Just my thoghts on the latest Screens update +examples offuture hopes for SoW

Originally Posted by Chivas

Luthier..Quote
"These are taken within our model viewer, and the background is not representative of the actual in-game terrain."

I read this as the terrain behind the Tiger Moth is just a place holder. We know Olegs vision for the terrain is photorealistic, and I'm sure he has alot of tweaking to do before its presentable enough for him to want to provide us with screens or a video. Hopefully it will progress enough in the coming months for this to happen.

Modelling this highly detailed map in a huge undertaking, and we have no idea from the info we have seen, how so far along this part of the project has progressed. We do know that Oleg wasn't happy with the colors and was taking the project home over the holidays to tweak them himself.

The terrain has been finished since May last year Chivas.

See Oleg quto below.

Oleg: The main content is ready now. 10% of the content — such as the ships and some of the ground objects on the airfields — are all that is left to be done. At the same time we are currently adding new 3D graphic effects and other features to the Storm of War series engine, and make the campaign, animate people, test and retest, etc. During the year we will spend time completing the Storm of War series engine and the first project, Storm of War: Battle of Britain. So to say that it is now 80% complete would be accurate.

According to Oleg all that needs to be finished are ships and some ground objects and some 3D graphic effects. The actual Terrain has been done for a good while.

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

The terrain has been finished since May last year Chivas.

See Oleg quto below.

Oleg: The main content is ready now. 10% of the content — such as the ships and some of the ground objects on the airfields — are all that is left to be done. At the same time we are currently adding new 3D graphic effects and other features to the Storm of War series engine, and make the campaign, animate people, test and retest, etc. During the year we will spend time completing the Storm of War series engine and the first project, Storm of War: Battle of Britain. So to say that it is now 80% complete would be accurate.

According to Oleg all that needs to be finished are ships and some ground objects and some 3D graphic effects. The actual Terrain has been done for a good while.

Adding 3d graphics effects can also be terrain related. I'm sure ideas and technology advances has changed what he can and can't do with his game engine over the last few years. Anyway as you well know things change.

Yeah, but there has to be a point when someone decides its done, If the Terrain in May 2009 was finished you'd of thought we would have had at least a glimpse of it by now.

[IceFire]

We don't know exactly what he means by the terrain is finished. He may mean (I won't pretend to put words into peoples mouths) that the terrain system is finished. But the actual look of the terrain can be massively altered by textures alone... just like at the Slovakia map... same terrain system as always but the visual is much more impressive than the earlier maps that we have.

We have seen a few shots of the terrain on the test map but I suspect that is still not what the finished look is going to be like at all. Soon I hope!

Originally Posted by IceFire

We don't know exactly what he means by the terrain is finished. He may mean (I won't pretend to put words into peoples mouths) that the terrain system is finished. But the actual look of the terrain can be massively altered by textures alone... just like at the Slovakia map... same terrain system as always but the visual is much more impressive than the earlier maps that we have.

We have seen a few shots of the terrain on the test map but I suspect that is still not what the finished look is going to be like at all. Soon I hope!

Ive not seen anything that looks 'photo realistic' as of yet though. I guess time will tell. Re-reading the interview with Oleg though from May 2009, where he states that SOW is 80% complete is encouraging, its just that with the WIP's we have seen so far it looks to be way off completion. Oleg must be holding it all back and if what he said back then is true it will be released anytime soon.

[Qpassa]

Let's be patient, let Oleg Team do their own work

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

Ive not seen anything that looks 'photo realistic' as of yet though. I guess time will tell. Re-reading the interview with Oleg though from May 2009, where he states that SOW is 80% complete is encouraging, its just that with the WIP's we have seen so far it looks to be way off completion. Oleg must be holding it all back and if what he said back then is true it will be released anytime soon.

How often have you to tell that SoW hasn't been finished yet? :facepalm:

[JVM]

Hello Foo'bar...

Originally Posted by Foo'bar

How often have you to tell that SoW hasn't been finished yet? :facepalm:

Thanks for that Foobar and there was me thinking it was on the shelves already, what would i do without you guys.

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

Yeah, but there has to be a point when someone decides its done, If the Terrain in May 2009 was finished you'd of thought we would have had at least a glimpse of it by now.

I have no idea why we aren't seeing more terrain shots other than for whatever reason(s)Oleg isn't ready to post them.

Its not ready?
He's not happy with the look of the terrain yet?
competition?

I thought we would be seeing terrain shots last summer. Anyway I prefer to be optimistic rather than pessimistic. Hopefully Oleg will also be optimistic and have the resources to keep working on SOW until he feels its ready for release.