Friday update and duscussions 2011-02-18

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Gallandwolf

I'm quite sceptical if we're going to see CoD this Spring. I have not noticed has there been any dates or information when they're going to release this (hopefully awesome simulator) but I do not know if it's the genre or what why this game has not yet been advertised or promoted so much. Usually game developers want to create great homepages etc. to promote the upcoming game (ok, I saw the promotion pics when they presented the game in Russia). But all information about this need to be searched from the forums and even that it is somewhat held back? Sigh.

Anyways, I will order CoD as soon as possible and I'm going to enjoy it since I have waited so many years. I can wait for a bit longer...

Put "IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs Of Dover" in google. About 20 or more pages will come up. Every other one has a release date in there somewhere whether it's late March 22, 25, this spring or April 19 etc. there's release dates plastered all threw those pages. They've been there for weeks.

[Kikuchiyo]

Originally Posted by Novotny

Yes indeed - there is a difference between slavish devotion to a developer and railing against ignorance and negativity.

Yes, this distinction needs to be made. I understand criticisms when they are constructive, but we see to many responses in here that are just foaming at the mouth rants about something that is relatively trivial or personal preference. Being critical is one thing, but just being rude and unpleasant is another. There are many legitimate complaints about things we won't have at release, but at the same time some of these have been promised in later updates when they are fully ready. Too many of the really mean spirited criticisms though seem to come from people that want things in a way that virtually only they want that way. I know it's useless sometimes trying to talk sense into this community, but I would really love to see people be more constructive in the way they say things. We all have things we really want out of it, and in some areas what each of us wants varies widely from what others expect.

Personally the main things I wanted are already in. A very detailed damage model, and an improved (over Sturmovik) flight model. Things I want that aren't expected at release is the dynamic weather, and a dynamic campaign. The main thing I wish for that just isn't going to be fulfilled though is a PC on the current market that will be able to run this at full spec, but then the same was true of Sturmovik wasn't it?

I have high expectations of 1C Maddox, and I can assure anyone that believes me to be a "They can do no wrong" fan that simply is not the case, but I am an optimist. I believe they will do the best they can with the time and budget at hand, but if it doesn't meet my expectations I will be amongst the first back here to throw a fit I just don't see that as very likely.

I assume there is still no word on whether or not the release has changed?

[Richie]

Some sites say as early as March 22. First UBISOFT had it at March 22 then sping of 2011. Now UBISOFT Canada has it at April 19 of 2011. I guess all you can do is say spring of 2011 or someone will get mad at you when it doesn't come out on the exact date.

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by SlipBall

You may not understand the direction that the developers intend for the engine...the detailed equipment in game, is for much more than the videos that you mention. So sarcasm may not be a mature stance to take on this matter.

I'm not being sarcastic. I think the game looks great here, and if one rolls their mind back to the beginning of Il-2, the game looked a lot better in real life than it did in the initial pictures. I remember when Il-2 came out, I put off buying it until I found the demo, and it blew me away. It just looked, played and seemed so much better than I had pre-estimated.
So with SoW, I can't wait to see how it looks in the hands of the community: especially on a really good PC, and not Luthier's 'crappy' one I can't afford a new PC to run the game at the moment, so I don't know when I'll be able to play the game.

[Richie]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

I'm not being sarcastic. I think the game looks great here, and if one rolls their mind back to the beginning of Il-2, the game looked a lot better in real life than it did in the initial pictures. I remember when Il-2 came out, I put off buying it until I found the demo, and it blew me away. It just looked, played and seemed so much better than I had pre-estimated.
So with SoW, I can't wait to see how it looks in the hands of the community: especially on a really good PC, and not Luthier's 'crappy' one I can't afford a new PC to run the game at the moment, so I don't know when I'll be able to play the game.

I think whats going to be the most fun Philip is the damage model to the engines. I remember Ilya talking about that. Something about each cylinder in an engine could be individually damaged. Probably many other things too like reduction gears etc. We'll have to wait and see.

[Oleg Maddox]

At the moment there is no changes for the release date - march 25 of this year In Russia and in the west - at the same date.

[Sauf]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

At the moment there is no changes for the release date - march 25 of this year In Russia and in the west - at the same date.

Thank you for that,

Thank you Oleg, it's great to here this from you.
Thx

[brando]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

At the moment there is no changes for the release date - march 24 of this year In Russia and in the west - at the same date.

Thank you for setting that point straight I hope Cliffs of Dover will be a resounding success and development will continue onwards. I can't wait to get in that Tiger Moth!

brando

Oleg, there was a thread at SimHQ in December or November where we could ask questions to you in a sort of Q&A.
When will you be ready to show us the answers?
Can't wait to read them.