Hellshade 110 Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) Did anyone else notice all the new options in the Quick Combat manager? Flights can have at least 10 planes each, instead of 6. Plus, choose Top Cover flights of a different type of aircraft for both side. That's a total of 4 possible flights at 10 planes each. 40 planes in the sky on demand! So you can now attack bombers that have high cover in a QC! Fantastic! Season, Ground Cover, Weather Override, Region and Location are all selectable in QC now! Not to mention the incredibly professional look of it all. Kudos to the Devs for not forgetting QC! Edited December 8, 2011 by Hellshade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptSopwith 26 Posted December 8, 2011 Utterly amazing! I saw with my jaw hanging open as well... I've watched the video about a dozen times now - it's the most remarkable thing I've seen out of a WWI flight simulator in years. You haven't just improved on P3, you've reinvented the genre! The new manager looks superior to literally, anything else out there. The music is moving to the point of giving me chills - it's easily the most evocative and emotional thing I've heard in a game in a long time. And just to prove how good that is - I'm looping it all night while I write a paper on the conceptualization of death by WWI aviators for my graduate class... time to give these men the recognition they truly deserve and the new OFF music is helping to spur me on all night! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrick58 23 Posted December 8, 2011 :drinks:A Truly great Xmas gift. Thanks Pol and the Dev's . I Cant wait to have a go at Zep' s and Gotha's. I am also speechless peeking at all the goodies . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macklroy 2 Posted December 8, 2011 Not really impressed.....is something you will NOT hear about this new 'phase'! As Wels said. I could go on and on about all the individual things i was impressed with. But that would be one daunting wall of text. I really think the Devs are trying to out-do, out-doing themselves on this one. (and by devs i mean everyone and anyone that has had any hand at all in this project.) Really, REALLY cant wait for this one. But I must, and so I shall. I guess I will not call it waiting. I will call it "looking forward to". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrick58 23 Posted December 8, 2011 Macklroy is waxing poetic, I guess E' LL has frozen over . I cant blame him I was watching the Low level flight of the DR 1 and found myself with a Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptSopwith 26 Posted December 8, 2011 And I have to add - the movement of the aircraft looks fantastic - it looks so fluid and dynamic - like they're really cutting through the air and working with the actual laws of physics. I don't know... it's the old adage of if it looks right, it is right. Well done guys! Bloody well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+elephant 36 Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) And I have to add - the movement of the aircraft looks fantastic - it looks so fluid and dynamic - like they're really cutting through the air and working with the actual laws of physics. I don't know... it's the old adage of if it looks right, it is right. Well done guys! Bloody well done! I did notice that too (about the flying)... As already said I've been watching the video countless times, over and over again! Great work Pol! I agree with Olham about the P3 music theme. (If possible squeeze the old theme in P4 along with the new, masterly crafted, ones) While waiting for the release, the OFF logo gets a new meaning... "Between Heaven and Hell" Edited December 8, 2011 by elephant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptSopwith 26 Posted December 8, 2011 Still up working btw: 17 pages and counting. Bloody Hell these all nighters hurt a lot worse than they used to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morris 2 Posted December 8, 2011 Winder, Pol and the rest of the team, Im blown away. Stunning work. Best 10min of OFF for a long time. Great work. Morris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Polovski 460 Posted December 8, 2011 Thanks for the comments guys. Olham - yes we have said before we will include Matt's P3 theme in there too as an option. