It would be cool if "BoB SoW" had mission (RAF) briefings that used animations with the look and feel of this picture...

I would personally prefer a single paper map and notepad on a blank surface. The biggest enhancement I can think of would be to allow for scripting decisions into the mission briefing.

One could use a text interface and decide to ground a tired pilot or make a minor adjustment to the waypoints. Even, if one isn't in a position of command, then one could ask questions or point out things to the commander that might have similar effects. This could all be third party, Oleg simply has to build in the capability.

*whoops sorry! I thought this was a new thread. I already proposed a similar idea here and this isn't the place to have discussions. S!*

I don't know if this has been answered already but i'm wondering how you will see the cockpit in BOB. in IL2 it's more like you have only one eye, 2D, can't see what's behind bars etc.

will this be 'fixed' in BOB so you see with 2 eyes in 3D ?

Yes, Bobby. SoW:BoB will had the ability to see around bars. You'll lean into the gun sight. You can look over your shoulder and see around the headrest armour etc etc.

SoW:BoB will incorporate 6 Degrees of Freedom.

For a good idea of what to expect check out a few Goggle videos from the Shockwave game Battle of Britain:Wings of Victory. See Vee has posted a few 6DoF videos.

Hi Oleg! Love Sturmovik et al. I'm sure you are under a lot of pressure in getting BoB up and running. Also heard that you are a big BF-109G fan. I have this idea, perhaps you can fit it in as an add on level for 1946 much like you did with the add ons to Sturmovik. What I was thinking of, was the IL-2 "1948" expansion pack for 1946 that includes the Israel War of Independence. Here is a link about the 'Avia Knife' (knife, German for 'Messer' for Messershmitt) that was first in service in the Israeli Air Force. It would be cool to see such an add on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avia_S-199 as well as

http://101squadron.com/book.html


Another 'wish' I have wanted is to show off my flying skills to people who do not own a copy of Sturmovik or Pacific Fighters or 1946 without having to create a big movie. Is is possible for you to create a 'viewer only' program that would allow others to see things when I send them attachments. You will probably quadruple your sales if you did.

Just advice them to buy 1946 Jack. Oleg can quadruple sales that way without spending a lot of time, and at the same time the people you send the tracks to could enjoy the best flight (combat) simulator in all it's glory.:)

Either tha6t or send them here: Flightsim Machinima. I sold more copies of FBGOLD when I worked at best by by looping tracks and running films I uploaded to store PCs than any amount of talk...

Big Jack does have a point though, it would be nice to have a view mode of some sort so that you don't have to spawn into the game to view it. I quite often show up when my squad is in the middle of co-ops, and it would be nice to pop in and watch the festivities while I wait for the mext mission. I can think of several other uses as well, such as movie making.

I know it will have 6DOF. I was thinking more about having "2 eyes" then a bar wouldn't block out as much vision.

I've always thought the cockpit bars in IL2 were too big. There's too many places for the enemy to hide behind. The cockpit for the Me 109 (E3 or is that E4?) looks to have more realistic bars and struts. (or at least won't obliterate your forward vision like some pits do.)

I understand what you mean now. Stereoscopic vision. One poster a long time ago suggested to have the cockpit bars 'blurry and more translucent' as you get to the edges of the bars for IL2 cockpits. This would mimic stereoscopic vision.

We are still dealing with 2 dimentional objects on a flat screen, sadly. It would be nice if something could be arranged like that.

Hmmmmmmmmmm. SoW:BoB the first combat flight simulator to come with 3D glasses and 6DoF.