Friday Update, February 10, 2012

[Damixu]

Now, THIS was an update! Thank you B6 & 1C team.

So we are eventually closing in to WWIIOnline: Battleground Europe's turf

Nice!

[Osprey]

Originally Posted by Damixu

Now, THIS was an update! Thank you B6 & 1C team.

So we are eventually closing in to WWIIOnline: Battleground Europe's turf

Nice!

This is the point. There is a bigger picture. This makes it a war and expansion for other genre, that should mean more players moving across = more funding etc. Once the engine is there we can have whatever the modelers make.

[MoGas]

thx for the update B6!

[Qpassa]

Nice update but it may be too arcade (easy)?

[beazil]

Originally Posted by Damixu

Now, THIS was an update! Thank you B6 & 1C team.

So we are eventually closing in to WWIIOnline: Battleground Europe's turf

Nice!

I was wondering when this was going to come up. Nicely done! I couldn't help but notice either.

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by beazil

I was wondering when this was going to come up. Nicely done! I couldn't help but notice either.

Its been hinted a few times by the developer that the new game engine was intentionally designed to allow for combined forces sim at some point. You will probably see some features necessary for a combined forces sim be enabled slowly thru the aircombat series. When most of the theaters of the air war are completed then you will probably see a combined forces sim come out in say ten years or so. Alot of the work like the maps will already be complete.

[furbs]

Chivas i dont think the CLOD maps will be used in 10 years for combined arms, they would be so far behide the technology by then they would be useless. Just take a look at maps being used right now for ground sims ...now imagine 10 years from now.

Not a chance.

[priller26]

Originally Posted by furbs

Chivas i dont think the CLOD maps will be used in 10 years for combined arms, they would be so far behide the technology by then they would be useless. Just take a look at maps being used right now for ground sims ...now imagine 10 years from now.

Not a chance.

Excellent point. Compare the graphics and maps of the original Medal of Honor with the latest Call of Duty ie MOH releases. You will see that the earlier games are almost nonplayable, they simply no longer are visually convincing. I would imagine the same case will apply in 10-15 years with flight sims. Who knows also what tech advances will be made in the future we cant really imagine now?

[icarus]

Wow, I'm just going to shelve this game and fire it up in ten years and then I'll have the best flight sim in the world. Can't wait.

ROTFLMFAO

[Chivas]

The new game engine was designed to be easily upgraded, much more so than the original Il-2 engine. Take the ocean and rivers for example, the engine is capable of improving water much like the water was improved in the original series. Also the new engine is capable of giving the rivers, riverbanks, which will make a huge difference in the overall look of the terrain.

All aspects of the terrain can be adjusted more realistically as resources allow. I have no doubt that the terrain will look much different as it evolves over the next ten years.

Personally I don't think we will lose flight sim quality as the sim slowly evolves into a combined forces sim. People building terrain vehicles, or ships arn't adversely affecting those people building the aircraft and other game play features in the sim. It will only add to the overall immersion of flying aircombat with a ground and sea war going on below. Maybe I feel that way as my flying as evolved into enjoying more ground attack missions over air to air. Although I do enjoy jabo runs and shooting a Spit down for something to do on the flight home.