#4384372 - 10/11/17 02:05 PM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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Jason - I would like to my sincere thanks for your personal dedication in turning Il-2 BoS around and to realising your vision.
Just last week I had possibly one of the best gaming experiences ever, flying VR online with squadmates on the stunning Kuban map and grinning like an idiot at BEING IN a WW2 fighter, seeing all the little details and then nearly falling off my chair in terror when the human-flown 109, who I was chasing through clouds, barrel-rolled into me and took my wing off in a mid-air....
If you'd told me 20 years ago this sort of immersive simulation tech would be possible AT HOME I would have assumed you were drunk and/or mad.
I think I speak for many happy simmers who probably now are just having fun 'flying' Il-2 BoX and enjoying what you guys have created - (a far cry from the Dark Days of the Il-2 BoS forum wars)
Please do ignore the moaners - they are now in a minority!
Looking forward to wherever the franchise goes next!
PS: Can we have VR added as a patch for Rise of Flight - pretty please? Could even be a paid upgrade (w/ extra skins?) - say 'Rise of Flight: Ultimate Edition'. Its crazy that there is no WW1 sim with VR where it would be absolutely perfect...
There's nothing cushy about life in the Women's Auxiliary Balloon Corps!
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#4384432 - 10/11/17 08:30 PM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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777 Studios - Jason
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PS: Can we have VR added as a patch for Rise of Flight - pretty please? Could even be a paid upgrade (w/ extra skins?) - say 'Rise of Flight: Ultimate Edition'. Its crazy that there is no WW1 sim with VR where it would be absolutely perfect...
If we ever do anything in WWI again, we'd have to bring the Great War to the Sturmovik engine. The ROF code is too old now and too many things have changed (for the better). It indeed would be a blast. Jason
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#4384433 - 10/11/17 08:32 PM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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Jason, I'm not a customer of the product, but judging by the volume and characteristics of the traffic in this sub-forum following your assumption of leadership... I'd say that you accomplished a lot of positive change there. In a field of endeavor where it is virtually impossible to please everyone, that is no small feat. I hope you get/keep the health issue(s) under control. Thanks. I just want users to be happy. Meds and more meds keep me alive.... Jason
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#4384449 - 10/11/17 10:38 PM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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Blade_Meister
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Thanks. I just want users to be happy. Meds and more meds keep me alive....
Jason
You and the team are doing a great turn around of IL2. There is still some work to do, AI, an easier ME and delivering a Co-op mode that can be hosted on a personal PC(not a dedicated server). Improving these things along with the new career generator and release of BOK will draw more customers. Meds are not the answer. Eating well, excercise and Jeremiah 29:11, Mark 11:24 are the answer, but not necessarily in that order. Not that I am perfect, obviously I am not, but once you get your health and your heart in order, pursuing your businesses success is much much easier and more satisfying. Praying for you. Be Blessed, S!Blade<><
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#4384463 - 10/11/17 11:47 PM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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Well, I haven't bought the new Il-2's because I'm just not all that crazy about the Eastern Front setting. But every time I see screenshots I think , "Daaaaammmmnnn!" It sure looks purty. And I think ROF still looks pretty good. So, you know how to make a flight sim. Sorry to hear it's been so hard on your life. I'm sure the community hasn't (clears throat) had anything to do with that.
"From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a borderless world as we see it, and strive to live as one in peace." Astronaut William C. McCool RIP, January 29, 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia
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#4385435 - 10/17/17 12:16 PM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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The whole reason I even bought any of the Russian themed stuff was to support your project in the hopes that you would eventually make your way to the Pacific. Knowing that is on the horizon is exciting news indeed! I'm excited to see what the future holds for your project. Use your best judgment on which project to pursue...it has been spot on as far as I can tell.
"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold." 1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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#4387709 - 11/01/17 04:00 PM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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As long as there are F4Us in it, I'll buy next Slot is great, Okinawa is great, Mariannas are great, Philippines too, whatever place with enough land for a plausible ground battle, even on a small scale, combined with seaborne ops is great, but if there are F4Us involved it's instant deal +1
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#4387712 - 11/01/17 04:16 PM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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Well, I haven't bought the new Il-2's because I'm just not all that crazy about the Eastern Front setting. But every time I see screenshots I think , "Daaaaammmmnnn!" It sure looks purty. And I think ROF still looks pretty good. So, you know how to make a flight sim. Sorry to hear it's been so hard on your life. I'm sure the community hasn't (clears throat) had anything to do with that.
