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Oleg Medoks
Author Alexander Kazakov (AleX)
«That in the West plane Il-2 began to name the Attack plane, instead of Stormovik, I consider as the personal merit» Oleg Medoks
Today at us on «the Straightened wings» the long-awaited visitor — Oleg Medoks – the founder of the well-known aviasimulator «Il-2: the Attack plane», some years ago promptly rushed into a life of many people all over the world, for many years, having taken there the place and having set such high lath of quality for this sort of products which, is assured, still for a long time will not be anybody it is taken. Now all virtual pilots with impatience wait for an exit of a sensational simulator from Maddox Games «Storm of War: Battle of Britain» which, judging by that about it is known, should amaze us even more, than "Silt". About «to fight for Britain», about what influence on many was rendered by""Silt"and that waits for it further and as about many other things that, undoubtedly, interests all вирпилов, there was our conversation with Oleg.
- Oleg, has lived "Silt" long enough, and there can be the longest, a life for an aviasimulator. On «Fight for Britain» how many "is charged"? It will break "the Silt" record?
- "BzB" will be charged in the technical plan for longer development. And whether will longer live, than "Silt" – time will show.
I very much would like. Мне бы очень хотелось.
- At work on "Silt" and "BzB" as you deal with a question of two extreme measures for such products: not to leave towards simplified аркадности and not to admit leaving in creation some kind of a training apparatus for pilots where each button and the toggle-switch answered mouse cliques?
- Simply: considering a wide experience of dialogue with users worldwide. But the major principle is that:
Everyone would like to fly by the plane simulated most approximately to a real prototype, and here on all buttons and рычажки, especially by means of the mouse is not all it is necessary. By our experience the last even is not too interesting to real pilots. And if it is interesting, on once – to try. Then it will be disconnected in options as one my familiar pilot has told, «in favour of pleasure by flight, instead of мазохизмом preparations for flight».
- Oleg, as far as it is known, you said that after start «Fights for Britain», transfer of "Silt" to the third party for its further development at observance of the set quality standards is possible. For today already there is a definiteness on this question?
- While really nobody has wanted on a normal basis.
- "Silt" represented possibility to operate practically three hundred planes of the period of the Second World both the countries of Allies, and the Axis countries. It is very interesting to learn, what participation was accepted in working out of models of planes by real pilots of that war, what their impressions of a simulator in general, how much, in their opinion, it has come nearer to real sensations of real air fight? Tell any interesting story with it connected. Whether there were cases of a meeting of real opponents in the past in the virtual sky?
- Advised us many real pilots, including a little, flying at that time. However the most valuable data to us was given by the modern pilots who had possibility to do some flying by planes of that time and which simultaneously played simulators. Such — a little. Well and the impression of real pilots of Il-2 was such – the best that is from all tried.
Thus they understand that in a simulator of 100 % of similarity to a real life it is impossible to receive certainly …. Though some developers also try such to declare … in general such testers and advisers are most valuable in the definitions and can describe the sensations or subtleties of behaviour of the plane most precisely. Well and responses of veterans … Unfortunately, at me such are only from the West. One of them is placed by an epigraph to readme for Forgotten Battles … basically they thank for possibility to feel spirit of that time … to Show to grandsons as their grandfathers were at war and т.п … One of our users has written, how its grandfather has mastered specially the computer to have possibility to do some flying in Il-2 (German). Well also there is a congratulatory card from one of the famous experts of Germany. All pilots without an exception converge in one: the short handle джойстика it not that the long lever of the handle of management. But agree that the installations recommended by us for джойстиков – are optimum to minimise this difference.
- It is known about realisation in "BzB" interactions with a prompting radar that will be very interesting. And whether works are conducted (and it can be already realised) over possibility of acquisition of crew in online flights of attack planes and bombers in "BzB", that so did not suffice in "Silt"?
It considerably would raise interest to bombers in game.
- There will be a choice possibility – formations of crews in campaign both in an offline, and in online.
- As it has been declared by you in one of interview of "BzB" leaves with a set in 11 planes. This number has not changed?
