The Crystal Ball 2

[naz]

Originally Posted by Osprey

I think it's a new game that is being written, with models and maps from the COD game, but I would hazard a guess that it is installed on top of the existing one anyway. That explains why this is taking so long and why some things will be missed out on COD. If you are expecting everything in COD to be fixed standalone I don't expect that, and that's no different to the first IL2 - you had to buy sequels for changes and more kit regardless of what you thought of the first game + patches.

We know that the netcode sucks, it's refreshing to know that it was ripped up and started again. I just hope that it's not going to suck like the current one does I feel burned, personally, so I'll definitely wait to see the response of the community before buying the sequel. I'm not going through this again.

Yeah I think you are probably right ... But more importantly, I hope you are right

[yobnaf]

Originally Posted by skouras

no new type of weather so no rain no overcast for CLOD
damn

Be happy...always sunshine is so great, much better than overcast rainy stormy days

[esmiol]

well.... like always we are in the cloud

it is sad that B6 ha not the permission to speak about the sequel.

it is strange that the fact that the sequel will be able to merge with CLOD is not confirmed. because it will be logical that it will.

the lack of communication (i blame here the dev team and not B6) is still so bad. i just hope the sequel will really do all promise make.

because like it start, the sequell will more be a patch to pay that an real sequel.

i still believe in CLOD. i want to believe. but if the sequel suffer problem at his release that is certainly the dead of this sim.

i hope the dev team will understand that comm is important and more important when a sim a such problem that CLOD.

please don't make us regret to give you are trust. it is all i ask.

now time will show us the result.

[Stirwenn]

No more fixes ? Goodbye features (weather and so ) ? Way out is there please and no money for 1C !

[5./JG27.Farber]

Originally Posted by Chivas

I know the business model has to change to allow more cash flow, but that can be accomplished by charging for some aircraft like complex bombers.

...and make the bomber pilot population even smaller?

[SlipBall]

Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber

...and make the bomber pilot population even smaller?

+1

[Frequent_Flyer]

It is a huge leap of faith BOM is even released.

[lonewulf]

If the sequel is to be a stand alone game, and CLoD is left to wither and die, I'd regard that as an absolute breach of faith on the part of the Development Team. I personally have no objection to paying to use new aircraft or, if it comes to that, paying for the right to 'transfer' to a different front. If that's what it takes to keep the game viable then OK, I'll go along with it. However, I would certainly feel cheated if the existing game was simply cut loose and abandoned to its fate . Members of the IL-2 community have invested far too much for that to happen. If the DT were to simply abandon the game, I think there is likely to be a very significant decline in community trust and goodwill.

[GF_Mastiff]

Don't worry guys Cliffs of Dover is the same upgrades, just like all occurred when IL2 Sturmovik first came out and received core engine upgrades.

Same goes for Cliffs of Dover. I remember Oleg said it and Luthier said it.

[Sandstone]

I think the reputation of CloD is now so poisonous that it would be better for 1C to put as much distance between BoM and CloD as possible. A simple statement that CloD is finished would probably be for the best, accompanied by a radically different branding for BoM. The current state of play is not doing 1C's reputation any good at all and a clean break would at least give them a chance to put it behind them as a noble failure and move on to something more worthwhile. A clean break might also give them the chance to make any necessary personnel changes.