I can get so angry when game companys put the wrong specs on the box just to sell one copy more to unsuspecting customers.

As I said just curious. I know Wayward makes this game for Hasbro and there are no other ties than a paycheck I suspect. Just want to know what you would find acceptable game speed.

We have a fan site at www.bombs-away.net on which we're going to publish a performance matrix as soon as we get the code finished and stable.

At the point where we can put our hands on our hearts and tell you the truth KNOWING that you won't be disapointed - we'll let you know.

I mean, would you want to make a guess (even an educated one) and then be held to it before you knew for sure?

Iain

Tracer

Currently we're working to get all the features in for the controllable aircraft...

B-17's focus has always been strength in depth, rather than breadth - after all there are already sims that have 100+ planes in the air at once, but no sims with damage models as complex as B-17, or a crew that learns in the way our crew does, or even exists in the way our crew is right there for the player to manage.

Just roll on release day-currently set at 24th September at EB

Tracer

"B-17's focus has always been strength in depth, rather than breadth - after all there are already sims that have 100+ planes in the air at once, but no sims with damage models as complex as B-17, or a crew that learns in the way our crew does, or even exists in the way our crew is right there for the player to manage."

Ian, it would be *great* if you could secretly build into the sim the ability to expand functionality at a later date (via a commandline switch or something) so that it *could* accomodate a hundred planes or so.

Then, swear on a bunch of bibles that its not there, if anybody asks. Then, when computer power makes it feasible, leak the info.

You'll revive life into an aging platform and you'll have the praise of the masses!

Just an idea...

No matter if this game runs on my machine or not - I AM going to buy it, since one day I will have a machine where it runs well.

I think that never before with a WW2 sim has there been so much work, so much enthusiasm and so much love to detail been put into a game. It would be a shame if we, the community, would not support such a game, because the colour of the exhaust smoke is not totally realistic.

I personally would gladly pay the double price if this would make sure that the boys from Wayward have a chance to continue their work on some other project with a similar scope.

As for not buying it without a demo.......do what more or less *all* of us do. Buy it.If it doesn't work or you aint happy with it -then take it back and get a refund?

Hell might freeze over before you see a demo of this?????????????

Tracer

Maybe if Beta goes thru *smoothly* Microprose may allow a demo out...who knows??????

Incidently Bomber23 what Graphics card have you got? I have been told by Graham(Wayward)that a V3 AGP(which i have) will be fine to run B-17 2 or a TNT

What has been quoted by Wayward is Memory probably 128-256mb is what the game needs to run optimaly ala F4.....no hard figures have been given -they just said load up on memory.Make of it what you will???

Tracer

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[This message has been edited by Tracer (edited 05-22-2000).]

1. Demo. Because of the nature of the game a demo would need to be coded seperately, we can't just take a "Mission" or "Level" from the game and give you that. The decision to spend the money needed for that isn't ours, it's our publishers.

2. Graphics. The terrain graphics aren't finished yet. We regularly send screenshots out, so take a look at those before you make your decision. Nobody I've ever spoken to who's seen the game RUNNING has had a problem with the way it looks - quite the opposite in fact!

3. Running on less than ninja machines. When you show your game off you want it to look its best. That means demoing it on the best machine you have handy, and taking the prettiest screenshots you can.

Anyone who points out that it won't look the same on a minimum spec machine is winning no prizes for rocket science. It won't, and no game ever has or ever should. If it did, we wouldn't be doing the users of older machines a favour, we'd be stiffing those who've made the sacrifice to own a faster machine!

That said, we will be making sure it is scalable, and that the minimum and reccomended specs are both reasonable and truthfully reported.

Bottom of the line is that it makes poor economic sense. Plus, you have to remember that we've been working on this game for quite awhile. We've become very attached, and the last thing we want to do is fire it out the door before it's spanking gorgeous.