Today I’d like to share some straight talk with you about current and future plans for the Sturmovik franchise.
The past 9-10 months has seen Sturmovik be improved in many ways with new technology, more content and additional features being developed with more still to come. It is also hope that some new out-of-game initiatives will further strengthen our small community even more.
The Kuban development phase is going pretty well, but they always have challenges that must overcome due their overall lack of resources relative to their goals. However, they are confident Battle of Kuban will set the standard for WWII themed simulations and give you the simmer many years of enjoyment.
So, let’s talk about what happens after Kuban for a moment. When they announced battle of Kuban I made it clear that our intention (assuming it is possible) was to do something different, something many have asked for that would shake up the norm - The Pacific Theater starting with the Battle of Midway. It’s been over a decade since a new Pacific themed product was developed and hope they can change this. After much research and thought they have come to understand that this will be an extreme challenge on every front.
It is such a challenge because they need to create large capital ships like aircraft carriers and their accompanying technology as well as create Japanese built airplanes. The Japanese airplanes pose the greatest challenge because they know little about their operation and there is not a lot of detailed documentation in either English or Russian. There is quite a bit in Japanese, but that means they need translators who can help them, which adds to budgetary expenses in an already tight budget. This has added a new level of complexity not dealt with before. This is important to understand because the community has certain expectations of what level of fidelity that can achieved based on the previous products. Meeting those expectations with our Japanese airplanes might be very hard both in the visual realm and in the flight dynamics. For them to make the Pacific product a reality and worthy of the Sturmovik name they need our help. They cannot possibly locate everything we need ourselves.
What they need are detailed sources of information about Japanese airplanes such as engines, their systems, weapons and their flight performance in whatever language you can find, but they are especially interested in finding detailed Japanese documents that explain in detail how these planes operated, what their cockpits looked like and their performance. They have started a special section in the forum where you can help them locate such information. If you want to help please visit this section and contribute. Please read the instructions posted there before you post so they can be efficient.
Additionally, they have posted several “help wanted” posts in their Jobs and Contractors section of the English language forum. They are looking for testers, talented artists and other creative people to help with various aspects of development or community related projects. Please check them out and if you meet the requirements please contact them.
If you like what is being done with Sturmovik please consider purchasing all they have to offer or encourage your friends to make a purchase so we can afford the resources we need to venture the Pacific and beyond. They recently began selling Scripted Campaigns made by our own BlackSix. These are excellent campaigns and this kind of fun content helps sustain us during long, expensive development cycles. Please give them a look in our store if you haven’t already. There is no magic solution to their resource issue, they need our continued financial support to get the job done and keep going!
Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you, and be sure of this, I will be with you always even unto the end of the age. Mathew 28:20
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