URGENT! Oleg, please look here...The Enemy is comming!

[Zorin]

Only if there is a very sophisticated and trouble free implementation system present. Otherwise, it will be just like it turned out with the MODs. A number of different versions, different settings and all you end up with is a divided online community. I'm sure it is a fine feature for offliners, which FS is a fine example of, but I yet have to be convinced that it will guarantee a smooth online gaming experience.

Besides, I prefer my game environment to be coherent. A hyper poly model amongst other regular ones would stick out like a sore thumb.

[Feathered_IV]

Oleg said previously that the Su-26 would be available as a how-to model for future third party development. He also said there would be two online modes. Mods-0n and Mods-off.

One would imagine that 3rd party aircraft and addons would be for offline use mostly. Unless manufacturers do something similar to Rise of Flight and release the external model for free, but only charge for the cockpit.

[major_setback]

Originally Posted by Feathered_IV

Oleg said previously that the Su-26 would be available as a how-to model for future third party development. He also said there would be two online modes. Mods-0n and Mods-off.

One would imagine that 3rd party aircraft and addons would be for offline use mostly. Unless manufacturers do something similar to Rise of Flight and release the external model for free, but only charge for the cockpit.

Actually considering that the Su-26 is included (and Oleg presumably wants third party companies to release similar aircraft for SoW), the title 'Storm-of-War' seems a bit inaccurate. I can imagine that SoW could easily become as important as FSX is to some gamers who are only interested in civilian aircraft -or who are maybe just learning to fly.

[philip.ed]

The game we're all using is called Il-2.....and yet we can fly spits, hurris etc....

[major_setback]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

The game we're all using is called Il-2.....and yet we can fly spits, hurris etc....

I just can't see a civilian flight school advising their pupils to buy 'Storm of War' in order to practice at home.
'FSX' - yes. I'm sure it happens all the time.

[AndyJWest]

Are we even sure the final product will actually be called 'Storm of War' anyway?

[philip.ed]

No, it's going to be called flowers of friendship

But regarding a civvie sim I can see what you mean; although Storm of War may just be the title of any war-related sim. Any others may have a different branch.

[Wolf_Rider]

It ( the A2A B-17) looks to be a great model... too bad about FSX though... I could get the terrain shudder under control and high frame rates but just couldn't get rid of some textures flickering and AI aircraft jittering; just like CFS3

I've always thought a well made sandbox with a few highly detailed tonka trucks, tractors and cranes to go with it and then allow others to bring in other bits and pieces to be the go, but FSX seems to have been hand in hand with 3rd party developers from the beginning... to get the good stuff that should have been part of FSX from the go get, cost a small fortune.

dunno... some people just seem to like an overstocked stable of planes they're never likely to use and keep pushing for more, instead of pushing for more detailed out of the box planes.

Oleg, I (fwiw) would rather see a few exceptionally detailed planes (systems/ flight mechanics/ atmospherics, etc) than a whole armada of averagely detailed planes. An experience out of the box. so to speak... as FSX was a let down