Friday Update, April 6, 2012

[Ploughman]

I can't remember the last time I played this sim, and I'm a huge fan of it and flight sims in general, playing mostly off-line. Even when the patch arrives I can't really see myself playing it again any time soon, frankly, the game's been so broke for so long I'm out of the habit of playing it. That doesn't mean I wont' buy the next instalment, I certainly will to support development, but this sim's simply dropped of my 'available to do' menu.

[Vengeanze]

Originally Posted by Ploughman

I can't remember the last time I played this sim, and I'm a huge fan of it and flight sims in general, playing mostly off-line. Even when the patch arrives I can't really see myself playing it again any time soon, frankly, the game's been so broke for so long I'm out of the habit of playing it. That doesn't mean I wont' buy the next instalment, I certainly will to support development, but this sim's simply dropped of my 'available to do' menu.

Exactly how I feel. I visit the forum like once a week...mostly because the shortcut is there in my browser. No news ever.
I will dust off my game when the patch arrives and hope for that loving feeling to return.

[furbs]

Originally Posted by Ploughman

I can't remember the last time I played this sim, and I'm a huge fan of it and flight sims in general, playing mostly off-line. Even when the patch arrives I can't really see myself playing it again any time soon, frankly, the game's been so broke for so long I'm out of the habit of playing it. That doesn't mean I wont' buy the next instalment, I certainly will to support development, but this sim's simply dropped of my 'available to do' menu.

I would say that's how most people feel. Waiting, hoping.

[150GCT_Veltro]

Considering how is the England landscape, is a good news you guys have changed team for the russian landscape.

For the future, if we'll never have a future for the BoB, would be nice have a new English landscape rebuild from scratch, even if as a third party work.

[Volksieg]

Originally Posted by 150GCT_Veltro

Considering how is the England landscape, is a good news you guys have changed team for the russian landscape.

For the future, if we'll never have a future for the BoB, would be nice have a new English landscape rebuild from scratch, even if as a third party work.

I'll be honest..... Personally I see no problem with the English landscape. I prefer the french one on a purely aesthetic level but I think they have England pretty much nailed...... apart from the glaring omission of some of our major landmarks- St Paul's, Battersea Power Station....... lol (Are said landmarks being introduced in future?)

[furbs]

Colors are still not quite right, no way enough hedgerows, trees, roads and buildings dont blend with the landscape, apart from that its ok.

[Volksieg]

Originally Posted by furbs

Colors are still not quite right, no way enough hedgerows, trees, roads and buildings dont blend with the landscape, apart from that its ok.

That is true..... We definitely need a lot more trees and hedges but, sadly, that would make the game a slideshow.

I did have to make a few adjustments to my monitor settings as, with it's factory pre-sets, the countryside was a pastel nightmare.... but yeah... I'm 'appy.

I think the buildings blend in ok.... but that's probably because I have bad eyesight and can't wear my glasses as they makes my facetrack go mental. Every cloud has a silver lining and all that.

I'm going to have a potter around Berkshire in the Tigermoth later this afternoon to see if Windsor Castle is modelled....... if not, I'll add that to the glaring omissions list. I did see a video of someone doing the tour of london flight and they said they were pleased to see Windsor Castle included..... though I'd have to be a bit concerned as to why Windsor Castle has suddenly found itself in London of all places. LMAO

[=FI=Scott]

personally I think that is too harsh,

I lived in the south east of England (Canterbury) for three years and go back about twice a year (wifes paternal family from there -Folkestone & Caple Le Ferne) and I think they have done a pretty decent job of the landscape. lots of people complained about the frequent haze but it is very common, even on sunny days. Perhaps the biggest ommission is hedgerows imo but also having lived in Canterbury no Cathedral is a bust. In RL it dominates the landscape for miles around.

Perhaps one of the most difficult RL factors to include is the fact that the sea can change so radically, and in short spaces of time. It can change not only in terms of swell but also colour, from deep blue to light green. I would pay to have that on its own in a sim.

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by Volksieg

I did have to make a few adjustments to my monitor settings as, with it's factory pre-sets, the countryside was a pastel nightmare.... but yeah... I'm 'appy.

After hearing the 'calibrate your monitor' response a few times I bought a Spyder 4 Pro - no good, it's still a 'pastel nightmare' (I'll qualify that a bit - everything looks good from the ground and low-level, it's when you get a few thousand feet up that the pastel tones come in. The devs must surely be aware of this so I hope to see some more tuning of the lighting effects in the new patch to get it right)

I think France works better than England too. Everything seems too haphazard and unstructured in the COD English landscape. The strange thing is that they did a much better job with the old Open GL version (1946 DVD). Even videos of the pre-release demo version from the Russian games show (Igromir) look A LOT better than I see currently on my PC.

[furbs]

The preview on the DVD looked much better because of the more organic layout, hedgerows and much much better colours.
The terrain blended in much better with the towns and roads which leads to a more realistic feeling.