We know a few things:

1. the Beta tests of the new graphics are showing an almost 100% increase in fps.

2. Tune in next week for a German bomber, ground units, and video footage of an "unexpected new feature".

3. The developers are no longer willing to give guestimates, as the community isn't intelligent enough to understand they are guestimates.

1. The FPS increase is very welcome but has the graphics rewrite fixed the stutters, added FSAA and much more importantly has it fixed the CTD.

2. Maybe its the long awaited feature that Luthier spoke about 6 months ago? i have no clue what it could be....any guesses?

3. The community has been disappointed by too many "talkled about coming soon features that never arrived"


Its good we got a update, but again not one word about any other fixes. lets hope were in for some pleasant surprises come patch day.

1. They didn't comment if the graphics rewrite fixed the CTD's or stutters.

2. No idea, other than maybe something to do with pilot/ground crew animation, but that has been mentioned before so I'm not sure it can be classed as "unexpected".

3. I think thats more a problem of the community not understanding the difference between being involved in the development process, and not being involved. When your not involved you don't know what the developer has been working on and only hear of the features when the sim is almost finished and the developer knows exactly what has made the first cut.

1. yep its a pity though because the memory leak CTD is the most important fix in CLOD right now...you would of thought it might get a mention.

Whomever prepares the propaganda would make a great politician...their vagueness and ability to leave the questioner even more bewildered after the answer is
first class...kudos...

Well, it is how it should be. That is life. If you noticed, the answers also raise even more questions!!

Someone should ask them about that patch for FB that was going to give us thermals and flyable gliders...

Its an update which in itself is a step forward. They could have written a book if they'd tried to address half the questions currently circulating regarding this game. Fps increase sounds good but I'll believe it when I see it. Bit concerned about B6's later comment about FM fixes being a maybe.

As to that FB patch with the thermals and gliders- that should be with you in about two weeks !

I agree it could have been mentioned, but its still in testing, and if I were them I'd be very wary of posting anything until I was sure it was fixed. Hopefully the substantial increase in frame rates could be a partial fix for the CTD's. Again my system already runs the sim with decent frame rates and NEVER EVER CTD's. So I doubt the problem is purely a memory leak otherwise my system would CTD as well.

I agree the customer has been burned and the developer has been burned by the feedback, so its a necessary evil.

If that huge increase of frame rates comes to pass, that should make room for a few more frame eating optional features to be implement for those with the system power to run them. That could be good news for features like Dynamic Weather at some point.