Friday 2010-04-30 Dev. update and Discussion Thread

[Insuber]

The size of the map is subtly shown in one of the first weekly updates ... a map is attached to a board in the middle of field ... it is believed that it represents the main BoB map.

Originally Posted by Korn

Hello

Congrats for the meeting with your president. Hopefully he's a better man than ours .

Questions regarding map(s):

1. Could you be more specific about the dimension of user-made maps? You said more than once "small", but how small?

2. How big will be the main map (BoB)? How much of GB / France will be represented? Will there be a smaller (maybe 1/2 scale) online version?

3. I hear there's been some talking on SubSim, some guys saying that you have streaming terrain maps (like M$ Flight Simulator, terrain loading as you move over long distances). I don't think this is necesarry for a combat sim, but: do you have this planned (for the future)? Does the engine support this?

Thank you

[Romanator21]

The size of the map is subtly shown in one of the first weekly updates ... a map is attached to a board in the middle of field ... it is believed that it represents the main BoB map.

The Stonehenge model, if included, would actually extend the battlefield quite farther west than on that map.

This is my best guess, but maybe there are other clues I missed:

[philip.ed]

I hope it goes further west than that! And further North. Honestly, BoB2 has a far bigger map than that, and this game is coming up to 5 years of age. Many squadrons that fought in the BoB wouldn't be in the action for some time, judging by the above map (if this is the area) eg 92 squadron in Pebrey (spelling?) although they did later move

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

Honestly, BoB2 has a far bigger map than that, and this game is coming up to 5 years of age.

It also has some of the most graphically ugly terrain I've ever seen!

[Necrobaron]

Luthier has said that map does NOT represent what is modelled ingame...

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthr...400#post130400
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[ECV56_LeChuck]

even London isn´t covered in that map...

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by TheGrunch

It also has some of the most graphically ugly terrain I've ever seen!

Not any more Especially from a higher altitude. Il-2 is better, but I like the fact that you don't get the bad repetition of textures in BoB like Il-2 does

[Codex]

Oleg: Promise me once SoW is released and the dust has settled that you'll take a holiday and get some sun, your looking very pale in that photo my friend Can I suggest Australia for a few weeks ... a warmer climate and some of the best beaches in the world.

[Rodolphe]

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Originally Posted by Insuber

The size of the map is subtly shown in one of the first weekly updates ... a map is attached to a board in the middle of field ... it is believed that it represents the main BoB map.

This map is too restrictive with only the North Weald, Hornchurch and East part of Biggin Hill Sectors, not even with Biggin Hill airfield !


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[Avimimus]

Originally Posted by Insuber

The size of the map is subtly shown in one of the first weekly updates ... a map is attached to a board in the middle of field ... it is believed that it represents the main BoB map.

Already discredited by Oleg on the day the screenshot was released if I recall correctly...