Jackfraser24 Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 17 hours ago, Zooropa_Fly said: How's the weather on your planet Jack ? Do you all think remaking all the Great Battles titles is a bad idea business wise?
AndyJWest Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Jack, businesses simply don't work like that. You don't map out your entire product line decades in advance if the development cycle for individual products is a few years at most. You don't have the necessary information to make an informed decision that far ahead, and trying to do so is a waste of time. 1
Jackfraser24 Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 1 minute ago, AndyJWest said: Jack, businesses simply don't work like that. You don't map out your entire product line decades in advance if the development cycle for individual products is a few years at most. You don't have the necessary information to make an informed decision that far ahead, and trying to do so is a waste of time. Ah, I see what you’re saying. You cannot plan that far ahead in business. Got it. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Jackfraser24 Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 17 minutes ago, AndyJWest said: Question. Which IL-2 module would you really like to see done in the near future? *I may have asked you this before so I sincerely apologise for this.
Aapje Posted February 21 Posted February 21 11 hours ago, Jackfraser24 said: Do you all think remaking all the Great Battles titles is a bad idea business wise? Yes, because people have already played it, and relatively few people will want to pay full price for an improved version of the same thing. My idea would be something like: Korea > 2 PTO modules > Italy > PTO > Winter/Continuation War > North Africa > Battle of Britain > Barbarossa That would give a lot of diversity in maps, planes, climates, etc. Plenty of possibilities before remaking things. And if remakes are to be done, then the longer one waits, the better the remakes will be. 1
Jackfraser24 Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 6 hours ago, Aapje said: That would give a lot of diversity in maps, planes, climates, etc. Plenty of possibilities before remaking things. And if remakes are to be done, then the longer one waits, the better the remakes will be. I think you’re right about this. I don’t think the Great Battles titles should be remade right away. Just wait until a whole lot of new things are done.
Jackfraser24 Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 7 hours ago, Aapje said: My idea would be something like: Korea > 2 PTO modules > Italy > PTO > Winter/Continuation War > North Africa > Battle of Britain > Barbarossa I like your sequence of theatres. But I’d really like to see a Battle of Britain module made for the new series after they are done with the PTO as I think that we are well overdue for a new Battle of Britain module in combat flight simulation.
ST_Catchov Posted February 22 Posted February 22 We need the E3. The more 109's the better. Stars align and anxiety recedes. But not the E7 coz they don't do drop tanks. 1
Jackfraser24 Posted February 24 Author Posted February 24 On 2/22/2025 at 1:33 PM, ST_Catchov said: We need the E3. The more 109's the better. Stars align and anxiety recedes. But not the E7 coz they don't do drop tanks. The E-3 would most likely be used in a Battle of Britain scenario, one that I am hopeful that they will do in the new series sometime in the near future after the Pacific.
Jackfraser24 Posted March 10 Author Posted March 10 (edited) Would anyone like to see a reiteration of IL-2: Cliffs of Dover into the new series? Personally I think it would be a good idea once the Pacific is done. Edited March 10 by Jackfraser24
ST_Catchov Posted March 10 Posted March 10 No way! Sounds like some kind of abseiling sim. I'd rather have the Battle of Britain not this Dover crap.
Jackfraser24 Posted March 10 Author Posted March 10 5 hours ago, ST_Catchov said: No way! Sounds like some kind of abseiling sim. I'd rather have the Battle of Britain not this Dover crap. I meant a title like Britain: IL-2 Series.
Jackfraser24 Posted March 13 Author Posted March 13 (edited) I think that a Britain: IL-2 Series module title could work very well. Reason why I say this is because: It was a very iconic battle of WWII so people would know instantly what it is about. This was the largest solely air to air battle in the history of the world if I am not mistaken. I believe we are overdue for an IL-2 module based on the Battle of Britain. Cliffs of Dover looked old and outdated (imo) by the time it was released in 2011. It would be nice to have a Battle of Britain module from IL-2 where the gameplay is more faithful to how it is in Great Battles and 1946, but much more modernized. The pilot career mode would be amazing and full on. We'd be able to fly iconic variants of iconic planes that operated in the RAF, Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica. The map would be big and beautiful and cover much of Northern France, Western Benelux and Southern England. The map of a Battle of Britain based module could be worked on as a template for a future Blitz, Channel Front or Normandy module. Multiplayer would be fun and challenging as you could have recreations of the battle set up by the developers. British Aircraft Beaufighter Mk.I (Collector) Defiant Mk.I Gladiator Mk.I Hurricane Mk.I Spitfire Mk.I German Aircraft Bf-109 E-3 Bf-110 C-2 He-111 H-2 Ju-87 B-1 Ju-88 A-1 Italian Bonus Pack Ba.20 CR.42 G.50bis Just so you know, I know that the Pacific is next, and personally (although I know no one asked) I'm happy about this. But once they are done with the Pacific, or done at least for a while, I think they should do a Battle of Britain title. Edited March 13 by Jackfraser24
Jackfraser24 Posted March 18 Author Posted March 18 What would you think about a hypothetical Korea: IL-2 Vol II? The suggested title I give would really just be a pack of 8 aircraft that would be perfect for the Korean War based combat flight simulator. These planes would fill in the gaps left by planes not already in the initial game. Some planes would be a completely different type to the ones that will already be in the game while others would be variants of existing aircraft. Since there is only one map that will exist for the Korean War in the new series, thought that it would be a good idea to further capitalize on Korea: IL-2 Series by making more planes for the Korean War where making a second map or making more parts to it isn't necessary. So now I will do what I do best on this forum. Make lists. Plane List F-86 F-30 Sabre F3D-2 Skynight F4U-5N Corsair F7F-3N Tigercat La-9 La-11 Meteor F.8 Sea Fury FB.11
Jackfraser24 Posted March 24 Author Posted March 24 On 3/13/2025 at 4:20 PM, Jackfraser24 said: I think that a Britain: IL-2 Series module title could work very well. Reason why I say this is because: It was a very iconic battle of WWII so people would know instantly what it is about. This was the largest solely air to air battle in the history of the world if I am not mistaken. I believe we are overdue for an IL-2 module based on the Battle of Britain. Cliffs of Dover looked old and outdated (imo) by the time it was released in 2011. It would be nice to have a Battle of Britain module from IL-2 where the gameplay is more faithful to how it is in Great Battles and 1946, but much more modernized. The pilot career mode would be amazing and full on. We'd be able to fly iconic variants of iconic planes that operated in the RAF, Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica. The map would be big and beautiful and cover much of Northern France, Western Benelux and Southern England. The map of a Battle of Britain based module could be worked on as a template for a future Blitz, Channel Front or Normandy module. Multiplayer would be fun and challenging as you could have recreations of the battle set up by the developers. British Aircraft Beaufighter Mk.I (Collector) Defiant Mk.I Gladiator Mk.I Hurricane Mk.I Spitfire Mk.I German Aircraft Bf-109 E-3 Bf-110 C-2 He-111 H-2 Ju-87 B-1 Ju-88 A-1 Italian Bonus Pack Ba.20 CR.42 G.50bis Just so you know, I know that the Pacific is next, and personally (although I know no one asked) I'm happy about this. But once they are done with the Pacific, or done at least for a while, I think they should do a Battle of Britain title. So what do you think? A go or a no go? 1
1CGS LukeFF Posted March 24 1CGS Posted March 24 Locking this up. We've announced what's coming for Korea and that the Pacific is coming after that.
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