Smurfy1967

Yes thanks, faith restored.

What`s the online capacity likely to be and is it possible to have a dedi-server?. ie How many players online can we expect to see with decent frame rates on decent systems. I`ve read that the online side of things is not RRG`s responsibility, but imo if you join forces with another team it`s a shared issue. I`ve also been told that 20+ players on the current system and someone engaging in combat results in slideshows, hopefully something will be optimised to allow for proper online play??

I`ve sent him a visitor message, but it`s like communicating with an ostrich I`m not holding out any hope he`ll actually read it. Sorry to be so blunt but this forum should be a hotbed for him to feed off and to some extent he has, but the lack of communication and postings I find staggering.

Dunno Which thread does he read, he needs to get on here regularly given it`s his baby , honestly can`t they find a better frontman god knows they need one.

Lol Pizzicato , I used to get it at work, I`d tell the junior designer my thoughts on the design he`d go and tell the gaffer and they`d spend a while patting him on the back for HIS great idea!!!! he ended up in charge yet couldn`t design his way out of a box. I posted that idea in the Kickstarter linked to the Typhoon about 90 mins ago. Anyway it`s here now and it`s a good way of getting more interest. This kickstarter isn`t getting 375k at it`s current progress not even near, the stretches are far too big to appeal and Luthier needs to show his face more often on his own forum (this one) imo, 4 posts in 4 days is hardly good enough given the enormity of the task. The incentives weren`t the problem, the gap between them was and that hasn`t been addressed.

Yeh it was mine!!

Yeh Roy but it`s not fresh blood .only 40 backers today, the majority of the cash has been people upping pledges. Can`t we kidnap Bill Gates and make him chip in??? Long way to go, the 100 will be passed I`m sure, the stretches look like mission impossible at the current rate of pledging.

I don`t know Recon, but what I do know is the project write-up on kickstarter contained mistakes, people weren`t entirely sure who was getting what for what, people can see that donating nothing gets you 3 planes and a map, and that there`s been little evidence of anything RRG is working on. Now either I`m totally wrong but that ain`t the best way to kick off a project. I want the stretch goals as much as anyone, but if the fence sitters stay on the face, the free loaders don`t put anything in and the project manager isn`t seen to be manicly pushing the project it doesn`t bode well?? I`m sorry if that's unfair or harsh, but it`s how your less hardcore punter sees it.

You`ve got a point mate that`s for sure, the fella needs our help but he also needs to listen to what the punters are saying.

This is off some guy on the kickstarter comments page, pretty much nails it imo. "Just my opinion, having been a part of about almost 20 Kickstarters, successful ones update almost every other day with more information about their games, concept art, music, models, gameplay, design, etc. I hope you are planning on more regular updates going forward. Thanks!"

Can someone who knows about programming explain to the masses why tree collision is such a problem , why do they have to be treated as individual items ? can`t they be a group so instead of tracking each one whole areas are tracked, say grid co-ordinates and height, enter that area at less than that height and boom you`re a gonner. Or can they be groups of 50 modelled as one entity. I don`t know I`m just curious. I see tree collision as a must have feature in a sim, CloD with the people deliberately flying through vegetation to avoid detection isn`t par for a top flight sim. If you take offence at this post then why?, I`ve merely asked a reasonable question.

Quote: Originally Posted by Smurfy1967 I`ll put cash into this a:when it works straight out of the box and b:when it contains everything stated on the box, my memory is capable of remembering Pacific Fighters and CloD which was dumped on an unsuspecting community in a clearly un-finished state. So Mr Shevchenko what assurances can you give the community that this new project isn`t going to be a dud???? "The reason we are doing a kickstarter is precisely this. I have never once in my career had enough time and money to develop the project as I wanted it. It was always a - "I need X dollars and Y months to build this." "OK, we'll give you 0.7X and Y-6 months, and if you don't do everything plus a few extra features, we're shutting you down." I did not enjoy that, the team did not enjoy that, and the fans did not enjoy that. I have absolutely no desire to go down that road again. I swore off flight sims altogether after the last fiasco. The fact that I am back means that I am hoping to turn a new page. If you are asking for assurances though, of course I can't offer anything but words at this point. The initial release will be available free of charge though, so I really do not see what you have to lose when you try it out. Conversely, I see absolutely no reason to release a broken game for free, thus making no money initially and losing any chance of making any in the future." Fair enough can`t say fairer than that , best of luck.

I`ll put cash into this a:when it works straight out of the box and b:when it contains everything stated on the box, my memory is capable of remembering Pacific Fighters and CloD which was dumped on an unsuspecting community in a clearly un-finished state. So Mr Shevchenko what assurances can you give the community that this new project isn`t going to be a dud????

Yeh sry, got a bit excited and failed to read all info text, my bad doh!!!

Just downloaded the new patch, installed it (didn`t remove any previous stuff), now the P51 isn`t in my available planes only the Su25 is there, and as an aside the training tab sent the sim into the " looks like I`m loading but getting nowhere " loop. Anyone help please?