PV1,

It was not a Burma sim, it was a P-61 and then a P-47 sim set in the Pacific with the Merlin engine. I had funding set up in the beginning in 2007 and we began work, but then the funding dissappeared soon after when the economy tanked and I was never able to find more funding again for the team and I didn't want work to continue with no one getting paid. It was a good learning experience though. Then I concentrated on finding games to publish which eventually lead me to the ROF team and the rest is history.

And I'm sorry, Chivas is probably a nice guy, but he doesn't know our finances. ROF has turned a profit every year since 777 took over. Yes, we ask for continued support because when you have a program of constant development you have to remind people to keep up the support. And building a huge WWII sim is a multi-million dollar expense very few in this tiny genre can afford outright not matter what business their current title is doing. All this talk comparing CLOD to ROF is not worth the effort. Soooo much misinformation about ROF and the CLOD engines and their teams floating around. Plus so much hate and angst out there in this genre that doesn't need to be there. It annoys everyone involved in making these titles and some talented people have quite over it. Does anyone even fly and have fun anymore?

The posts at 1C were taken down because they do not appreciate their forum being used as a conduit to bash 777 and ROF and we agree with them. Such harsh comments do not further this genre at all.

Anwyays, all this has been interesting to watch, but please don't push falsehoods about the 777 Team or ROF. ROF is an EXCELLENT product and works very well on a wide range of systems. It does things no other sim does and does most things better than any other prop sim ever made. Our business model works and it's kept us going, along with our dedicated fans, for several years now. And it costs you absolutely nothing to give it a go! We have a track record of keeping our promises and having open and honest communication with our community and giving them regular updates on progress. We've worked with talented parties in the community to make some cool content for the community and we listen to our fans as evidenced by the content and features we have added. Our team, management and technology has been recognized by other organizations in the gaming industry and some have asked for our help on projects not even related to hardcore flight-sims that you will most likely never ever know about. We are not the backwater rookies some uninformed people on internet forums make us out to be.

This should be one big happy genre. I can't change what other companies have done to piss people off, but we work hard every day to improve our product and by extension the genre.

I'm going to bed now. Tomorrow is Friday and my wife is out of town so it will be a ROF MP all weekend! See you in the sky!

Jason

The community anticipation is that improvements that will come with the sequels will flow through to CLOD. Of course if the sequels have been cancelled (which I believe to be the case) then what we have is it !

So 1C please tell the community what the True situation is. At present the community is in a Vacuum still awaiting that Official "sequel" announcement that was supposed to have been be made a couple of months ago.

I can answer part of t, there isn't that many FM's which need a review, indeed you may want to read through the thread on this site called "The almighty Flight Model thread", just to get an idea of the arguments behind FM's, it is not an exact science and coupled with no doubt quite a few people blaming their tools for a lack of success I'd imagine most FM pleas get binned, quite rightly so. For those that do need it hopefully it will enter the schedule someday.

Why did the weapon mods feel like a slap in the face? For a game DLC they are very cheap and have provided a means for ROF to continue.Genuinely curious . There were a few idiots, honestly you only have to please yourself as this is your hobby and not let those in the peanut gallery ruin it.

You should try ROF again soon, some nice recent updates including a change to gun modeling etc.

Hell yeah!
:runs in circle:

So 1C please tell the community what the True situation is.

With all respect, the "community" is at best a nebulous and possibly imaginary entity and is therefore entitled to know.. NOTHING.

[quote=Avimimus]
Guys, you are the definition of high maintenance...quote]

It's not easy

I have to cross-train

To be honest I'm not bothered.. Yes, it would be good to have some feedback on what this might be all about. Is it going to change my life and spoil it if anything comes of it, or not?... No, of course not!
Doing the rounds on other forums you would think that for some people, their world is about to end, it's laughable.. Grown men, (I'm assuming they are grown men) getting all bitter and twisted.
The thing I can't abide though is the drama merchants that pervade these threads and try to champion one game against another.. this leads to arguments and bad feelings, when we should all be working with each other in our common love of aviation. Are we or are we not 'brothers in arms' in that respect?

Just choose a sex and be done with it