Friday 2009-11-06 Screenshots Update discussion thread

[zakkandrachoff]

waiting for the post of my friend Ilya
I hope will be a Bf 110 or a Hurricane cockpit.
Bf 109 cockpit too

[zapatista]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

Sorry, it seems it is missed by me.

It is already working. On 2 or 3 monitors.

wow Oleg, you "made my week" if you have included this already in BoB !

to make sure i havnt misunderstood you, you are confirming we will be able to use in BoB at the same time:

1) a central widescreen lcd monitor (for ex a 22', 25' or 27' lcd monitor)
2) together with two smaller size lcd's at the same time on each side next to it, to increase our peripheral vision, and those extra monitors could be a smaller size, like 17' or 19' lcd's for example in landscape mode ?
3) we will be able to use the BoB 3 monitor "mixed size lcd" setup without needing to use a matrox 3H2go unit or a software program like ultramon or soft3H

note 1: this is probably needing some different programming compared to what is needed for using 3x the exact same monitor size, like some other games allow 3x the same 22', or 3x the same 25' lcd's (some current games that allow 3x monitors do not allow a mix of monitor sizes)

note 2: if in BoB we then use for ex a central 24 or 27' (resolution 1920 x 1200 = 2.304.000 pixels) with a 19' lcd in landscape mode on each side (resolution 1280 x 1024 = 1.310.720 pixels, but for both 19' lcd used this is x 2 so = 2.621.440 pixels)
- then our pc grafix card gpu's will in this setup "only" need to push 2.304.000 pixels (for the 24' lcd) + 2.621.440 pixels (for the two 19' lcd's in landscape mode) = 4.925.440 pixels in total ? (and not 3x 2.304.000 pixels = 6.912.000 pixels as you would need for 3x 24' lcd's)

it is much cheaper for us to be able to mix monitor sizes like that (because we can use older cheap lcd's which many of us already have), and our grafix cards do not need to be ultra powerfull and ultra expensive (pushing 4.925.440 pixels in my earlier example is MUCH easier/cheaper then pushing 6.912.000 pixels).

this means we can get 50% wider field of view and MUCH better peripheral vision in BoB, yet only need to push 2x the pixels (instead of 3x the pixels when you use 3x the same widescreen lcd)

many many thanks for including this oleg, this will make using BoB as a true simulator MUCH better for many of us. having good peripheral vision is very important, and doing it in a cheaper smart way like this will make it now possible for many of us !! (instead of only a few very rich people with an ultra expensive 3x 30' type setup)

[Buster_Dee]

I'm one of the "few" who likes long, crew-teamwork kind of scenarios. I'm horrible at fighter tactics/maneuvers. I'm usually the first "change" after the map load--you know, the 1st statistic.

I'd love to see S/SW England and the Bay of Biscay represented, with B-24s seeking subs who ar seeking ships, JU88s who are looking to spoil the snooper's day, and fighters looking to subtract JU88s from Lorient. But there are no diving subs, no maneuvering ships/subs, and no map. And you'd almost have to "hot seat" to other B24s on patrol to keep from going crazy. Still, I would love it.

As an alternative, I'd love to "command" an Atlantic Bogue Class escort carrier, fly one of its ASV-equipped stringbags, or fly one of its fighters to protect the stringbag.

But that is a different sim

[Les]

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[KOM.Nausicaa]

Originally Posted by Buster_Dee

I'd love to see S/SW England and the Bay of Biscay represented, with B-24s seeking subs who ar seeking ships, JU88s who are looking to spoil the snooper's day, and fighters looking to subtract JU88s from Lorient.

Again, this is the Battle of Britain guys. Read some books if you are not familiar with the battle.
...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.

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by KOM.Nausicaa

Again, this is the Battle of Britain guys. Read some books if you are not familiar with the battle.
...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.

Replace the aircraft in the quote with the Short Sunderland and the Bf 110 and it's no so unreasonable.

[KOM.Nausicaa]

I have the strong impression some here believe America was somehow in the Battle of Britain....

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by KOM.Nausicaa

I have the strong impression some here believe America was somehow in the Battle of Britain....

*shrug* More likely, some people here think the Battle of Britain was in 1943.

[robtek]

Yeah,
it will be really refreshing to miss the threads about .50's and p-51 who won the BoB

[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.