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Rise of Flight Preview
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Posted by Donster on: 2009-02-27 18:11:46 579
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By Doug "guod" Atkinson @ SimHQ
Every few years it seems a new round of WWI games and simulations make their appearance. It seems you're either enamored with history about The Great War or you're not. Count me in with those who are both curious and fascinated. Who remembers Wings of Glory from Origin and Flying Corps from Empire Interactive? The granddaddy of WWI flight sims, Red Baron (and Red Baron 3D) by Sierra/Dynamix is arguably the best of the crop and still has fans for it's campaign engine. The recent release of the latest CFS3-based mod Over Flanders Fields should be considered among the very best and includes a remarkable amount of innovative modding work. Also there is TK's Third Wire fun title, First Eagles built upon yet another rendition of the SF engine. There have also been some notable attempts that unfortunately didn't see the light-of-day such as the 2004 stillborn title Knights Over Europe. But anyone who follows this vintage era of air combat aviation knows there has been a new title in development for the past 3 years. Starting as Knights of the Sky by Gennadich with the IL-2 engine, the title, engine and company name was changed to Rise of Flight (or RoF) by neoqb. Many of us wondered what happened during the lull between Gennadich morphing into neoqb, but upon the return of the team we knew development was moving forward.
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