Will there be a basic mission editor in the game?

[guiltyspark]

Originally Posted by Anton Yudintsev

There is training mode, where you can select planes (yours and enemies), starting altitude, weather conditions, location.
It is not full scaled 'mission editor', but it can help to play w/o MP.

AWESOME

this game is going to be so great!

Is there going to be any chance of a playable demo for people unsure about buying the game some time in the future?

[Anton Yudintsev]

Originally Posted by guiltyspark

AWESOME

this game is going to be so great!

Is there going to be any chance of a playable demo for people unsure about buying the game some time in the future?

Depends on publisher decision.
Can't answer you now.
Well, there is plenty of time before release, in any case.

[Buggins]

Originally Posted by Anton Yudintsev

Depends on publisher decision.
Can't answer you now.
Well, there is plenty of time before release, in any case.

Anton I know you're not sure about exact release date yet, but could you give us a rough idea? I was told Q1 2009, is that about right?

Cheers

[guiltyspark]

Originally Posted by Buggins

Anton I know you're not sure about exact release date yet, but could you give us a rough idea? I was told Q1 2009, is that about right?

Cheers

just assume some time in 2009

even pinning a game release to a quarter of the year is insanely hard

[Buggins]

Originally Posted by guiltyspark

just assume some time in 2009

even pinning a game release to a quarter of the year is insanely hard

Yeah, I guess so.

[Anton Yudintsev]

Originally Posted by Buggins

Anton I know you're not sure about exact release date yet, but could you give us a rough idea? I was told Q1 2009, is that about right?

Cheers

It was never planned to release game in Q1'09.
I guess, the game will be finished in end of Q1 - beginning of Q2.
But for console games there is huge time needed after RC till street date.
There are submissions to platformholders, manufacture time, etc.
Moreover, we are planning simultaneous release for all platforms.

So, please, just wait - the game won't slip 09, I promise (of course, if something as unpredictable as WorldWarIII not happen).
The game is in playable alpha stage, it was demonstrated on Igromir (Russian customer's show), it has full content ready, and we are polishing, optimizing, bugfixing - there is nothing that can stop us (well, except publisher or war).

[guiltyspark]

Originally Posted by Anton Yudintsev

It was never planned to release game in Q1'09.
I guess, the game will be finished in end of Q1 - beginning of Q2.
But for console games there is huge time needed after RC till street date.
There are submissions to platformholders, manufacture time, etc.
Moreover, we are planning simultaneous release for all platforms.

So, please, just wait - the game won't slip 09, I promise (of course, if something as unpredictable as WorldWarIII not happen).
The game is in playable alpha stage, it was demonstrated on Igromir (Russian customer's show), it has full content ready, and we are polishing, optimizing, bugfixing - there is nothing that can stop us (well, except publisher or war).

love the work you guys are doing

tell the team the 2 fans on the forum are rooting for ya !

[Buggins]

Originally Posted by Anton Yudintsev

It was never planned to release game in Q1'09.
I guess, the game will be finished in end of Q1 - beginning of Q2.
But for console games there is huge time needed after RC till street date.
There are submissions to platformholders, manufacture time, etc.
Moreover, we are planning simultaneous release for all platforms.

So, please, just wait - the game won't slip 09, I promise (of course, if something as unpredictable as WorldWarIII not happen).
The game is in playable alpha stage, it was demonstrated on Igromir (Russian customer's show), it has full content ready, and we are polishing, optimizing, bugfixing - there is nothing that can stop us (well, except publisher or war).

Thanks Anton, I didn't mean to sound pushy
Let's hope for no WW3!

[SlappyDingle]

Is there the possibility of customizing the planes with insignias or squad markings? A library of design work to choose from would be great!

Do you guys plan on including medals for single/online multiplay achievements etc.? Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, etc. and all the various Russian, German, Japanese equivalents would be fantastic! It would be so cool to have a medal chest/album to see them all and the dates acquired a la Battlefield2 and Halo3 etc...