Friday 2010-09-24 Dev. update and Discussion

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by mungee

Hehe!
It's a public holiday down here in South Africa, so I'm on the forum during what would normally be working hours!
It's the first time that I've "caught" Oleg posting an update - in fact I had to "wait" for the second batch to be uploaded. Hehe!
And what an update!
The second batch (air gunner views and the night-time cockpit pic's) are truly awesome and the last pic of the first batch (the Spit flying through the He111's) is my new 'background'.
Thanks Oleg - keep going!!!

Erm... That's a Hurricane, Mungee!!
These shots show things really coming together. The light and shadow in the game has impressed me from the word go, but the red glow from the cockpit lights and the detail of the gunner stations are the kind of thing that will really add to the immersive qualities of the Sim.
Excellent.

[mungee]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

Erm... That's a Hurricane, Mungee!!
These shots show things really coming together. The light and shadow in the game has impressed me from the word go, but the red glow from the cockpit lights and the detail of the gunner stations are the kind of thing that will really add to the immersive qualities of the Sim.
Excellent.

Ooooops! Yes, it's a Hurricane indeed - what was it called, "the Battle of Barking Creek"? I could be a prime candidate. Hehe!

[335th_GRExandas]

Very Nice thank you Oleg !!!

Feels like it is really close.

Please you must have now a more clear estimation about the release date to share with us.

We need to start saving money for new PC and new stick

[Bearcat]

Nice screens Oleg.. just curious.. has the FFB issue been resolved in SoW? I am talking about the issue with the FFB where when you alt tab out of the sim for any reason you totally loose any FFB you had until you totally reboot the sim. Is the FFB support for SoW going to be different?

[Qpassa]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Nice screens Oleg.. just curious.. has the FFB issue been resolved in SoW? I am talking about the issue with the FFB where when you alt tab out of the sim for any reason you totally loose any FFB you had until you totally reboot the sim. Is the FFB support for SoW going to be different?

I hope Oleg has done a new engine for FFB
Nice screenshots Oleg, hope we could see soon a video

[Urufu_Shinjiro]

Originally Posted by Azazello

All looks great, but I see the hurricane is firing nicely synced death rays.

I don't recall seeing those death rays the last time I fired a 7.92mm machine gun (when I was in the Army) - is that a detail still to be ironed out?

Originally Posted by speculum jockey

They're tracers, but the very first thing when I thought of when I looked at that screen shot was this. . . .



Hopefully they'll get that ironed out so that it isn't perfectly synched all the time. After a second of of firing the tracers would be closer to alternating than perfectly lined up on each side.

This has been explained before. Oleg and Luthier have said that the tracers in these recent shots look this way due entirely to SHUTTER SPEED of the "camera" for screenshots. I don't recall if they said directly or only hinted at it but I suspect you will be able to adjust shutter speed etc. for screenshots. In some earlier dev shots you see the tracers as single dots, when asked why the change from dots to streaks it was explained that the shots with the dots were taken while the game was paused vs. screenshot in motion. Oleg is a photographer, so I'm sure there will be many such features for screenshot artists and movie makers to work with.

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Nice screens Oleg.. just curious.. has the FFB issue been resolved in SoW? I am talking about the issue with the FFB where when you alt tab out of the sim for any reason you totally loose any FFB you had until you totally reboot the sim. Is the FFB support for SoW going to be different?

Actually BC, I'm not convinced the FFB issue has anything to do with Il2, I've used a Saitek Evo Force and did experience the issue once or twice but the vast majority of the Alt+Tabs never caused this, and with my Logitech G940 (which is freakin excellent btw) I've NEVER experienced it, and since I use the Multi-Throttle app I always have to Alt+Tab out of Il2 since Il2 must be running before you start the app.

[sorak]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Nice screens Oleg.. just curious.. has the FFB issue been resolved in SoW? I am talking about the issue with the FFB where when you alt tab out of the sim for any reason you totally loose any FFB you had until you totally reboot the sim. Is the FFB support for SoW going to be different?

When i play with my FFB joystick on current IL2 and I alt tab out.. the FFB goes away but it comes back when I hit refly

[PeterPanPan]

OMG ... I just wet my pants with the night time cockpit interior shot. Absolutely incredible. Fantastic job!! The lighting makes it soooo atmospheric.

Thanks Oleg and good luck with the office move.

PPanPan

[Oleg Maddox]

Originally Posted by JVM

vry nice update Oleg!

Fire is getting very good (no more flame transparency!)...and landscape/objects are really getting there....
When I see the rendering quality of armor, I feel very confident we are in for a treat at every level!

JV

Sorry, I didn't answer you several times on your emails. Simply I had and have hard time at the moment at work and especially at home...
Be sure I gave all materials my guys. And great thank you for your superb help!

[SlipBall]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

Sorry, I didn't answer you several times on your emails. Simply I had and have hard time at the moment at work and especially at home...
Be sure I gave all materials my guys. And great thank you for your superb help!

I hope for your sake, that your trouble is not Olga related...just kidding you boss, I hope things improve for you very soon