Friday Official Update, June 22, 2012

[philip.ed]

Gentlemen, at the end of the day BoM is imminent and the team are well aware of their tricky situation. The last thing they want is for the whole series to flop. It wouldn't be good for any of them.

As annoyed as I am that CloD is being abandoned directly for the time being, I can't see anything changing. Perhaps the team will learn from their 'lessons', however I don't see any benefits in BoM flopping causing the whole series to collapse. This is the most tangible WW2 aerial combat flight simulator at the moment, and definitely the most developed out of anything that could potentially fill the gap.

What I'm saying is that I'd rather see these updates (as disinterested as I am) then nothing. Nothing is going to change. Unless an SDK is released this year, the series will very much follow the line the development team (or the owners) wish to take it.

[SEE]

I will purchase the sequel and think that the next official update will be important in terms of how well it addresses many of the issues that have undermined CloD - I would rather wait than have a sub standard release.

BS, Will the Yak make an appearance in BOM?

[ZG15_FALKE]

Einfach lächerlich.
Und unverschämt!

Out!

[Luftwaffepilot]

Originally Posted by ZG15_FALKE

Einfach lächerlich.
Und unverschämt!

Out!

Traurig aber wahr.

[catito14]

See?? I was right ... they keep with the vapor of "we finished this, we finished that" .... if you need to pack everything and then TEST again, well, you can´t be sure that you fixed everything isn´t it? .... i bet my house that when they test again, they will find some minor bugs and they will decide "in an afternoon reunion" that they want to work another ..... 3 or 6 months on it, but they can´t promise a date when the patch will be ready ....

Just one word .... IRRESPONSIBLE

[Mags]

Calm down, folks!
It's Operation Barbarossa-day today...71 years ago today.

I suppose they are defending themselves today.

[Blackdog_kt]

Ok, before things start going downhill, let me say a few things.

People have a right to be pleased or displeased.

However, if i see people deliberately ignoring the update information in order to speculate and start personal wars, or attacking other users for having a different opinion, this thread is going to see some heavy moderating.

In other words, express whatever opinion you want to express, but if it's not done politely expect the usual consequences as well.

They say they're done with coding and will start testing. Then we got some screenshots. That is the summary of the update and that is what we ask questions about in this thread and answer them if we can, or wait for B6 to do so. Anything else is off-topic and will be treated as such. If you still wish to discuss off-topic things, open a new thread and don't screw up this one. I'm not joking. Thanks for cooperating.

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

express whatever opinion you want to express, but if it's not done politely expect the usual consequences as well.

i think the devs should retreat back to modding. You might make a damn good mod for DCS if you get your cards in order. professional quality payware mod for dcs with standards dictated by another source. what better design remit could there be for a clearly struggling flightsimming development company seeking a product to full fill a communites appetite.

seriously, you might actually make some money over on that side of flightsimming in a more unique way, and i as a customer could be assured of the quality i desire. i realise this sounds offensive, it initially might have been but seriously its not. its actually a viable source for you guys to do somthing of great quality work with income. and it could prove to be more beneficial for your company name in general. the facts or reality is that not many around here are getting what they desire and it works both ways, un-desirable feedback is naturally un-desirable. surely those in the face of the feedback must want to change that. and thats simply enough said on that. so please dont take it as an insult, make your mark on the flightsimming world in another way. its just another idea. and to appease the situation somewhat i must say i cant think of a better developed mod in the ww2 realms as one from you guys. i actually believe that could be a fact. so whilst i may appear to be insulting your company. a group like yours could/should have many many options outwith your own monkey sphere (loosly termed).

[smink1701]

[QUOTE=SEE;436814]I will purchase the sequel and think that the next official update will be important in terms of how well it addresses many of the issues that have undermined CloD - I would rather wait than have a sub standard release.

You are going to get a sub standard release either way

[smink1701]

SNAFU…seriously, being cautious about leaking information or carful not to over promise is one thing but this update is nothing and the community is obviously desperate for something.

Luthier, wake up and get in the game!!! I think the developers may be thinking that all will be forgiven and forgotten once BOM in all its glory is released. That may be true for a very small group of IL-2 loyalists (and that group is getting smaller all the time), but the majority here are going to remember that once the sequel is released it will take months if not years to fix the bugs with very little communication along the way. I have never had an issue getting the game to run properly…relatively speaking. I am also 100 percent SP like many here. And like many here I was thrilled with the release of the last “alpha” patch…but really didn’t see much of a difference. The AI still sucks, the FM are mostly inaccurate, and there are many features that are still either very flawed, broken or missing all together. I can’t play the game for more than a few minutes before seeing or hearing something that makes me click “Quit”. Like the Hurricane’s laser beam tracers or the sound of the guns inside the Brit fighters. Or the twitching wings of the AI? What happened to the glorious new sounds Luthier gushed over? Why can’t we easily record a mission and play it back? Why can’t we toggle icons? Why don’t all the radio comms work? And on and on and on. The BOM images look good but to my eyes they don’t look that much better than IL-2. So 1C is going to introduce a new, buggy version or IL-2 with slightly better images that will take months / years to sort out and with fewer features. Yeah…sign me up!!! I’d like to see the business plan behind that strategy?

Out.