Friday 2010-12-03 Dev. update and Discussion

[ATAG_Dutch]

Will you blokes give it a rest please?
The product Mr Maddox has been working on for the last few years is going to be as fantastic as IL2 was 10 years ago.
When that was released, it didn't include the Seige of Leningrad.
Then 'Forgotten Battles' was released, and it did.

As to the historical accuracy of the map, or whether or not the fields have the correctly shaped furrows for the agricultural systems employed at the time, will it really matter that much?

I'm as keen to get my hands on this masterpiece as anyone, but before we complain about what's not there, why don't we wait and see what is there?

I'm sure we're going to be impressed, whether Southend is bigger than it should be for 1940 or not (and what difference would it make when you're flying over it anyway?).

It strikes me that the frustration everyone is feeling in not being able to fly this sim now, is manifesting itself as unfounded and ill informed criticisms of something none but a privileged few have witnessed in full. And that includes the information that came out of Igromir.

Sorry Nearmiss, feel free to ban me, but it's getting on my wick.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

I'm sure we're going to be impressed, whether Southend is bigger than it should be for 1940 or not (and what difference would it make when you're flying over it anyway?).

Might cause lower FPS due to the PC having to render more buildings, but more likely it will result in a few people screaming, "My immersion!" then trying to end it all by downing their entire bottle of vitamin D supplements.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Nyuk, nyuk.

[nearmiss]

I don't recall anyone being disappointed with Oleg's work.

Again, the map in the screenshots... may not be the final release.

Talking about the map can't hurt. Afterall Oleg did post the update expecting feedback.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by nearmiss

Talking about the map can't hurt. Afterall Oleg did post the update expecting feedback.

Hmmm... yes, but my impression was that the update was more about FMB than the map, and there have been quite a few posts asking questions about the new FMB which haven't been answered. Or are we asking the wrong questions?

[nearmiss]

Oleg usually hangs on the forums the first day. He may answer some questions when he posts the new update.

Sure would be a bonus, if he posted more screenshots from FMB.

The SOW FMB has been alot of mystery.

[Necrobaron]

I often find the criticism leveled at SoW overly pedantic or just outright silly, but it seems to me that if the map is as far off as some are saying, that's a big deal. I would say correctly modelling the area over which the Battle largely occured is absolutely important.
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[Letum]

Originally Posted by nearmiss

Oleg usually hangs on the forums the first day. He may answer some questions when he posts the new update.

Sure would be a bonus, if he posted more screenshots from FMB.

The SOW FMB has been alot of mystery.

So it has...

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