Happy New Year from 1C:Maddox Games!
 

Dear friends!

All of us here at Maddox Games want to wish you a happy holiday season and lots of fun and excitement in the new year!

We know that 2011 was not the best year in simulation history. While we did manage to finally ship our new flight sim that’s taken so many years of our lives to build, all of us know that things could have gone better. Rest assured that we continue to pour our hearts and souls into the series, and we are continuing to work very hard to make the game better and to earn your trust and respect.

We are very sad that despite all of our efforts we were unable to complete a new patch in time for the holidays. It wasn’t for the lack of trying. It’s just we are actually working to make things right instead of rushing them out to meet an arbitrary deadline. You’ll have the patch when it’s good and ready and does everything we want it to do. We’ll go right back to it in January, and hope to give you a new beta very soon.

Thank you all for your patience and support!

The good news is, we have complete support of our management behind us and we already have plans for the series for years to come (Mayas be damned). The plans include both improving Cliffs of Dover and more than one upcoming sequel. More details will be announced in due course.

And to end this on a high note, we’d like to show you a few screenshots of the airplane that started it all, now on a completely different technological level which is being created for a sequel.

Once again, Happy New Year from all of us!

Happy New Year everyone!

I’d just like to clarify a couple of things, just in case:

1. We are continuing to work on ALL previously announced features: graphics, FM, AI, radio comms, launcher errors, etc. This has always been a constant, never changed, not expected to change.

2. We assume that the most common reaction to the screenshots will be “why the heck do we need that, why didn’t you work on XYZ instead”. We almost decided to skip the screenshots altogether, but then decided that we’ll get the same reaction if we post nothing as well. So we decided to post these anyway – and we’ve got our asbestos suits on.

Thanks for the update guys, screenshots look great!!!

Happy New Year!

Thanks Dev Team. Keep up the Great work and look forward to seeing your Magic in the New Year.

I hope the forum has got past that reaction! I'm certainly looking forward to Moscow, especially as continued support for Cliffs is assured. Have a good break and thanks for the pics - can't wait to fly it...

WoW land detail never looked worse........ just kidding plane looks great and thanks much for the update. Hope you guys and gals had a great CHRISTMAS and have a great New Years. Remember we only have until Dec 21, 2012 so hurry please.

Thank you for this message. I am very glad to see that the team is working (and will work) to improve COD.

I (and probably most of the fans) am looking forward the release of the next patch.

Happy New Year to Luthier and all his team

Congratulations for all the work made this year

This is not the land in the game. This texture of the viewer.

a Happy New Year for your Team too :)

Sounds GREAT! Keep up the good work!

In it for the long haul.

Now thats more like it. :)
A few words like that go a very long way. Thank you!

I think you're mistaken there, Luthier. A lot of us are reassured by a complete-looking screenshot of a Sturmovik.

Makes me feel like work is progressing.

Honestly, I think if you just put out some screenshots every friday, a lot of the **** that goes on on these forums would die down quickly. All we want are some tidbits of information to show us that work is ongoing. But sometimes getting information out of Maddox Games is like pulling teeth.

Happy New Year Luthier and Team

The entertainment value of the last ten years with the original IL-2 series has been awesome and really hope your even more successful in the next ten years.

Thank you Luthier and BlackSix. Happy New year to you too.

The message is positive, just what we wanted.
Keep the asbestos suits handy. The flame throwers will never go away but many of us are standing by with the fire hoses.

Like the screenshots btw.

Happy New Year!
Einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr!


Hope i will see more of my favorite plane in the near future. :cool:

Happy new year and many thanks for the update. It's a good idea to finish the patch properly before it is released. And thank you for the screenshots.

Happy New Year to everybody thank Luthier and Black Six.
For COD the best game !!!!!!!!!
Great work bye Ivo.:grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin:

Once more: Thank you B6, awsome Job!

Happy new year to you and the whole team!

Thanks!

Happy New Year right back at the team and all, I for one am looking forward to flying the IL2 again so the screenshots are very welcome as is the news that things are progressing :D

Happy new year!
Personally, I am waiting for BoM and eastern front. That's what got me into series back in 2001. Hopefully Finland is included at some point :)

-masi

Thank u B6, Luthier and team, and have a happy new year.