- No, has not changed. But it not including some updatings.
- As you already somewhere spoke, "BzB" leaves with one card on which it will be developed ТВД this period. What package of cards will be presented for game online?
- For online there will be special reduced cards. I do not know more how many.
Probably, so much, how many we can:)
- Still a question on network cards. As to me they always did not suffice the owner of a server in Silt. Murmansk, Burma, Leningrad … These cards, undoubtedly, are remarkable on scope, detailed elaboration, quantity of objects, settlements. But for the same reasons these cards are almost unsuitable for online of servers.
Why on the basis of these cards have refused to do compact "cuttings" for online simultaneously with an exit of their full versions for an offline? And with addition большего quantities of airdromes, certainly. It would be desirable, that in "BzB" was more possibilities of designing of bases with soil and concrete strips at editing of cards for online. It will be? Test strips as it is now realised in "Silt", unfortunately, insufficiently for construction of high-grade airdrome.
- Well, generally it is hard work … It on technology in Il-2 and not cutting would be, and simply separate new cards. Simply to cut off there there was no possibility technologically. In "BzB" will do on-line cards.
Completely. And airdromes too. But it will be after an exit of the simulator … we will let out is sensitive later, but as fast as possible, special programs for creation of cards, inserts of objects and д.р … in general, all all will be better, than in Il-2.
- The server part "BzB" will be let out simultaneously with game?
- Yes, certainly.
- The model of damages of land objects in "BzB" how much will change? In "Silt" the armour, at hit in it of shells not always behaves how it should be combined from it ТТХ, ТТХ attacking planes and parametres of an ammunition, its amazed.
- Accuracy of calculation will increase.
- Your old approximate definition of system requirements to cars of users is known – "BzB" will be normally pulled by that complete set of cars which is now provided for as much as possible comfortable work of "Silt". Can eat more concrete definition of the system requirements necessary for the player in "BzB"?
- No. It while it is impossible to tell.
All varies on the move.
- In "Silt", playing an offline, many were surprised "inadequate" reaction of boats and the same passages of campaigns did not represent a great interest for this reason. Quality of AI how much will increase in "BzB"?
- That, someone had the best behaviour of boats in other simulators?:) Generally single campaigns also have defined quantity of sales, instead of possibility online …:) Certainly to play against the person it is more interesting. AI in "BzB" will be more difficult.
And even the account will be sick or the pilot, the sniper it or пилотажник has got tired, the sloven or 100 % of soldiers … Well and other variants … Already has told too much:)
- Detailed study of planes is impossible without original drawings, what that of the important contemporary records. Interaction with archives in our country and abroad in this area is how much adjusted? Whether willingly they go on cooperation? What component of these structures in your work? The help of the third parties in projects "Il-2" and "BzB" is how much significant for you and your command and whether willingly you go on such cooperation?
- TH I think that we have more than contacts to the people, having private collections it is better, than in archives. The help of the third parties in work is very important for us. And abroad or at us cooperation with archives now identical – pay money and you will receive everything that at them is. Money is not present – the help is not present.
- The ambassador the cases which have become already by a reality of breaking of a code of "Silt" how much seriously you have approached to this problem at work on "BzB"? It will be absolutely new system of protection or improved иловская?
- The protection code in online will be essentially another. And here the code of the simulator on the contrary will be not very protected.
Specially, that people did additions. But it will not break honesty of game in online. Special measures will be for this purpose taken.
- The balance of the parties of "Silt" takes place as one of conditions which you tried to observe, or such purpose did not stand, and there was simply stage-by-stage work on introduction in game of planes, how each of them will influence overweight of this or that party? How with it will be in "BzB"?
- Never reflected on balance. Did that, on what there are detailed materials to reproduce the plane in a simulator up to the mark accuracy. Simply someone has started up hearing that ostensibly ourselves specially change characteristics or we do not do certain planes for observance of game balance in online. Changed are a truth happened. But not because of balance, and because of received new more exact data. In "BzB" will be also.
