Friday update and discussions 2011-03-04

[IbnSolmyr]

Oleg, will we have a good AI com' interface when we play with/against AI, in order to be able, for instance, to tell : "3 and 4, stay with our bombers while 2 and me are attacking another formation ?" That was really lacking in Il-2..

[T}{OR]

Love the music selection. Thanks for this update.

Originally Posted by IbnSolmyr

Oleg, will we have a good AI com' interface when we play with/against AI, in order to be able, for instance, to tell : "3 and 4, stay with our bombers while 2 and me are attacking another formation ?" That was really lacking in Il-2..

IIRC you could do that in IL2. Maybe not for individual two ship flights, but certainly for Red, Blue etc.

[nearmiss]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

I think if to make all you want - like in real life on a lrage space and with great detail - than you should wait more years for the more stronger hardware... At least.

Thanks for the update Oleg...

I've never been to Biggin Hill like most of us here. What I see is good enough for me... and 99% of the people who will be using BOB COD.

So, don't sweat the techni-phobics who can mess up anyone's nice day.

I love it, we are going to be enjoying the COD very soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMlv3ripSM

Oleg,

I don't think you have yet answered this question.
Will there be 1st person bail out in Cliffs of Dover.

Thanks for the update.



P.S Where can I get the music from the vids and more from these artists?

Originally Posted by nearmiss

Thanks for the update Oleg...

I've never been to Biggin Hill like most of us here. What I see is good enough for me... and 99% of the people who will be using BOB COD.

So, don't sweat the techni-phobics who can mess up anyone's nice day.

I love it, we are going to be enjoying the COD very soon.

Genuinely laughing out loud. Thx for that Monty Python clip, nearmiss. Good chuckle to start the day and spot on for this forum. Interesting that only one on my ignore list has posted so far.

Oleg, Luthier and Team thank you for the 8 years of fun in that dream world you created: IL-2 and today's little peek at our future dreamworld is like seeing a glimpse of heaven for this old simulator fanboy.

[slick118]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

I think if to make all you want - like in real life on a lrage space and with great detail - than you should wait more years for the more stronger hardware... At least.

Yes I suppose I have been a bit quick to criticise. It's just that the rest of the game looks so deliciously good, sometimes I catch myself thinking that the ground is just a rehash of some old IL2 terrain.

Perhaps I'll take some photos for you from the air at some point!

But thank you for the swift reply. I am really looking forward to playing the game nonetheless!

[erco]

Wow, looking good! Are you guys ready to make some money?

The second video- I thought the clouds looked pretty good. My biggest criticism of the WIP has been the clouds, and it told me everything that I ever needed to know about the COD team when Luthier said that the team wasn't happy with them either, but here they looked good, like they often do on morning flights. Great work everyone, I can't begin to imagine what we're in for a couple of hardware generations down the line!

[Necrobaron]

Originally Posted by slick118

Terrain colouring is so far off it almost looks like they've done it on purpose.

The color of the terrain is the only major criticism I've had in regards to CoD. Some people claim Britain does indeed have tropical green terrain but I just don't see it. Still, a great update!

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by slick118

Great vids but why is it so hard to get accurate looking towns and correct hues for fields and countryside? As a real life pilot who regularly flies out of Biggin Hill there is a huge difference between what you see here and the real thing.

Towns or villages should have a tight concentration of houses arranged in terraces around a market square or road junction not, as we see in the videos, each house surrounded by its own plot.

Terrain colouring is so far off it almost looks like they've done it on purpose.

Yours frustratedly.

I've just had another look at the unofficial Hurricane and 109 videos from a few weeks back (i downloaded them ), and the colours there (time looks around mid-day) are in no way washed out. Looks quite vibrant and very real.

So I'm assuming the more 'washed out' effect in today's training flight vid reflects the sun-at-low-angle, early morning effect.

[rakinroll]

Thank you Oleg, good videos.