Will be very cool to see the Sturmovik, Yak, Lagg, FW etc in the same level of detail as the BoB planes (how ever long it will take)

Great to hear that management is behind the team and the future is secure for some time.

Enjoy your holidays, and thanks for the efforts so far.

Thanks for this B6, hope you have a happy new year.

Happy holidays to all the team! enjoy this incoming week; don´t think on the job; and we meet again in the next year!

It is meaningful to see the sturmovik on the works; Brings good memories...:grin:

Yeah, good New Year to you all. Thanks for the info.

I find it a shame that you guys need to talk like this because of the melodrama of a minority. Happy New Year to you and your team, have a nice break (or whatever you do in Russia) and I look forward to what is to come - it's great to hear that you have management support for the series, you certainly have my support and patience on the pretence that the team will produce the best, most accurate and immersive CFS in the World. :D

Thanks for the update Happy New Yr to you all.

Cheese

Happy new year as well!

:grin:

I agree.

Thanks B6, Luthier and the rest of MG, hope you have a good Christmas and a happy new year.

Keep up the good work.

P.S. Please PLEASE at some point in 2012 I want to see a screenshot of a Fw190 :D

Happy new year to all of you!

Thanks for typing such words.

It is nice to know that you keep going on, and most importantly that you have support from management too.It adds in my opinion further optimism. Whenever i can i will support you because for the level of work you have done in all these years ( since Il-2 :) ) was enough for me to get me into this genre and helped me cultivate my interests in planes of that era ( for now not able to fly in real life), so in my opinion you deserve my contribution. Offcourse time passes, everything changes we may pass nice times or we may pass new problems and difficulties but the best is to get over such difficulties in the best possible way.
I could say such period was seen in the life of Cliffs of Dover but knowing work is being done its always good to know and means that things will improve and continue.

Anyways, happy new year to all here, and best wishes!

Great news!! :grin:

Thanks for your work!! please! keep working in this fantastic simulator!! I'm sure in a short period of time will be the best!!! , we can´t wait to return to East Front!! this IL2 looks great!! :-P

Happy new year to Maddox Team!! and keep fighting!!!

OMG! We are not getting XYZ!!! I rage quit now!!! :grin:


Happy New Year 1C team and fellow simmers all around the world!

Happy New Year to all in 1C:Maddox Games.

I appreciate the work you have done so far (could have a lot of remarks and sugestions though ;) and wish you (and myself) many good CoD news in forthcoming months.

Thank you and happy holidays to you too.

+1 - depressing that they have to be scared to post news here...

Amazing that we have four pages of posts and not a whining post yet! Lets see how many pages we can stay positive? Think about a 40 page thread with only positive posts! Come on it's Christmas time, wonders can happen :)

Happy new year to the team and everyone else here!

EDIT: And I really have a soft spot for those single seater IL2's... Can't wait...

Hehehehehe, seeing that Il2 brings out the best of memories.

Thanks for the update and a happy new year to you guys!

Happy new year...

lets hope for a new kick on il2 series for next year.

cant wait to shoot down sturmovicks :grin:

Happy New Year to the hole development Team.

Despite a turbulent year and many negative comments, we are still many who believe in the project. Better communication with the forum, might keep up the spirits, for those who still doubt, with more information about plans and time frames. Just a thought ;)

Really looking forward to the forthcoming titles and theaters and fixes for existing COD. Awsome pic´s. Thanks for sharing.

All my best wishes for the new year to everyone.

Thank you for your work B6 and Luthier!!
These are good news. Keep it coming!

Keep the good work. Happy holidays and
Happy New Year to every one!!!

Nice one, good news!

Thank a lot for this update but really....please stop to show us this kinde of landscape, placeholder or not. Really.....stop please.

IL2 looks great.

Happy new year!

And yes please the Eastern front for 2012 or later, thanks.:grin::-P

Really great news! :)

Happy new year to all of you. :)

Thanks for the wishes and the info.
A happy new year to the whole team (and of course to the members of this forum too).

Cheers!

Thank you BlackSix and Luthier, Happy New Year.

