Patience is a virtue...

[Gribbers]

I'll probably wait for the US version to be released before I get my copy of CloD...until then I'll tease myself with the otherwise perfect looking Youtube videos of the game...and reverting back to UP3.0...again.

I stopped following the progress of CloD until very late last year, and since then, have logged in on a daily basis for a magical thread stating a new patch has made everything OK and I can now play it on my cr@ppy laptop without any issues

I can understand the initial moaning from peeps that bought this game within the first couple of days release, they weren't know what was in store, but should feel privileged to be part of the testing process that gets the devs to where they want to be with the product...and the fact they are getting to grips with the flight physics, cockpit dials/switches, engibe management and the map itself before many of us will even have rigs that handle it.

To anyone who bought this game within the last 1-2 months; and who've been reading through this forum over the last 3 months, tough-titties. You should have known what state the game was in, regardless of your rig set up.

I agree that the comms have been non-existent, but having started looking on other 'less negative forums' it really doesn't surprise me if/why they stay away. The devs have been working on this for years and it's not something they're likely to drop, or for that matter, fix in a jiffy...give them [more] time and they'll work it all out alright in the end.

The title of the thread "Patience is a Virtue" shows how un-virtuous some people on this forum can be. If you're going to shelf the game, or wait a while longer then there's really no point in setting up yet another thread to tell the world about it. You know, we know, the devs know...even my Nan knows

*Logs out and runs away to another forum *

[flyingblind]

I don't think you will ever be able to play it on your 'cr@ppy laptop'. There is a bit more optimisation promised but this was always going to be a resource hungry sim and it always will be. In fact it was stated that features are planned that will tax the highest spec machine. Even now the water is just a place holder - what will happen to fps when the real deal is added?
Sure there seems to be issues with some people having problems getting the game to run whilst others with comparable spec machines have far fewer issues quite apart from general bugs which need fixing. But overall I don't think there will be some magical and massive increase in fps.
Your only options are to turn your settings right down or invest in new hardware which is exactly the way it should be with a new game that intends to be around for the next decade or so.
As numerous posters have pointed out it was years before hardware caught up with the original IL2 series and the majority of players could enjoy it comfortably.