All hands on deck. All leaves are cancelled.
 

Hi everyone,

Quick update from up here on the flight deck.

We never in a million years thought that this darn full screen mode could give us so much trouble. It's the last thing standing between us and fluid framerate, and what seemed like a simple feature is taking forever to make.

I've said with the previous beta patch that we'd be taking some time off, but because of this patch we've all postponed our holidays and are working feverishly to get the patch completed.

Today was another day when in the morning we thought we were almost there, but as dusk approaches the realization sets in. We need another day.

The good news is that in the meantime we ironed out both Crossfire and SLI support and generally did a lot of other good things to the game. Rest assured that this one persistent full screen issue is not preventing us from improving the game in other ways and proceeding with the plan.

As we approach event horizon with the patch, we may or may not decide to release it as yet another beta version. SLI and Crossfire support are kind a big thing. We'll think it over some more.

I'll be back again tomorrow with a progress report, and hopefully with a patch!

Crap, sounds like I will have to buy me that second HD6970 after all now :(

Sounds great though Luthier, thanks for the update and all the hard work you guys are putting in!

Wow! you guys are stars!

good luck with the work:)

Sneaky monkey!:grin: Good news luthier, thanks for being a workaholic.;)

Could we also get more information on mission scripting. Seems there are wonderfull possibilities, but without documentation it's hard to figure them out.

Thank you Luthier!

Thanks for the update. The hard work is much appreciated :)

Thanks for the work :)

Wow. Thanks for all the hard work.

Sorry you have cancelled your holidays but I guess none of you would have been able to rest easy knowing there were still issues which needed fixing.

Hats off to you and the team.

I look forward to the next update.

Luthier - thank you for the update ... and sorry for your holidays ;-). Hold on!

Thank you for the update. I hope the future gives you a break!

Aw, you didn't have to do all that ;)
Thanks for the news, looking forward to seeing what you've come up with. Pass on our enouragement to the team!

you guys are really great imo ! but just take those holidays ! without them its not fair and without them good work sometimes isnt good work. never the less a seriously appreciate your honesty and dedication.

Thanks for the update!
Hope you guys can find a solution to the fullscreen-trouble.
Good luck :o

Thank you!

I'm sorry to hear about your leave being cancelled, but we truly appreciate your efforts in making this sim the best it can be.

Thankyou very much. Make sure you all do get a decent rest.

RedToo.

keep on!!!
Thanks for you support guys.

such dedication.

thank all of you for your devotion and hard work.

Thanks for your efforts - I hope it pays off for you :)

Thanks!

I dont fly in full screen mode anyway so don't worry about it, just as long as windowed is sweet .. go take your belated easter break! :grin:

He111.

Yeah, good news, i hope that i can play it after that patch with my ati5970:grin:

Why does everybody feel the incessant need to suggest to the team that "it's seriously time you take those holidays, we're so concerned for you!"

Really, I think they, as adults, know what they can and can't do and how to spend their time and we as a community don't really need self-appointed representatives telling these guys what's good for them.

We're all (except maybe losers like heliocon) appreciative of their efforts and I think they know that without a thread full of useless posts (almost like this one ;)) giving them permission to take time off, give themselves raises, and pack extra meatloaf in their lunches.

Hey, here's an idea: why not just add your post to one of the "we love and appreciate you" threads and if the devs happen to not meet their personal affirmation needs for the day they can easily open that thread and bask in all the love without wasting unnecessary time. Otherwise post something relevant to the initial post with good wishes and thanks or whatever.

Just a suggestion as I know it's hard to resist sucking up to one's heros sometimes, just that gushing like that tends to be a bit on the tacky side that's all. ;)

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Nice news, nevertheless.

Ladies and Gents,

Isn't a break more important than a game?
Why risk your health?, the game will wait.
Personally I think a break would benefit all of us as you would return fresher with a clear mind.

Thank you anyway

**edit, just read the above post by Charvel, think your wrong mate, but that is my opinion, not being a fanboy, just a human being**

Lol, see what I mean?

I really hope you can take some time off soon.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=productivity+overtime

CharveL,

it's seriously time you take those holidays, we're so concerned for you as well ! :D

AWESOME! Big thanks! For being my dealer for the new addicting drug CloD and for doing such a great job! AND PLEASE add SLI quickly! Just received my 3rd GTX 480 in order to run on 2560x1600 resolution in maxxed out settings!:)

Winger

Thanks for the head ups Ilya.
It's nice to feel that "you're here"!

