Friday Official Update, June 22, 2012

[pilo]

Please dont shoot me if I missed this somewhere but I dont get why there are russian planes here in Cliffs of Dover? I was a big fan of IL2 series, even early betatested IL2 but since then we got plenty of opportunities to play russian planes. Since then introducing such move and omitting other possibilities that are far more adequate for this theatre would be a step backward (for me).

Even ground war would be very interesting in that case.

I have problems with seeing the future for this sim because there is not a single (official) announcement that would set clear roadmap for it.

I am unable to play the game on my laptop despite it is very powerfull.

All of the things I mentioned would be just minor remarks if the developer would set the deadline to correct the bugs and keep the sim consistent. Yes - clear deadline and info about future addons (if you plan any) because waiting will kill interest.

Best regards
Michal

[planespotter]

Originally Posted by pilo

Please dont shoot me if I missed this somewhere but I dont get why there are russian planes here in Cliffs of Dover? I was a big fan of IL2 series, even early betatested IL2 but since then we got plenty of opportunities to play russian planes. Since then introducing such move and omitting other possibilities that are far more adequate for this theatre would be a step backward (for me).

It is because after this next patch Cliffs of Dover will be abandoned. The devs, what are Russian, are now using the Cliffs of Dover sales to do the sim they really wanted to do, which is Battle for Moscow. The reason why they even are patching is just to keep some sales of Cliffs of Dover going, to make the money needed for BfM which is still years away.

Is not that hard to understand. Russian devs, Russian theatre, Russian planes.

PS

[MD_Titus]

Originally Posted by planespotter

It is because after this next patch Cliffs of Dover will be abandoned. The devs, what are Russian, are now using the Cliffs of Dover sales to do the sim they really wanted to do, which is Battle for Moscow. The reason why they even are patching is just to keep some sales of Cliffs of Dover going, to make the money needed for BfM which is still years away.

Is not that hard to understand. Russian devs, Russian theatre, Russian planes.

PS

i get the impression that people still think battle for moscow and cliffs of dover will be two separate games.

really?

[Volksieg]

Originally Posted by MD_Titus

i get the impression that people still think battle for moscow and cliffs of dover will be two separate games.

really?

Are you not picking up anything slightly worrying from what B6 said? lol

(DISCLAIMER: This isn't really even speculation, by the way, just stating my feelings which are, in no way, official statements about 1C, nor should they be taken as such. That said, vague statements about internal situations and plans for CloD can only really lead to wild speculation on the part of the customer. lol)

I'm not even 100% sure there will be a Battle For Moscow... at least as the add on for Cliffs of Dover, following the IL2 Sturmovik model.

I have a hat, a knife and fork and salt, pepper & ketchup at the ready.... and I have to say I really hope I get to chow down on it soon.

[ATAG_Dutch]

I do wish you chaps would stop referring to 'The Battle of Moscow'.

Some months ago B6 said this was the wrong thing to call the sequel (sorry, can't be bothered finding the link).

Since then it's been referred to as 'The Sequel'. There have been loads of clues in the screenshots. The first ones showed great expanses of water, like you'd find in the Gulf of Finland or lake Ladoga. This week's screenies show a big river and marshland like you'd find on the banks of the Volga at it's southern end, so have a root around in Google Earth and take some guesses.

It might be more interesting to speculate on this than the future of 'Cliffs'.

[Skoshi Tiger]

Black Six has quite clearly stated on numerous occasions that the release of any new sim will depend on getting the game engine running with COD correctly.

If fixing this part of the sim is so important, it is my opinion that they are doing everything possible to do it and secure the long term viability of the series.

Personally I am looking forward to a change in the format of the sim. Black Six's cryptic statements and hints have got me intrigued.

As a long term flight simmer (I flew my first sim on an Apple][+ ) I did not buy Cliffs of Dover as a one off game. I bought it as the first of a new series of flight sims and I am willing to put up with reasonable amount of growing pains.

The facts are that the sim we are playing today is a significantly improvement from the one that was released. And as WWII combat flight sims go it is a significant improvement from the original IL2 series or any other sim in the genre. The only thing it is lacking is content - Maps planes and other objects.

Black Six, please pass on our best wishes to the rest of the development team. I and many others are waiting on the edge of our seats to see what you have in store for us.

Thanks