What new front would you want to see?

[Enceladus828]

Hopefully a new front can be added in FC3.

 

 

Edit: unless the devs are the ones who primarily make the map, a new front for FC3 which wasn’t in RoF is unlike to happen.

Edited October 21, 2022 by Enceladus

[Patricks]

Isn't Normandy a Channel Map?

[BMA_FlyingShark]

Any of the options would do for me but if I have to choose one, I go for the Channel Front.

 

Have a nice day.

 

4 hours ago, Patricks said:

Isn't Normandy a Channel Map?

Yes but the Normandy map that's coming is more South, the original RoF one that the OP is referring to was more to the North and had more of the Belgian coast and the famous Flanders Fields on it.

 

Have a nice day.

 

[Rodwonder]

I voted the Channel map... But 1914-15 map would nice too. 

[BMA_Hellbender]

Adding the Channel Front would be trivial at this point and they can add the existing Felixstowe, Brandenburg W12 and Hanriot HD.1/HD.2 right over.

 

Plus a good testbed for seaplanes in the PTO.

[J2_Trupobaw]

Channel "Front" turned out to be dead end, at least from MP PoV. The planes were nice, but flyable strip of sea 10 km off Belgian coast on main map would serve the same purpose unless you want to fly Felixstowe out of Felixstowe.⛔

Re-releasing west Ukrainian map in current political climate would be opening a can of worms. ⛔

Early Western Front would be easy to do off Western Front, but would require completely different planeset and there wouldn't be much action to be had. As niche as extending map to Felixstowe for sake of flying a Felixstowe. ⛔

My money is all on Italian front. Actually interesting and different setting, not done before, basic Entente planes are already implemented so there is room for odd Entente planes (Hanriot!) , kickass Austrian machines (Oefagg Albatros ! , Hansa-Brandenburg C.I !), opportunity to build Oefagg Albatros properly  from ground up then use it to revise German Albatros line...

Edited June 22, 2022 by J2_Trupobaw

[BMA_Hellbender]

1 minute ago, J2_Trupobaw said:

Channel "Front" turned out to be dead end, at least from MP PoV. The planes were nice, but flyable strip of sea 10 km off Belgian coast on main map would serve the same purpose unless you want to fly Felixstowe out of Felixstowe.⛔

 

The Channel Front turned out to be dead because the map had horrible performance issues and wasn't available in multiplayer to people who hadn't bought the expansion. This would not be the case for IL-2/Flying Circus. That said, the flooded Yser plain could still be a performance hog if they implement it the same way.

 

I think it's still the most likely candidate as three planes already exist for it.

 

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My money is all on Italian front. Actually interesting and different setting, not done before, basic Entente planes are already implemented so there is room for odd Entente planes (Hanriot!) , kickass Austrian machines (Oefagg Albatros ! , Hansa-Brandenburg C.I !), opportunity to build Oefagg Albatrosproperly  from ground up then use it to revise German Albatros line...

 

Totally down for the Italian front. I want to see mountains, Gandalf, mountains!

[JGr2/J5_Klugermann]

 

[BMA_Hellbender]

1 hour ago, J5_Klugermann said:

 

 

Was half-expecting this to be about the Judean People's Front vs the People's Front of Judea.

[Cynic_Al]

13 hours ago, Hellbender said:

 Hanriot HD.1/HD.2

 

 

I'm sure they would be just as overwhelmingly popular as they were in RoF.

[ST_Catchov]

Well I wouldn't mind seeing the Harriet. Willi Poppins done good in it. But enough Belgian history.

 

I like early war so kill me. And the channel map has attractions but ....

 

The Italian front kinda mixes the two but with mountains and stuff. And Harriets potentially. So I'm going Italian.

[BMA_FlyingShark]

1 minute ago, ST_Catchov said:

Poppins

COPPENS.

 

Have a nice day.

 

[RNAS10_Mitchell]

Would love to see the float planes  but as others have said/eluded, thier joy would be best found in appropriate match ups.  Ie...the server or mission would need to be one where only specific and appropriate other planes would be available.  I think if paired right with the appropriate planes  it would be a blast.

 

 

[BMA_Hellbender]

15 hours ago, Cynic_Al said:

I'm sure they would be just as overwhelmingly popular as they were in RoF.

Real men fly crap planes.

[Odovacer]

I'd like to be able to fly the death trap that is the Fokker III Eindecker again! So much fun!

[Russkly]

Are Verdun and the southern French sector included in the new FC2 map?

 

If not, that would be interesting - similar plane set to what we already have but interesting terrain.

