Friday 2009-10-30 Screenshots Update discussion thread

[Lucas_From_Hell]

Oleg, about the pilot, I know it's way too soon to ask it but...

Are you guys planning to model a pilot inside the cockpit (I don't know how to describe it, but try thinking about the one in DCS and you will probably understand me)?

[mauld]

BOB Irvin jacket
http://www.eastmanleather.com/RAF40.htm

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by mauld

BOB Irvin jacket
http://www.eastmanleather.com/RAF40.htm

Yep, theirs are correct to a certain degree and are the best reproductions on the market. However, they are repros and aren't the real deal

Oleg, these pictures are good, and I don't really have much to add with regards to what is available in books. I'd suggest using this as a model. If time permits me tomorrow, I will be able to send you complete pictures of the kit for your use

[PeterPanPan]

Hi Oleg

First time poster here. Just want to say a huge thanks for making IL2 and BoB SoW, and finding the time to keep us all updated - brilliant. Your vision and dedication to this genre is without equal and we are all the luckier for it.

Just one question for now if I may. The detail in the pilots is amazing. Given the effort you have put in, can we expect the pilots to be animated during the bale out sequence? Will we see them reach for the canopy handle and parachute rip cord? Will we see them falling in various ways, with arms and legs flailing, before the chute opens ... assuming it does of course?!

Looking forward to 2010 with great excitement.

Cheers

PPanPan

[II/JG54_Emil]

Continuing V.4_Maggis´ and PeterPanPans´ initial thoughts, I would love to get a "fight your way back to the friendly lines" feature with a irst person view.

It would be great, in a (online-)campaign with an experienced pilot, to be able to draw your pistol and crawl back over the fronline, at night, pass-by enemy troups and make it back to the base, with the chance of being bombed or strafed away.

I don´t know if any server could handle that but that would be soooo cooool.

[proton45]

Originally Posted by II/JG54_Emil

Continuing V.4_Maggis´ and PeterPanPans´ initial thoughts, I would love to get a "fight your way back to the friendly lines" feature with a irst person view.

It would be great, in a (online-)campaign with an experienced pilot, to be able to draw your pistol and crawl back over the fronline, at night, pass-by enemy troups and make it back to the base, with the chance of being bombed or strafed away.

I don´t know if any server could handle that but that would be soooo cooool.

How long would it take to walk 200 miles? The "SoW" maps are all in real size...it could take days, weeks or months to walk back to base if you where a German shot down over the UK (forget about swimming the channel). That would be one hell-a-va gaming session_lol!!!

Originally Posted by mazex

We would probably use it one time and then never more - but it's the added realism of knowing you CAN do it is what making me seriously propose it.

I think this is the exact reason Oleg said it wouldn't be done by him...why do all the work needed to walk around in 1st person, if you are only going to use it once?

[robtek]

Well, if one had to walk back after being shot down and also if one had to wait for his virtual burial ceremony
before taking to the skies again it would make him (her) very much more consient for ones mortality and would
hugely improve the realism!!!
No glory hunters with those risks!!!

[Snuff_Pidgeon]

Oleg are we going to have realistic wind gusts at ground level? eg. Heavy cross winds at take off, landing and buffeting of aircraft at taxi and takeoff.

[SlipBall]

Oleg, I looked at the img's you posted and my first thought was...final nail in the IL-2 coffin...Just stunning pic's and incredible possibility's for mission makers

[mazex]

I just love it. First Oleg gives us an alien-green landscape a week ago to stir up the feelings and then smacks these beatiful images this week. It's like the famous marketing campaign where Coca Cola in the 80:ies (?) said in a press release that they where changing the taste of Coca Cola as it was time to move on, and people all over the world where in a riot. Then some weeks later they said "Ok, due to popular demand - we will not change the original taste everyone obviously love!". A classic example of masters at marketing And it's for free