What do you think it is that Luthier thinks will have Competitors squirming?

[Zappatime]

Well, in Luthier's words, it has to be:

A. Cool
B. Major
C. Able to make its competitors squirm

So here's my 3:

1. First person scramble along with all those 'shelf loads of crew animations' that Luthier mentioned a while ago.
2. Dynamic weather (though we all thought we'd got this when we bought CLOD in the first place)
3. Playable AA ground crew or, at a push, playable air-sea rescue for downed crewmen.


My money's probably on dynamic weather, though thats been talked of a lot as a feature that was not finished and hit fps badly. Luthier's comment makes it sound totally new and unique, i.e. Not something previously talked of as planned or originally intended, but its hard to imagine theyve had the time to implement something completely new AND major, I hope he meant it!

[Gnasher]

Theatre of War uses a modified IL2 engine maybe add RTS ground to online games?

[Feathered_IV]

Probably that naff feature of abandoning your aircraft to fire an AAA gun that he always wanted.
When luthier talks of great new features and "Holy Sh*t" moments, I tend to think of spitgirl and the buggy campaign.

Or we get now the expansion towards a farm simulator. The cows are already there ...

[icarus]

In all seriousness, the thing that would make the most fear in the competition would be a DC. That would even make jet the sim competition squirm.

[ElAurens]

1. Dynamic weather based on the reports of the time period.

Or my real dream, flyable Walrus with points for rescuing pilots downed in the Channel.

[Zappatime]

I see 'squirm' as a 'g*d dammit why didn't we think of doing that ' moment. If he's not saying yet, then surely its something never prevously mentioned or promised. He's a tease that Luthier chap.

Perhaps we get to paddle on the newly enhanced shoreline, that would be 'cool'

[Feathered_IV]

The only thing clod could do to make the opposition squirm is release an A-10 and a Sopwith Camel.

[tk471138]

Originally Posted by Zappatime

I see 'squirm' as a 'g*d dammit why didn't we think of doing that ' moment. If he's not saying yet, then surely its something never previously mentioned or promised. He's a tease that Luthier chap.

exactly, it should as i understand the phrase "to make your competition squirm" as doing something that the whole or most of the flight sim genre (their competition) either says "why didnt we think of that" or "i cant believe that they were able to implement this so soon"

[ATAG_Bliss]

Well they do have vehicle control assignments already

I've yet to see a flight sim that allows you to control the tanks, vehicles, AAA etc., but I don't exactly think we are anywhere near that stage yet.

I'm hopeful it has something to do with the water or clouds/weather, and of course, hoping we see many of the bugs squashed in upcoming patch(s).

I just want to properly be able to hop into an all human controlled bomber. Then I can sit back and drink my bourbon while Borris does all the work