Simulation or Shoot-em-up?

[robtek]

Originally Posted by DogTailRed2

Many thanks to everyone for making this an interesting and lively thread.
My system is a reasonably decent set-up......

>>>>That is, imho, your first and most important misconception.

Quad core 2.33. 4 gb RAM. GTS 250 1gb RAM. 500gb RAID 0 striped discs for speed. Win 7 64bit.

>>>>>>That was "decent" in 2009.

While I appreciate that is not state of the art it should be able to cope with the basics the sim has to offer. My sliders are set at medium settings. If I go much lower then I just end up with IL2 in quality..........

>>>>>>The devs mentioned before release that CoD would run on actual high-end
>>>>>> systems in med settings. It does much better!

........There's not even any stirring music as you engage the enemy and those splash screens are decidedly eastern front in look and feel. ...........

>>>>>>This is no Playstation game.

........When I fly FSX with the A2A Spitfire. 3 pumps on the primer. Firing the coffman starter and waiting for temps to rise, or checking the trolly acc is attached.......

>>>>>>OM didn't want to make a "procedure-sim", though i would like this also.

........ Looking down on an accurate depiction of England........

>>>>> Compared with some google-earth - shots, we have that already.


.........When I fly COD over a stuttery unrecognisable sudo English landscape to do battle with a gaggle of, very nicely rendered, 6+ Stukas, in my Yak50 (well, that's what it sounds like and not very good at that)..........

>>>>>>stuttery -> see my first remark, sound could be better.though.

........ Opening the throttle wide and then wondering if i'm actually accelerating at all........

>>>>>>There are Instruments, you know.


......But it's not going to be an accurate depiction of the Battle of Britain. No watching the fuel gauges for the 109's. No feeling of being outnumbered for the Spitfires. No scrambles or climb to battle and being bounced for the Hurri's. No late evening patrols in murky weather and trying to find base

No Polish `flying circus` shouting "Repeat please" over the RT..........

>>>>>>How can you possibly know that? Timemachine? This sim isn't finished yet!



Regards,

Dog.

I just had to comment.

regards

robtek