Thanks for the news and Happy New Year! :)

happy new year and hols ,

i like those words, trust and respect and new-technology.

Good news indeed. ( Troll mode : On )

... thanks, nice to read, wish you all also a happy new year.
:)

Happy New Year guys..thanks for the update :-)

Now THAT is a good update ! ;)
My resolution for 2012 ? I will only post positive comments...:rolleyes:
And a special thanks to the moderators for their ...good humor;)
My first positive post :
One good side of COD being late is that CPU and GPU technologies are scaling up very strong and fast while the prices go down...By the time COD and its sequel come out, we will have fast and furious machines for a good price...:grin:

Happy New Year !

Happy New Year. Hopefully 2012 will be a great year for flight sims, significantly improved CloD, new sequel, and MS Flight should be released. Can't wait to get this year behind us.:-P

I am delighted ... thank you for posting this wonder. Look forward to support you guys with this new product.

Cheers,
Insuber

+1

To all at 1CMaddox Games, thank you and you all have a very blessed and happy New Year!!!

Thank you for the screen shots of the very first plane that started it all, that's the plane that got me interested in flying IL2; in 2004, loving it ever since!

We may whine but it's only because we love the sim.

+1 ;)

S!

Happy New Year to all :) Let's wish 2012 starts off way better. Great to hear news that work is NOT discontinued. Also..bring on BoM and sequels to that too! :D

Thanks for the update .... from down here in hot & steamy South Africa!

Wishing you (Luthier) & your team a happy New Year!

Happy new year to you B6, Luthier and everyone at MG.

Thank you Luthier!

Happy New Year! Thank you for the feedback.

Regards.

Thanks for the update guys and all the positive statements regarding ongoing support for CloD. That's all many of us have been wanting to hear.

I'll wait patiently for the patches and look forward to supporting you again with your sequels. I know the sim will be fantastic given a little more time.

Happy New Year and thanks for all your hard work.

Happy New Year to 1C and to you luthier.

Thank you for your hard work.

Yaaay! Now I may start begging for screenshots of the MiG-3 as I did over 10 years ago, the IL-2 series has come full circle.:grin:

Thanks and happy new year B6 and luthier!

Thank you BlackSix and luthier...

I for one look forward to my transfer back to the VVS.

The shot of the IL2 brings back many good memories. It's the plane that brought the BlitzPigs, and our group of friends together in the first place, and we are still together.

I can't wait to fly over the snow again.

Happy New Year!

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7646/il2logo.jpg

Well in spite of my disappointment regarding the 'no new objects or flyables for 'Cliffs' announcement, the sight of that Sturmo sent a little shiver of anticipation up my spine.

After all, it's where it all started for me (we'll ignore CFS).

Thanks for an informative and positive update folks.

Have a happy and prosperous New Year.

Cheers

Dutch

Awesome!

WINE, WINE, WINE WINE, Vodka & Beer drink plenty of this to welcome the New Year:grin:
Happy New Year to everybody ,thank Luthier and Black Six & all the Development team.Please keep the screen shots coming the detail looks great.Glad to hear the patch is progressing ,looking foreward to the release.

A happy healthy New Year for Everybody in the Team of Maddox. And a good New Year for you, Luthier. Thanks a lot for the hard work you`ve made for Us, and in the future.

Great Pictures:).

A New Year is like a new beginning;)

With best regards from Ol Germany


Towarisch

A happy new year for everybody guys....

Hey, don't get fooled by the media and blame the maya for their circular calendar. After 13 baktun (5125 years) it's reset and begins again, like the 1970-thing by the old pc-programs.

Dangerous half-knowledge has never helped.:evil:

Oh, and happy new year.

Personally I love screenshots!

In case anyone forgot, here is the way the IL2 currently looks in '46.

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1954/il22old.jpg

Taken today on the Smolensk map, game time set at Noon.

That's surely not at maximum gfx settings is it? :eek:

As a member of 15(Span.)/JG51 I´m looking forward for BoM.
Great screenshots!
Tx very much to dev team and Happy New Year!

http://www.escuadrillasazules.es/

Happy New Year, Thanks for the good news and really looking forward to everything that's coming:grin:

They said that about the screenshots for CLOD too, turned out it WAS the landscape! :grin:

And i see FSAA still doesnt work in Russia

Anyway, Happy New Year!

