Battle of Britain 2: Wings of Valour.

Egan · 09-04-05, 11:51 AM

I just picked this up. At first there does not seem to be much difference between this and the Rowansoft original but then you start noticing the lighting, the clouds, the water, the models....The FM feels overhauled too. Seems good so far. Lots of reports of ctds and so on but I've not seem anything yet, myself.

Oberon · 09-04-05, 12:06 PM

Nice....might have to investigate this, I'm one of the select few that still enjoy the original Rowansoft BoB

Egan · 09-05-05, 11:48 AM

Beautiful looking game, with an atmosphere that blows Forgotten battle out of the sky.

The weather effects are stunning. flying below the blanket cloud on a stormy day is just awesome. And for the first time in sim history a 'fair' British day actually looks like a 'fair' British day: Plenty of cloud, a bit grey with sunny spells.

But it really is a bit on the crashy side. Lol, my original Rowansoft copy was more stable.

thyro · 04-13-06, 06:34 AM

This title Battle of Britain II - Wings of Victory (limited edition) is to remain in the shop shelves...

skip it! skip it! and buy something else better!

The game is totaly instable,

The planes aren't stable and very hard to find little dots (which might/not be german planes)

Crashes followed by crashes and not even patches solved the problems

Plane graphics aren't precise and sometimes would get very odd during the gameplay.

My advise on this game is simple:

If your game shop doesn't give you refunds... then spend your money in other game (skip this one and don't even look at box/magazine pictures... that was my fall!)

...

Buy this "game" (if we can use the word "game" to describe this pile of x) if you want to become disapointed with it.

<--- unfortunatly the shop that I use doesn't make refunds otherwise I would have returned it... Anyway it went straight to the rubish bin after trying it for several days to see if I could make it a bit stable...

Â£35 to the bin!

Egan · 04-26-06, 03:20 PM

Yeah, I've junked it now. More unstable than a Psycho on crank. even worse than the original.

Still a great game, though....what a shame.

CaptainCruise · 05-07-06, 05:10 PM

They'll probably release a patch for the game some time in the future that will address the instability issues.

One question.....does your computer meet all the "recommended" system requirements instead of the minimum ones? That will go a long way towards having a stable game.

Other than that, try getting some people together, start contacting the company and explain what the problem is. Make them understand that it's a widespread problem affecting a lot of people. Listen to what they have to say, and go from there. Hopefully they'll address the problem.

Egan · 05-08-06, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainCruise

One question.....does your computer meet all the "recommended" system requirements instead of the minimum ones?

Yup. And the rest. I haven't played it in a long while, though. I must try again with most recent patch.

09-04-05, 11:51 AM	#1
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Battle of Britain 2: Wings of Valour. I just picked this up. At first there does not seem to be much difference between this and the Rowansoft original but then you start noticing the lighting, the clouds, the water, the models....The FM feels overhauled too. Seems good so far. Lots of reports of ctds and so on but I've not seem anything yet, myself.

09-04-05, 12:06 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Nice....might have to investigate this, I'm one of the select few that still enjoy the original Rowansoft BoB

09-05-05, 11:48 AM	#3
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Beautiful looking game, with an atmosphere that blows Forgotten battle out of the sky. The weather effects are stunning. flying below the blanket cloud on a stormy day is just awesome. And for the first time in sim history a 'fair' British day actually looks like a 'fair' British day: Plenty of cloud, a bit grey with sunny spells. But it really is a bit on the crashy side. Lol, my original Rowansoft copy was more stable.

04-13-06, 06:34 AM	#4
thyro Commander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: on a rock surrounded by water, that people call it UK Posts: 473 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	This title Battle of Britain II - Wings of Victory (limited edition) is to remain in the shop shelves... skip it! skip it! and buy something else better! The game is totaly instable, The planes aren't stable and very hard to find little dots (which might/not be german planes) Crashes followed by crashes and not even patches solved the problems Plane graphics aren't precise and sometimes would get very odd during the gameplay. My advise on this game is simple: If your game shop doesn't give you refunds... then spend your money in other game (skip this one and don't even look at box/magazine pictures... that was my fall!) ... Buy this "game" (if we can use the word "game" to describe this pile of x) if you want to become disapointed with it. <--- unfortunatly the shop that I use doesn't make refunds otherwise I would have returned it... Anyway it went straight to the rubish bin after trying it for several days to see if I could make it a bit stable... Â£35 to the bin!

04-26-06, 03:20 PM	#5
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I've junked it now. More unstable than a Psycho on crank. even worse than the original. Still a great game, though....what a shame.

05-07-06, 05:10 PM	#6
CaptainCruise Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Long Island, New York...home of the 5 gallon economy bucket of "Cruiser's Crunchy Egg Salad"!!! Posts: 141 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	They'll probably release a patch for the game some time in the future that will address the instability issues. One question.....does your computer meet all the "recommended" system requirements instead of the minimum ones? That will go a long way towards having a stable game. Other than that, try getting some people together, start contacting the company and explain what the problem is. Make them understand that it's a widespread problem affecting a lot of people. Listen to what they have to say, and go from there. Hopefully they'll address the problem.