Is CoD worth getting?

[d.burnette]

I think you will be glad you did. I had a lot of fun with IL2 1946, and put off buying CloD until couple of weeks ago - just have started getting into it but so far no regrets at all...

[Hippy Druid]

Hi Everyone,

I'm a new member with a few questions.
I already posted this in another thread (See here) so, sorry for the double post.

In hindsight this is a much better thread for my initial questions.

Originally Posted by me in that other thread

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to the forums, but have been lurking for some time.
I've joined today, to hopefully receive an intelligent response to my question. This thread seems the most apt place to post it.

I like to err on the side of caution when it comes to certain purchases. The purchase of CoD is one of those times.

From what I've read: there is no disputing some of the issues this game has suffered, I however firmly believe that no game is without bugs. The end user is the best quality assurance any developer could ask for. It's unfortunate, but it's also reality.
The GFX look nice, but I would rather it ran smooth with decent frames, than have all the glorious eye candy in slideshow mode.

If the trade off is turning down options to gain fps elsewhere, then I can live with that. (That's what modern game tweaking is about anyhoo)

I don't feel the need to post my system specs, lets just say my PC won't be an issue.

OK, my questions.

In it's current state (today) how is its performance?
Does it run well?
Does it still suffer from awful FPS I have seen stated so often in these forums?
or on a high end rig is this now negligible?
Does it prefer Nvidia cards, AMD or no preference?
Should I just wait until the update mentioned in this thread, and ask again?

Thanks in advance to all intelligent responses.
Hippy

I have seen similar responses to other questions posted, but I would like to invite you all to respond to mine also.

The above-mentioned thankyou still stands.

Cheers,
Hippy.

[tintifaxl]

Originally Posted by Hippy Druid

Should I just wait until the update mentioned in this thread, and ask again?.

All your questions regard performance. So my answer is the quote above.

With that stated, I can tell you, I don't have performance issues with CloD - but I don't fly online and I don't mind the occasional slowdown when particle effects are rendered.

[carguy_]

Originally Posted by Hippy Druid

In it's current state (today) how is its performance?
Does it run well?
Does it still suffer from awful FPS I have seen stated so often in these forums?
or on a high end rig is this now negligible?
Does it prefer Nvidia cards, AMD or no preference?
Should I just wait until the update mentioned in this thread, and ask again?

Thanks in advance to all intelligent responses.
Hippy

Performance - hard to say, really ; people with strong i7 processors have encountered big problems with performance ; too much jitter and lockups ; most other users suffer from problems such as : crash to desktop after ~2 hrs of playing the game ; big FPS slowdowns when close to smoke/exposions, minor graphic issues such as square lakes mostly seen from higher altitudes, very big FPS drop when heavy clouds are enabled ; SLI/Crossfire is a big no-no.

Does it run well? - at minimum specs nearly doesn`t ; it is playable for most users ; when you tweak the video settings it is ok on any medium hardware, thought the main problems I listed above are real show stoppers.

Does it still suffer from awful FPS I have seen stated so often in these forums? - this is caused by many people misinforming others for some reason ;other people just can`t be bothered to look for a thread with usable tips - as a result people try to run the game with SSAO enabled, anti-epilepsy enabled and highest texture settings. Cuts 70% fps from my point of view.

or on a high end rig is this now negligible? - I`ll tell you the truth ; some of us expect it will be like with the old IL-2 - that no high end rig will max CloD out for another 2-3 years, even with the graphic engine rewrite (supposedly doubles FPS)

Does it prefer Nvidia cards, AMD or no preference? - I`ll tell you one thing - if you aint got a fast CPU, no vid card will help you ; the thing I noticed is that people can be happy with Gf560Ti, whereas the supposedly faster AMD HD6950 gives some people poor performance (like me, I`m unhappy with it);

Should I just wait until the update mentioned in this thread, and ask again? - you best wait for the big patch that is coming ; OTOH, CloD is so cheap now, that if you didn`t mind some problems, you would enjoy it in its current state; although from the looks of the typical minded people complaining, I recommend you save yourself the problems and buy when the patch comes out. I would put it like this - you would be able to enjoy CloD now, only if you are the glass-half-full type of person.

[danjama]

You're basically in the position I was in; jitters about whether it will run, worries about my system etc. But if you look back, I did buy it this weekend, and now i'm waiting for it to be delivered. My reasoning was that I played '46 for so long, and anticipated this for so long, that I owed it to myself to buy it, if only to try it. If I can run it for two hours a pop on medium settings, then I will be chuffed. I usually fly online for an hour and take a break anyway.

My verdict; give it a go. Collectors edition in Ubi store for 14.99.

[addman]

Originally Posted by danjama

You're basically in the position I was in; jitters about whether it will run, worries about my system etc. But if you look back, I did buy it this weekend, and now i'm waiting for it to be delivered. My reasoning was that I played '46 for so long, and anticipated this for so long, that I owed it to myself to buy it, if only to try it. If I can run it for two hours a pop on medium settings, then I will be chuffed. I usually fly online for an hour and take a break anyway.

My verdict; give it a go. Collectors edition in Ubi store for 14.99.

Buy it!

[Ataros]

Originally Posted by carguy_

Does it still suffer from awful FPS I have seen stated so often in these forums? - this is caused by many people misinforming others for some reason ;other people just can`t be bothered to look for a thread with usable tips - as a result people try to run the game with SSAO enabled, anti-epilepsy enabled and highest texture settings. Cuts 70% fps from my point of view.

Exactly. I can add higher than 1920x1080 resolution, high landscape shading, houses details and forest to this list. Antivirus or triple buffering not set up correctly for the game or other processes running in the background are a frequent cause of issues as well.

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For my old system it runs at 35-45 fps online or offline with up to 30 AI. See the last link ( 8 ) in my sig for details.

[priller26]

What does the collectors edition include that is not with the standard? Maybe I should just go have a look see!

[Pudfark]

A patch that looks like a map and a box to bury it it....

[Hippy Druid]

Ok, first of all, thanks to those who responded to the questions I posted.

Initially I wasn't keen to invest $49.99 (Australian Steam Price) to try this out based on the information I have read.
However I discovered that the UK Game site has CloD for 9.99 Quid. After conversion and my bank passing on the foreign exchange cost, this equated to approximately $17AU. So I bought it.

Here is the link to the GAME site, for those interested. http://www.game.co.uk/en/il-2-sturmo...f-dover-159279
They sent me an email with the serial key, it activated without any issues on my Steam account. All in all a great saving.

Running the game itself I can see what people are getting at, regarding the bugs and what not.
The game reminds me of how badly optimised ARMA2 was on release. Clod is not nearly as bad, however it feels somewhat similar in some areas.

It's highly playable on my rig, on some decent settings, but overall, I would usually be expecting slightly better performance than what I am getting. Bring on that update hey?

In conclusion, this game is by far one of the best I have played in the genre. In it's current state, it's very playable, and pretty much everything in this thread seems to correspond to the current state of the game. If certain issues are resolved in due course, I would happily recommend this game for the retail price. As it stands, for $17AU I'm happy with the risk I took.
If the developers are confident they can make this beauty perform better, I'm happy to wait and see how that pans out.

If you're still on the fence. Wait for the update.
Despite its flaws this is still an excellent game!

Regards,
Hippy.