Really Enjoying Cliffs!

[smink1701]

Having a great time with Cliffs.  It has come so far since CloD release and I thank the dev team and Jason for its continued viability and success.  Hope it continues to get love and support!

[theOden]

2 hours ago, smink1701 said:

 and Jason for its continued viability and success.

Say what?

[Feathered_IV]

53 minutes ago, theOden said:

Say what?

 

Jason Williams was instrumental in persuading 1c games to release the source code of Cliffs to team fusion. 

[smink1701]

11 hours ago, Feathered_IV said:

 

Jason Williams was instrumental in persuading 1c games to release the source code of Cliffs to team fusion. 

Exactly!

[Buzzsaw]

Team Fusion is grateful for Jason's assistance and continued help in Team Fusion's development of the CoD game engine.  ?

[Avimimus]

It was a really wonderful decision... a real source for joy actually - to see support to be given by the company and the ambitious dream fulfilled by former fans.

[Feathered_IV]

It certainly is a win-win situation all round.  Looking forward to when a trusted third-party can get the RoF code to continue its development too! 

 

 

[Lusekofte]

I honestly like cod better overall

[-47-Uncle_Bob]

1 hour ago, No.322_LuseKofte said:

I honestly like cod better overall

ssshhhhhh, not so loud. Saying that is the same as entering peoples livingrooms and take a dump on the floor.

[Guster]

I just gave CoD Blitz a spin (literally) after being away from it for a few years.

 

Expectations were low given the title's history, but I was happy to learn that the AI actually wants to fight now, and I've had a few lovely skirmishes over the channel.

 

Some of the issues remain - particularly the AA-thing and the dated UI, and the game does not perform as well as the Great Battles series on my rig. Coming back, I find it even stranger that the release took its name from the IL-2 Sturmovik which has nothing to do with the Battle of Britain.

 

Oh well, the Spit vs Messer is just a classic match, so what't not to like.

 

 

[=FEW=Hauggy]

3 hours ago, Guster said:

I just gave CoD Blitz a spin (literally) after being away from it for a few years.

 

Expectations were low given the title's history, but I was happy to learn that the AI actually wants to fight now, and I've had a few lovely skirmishes over the channel.

 

Some of the issues remain - particularly the AA-thing and the dated UI, and the game does not perform as well as the Great Battles series on my rig. Coming back, I find it even stranger that the release took its name from the IL-2 Sturmovik which has nothing to do with the Battle of Britain.

 

Oh well, the Spit vs Messer is just a classic match, so what't not to like.

 

 

IL-2 Sturmovik is the name of the franchise by the way.

Team fusion did a lot of work to make the game playable over the course of many years, enough years for most people to completely loose interest in Cliffs (that should change with new content).

The AA should be improved and we've already had a glimpse of that in the form of a few screenshots. As for that god awful and dated UI I'm gessing we're stuck with it.

Just waiting for the release of Tobruck to play to that antique game again and surely enjoy it.

My greatest fear is the lack of online pilots but given that nobody else is working on a North African themed expansion I think it might be safe to say that there will be a bunch of simmers around.

I'm guessing you're one of these solo players that we know exist because of some scarce forum posting?

Edited April 6, 2020 by =FEW=Hauggy

[Guster]

13 hours ago, =FEW=Hauggy said:

IL-2 Sturmovik is the name of the franchise by the way.

Team fusion did a lot of work to make the game playable over the course of many years, enough years for most people to completely loose interest in Cliffs (that should change with new content).

The AA should be improved and we've already had a glimpse of that in the form of a few screenshots. As for that god awful and dated UI I'm gessing we're stuck with it.

Just waiting for the release of Tobruck to play to that antique game again and surely enjoy it.

My greatest fear is the lack of online pilots but given that nobody else is working on a North African themed expansion I think it might be safe to say that there will be a bunch of simmers around.

I'm guessing you're one of these solo players that we know exist because of some scarce forum posting?

 

I'm a casual gamer and don't post a lot.

 

I really admire the bulldog spirit of TF. They've done a terrific job with the improvements, and the release of Blitz was already a huge step forward. With 4.57 the game now offers a pretty solid offline experience with AI that sort of reminds me of the later developments in Rowan's BoBII Wings of Victory.

 

Perhaps it's just me, but I've always felt the IL-2 name was misleading and confusing for newcomers, and if the devs asked me (which they don't), I'd rebrand the whole thing. The Battle of Britain as a historical event as well as in popular culture, and the whole mythology surrounding it, it has tremendous PR potential, especially in the UK. 'Cliffs of Dover' and 'Cliffs of Dover Blitz' is brilliant and I'd just leave it there. Anecdotal evidence, absolutely, but every time I've mentioned the IL-2 games to friends in real life, they thought it was an Eastern Front tank sim.

 

Keeping the online part of older titles alive is always challenging and requires good communication from the devs and the community, but I think you have a good point that Tobruk has something to offer that isn't available elsewhere at this level of fidelity and detail.

Edited April 7, 2020 by Guster