#4314856 - 11/24/16 01:20 PM
OBD and WOFFUE
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Winding Man
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There have been quite a few posts and a few PMs kicking around that make me think that folks believe WOFFUE is the end of OBDs involvement in WW1.
This is simply not true - we are branching out and will eventually have and maintain both WW1 and WW2 for as long as we are financially and physically able.
We have spent 10 years getting thus far and we now are aiming for another 10 years - for BOTH WW2 and WW1.
Even now we are still working on WOFFUE - witness the patches....
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#4314943 - 11/24/16 06:11 PM
Re: OBD and WOFFUE
[Re: Winding Man]
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dutch
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Windingman, do not be angry, but keep in your mind that a couple of WW1 fans, still have an hangover caused by Rof/Bos. In my case I did support Rof by even buying that useless Sikorski game, that vanderStock campaign, sponsoring other players by the giftshop, yes I have all the Rof stuff even the useless one. Jason Williams made a promis that the Bos improvements would be ported to Rof, it would not be the end of Rof. It was a small team that could not cope everthing so attention would go for Bos first and if Bos would be finished then ........ We all know better right know, all that cash was spend to Bos, after the merge of Sikorski game this was the last major update, the S16 as a sample is still not be fixed. Sceptic, no because that is life, but please do not leave the WW1 flysim scene.
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#4315032 - 11/25/16 12:16 AM
Re: OBD and WOFFUE
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Although I have about 40 flight sims, I divide my flight time between WOFF UE and CLoD TF 4.312. I am always amazed by what a small team of developers with a clear vision can accomplish. I would dearly love to see continued development of WWI and new WW2 content. Who needs jets?
There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines; there are only pilots with the wrong stuff.
— Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff,1979.
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#4315069 - 11/25/16 05:21 AM
Re: OBD and WOFFUE
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manitouguy
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here here, i'll support it all fully here's hoping we can have the tiger moth and chipmunk as trainers for the ww2 scenario ... oh that would be splendid now ... !!! maybe capt trigger's grandson can school my 'few' thanks for all of it - great news!
Last edited by manitouguy; 11/25/16 05:21 AM. Reason: typo
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#4315121 - 11/25/16 02:09 PM
Re: OBD and WOFFUE
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JFM
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The ROF thing is simple: No matter how much we all love it, across the board, WW1 doesn't sell as well as does WWII. Jason recently stated they can only afford to work on one sim at a time and WW1 doesn't pay the bills. Even War Thunder, with its ten billion players, doesn't touch WW1. I'm not "angry" at a sim company that developed a sim and then stopped (although I was angry with a company that asked for development money and then shoved it up our tailpipes and gave us jack squat). I enjoy ROF as it is. Love to see more but if not, c'est la vie. It still flies great for me. If WOFF stopped development now, same thing. And, BirdDog, who needs jets? I need jets. Especially the Me-262.
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#4315124 - 11/25/16 02:30 PM
Re: OBD and WOFFUE
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I certainly wasn't angry with 777... I was however p~ssed off that the promises made didn't work out. Many said at the time they would not be able to do both. As I take people at their word it took a long time to sink in that they just couldn't do it. As predicted, new content, promised new tech developed for BoS didn't filter down to RoF and it all came to a rapid stop. And yes, such is life... I haven't fired up RoF for quite awhile now, not because I'm angry or bitter, but because my WWI fix has been provided by the OBD team with their continued patches and upgrades that has kept that 'reality factor'... a feeling of 'being there' strong, and makes me want to return to it time after time. I await next year with intense interest, and hope that everything works out well for all
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#4315136 - 11/25/16 03:41 PM
Re: OBD and WOFFUE
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ROF development didn't come to a rapid stop, it trickled away as BOS was developed. As they've said recently, what they want to do is update the aged ROF to the newer engine being used with BOK, rather than backfill current advances onto ROF's old engine. In essence, "ROF II." Again, though, they can't afford to work on ROF and BOK, and ROF upgrades alone won't pay the bills. Remember how ROF was released in the first place? It barely even saw the light of day and struggled in ICU early on. Now they've even more overhead to contend with. Fortunately for me, I don't constantly need more-more-more to enjoy a flight sim. And ROF and WOFF have their own strengths compared to the other so I enjoy them both for their unique reasons.
Re:WOFF, there's a lot of content as-is; they aren't abandoning WW1; and they have financial backing now, so bring on WW2.
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#4315276 - 11/26/16 02:27 AM
Re: OBD and WOFFUE
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If Pol & the gang can do for WWII what they've done for WWI, you will have one happy camper here! I don't know if anyone wants to remember, but that is exactly what they were doing back in the day with CFS3-ETO - Winder did a lot of the scenery, and so on. I think Pol & the group that has "gone commercial" was the right decision - there are some awfully good blokes over there, but by staying non-commercial, it seems kinda dead in the water - ETO 1.40 is as far as it went, and installing it is a whole lot more difficult than the slick and professional way that OBD has done. I think the folks over there still do missions, and what not, but a lot of good content stands to be lost because sometimes, it needs more than even the best-hearted volunteers can give it. "The laborer is worth of his meat" says the Good Old Book. These guys had the guts to take the risk with their livelihoods; they've made more than a sim, it's a work of art, historic and reverent, and I'll raise a glass to them any time. And buy everything they put out, first day if I can get it.
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