Friday 2010-09-10 Dev. update and Discussions

[major_setback]

There seem to be trees alongside roads now. I don't think we saw that before, at least I don't think so.
Is this the purpose of that screenshot, to show that addition? This sort of thing is honestly hard to spot, if you are not specifically looking for them....it would be better to let us know what we're being shown. Please dev' team - state what the specific point of a screenshot is. Otherwise we will comment on everything that is periferal in the screenshot and miss the main point.

[Splitter]

Originally Posted by major_setback

There seem to be trees alongside roads now. I don't think we saw that before, at least I don't think so.
Is this the purpose of that screenshot, to show that addition? This sort of thing is honestly hard to spot, if you are not specifically looking for them....it would be better to let us know what we're being shown. Please dev' team - state what the specific point of a screenshot is. Otherwise we will comment on everything that is periferal in the screenshot and miss the main point.

I have this picture in my mind of Oleg sitting back in an easy chair, ice cold vodka in hand, sprinkling a little pepper in the glass and chortling to himself over comments about the screen shots.

Methinks the development team is having some fun at our expense.

Splitter

Originally Posted by Splitter

I have this picture in my mind of Oleg sitting back in an easy chair, ice cold vodka in hand, sprinkling a little pepper in the glass and chortling to himself over comments about the screen shots.

Methinks the development team is having some fun at our expense.

Splitter

I agree with you Splitter ! I am pretty sure that Oleg is showing us WIP from last year....And the whole team is pulling our legs....
Oleg's big next move will be a very impressive video ...Until he feels it is flawless, he will post very conservative screenshots with little improvements at
a time...

[chiefrr73]

+1 lol

[furbs]

Originally Posted by kalimba

I agree with you Splitter ! I am pretty sure that Oleg is showing us WIP from last year....And the whole team is pulling our legs....
Oleg's big next move will be a very impressive video ...Until he feels it is flawless, he will post very conservative screenshots with little improvements at
a time...

....i really wish it was true though

Originally Posted by kalimba

I agree with you Splitter ! I am pretty sure that Oleg is showing us WIP from last year....And the whole team is pulling our legs....
Oleg's big next move will be a very impressive video ...Until he feels it is flawless, he will post very conservative screenshots with little improvements at
a time...

Tell me you guys arn't really serious?? you not are you? .... are you?

[Insuber]

I have a question for Luthier & Oleg :

- Will the clouds have « internal » shadows, that is shadows cast by parts of the cloud on the cloud itself? I was flying early this morning over nice clouds, and noticed how they appeared very volumetric thanks to this light/dark effect.

Cheers,
Insuber

[Insuber]

As far as landscapes quality, it must logically be equal or better than BoP, since the individual elements are equal (textures) or better (trees, buildings, trains, vehicles etc.). There is no reason for it to be worst than BoP or RoF.

I’m quite sure that the final rendering (DX11 or whatever) will polish the terrain and give it a much better appearance. Oleg is just holding back horses… . Maybe a graphic designer could confirm my idea.

Cheers,
Insuber

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

Tell me you guys arn't really serious?? you not are you? .... are you?

Haha! Well...Half serious,but...Remember last year updates ? Video of pilot bailaing out ? "illegal" video of the Pit's cockpit? Detailed skins with damage model ?
Since few months, what we got is really conservative and IMHO does'nt show half of the work they have done in the last 6 months....
Even if the game was to be released in 6 months from now, it would still be far from getting the photorealistic quality Oleg wants to acheive....ANd I do beleive him when he said he would not release until it is at that level...
SO either the game is out in at least a year from now....or ?

Have a nice day !

[Splitter]

Originally Posted by kalimba

Haha! Well...Half serious,but...Remember last year updates ? Video of pilot bailaing out ? "illegal" video of the Pit's cockpit? Detailed skins with damage model ?
Since few months, what we got is really conservative and IMHO does'nt show half of the work they have done in the last 6 months....
Even if the game was to be released in 6 months from now, it would still be far from getting the photorealistic quality Oleg wants to acheive....ANd I do beleive him when he said he would not release until it is at that level...
SO either the game is out in at least a year from now....or ?

Have a nice day !

This is close to what I am thinking, but I think the game is closer to release status and the screenies we are getting are just showing bits and pieces.

What we don't know is where the game play is in development. I think most of us would agree that the graphics are good to great (with a few posters taking exception lol). But are the game play aspects close to release status? Have frame rates been optimized sufficiently?


"We" don't know (I certainly don't) anything really. Oleg might be the only person who knows for sure with everyone else working on bits and pieces. Anything I or anyone else says is speculation and pretty pointless.

I will say this though....Christmas is around the corner. One would think there would be a push on to get the game out sooner than later for the buying season.

The good news for me personally is I am new enough to IL-2 to have plenty of game left to explore . You guys that have been with this for 10 years are the ones who are hurting.

Splitter