Oleg Maddox's Room #1

[RAF_Leigh]

S! all

about SOW

could the damage on the planes be contiued on the next mission so you dont have new planes every single mission?

well its an idea

[Billfish]

Dear Oleg;

Sorry if I'm asking an already answered question, yet "checkRuntime=2" as we know conflicts when running different O.S.'s.....(Xp with Vista as an example)....

Can anything be done to resolve this issue, up to and possibly even getting help from Microsoft?..........This one point alone is keeping some from using checkRuntime=2, setting it to "1" instead.

K2

[nearmiss]

Oleg, are we going to get a competent mission builder tool in BOB SOW equal to the old MSFT CFS2 or Jane's WW2 Fighters Mission Builder?

[Codex]

I can see both POV's on this and both are valid to a degree. I think the key to making SoW a success would be flexibility. I would like to see the following when it comes to load outs for both offline and online:

Historical option:
Have the ability to lock ordinance. This would mean if it wasn’t used historically it’s not available period. No mix and match ability.

What if option:
Have the ability to mix and match ordinance but with historical limitations, i.e. if the ordinance wasn't available at that time or in that theatre then you can't use it. While still using historical ordinance, you have the ability to load a G6 with gun pods and a SC250kg.

Free for all option:
Have the ability to go nuts. Here you could use whatever ordinance will fit no matter the historical side of it. Load Mk-108’s in the FW-190 A1, 2 or 3. It’s not historical but then again it’s not meant to be.

With all of these options, however, there is also the user’s setting of the FM. Obviously if you select full real then there should be a an indicator like a bar that climbs to the a cut off where it's simply say’s your too heavy or it’s unsafe to fly.

Flexibility is the key I think, anyone from the single player to server mods should have the ability to choose these options. After all how historical are labels and padlocking?

[SlipBall]

A question for Oleg.....Did the "hack" of IL-2, slow the development of SOW Bob?.....in general, you have been silent on this issue, please comment if you would

[Avimimus]

Originally Posted by SlipBall

A question for Oleg.....Did the "hack" of IL-2, slow the development of SOW Bob?.....in general, you have been silent on this issue, please comment if you would

The answer is that the 4.05 hack did. It lead to extra work being allocated to adding protection for the 4.06-4.08m series. The second hack then partially bypassed this protection but Oleg had moved his team to finishing Bob by then and Oleg decided to make no "move to parry it" (so it shouldn't have cost the team time).

[Avimimus]

Oleg: Will you be making everyone that worked on the recent map pack Beta Testers for Bob? I would like to nominate them (after all they know enough they could even help test the map tools etc.)

S!

[SlipBall]

Originally Posted by Avimimus

The answer is that the 4.05 hack did. It lead to extra work being allocated to adding protection for the 4.06-4.08m series. The second hack then partially bypassed this protection but Oleg had moved his team to finishing Bob by then and Oleg decided to make no "move to parry it" (so it shouldn't have cost the team time).

Thank's, but the question was not for you to answer....lol

[Big Jack]

Hi Oleg! Love Sturmovik et al. I'm sure you are under a lot of pressure in getting BoB up and running. Also heard that you are a big BF-109G fan. I have this idea, perhaps you can fit it in as an add on level for 1946 much like you did with the add ons to Sturmovik. What I was thinking of, was the IL-2 "1948" expansion pack for 1946 that includes the Israel War of Independence. Here is a link about the 'Avia Knife' (knife, German for 'Messer' for Messershmitt) that was first in service in the Israeli Air Force. It would be cool to see such an add on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avia_S-199 as well as

http://101squadron.com/book.html


Another 'wish' I have wanted is to show off my flying skills to people who do not own a copy of Sturmovik or Pacific Fighters or 1946 without having to create a big movie. Is is possible for you to create a 'viewer only' program that would allow others to see things when I send them attachments. You will probably quadruple your sales if you did.

[MaXMhZ]

Just advice them to buy 1946 Jack. Oleg can quadruple sales that way without spending a lot of time, and at the same time the people you send the tracks to could enjoy the best flight (combat) simulator in all it's glory.