Same here, until seconds ago. I ordered BOS. Not an Eastern Front fan but man BOS looks so good. And I need something to justify my Oculus Rift purchase
"In the vast library of socialist books, there’s not a single volume on how to create wealth, only how to take and “redistribute” it.” - David Horowitz
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#4387780 - 11/01/17 11:37 PM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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One of the things that worries me about an early war Pacific campaign is how bad the Wildcat was. I fly American planes. So, I'll probably be in an F4F. It was slow. It couldn't maneuver. It couldn't climb. The only reason U.S. Navy and Marine pilots had any success in it at all is tactics. U.S. pilots flew well as a team. They stuck rigidly to the leader and wingman philosophy. The Japanese....not so much. With them it was every man for himself. They didn't even communicate by radio. Most didn't even carry them. Saburu Sakai admitted that the radios were one of the first things taken out of the airplanes when they reached the squadron. This, is a major reason for massive losses in Japanese air units. So, where am I going with this? As a Wildcat pilot I can expect no help whatsoever from my A.I. buddies. I doubt very much if one of them will get into a Thach Weave with me if we are jumped by Zekes. Online, I'm not expecting it to be much different. So, one on one with a Zero. I'm going to die a lot. So, yeah, I'd rather be in a Hellcat. And yeah, a Corsair would be even nicer. But, okay. If it's Midway, I'll still buy it because I'm very interested in the Pacific air war. But, yeah, I'm gonna die a lot.
"From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a borderless world as we see it, and strive to live as one in peace." Astronaut William C. McCool RIP, January 29, 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia
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#4387798 - 11/02/17 04:11 AM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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You won't be alone then Pooch, I'm sure a few of us will be swimming...especially me 'cause I actually really like the Wildcat...at least in the old IL2-Pacific co-ops I used to fly in...steady gun platform, hand cranking the gear up...fun fun...oh and easy to bail out of.
Currently dabbling in; WOTR/BoF, Naval Action! also Run 8, IL2BOS/BOM "Once again we have failed to die."-- old naval toast
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#4387958 - 11/03/17 12:49 AM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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I agree Pooch. I do love flying the underdog, but then unless we can simulate the historical tactics we're not really flying a simulation of how it was flying them back then. As a solo flyer (my baby daughter really won't help with that situation for a long while), I really wish we could see AI progress a bit - it's still stuck in such a raw and basic state nowadays, but then again it does take some serious R&D to make some of the academic AI research usable for video games, and there are very few experts (or just skilled people) working on that.
PS: the Corsair... man I am still waiting to fly that in VR in the pacific theatre. The day I do that, it will be a real childhood dream come true (and then I'll just have to work towards flying one in real life I guess :p)
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#4388148 - 11/04/17 01:42 AM
Re: Battle of Midway Game?
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Even as a real life pilot, I can't deny that flying a Corsair would be a bit intimidating. Just standing next to one gives you the impression that it is a handful. That cockpit sitting high up off of the ground, that huge propeller and that mile long nose sounds like the airplane is saying to me, "If you aren't really careful, I'm gonna kill you the first chance I get!" The Hellcat doesn't seem as scary, and in real life it wasn't. Wasn't as hot an airplane, either, but still a great one. Easy to fly, and with good "coming aboard" handling, it made aces out of a lot of brand new pilots. Of course, the lessening talent of the Japanese air forces helped, too. And I don't hate the Wildcat as my post may suggest. I am simply aware of it's considerable weaknesses and I know that we won't be able to solve the issues the way they did back in 1942. I will stubbornly fly it, however. The SBD is a favorite too, though, and with that rear gunner the chances of surviving might actually be better.
"From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a borderless world as we see it, and strive to live as one in peace." Astronaut William C. McCool RIP, January 29, 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia
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Exodus
by RedOneAlpha. 04/18/24 05:46 PM
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