Announcement of the game "IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad"

[MB_Avro_UK]

I am possibly wrong here.

But do vast expanses of snow and ice make for better frame rates?

Best Regards,
MB_Avro

[SlipBall]

In CLod at least for myself, I get bad fps when near numerous colorful buildings, or just buildings in general

and,.. my best fps is when over the vast blue channel, so I would guess a hearty yes to your question

[Feathered_IV]

I don't think it's the colour of the pixels so much as the bump mapping, reflections and shadow settings that go with it. The white landscape seems to dull down any shimmering at a distance though, which means you can comfortably dial back the AA filtering quite a bit.

[CWMV]

I don't know what it it's but I'm extremely bored by BoS thus far.
I understand that it's only 36 percent finished but I just can't find any reason to play. I have the premium pre order and I've probably played les than an hour grand total.
For the life of me I don't know why but I just can't get into this.

[robtek]

Originally Posted by CWMV

I don't know what it it's but I'm extremely bored by BoS thus far.
I understand that it's only 36 percent finished but I just can't find any reason to play. I have the premium pre order and I've probably played les than an hour grand total.
For the life of me I don't know why but I just can't get into this.

I have the same experience.
Maybe because it is like feeling a step down from the CloD level, regardless of all CloD faults.

[SlipBall]

Originally Posted by CWMV

I don't know what it it's but I'm extremely bored by BoS thus far.
I understand that it's only 36 percent finished but I just can't find any reason to play. I have the premium pre order and I've probably played les than an hour grand total.
For the life of me I don't know why but I just can't get into this.

Yes I thought that this would happen to a few and zapatista had predicted it would. I think that many will stick with it though, and a few will move on to a more serious and difficult type of play in 2014. Each year more & more graduates to a more realistic type of piloting. I know from myself getting the P-51, it is a real challenge to fly half as good as those WWII pilots did...but its fun learning

[MB_Avro_UK]

I tend to agree with the above observations regarding BoS player interest.

For me, Stalingrad was a ground war and not an air war. It was an immense struggle between both sides of an almost unimaginable magnitude. There was nothing similar on the Western Front. We know that there was a brave attempt by the German LW to supply their army, but it would never have succeeded.

Cliffs of Dover relates to an air campaign. This to me makes it more interesting. I would also be interested in campaigns involving RAF and 8th Air Force activity over Germany and the rest of Europe.

Best Regards,
MB_Avro

[GregHouse]

Geeeez with the bitching! Sure, Clod was promising, the engine management and whatnot. But from the beginning to the last patch, everybody were complaining. Where are we now? Even the developers admitted that it's just not gonna work out! Still people keep 'plaining about BoS. Well tell you what- SIMS don't sell anymore in case you didn't realise. There HAS to be a marketing plan, which in this case means a campaign that speaks volumes to a large audience (russian especially). And the game itself, I have not had the opportunity to try it out yet, as I'm poor. But from what I see, it looks BLOODY good, and judging from RoF point of view, I don't think the physics or damage modelling will suck either. I just want a GOOD, playable WW2 air combat sim. It's been too long. If you want a WW2 plane sim with minimal emphasis on the playability, wait for the Luthier's DCS sim and stfu.

Happy New Year's simmers with hugs and kisses to all! <3