Friday 2009-11-06 Screenshots Update discussion thread

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by proton45

I was referring to this part of your statement...

Engine sales or licensing are big, big money. I don't see how that couldn't be important. Of course it's not the main objective, but then neither was licensing the engine the main objective in the development of the Quake or Unreal engines, and look how widely they were licensed, and how well id and Epic profited financially. Licensing is far less common outside the FPS genre, of course.

[proton45]

Originally Posted by TheGrunch

Engine sales or licensing are big, big money. I don't see how that couldn't be important. Of course it's not the main objective, but then neither was licensing the engine the main objective in the development of the Quake or Unreal engines, and look how widely they were licensed, and how well id and Epic profited financially. Licensing is far less common outside the FPS genre, of course.

It will be interesting to see how much of that goes on...but I might point out that the FPS games and the "flight combat sims" have a very different audience, and a very different demographic. Oleg could license his game engine to other flight combat maker, but it could have the undesirable effect of reducing the overall "SoW" sales. Oleg's engine would need a lot of development (I assume) to make it into a competitive FPS, so I can only assume that a developer looking to make a WW2 based shooter might start with a different engine.

p.s. I didn't mean to gloss over your closing statement..."Licensing is far less common outside the FPS genre, of course."

[Insuber]

Does anyone know the final planeset ? For instance, there will be the G.50 and CR.42 ?

With all these questions about seagulls, seamen crawling back and forth, bycicle rides etc., I have lost sight of the main subject of this flight sim ....

Bye,
Ins

[Romanator21]

I think Oleg originally planned 9 planes, later 11...

If I'm not mistaken we will have these either in the box, or in the first patch:

G-50, BR-20

Bf-109 E1, E-3. Bf-110. Ju-87 B-2. Ju-88 A-1. He-111.

Spitfire MkI, Hurricane MkI, Bristol Bolingbroke.

Su-26

Probables:

Gloster Gladiator, Tigermoth.

AI, including probable AI: Dornier 17, Beaufighter, Wellington, Walrus, Ju-52, BP Defiant, Fiat CR 42, Bristol Blenheim, Bf-108, Autogyro, Fw-200 Condor, Avro Anson, 2 German seaplanes which I can't name, Short Sunderland.

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

2 German seaplanes which I can't name

He 115 and He 59

[DoolittleRaider]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

If I'm not mistaken we will have these either in the box, or in the first patch:

....

Su-26

...

Is this an inside joke?

[C6_Krasno]

Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

Is this an inside joke?

Not at all. The Su-26 will probably be included, as an aerobatics aircraft. We already saw the cockpit IIRC. It seems they use it to test their FM, as they know very precisely the behaviour of this plane.

[fuzzychickens]

Originally Posted by C6_Krasno

Not at all. The Su-26 will probably be included, as an aerobatics aircraft. We already saw the cockpit IIRC. It seems they use it to test their FM, as they know very precisely the behaviour of this plane.

This will be awesome. First thing I will try to do is hang it on its prop. Oh yea, I wonder how quick you can black out in the thing too!

I can see some awesome virtual airshow movies comming out of this.

Gotta have something besides killing eachother sometimes. I'm sure there are quite a few radio control airplane 3D and aerobatics enthusiasts who will pick up SOW just for the SU-26.

[Skoshi Tiger]

This is not specific to the 2009-11-06 screen shots, but in many of the pictures there are vehicles that combine many objects. The truck trailer carrying the bicyles, truck carrying drums, fishing boat carrying lifeboat/dingy (I assume this one is just one model). My questions are:

1) Are these objects one model or can the vehicle be loaded up with different cargoes?
2) (assuming that they are created using multiple objects) Are the composite vehicles static or can they move?

Thank you!

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

I think Oleg originally planned 9 planes, later 11...

If I'm not mistaken we will have these either in the box, or in the first patch:

G-50, BR-20

Bf-109 E1, E-3. Bf-110. Ju-87 B-2. Ju-88 A-1. He-111.

Spitfire MkI, Hurricane MkI, Bristol Bolingbroke.

Su-26

Probables:

Gloster Gladiator, Tigermoth.

AI, including probable AI: Dornier 17, Beaufighter, Wellington, Walrus, Ju-52, BP Defiant, Fiat CR 42, Bristol Blenheim, Bf-108, Autogyro, Fw-200 Condor, Avro Anson, 2 German seaplanes which I can't name, Short Sunderland.

Romanator,

Thank you very much for the answer !... I hope that sometimes they will add the beautiful Cant Z.1007 of the 172ª Squadriglia Ricognizione Terrestre, used by the CAI as reconnaissance planes.

regards,
Insuber