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01-19-09, 02:04 PM | #226 |
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I've heard stories of OFF devs., or users, not really sure, that rants anyone not playing with 100% realism, and becomes unpleasant when critisislm is brought to them. I don't know if this is true, but I've had no reason to doubt it. I guess I don't have any real problems with OFF itself, P2 is excellent, but rather with some of the people involved with it.
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I suspect the screenshot of the Spad shows a new plane fresh off the assembly line. If you look at some of the other pictures on their website, you'll notice that the Albatros shows weathering effects (darkened paint and wood with a grizzled tone). Quote:
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They will also release more planes as time goes by, which you can download for $5, or you can wait two weeks (at which point they're released to the public for download, free of charge). I believe the Sopwith Camel and Nieuport 17 will also be released with it, too, along with a few two-seaters. TG was also discussing adding zeppelins to the game. Of course, some of these machines aren't flyable, but ROF has been made to be extremely modder-friendly, meaning that with a little work, you can make the unflyable flyable. Quote:
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01-19-09, 07:54 PM | #230 |
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I'm sorry about that, Specter. I meant to quote Catfish's post.
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01-19-09, 07:59 PM | #231 |
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Stealth Hunter, If what you say about RoF is true, I will be keeping an eye on it too. You made it sound so much better then anything I've read about it anywhere.
Just curious, I know $50 is a lot for a mod, what do you think would be fair for Phase 3? I think with all the work they have put into it, I have no problem with them charging, just not $50 for the mod. I hope you don't think their time and effort is not worth anything and you just want it FREE so you can fly it for many hours, days or weeks. I'm sure that much time should be worth something. don't you?
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01-19-09, 08:23 PM | #232 |
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A fair price for OFF? I'd go with $10.
$20 - $50 are the average costs for stand-alone games. As such, I might pay $15 for it, but nothing higher. Oh, here's a little more on ROF's features: http://riseofflight.com/Blogs/December-2008/Game-design.aspx |
01-19-09, 08:42 PM | #233 |
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Here's another screenshot of ROF:
http://wwiaircombat.com/pics/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=27 It looks like a picture, doesn't it? Or at the very least, a painting. Last edited by Stealth Hunter; 01-20-09 at 08:30 PM. |
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I really like the idea of additional awrds, not just medals and ranks for the single campaign flyers like myself.
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01-20-09, 08:35 PM | #236 |
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Before I forget, here's a video of the flow particles demonstration. This creates air, smoke, and fire effects that all look very realistic, and it also affects the handling of aircraft. It's not scripted, it's totally dynamic. It's just like RealFlow, only we're dealing with gas and not water.
Here: http://wwiaircombat.com/articles/rise-of-flight-promo-movie-8-airflow-demo Here's a demonstration of water effects: http://wwiaircombat.com/articles/rise-of-flight-promo-movie-2-open-water All this is running on an Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT. |
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01-20-09, 10:59 PM | #238 |
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I've been debating wheather or not to get off but I think I'll hold out until RoF is out instead.
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01-20-09, 11:10 PM | #239 |
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I don't think you'll be disappointed with ROF.
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01-21-09, 12:30 AM | #240 |
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The graphics look very nice indeed. However, I didn't see anything on the ROF web site about a release date. When can we expect it to be released? Thanks.
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