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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:53 am
by SgtPepper
The very long awaited Storm of War,( now called IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover,) is officially finished.

I've been following the development of this for quite some time now, and those out there that like combat simulation, this is going to be a must have.

The completely new game engine is offering huge advances in combat flight simulation. thumbup1.gif

Checkout the link.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/18...over-announced/

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:24 am
by ZK-DWF
Gee ... how long have we been waiting for this?

I don't think WWII lasted that long :-)

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:33 pm
by Grumble
ZK-DWF wrote:
QUOTE (ZK-DWF @ Jan 18 2011, 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Gee ... how long have we been waiting for this?

I don't think WWII lasted that long :-)


I'll be buying...

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:50 pm
by ZK-MAT
I'm not sure that COD is SOW - which we affectionately refer to as Sick Of Waiting!

More discussion on KiwiSim

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:32 pm
by SgtPepper
It definatly is the same game Matt, There was a name change somewhere along the line, I can't remember the ins and outs of exactly why, but apparently Oleg reluctantly agreed in the end.

Who cares it's finally out clapping.gif

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:58 pm
by ZK-MAT
I stand corrected smile.gif Thanks

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:01 pm
by connor
That VC shot makes me jealous sad.gif , worst of all I do have fsx ohmy.gif

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:27 pm
by Ian Warren
Now this one really has my interest , The Battle of Britain ...ooh Boy , New Stick required cool.gif

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:53 pm
by markll
OMG I'm so excited I think I just messed my shorts!!!

One thing from that press release tho:

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Exciting Single-Player Campaign – The campaign thrusts the player into the middle of the battle. The player will join the British Air Force to fight the German forces and renegade pilots on his own side.[/quote]

What the hell? Renegade pilots on his own side?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:55 am
by SgtPepper
Yeah does make you wonder, takes checking your six to another level. smile.gif

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:16 am
by AndrewJamez
i'm pretty sure that CoD is the lastest upgrade to IL-2 Sturmovik. Not Storm of war. I have been following the development of both and I am sure they are 2 seperate sims.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:58 am
by Ian Warren
I do wonder what that Tiger Moth was doing over the water in a combat zone smile.gif

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:33 pm
by Splitpin
Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 20 2011, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I do wonder what that Tiger Moth was doing over the water in a combat zone smile.gif

Do you get a Herc with it? winkyy.gif

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:58 pm
by Ian Warren
Jeepers Marty ,if the Jerry,s had Hercs as bombers in the BOB the pom,s would have lost the war .

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:19 pm
by SgtPepper
AndrewJamez wrote:
QUOTE (AndrewJamez @ Jan 20 2011, 11:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i'm pretty sure that CoD is the lastest upgrade to IL-2 Sturmovik. Not Storm of war. I have been following the development of both and I am sure they are 2 seperate sims.


No definatly not, it's not an add on, it is Storm of war they changed the name not long before the release.

The latest addon for IL-2 came out just recently, the 4.10 patch, this will be updated in a few week with some fixes and called 4.11 funnily enough.

Go back a few posts Mat has given a link to a kiwisim thread on it, these guys are real IL-2 buffs.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:16 pm
by ZK-MAT
SgtPepper wrote:
QUOTE (SgtPepper @ Jan 20 2011, 03:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Go back a few posts Mat has given a link to a kiwisim thread on it, these guys are real IL-2 buffs.


I would say more "nut cases" ..... laugh.gif

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:02 pm
by Splitpin
Not my cuppa tea Im afraid....reflexes are too slow now for shooting things. I'll stick to the cresco and the herc for now....but....if anyone is interested i have a 2 cd (original) of pacific fighters by Oleg....not quite the same as the latest IL-2 but not to bad......40 flyable a/c and all the other bits and pieces.
If you want it (free) pm me your post details and I'll post it.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:01 pm
by ZK-MAT
For anyone with IL2 1946 patched to the latest version 4.10, The Flying Kiwis is kicking off a RNZAF Pacific Series, a Solomon island campaign from the point of view of an RNZAF pilot and team. The new patch has brought with it radio position beacons requiring morse code decryption and navigational nouse to find your way from A to B. A bit over my head so I will just follow someone and hope he's not lost lol.


Link to information on KiwiSim

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:10 pm
by Ian Warren
Ive sworn to get into The Flying Kiwis is kicking off a RNZAF Pacific Series, a Solomon island campaign , I seriously need to get a good stick , not a cheapy dicky S model

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:19 pm
by markll
SgtPepper wrote:
QUOTE (SgtPepper @ Jan 20 2011, 10:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah does make you wonder, takes checking your six to another level. smile.gif


The other thing that occurred to me was that perhaps this *could* refer to some kind of "recognition" system for AI pilots - so that potentially you could be mistaken by some other pilot on your own side for one of the enemy, and attacked mistakenly as a result....

Just speculation tho...

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 20 2011, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I do wonder what that Tiger Moth was doing over the water in a combat zone smile.gif


Hmmm...well, you've no doubt heard/read about the incident involving Al Deere, where 54 Sqns CO, S/Ldr "Prof" Leathart flew a Miles Magister (ok, so it's not a Tiger Moth but still...) across the channel to pick up the CO of 74 Squadron, who had force landed on a beach on the wrong side of the ditch. He had Al Deere and Johnny Allen flying escort tho, unlike the poor Tiger Moth in that video, who didn't seem to have any help at all!