S!

Me 2 :)

There proberly all working from home, anyways :)

Guys calm down. Don't you know MaddoxGames after all these years?

In the old days we had Oleg crying all the time (no time, no money, no rest etc), now we have Luthier crying the same way. The difference is that back then, IL2 was an awesome game trying to be even more awesome.

Don't you find it strange that from the whole game developers in the world, they are the only ones crying? And guess what, they are the only ones that released a "really" unfinished game.

I guess it is a common strategy of MG, so you can feel guilty that you ask so much (a working game) or something.

Now that's what I call a meaningful and relevant post, although it might defeat the clever purpose of your ulterior motives in that I usually have internet access on holidays.

Think you will find all games released are all beta's now, this isnt the only one, and wont be the last;)

If CoD was beta, I would be happy. CoD was released (and still is) experimental/pre-alpha. Never in my life I have seen so bad release.

CarveL, while I usually apreciate your contributions, the only thing that pisses me off more than ass kissing is people that don’t know the difference between ass kissing and being nice to people. So just in this particular case, why don’t you bugger off and leave us fanbois to our grovelling.

That said, thanks to the whole team for dedication above and beyond the call of duty! ~S~

I was wondering what leaves had to do with the game?.. :grin:

http://www.ediblegardenproject.com/w...all-leaves.jpg

Wow, that seriously qualifies for the most ignorant post I read in quite some time.

You obviously know jack shit about game development, I worked as a 3d designer on several titles as well as television commercials and I can tell you, whenever a deadline hits everybody is on edge. Not to mention the shamelessly low wages being paid, lack of computing power, long days without weekends come crunch time, etc, etc, etc.

Thanks Luthier...Guess wouldn't be able to relax with so much frustrating bugs
to fix before relief...;)

Just by curiosity,once the code is working ok, planning any new " hidden features" enabled for North America's release ? :rolleyes:

Salute !

Luthier, Is there a fix for the load-outs yet?

S!

Good to hear CrossFire will work and the darned fullscreen tackled, hopefully for good. Need to place an order on the 2nd 6970HD...Finally!

Great news,

Thanks.

cheers, Neil :)

Better performance & optimised shadows, (Seperated for cockpit & ground.) Oh & please can you fix the radio comms.
Thanks for all your efforts.

Well, you think that it was the developer (MG) that forced the release of the game in this state? Come on... I guess it was 1C that pulled the funding and gave them an ultimatum to release or ditch the project. No way MG themselves after working for years with this code would release it in this state without a big axe over their neck.

So blaming the devs for the unfinished state really will not do any good. Myself I am very happy about the honest dialog Ilya is having about their efforts of fixing the game... Especially as a developer myself that has many times been forced to release code that was not in the desired state by managers that don't understand better.

Every job has it's difficulties, but what are you trying to say anyway? Did I say that this job is easy or something?

My point is that you don't have to cry to the customers themselves. He can go cry about how exhausted he is, to his wife/parents/friends/boss/whatever. Not us.

We are here for the game itself, not for the "the-making-of-an-unfinished-game documentary".

Your spoilt, self-righteous tone is utterly annoying in itself but I will bite once more.

Where is he crying? He just said they didn´t take a holiday but decided to work on getting stuff finished. I think you should at least applaud the fact these developers try to stay in touch with their buyers by communicating on what they are working. Most don´t even bother about stuff like that.

This game sure isn´t finished yet and has a lot of work to be done, and I think we all know by now it has been released in an unfinished state, be it the fault of UBI or 1C I don´t know and don´t care to be honest. There has been heaps of improvements the past weeks and I´m sure they will keep on coming in the future.

Peace out.

Let them fix the basic stuff first.

There's loads of things that need fixing/manuals/tutorials for etc etc.

The FMB especially needs attention.

BUT

One step at a time.

And the rest of you guys arguing about nothing............give it a rest before you ALL get one.




