IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Anounnced with 128 player multiplayer

Dano · 13 Mar 2011 at 09:53

XRAY said:
Is this what became of "Storm of War: Battle of Britain"?

Yes, name change by the publishers.

Joystick not required but will make a massive difference.

Copy protection, whine to UBI, it's not that bad compared to lots of stuff out there.

Dano · 13 Mar 2011 at 09:55

Oh and DX11 is no go for launch, too unstable according to Oleg.

KnightStalker · 13 Mar 2011 at 09:57

Hmm interesting, so DX10 i presume will be used? which is probably the best bet in the general scheme of things as most people will have a DX10 card to bring it to life.

Dano · 13 Mar 2011 at 10:00

DX9 and 10 as it'll work on XP too.

KnightStalker · 13 Mar 2011 at 10:17

Ah i heard rumours from my squadron it would be vista and up only, something i can now relay back to the members with XP to tell them they dont need to upgrade or anything now lol.

Gimpymoo · 13 Mar 2011 at 10:41

rexehuk said:
Will NOT be purchasing this game... read why here:

http://il-2-sturmovik.ubi.com/cliffs-of-dovers/blog/uk/?p=1162

Ubi have downed this ship and she wont be sailing anymore .

Steamworks integration, YABBA DABBA DOO.

Best thing to have happened to the game in my opinion.

Unfortunate you cannot install it on your 27 computers without an internet connection.

Daniel C · 13 Mar 2011 at 10:48

Looking forward to this one! Been playing IL 2 Sturmovik 1946 for a few weeks and I'm slowly realising its the sort of game you need to play and play to get reasonably good (like most sims I suppose)

Also the copy protection does not bother me in the slightest, not buying a game you want because of it is very silly imo

Gimpymoo · 13 Mar 2011 at 10:49

Would a Saitek X52 be appropiate for this game?

Are pedals required?

Dj_Jestar · 13 Mar 2011 at 10:51

X52 is perfect, pedals not essential - twist stick fine.

I'm 100% getting this, been flying IL2 for nearly a decade.

KnightStalker · 13 Mar 2011 at 10:59

Gimpymoo said:
Would a Saitek X52 be appropiate for this game?

Are pedals required?

X52 normal or pro is perfect for the job, many of our squadron use them, Rudder pedals are a somewhat cliche type thing, while the twist stick does the job, it can get a little annoying in some angles of the stick movement, but not that often. Id say get an X52, and if you start to enjoy it and want more, grab the pedals at a later date.

discobiscuits · 13 Mar 2011 at 12:57

looks pretty good

Edrof · 13 Mar 2011 at 15:41

KnightStalker said:
If you want to be any good yes, if your a casual gamer, i guess keyboard and mouse works, must admit back when IL-2 was first released i played with keyboard and mouse for about 2 month before i bought my first stick.

And Xray i believe so.

Thanks for the info! Good that it's not mandatory. I'll probably want a stick after playing it anyway

Metalface Mark · 13 Mar 2011 at 16:10

I feel really sorry for people who dont buy things due to DRM, ive enjoyed 3 or 4 notorious DRM games from ubisoft without a single problem, their loss

Gimpymoo · 13 Mar 2011 at 16:22

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8071032709/m/3041099319/p/1

There are some proper goons in there.

One of em calls Steam "Draconian Malware" and one says "Had problems uninstalling it"?

Must be thick as 2 planks.

The players who are "refusing" to purchase this based on the Steamworks integration are mad. One even says they are splitting the community?????

Steamworks integration means entirely the opposite.

They should be thankfull it does not have the usual Ubisoft DRM, they would probably have a heart attack.

MissChief · 13 Mar 2011 at 16:54

They are splitting the community. into those that buy the game and those that don't!

FallshirmjAEger · 13 Mar 2011 at 16:58

Is there a list of confirmed flyable aircraft?

The spitfire and bf109-e are a given, but stka dive bombers are a blast (literally)

Streeteh · 13 Mar 2011 at 17:00

I for one shall not be buying this as i deem it of utmost importance to reinstall my games more than once a month.

This is sarcasm

Creelers · 13 Mar 2011 at 17:24

Wait, 3 installs?

Damn that, I reinstall my games about 10 times a month.

Gimpymoo · 13 Mar 2011 at 17:37

WHAT?

My computer has to be online?

I only connect to the internet twice a day to check my favourite BBS sites.

Streeteh · 13 Mar 2011 at 17:40

Gimpymoo said:
WHAT?

My computer has to be online?

I only connect to the internet twice a day to check my favourite BBS sites.

I know this is sarcasm but i still feel this is worth pointing out:

You can install and play this on a computer that never has and never will have a net connection. This is because you can get an activation code from their website from any computer, this activation code is needed once per installation. So basically if someone was totally cut off from the net, they could still get the activation code from a web-cafe or i imagine even a 3G mobile phone.