Oleg Maddox's Room #1

[Oleg Maddox]

Originally Posted by Tbag

Good to hear from you Oleg and good to hear the Alpha is under way. Could you comment a little bit on IL2: Birds of Prey? Could you give us some hints how it will compare with SOW?

We are not busy with Birds of Prey project. It is third party project under control of 1C. We just gave them full source code and did neccessary consultations.
It looks good, but not like BoB engine. BoB engine it is not modification of Il-2 engine.
Also I tested periodically BoP and would like to say that the contol of aircraft there and FM isn't like in all arcade sim-games, but control aircraft is more easy than in arcade sims... becasue the guys keeping some original physics from Il-2.

Hope I did right answers for all the buzz around it

[Kira]

Thanks for the info Oleg. It's good to hear that SoW is still making progress.

But as you reached alfa version now, that means that SoW is still far from release isn't it?

[Dano]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

We are not busy with Birds of Prey project. It is third party project under control of 1C. We just gave them full source code and did neccessary consultations.
It looks good, but not like BoB engine. BoB engine it is not modification of Il-2 engine.
Also I tested periodically BoP and would like to say that the contol of aircraft there and FM isn't like in all arcade sim-games, but control aircraft is more easy than in arcade sims... becasue the guys keeping some original physics from Il-2.

Hope I did right answers for all the buzz around it

Sooo... does that mean BoB will look even better?

[96th_Nightshifter]

Thanks for the update Oleg, it was much needed around here

[Monterey]

I didn't really notice much of an "update".

[proton45]

Originally Posted by Monterey

I didn't really notice much of an "update".

I don't notice much of a comment here...

[JG52Uther]

According to Saqson at simhq this is RRG's work,not 1C.Is that true?

[Feuerfalke]

Originally Posted by JG52Uther

According to Saqson at simhq this is RRG's work,not 1C.Is that true?

That's correct. Again 1C is the publisher, not the developer.

The pictures make me even more convinced that Oleg will surprise us all and they even more convince me that some people cannot be pleased, no matter what's the news or what's being posted....

[Monterey]

Originally Posted by proton45

I don't notice much of a comment here...

Well, we get a few screenies. Not even ingame screenies. No explanations of where they are at, other than it's in Alpha. Not much of anything solid. Just a tidbit here and there thrown to the masses to keep them quiet. It's been a looooong time since it was first announced, and it looks like not much has been done. Look how good the Slovakia map is, and I don't think it took that long. I think if third party people were helping to work on BoB, it would be farther along by now. I may sound crass, but maybe a post like mine can encourage Oleg to fire back and prove me wrong with some viable info. I hereby challenge you, Mr Maddox. Let 'er rip.

[proton45]

Originally Posted by Monterey

Well, we get a few screenies. Not even ingame screenies. No explanations of where they are at, other than it's in Alpha. Not much of anything solid. Just a tidbit here and there thrown to the masses to keep them quiet. It's been a looooong time since it was first announced, and it looks like not much has been done. Look how good the Slovakia map is, and I don't think it took that long. I think if third party people were helping to work on BoB, it would be farther along by now. I may sound crass, but maybe a post like mine can encourage Oleg to fire back and prove me wrong with some viable info. I hereby challenge you, Mr Maddox. Let 'er rip.

I think the Slovakia map took 2 or 3 years (maybe longer...) is that a long time?

I don't think that Oleg can be prodded or manipulated into supplying the community with more "in-depth information"... it hasn't worked in the few years I have observed this technique at work, and I don't think its likely too garner any results in the near future.

Sometimes I wonder(?)... English isn't Oleg's native language he speaks Russian... I wonder how much of the subtle sarcasm and innuendo that ends up here (in the form of questions) is lost on Oleg? Is it really an effective tactic or dose it loose something in translation? I have yet to see an on-line translator that can translate "context" or "innuendo"...


p.s. I would be nice if he would answer a batch of "new" questions (assuming their are any "new" questions posted here... It seems like I see a lot of repeat questions cropping up again and again...)