"Wings" Of Prey (PC). Watchout Oleg!

[drafting]

Hey, why not... here're some of the screenshots I've been taking from the WoP beta (untouched except for resizing) . What can I say? I think the game looks pretty good.













I think there's enough room on a gamer's shelf for Wings of Prey and Storm of War.

[mungee]

I agree 100% with "drafting" - there IS room on one's shelf for BOTH WoP and SoW!
I have bought virtually every WWII combat flight sim since the launch of CFS 1 (back in 199 ... with the exception of about 4 or so (definite) arcade-type sims.

I have bought CFS 1,2 & 3, B-17 Flying Fortress, European Air War, Battle of Britain (Rowan), Fighter Squadron/Screamin' Demons, Jane's WWII Fighters and obviously the original IL-2 Sturmovik and all of its add-on's.
I must say, each of these sims has had their strong and weak points ... and that's what's been so interesting.
Clearly IL-2 and its add-on's "raised the bar" and remain the no. 1 in my opinion.
However, I also have fond memories of the great immersion that I used to experience with Jane's WWII Fighters (the missions were varied and the effects/sounds were great!).

I will purchase WoP (hopefully on DVD!!! - our bandwidth down here in South Africa is expensive and relatively slow) - I think that WoP's graphics are "jaw-dropping" - the cities especially (however I'm sure that Olga will do a superb job of SoW's! Hehe!), small touches like the grime around the edges of the cockpit perspex frames, the smoke hanging over fires, the light shadows within the cockpits, the flame and explosion effects and the general "atmospherics" ... they're all brilliant.

It goes without saying that I will be getting SoW as soon as it is published later next year (15 Sept - Battle of Britain Day, perhaps?) and I'm sure that Oleg and his team will once again "raise the bar" to a level that we never ever imagined!

Olrg, if you are reading this - thank you for providing me with so much pleasure - a day of my life does not go by without me either "flying " Il-2/1946 or at least checking on all the Il-2/1946 forums for news! It's a massive part of my life (and I'm 57 years old!).

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by mungee

I agree 100% with "drafting" - there IS room on one's shelf for BOTH WoP and SoW!
I have bought virtually every WWII combat flight sim since the launch of CFS 1 (back in 199 ... with the exception of about 4 or so (definite) arcade-type sims.

I have bought CFS 1,2 & 3, B-17 Flying Fortress, European Air War, Battle of Britain (Rowan), Fighter Squadron/Screamin' Demons, Jane's WWII Fighters and obviously the original IL-2 Sturmovik and all of its add-on's.
I must say, each of these sims has had their strong and weak points ... and that's what's been so interesting.
Clearly IL-2 and its add-on's "raised the bar" and remain the no. 1 in my opinion.
However, I also have fond memories of the great immersion that I used to experience with Jane's WWII Fighters (the missions were varied and the effects/sounds were great!).

I will purchase WoP (hopefully on DVD!!! - our bandwidth down here in South Africa is expensive and relatively slow) - I think that WoP's graphics are "jaw-dropping" - the cities especially (however I'm sure that Olga will do a superb job of SoW's! Hehe!), small touches like the grime around the edges of the cockpit perspex frames, the smoke hanging over fires, the light shadows within the cockpits, the flame and explosion effects and the general "atmospherics" ... they're all brilliant.

It goes without saying that I will be getting SoW as soon as it is published later next year (15 Sept - Battle of Britain Day, perhaps?) and I'm sure that Oleg and his team will once again "raise the bar" to a level that we never ever imagined!

Olrg, if you are reading this - thank you for providing me with so much pleasure - a day of my life does not go by without me either "flying " Il-2/1946 or at least checking on all the Il-2/1946 forums for news! It's a massive part of my life (and I'm 57 years old!).

+1

[flyingbullseye]

Originally Posted by mungee

I will purchase WoP (hopefully on DVD!!! - our bandwidth down here in South Africa is expensive and relatively slow)

Good luck with that. I was reading a post by one of the devs at simHQ saying they plan to mostly distribute the sim by d/l, with a very limited and possible regional DVD release. If we're lucky they may do a DVD purchase directly from them as I would also rather have a hard copy myself.

Flyingbullseye

[furbs]

just spotted this...WOW...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mcT_giikC4

[mungee]

Originally Posted by furbs

just spotted this...WOW...

Awesome clip/sequence in the '262!!

The scenery and buildings are quite outstanding - it looks like Berlin - am I correct? - I thought I got a quick glimpse of the Reichstag and the 'Tiergarten flakturm'.

Did you notice the awesome lighting effects/shadows in the cockpit?

I agree, "WOW!"

[airmalik]

Originally Posted by mungee

Awesome clip/sequence in the '262!!
I agree, "WOW!"

I'm SOLD! Again

I haven't flown this low over a city in RL but I've watched in-cockpit videos of low level airshow flights and the sensation of being there is SPOT ON!

[Necrobaron]

Haha, well it just goes to show that some people prefer things that glitter and shine!
________
Weed

[Tempest123]

Originally Posted by furbs

just spotted this...WOW...

I have to say thats the best representation of real flight I have seen on a pc. I cant speak for the FM/DM etc. but as far as the feeling of actually being up in the air, hands down the best. No doubt its leaning in the arcade direction but I hope SOW of maybe even Il2 can adopt some of the smooth graphics and lighting.