IL-2's Successor [Archive] - Xtreme Gaming Network

BJSRacer

01-05-2010, 01:31 PM

Storm of War has been in dev for a while now, announced in 2006 actually, but it is slated for release this year, as early as October I have heard. It looks superb, these are some vids I have found so far.

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Tell me this doesn't look f'n awesome.......

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BJSRacer

01-05-2010, 01:51 PM

An interview with Oleg
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Mr Fox

01-05-2010, 04:20 PM

Dont leave me hanging BJ, you buy it, i buy and we play ok :)

BJSRacer

01-05-2010, 05:45 PM

Dont leave me hanging BJ, you buy it, i buy and we play ok :)
I swear, I'll be buying this...... :D

Imperious

13-05-2010, 07:22 PM

Looks Awesome

yokelhama

13-05-2010, 07:42 PM

Looks really impressive, I'd buy that too! Have always wanted to get into flight sims. What hardware do you need, is a decent joystick sufficient?

flattop

13-05-2010, 08:06 PM

+ me! If my equip can handle it I be in it, just like "Battler Britain" from the comic books!

Mr Fox

06-03-2011, 09:06 PM

+ me! If my equip can handle it I be in it, just like "Battler Britain" from the comic books!

25th march 2011, Im sure your equip will handle this now.

flattop

07-03-2011, 06:49 AM

Thanks for the tip off, hahha the new equipment certainly is expensive, hehe something else purchase and keep me out of the garage :)

Claymore

07-03-2011, 08:25 AM

Yeah i will be buying this....love the shadows and head roll when banking...lol.

Would be good to get some regular missions going guys.

BJSRacer

09-03-2011, 10:13 AM

It is now called IL2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

The mythical series is back!
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover is the next World War II flight simulation title from 1C: Maddox Games, creators of the critically acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik series. Prepare for the ultimate pilot experience!

FLY TRUE-TO-LIFE AIRCRAFT
• Fly the Spitfire, the Hurricane, the Messerschmitt Bf-109 or the Blenheim
• Over 25 original models recreated through thousands of hours of dedicated research
• Real time reaction for all cockpits instruments
• Extremely accurate external and internal damage localisation

LEARN THE ROPES OF A WWII PILOT
• Hold every crew positions on-board in bombers
• Become a pilot and fly a WWII trainer plane with a computer-controlled instructor

EXPERIENCE THE WWII DECISIVE TURNING POINT
• Relive the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air
• Be one of The Few and rise up against the German Air Force
• Fly over iconic period locations, radar stations, ports, and industrial areas – all located exactly where they were in 1940
• Photorealistic ground units modeling
• Military installations, buildings and environmental elements have been carefully reproduced
• Relive true anecdotes based on pilots narratives

JOIN A 128-PLAYER JUMP-IN/JUMP-OUT MULTIPLAYER MODE
• Battles can last hours, days or even weeks

KEEP YOUR COMPOSURE THROUGHOUT EPIC DOGFIGHTS
• Show your pilot mastery and take advantage of the AI flaws
• Sure as hell, mistakes are not an option

BE INVOLVED IN STRATEGIC COOPERATIVE MISSIONS
• Work out strategies with fellow pilots

Mr Fox

09-03-2011, 10:18 AM

Is this still for march then....

BJSRacer

09-03-2011, 10:19 AM

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PC Gamer interview
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/08/il-2-sturmovik-cliffs-of-dover-interview-we-talk-to-oleg-maddox-and-ilya-shevchenko/

BJSRacer

09-03-2011, 11:07 AM

Is this still for march then....

yep :)

BJSRacer

09-03-2011, 11:08 AM

Official Trailer

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Mr Fox

09-03-2011, 02:20 PM

Ok now that looks breaking awesome and l can now justify decent flight controls. Hopefully a few of us will pick this up and get online together.

auspacer

09-03-2011, 02:56 PM

That looks great :)

Mr Fox

10-03-2011, 07:19 AM

Tomorrow is the big day......

Mr Fox

10-03-2011, 03:24 PM

Actually it's March 25th.

BJSRacer

10-03-2011, 06:00 PM

Some more vids :D

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Mr Fox

20-03-2011, 02:51 PM

Available: 1 April 2011
This game will unlock in approximately 1 week, 4 days and 13 hours

Mr Fox

21-03-2011, 03:02 PM

Pre purchased on Steam, you get silent hunter 3 for free.

flattop

21-03-2011, 05:25 PM

Pre purchased on Steam, you get silent hunter 3 for free.

Is the give away mentioned before or after you purchased it?

Mr Fox

21-03-2011, 05:40 PM

I can play the free give away straight away.

flattop

21-03-2011, 06:43 PM

I can play the free give away straight away.

Thanks Glen, it just hadn't mentioned the other give away, but I have just pre-purchased IL and noticed it is installing.

Mr Fox

21-03-2011, 08:03 PM

Thanks Glen, it just hadn't mentioned the other give away, but I have just pre-purchased IL and noticed it is installing.

Is silent hunter installing?

flattop

22-03-2011, 07:20 AM

Is silent hunter installing?

Yes thanks Glen, all installed, I attempted to create a profile last night and it errored, must be just the tester in me :tape:

Not sure how much time i will get to use it, may pass it on to my son-in-law.

Mr Fox

22-03-2011, 07:25 AM

It's not a game that I would go out and buy but I am curious to give it a run.

flattop

22-03-2011, 07:28 AM

I'm just one of those that loves things for FREE! It appears to be a few years old, but who knows, when some rainy day...

Just need to concentrate on learning some flying skills, rather than by the seat of the pants (ahh an old fighter pilot jargon!)... I have the most trouble getting out of a stall, but all to frequently get in to one easily haha

Mr Fox

22-03-2011, 05:27 PM

Well I dont mind silent hunter, I have sunk a few ships and its quite enjoyable.