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Yeah, fullscreen mode is cool and everything, but... what I'm way more concerned about are the bugs that impair or even kill gameplay for me, and certainly for some other people as well.
What I'm talking about is the non-functioning radio commands, non-functioning loadout/aircraft customization and severely flawed FMs, at least with the hurricane. Some people might get around these easily and have fun anyway, but I...just... can't. That's why CoD is on hibernation for me right now and it won't come out again until Gameplay is fixed. Don't get me wrong, I WANT to play CoD (that's why I bought it), but I just can't overlook these issues, they are just game-breaking.
So, why do new things get so much priority over these issues, which were there from the start? Honestly, I think performance generally improved to a point where it is acceptable for most people and I can't, I just can't comprehend why fiddling around with subtle new features gets supreme priority. It's not that that Fullscreen-Mode is a major performance-increasing feature, is it?
When it has to be to new features, please consider features that improve gameplay... the pre-flight briefing was a step in the right direction, though obviously still in a rudimentary state as well.

That said, I appreciate your hard work... but reconsider priorities, please :(

too much money at stake with the pending western release. there will be time to rest later

Fullscrene is bugged into unplaybility. you heard Luhtier, its the last step into a stable framerate game.

Well I guess the only difference here is that I don't let much of anything here piss me off, and I don't really make the distinction between ass-kissing and being nice, only the uselessness of hundreds of posts with silly suggestions to the devs on what they should or shouldn't do with their personal lives. That's all.

So by all means grovel away!

I really like the whole look of the sime- I really want it to be the best...but I have all the familiar problems; CTDs Freezes, inability to access memory slow FPS & functions that don't seem to work...plus small game content & so-so maps...but I remain patient...besides I have a fully functioning beautuifully modded version of Il-2 that works perfectly!

Thanks ya'll!

I really hope we get crossfire tomorrow as I have not been able to play this sim yet. Thanks for the heads up Luthier and good luck.

Keep it up Luthier.

Prove all the doubters, the haters, the negativists wrong.

I am following this process from its start: from the games release and all of the hurdles faced since then. It is entertaining in its own right, kind of a story of adversity, perseverance and I believe it will end in great success.

Wow Luthier,

its an unexpected move! Its really surprising me but the news are really great. Maybe tomorrow a new patch? WOWOWOWOWOWOOWO!!!

I must cool down.

Thanks for you Luthier and the whole dev team for your hard work.;)

Priorities are good. first optimisation...after bugs and after add improvement of gameplay and replacement of placeholder! priorities are only different for some people who have already a playable game... for people with a not playable game ... priorities are different.

Four posts and all you've done so far is whine. Negative much?

Thanks for putting in all the hard work developers. Keep those updates comin! :grin:

Great to hear from Ilya! I was worried he had taken all the proceeds and moved to Mexico as a fugitive!

Just a joke mate, no "ulterior motives", I respect your opinion ! ;)

Luthier, you and your team will take the glory... good news...

...suport SLI.... uuhhhm...

Luthier will the problem with the blue stripes be sorted out with ATI users?or is it a problem with the drivers from ati themselves?

hmm I'd thought that FS-Mode is just a minor feature, bringing a slight performance increase with it.
Whatever, if it needs to be done, then so be it. As I have no problems with crashes, low FPS whatsoever, it's just that the issues I mentioned before are MY personal game-breakers.
Well, then CoD will just be shelved for some more time. Paradoxically, Il-2 1946 with its possibilities covering the whole war is CoD's own nemesis for now ;)

Feedback on feedback ...
 

Luthier, firstly your team is rapidly making up for the early disappointments and it's impressive to see the speed that it's happening. Secondly the regular informative and well written updates that you're providing are REALLY helpful in keeping your consumers (and beta testers) contented. Seriously, the regular feedback from your team is invaluable and just what's required.
Thanks
Phil

waouw, this is a brave... or crazy decision :) You guys deserve a good rest once the main trouble are fixed.
I really appreciate this hard work on optimization as i have an mid-aged computer
Keep on the good work and thank you so much !!!

Damn, your dedication to this game is truly impressive, great times ahead.

Could'nt have put it any better myself,I totally agree kristorf,this is a game,nothing more,the issues are being dealt with,guys take your rest.

Charvel I think you need a holiday too,you're mindset is all wrong mate,from the adults amongst us,Luthier we appreciate all your hard work,thank you.

Hi,

Thanks for your work. It's really amazing to have devs at harm's lengh as we say in French (it means close from us).

By the way, I'm now training and learing to flight. CoD is definitely much more difficult and that's good.

Regards,

J-F

Great news guys and if you happened to have a cure for the ATI blue rings, even better :)

You and You`r team are making history here :)
Thanks alot !

~S~

Gr.. new. gu..! As your wingman woud say it in the game over the radio, or Great News Guys! As I would say it! ;)

Thanks for the update. S!

