The work started over 8 years ago, i was standing in front of Oleg(and Luthier) when he announced BOB to the world, big screen, shots of models, bit of a speech, Q and A, that sort of thing.

Over 8 years and 7 million quid, if Oleg had not been pushed and Luthier given the job(poison chalice) we might still be looking at 3D models of Spitfires and being told "2 weeks...be sure".

would you care to provide some links to that effect??

It was at the Birmingham flight sim show 23rd November 2002 i attended, i met a few of my first IL2 sqd there...Puff, Crater and a few others.

http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.ph...eg_will_b.html

We've also had the project restart several times in that time period. Also remember that we have reaped the benefits from that early development when later patches from IL-2 was used as a test bed for various programming techniques.

If it wasn't for Oleg pushing the boundaries Il2 1946 would not have been what it is today.

Deciding to scrap the 10 odd years of the original development because it had fundimental limitations which were holding it back must have been a big decision. Most other developers wouldn't have done it.

Concidering the massive changes in development teams and management, it's a testiment to the actual code that Loft could come in and get the massive performance improvements in the short time available to him. The basic code must of been there for him to have optimise it in such a short time. It would be interesting to hear his take on events.

When it all comes down to it, it's the attention to detail that really gets me into a sim like CoD

http://i1042.photobucket.com/albums/...psdb49723d.jpg

Thank you Skoshi...

Furbs - http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=9836

Yes wolf?

Wouldn't thst be 2004? FB was relesed in 2003, are you sure you're not mistaken, Furbs? I can see him hawking FB in the 2002 show. I remember seeing video clips of him demonstrating FB at some show - though I don't know which one.



*speaking of Ming (since I saw his name mentioned in the attached link in your other post) where the heck has he been?

Yes, at the show Oleg had the stand showing off FB(i had a go) but at lunch time there was a announcement in a side room...bit of a stage with a big screen lots of chairs in front with about a 200 flight simmers waiting with baited breath for Oleg to tell us where he was going after FB.

Luthier did some of translating for Oleg and helped with the Q and A.

Oleg showed us a bit of video and some screen shots of what they had done so far...spitfire cockpit, new weather and clouds...some new features.

Oleg looked very excited about SOW-BOB as it was called, as did everyone who saw the presentation...i know i was.

So yes...23rd November 2002, and it was slated for release in 2006 i think he said, but im not 100% on that.

Is there something more concrete than your so there, Furbs?

All indicators point to '04

I dont know what to say wolf, im only saying what i saw and heard when i was there, the link i posted showed Oleg himself posting he would be there...that's the only flight sim show i went to in Birmingham.

So unless i dreamed the whole thing...

Il speak to Puff and get him to clarify it.

There must be a few others around these forums who were there as well as me.