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12-26-2009, 08:27 AM
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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!). 
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12-26-2009, 08:51 AM
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12-26-2009, 02:00 PM
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 If we're lucky they may do a DVD purchase directly from them as I would also rather have a hard copy myself.Flyingbullseye
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12-26-2009, 02:12 PM
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just spotted this...WOW...
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12-26-2009, 06:24 PM
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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!"
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12-26-2009, 06:38 PM
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 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!
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12-26-2009, 06:57 PM
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we all know IL2 and SOW are and will be better SIMS...i cant wait for SOW and im sure it will be even better than WOP in every way....but...as for now...show me a game that LOOKS better than that flying over a city down low.
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12-26-2009, 07:03 PM
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Still though it would be a real shame for the Sim community not to support this game. It is using the Il2 1946 flight models and though its not as hard core as 1946, its right under it by a notch or two. We need to support any game that comes to our sim commuinity, especially one that has a Dev team that is willing to give their time and energy to make the game the way we want it. These Dev's are trying to do just that. Wop is a work in progress still and they have stated that if we support them they will do their best to make WOP grow and change to everything we want it to be. I have been a sim fan for 30 yrs and sometimes I see people in our community that are so impatient and picky that I hold them at the top of the list for why our Sim industry is in such bad shape. They pick and gripe about everything instead of supporting a game and doing everything they can to make it become a much needed franchise in the Sim scene. Then inturn I hear these same people gripe about how flight Sims are a dying breed ! It really amazes me. I hope everyone will support this game by buying it and then I hope they will go to the WOP forums and give their opinions on how the dev's can make WOP better. We can never have to many good sims ! Thanks for your time and consideration , Desode
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12-26-2009, 08:13 PM
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Just downloaded the new P40 and I LOVED it. Show some love to this game and it will reward you. I haven't had his much fun since Forgotten Battles.
Last edited by 13th Hsqn Protos; 12-26-2009 at 08:16 PM.
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