Balance specially to counterbalance forces of the parties for online – will not be. Win not planes … and people and coordination of their work air, tactics, knowledge of limiting possibilities of the plane and so forth
- Now in online servers commanders of foreign developers are used. Whether it is planned to let out together with release of "BzB" and "the firm" commander with the subsequent mechanism of its updating?
- It is planned. But not the fact that will be at once.
- Innovations of "BzB" what qualitatively new and distinct from Silt pilots will see online? Than with it will be surprised?
- Yes there from old only Dogfajt also remains … and that modernised will be:).
- Oleg, under some data after an exit of "BzB" its following аддоном will be ТВД Africa. Can name through what interval to wait for an exit of it аддона? And question not less interesting all:
when after start of "BzB" to us to wait for east front and what on it is planned to realise?
- Hearings all it. I still yet do not know, whether there will be Africa then, or that else another … All will depend on success-failure of "BzB" in the market. And, certainly still nobody did Africa in the form of an aviation simulator though the unsuccessful or not finished attempts and were in the past. East front or Pacific ocean perhaps will be the most difficult on realisation. So right after "BzB" of the Soviet planes it is not necessary to wait probably from us.
- How all that is connected with world crisis has affected terms of an exit and quality of "BzB"? In general, already it is possible to tell about percent of readiness of an exit of "Britain"?
- TH quality – is not present. At terms – we will look.
60 % are precisely ready. Can even more.
- Fight for Britain – the major mark in the history of England, also the relation to this period of Englishmen when they have shown is known, on what the nation is capable. Whether your work on "BzB" in the British Government, other non-governmental organisations of England is known?
What reaction, whether appears any help?
- Normally concern. I think that support will be and at last stages of working out and after release.
- Oleg, the majority of virtual pilots knows you as the person who has created their new most interesting virtual world, the founder of "Il-2". But not all know that except passion with which you feed for aircraft, you as actively take a great interest in a photo, and at professional level.
So it is Oleg Medoks-ljubitel of aircraft takes a great interest in a photo, or Oleg Medoks-fotograf loves aircraft? What here initially and how all manage to be synthesised it? And can, is and still any not less serious hobby?
- The photo is a hobby. Sometimes conditionally and partially paying off if suddenly photos are printed in calendars or magazines. Basically it is underwater photos. A
scuba diving, as well as aircraft, it is carried away since the childhood. There was a period when has ceased to float absolutely under water and to be engaged in a photo (except as for work) … But thanks the Gene (Геннадичу) – «has returned in business»:) Ability to photograph and the possession professional technics helps and with work. For example, if I in an aviation museum the slightest detail of the plane which it is possible will not disappear from me also and it is necessary to photograph from different foreshortenings for its further modelling in 3D. Such photos very much supplement drawings of planes. And vision of the world by eyes of the photographer help to receive the most photorealistic picture 3D environments in a simulator so, how much it in general is possible at restrictions of technologies.
- Not a secret that after an exit of "Silt" a large quantity of people which have opened for itself this world began to look on another at everything that is connected with the period of the Second World and the Great Patriotic War of wars. People began not to fly and shoot simply. Through studying ТТХ of planes they have started to study those periods, everything that with it is connected, without stopping only on aircraft. "Silt" for many, basically for youth, became actually a starting point in studying of history of our Native land, its role in the world. On another to tell – "Il-2" — some kind of a patriotism tablet, in the best sense of this word. Such, undoubtedly, taking place merits of collective 1 ° C Maddox Games and yours personally in business of education of youth, are somehow estimated by our power, or any, can be public organisations?
- Ours …. We will tell so … employees of a museum in Monino have estimated in due time … There are separate remarkable people in Khanty-Mansiysk with high posts which too have estimated a simulator and even have organised serious tournament on Il-2. It was pleasant to military men. Especially in Belarussii, as far as I know. But here the power, perhaps, and has not estimated it. I can add that Il-2 has played the certain and considerable role in change of the western consciousness about a role of the USSR the second world and, in particular, about events on Russian front thanks to a series Il-2. There were many letters with thanks, in a flesh to such words that «you to us have opened eyes» or «we have looked at war history on the other hand and have seen much that in the west fell meaningly or perverted as all Soviet» and пр … And from Germans was with thanks that have shown to the world the second HALF of war UNKNOWN to the WEST.
