Back To Page 7 Other Flight Sim Questions Doug: Do either of you care to comment about the new console title, Birds of Prey? IIya: Oleg has very limited contact with BoP developers, but I have more of a working relationship with the guys at Gaijin Entertainment. They are an incredibly dedicated team and I know they’re very […]
Back To Page 6 Copy Protection and Digital Rights Management Doug: What are your current thoughts on CP and DRM? Oleg: I dislike any copy protection, but that’s up to the publisher to decide. In general, it’s a very complex question, and to properly address all the issues I’d probably need at least as much space as […]
Back To Page 5 Doug: In the single player campaigns, how closely will history be followed? For example, if I fly for the RAF as part of a Polish squadron, will I be restricted to which airfield I fly from? Will it be by squadron as well? Will the weather match history? Oleg: A static campaign […]
Back To Page 4 Doug: Can we taxi from the hangars? Oleg: Yup. Doug: How about wind socks? Can we get a working wind sock to tell us which way the wind is blowing? Oleg: Yes, they are working in Storm of War: Battle of Britain. Doug: Regarding voice comms, is that being added or are you going to simply […]
Back to Page 3 Deal Castle in Kent Doug: Can we see some development screenshots with people in them? We had men running from convoys in the IL-2 series that added a lot of atmosphere, and caused no hit to performance. Will we get to see them reprise and expand their roles as “placeable” units? […]
Back to Page 2 Storm of War Series Doug: Are you ready to announce the 11 planes that will be included in Storm of War: Battle of Britain? Oleg: First of all, it’s no longer the 11 we planned earlier but 17, and possibly a couple of more sub-variants. I’ll keep the exact list a secret for now […]
Back To Page 1 IL-2 Modding Doug: On modding for the IL-2 series, select outsiders were encouraged to make the models for some aircraft to be put into the simulation by 1C: Maddox (which is also the plan for Storm of War: Battle of Britain). Specific requirements and guidelines were published for those wishing to make them for […]
by Doug “guod” Atkinson Ju-87 Stukka SimHQ is fortunate to once again have an opportunity to talk about our flight simulation hobby with Oleg Maddox and his longtime friend and colleague Ilya Shevchecko. We’ll be discussing the Storm of War series and the first two titles in the series: Storm of War: Battle of Britain and Storm of War: Korea. We’ll […]
Back To Page 3 Conclusion Despite my aversion to heavies and my preference for the L-1011, I can’t help but like this product. I’m not sure if I’d buy it, but it’s not because it’s bad, it’s because it’s not my personal tastes. So, taking my proclivities aside, I’d have to say there is […]
Flying the “Diesel 10″…Right Into the Ground by Chuck “PFunk” Bellows Introduction I’ve always been a fan of tri-motor jets. Aesthetically, anyway. I can remember as a kid, driving past Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and always seeing the towering, hulking figures of the DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011’s belonging to Delta and American Airlines as […]
Back To Page 2 Fire Up The Holodeck, Number One… The virtual cockpit has to be sort of “switched on” from the 2D cockpit view, but it’s not that difficult… unless you’re about to bang your head on your desk because you can’t find any reference to it in the manual after an hour […]
Back To Page 1 They Make Being Huge Look Good… I’ll be up-front, I don’t care for flying the heavies. They’re large, ungainly, and take three counties in West Texas to turn. However, the aircraft in this collection look really, REALLY good. I could take screenshots of them all, but that’s a hell of […]
