Friday Update, April 13, 2012

David Hayward said:

>>Consider yourself fortunate if they don't add a forum ban surcharge. <<

Oh be quiet. Would you like a big stir-spoon to go with that comment?

Now, back to the fact of Clod being quietly dropped off the radar.

I now fully expect a lot of 'they always intended user-made campaigns and content, what more do you want' type posts, in lieu of the 'it's coming, it's coming, they haven't stopped working on it.'

Well yes, they have. Merged engine enhancements, and that's about it.

Ben

[philip.ed]

Ben, I completely agree, but this isn't new knews: just regurgitated and rephrased old news. Luthier has been very good at this: he's been 100% honest about the development of CloD from day 1 of release. It's just the same as all previous Il-2 games.

I think it's good. No offence to the team, but I think they are much better placed modelling the Eastern Front: their previous experience and knowledge will be excellent. The same can't always be said for the BoB. They had a good stab, but they're limited in their location, and have access to less resources than we do.

I think the BoB aspect will be handed over to the community, and this will be a good decision.

Obviously one can view this as annoying: we bought a BoB game and were delivered a channel scrap. Hopefully when the team (or a team) goes back to the ETO, they will incorporate the community work and help shape this growing simulation.

#overlyoptimistic?

[David Hayward]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

and have access to less resources than we do.

You got any examples?

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by David Hayward

You got any examples?

I'm looking outside and seeing (a dark) England as I speak. They can't see what I'm seeing. It's one of the reasons why I think the landscape could be so much better.

I have access to a number of notable museums on the BoB. They don't.

I mean look at the game: the markings for the RAF A/C are off in places, it could always be better. They've done a great job in most places, but things could be better. Note that a lot of the sources they used for their resources have come from people like myself (e.g. I assisted in the RAF clothing seen in-game. They didn't use all of my research though...)

[Hooves]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

I'm looking outside and seeing (a dark) England as I speak. They can't see what I'm seeing. It's one of the reasons why I think the landscape could be so much better.

I have access to a number of notable museums on the BoB. They don't.

I mean look at the game: the markings for the RAF A/C are off in places, it could always be better. They've done a great job in most places, but things could be better. Note that a lot of the sources they used for their resources have come from people like myself (e.g. I assisted in the RAF clothing seen in-game. They didn't use all of my research though...)

Can you be a champ and literally go outside and take a picture of the local landscape and post it here? I for one have only seen the country from the confines of lakenHeath afb.

[David Hayward]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

I'm looking outside and seeing (a dark) England as I speak. They can't see what I'm seeing. It's one of the reasons why I think the landscape could be so much better.

There is an amazing invention called the camera. Google it.

[Chivas]

Thanks for the Update. The news that there are some AI, Commands, and FM fixes to go along with the performance fixes has the sim making a huge step forward. Hopefully there will be another patch or two to COD before the Sequels release, but either way, the community will now be able start building more immersive and historic Battle of Britain scenarios. The future for COD is starting to look very bright, especially when the SDK is released.

[FS~looksharp]

thnx for the update guys Its genuinely appreciated

Id like to think that the devs would never do anything so daft as to even out plane performances to bow down to some sort of arcade style of gaming, after all this is a sim still isn’t it chaps ?

If people want 50/50 type plane sets, they can simply enter the online severs that cater for this type of fun.

I for one love to fly for the reds and in the right hands the reds have some splendid tools to do damage those 109s

David Hayward said:

>>They're still fixing the game and you're still complaining.<<

Claptrap. You mean they're ditching the game that never was. A round-up of some minor stuff and that's your lot. The focus has moved.

Read Luthier's posts. They are fixing the engine and content for BoM. Clod is being put out to grass, without apology. It will have retrospective engine improvements, the forthcoming patch, and that's it. There will be no more content for Clod.

It's come to something when the crticis have more understanding and acceptance of this than the cheerleaders like you.

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by David Hayward

There is an amazing invention called the camera. Google it.

Which doesn't give an accurate colour representation. Google it.




It doesn't explain the lack of hedgerows, colours, field shapes etc which were pasted in bucket-loads on this forum anyway. The camera is useful in showing the geometry of the country, and as a resident the game could be better.

Stop being difficult David.