Happy New Year 1c team. I'm all set for another 10 years :)

Thanks and happy new year to the team as well! Appreciate all the work that was done this year to make the sim flyable. It ended up being quite nice and I look forward to buying your future work too.

Sometimes you have to put the hip-waders on :)

Many thanks for the updates and the early look at the IL-2. Cliffs of Dover is a start and a foundation and while it's no secret that it has some issues... so did IL-2 when it first came out. Aside from bug fixes...this series needs content and this is a great step. I look forward to returning to the Eastern Front! Happy New Years and keep it up in the new year!

Thanks, and happy new year too!

OK, we got to page eight - not bad at all!

lol at second point...

i think anyone who asks why build that IL2...i think would be a pretty dumb question since its for the next expansion....thats like people saying "why do you need the 109e4", when you are producing a BOB game

Thank you BlackSix, and Luthier and team! Your hard work is appreciated! :)
I hope you guys have a great new year too!!

My screenshot? Yup.

Have your forgotten how old IL2 is?

Looks like I just found my new pc wallpaper!

A big thanks!!!!
 

Hi Luthier,
On the contrary. As a long time IL2 simmer - since the first day of the first release - I really appreciate all that is being done. I believe that I understand the business model you have and financial and other considerations.

I and others continue to fly on the ATAG server on a regular basis and are always amazed at the positive points we come across. The ones not working quite as hoped are circumvented in the knowledge that in time those things will be improved.

I really love flying the Sturmovik and look forward to the upcoming series as they fall into place. For now, Cliffs of Dover is a pleasure to fly.

Best of the Season and New Year to you and your Team!!
Catseye

Hmmm...so let the works start:

http://www.jetcharter.com/images/art..._Fireworks.png

:D

And since we are almost exclusively grown-ups (despite the things we write and the way we behave very often in this forum) here are some handy and practical New Year's Wishes:

May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist, your cardiologist, your gastro-enterologist, your urologist, your proctologist, your podiatrist, your psychiatrist, your plumber and the I.R.S.

May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs and your stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not rise.

May New Year's Eve find you seated around the table, together with your beloved family and cherished friends. May you find the food better, the environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure more fulfilling than anything else you might ordinarily do that night.

May you remember to say "I love you" at least once a day to your spouse, your child, your parent, your siblings; but not to your secretary, your nurse, your masseuse, your hairdresser or your tennis instructor.

And may we live in a world at peace and with the awareness of God's love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our heart.

(extract from http://llerrah.com/newyearwishes.htm)


~S~

Thanks for posting that ElAurens. I can't believe how good the new one looks in comparison.

What could be more welcome than the eastern front, and what there more welcome than the Il-2. I'm really looking forward to the sequel.

To be fair lets use the latest one shall we ;)

http://adary.lunarpages.com/~missi19...0300052087.jpg

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/attachm...2&d=1325229788

Yeah, BoM still tops it :D :cool:

Can you believe some people are trying to stop this happening.....

nice screens, nice model, nice, nice & nice! Battle For Moscow is close to release! now i can buy this sim! (i like east front)
HAPPY NEW YEAR! and good work, so far

P.D. : and when we gonna have the honor to met Friedrich II ? ;)

Happy New Year 1C:Maddox Games
 

Happy New Year Black Six and Ilya and Team. I can now 'tick-off' the IL-2 Sturmovik in my' Hypothetical Progression Line Predictions' post. The aircraft looks very good, should be a treat to fly.

Good to see your posts giving us all a refreshing update on how you are progressing into the New Year.

Looking forward to the 2012 IL-2 Sturmovik Flight Sim Year.

DFLion

shame for no AA. :(

for some reason the new model looks a little bit palstic and not that much of metal... should be a question of lighning...

Spasiba!
 

And a happy and prosperous 2012 for team and 1C.

Viking

Due to the lack of proper lighting and complete lack of dinamic shadows and other fx I think the BoM shot we have here is taken from their visualisation model program, not from the game engine. I´m sure this same model rendered in the actual game with all fx on would look way better.

Of course we want a new IL-2! Happy New Year!!