YouTube videos of IL-2 help sell the game?

[GF_Mastiff]

The IL2 Sturmovik Plane is what got me looking up the plane and came across IL2 1946 Forgoten Battles, been hooked ever since. Every month I would buy a piece of hardware to enhance my virtual experience i.e
saitek St290 pro stick
X52 throttle controller
Saitek rudder pedals
and Trk Ir pro.

now the mods have really given me my monies worth.

[Nitro]

Originally Posted by GF_Mastiff

...Every month I would buy a piece of hardware to enhance my virtual experience i.e
saitek St290 pro stick
X52 throttle controller
Saitek rudder pedals
and Trk Ir pro.

It's called IL2 syndrome

ps. is it possible to buy x52 throttle only??

[GF_Mastiff]

Originally Posted by Nitro

It's called IL2 syndrome

ps. is it possible to buy x52 throttle only??

yes at Fry's electronics or from some one on Ebay selling one I sold my joystick X52 I didnt like it to tall for the desk.

[Nitro]

^Thanks!

[Ctrl E]

i discovered Il2 through youtube. i used to play a game called stealth fighter about ten years ago. then recenty on a lazy nght at work i thought i'd just check youtube to see how far combat sims had progressed. was like x-mas when i saw my first clips of il2.

[EAF602_Joe90]

Interesting thread, Icefire. Cool that youtube has worked to get more people into IL2.

Game movies are such a powerful marketing tool, and with so many sites that now show these videos I do hope 1C makes a good one for SoW.

Oleg did hint a long time ago that SoW would be good for making movies but hasn't said much more. A free roaming camera would be great, but the best tool for me would be the ability to rewind a track!

[_ITAF_UgoRipley]

Originally Posted by EAF602_Joe90

.....but the best tool for me would be the ability to rewind a track!

Yes, kind of VCR controls ! Gimme !!

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by EAF602_Joe90

Interesting thread, Icefire. Cool that youtube has worked to get more people into IL2.

Game movies are such a powerful marketing tool, and with so many sites that now show these videos I do hope 1C makes a good one for SoW.

Oleg did hint a long time ago that SoW would be good for making movies but hasn't said much more. A free roaming camera would be great, but the best tool for me would be the ability to rewind a track!

Thanks! I always try for interesting topics...some of them catch and others don't

If Oleg is smart (and listening) then he'll spend a bit of development time to make sure that camera controls are there that can be used in new and interesting ways. I can't see it being a huge drain on resources to put together and it'd be huge for the people putting together these various pieces.

I have only some experience in setting these sorts of things up by recording NTRK's for campaigns. Its a tricky business because you have a very limited set of options. The camera tools we have are workable...but I'm imagining things like weapons views from the viewpoint of a bomb or rocket or tracking the outside of a bomb or rocket. Or a proper guncamera view that is the correct predefined position on each aircraft. Lots of possibilities with those. A free roaming camera would be another one up on the list.

Certainly I think the more interesting the views that can be produced...the more sales there will be. Even this thread is a testament to having a few cool YouTube videos inspire people to buy the game. The low price helps too but it seems like a big motivator.

The marketing for Storm of War would be wisely done to look a bit like fan videos (setup a scenario with a minor story in Machinema fashion). That seems to appeal very nicely. But the real trick will be once the game is out and what the movie makers can do then!

Tools that take a NTRK (or a successor in the SoW engine) and process it out into AVI would be great too.