SoW: Battle for Moscow and other Igromir news

[kedrednael]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

That smoke really looks aweful. At first I thought they had nailed it, but look how thick it is! It's like WoP. I've never seen anything like this in any guncam videos for an extended period of time like this. Hopefully it's still very much WIP.
I think the gunsmoke is overdone as well too.

We haven't seen gunsmoke before so I guess the effects are still WIP.
Even if they weren't.. We can mod sow better as BOP right? changing the effects a little bit isn't that difficult if you can find the right files.

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by kedrednael

We haven't seen gunsmoke before so I guess the effects are still WIP.
Even if they weren't.. We can mod sow better as BOP right? changing the effects a little bit isn't that difficult if you can find the right files.

Sadly not...unless the game is openly moddable, one would have to hack the game to do this.


I'm sure it will be tweaked though. I hope so anyway.

[kedrednael]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

Sadly not...unless the game is openly moddable, one would have to hack the game to do this.


I'm sure it will be tweaked though. I hope so anyway.

I thought sow would be openly moddable. I think it's a good idea to make it modable, in il2 we didn't get cheaters and we have got a lot of great mods !

[philip.ed]

Yes, but Il-2 was hacked. I agree, but from what I've read from Oleg SoW will be partially modable, but probably only for third parties.

[SG1_Gunkan]

Originally Posted by kedrednael

I think it's a good idea to make it modable, in il2 we didn't get cheaters and we have got a lot of great mods !

Indeed, the game it's now much better and far historical than the original one. But 99% is Oleg's work.

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by kedrednael

I thought sow would be openly moddable. I think it's a good idea to make it modable, in il2 we didn't get cheaters and we have got a lot of great mods !

I think people have jumped to the wrong conclusions regarding exactly what the situation will be. To say it will be 'moddable' in the sense that il-2 has become is wrong.

What 1C are going to do (as I understand it) is provide a set of end-user tools to enable third parties to provide additional (small) maps, vehicles, and new aircraft - but all of this will be to tightly specified standards, and ultimately under 1C / Oleg's control.

It will not in any shape or form allow anyone to modify such deep game features as fire effects, smoke, clouds, AI, etc.

Also, to talk enthusiastically of modding the game when it still has 4 months to go before release is crazy!

And regarding the smoke could I remind people that it is still BETA!

edit: other items to be fixed:
glare from the sun
collision model for the trees
+ probably a few dozen others

[Avimimus]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

Sadly not...unless the game is openly moddable, one would have to hack the game to do this.


I'm sure it will be tweaked though. I hope so anyway.

The game is moddable (in some areas at least - GUI, objects, small terrains - the situation is constantly changing. I would be surprised if some effect tweaking wasn't possible)