dano]

Does anybody know if the UBI store takes payment immediately or when ready to ship? Also, over eight quid for express shipping that takes one to three days!?!?

Edit: Ok, the faq links are now working, they take payment when it's ready to ship.

[Wailwulf]

Originally Posted by Wutz

What no German Campaign? That is not going to go well on the German market, but lets wait and see.

"Exciting Single-Player Campaign – The campaign thrusts the player into the middle of the battle. The player will join the British Air Force to fight the German forces and renegade pilots on his own side, or join the German Luftwaffe and take part in meticulously recreated historical battles."

[whatnot]

Originally Posted by FAE_Cazador

Sorry, it is my feeling, ilusion and disappointment a the same time. It seems like if , suddenly, they were in a hurry. Why? Leaks?

This stuff is beyond me. One waits for years to know when to get out of jail as there is no definate date.. and once that date is set a few months from now it can in some twisted way be a disappointing as the warden didn't mention the make of the car that will be there to pick you up.

My analogy might suck but so does comments like this from people with tears in their eyes as they don't know what the DRM etc. will be like the first minute the official announcement is out..

[JG52Uther]

You might want to wait for Amazon or Play Dano,shipping will probably be free...

[Avimimus]

Originally Posted by Dano

You'll never please everybody, if I was Oleg I'd make sure everybody has to tie their forum account to their activation and then force anybody who complained to fly around in Hello Kitty skins for a month or two

You see - this is exactly what we're afraid of when we oppose DRM