Fresh stuff from sukhoi.ru (Discussion)

[Verhängnis]

I'd rather fly Finnish or Fokker over those silly
things they call P-47's or P-51's... BoM +1!

[kestrel79]

I like the Russian Front. It's what originally drew me into IL2. Learning about planes, battles, and dogfights we just simply don't learn about in school here in the US was facinating.

Plus was there any Lend Lease planes used in Battle for Moscow era? I know that's how a few US planes made it into IL2. P-40, P-39.

[Flanker35M]

S!

Bring on BoM, just leave out the TIE fighters we had in original IL-2 series

[TomcatViP]

Guys the BoB is nearly done on the graphics part. They can afford to switch part of their team on a new project.

My own guess is that the coders and FM guys will hve a wild ride until the 1st january. Let's hve an humble tough for them

EDIT : Luno13 beat me on the line

[JVM]

Originally Posted by TomcatViP

....the BoB is nearly done on the graphics part

You have to be quite optimistic to say this...this may be true for the planes, but the map has to be completed/revamped to even remotely resemble to something OK!

I understand that 1C may not have the resources to do it, as I think that even staging the work/rework over time (ie coast line and airfields, then harbors, then large towns, then smaller towns then railways, and i just consider the french side here) there is at least one year of work for a small but dedicated team.
This would depend on 1C agreement, and also on some core software improvements, like the ability to create woods as full objects (not a gathering of trees), to have 3D rivers, to be able to modify textures at least locally (airfields, railways)...

I believe much of these improvements are in the tubes, if not already existing, they are just not activated yet. There is also a distinct possibility that the next episode(s) will bring its(their) own set(s) of improvements which will be then be retrofittable to BoB.

Discussion with the Dev Team about this subject is difficult now because they are otherwise busy, but I have good hopes the time for a more relaxed stance will come, and then we will be able to set plans in motion.

JV

PS I wonder if there would be an interest in providing the community with photos of the different approaches to the various BoB airfields...from the air...the real airfields, as they stand now (=not terribly changed since 1940)...(french side only, sorry)?

[JG14_Jagr]

Remember that 3D modellers build 3D things.. once they are done they don't just sit there..they are getting paid. So they build future things..some will never get in the game, but they build it so when the time comes that work has already been done..

[Chivas]

We will eventually have plenty of planes for the BOB theater. All planes build for other theaters will be usable in the BOB theater. Any planes built for let say the North African campaign that are applicable to BOB can be used, even if they are not applicable. Also third parties aircraft will also be available at some point.

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by cheesehawk

That may be the case, but it would be nice for them to finish this project before packing up and moving to the next.

Originally the Battle for Moscow was going to be a third party addon. This may have changed, but I doubt very much they will be applying to many resources to the Battle for Moscow. That said much of the work being done will apply to both theaters so I wouldn't worry to much that this will any way delay the full completion of BOB.

[jamesdietz]

First ..please- get everything to work with what we've got & get performance working for those of us with Pcs a year old?"Up with FPS!"

[JG53Frankyboy]

as long BoB and BoM scenarios will be mergeable, its not important "fix it first" actually.
the "fixes" ( at least of 3D enigine and GUI) will be downwards compatible.

as all improvements since 2001 were in IL2

FM and CEM things are another question...as long the planes are not needed for the BoM. We will see!