Mr Fox

23-03-2011, 03:23 PM

Now i have a better understanding and doing the tutorial (normally not my style) I have purchased silent hunter 5, I guess thats the strategy to giving away silent hunter 3 and it worked.....

Mr Fox

29-03-2011, 04:45 PM

Fridayyyyyyyyy = Cliffs of Dover

flattop

29-03-2011, 04:50 PM

Fridayyyyyyyyy = Cliffs of Dover

that's only 3 sleeps!

Mr Fox

01-04-2011, 06:29 AM

It's here.

flattop

01-04-2011, 06:43 AM

It's here.

Hehehe, see you over The Channel this evening!

Remember to go to work today :)

Mr Fox

01-04-2011, 07:39 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dizWGcoJGKw

flattop

01-04-2011, 08:06 AM

ARRGGGGGG, I want to go HOME!

What a sim! I think I may have my spared time accounted for...

Mr Fox

01-04-2011, 09:45 AM

I have some computer duties to take care of at mum and dads and then I'm in...

Mr Fox

01-04-2011, 03:14 PM

Well don't rush mate, 12 fps that jumps to 25 fps, its bad and shouldn't not have been released imho.

flattop

01-04-2011, 03:50 PM

Well don't rush mate, 12 fps that jumps to 25 fps, its bad and shouldn't not have been released imho.

That is disapointing , online and/or single player ?

Mr Fox

01-04-2011, 04:07 PM

That is disapointing , online and/or single player ?

The whole game is bad.

Here's a taste of what other peeps are posting.

Ashame. I was looking forward to buying this game too. Hopefully they are able to fix the problem. I don't really care who's at fault for the performance issues, though it seems to me FF makes a perfectly valid point with the Hawx2 video. How come that game is full of explosions, flashes, ect and it doesn't have the FPS issue CoD has despite also being required to run with the filter. Furthermore, I thought it was extremely odd that 1C wasn't posting new videos everywhere to hype the long awaited spiritual successor to IL-2. Now we know why.

I take no pleasure in the game being shipped in such a poor state. But it is what it is. I have a fairly decent rig and maybe could run it ok, but that's not really the point. While I don't expect to agree with every aspect of how the Devs handled things in a game, basic performance issues out of the box is, for me personally, a non-starter. Hopefully they get it fixed and I'll be happy to part with my hard earned cash then. But honestly, to me 1C should have postponed the game until it was ready. The reviews will be crushingly unkind and what might be a fine product 3 to 6 months from now is going to suffer from a terrible first impression that will be hard to shake. I can see the review headlines now:

"Experience exciting 128 player air battles...at 6 FPS"

"Battle of Brittain: Slideshow Edition"

"What a flight sim should look like...running on a netbook"

"If Myst were a WWII Flight Sim" (only you older folks like me might get that one)

Whatever. It's sad to see years of work get released in this condition. I sincerely hope they get it straightened out. Preferably before the American release date. In a twisted sort of way though, we can think of this as an ironic sort of revenge by people who do unfortunately suffer from the terrible affliction of epilepsi.

Now, for once, it's all of us having a seizure instead of them.

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Nosf3ra2

03-04-2011, 10:33 AM

Mystifies me how developers can releases titles with clear performance issues, particularly a simulator!

They should be charged with selling products under false pretences.

BJSRacer

03-04-2011, 10:58 AM

It's a shame.... will hold off for patches.

While perusing the 1C Maddox forums tho, I read somewhere that the next week or two could bring some patching, with a doubling in frame rates....

Mr Fox

03-04-2011, 01:00 PM

Yer but why didnt they just wait 1 or 2 weeks and then release it. It is just a waste a space on my HD right now. You cant even play it. I mean i'm no hard core flight sim person but if i was I would be so peed off right now. Geeez a bad a game will be a bit buggy in some area's but overall you can still play, this game you cant even play it, yes its that bad it is unplayable. As the above guy said first impressions/reviews can be extremely damaging to the game itself. I wont even bother to hit the exe on this rubbish until I read peeeps can play it after patches. Man it just annoys me so much that they would release this as a game that works. I would rate it at V0.00001 Beta stage right now. I feel I should charge UBiSoft with storage space rent on my HD. ARRRRRRRRRRggggghhhhhhhhhhh!

flattop

03-04-2011, 04:30 PM

Mr Fox

03-04-2011, 04:36 PM

Disappointed here too, will wait but in the mean time I will find some one to send a message of complaint to, they need everyone to voice their appointment.

ps Glen when it is fixed, I would like o book some helpline time to configure the joystick.

Oh itried, went through all the steps, thought i mapped everything and bang, not one thing was mapped....

flattop

03-04-2011, 05:46 PM

Oh itried, went through all the steps, thought i mapped everything and bang, not one thing was mapped....

thanks, at least it is not just me.

Mr Fox

12-04-2011, 06:05 PM

Ok much better after patch, I flew around shooting some folks down. Still a bit buggy but 110% better.

flattop

13-04-2011, 12:57 PM

Is this an automatic update in Steam?

flattop

13-04-2011, 12:58 PM

No urgency, but if there is a config file with the joystick settings could you send? may save you ages on the phone :)

Mr Fox

13-04-2011, 01:22 PM

Hi Bruce, my config wont be any good to you. Now, I could'nt configure my joystick in V1, but after patch I configured rather easily. Also yes patch through steam. Only 50 meg iirc.

When running go straight to mission, dont worry about the training missions. Look closely when picking as the first handful of mission are site seeing with no action.

flattop

13-04-2011, 02:27 PM