Battle of Malta or Mediterranean - why not?

He111 · #1 01-22-2012, 09:21 PM

yes, we in the west think the world revolves around us tooo much .. 1C and olegs IL2 is basically that - a Russian WWII flight sim, for a Russian audience. If the Next IL2 game is BOM, fine, I just hope 1C doesn't get bogged down with an inward focus.

I'm still hoping for more flyable BOB planes and maybe a French campaign?

He111.

#2 01-23-2012, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by He111

I'm still hoping for more flyable BOB planes and maybe a French campaign?

After the next sequel is done, BOB will get quite a few new flyable aircraft.

The Germans will get the 109F, Fw 190, and the Ju 87D.
The British will get the IL-2, the LaGG-3, Pe-3, and the Yak-1.

DoolittleRaider · #3 01-23-2012, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by speculum jockey

After the next sequel is done, BOB will get quite a few new flyable aircraft.
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I am curious. Are you a member of the 1C Company Cliffs Staff or development team? Or did you pick up that information somewhere on this Forum?

theOden · #4 01-23-2012, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

I am curious. Are you a member of the 1C Company Cliffs Staff or development team? Or did you pick up that information somewhere on this Forum?

Read his last line again.

DoolittleRaider · #5 01-23-2012, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by theOden

Read his last line again.

Ahhh....I didn't read down that far...so I missed the Joke! And it was/is a Good joke!!!

Actually, the first line should have gotten me smiling: No 109F's, or FW190's, or JU87D's ever flew over England, in the BofB itself, nor everafter.

#6 01-23-2012, 09:16 PM

Did anyone ever get a dollar amount what it would cost to actually use the aircraft with their names? Given that Lockheed is used to bilking the US taxpayers out of billions, I'd imagine it would be a substantial amount that would render using them useless since the game would never make enough to pay for them.

The whole situation is disgusting since Grumman/Lockheed built those aircraft with 100% taxpayer money, so really all those WWII aircraft should be public domain (at least in the US). Is Lockheed afraid that someone is going to buy a pacific theater game instead of a real Wildcat or TBF Avenger?

Do other games have to pay to use the Sherman tank? The Willy's Jeep, or the dozens of other vehicles that companies still "own" the rights to?

DoolittleRaider · #7 01-23-2012, 09:27 PM

Here we go again....

The Grumman discussion went on for YEARS at the UBI IL-2 Forum, without any resolution or understanding of the matter.

I really don't think it is worth the time/effort to re-hash it all again....certainly not for me.

But, you other folks want to speculate endlessly, go for it.

I would suggest, though, that someone start a thread called "GRUMMAN". As it is, this "Malta or Mediterrranean" thread has been definitively "Hijacked".

EDIT: Okay...sorry...NOT hijacked on the Grumman issue

Chivas · #8 01-23-2012, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

I am curious. Are you a member of the 1C Company Cliffs Staff or development team? Or did you pick up that information somewhere on this Forum?

Any aircraft built for the sequel can be used in BOB when you merge the products. Russian aircraft were obviously not used in the west, but a few of the german aircraft were, so they could be added for some historical missions.