Friday 2010-12-24 Dev. update and Discussion

[Stiboo]

Merry Christmas to EVERYONE

Some more great screenshots..

Question about the 109e3 canopy, i've always thought that most Emils had the 'square' canopy by the time of BoB...or was that just the E4 and E7? does anyone have any figures about this or how many E3s were retro fitted?

The Bf109 just does not look right to me with that canopy and as the Bristol Beaufighter is included as an A.I plane which didn't see service until December 1940, Oleg must be covering the time period up to then, I think most 109s had the square canopy by then...prehaps the E4 and E7 will be downloadable content after the game is released...what does Rise Of Flight charge $ per new aeroplane?


Oleg, a Christmas general update on how the game is shaping up would be nice !!

How many of us will still be checking the forums on Xmas day to see if Oleg has posted?!

All the very best to you all,

Simon

[Fafnir_6]

Thanks for a great update, Oleg! I simply love the shot of the Do17Zs (I soooo wish these would be flyable...someday). The damaged Bf110C screens are awesome. I think we see now the advantage of all that insane internal detail you guys put together back when SoW was first announced...Outstanding! The little ammo door hanging open in flight is absolutely godly. I can't wait to fly a wreck like that back to base . Someone mentioned taxiing around the airfield just to admire them. I think I'll need to +1 that.

Cheers and have a great Christmas/New Years,

Fafnir_6

[Jaws2002]

Thank you very much for the update Oleg.

The damaged 110 is way cool.
Looks like the bullets shot the hatch in the nose open. The hinges were probabily shot and hatch is just hanging there in the wind under the plane.
How cool is that!!!

That beast will be the first plane I'll take to the air.

Thank you very much and Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Stiboo

Merry Christmas to EVERYONE

Some more great screenshots..

Question about the 109e3 canopy, i've always thought that most Emils had the 'square' canopy by the time of BoB...or was that just the E4 and E7? does anyone have any figures about this or how many E3s were retro fitted?

The Bf109 just does not look right to me with that canopy and as the Bristol Beaufighter is included as an A.I plane which didn't see service until December 1940, Oleg must be covering the time period up to then, I think most 109s had the square canopy by then...prehaps the E4 and E7 will be downloadable content after the game is released...what does Rise Of Flight charge $ per new aeroplane?


Oleg, a Christmas general update on how the game is shaping up would be nice !!

How many of us will still be checking the forums on Xmas day to see if Oleg has posted?!

All the very best to you all,

Simon

There's the very 109 E-3 in the screenshots. I wish they would display it like that. This 109 was shot down during the Battle Of Britain as you can see the canopy is correct.

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by Richie

There's the very 109 E-3 in the screenshots. I wish they would display it like that. This 109 was shot down during the Battle Of Britain as you can see the canopy is correct.

I doubt that the canopy of the Duxford's Emil does anything has in common with the original canopy any more. It looks like a replica, not made very well. Last april I went to Duxford and took a closer view to it.

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Foo'bar

I doubt that the canopy of the Duxford's Emil does anything has in common with the original canopy any more. It looks like a replica, not made very well. Last april I went to Duxford and took a closer view to it.

Here's a painting of the event... Not solid proof but it's an older type in the painting also.

[Sutts]

Here's the original photo I believe. Canopy matches the one we see in SoW.
I accept that both canopy styles featured in BoB 109s though.

[JG53Frankyboy]

Originally Posted by Richie

There's the very 109 E-3 in the screenshots. I wish they would display it like that. This 109 was shot down during the Battle Of Britain as you can see the canopy is correct.

both kind of canopies were in use during BoB - with and without head armour.

keep in mind that the only difference between E-1, E-3 and E-4 were thier wingarmament.
MG17, MG-FF, MG-FF/M

so, an originaly build E-3 , rearmed with MG-FF/M became an E-4!

i realy hope MAddox will include E-1 and E-4 , the most used variants during BoB.