Friday 2010-09-24 Dev. update and Discussion

[Freycinet]

Have a good move Oleg! And I hope you can manage to sort out the various problems you referred to.

I think Oleg's latest message is well worth considering. I have been following his work since installing the Il-2 demo from a magazine cd. I REALLY remember how Il-2 progressed through the various updates we got along the way, even before Il-2FB. We got new planes, ground objects, lots of tweaking of flight and dynamic models, damage modelling, etc, etc. I'm sure something similar will happen to SoW:BoB, especially now-a-days, where almost everybody with a gaming PC also have pretty high-speed internet.

Just look at how RoF has fleshed out over the last year. I'd say we can expect something similar from SoW:BoB. I already emailed back and forth with Oleg about expansion and add-on ideas, so I think that with healthy sales for BoB we can expect a whole new flourish of SoW-based sims. What worries me a bit is whether they manage to get SoW:BoB out before Christmas, and whether it will run well if they do. It is crunch time. I wouldn't have thought it would be the most propitious time for moving offices, but what do I know...

Anyway, the screens we have seen make it ABUNDANTLY clear that any constraints in the look of the sim will not be internal to the sim, but due to PC limitations. This sim will be able to tax even the strongest PC. And that is why it makes a lot of sense to release a sim with growth potential, where not all features are implemented just yet.

[Blackdog_kt]

As far as i'm concerned, the title is ready graphics-wise. When a DX9, no AA, medium detail screenshot looks nicer than my IL2 at full detail, that means the graphics are ready.

I also want to thank mr. Maddox for confirming what a lot of us have been guessing and dropping a hint about the time of release. Since they are negotiating with the publisher and ironing out the bugs, i expect we'll be given a definite date within a few weeks to a month with release not long after that.

Good luck with the office move/home issues

[Dano]

Rock 'n Roll

Looking great as usual

Hope the move goes well Oleg

[Feuerfalke]

Thanks for taking your time to share these great news!!!


Can you post some shots of your new office, when you're done?

[Insuber]

Mr. Oleg,

Thank you for the good news about the date of release.


PS: this clears all theories about dedicated website + 12 months etc (phew!).

Cheers,
Insuber

[holdenbj]

Thank you Oleg
Wow what a stunning update. So looking forward to this

[kendo65]

Thanks for another great update and even more for the 'news' which is fantastic to hear.

Good luck with the move and best wishes to yourself and family.

Ecstatic!!

Thanks for the update oleg.
Would it be possible to share with us details of the sound engine in SoW? I'd love to know if your aiming for the same attention to detail in sounds as you have put into the graphics.
For example, will i be possible to have airflow sounds playing in exposed areas of the aircraft? like when in the top gunner postion for the He111? or for exposed damaged areas?

[zauii]

Having Red Orchestra 2 and BOB next year (which is most likely) will give me an amazing orgasm.

[DD_crash]

Thanks for the update Oleg

Originally Posted by zauii

Having Red Orchestra 2 and BOB next year (which is most likely) will give me an amazing orgasm.

Too much information there zauii ;0