Great job of communicating to the masses of your progress and plans. Thanks for all your wonderful support.

Any news on getting the comms/radio working?

Here is hoping that some time opens up for a vacation after the North American version goes gold.

Damn.There always seems to be another deadline.

Many thank Luthier,;););) and what about the performance of the Spitfire?
Do you known when it is going to correct?:rolleyes:

That is good news indeed....They are not only fixing broken things...:rolleyes:


Salute !

Hey don't read too much into it! I have a lot of appreciation for their work and take this forum with a rather large grain of salt. If you want some context, take a look at my posts to date and you'll find they are positive and supportive. I just can't help but roll my eyes at these concerned posts for the dev's health like any of us have any real perspective on their personal lives and what they should do with it.

A simple thanks for their efforts and good wishes is good enough (although hardly necessary to do every single time Luthier posts something) to give them a warm fuzzy feeling. Just let them sort out their own time schedules and personal health like normal adults can on their own, as if an anonymous internet post is going to be taken as relevant advice, lol.

While I do appreciate the sentiment of your posts and sort of agree, I think perhaps it just wasn't worth taking the time to make the oppinion felt, it is after all exactly the same thing you are doing......telling other people what they should do?

Thanks for the update, communication is everything. As for all the kids that come here just to whine and troll,,you really think the devs read your stuff?

THANK YOU. Sorry to hear about your and your team´s hollidays. I really appreciate and respect the effort.

Hello Luthier and Team.

THHHHAAAAAANNNK you so much for your hard work. And also to the Team. Sometimes are the little things in our life the hardest;) But ...... one time more......Thank you:) and dont let your heads hang on;)

Your work will never be ending, because this is the greatest Sim ever:cool:


Good Luck for your Work and toi,toi,toi:):):)


With love regards from Germany

Towarisch






PS: ....sry for my school english:rolleyes:

Hey thanks for taking time from your vacations. What is the issue with full screen? I thought I'd been playing it full screen for the last few weeks anyway.

You are a super team. Thank you all.

Hi Luthier,

Your regular statements about the evolution of patches of the game reassure me, as they probably reassure the "Fellowship of COD". Even if sometimes you mention big technical problems that your team meet in the finishing of the game.

Anyway, I appreciate your honesty and your transparency in a difficult period for your team and you.

Keep on this way!! Hold on!! At the end, your sacrifices will be worthwhile because the game will be the best fsim for the next 10 years.

Thank you Luthier
La fin justifie les moyens

Cool looking forward to it although i feel kind of sad for people not getting they holidays.

Thanks for burning the midnight oil. Does this mean I will have to come up with another set of settings to make it fly again?

Intel Core i7-980X Extreme(12MB L2 Cache, 3.33GHz), 12GB DDR3 SDRAM,1333MHZ, 6x2GB, ATI Radeon HD5970, Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium, 2TB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive 7200 RPM, Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, 52" Panasonic Plasma, Logitech G930 wireless Surround Sound Headset, TrackIR5/ProClip, (TM H.O.T.A.S WartHog, Pedals on order!)

"As we approach event horizon with the patch..." Hey! That's pretty good. :)

Keep up the good work guys! And thanks.

Rick

"Only a game"? Actually, it is their livelihood. There is a limited time to get this game up to scratch. If it doesn't sell enough copies to prove to the bean counters that it is a money maker it will get cut. No Korea, no Med and so on. I'd have thought that at this stage there is a real danger of that. None of us want that. So, work yourselves to just this side of death guys. :-P
Good sales will be a wonderful tonic for your recovery.

Excellent! Looking forward to improvements. :)

Thanks for the efforts guys- I hope you don't overdo the caffeine and get yourselves into too much of a panic with your deadlines.
The CoD adventure continues...

DAMN!!

Bloody Mercedes needs four (4) wheel to be able to drive!


You know, in the normal game world, games runs in full screen for ages now. And that is normal.

So, I will not say nice "bravooo". I will say "what, your game can't run in full screen in the year of 2011!?"



http://www.cosgan.de/smiliegenerator/ablage/768/218.png

Well apparently this game and it´s being fixed soon, and they cancelled holidays because of it, so I think they know its a serious issue.

Everyone deserves their opinion, but :roll:

Thanks for your hard work, guys. This diamond in the rough is just starting to shine.

+1 for Avala

in fact anyone can say what he think.... but really ANYONE :-)

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