Question for Luthier

SlipBall · #1 10-02-2012, 05:49 PM

All three answers are in agreement, so why the thread

5./JG27.Farber · #2 10-02-2012, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SlipBall

All three answers are in agreement, so why the thread

Basically:

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Cos they WaNtz It NowZ!!!

Only MoDS hAzz thE AnSWers!!!!!!

Here come the mod threads...

*Buzzsaw* · #3 10-02-2012, 07:51 PM

Salute

Agree with original poster. The future of the CoD content is unclear.

Are all the maps and planes from CoD going to be included with BoM and in an updated form?

Or just the planes?

Or nothing?

Trumper · #4 10-02-2012, 09:16 PM

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Can the sequel be merged with COD like the original il2 series and if it can will we get to test features that will be appearing in the sequel I.e. Weather etc.
This question Ilya! Please confirm that the sequel will be able to be merged with our current game as in all previous IL2 releases.
Definitely not planning to release any sequel features as add-ons for Cliffs of Dover, sorry.

baronWastelan · #5 10-02-2012, 10:01 PM

It is clear that all the A/C and maps in CloD will be included in The Sequel " all carried over and updated with the rest of the engine". The only difference between A & B is that with B you don't need to already have CloD installed, and that would only be of interest to someone who doesn't currently have CloD. Is the OP trying to decide whether or not to purchase CloD?

kendo65 · #6 10-02-2012, 10:54 PM

I really don't see any contradiction in those 3 quotes.

Here's my understanding of it

A) Sequel will install ontop of Cliffs Of Dover (merge), allowing clod content to be used & updated with sequel.

This is true.

B) Sequel will be stand-alone,

This is true too. In other words the sequel will be a standalone product for those who have not purchased COD. If you have COD then A applies.

but will include the content from clod allowing it to be used and updated with the rest of the engine.

No. I don't think so.

C) Cliffs Of Dover and its content will be abandoned by Maddox Games, and/or handed to the community for further development.

No. But map making SDK will be released allowing community to make changes to COD map(s)

klem · #7 10-02-2012, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kendo65

I really don't see any contradiction in those 3 quotes.

I think the situation is pretty simple. I'm surprised that people are still confused and uncertain about this.

A) Sequel will install ontop of Cliffs Of Dover (merge), allowing clod content to be used & updated with sequel.

This is true.

B) Sequel will be stand-alone,

This is true too. In other words the sequel will be a standalone product for those who have not purchased COD. If you have COD then A applies.

but will include the content from clod allowing it to be used and updated with the rest of the engine.

No. I don't think so.

C) Cliffs Of Dover and its content will be abandoned by Maddox Games, and/or handed to the community for further development.

No. But map making SDK will be released allowing community to make changes to COD map(s)

I asked Luthier specifically about this, assuming the sequel will be loaded over CoD. This was his reply:

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Luthier, you say that many core problems will be fixed by the sequel but there will only be one more CoD patch. The fact that the sequel can be loaded over CoD means that CoD will benefit from all of those improvements. These may be net code, LODs etc which we may have to wait for.
BUT! Unique CoD issues have only one more chance. This essentially means the map and the aircraft. Everything else would seem to be 'core' although I may have missed something.

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Luthier: As stated previously, it’s still my hope that we’ll release a map-making SDK allowing the community to change the existing map as they see fit.
Aircraft – as I wrote previously, they won’t be abandoned with the upcoming final patch. We are carrying everything over to the sequel, and they will get the same attention as new sequel aircraft and definitely benefit from our future efforts.

RickRuski · #8 10-02-2012, 11:34 PM

Looks like we are all reading something different into what Luthier has posted. As I read it C.o.D. will be abandoned after the final "Steam" patch, no more content just as the original Il2 was.
The sequel with the new engine will include the content from C.o.D. (or most of it) as a stand alone with further expansion being able to merge with this (as in FB, AEP and Pacific Fighters).
What we need is a playable demo of the new sequel to gain some confidence back that it will perform as advertised before we lay out our hard earned dollars for it. Most of us, especially those with Sli/Crossfire have been extreemly disappointed with the support we have had with this sim especially after the promises going back to April 2011.