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#3503493 - 01/25/12 09:53 PM War Thunder (new sim)  
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Hello, i'd like to share about a ww2 game in making that i recently heard. here is some info:

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The online multiplayer universe we are developing has evolved beyond pure aerial combat. The massive historical battles featured in War Thunder cannot be fought with aviation alone—Planes is only the beginning, the game will also expose players to combat on land and at sea.


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Features include:

Varied PvP-experiences set in full-scale combat missions
Multiple settings options allow advanced virtual pilots and beginners to enjoy playing the game together
Rich PvE content: dynamic campaigns, solo missions, mission editor, and much more for single-player and cooperative gameplay
Impressive diversity includes detailed models of planes and their cockpits, as well as tanks and ships
Astonishing graphics, authentic sound effects, and beautiful music



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Plane list for beta test starting Q1 2012 :
A20
A5M4
A6M2 Zero
A6m2-N Zero
A6M3 Zero
A6M5 Zero
Arado 234
B-17 E
B-17 E Late
B-17 G
B-24 D
B5N2
Beaufighter 21
Beaufighter MK VIC
BEaufighter MK X
Beaufort MK VIII
BF 109E3
BF 109F4
BF 109F4/trop
BF 109G-2
BF 109-G6
BF 109-k4
BF 110C4
Bleinheim MK IV
Boomeran MK 1
Boomerang MK II
CR 42 Falco
F2A-3
F4F-3
F4F-4
F4U-1
F4U-1d
F6F-3
FW 190 A5
FW 190 D-12
FW 190 F-8
G50 Freccia seria 2
G50 Freccia seria 7a
G4M1
Gladiator MK II
H6k4
HE 111H-16
HE 111H-2
HE 111H-6
HE 162A-2
HS 129B-2
Hurricane MK I
Hurricane MK IIB
I-153p
I-16 type 28
IL-10
IL-2
IL-2m
IL4
JU 87 R2
JU87 B2
JU 87 D3
JU 88A4
KI43 II
KI 61 HEI
KI 61 KO
KI 61 Otsu
LA 5 FN
LA 7
Lagg 3
Lancaster MKIII
MC 200 serie 7
MC 202
ME 163B
ME 262 A1-a
Mosquito MK VI
OS2U-3
P-38G
P39 K
P39 Q-15
P39 Q-5
P-40 E1
P47D thunderbolt
P51D-5
PBY 5 Catalina
PO-2
SBD-3
Spitfire MK 1
Spitfire MK 2
Spitfire MK IX
Spitfire MK VB
Spitfire MK VC
Spitfire MK XVI
Swordwish MK 1
TA 152-h
TBF 1c
Tempest MK V
Wirraway
YAK 1b
YAK 3
Yak 7b
YAK 9t



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Locations for first beta:

Mozdok-Malgobek Defensive Operation
Norwegian Fjords
Battles of Khalkhyn Gol
Battle of Guam
Battle of Saipan
Battle of Peleliu
Battle of Stalingrad
Korsun-Shevchenkvovskii
Battle of Britain



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Usefull info:

-The game's major battles will be set during the period from 1939 to 1953.

- PC and MAC players will be able to play together

- 150 planes ready for beta

-pvp modes:

Quick Game is a battle with random enemies of comparable skill levels based on scenarios such as aerial domination, capturing airfields, providing assistance in naval battles, defending or destroying enemy bombers, and many more.

• Tournaments are battles with special rules that happen on a schedule, with requirements for all participants.

• Global War is our main mode about which details will be revealed later, but the general idea that a player chooses his side, and each battle is not a random game but a successive line of historically consistent victories and losses that happen dynamicaly, lead your country to victory vs other players online.

• Sandbox mode leaves players free to define rules, limits, and goals on these servers

• Dynamic campaign, user missions, single missions, and quick editor are modes in which players fight against AI, under certain circumstances.



- damage model :

Generally, we tend to stick to logic: one or two well-aimed salvos of machine gun fire, and almost any plane will be doomed. In addition to the overall consistency with historical facts, this gives the game its intensity and drive.

flight model:

The flight model we use is historically accurate as much as possible, so the tactical and technical characteristics of all models will match with their real-world counterparts. We believe that it is much more exciting to pilot realistic planes than fictional ones.

- Size of maps :

we plan to have areas of 200x200 km. We have the technical potential for larger maps and we are ready to make 300x300km locations.


-Will ground forces move in the real-time? Will they be engaged into the battle?

Yes, they will.


-Will it be possible to improve weaponry/engine/entire aircraft? If yes, how realistic will be be?

Yes, as much as possible without conflicting with the game’s principles. A P-39 will remain a P-39, but you’ll be allowed to change its alignment, give it better fuel, as well as load different types of ammunition and hang in some bombs. Perhaps we’ll work in features such as extended ammunition, radios, installation of oxygen equipment, and so on. Players may also get a plane with a worn-out engine that needs to be replaced with a new one; some guns may jam from time to time. Everything is designed according to real life situations on the one hand, and in-game balance on the other.










New screenshots showing the dynamic ground battle on front of 'War Thunder'












And new eye candy screens







site http://www.worldofplanesgame.com

Inline advert (2nd and 3rd post)

#3503501 - 01/25/12 10:05 PM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: Senna]  
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Hi nuggetz(spelling?) how you doing?

