Il2 Cliffs Of Dover

May 28, 2019  IL2 Cliffs of Dover If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Mar 17, 2011  Video produced by Tinus le Roux Music composed by Andrey Lyubimov Managed by Andrey Samoteykin. IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover is the next exciting World War II flight combat simulation title from 1C: Maddox Games, creators of the critically acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik series. Features Fight the Wars of History – England, 1940; Germany is waging a massive air.

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IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
Developer(s)1C:Maddox GamesTeam Fusion Simulations
Publisher(s)
SeriesIL-2 Sturmovik
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • EU: March 31, 2011
  • JP: July 29, 2011
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Genre(s)Combat flight simulator
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover is a World War IIcombat flight simulator representing the Battle of Britain, formerly developed by the Russian software house 1C:Maddox Games, and in current development by Team Fusion Simulations. It inherits the name IL-2 Sturmovik from the Il-2 Sturmovik classical series (2001-2009) and is considered as being a part of the series, but it runs its own game engine instead of sharing it with the classic series.

Development and release[edit]

During development the game was originally called Storm of War: Battle of Britain and scheduled as a November 2006 release.[2] In January 2011 Ubisoft revealed the current name for the game and release date of 31 March 2011.[3] Upon Russian and EU release, the developers acknowledged a number of serious bugs and performance issues. These were somewhat corrected via patches from 1C Maddox.

In October 2012, it was revealed on the 1C forums that development had fallen short of the original goals and that 1C Maddox was unwilling to continue supporting the title. Cliffs of Dover was planned to be supplemented by a new theater, Moscow, but 1C chose not to continue development with the game engine, instead incorporating a similar, Russian, theatre into the next title in the series with a new game engine, IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad.[4][5][6][7] This game is developed by 1C Company and 777 Studios, which is the developer of the WWI flight simulator Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War.[8]

Team Fusion Simulations modding and official development[edit]

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Shortly after the announcement of official development ceasing for Cliffs Of Dover, a community modding team known as Team Fusion further stabilized and enhanced the game by community patches. History of marine corps recruiting.

On 21 December 2016, it was announced that 1C Game Studios had come to an agreement with the re-named Team Fusion Simulations to cooperate on future releases of Cliffs of Dover, and grant them access to the game's source code. The first official Team Fusion Simulations addon, IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover - Blitz Edition, was released in December 2017.[9][10] A North Africa expansion module is currently in development with a likely release in 2019.[11]

Gameplay[edit]

An ingame screenshot of a Hawker Hurricane and Heinkel He 111 over the English Channel

The game features 12 flyable aircraft with variants and about 25 total aircraft including AI controlled planes upon release, including such iconic aircraft such as the Supermarine Spitfire Mk I, the Hawker Hurricane Mk I, the Messerschmitt Bf. 109E, and the Junkers Ju 87B 'Stuka'. Cliffs of Dover is known for its complex and detailed damage modelling system, which models the aircraft's airframe, engine, cooling systems, control systems and more, and accurately applies damage to the correct part of the correct system when hit by a bullet.[12] The cockpits in the game are fully modelled in 3D, and many of the switches can be operated with the mouse.

The game features singleplayer mode, which can be played in campaigns, single missions, or user-created missions made with the in-game mission editor. It also features a multiplayer mode that can support up to 128 players as well as AI controlled aircraft. It is also possible to play in a co-op mode.

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Il2 Cliffs Of Dover Blitz

Reception[edit]

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Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings51.40%[13]
Metacritic60/100[14]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot4/10[15]
IGN6/10[16]
PC Gamer (UK)72%[17]
PC Gamer (US)45%[18]

The game was met with very mixed reception upon release, as GameRankings gave it a score of 51.40%,[13] while Metacritic gave it 60 out of 100.[14]

The preliminary critical Metacritic rating for the Blitz Edition release is 70 out of 100.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^'Steam 上的 IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover'. Steam. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  2. ^'Ubisoft Rides Into The Storm of War™: Battle of Britain'. Ubisoft. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ^Smith, Quinton (18 January 2011). 'IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs Of Dover Announced'. RPS. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ^luthier (1 April 2011). 'Il-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Roadmap - Official 1C Company forum'. 1C Company. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  5. ^luthier (6 April 2011). 'Tuesday April 5th Development Update - Official 1C Company forum'. 1C Company. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  6. ^luthier (8 April 2011). 'Il-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover: Patch 1.0.13954 - Official 1C Company forum'. 1C Company. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  7. ^New IL-2 Sturmovik Title in Development
  8. ^Nunneley, Stephany (11 December 2012). 'IL-2 Sturmovik sequel Battle of Stalingrad announced by 1C, 777 studios'. VG247. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  9. ^https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/26758-1c-game-studios-cooperate-team-fusion-il-2-sturmovik-cliffs/
  10. ^Luke Plunkett (2018-02-28). 'Mods Saved A Game, So They're Now An Official Product'. kotaku.com.
  11. ^'TFS Developer Update – October 2018'. IL-2 Sturmovik Forum. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  12. ^'Il-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover interview. We talk to Oleg Maddox and Ilya Shevchenko'. pcgamer. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  13. ^ ab'IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover for PC'. GameRankings. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  14. ^ ab'IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  15. ^VanOrd, Kevin (15 April 2011). 'IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  16. ^Goble, Gord (6 September 2011). 'IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Review'. IGN. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  17. ^Stone, Tim (June 2011). 'IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover review'. PC Gamer UK: 84. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  18. ^'IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover'. PC Gamer: 74. July 2011.
  19. ^'IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover - Blitz Edition'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-10-25.

External links[edit]

  • IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz at Steam
  • IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover at MobyGames
  • 1C Company, official distributor's website
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