Morning everyone!

As everyone is worried about the development progress, a few words about that first.

You will see the beta graphics patch very shortly. I know you’ve been waiting for it forever. We’re working on it non-stop, and what can I say, it can only be ready when it’s ready. We’re not working on an externally set schedule, so we can sit down and do things right rather than rushing them out to meet a deadline.
I want to apologize to everybody for it taking so long. But I’d rather apologize for this than for releasing things quickly and for it to be of inferior quality.

Now with that out of the way, let’s continue looking at more project for the upcoming sequel. It’s the good old Il-2 we’ve already shown before, but you’ll get a quick glimpse at some progress with the still WIP fall landscape.
The colors, trees and grass is precisely what we’re working on this very second, and it’s just as obvious to us as well as you that this version is not yet perfect.

Have a good weekend!

here http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=30112

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Slightly worried about this bit... "beta graphics patch" ...hmmm im hoping that means the patch is a beta and not the patch is "ONLY" a graphics patch and not anything else*.


*Pitchfork and torch ready

Ok, slightly more worried now...

I posted this at 1C here http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=30111

Blacksix please...
Since there is no patch today, please could you ask Luthier to take 5 mins to answer these very very important questions to the best of his knowledge in the update thread today...

1) Will the patch fix the CTD(MEM leak)

2) What changes in the FM will we see in the patch?

3) What improvements can we expect in the AI?

4) Have the radio commands been worked on and fixed?

5) Has the ground handling been addressed?

6) Distant LoD model visibility fixed for aircraft and ground objects?

7) How close are the server docs and SDK away from release?

8 ) Has Luthier looked again at the issue of COOPs?

9) Will the FPS boost allow FSAA to be addressed and improved?

Thanks very much Blacksix and i hope you can inform Luthier about these important questions.


And got back this from Blacksix...

Once again I asked Ilya, his answer:
"Patch information will be released when the patch itself is ready.
The BETA version of the patch will be for graphics and performance only."

As for the 100 octane fuel. Ilya discussed this with the programmers, the result is not yet known.

Sorry. I can not do more now.


So i asked....

Blacksix, can you please explain if you can ...

Do you mean the "BETA" will be performance and graphics only...and the "RETAIL" version of this patch will have other improvements as well?

or this "RETAIL" patch will ONLY be performance and graphics and we will have to wait for the next patch for other improvements?


i hope you mean the first.

Blacksix's reply....

I don't know the plans of management. Maybe then there will be a second, expanded beta.

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lets hope its just a mis communication, and it will be cleared up by Luthier.

Gets a bit long in the tooth that you cannot just post the update info, but have to accompany it with your personal vendetta against the developers.

Good on you that you sit and reload the 1C forum page every two minutes every Friday so you can be the first to re-post here, but really?

Another update with basically zero information than "we're working on stuff"? Now who'd have thought that...



And the beta patch will not fix radio commands or improve the AI or FMs? Good to know, because that means I don't even have to bother downloading it...

I'm happy that they are apparently still working on CloD but the pace of the development process is surely disappointing. By now I wonder if I'll be able to have an enjoyable offline experience 12 months after I bought the game. Or if I have to wait another year.

Put your feet up for another year mate

It's the collective fault of the community for being so critical that now they give only vague answers and cryptic explanations.

I understand completely the frustration of waiting for a game which should be fixed or almost fixed by now. If i had not ventured online this game would not still be on my computer.That being said I had to upgrade to a new build to enjoy what we have which for a good many is not within reach money wise.The Dev's need to understand that we are not all bottomless pits of money or patience.


Ohmie

I5 2500K/16GB Mushkin DDR3 1600MHZ RAM/ASUS Z68-LX MB/CORSAIR 500 CASE/CORSAIR TX 650M PS/CORSAIR 60GB SSD/GTX 560TI 1GB/MSFFB2/SAITEK THROTTLE/WIN7.

Critical?.. that's what they get for releasing the game in a shabby unplayable state for many!
They have alienated themselves to what were many loyal fans and they have only themselves to blame for god's sake.
Their credibility is dropping with every month that passes. A year after the game has been released it still does not deliver what they claimed was to be a Battle of Britain experience..
I do hope they eventualy get the game sorted, but they should expect a backlash this far down the line after release and it's still not a full working game.

Ya the bloody collective! he he

Man that's so dissappointing!!