Friday Update, April 13, 2012

[David Hayward]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

I'm looking outside and seeing (a dark) England as I speak. They can't see what I'm seeing. It's one of the reasons why I think the landscape could be so much better.

There is an amazing invention called the camera. Google it.

[Friendly_flyer]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

Told AI pilots not to commit ritual suicide when their leader crash-lands;

[Chivas]

Thanks for the Update. The news that there are some AI, Commands, and FM fixes to go along with the performance fixes has the sim making a huge step forward. Hopefully there will be another patch or two to COD before the Sequels release, but either way, the community will now be able start building more immersive and historic Battle of Britain scenarios. The future for COD is starting to look very bright, especially when the SDK is released.

[easytarget3]

thank you!

[BH_woodstock]

Originally Posted by Hooves

So basically you don't have a chance against a 109 unless you have your 3 friends with you. So if my 3 friends aren't on, I'm not going to log on either, leading to others not logging on leading to a bunch of empty servers, except for the packed blue team of coarse.


I love how the realites come out of the wood work when the nerf that has just occurred benefits them. But cry foul when anything is touched on their beloved aircraft.


Realism simply will not work in an online environment. At least not the realism that 1c is apparently going for. If a single player can't log on and have half a chance of surviving 5 mins let alone getting a kill. Well guess what.... They leave and they don't come back. Like it or not that is online gaming no matter what your targeted audience. if you aren't going to somehow enforce the tactical directive of the LW, how on earth can you think that FM realism will produce anything but discontent? In this case the circumstances are as equal to if not more important than the FM.

omg...very sorry to hear you have only 3 friends. (me myself and I)hope you can break free from your confinement.

[Bounder!]

Great news on the update - I'm grinning from ear to ear, can't wait until it's finally released. Wasn't expecting FM fixes so that's a massive bonus and as long as they're historically accurate there can't be too many complaints. Hope this isn't the last update for cliffs but it's a massive massive step forward.

Cheers

[FS~looksharp]

thnx for the update guys Its genuinely appreciated

Id like to think that the devs would never do anything so daft as to even out plane performances to bow down to some sort of arcade style of gaming, after all this is a sim still isn’t it chaps ?

If people want 50/50 type plane sets, they can simply enter the online severs that cater for this type of fun.

I for one love to fly for the reds and in the right hands the reds have some splendid tools to do damage those 109s

David Hayward said:

>>They're still fixing the game and you're still complaining.<<

Claptrap. You mean they're ditching the game that never was. A round-up of some minor stuff and that's your lot. The focus has moved.

Read Luthier's posts. They are fixing the engine and content for BoM. Clod is being put out to grass, without apology. It will have retrospective engine improvements, the forthcoming patch, and that's it. There will be no more content for Clod.

It's come to something when the crticis have more understanding and acceptance of this than the cheerleaders like you.

[Hooves]

Originally Posted by BH_woodstock

omg...very sorry to hear you have only 3 friends. (me myself and I)hope you can break free from your confinement.

Wow man very mature comment there. Actually I am a member of a virtual squadron that attempts to have fun in this game. We have about 4 active flyers that come on at varied times during the week. They carry different hours than I do, mostly because of work. So if they aren't on, and to be successful at having any chance at taking a 109 down you need 3-4 reds, What is the point of me logging on? Please try and form an actual thought this time in your reply.

[5./JG27.Farber]

Originally Posted by Hooves

Realism simply will not work in an online environment. At least not the realism that 1c is apparently going for. If a single player can't log on and have half a chance of surviving 5 mins let alone getting a kill. Well guess what.... They leave and they don't come back. Like it or not that is online gaming no matter what your targeted audience.[WTF?] if you aren't going to somehow enforce the tactical directive of the LW, how on earth can you think that FM realism will produce anything but discontent? In this case the circumstances are as equal to if not more important than the FM.

Its a SIMULATOR... It simulates.... If you want fairness your in the wrong "game".