Announcement of the game "IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad"

Feathered_IV · #1 04-24-2014, 11:26 AM

I haven't been able to follow another aircraft through cloud and loose sight very quickly. It's true that RoF AI can't see through cloud, nor can searchlights and flak. I'll have to see if this holds true for BoS as well.

On recent questions regarding the current alpha clouds, the developer known as Zak wrote: "I don't have all the plans about weather right now, so unfortunately this questions will have to wait a bit. But I can tell that we already have 50 weather conditions sets and that's quite a lot, isn't it?"

SlipBall · #2 05-11-2014, 07:33 PM

I have heard recently no FMB for all?...that would hurt my score on positive reason's to buy the product

bongodriver · #3 05-11-2014, 08:02 PM

No FMB ,only available to an elite few who make missions for ROF, so you must have ROF to have any chance.

zeus-- · #4 05-12-2014, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SlipBall

I have heard recently no FMB for all?...that would hurt my score on positive reason's to buy the product

The game is still in development as well as the MB interface. It will be given after release.

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Originally Posted by bongodriver

No FMB ,only available to an elite few who make missions for ROF, so you must have ROF to have any chance.

This has nothing to do with owning ROF. They (777) have some ppl whom they can trust, and some of them are from RO community.

Feathered_IV · #5 05-12-2014, 12:55 PM

Maybe some hope after all:

"Zak, on 12 May 2014 - 20:39, said:

We do hear you asking for the MB. We will give it to players when it's ready. We can't make it possible sooner that it's planned (even extra money wouldn't help much since it's about vacant specialists, not about paying more to the existing ones)"

SlipBall · #6 05-12-2014, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Feathered_IV

Maybe some hope after all:

"Zak, on 12 May 2014 - 20:39, said:

We do hear you asking for the MB. We will give it to players when it's ready. We can't make it possible sooner that it's planned (even extra money wouldn't help much since it's about vacant specialists, not about paying more to the existing ones)"

So MB is the new name for the old type IL-2 "FMB" ?...anyway its good that we will get it at some point

Chivas · #7 05-12-2014, 04:57 PM

As we know BOS uses the same FMB as ROF. The problem with the FMB is that its difficult to use, which garners alot of negative feedback for the sim. Which will draw less negativity, releasing the FMB as is, or not releasing the FMB, until its improved? The development is very wary of criticism, after watching the "criticism snowball" that "helped" kill the COD development. Not to mention IC will not suffer funding another long development, in a low profit niche market.

An FMB is crucial for the longevity and popularity of a sim. The development should invest the time and money to make the FMB more user friendly, but that can be very difficult when its invested all available funds in developing a working sim.

I think there is a chance for a better FMB if the sales of the initial release warrant further work on the sim, and they have someone in the development with the expertise to fine tune the FMB software.