New WW2 Bomber Combat Flight Sim?

[GoldenRivet]

* Based on the engine for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

* Choose from numerous variants of the B-17 from 1941-45

* over 100 different squadrons with unique markings and insignia

* over 2,500 unique and convincing damage and disintegration models

* Realistic and engaging briefings with AI crew asking questions and raising points about the upcoming raid make you feel as if you're really there.

* Try to survive 25 heart stopping missions through heavy flack and swarms of enemy fighters in the single campaign or play with up to ten of your friends in the multiplayer campaign.

* Train in either Pilot, Bombardier, or various Gunner positions and perfect your skills in the heat of combat.

* Engaging story line and cut scenes tell the tale of your crew's transformation from nervous rookies to battle hardened veterans

* Fully rendered 3D interior first person view allows you to walk from nose to tail of the bomber and witness the action first hand as you render first aid to other crew members, fight fires, gather ammunition, operate vital systems manually or even bail out of your crippled aircraft through an emergency hatch.

* Fly with massive armadas consisting of up to 100 B-17s as you complete realistic and historically accurate missions into occupied Europe from bases in England and North Africa.







If such a game existed... would you be interested?

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

If such a game existed... would you be interested?

Well DUUUUH!

[GoldenRivet]

thats what im screamin' yet the only dedicated example we have is Microprose's B-17 The Mighty Eighth circa 2000

Its been over 10 freakin years man!

and when i have this on MSFS... this dont cut it.

sure there are mods for combat flight sim, and pacific fighters etc that let you fly a B-17...

but what about something on the microprose scale... the Silent Hunter 3 with GWX of the B-17 simulator world?

what gives ?

[tater]

I want full-sized missions. Not just 100. You can do that in il-2 right now sorta.

[krashkart]

I'd definitely buy a sim like that, especially if it could be expanded to include (at the very least) Lancasters and Libby's.

[gimpy117]

http://riseofflight.com/Forum/viewto...p?f=45&t=14372

rise of flight is getting bombers

[razark]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

thats what im screamin' yet the only dedicated example we have is Microprose's B-17 The Mighty Eighth circa 2000

I had the predecessor to that one, B-17 Flying Fortress.

The Mighty Eighth would be a step up, but I've never tried it. I still have the original running on DOSBox, and I'm still waiting for a worthy followup. Just as long as it has random missions, and not the same 25 every time I play, I'll sign up.

Are you going to post a new thread when you release it?

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by razark

I had the predecessor to that one, B-17 Flying Fortress.

I almost purchased that but spent my milk money on something else.

Milk i think it was.

at any rate.

I enjoy B-17 the mighty eighth, its a good game overall. But...

the graphics are terrible (after all it is 10 years old)

you never have more than like... 16 B-17s on screen.

the sound is easily messed up.

a good copy is hard to find.

you only get the one paint scheme despite the ability to select from several different bomb groups and squadrons.

lack of multiplayer is a real bummer.

but there is a fun quality about the game in general.

basically i think if they revamped the B-17 series like they did between SH2 and SH3 youd have a hell of a fun game on your hands.

[Blood_splat]

[krashkart]

^^



(featuring impersonated Winston Churchill)

[GoldenRivet]

that was one of the first video games i ever remember playing to be honest.

B-17 bomber along with:

Night Stalker
Frog Bog
Armor battle
Astrosmash
Sub Hunt
Space Spartans
White Water Rapids
Beauty and the Beast

there were several others.

Night Stalker would be cool... modernized into a 1st person shooter somehow.

I remember when i was like 5 years old my dad was playing B-17 and i was watching. The phone rang and he set the remote down. "I have one bomb left, dont drop it! Dont touch anything ill be right back."

he came back a couple of minutes later minus one bomb

he was like "You dropped my bomb!"

LMAO HAHAHA

[krashkart]

There are three games I remember playing on Atari:

Centipede (of course)
Second was some kind of adventure game, and the third game you had to defend an underwater city from some sort of spaceships.

I also remember borrowing Spitfire from a friend. It was lame even for its time.

I'd like to see Centipede modernized as an FPS, but instead of shooting at the centipedes, you have have to fend them off with a Whiffle bat. (Or a waffle iron)


I think this B-17 sim should definitely come with a campaign editor and templates for the nose art, GR.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

If such a game existed... would you be interested?

Of course as long as the gameplay was engaging enough.

* Try to survive 25 heart stopping missions through heavy flack and swarms of enemy fighters in the single campaign

* Engaging story line and cut scenes tell the tale of your crew's transformation from nervous rookies to battle hardened veterans

Nope wouldn't play it.

Don't do linear storyline games, waste of money for me.

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

If such a game existed... would you be interested?

Nope,

it lacks B-24's, B-25's and lets not forget the RAF Bombers like the Halifax, Lancaster etc.

drop the storyline, just give me a campaign system like the one in BoBII:WoV

Then I'm Game

HunterICX