Friday, May 25, 2012. Report 3

i still have xp, maybe xmas will change that

Originally Posted by BlackSix

Yes, I think approximately 10-15% PC gamers has Win XP at present.
But in Russia, for example, majority OS is cracked pirate version. Win XP has bad security and it stay very popular for PC gamers unfortunately.

[Insuber]

Parked in my 110 I've just watched a dogfight above my head among a Spit and a couple of 109s. With closed canopy - very few noises, but with open canopy every sound was rendered very well: far engines roaring, flak bursts, distant machine guns ... awsome!


Bravo to the 1C team, keep going like that!

[Buchon]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

About Win XP and DX9:

http://www.netmarketshare.com/operat...sp=149&qpnp=11
http://gs.statcounter.com/press/wind...ime-in-october

Win XP has approximately 40-45% at present. It's very much.
Therefore we must support DX9 now and in the near future.

Be aware that those numbers includes office machines and a wide range not used to play, according to a Steam survey the XP users is about a 14.90% :

http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

Windows 7 64 bit have a 53.86% and Windows 7 32 bit a 14.65%.

That sum a 68.51% for Win7 and DX10/11 while DX9 have a 14.90%

[BlackSix]

Originally Posted by Buchon

Be aware that those numbers includes office machines and a wide range not used to play, according to a Steam survey the XP users is about a 14.90% :

http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

Windows 7 64 bit have a 53.86% and Windows 7 32 bit a 14.65%.

That sum a 68.51% for Win7 and DX10/11 while DX9 have a 14.90%

Thank you for this info, I didn't remembered about Steam's statistics.
14.90% is anyway too much, we must support this people.

[ATAG_Doc]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

Thank you for this info, I didn't remembered about Steam's statistics.
14.90% is anyway too much, we must support this people.

15% today and in the next 12 months that number will be much smaller and even smaller over the next 24 months.

This sim has much longer legs - a longer life tragectory like the old sim it's been around a very long time.

Remember just 10 years ago mobile phones were not affordable for the vast majority of people but now they are every where. Tablets now outsell laptops and desktops. You handly find anyone without a smart phone or tablet.

In other words the money spent on developing an advanced sim to satisfy 15% is not money well spent.

But its not my business. Just a customer.

[Buchon]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Doc

15% today and in the next 12 months that number will be much smaller and even smaller over the next 24 months.

Well ... the Steam survey show a XP descent per month of -0.56%, while Win7 has a increase per month of +0.76%.

This trend can vary but in the supposition that its not in 12 months the DX9 users will be 8.18% and in 24 months 1.46%, while DX10/11 will be 77.63% and then 86.75%.



I think that the team worked hard to support DX9 at the release time and I guess that the development road-map predicted an increase of the development team members which let them cover all areas, but I think that the team is still small to the magnitude of the Storm of War project.

They should offers a solid DX10 support immediately, and starting to project a DX11 support so I think that a small team like this which have a project of this magnitude in his hands should reorganize his priorities to let aside superficial stuff to concentrate the work where Storm of War can become strong.

Obviously ... I'm only speculating because I know nothing about how is the project is managed and the work distributed and anyway they can´t break the game to those who are playing in DX9 so guess that its helpless anyway.