In general, was such letters both from youth, and from people of an average and advanced age much. Well and the world result, what even in all new historical English-speaking books, in new western transfers on TV about Russian front Il-2 not Stormovik, and the Attack plane began to name such, as well as it is necessary to a proper name with the correct maintenance. And I consider it as the personal merit because it was necessary to explain time and again to the western historians why the Attack plane (Shturmovik), instead of Stormovik …. Only its Germans correctly named … because the root of a word Storm occurs from German word Sturm (And it is read – Storm that is too most), come to us during Petrovsky times.
- Release of addition «46» to "Silt" with addition of design planes, undoubtedly, interesting and adventurous step. Why your command has directed the energies in this party, having glanced in the future, and, for example, not on addition of quantity of "real" planes of times of war?
- Well, first, it not absolutely adventure … it was necessary to show to the world that MiG-9 it cool!:) Secondly, many developers similar long promised something, but we have made it! In the third it was necessary to show to those who considers that some projects of the Reich could be realised even in days of war if it has proceeded at least for a year … On an example of Lerhe we have shown, have more precisely written in the text on it that by modern calculations, it would not fly up … And without processor management – will not plant … Have counted and has added "computer" management … in general, we have tried to make what actually could be realised during this period (except for Lerhe, is final).
Well and for return стреловидности I too like have written that it then was impossible … "Junkerss" constructed in Soviet Union after war it just have shown … And have lost Ilam … Technologies yet was not appropriate to relieve such wing from unpredictable флаттера. Though from the point of view of aerodynamics return стреловидность is better, than usual …
- In many interviews you said that your wife very much helps you in all that is connected with your work, inspires you. Time so it is very interesting to learn, it tried to fly in "Silt", or there can be it even active вирпил?
After all practically all вирпилы a male, actively "having sat down" on "Silt" pass following stages in relations with the women and girls: surprise from their party, misunderstanding, scandals. Then there is a stage when the man or have given up as a bad job supposedly anything with it not to do any more, or (that is the extremely rare) the woman herself takes a great interest and becomes вирпилом. What impressions of your wife not from your successes which should admire the loving woman, namely from virtual flights and everything, what is connected with it?
- One history was recollected. Being in England on Flight Simulator Show where there was almost a preponderance one stands of Microsoft or the companies making additions to this simulator, I acted at press conference on the Forgotten Battles shortly before release of the last. For press conferences has gathered more than 300 persons who were not located in a hall. It was in 10 times more people, than at Microsoft press conference for an hour to mine. After my performance where I specially spoke Russian, and I was translated by my friend Ian Boys, I have agreed to answer any questions of all interested persons without restrictions (too with transfer Ian Boys). Also there was one question on which I without having kept has answered in English, without waiting transfer … the Question was what to do poor вирпилу if the wife at all does not allow to play Il-2?
. On what I have answered very short: to replace the wife … the Hall has simply choked from a laughter. In general, me with the wife has carried in every respect.
- Oleg, I understand that everything that is connected with "Il-2" and "BzB" takes away, to put it mildly, a lot of time. But nevertheless, whether fly (whether flied) in online when is there was) a free time?
- Flied almost every day earlier. Now only sometimes with the son … in an offline. I fly and I choose the purpose – it shoots. Cannot come off. It cannot master with big for it джойстиком yet. Though in free flight in general already does correct movements and without my help. On work of "Il-2" any more does not cost on the computer, for the lack of a place and that all time occupies already "BzB". And some employees still fly in online:).
- Oleg, thanks big for very interesting and full answers! Also allow to wish you the further successes and achievement of all purposes from all virtual pilots, which you влюбили not only in virtual, but also in the real sky.
- Thanks! Good luck!
Questions were set by Alexander Kazakov (AleX)
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