Friday 2010-07-30 Dev. update and Discussions

[luthier]

Just to clarify, the Nazi thing wasn't my personal decision. It was made after consulting with legal, and made at a much higher level than myself.

The Russian law is extremely vague. It basically says "manufacture and distribution of any Nazi symbols in any form is punishable by such and such." If somebody wanted a pretext to go after 1C, the courts would interpret it whichever way was needed. And not only would 1C be slapped with a huge fine that would dwarf any potential profits from BoB, the actual actors, most likely myself and / and Oleg, could look at a prison sentence.

So can we please close this subject once and for all?

[SlipBall]

I just slammed my door shut

[schnorchel]

Originally Posted by luthier

Just to clarify, the Nazi thing wasn't my personal decision. It was made after consulting with legal, and made at a much higher level than myself.

The Russian law is extremely vague. It basically says "manufacture and distribution of any Nazi symbols in any form is punishable by such and such." If somebody wanted a pretext to go after 1C, the courts would interpret it whichever way was needed. And not only would 1C be slapped with a huge fine that would dwarf any potential profits from BoB, the actual actors, most likely myself and / and Oleg, could look at a prison sentence.

So can we please close this subject once and for all?

OK, Luthier. I promise no mention on that. But can we have a feature to enable user add any symbol they like on the German plane's rudder, just like the feature of Geschwader emblem on the fuselage?

[Friendly_flyer]

Originally Posted by luthier

JSo can we please close this subject once and for all?

Would it be possible to make the setting for the skin a squadron uses in an off-line campaign accessable to the player? It is possible to do now in IL2 by manually editing the mission file, but it require people fiddle around in the game folders where they normally don't go. If this setting is a made available from the campaign screen, Much of the swastica trouble will go away as soon as user made skins are available. It would also benefit people who like to skin themselves and have the squadron fly with their own designs.

[tourmaline]

Originally Posted by Friendly_flyer

Would it be possible to make the setting for the skin a squadron uses in an off-line campaign accessable to the player? It is possible to do now in IL2 by manually editing the mission file, but it require people fiddle around in the game folders where they normally don't go. If this setting is a made available from the campaign screen, Much of the swastica trouble will go away as soon as user made skins are available. It would also benefit people who like to skin themselves and have the squadron fly with their own designs.

+1.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by luthier

So can we please close this subject once and for all?

Yes, please.

So, what about individual aim points for the guns?

[Splitter]

Luthier, my criticism was directed at the misguided and silly law, not you. Then again, we have our share of silly laws here in the States too, no? lol

Fingers crossed that you all are still on schedule.

Splitter

Originally Posted by luthier

Just to clarify, the Nazi thing wasn't my personal decision. It was made after consulting with legal, and made at a much higher level than myself.

The Russian law is extremely vague. It basically says "manufacture and distribution of any Nazi symbols in any form is punishable by such and such." If somebody wanted a pretext to go after 1C, the courts would interpret it whichever way was needed. And not only would 1C be slapped with a huge fine that would dwarf any potential profits from BoB, the actual actors, most likely myself and / and Oleg, could look at a prison sentence.

So can we please close this subject once and for all?

[zakkandrachoff]

Originally Posted by luthier

Just to clarify, the Nazi thing wasn't my personal decision. It was made after consulting with legal, and made at a much higher level than myself.

The Russian law is extremely vague. It basically says "manufacture and distribution of any Nazi symbols in any form is punishable by such and such." If somebody wanted a pretext to go after 1C, the courts would interpret it whichever way was needed. And not only would 1C be slapped with a huge fine that would dwarf any potential profits from BoB, the actual actors, most likely myself and / and Oleg, could look at a prison sentence.

So can we please close this subject once and for all?

So…, how you going to do the skins of a Continuation War simulator in the future?

[Viking]

How about not at all!

Viking

Or at least not to your liking.
Read the writing on the wall.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by zakkandrachoff

So…, how you going to do the skins of a Continuation War simulator in the future?

Just like in IL2. Duh.