IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

[Fozzy the bear]

1C and Ubisoft Announce IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

World famous IL-2 Sturmovik series of flight simulators roars over Britain. 1C Company and Ubisoft announced that IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover (for PC) will take off in March 2011.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover is the latest instalment in the acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik series from award-winning developer 1C: ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Games.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover takes place in 1940 during the pivotal aerial battle for the skies over Britain between the British, the German and the Italian air forces.
Key Features:
• New aircraft: incredibly detailed true-to-life modeling of aircraft systems based on thousands of hours of dedicated research. Every single aircraft component can be damaged for realistic and immensely satisfying results.
- Flyable aircraft – Over a dozen famous and highly detailed English, German and Italian aircraft available, with all crew positions open to players. All flyable aircraft have been painstakingly researched, resulting in incredibly accurate cockpit interiors (including Spitfire, Hurricane, Messerschmitt and the Stuka).
- Non-flyable aircraft – 13 AI controlled additional aircraft are also available to allow an even more accurate and immersive experience thanks to a varied aircraft.
• Immersive game modes:
- Exciting Single-Player Campaign – The campaign thrusts the player into the middle of the battle. The player will join the British Air Force to fight the German forces and renegade pilots on his own side, or join the German Luftwaffe and take part in meticulously recreated historical battles.
- Massive multiplayer – Customizable modes range from simple deathmatch-style free-for-alls to epic, ongoing 128 player battles that can last hours, days, weeks, or even longer.
- Interactive training – Comprehensive interactive training for new players – fly a real WWII trainer plane with a computer controlled instructor through a series of training missions.

• Brand new setting – The battle will take place on a large area spanning London and southern England in the north, to Northern France and Belgium in the south. The huge map will contain thousands of historical cities, towns, roads, airfields, radar stations, ports, and industrial areas – all located exactly where they were in 1940.
• New 3D engine – Latest-gen graphics engine with DX10 and DX11 API support. Huge variety of photorealistic ground vehicles, buildings and other environmental elements recreate minute details of 1940s Europe.
• Customizable difficulty – dozens of realism options allow newcomers to the franchise to reduce the difficulty and focus on the fun while learning the ropes of being a pilot.

1C and Ubisoft also announced that IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover will be available in a special Collector’s Edition, along-side the standalone version.
This Collector’s Edition features the following collection of exclusive pilot material assets in a premium packaging:
- The Windows PC version of IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
- A cloth pilot escape map showing The Battle of Britain strategic locations
- A replica of the Pilot’s Notes on the Spitfire I Aeroplane, provided to RAF pilots during The Battle of Britain and reprinted from the RAF Museum original document
- An in-depth 150-page ring binder pilot instructions

SOURCE:
http://www.1cpublishing.eu/news/1c-a...liffs-of-dover

A collection of screenshots and video
http://fooblog.mexxoft.com/category/...omputerspiele/

Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO35o8IRDz0

[Haupman]

Just watched the trailer. I can't wait!!

[Sel94]

OMG this looks amazing! And near my birthday too, great! Where can I buy it!!!

[Fozzy the bear]

Originally Posted by Sel94

OMG this looks amazing! And near my birthday too, great! Where can I buy it!!!

It will be made available on Steam.

[Sel94]

Originally Posted by Fozzy the bear

It will be made available on Steam.

Great, thanks. Will it be available on release date? I'm surprised that it doesn't have a page where I'm able to pre-order this close to launch.

[Fozzy the bear]

Originally Posted by Sel94

Great, thanks. Will it be available on release date? I'm surprised that it doesn't have a page where I'm able to pre-order this close to launch.

I'm just going by what simHQ is reporting from an interview they had with Oleg. Since Ubisoft is publishing this game, I have no doubt it will be Steam.

[Haerski_90]

Originally Posted by Fozzy the bear

I'm just going by what simHQ is reporting from an interview they had with Oleg. Since Ubisoft is publishing this game, I have no doubt it will be Steam.

If I have understood right Cliffs of Dover won't even be available as boxed copy, excluding Collector's Edition of course. If they are going to distribute it digitally, leaving Steam out would pretty much kill the game.

[bigsilverhotdog]

I'm awaiting the steam version to pop up so I can pre-order it on the spot.

[fearlessfrog]

Originally Posted by bigsilverhotdog

I'm awaiting the steam version to pop up so I can pre-order it on the spot.

+1

No word on when it will be released on Steam, but my best guess might be a short delay, so they let the Ubisoft digital store take the bulk of the 'release day' sales.

Also, decent ongoing info here on sys requirements and the DRM used:

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...9/m/5151024809

Considering the publisher I was actually expecting far worse than just Tages with time-based reactivations, so there's that I suppose. No Yuplay/Wings of Prey disaster this time around...

[bigsilverhotdog]

Originally Posted by fearlessfrog

+1

No word on when it will be released on Steam, but my best guess might be a short delay, so they let the Ubisoft digital store take the bulk of the 'release day' sales.

Also, decent ongoing info here on sys requirements and the DRM used:

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...9/m/5151024809

Considering the publisher I was actually expecting far worse than just Tages with time-based reactivations, so there's that I suppose. No Yuplay/Wings of Prey disaster this time around...

This type of DRM is acceptable and I will break my current 2-year ban on purchasing anything by UBISOFT to purchase this game.

[trench]

come on Steam - barely 30 days away and now way to purchase?

Originally Posted by trench

come on Steam - barely 30 days away and now way to purchase?

I think it's more an issue with the publisher than Steam. It's hard to get any distribution information on this game.

[Jimlad]

Let it be known: Ubi hates this game, and they hate you even more. They do, however, like money. If they can get away with it they'll be selling this only on their site for as long as possible, before allowing anyone else to get in on the action.

[Harry Voyager]

It looks like the release has slipped into April

[Porksmuggler]

Originally Posted by Jimlad

Let it be known: Ubi hates this game, and they hate you even more. They do, however, like money. If they can get away with it they'll be selling this only on their site for as long as possible, before allowing anyone else to get in on the action.

except for the demonstrations of the game I have seen, are on steam...