Friday Update, February 17, 2012

[ElAurens]

Interesting and appreciated update.

If the ground combat aspect can be implemented without detracting from the core flight sim, then it will be fantastic. I can see the scenarios that could come of this already and, if it works properly, it will change the way we look at WW2 air combat simulation. The ability to actually co-ordinate with human played ground units to accomplish a mission will add a depth of purpose to online play the likes of which we have not experienced.

However, this progress must not come at the expense of the core air combat simulation. We already know how long it takes to develop new aircraft for the sim, adding the ground element will only increase the need for new aircraft types. Can this be done in a timely, and accurate manner?

Only time will tell.

I hope they can pull it off.

[JG53Frankyboy]

i personaly couldnt care less about this groundaction (how was ist, no time of the 3D artists to make a Wellington flyable but trucks and tanks able to drive.......), but the rest of the update sounds ok , thx.

[addman]

Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy

i personaly couldnt care less about this groundaction (how was ist, no time of the 3D artists to make a Wellington flyable but trucks and tanks able to drive.......), but the rest of the update sounds ok , thx.

Flyable Wellingtons won't sell a game, drivable vehicles and tanks will.

[garengarch]

nice update thanks

[badaboom]

Beautiful Detail! THX for the Update,I look forward to the patch.

[carguy_]

Originally Posted by addman

Flyable Wellingtons won't sell a game, drivable vehicles and tanks will.

Not only that.

Creating tank`s 3D model is very different from an aircraft model, especially when the first one is say 10 times less complicated. I think Luthier said that in one of the updates : ground units modellers don`t do aircraft and IF they must, they take some time to convert their methods apropriately.

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by addman

Flyable Wellingtons won't sell a game, drivable vehicles and tanks will.

The more I think about it..

Maybe the manable ground stuff is NOT intended to SELL it to us (flight simmers), but to SELL it to investors?

Thinking back, all the vehical 3D art we saw in this video has been done for a very long time.. Thus no real effort lost in drawing a wellington.. The effort (time, money) lost of late is making these things manable.

So looking at it from the point of view that 1C is trying to keep investors happy.. i.e.

1C -> Investors: Hey you all know how much $ is being made by games like BF3.. Look we can do the same thing with our game engine with every little effort

If that is what 1C is doing.. Than I am all for it!! Get the investors to invest, and get the BF3 noobs that like to drive jeeps online.. Just more targets!

[addman]

Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

The more I think about it..

Maybe the manable ground stuff is NOT intended to SELL it to us (flight simmers), but to SELL it to investors?

Thinking back, all the vehical 3D art we saw in this video has been done for a very long time.. Thus no real effort lost in drawing a wellington.. The effort (time, money) lost of late is making these things manable.

So looking at it from the point of view that 1C is trying to keep investors happy.. i.e.

1C -> Investors: Hey you all know how much $ is being made by games like BF3.. Look we can do the same thing with our game engine with every little effort

If that is what 1C is doing.. Than I am all for it!! Get the investors to invest, and get the BF3 noobs that like to drive jeeps online.. Just more targets!

100% correct there Ace! They are trying to make investors happy so they will get funded to make a game that will sell well to a potentially very large group of people instead of just cater to a handful of "extremist simmers" on a banana colored forum. It's kind of a miracle in these days that CloD even got released in the first place, broken or not. People wonder/complain why Ubisoft didn't market the game better. Might be because CloD is an insignificant little speck of a game compared to big releases like Assassins Creed and the likes. CloD is a game, doesn't matter how you twist and turn it, it's a game and a super niche one to boot. Ic/MG are trying to reach out to a wider audience, good on them!

[Sven]

I'm really looking forward to the patch and sequel! Thanks for the update

[150GCT_Veltro]

Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy

i personaly couldnt care less about this groundaction (how was ist, no time of the 3D artists to make a Wellington flyable but trucks and tanks able to drive.......), but the rest of the update sounds ok , thx.

Same here.

I would like see also some news about clouds, considering this is a flight sim and we are still waiting for clouds since the first Oleg updates. Don't ask me too buy Moscow to have a decent sky to fly in. I will buy it however, but for ETO not for other

However some very good news today, thank for the update.

Really, give us a "sky" guys.