Friday 2009-10-23 Screenshots Update discussion thread

[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