Friday 2010-10-15 Dev. update and Discussion

Richie · #1 10-17-2010, 09:51 AM

Hi Oleg:

Firstly I'm one of the biggest fans of the IL-2 series your good buddy Tree can vouch for that Ha ha ha! My handle is Hackl over in Simhq. Please look at this. Maybe you can make it more clear why this terrain in this weeks update looks the way it does.

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.ph...3116077/5.html

150GCT_Veltro · #2 10-17-2010, 10:16 AM

Sorry if i'm going to broke some rules, but considering that RoF and SoW will be probably our toys for a while, i think we can't avoid this....

RoF has been released the last year, SoW will be probably released in the next one. As customer, i would like have a landscape at least with the same quality of RoF.

SoW is still WIP, but actually seems to be clear to me that the "critical point" of this sim is first of all the landscape (textures).

However, here we go.
http://www.150gct.it/users/150GCT_Ve..._39_resize.jpg

Richie · #3 10-17-2010, 10:20 AM

I'm sure it will Veltro..I'm just confused over this weeks updates. I can't see SOW coming out with a terrain witch is posted up this week. I'm sure it will be totally different when released that's why I posted the link to simhq. Everyone over there are wondering the same thing.

150GCT_Veltro · #4 10-17-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Richie

I'm sure it will Veltro..I'm just confused over this weeks updates. I can't see SOW coming out with a terrain witch is posted up this week. I'm sure it will be totally different when released that's why I posted the link to simhq. Everyone over there are wondering the same thing.

+1, thank for the link.

#5 10-17-2010, 10:36 AM

Oleg has promised that SOW will have far better looking terrain than WOP/BOP, I know we are not seeing anything like that yet but im in agreement with most on here that Oleg must be holding back showing us until final release.

SlipBall · #6 10-17-2010, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Tree_UK

Oleg has promised that SOW will have far better looking terrain than WOP/BOP, I know we are not seeing anything like that yet but im in agreement with most on here that Oleg must be holding back showing us until final release.

I know that this is very important to you and a few others. As for myself I could'nt care less, its all about game play for me. Heck I would be happy if the terrain looked the same as in 1946, and that I could enjoy smooth game play with all of the new features in SOW.

BP_Tailspin · #7 10-17-2010, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SlipBall

I know that this is very important to you and a few others. As for myself I could'nt care less, its all about game play for me. Heck I would be happy if the terrain looked the same as in 1946, and that I could enjoy smooth game play with all of the new features in SOW.

SlipBall you nailed it … some one give this man a Cigar.

Triggaaar · #8 10-18-2010, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

I plan to buy for me new PC for home only when BoB will be released.

Classic. You realise there's going to be a worldwide hardware shortage when everyone here rushes to the shops.

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Same I suggest to all users really. Its why I still don't tell any specs.
Because I'm waiting myself to get it running very good at least at home

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Oh I see (surprised you didn't say before). For those of us who don't work in a software house it's difficult to picture the scenario. I can appreciate you wouldn't know for sure until you built a full version (with everything in it), and you don't need customers having a go at you in a few months when they find that the system you recommended isn't quite enough, but I would have guessed that with all the PCs used by the team, someone would have a good idea of what spec would be needed.

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Originally Posted by Tree_UK

Oleg has promised that SOW will have far better looking terrain than WOP/BOP, I know we are not seeing anything like that yet but im in agreement with most on here that Oleg must be holding back showing us until final release.

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Originally Posted by SlipBall

I know that this is very important to you and a few others. As for myself I could'nt care less, its all about game play for me.

Same here. If the game play wasn't as good as IL2, all the graphics in the world isn't going to help. And if the game play is as good, or better, then we'll have an improved IL2 regardless of how far they've taken the graphics. Happy days.

I'd look at the water in IL2 when setting it up to run, but once I was flying online, I never really noticed it again. When flying a mission it's nice for things to look good, but you don't have time for pixel peeping.

kendo65 · #9 10-17-2010, 11:14 AM

I've been following the SimHQ thread - have to say that I actually prefer how the terrain is looking in this week's update compared to the 'Spitfire from the Heinkel cockpit' pic.

For me the terrain in that shot looks over-saturated and 'cartoony' in comparison. The trees aren't integrated as well either.

I'm not saying that the current shots are perfect, but I see a process of improvement in how things are developing. While being too pastel-coloured, this week's shots are closer to real, photo-like colour balance than any I've seen so far.

(especially pic 2 - the Hurricane at medium altitude - when I first viewed it in a web browser on 1680x1050 screen it looked very close to photographic and I was very impressed. Viewed more closely at full-scale the pastel-tones become more apparent, but I really think that things are moving in the right direction)

Richie · #10 10-17-2010, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tree_UK

Oleg has promised that SOW will have far better looking terrain than WOP/BOP, I know we are not seeing anything like that yet but im in agreement with most on here that Oleg must be holding back showing us until final release.

I say the same Tree.