#3503510 - 01/25/12 10:20 PM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: BKHZ_Furbs]  
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Wasn't this World of Planes supposed to come out before COD nuggetx, wink although COD is certainly not finished yet.

Kidding aside, it always good to have more combat flight sims, but I don't think a 200x200k map is large enough to do the Battle of Britain. This was the main problem with Wings of Prey, many of the maps were too small to allow both side a place to land, which really killed realistic game play. Hopefully Gaijin will have addressed this issue and a few others that kept WOP from keeping the interesting of most IL-1946 flyers.


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#3503635 - 01/26/12 12:33 AM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: Senna]  
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- damage model :

Generally, we tend to stick to logic: one or two well-aimed salvos of machine gun fire, and almost any plane will be doomed. In addition to the overall consistency with historical facts, this gives the game its intensity and drive.


Translation: Simplified.

#3503666 - 01/26/12 01:39 AM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: NattyIced]  
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An interesting development.... appears they are shifting the focus to ground units as well.

From the Website:

The genuine World War II experience isn’t limited to the skies. The massive historical battles featured in War Thunder: World of Planes cannot be fought by aviation alone, so the game will also expose players to combat on land and at sea.
Features include:

Varied PvP-experiences set in full-scale combat missions
Multiple settings options allow advanced virtual pilots and beginners to enjoy playing the game together
Rich PvE content: dynamic campaigns, solo missions, mission editor, and much more for single-player and cooperative gameplay
Impressive diversity includes detailed models of planes and their cockpits, as well as tanks and ships
Astonishing graphics, authentic sound effects, and beautiful music



Also looks like the Korean theater will be apart of this as well. Not sure if it will ship with or be an add-on though.

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#3503691 - 01/26/12 02:55 AM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: Chivas]  
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WOP looked like a dry run to me. Systems testing or something. It lacked just enough to get dissed and had enough to make you buy it. I can't imagine they would miss the mark on this one. The flight model came from IL2, and it looked as if no one at the company ever played IL2 to even understand what was at least required to make a mark in the flight sim community.

#3505665 - 01/28/12 03:27 PM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: Senna]  
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Its going to be awesome.

#3506995 - 01/30/12 01:29 PM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: Senna]  
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Will we see "teamup with friends" feature for PvP session?
Can we play Dynamic Campaign with friends?

#3507617 - 01/31/12 03:07 AM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: Senna]  
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How many times are they going to rebrand their product? War Thunder? Really? Did they pay a 10 year kid to think up a name for a game in 10 seconds?


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#3507930 - 01/31/12 03:13 PM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: FozzyBear]  
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Originally Posted By: FozzyBear
How many times are they going to rebrand their product?

How many times has that been so far then?


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#3508387 - 02/01/12 01:32 AM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: GloDark7]  
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Originally Posted By: GloDark7
Originally Posted By: FozzyBear
How many times are they going to rebrand their product?

How many times has that been so far then?


How man times has that been so far, then?

If you are going to communicate with someone, you should at least show them respect by using time-honored rules that govern the English language. Many of my creative writing friends would probably say ditch then all together.

I understand you are huge fanboy of this game, but you need to stop taking everything so personally when someone mentions anything you perceive as negative towards your precious. It is, however, my opinion that these guys are going overboard with re-re-rebranding of their product. You never quite know what this game developer is trying deliver in terms of experience. One minute they give you the impression they are making this a more dumbed down version of il2. Another minute they want to give you a WWIIONLINE/Aces High II experience when they started using words like MMO when they were branding themselves as WoP2. They even use language such as 32 players MMO and World of Planes, which would give any non-sophisticated consumer the impression this will be WoT but in the skies over Dover. Now they use this War Thunder brand, which is pretty hilarious. I picture a 10 year in a sand box saying this or a Owen Wilson in that museum movie of his.

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#3508587 - 02/01/12 10:40 AM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: Senna]  
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Originally Posted By: FozzyBear
If you are going to communicate with someone, you should at least show them respect by using time-honored rules that govern the English language. Many of my creative writing friends would probably say ditch then all together.


Quite a reaction to one simple question. The answer to which was 'once'. A single re-brand and not the 'many times' you suggested. A slight name change before publication is not a crime.

You speak of respect and communication and then contradict all those points with an obnoxious, hostile reply. Every post you make in respect of WoPl is a negative one full of bile. Anybody who cares to use the search facility of these forums will see the evidence of this for themselves. My posts are on the optimistic side and bile free. I have high hopes for WoPl. So?

You are a troll who just tries, with a degree of success, to provoke a reaction. Well done you.

You are now on my ignore list as I refuse to feed you any more. I won't see your posts but there are others who may oblige your provocation, so knock yourself out.


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#3520289 - 02/17/12 12:19 AM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: Senna]  
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Anyone remember Aces High? This sounds vaguely familiar.

#3520969 - 02/17/12 08:56 PM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: Senna]  
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Go back to your aces high if its that bad then fozzy.


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#3521123 - 02/17/12 11:29 PM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: Senna]  
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Well, I want to see some more alpha player videos. I think this game has some real potential.

#3522334 - 02/19/12 08:40 PM Re: War Thunder (new sim) [Re: Senna]  
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Craterman - The alpha is now closed. They will be holding the open beta soon. Try getting in on it. The more people giving them ideas and reporting things the better the game can come out no?


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