Friday 2010-11-19 Dev. update and Discussion

[ECV56_Lancelot]

Originally Posted by Feuerfalke

I like the new GUI - looks very decent and modern, without all the graphical nonsense.

It's all a matter of taste, and mostly irrellevant, but i disagree with you. Just for getting it out of my chest i have to say that i don't like the GUI, because it looks too modern for a ww2 sim.
I would keep the way text is displayed, but i would prefer somethin that looks like a old desktop with a book open, like a manual, where you see the rows with the commandss, and on the right writen on hand made letter, with diferent color, the key assigned to that command. Or something like that.
Maybe i'm too old school, but i think that a ww2 sim GUI should look more like something old and not modern.

Just an opinion, after all the great things that has been showed of aircraft, terrain, skins and so on, what ever they choose and do with the GUI, its fine by me.

[Tte. Costa]

Originally Posted by ECV56_Lancelot

It's all a matter of taste, and mostly irrellevant, but i disagree with you. Just for getting it out of my chest i have to say that i don't like the GUI, because it looks too modern for a ww2 sim.
I would keep the way text is displayed, but i would prefer somethin that looks like a old desktop with a book open, like a manual, where you see the rows with the commandss, and on the right writen on hand made letter, with diferent color, the key assigned to that command. Or something like that.
Maybe i'm too old school, but i think that a ww2 sim GUI should look more like something old and not modern.

Just an opinion, after all the great things that has been showed of aircraft, terrain, skins and so on, what ever they choose and do with the GUI, its fine by me.

I think exactly the same.
The atmosphere of WWII is a must, and it has to start from the GUI till the last shoot.
But as you commented "It´s a matter of taste" and maybe is done this way to cath attention as much people as posible.

[C_G]

Originally Posted by ECV56_Lancelot

It's all a matter of taste, and mostly irrellevant, but i disagree with you. Just for getting it out of my chest i have to say that i don't like the GUI, because it looks too modern for a ww2 sim.
I would keep the way text is displayed, but i would prefer somethin that looks like a old desktop with a book open, like a manual, where you see the rows with the commandss, and on the right writen on hand made letter, with diferent color, the key assigned to that command. Or something like that.
Maybe i'm too old school, but i think that a ww2 sim GUI should look more like something old and not modern.

Just an opinion, after all the great things that has been showed of aircraft, terrain, skins and so on, what ever they choose and do with the GUI, its fine by me.

I agree with Lancelot.
While the GUI is "fine" (clean, etc... etc...), it's very boring.

Here's an idea to make it much more graphical.

Have a cut-away of a He-111 (it has to be some aircraft that uses almost all of the available controls- though ideally you could profile any aircraft you wished),
clicking on the landing gear selects the gear assignment, then push the button that you wish to assign - graphic: the landing gear goes up to confirm selection.

for the engine controls, graphical zoom in on the throttle quadrant and associated controls, click on the labeled item, assign button

For the bombardier controls the same. Graphical zoom in on the equipment in the cockpit, direct assigning of controls via mouse + game device button.

This would be so much more interesting and intuitive than the old IL2 "endless-scrolling until you get to the right control" exercise.

I know it's probably too late to suggest this, unfortunately.

C_G

[Osprey]

Originally Posted by Feuerfalke

Oh, and +1 Vote for the US-language-version.

I believe that in the USA they speak English. There is no such language as 'US'.

It's such a shame that the main tutor of English in the World today is Microsoft Word.....

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Osprey

I believe that in the USA they speak English. There is no such language as 'US'.

It's such a shame that the main tutor of English in the World today is Microsoft Word.....

English spelling is used in Canada and also I want to smack a kid when he says "Zee" instead of "Zed" Zee is a US invention.

[JAMF]

Originally Posted by Osprey

I believe that in the USA they speak English. There is no such language as 'US'.

It's such a shame that the main tutor of English in the World today is Microsoft Word.....

Riiiight. +1 for a US spelling version for the US people.

It's not like many of them have an easy time already with their own spelling, let alone an Oxford-English spelling. Fortunately there are dictionary extensions for Firefox and other browsers to ease their spelling when typing in a browser.

[heywooood]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

Could I mention that 'signal ground crew to remove brake shoes' should be 'signal ground crew to remove chocks'? Or simply 'signal chocks away'?

Also that 'Oil Radiator' is usually referred to as 'Oil Cooler'

The inclusion of the poor old Defiant is excellent.

Many Thanks

careful - might end up with 'single ground crew remove and break shoes' er sumpn...

better cancel the project - thanks Ilya

[luthier]

Originally Posted by Uufflakke

I think the spelling of the word 'Carburetor' should be 'Carburettor'.
Carburetor = American spelling
Carburettor = UK spelling
And as this sim is about the Battle of Britain...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carburetor

EDIT: another spelling thingie
'Toggle Horizontal Stablizier' should be 'Toggle Horizontal Stabilizer' or (again English spelling) 'Stabiliser'

I'm sorry but I refuse to release a game with planes that have a "carburettor" and an "airscrew" and an "empennage".

The project is now canceled.

[Avimimus]

Originally Posted by luthier

I'm sorry but I refuse to release a game with planes that have a "carburettor" and an "airscrew" and an "empennage".

The project is now canceled.

Bloody yank

Originally Posted by Avimimus

Bloody yank

This Canuck votes with the gentleman from California. We likes American spellings But it's a kind gesture to provide alternatives for those who like the extra "t" in carburetor etc.