What will we see in July?

[Blackdog_kt]

Generally speaking, DX11 allows you to do some processor-intensive stuff with less effort and introduce some new features as well. However, it's still perfectly possible to bog things down if you go overboard with it, so i guess it will be a matter of maintaining the proper balance.

If it was my choice, i'd use it to number crunch things that have an importance in flight sims on the graphics card (like FM/DM parameters) and maybe upgrade a couple of graphical features that have a gameplay relevance (eg, transparent water for U-boat hunting).

What i certainly wouldn't do is waste DX11's capabilities on graphic upgrades of a smaller importance to the overall gameplay experience, like for example using tessellation for railway embankments so that the stones making them up have a more 3D feel to them: who cares, i'm zipping by at a speed of at least 150mph.

To sum up:
Yes, it can do processor-intensive things easier (some of them can also be done with DX10.1 but not all of them).

Yes, it will still bog the system down if you use all the bells and whistles on every single item in the game world, so better use it on things that will enhance the gameplay experience (which translates to very specific features on a flight sim).

[kimosabi]

Originally Posted by csThor

That's nothing "North American" about it. Most casual gamers in "western countries" do not have an interest in flight sims. In fact most of them just want to be entertained, short term, without a steep learning curve to master the game. That and the steady descent of the attention span to the levels of the carpet's height, that is.

Vast majority of "western" people I have explained to that I'm flying sims have one common question: "Why don't you get a pilots license?" Most people see a game as a game, not a 50hour a week learning experience.

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by kimosabi

Most people see a game as a game, not a 50hour a week learning experience.

Very true, and a major reason why simulators of all types can never compete with arcade games in terms of sales.

But having said that, no game I've played has immersed me like Il-2, GTR etc.
Very few games last more than a week or maybe two on my drive; a sim can last years.

In short, I'm glad there are developers who still make simulators.

[Theshark888]

Americans want the daylight bombing campaign over europe 1943-45. Pacific is a more distant second. Make this with a good single-player campaign and they will come; B-17's, B-24's, etc. I don't believe 1C would be willing to pay the fees in order to get all the Ami aircraft

Korea is a no go along with NA (but it's my personal favorite).

[Zappatime]

Originally Posted by Lololopoulos

I don't know any Americans that play or have heard of the IL-2 series.

I'm from the UK but I made a very close good friend in the USA from our mutual love of il2 (and Frank Zappa, as it happens). I dont think Battle of Britain is as high on americans' list as say europeans', simply because its not, for the most part, part of their history. I'm sure if it were Korea or even a re-run of the Pacific theatre, or mediteranean theatre then interest would be far higher.

[ktodack]

Originally Posted by Zappatime

I'm from the UK but I made a very close good friend in the USA from our mutual love of il2 (and Frank Zappa, as it happens). I dont think Battle of Britain is as high on americans' list as say europeans', simply because its not, for the most part, part of their history. I'm sure if it were Korea or even a re-run of the Pacific theatre, or mediteranean theatre then interest would be far higher.

Your probably right about BOB having a higher interest among Europeans then US since its a direct part of European history. But I do think that the Sim could do well in the US if it was properly marketed. First I think that the whole WW2 combat flight Sim gaming has to be better intoduced to US gamers and they need to see the incredible immersion that's possible with IL-2:COD. It's an incredible story and it was all true-- Britain fighting for her existance, Luftwaffe going for the knockout punch, young warrier pilots jousting in the sky to the death, great fighter aircraft, hundreds of bombers-- everything done with the latest attention to detail, accuracy and atmospherics. Gamers just need to see some trailers. Part of the solution would be an easier out of the box setup for the SIM controllers- it shouldn't take hours to set up. Also needed is less then $100 HOTAS that is reliable and just works. This keeps a lot of people away from serious flight sims.

[Vrait]

Originally Posted by Zappatime

I'm from the UK but I made a very close good friend in the USA from our mutual love of il2 (and Frank Zappa, as it happens). I dont think Battle of Britain is as high on americans' list as say europeans', simply because its not, for the most part, part of their history. I'm sure if it were Korea or even a re-run of the Pacific theatre, or mediteranean theatre then interest would be far higher.

Korea is kinda not the big at all here haha. Pacific theater for sure would be bigger. The BoB was before Americas involvement so we have no history there. But the Mediterranean and Pacific we do. I would be interested in a Korean sim though.

[jayrc]

1+ for korean era

we will see a new shiny sim from 1C settled in Korea...are you ready to trash more money?

[Al Schlageter]

North America is not just the USA. There is a country north of the USA called Canada which is very interested in the BoB.

By far the largest number of defenders were British, but fighter pilots of many other nations flew with them, including some 80 Canadians. Of these, 26 were in the RCAF's No. 1 Squadron, which arrived soon after Dunkirk; 16 flew as a team in the RAF's 242 "Canadian" Squadron; the rest were scattered among a dozen other RAF squadrons. These last included men such as PO. Johnnie Bryson, an ex-Mountie; Flt. Lt. Johnnie Kent of Winnipeg, who flew with the Poles in 303 Squadron; and FO. W. H. Nelson, who served in 74 Squadron with the South African ace Adolph "Sailor" Malan. Another 200 Canadian airmen fought in RAF Bomber and Coastal commands, which throughout the battle pounded at German invasion ports and other targets; 27 of them gave their lives.