SoW:BoB?

[Chivas]

BOB's first possible release date was announced by Oleg for the end of 2005, but realized the IL-2 engine would have to be replaced.

BOB SOW with the new game engine was announced by UBI in May 2006 with a release date of Nov 2006. ( We haven't heard anything from UBI since.)

The developer and publisher must have figured that BOB SOW wasn't possible on 2006 computer systems, but there was still money to be made on IL-2 engine addons. So they concentrated most of the developers crew on addons like Pacific Fighters, Pe-2, IL-2 1946 etc. With only one or two people working on the SOW in that time.

Work on SOW began in earnest in 2007 after the release of IL-2 1946.

Many people mistakenly believe that the game is only 60% finished. Its the game features that are only 60% finished. I would imagine the game engine is mostly done as are a very large percentage of the planes and objects.

[Feuerfalke]

Originally Posted by virre89

I understand your quote Feaurfalke but it doesn't claim SoW have been in development only 2 years. Remember they also co-developed it while still working on IL2 so it's kinda hard to estimate.

However if two years is the precise number than it's no wonder that the sim is not out yet, a decent game takes at least 3 years of development and counting the dev time for IL2 it won't be reaching us until earliest 2010.

It doesn't?

"We’ve really switched over to BoB only after all work on Il-2 was completed, i.e. in 2007."

At that time work on the real new engine started. 2009 - 2007 = 2 years.


Indeed it is no wonder why it is not out yet, but some people seem to know better than Oleg himself and of course, they rather listen to a years old publishers advertisement than to the actual statements from the one making the game...
The kind of "buahh, you promised me the candy if I'd be patient for a week - YOU PROMISED!"

And as the engine is ready, the rest is taking less time. Maybe another year, who knows. At least they are working very hard to get it done quickly and even the Project Galba-Team is now working with Oleg's team to get it finished as soon as possible.


Still some people have the wood not only in their names.

Feuerfalke, read Chivas's post again. Its simple maths.

[Skarphol]

Me too think Chivas has it fairly much covered.
That said; the information we get is so scarce and sketchy that it is impossible to be certain of anything IMO. I'm amazed by the way some people post statements that are allmost presented as facts while they really must be assumptions and guesses.

Skarphol

[Feuerfalke]

Well, the only thing we can do is reading Olegs statements, posts, updates and Q&As.

But it's not always easy to take his statements as statements and his estimates and wishes as estimates and wishes. And it's even harder to take them what they are, discuss and share them on a neutral basis, when you are talking about something some people want or even claim to need or deserve.

But the main turbulences across the boards mostly comes from people who mix these things up, take estimates as facts, no matter how clear Oleg makes it's his wish or his estimate, yes, even take 3rd party wishful thinking as fact, to support their claims.

[nearmiss]

We are all in the same boat.

I am so waiting for the SOW.

[mazex]

I work too many hours every week managing a development department, but I sometimes find the time posting and reading here... Weird... Five months now since the last appearance of our bronze idol

But wait, watching Olegs profile after posting to see that I was not exaggeragating the "five moths" rant, I saw this under Olegs user:

• Last Activity: Yesterday 04:18 PM

Ahh, he's out there, watching us!

[nearmiss]

Originally Posted by mazex

I work too many hours every week managing a development department, but I sometimes find the time posting and reading here... Weird... Five months now since the last appearance of our bronze idol

But wait, watching Olegs profile after posting to see that I was not exaggeragating the "five moths" rant, I saw this under Olegs user:

• Last Activity: Yesterday 04:18 PM

Ahh, he's out there, watching us!

People tell Oleg all the time what they want. It's all over this site, and every other IL2 forums.

Oleg doesn't lack for input from users, whether it's sensible or nonsense.

[Abbeville-Boy]

he could have said hi all

[virre89]

It's not that people don't trust him i am sure they do.
But the faith is clearly blurry when he says that he is too busy to post an update on a forum every at least 2 or 3rd month or finish an interview etc or even just stop by and inform everyone that everything is on track.

It doesn't add up that he doesn't have enough time to do that.
Doesn't matter if you're working full time job or anything it would take 5 min of a coffe break , freetime or whatever it's not like a huge thing unless you're putting together a trailer or something for promotion purpose.