Friday 2009-11-06 Screenshots Update discussion thread

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by hiro

I got a question, were their American volunteers in the RAF in BOB?

Yes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Bri...tle_of_Britain

[Insuber]

Yes,

Very few, because by fighting for another country they lost the citizenship, according to a non-interventionist law. So, only the more enthusiasts arrived. The figures I've read in various books vary from 7 from 17.

The Billy Fiske cited by Wiki, was a famous bobsled champion and jet-set boy, just married when he died in August 1940, being a member of the 601 Sqn, the famous Millionaires Squadron.


Regards,
Insuber

Originally Posted by Necrobaron

I always thought it'd be cool to start off with the invasion of Poland, then Norway, and then the low countries and France and so on. Through expansions, SoW could eventually model all the major aerial conflicts of WWII.

[KOM.Nausicaa]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

With the right ground objects a Battle of France scenario is also possible.

Would need French aircraft and armour, but that map has way more possibilities than just the BoB.

In fact, I doubt that very much. I am aware however that you can make all kinds of later scenarios on the engine - but seen the repeated questions of some for stuff like B25's, or the alike I think many do not really know how about the BoB. But for the map: I have the impression it covers just the barely necessary for the BoB (Norvegia not included). Northern France, southern England, especially east southern England (Kent) as seen on the map editor in Mysticpumas vid. Sorry, no golf of Biskaya, No Battle of France. I don't think we get the terrain.

[KOM.Nausicaa]

here my approximative guess on the Bob map - but who knows maybe I am wrong.

[TheGrunch]

Who knows, apart from the team making the game? Only thing that we can say is that we know it's 1:1 size, so this reduces (but doesn't eliminate) the likelihood that it's huge.

[MatthewS]

The screenshots don't seem to work!

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=2040

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by MatthewS

The screenshots don't seem to work!

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=2040

Since a couple of days now

Referring to a earlier discussion I guess the map is directed to north imho and Ipswich will not be part of it.

[proton45]

Originally Posted by MatthewS

The screenshots don't seem to work!

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=2040

Its working now...

[tagTaken2]

Originally Posted by KOM.Nausicaa

...the more I read some of the posts here the more I am afraid we will see guys popping up and screaming "where is the Memphis Belle?!" once the game is released.

How is that a bad thing? It would indicate that SoW was picking up a mass audience. More sales, more cashflow, more sim.
Or possibly you'd prefer a quiz when you install BoB. If you don't know why the Spit couldn't follow the 109 into a vertical dive, your HD gets formatted.

[tagTaken2]

Originally Posted by hiro

Buster Dee is thinking ahead . . . to next theater of operations.

Unless Oleg jumps into Korea after BOB release. That'd be something you'd be scrolling throug the BOB plane set, then the Korea ones show up in there.

I hope it would be done more like:
You have all installed, when you click on SoW SP icon you get offered choice of theatre:
BoB
Korea
Med (who knows

And each comes up with own interface, music and button style, etc. Like Rowan's BoB and MiG Alley, same but different.