Tonar Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 sorry guys, I just never heard about the 1946 kill installed with "SOW" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/hv5VzS7JBQE&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 Nice Toad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Good thing I did a search before duplicating this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Why don't you wait and see what it is like before dismissing BOB out of hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I certainly will be giving it a look; I'll need to see the min specs though - I'll probably need to upgrade the comp. I never dismiss a flight sim out of hand without getting a good review of it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensenPark Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 SOW: The "Chinese Democracy" of the gaming world. Oleg = Axl Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beebop-RIP Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 ...Count me among those who won't be buying BoB...if it ever gets released... I'm with BG on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I will buy BoB but wont stop Il-2 With its limited plane set there will still be the need for Il-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 IF it comes out, and IF it incorporates all the things that we have been reading about over the years, it will be a quantum leap forward both in graphics, damage modeling and flight dynamics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAim Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I wouldn't worry about a "doomsday device" in BOB. I've read everything that Oleg has said publicly for the past 8 years, and I have found him to be a practical, no nonsense kind of guy (as far as one can tell from just reading about a person) and the doomsday thing is impractical nonsense: it just don't fit. I would also not sweat the computer specs to much either, these guy's write tight code. I would expect BOB to scale as well as the original IL2 did for older machines, and that is really, really well. If I had to guess, any mediocre gaming machine you can build for $1000 will run BOB just fine, albiet not with all the settings cranked up to the max. On a lighter note I think digging up this thread is bloody hilarious! Can you believe we have been waiting this long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleTap Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 But, I have a suspicion that Oleg's intent is to produce something that is much, much more than a combat flight simulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 LOL ~S~ Doubletap I'm sure that once SoW is released, we will all be force to kneel and pay homage to your Omnipotence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Well I already have a boatload of excellent ground campaign sims, so that feature is lost to me. And I don't see how control of ground units in a game called Battle of Britain would make any difference. What are you gonna do, move around fire trucks in London? There were no ground combat units involved in BoB. I also question the increase in "eye candy" for an aircraft sim. Other than Stukas dive-bombing targets, the only time the Germans got a close look at ground objects was when they were dangling from parachutes or playing lawn dart with their planes. Above 2000 feet most of the ground vegetation looks like it does in IL-2. Plus who the heck has the time to admire the scenery when you are trying to evade enemy aircrafft?? If BoB is released any time soon and is a video card/processor/system hog, it will languish on the shelves. Especially with the way the world economy is heading. I don't think there are a lot of people who can afford to dump their current computer and spend a small fortune on a super-hot new one just to play one or two games. And having to disable features that the sim is hyping will just put it back at the same level as IL-2. Just my opinions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Hello, Oleg has said that he wants film and TV crews to use it and also maybe he will sell bits to other games as already happened (the ships in a Pacific game where KGV battleships) and I think his aircraft models where also used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I'll follow up on what Crash was saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sged Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I just called my local gamedealer, and after some searching, he found March 2009 as new releasedate....the game better be worth the waiting lol but to add, the game wasn't yet in the stores database......and he mentioned on the side, that it could be possible that the game won't be purchased at all, coz of low market intrest.....but he was going to try and get some copies in, as he is a fanatic simmer as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I just called my local gamedealer, and after some searching, he found March 2009 as new releasedate....the game better be worth the waiting lol but to add, the game wasn't yet in the stores database......and he mentioned on the side, that it could be possible that the game won't be purchased at all, coz of low market intrest.....but he was going to try and get some copies in, as he is a fanatic simmer as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold_Gambler Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Given that a first build, let alone beta testing, has yet to be announced I think March 2009 is highly unlikely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted January 5, 2009 2. Administrators Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I've seen July 30th 2009 postulated - think this is more likely... ~S~ Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DD_Merdog Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I just called my local gamedealer, and after some searching, he found March 2009 as new releasedate....the game better be worth the waiting lol but to add, the game wasn't yet in the stores database......and he mentioned on the side, that it could be possible that the game won't be purchased at all, coz of low market intrest.....but he was going to try and get some copies in, as he is a fanatic simmer as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Once I get my new pc built, I'm looking forward to buying the Box DVD of Black Shark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleTap Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 I just called my local gamedealer, and after some searching, he found March 2009 as new releasedate....the game better be worth the waiting lol but to add, the game wasn't yet in the stores database......and he mentioned on the side, that it could be possible that the game won't be purchased at all, coz of low market intrest.....but he was going to try and get some copies in, as he is a fanatic simmer as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 FPS games don't inspire loyalty like flight sims do, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Doubletap and Rattler said what I was stating...go to any store that sells software and you will see shelves full of various incarnations of FPS or First Person Role-Playing. Be it Sci-Fi, WW2 or Dungeons & Dragons games. Yes, there is a core of flight sim fans. But they are a very small core and they are not the major part of the market. And retailers are looking for volume sales, not selling to a small group. WW2 FPS games get TV exposure quite often. Same with SciFi and D&D games. I don't think I ever saw an advertisement on TV for IL-2 or any other flight sim. Even MFS doesn't get TV exposure. IL-2 has "realism to the kill". Maybe for a flight sim. But it doesn't come close to the gore and death that exists in some of the more extreme (and big-selling) FPS. Personally, I don't go in for that type of thing. But kids seem to and it's kids that are driving the computer and cartridge game markets...not old farts like us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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