I have been away from this forum for a bit hoping that when i came back that there would be lots of news/updates/pics of SOW. I guess i was a little to optimistic, there is nothing new, is this game dead? or is it going to be another year or so before Oleg gets the world record for time spent devolving a game. Also any news on the 4.09 Version of Il2?

Hmmm, nothing new then :-(

Take a worrying hint from ToW. How long was that in development for? How much hype surrounded it? Then the reality of the 'finished' product.

On my SoW anticipation-meter the needle is hovering around the zero mark I'm afraid. There will be no role-playing experience. What you'll get is another sterile exercise in technical/graphical brilliance with about as much soul as a brick (IL2 Mk2).

Sorry to sound harsh, but I've seen nothing to make me think otherwise.

I'm sure that the game interface will be a little nicer than in IL2. I'm sure they will have good campaigns, including training campaigns. But I can't imagine any role-playing beeing implemented. It's a flight simulator after all.

What exactly is "Role Playing"? I'm not being sarcastic, I've never played one. What elements or features does a role playing combat sim have.

Role Playing--as in, you are playing a role in a certain environment (think Dungeons and Dragons--where you play a role as a wizard, or elf, or something.) I can't imagine how it would apply to flight sims, unless you are playing the role of the pilot, obviously. Role playing games tend to be set in Middle Earth type adventure scenarios, or sci-fi, like the game "Mass Effect". You are essentially playing a character in a story. As you play the game, and make decisions, the story progresses.

You aren't having a good day are you! You are coming out with negative comments regarding KoTS forums too.. Are you sure you actualy like flight sims? Are you in fact Victor Meldrew??
Hang on.. it's only a joke mate, I don't want to be responsible for you being found swinging in the garage!!

Don't worry, your harshness (if that's what you call it) doesn't bother me, for one...

Wasn't there some discussion about assuming the role of a barge captain?

Never mind the the barge fetch the ketch we're off to ultimately destroy The White Whale while simultaneously getting ourselves dragged down deep, to Davy Jones Locker forevermore

We're going to need a bigger net

Ahab

Yes, he's put on quite a few pounds but I'd hardly call him a whale. Our man in Berlin was made of iron, after all.

Unless you mean the one in the North Sea. It was made of steel. Several smallish bits of canvas and string with detachable weights should be all that is required to net it.

(practicing my Minglish...how am I doing?)

Wow the sarcasm switches have been turned on pretty high!

nice, "Minglish"

I get a kick out of Minglish.

Ming--are you a writer, I mean, professionally?

I wouldn't doubt Ming has written a book or two, but I'm just glad my teacher never had us do a book report on one.;)

It's funny you should say that BBQ (and very nice of you too thanks) on professional work you remind me that a while back I offered to sub-edit the KotS scripts for VikS after seeing something rocky somewhere - to be sure that there'd be no embarrassments anywhere for him and his team in the game screens and so on, we know those guys are amazing but they aren't native English-speakers I think - and maybe VikS thought I was taking the mickey or something. You decide

Ming

Gawd strewth!

SCROMBLE!

Ming

Check you sex!!

If you read the 1C Forms it looks like the Oleg Q&A was aswered using a Magic 8 ball.

Yes. No. Maybe. Absolutely. Never. Wood? what book are you reading! Its the Pilot not the mod. The future looks doubtful keeps popping up on the Q for when is BOB coming out.