 

 

[IckyATLAS]

I voted Other, because I always dream of Pacific lagoons and blue and emerald waters with coral reefs seen in transparency, as the blue sky above is peppered of nice small black flowers and comets leaving a trail of fire and dark plume, in a nice long curved flight plunging into the sea with a big white spray that becomes the white shroud entombing a courageous, daring and gallant pilot.

[[F.Circus]MoerasGrizzly]

On 6/22/2022 at 11:04 AM, Hellbender said:

Adding the Channel Front would be trivial at this point and they can add the existing Felixstowe, Brandenburg W12 and Hanriot HD.1/HD.2 right over.

 

Plus a good testbed for seaplanes in the PTO.

 

[LVA_Picard]

Don,t care as long we get the Nieuport 11 ore 17  than this game is finaly ready ?

[No.23_Starling]

The front of my SE5a with the wings still attached 

[Docholiday]

Channel front   with   Hansa Brandenburgs and Felixtowe flying boats hunting U.boats   ?

 

 

Cheers

 

Doc

[EAF19_Marsh]

Bee

Eee

Tooo

See

 

Loos and Neuve Chapelle / 1916 Somme area. Are we getting that in FC2? Am holding out for the map before buying.

[76SQN-Minimayhemtemp]

I want to see FC2 actually finished and delivered.  What's the point in these polls anyway when there's so much unfinished work and issues that need fixing?

[Enceladus828]

Unless I am mistaken, Ugra Media is rebuilding the Western Front RoF map in phases for FC: they’re essentially typing up a handwritten document and making any fixes or changes where necessary from the original.

 

I don’t know if Ugra has been affected by events since February, and if they have my condolences are with them. With all due respect to them and their abilities to make content, if there is a new front in FC3 then unless the devs are the ones who primarily make the map, it should be a front that was in RoF such as the Channel or Tarnopol (Ternopil)* as what they’re doing for the FC2 map is expanding the Arras sector for FC1 and making the Verdun sector. In the almost 2 years since FC2 was announced, as of the current DD we’ve seen very few, if any, images of it; the same goes to the 2 FC Collectors which were announced ~18 months ago and the last time we saw images of them was in May — 5 months ago. This just goes to show that an experienced 3rd party team may not be able to produce planes and maps at the rate that the main team can. With that, an early war Western Front consisting entirely or a considerable amount of planes not in RoF may not happen (having some optimism here).

 

* A Tarnopol map may not be possible at this time due to reasons we all know.

[Zooropa_Fly]

I'm not convinced we'll get a whole module next. 

If we get any more FC, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a smaller package just to flesh-out the plane set : N17 ; early Alby's ; Pup ; ok what the hell.. Hanriot !

That sort of thing, just a guess of course. 

[TheSaxman]

I'd love to see the early stages of the war, c.1914-1915. I loved playing the full career mode in Red Baron, getting to start at the beginning and work your way forward, and actually experience just how fast aircraft developed, and the difference each leap forward made as those innovations were introduced. It'd be an especially nice way to give some of the aircraft that are obsolete in 1918 an opportunity to be at the top of the heap during the earlier stages of the conflict.

[Zooropa_Fly]

3 hours ago, TheSaxman said:

I'd love to see the early stages of the war, c.1914-1915.

 

Me too, but I doubt we'll ever get anything from that period.

Most planes from then were reconnaissance, so I don't see a module that would get enough people to open their wallets again.

Early war wasn't that popular in RoF MP unfortunately. After the EIII, DH2, and S16, the next planes up on either side are going to dominante the scene.

If they'd released early war as FC1 and moved forward in time, then the game might have grown as it progressed..

 

But you never know, here's hoping !

 

[Patricks]

Just get Rise of Flight (base is free now), buy only early war planes and go!

Edited October 22, 2022 by Patricks

[TheSaxman]

5 hours ago, Zooropa_Fly said:

 

Me too, but I doubt we'll ever get anything from that period.

Most planes from then were reconnaissance, so I don't see a module that would get enough people to open their wallets again.

Early war wasn't that popular in RoF MP unfortunately. After the EIII, DH2, and S16, the next planes up on either side are going to dominante the scene.

If they'd released early war as FC1 and moved forward in time, then the game might have grown as it progressed..

 

But you never know, here's hoping !

 

I'm more thinking about the career mode, not MP. In MP the more powerful planes will ALWAYS be the most popular. It was the same way in Aces High; back when they had the arena's split into periods, you could almost never find a fight in the Early or Mid War arenas. Everyone was in Late War. But having an offline campaign opens up a great many more options.