Friday update and discussions 2011-03-11

[major_setback]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

I've got a feeling that when you're dancing around the sky in mortal combat with an impeccably rendered 109/spit/hurri/whatever, you won't give two hoots about the wave height (how windy was it that day by the way?)....

It shouldn't matter how windy it is, from that height you shouldn't see much of the waves at all. They are very much out of scale:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/...53882508_o.jpg

[Richie]

Does anyone know if the game has gone gold yet?

[airmalik]

Originally Posted by major_setback

It shouldn't matter how windy it is, from that height you shouldn't see much of the waves at all.

Agreed. The waves make it appear you're much lower which in turn makes the cliffs look smaller. Scale's definitely off.

[booterboy]

Lack of real vids and product promotion less than 2 weeks from release
is a real concern.
Has the game not gone Gold yet?
Im defo going to buy Cod,just going to wait a few months until properly
optimised.
Ubi have done a terrible job of promoting Cod.Checked about 20/30 online
game retailers over the past 2 weeks and can only find 2 where Cod is
actually mentioned.
Wish Oleg and the team all the best because we need dedicated pc dev teams
like them to keep pc gaming alive.

[Insuber]

Booterboy - you are right, I hope that 1C did a better job in Russia to launch CoD. I don't feel overwhelmed by Ubi's marketing.

[McHilt]

Usually I have no real constructive input to add here but just to give my opinion because I like what I see in the updates but to say:

"some folks should be a little more patient instead of acting like spoiled kiddies every other thread"

is more constructive than what I read from the last update threads in general.

Be happy man...

Originally Posted by airmalik

Agreed. The waves make it appear you're much lower which in turn makes the cliffs look smaller. Scale's definitely off.

+1
I was wondering what was messing with my brain when looking at those superb sreen shots...And there is my answer...


IMHO, since we know now( because Luthier said so)that the game will be shipped with many hidden features such as complex clouds and weather system,we can assume that in the near future, this game will be playable at graphics levels unsurpassed at this moment. But since we also know( because Oleg said so) that they need to release the game now even if it is not "finished'" by Oleg's standards, we can also assume thet they need to "choose" the features that are essentials for release and still make this game look like 2011...For the casual gamer and other non-sim-addicts out there that we want to convert, FM features, gauge accuracy, realistic ballistics, AI programmation and every single detail that make COD a real SIM and took all the resources for 5 years, well, it doen't make this game more attractive when you look at movies or screnshots....
Birds of Prey was designed the way around and made a good first impression with impressive graphics,but ended up to be a disapointement for real simmers...
So I give Oleg and his team a big tap on the shoulder and have complete confidence in their "way" of managing the whole project....

Salute !