Friday 2010-12-24 Dev. update and Discussion

Originally Posted by kalimba

I agree...In fact for the updates, both Luthier and Oleg would need a new PC

You should send them 2 of these :

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-a...re-area-51-alx

It is slightly worrying that no-one at 1C as got a PC good enough to show us any video, and there were no PC's good enough at the Russian exhibition to show SOW running without turning into a slide show at certain points.

For Oleg, you said two years ago in an interveiw that the game was 80% completed, in percentage terms could you tell us where we are today? many thanks.

[Ian Boys]

Fantastic work

[Sutts]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

It is slightly worrying that no-one at 1C as got a PC good enough to show us any video, and there were no PC's good enough at the Russian exhibition to show SOW running without turning into a slide show at certain points.

For Oleg, you said two years ago in an interveiw that the game was 80% completed, in percentage terms could you tell us where we are today? many thanks.

I think Oleg has very good reasons for not posting videos. With a video you get to see everything, even features that are being held back for that WOW factor on release. It may be possible to remove these key elements but that could require time consuming reconfiguration or recompilation. Same with the sound effects - I think there are key features of the new sound engine that Oleg doesn't want to reveal until release (perhaps for competitive reasons, perhaps to give us a few pleasant surprises).

I'm quite happy with this situation, I think the WOW factor at release time is important to get a buzz going and increase word of mouth sales.

In terms of sound effects, I'm really hoping one day to hear engine sounds that vary with engine load at the same RPM. When exercising the propeller in a ground test it would be great to hear the sound of the prop biting into the air and the engine loading up as the pitch increases. I live several miles from an RAF base and can easily hear the distinctive sound of the props being exercised before they take off. Anyway, not expecting this kind of thing at release but would be nice one day.

[mazex]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

It is slightly worrying that no-one at 1C as got a PC good enough to show us any video, and there were no PC's good enough at the Russian exhibition to show SOW running without turning into a slide show at certain points.

For Oleg, you said two years ago in an interveiw that the game was 80% completed, in percentage terms could you tell us where we are today? many thanks.

Ever heard of the 80/20 rule Tree? It's the last 20 percent of every project that takes 80 percent of the time... So - we have some time left waiting I guess But looking at the quality of the latest shots (and stuff like working large formations etc) I hope for a summer 2011 release!

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

It is slightly worrying that no-one at 1C as got a PC good enough to show us any video, and there were no PC's good enough at the Russian exhibition to show SOW running without turning into a slide show at certain points.

For Oleg, you said two years ago in an interveiw that the game was 80% completed, in percentage terms could you tell us where we are today? many thanks.

They certainly have top notch PCs over there...Otherwise, how would they be able to tweak all the hi res details at maximum playable settings ?

It is obvious to me that they keep the final eye candy video for an official announcement regarding launch date and specs and ...publisher...

Salute !

[kancerosik]

Originally Posted by dflion

The colour saturation on all pics is looking much better.
I liked the pic of the 30+ Wellingtons flying along - very impressive!
Finally the pic of the Spitfire flying at 'o' feet over a German airfield - looks very realistic.
Thanks
DFLion

On the Spit low pass capture, the shadows of the objets doesnt match. Nice, but seems to be a photoshop work. Am I wrong?

[mungee]

Thank you Oleg & your team!
The screenshots are looking FANTASTIC and are getting better and better!
The one of the Ju-87's is now my 'background'!
And on the subject of that pic, I "proudly" called my 24 year-old daughter through to my computer room yesterday afternoon and asked her what she thought of the Stuka's pic - she genuinely was impressed and was shattered when she realised it wasn't a photograph! So there you are, a genuine, objective assessment! Hehe!