Friday 2009-10-23 Screenshots Update discussion thread

[KOM.Nausicaa]

Hello Oleg,

this is a minor thing and not really important, I realize. But still I was curious about it:
The Luftwaffe installed at one point little floating metal pontons/islands throughout the channel in an attempt to keep the losses down of pilots in water. The idea was to get to a ponton so that you could wait there to be rescued by water plane or friendly ship.
Did you know this and have you thought of modelling them?

Not important feature I know, but was curious to ask.

[philip.ed]

That's a good question kom. It would also beg the question of whether, when a pilot is shot down, they will be able to make their way back to base. I'm not asking for SoW to include 1st person elements (i know we'd ask to much to have to ability for a luftwaffe pilot to shoot his way back to Germany) but it would be nice for the player to have a bond with their character and the ability to create a history, so if you were playing a SP-campaign for the RAF, if you were shot down near to France, you may be picked up by the Germans and it could be the end of the war for you. On the other hand, if SoW was really successful and there were add-on packs, it would be cool to have the feature when the allies liberated france for the player to be able to get back to his squadron and fight again

Oleg, will OTU's be modelled in SoW? Could the player have the option to retire to one after the Battle of Britain, or train in one beforehand?

[KOM.Nausicaa]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

That's a good question kom. It would also beg the question of whether, when a pilot is shot down, they will be able to make their way back to base. I'm not asking for SoW to include 1st person elements (i know we'd ask to much to have to ability for a luftwaffe pilot to shoot his way back to Germany) but it would be nice for the player to have a bond with their character and the ability to create a history, so if you were playing a SP-campaign for the RAF, if you were shot down near to France, you may be picked up by the Germans and it could be the end of the war for you. On the other hand, if SoW was really successful and there were add-on packs, it would be cool to have the feature when the allies liberated france for the player to be able to get back to his squadron and fight again

Oleg, will OTU's be modelled in SoW? Could the player have the option to retire to one after the Battle of Britain, or train in one beforehand?

here is information and pictures of the Luftwaffe rescue buoy:

http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/t...scue-buoy.html

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by KOM.Nausicaa

here is information and pictures of the Luftwaffe rescue buoy:

http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/t...scue-buoy.html

That's really interesting. Is there any evidence of them being straffed or bombed by the RAF (or even coastal command)?

[KOM.Nausicaa]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

That's really interesting. Is there any evidence of them being straffed or bombed by the RAF (or even coastal command)?

I don't know, and I don't know what happened to them during later years of the war. But quite a few were installed throughout the channel.

Scan from book:

[philip.ed]

Great info, thanks.

I think that one of the things we have to consider, and that oleg had hinted at, is that no-matter if all of the stuff makes it into the sim; there is always the chance that it will via third party addons

[Oleg Maddox]

Originally Posted by KOM.Nausicaa

Hello Oleg,

this is a minor thing and not really important, I realize. But still I was curious about it:
The Luftwaffe installed at one point little floating metal pontons/islands throughout the channel in an attempt to keep the losses down of pilots in water. The idea was to get to a ponton so that you could wait there to be rescued by water plane or friendly ship.
Did you know this and have you thought of modelling them?

Not important feature I know, but was curious to ask.

I didn't know it. However we did special aircraft, that was in service over channel especially for this purpose - save the shot down pilots from the water.
And if everything will be of with all other things then we may see in BoB how it works for a single gameplay.

[ZaltysZ]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

I didn't know it. However we did special aircraft, that was in service over channel especially for this purpose - save the shot down pilots from the water.
And if everything will be of with all other things then we may see in BoB how it works for a single gameplay.

Would be very nice if that airplane was flyable by players and they could rescue other pilots. Not every person can be combatant in flight sims like this. I personally know few people who like just to fly around, because combat is too difficult to them and so, rescue/transport planes would be opportunity for them to do something "useful" in multiplayer.

[Darkbluesky]

Originally Posted by ZaltysZ

Would be very nice if that airplane was flyable by players and they could rescue other pilots. Not every person can be combatant in flight sims like this. I personally know few people who like just to fly around, because combat is too difficult to them and so, rescue/transport planes would be opportunity for them to do something "useful" in multiplayer.

IMO, that is a VERY good idea. I like it, no!, I love that idea!, and if it could be done, that would increase the feeling of being part of a team much, much more than only being "one more" of an squadron.

Personally, if I was a downed pilot, knowing that I depend on some real guy to rescue me (or not), would make me feel more like being part of a "real" world, and more respectful with other people/colleagues...

[FAE_Cazador]

Originally Posted by Darkbluesky

IMO, that is a VERY good idea. I like it, no!, I love that idea!, and if it could be done, that would increase the feeling of being part of a team much, much more than only being "one more" of an squadron.

Personally, if I was a downed pilot, knowing that I depend on some real guy to rescue me (or not), would make me feel more like being part of a "real" world, and more respectful with other people/colleagues...

I just read in the book "KG200 the most secret german unit" about one pilot of german Dornier Do-24 from a "Seenotstaffel" who had saved more than 90 lives of german pilots from the sea, by the end of the year. He is really a great Hero ! Much more than others having taken hundreds of enemy lives , even if it was in the name of King and Country.....

Unfortunately he died in a senseless suicide attack to the russian bridges across the Oder and Neisse rivers in 1945, with his full of explosives Do-24. But this is another story.

Sea Rescue missions, as well as cargo missions in C-47/Ju-52or dropping agents or weapons to Maquis in Lysander, would give a really new approach to what is flight simulation....