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Winder 32 Posted December 8, 2011 That's one of the weaker tracks of the score. when you hear the whole score, bear in mind it was written, produced and recorded in 6 days. Awww Matt there are no weak tracks!! Thanks again for some awesome music..... WM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creaghorn 10 Posted December 8, 2011 great video and great score, pol and matt especially from 6:53 it looks like the opening of a new HBO WW1-aviation series . if one looks closely one can already see many of the new features. some are subtle but still visible. the headmovement of the pilot, the G-force from the gunner, the throttle management, the evasive movements from attacked two seaters, the new features in the menu like how many AC are available, how many spare ones are there, how many are in the hangar for maintenance, what troubles has the squadron (lack of fuel, material etc.) the low altitude action of the camel chasing the dreidecker is absolutely great. there is a scene when an albatros gets attacked from behind, and he immelmanns quickly to face you head on etc. absolutely marvelous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Stary 2,427 Posted December 8, 2011 great movie! You did it again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gous 0 Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) OMG ZEPPELINSZEPPELINSZEPPELINSZEPPELINSZEPPELINS P.S. Guys, whatever you do, work hard on the AI, the heart of every game is a realistic AI Edited December 8, 2011 by Gous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellshade 110 Posted December 8, 2011 And I have to add - the movement of the aircraft looks fantastic - it looks so fluid and dynamic - like they're really cutting through the air and working with the actual laws of physics. I don't know... it's the old adage of if it looks right, it is right. Well done guys! Bloody well done! I have to agree whole heartedly on this. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but by all appearances you've made the way the aircraft turn and move much more realistic. That pulls you into the immersion just that much more. Hellshade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted December 8, 2011 I was always wondering, if P4 would do more than add a few more Aircraft...jazz up the scenery a bit, and have a nice soundtrack..... I wasn't expecting that!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted December 8, 2011 And the music... can we have the choice to order a 'deluxe' boxed version with an audio cd included, please? Hey, good idea, Dej - or that the tracks are easy to find on the OFF-DVD, so we can make us an own CD of them? On the other hand - I'll play OFF so often, that I'l hear them in their right context almost every day anyway. I said it before, but the OFF Theme has still not lost a bit on me until this day, and I can't even say that for Hans Zimmer's "Gladiator" themes, which I do like a lot - they have a touch of "schmaltzyness", which the OFF Theme doesn't have - it is respectfully genuine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creaghorn 10 Posted December 8, 2011 until yesterday i was always humming to myself the main theme score of "Game of Thrones". now it's this score. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Polovski 460 Posted December 8, 2011 OMG ZEPPELINSZEPPELINSZEPPELINSZEPPELINSZEPPELINS P.S. Guys, whatever you do, work hard on the AI, the heart of every game is a realistic AI We have, we are, we know :) Lol Gous, go watch the movie again it mentions a few AI things ;) ..and yes Matt those tracks are superb don't knock yourself. I know I extended one track a few times to fit, but that's my poor inability to leave things out ;) That's why I used them in the movie for the action there - and the main theme is awesome but that's for people to find out when they get P4 ! - I am sure they will love it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Winder 32 Posted December 8, 2011 I was always wondering, if P4 would do more than add a few more Aircraft...jazz up the scenery a bit, and have a nice soundtrack..... I wasn't expecting that!!! Everything is being overhauled - its a new game out there.....in more ways than one. The AI code is fully rebuilt from scratch - by Rex. In a 10 min movie its hard to show everything we wanted and also give a good impression of what the AI are doing now in sim - Pol has done an excellent job! But there is so much to cover that the 10 mins is not enough by a long shot.... - we will post more as we go! WM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted December 8, 2011 I highly recommend to everyone here: use the highest (720p) resolution and the "Pause" button in YouTube, when it comes to the new OFF Campaign Manager and QuickCombat! Boy, the whole decent style! How much "closer" will it all feel! ... - In "QuickCombat" you can select fighters PLUS two-seaters now - so you could fly an escort or an attack on an escorted flight! - The new evasive flying should make it harder to hit an opponent. - Did I see correctly landing aircraft??? I couldn't resist and made a tableau - read the text bits, guys - we're in for something great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creaghorn 10 Posted December 8, 2011 is it just me with the impression that the shadows are overhauled and more accurate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaw 5 Posted December 8, 2011 ZOWIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted December 8, 2011 is it just me with the impression that the shadows are overhauled and more accurate? Nope. I mean: no, you are not the only one - could be so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
