1C Game Studios is back again with “Dev Blog 71” and a new development update focused, this time, on the details of airbases in the sim. We’re seeing an ongoing evolution of the sim on an almost weekly basis so there are some interesting insights to see here. Let’s have a look.

Details and doodads

1C Game Studios is looking to up the ante quite a bit over the Great Battles series when it comes air base details. They’ve already talked about overall structure and appearance of airbases but now they are diving into the smaller details.

Spare parts, aircraft undergoing maintenance and rearmament, mobile cranes, fuel tankers and cylinders, and various other objects have been created to help provide the details of airbases in the new sim.

1CGS are also reporting the various ground textures have been updated again since the last update.

It is also worth mentioning the refined ground textures. Even compared to the Dev Diary published two updates ago, which showcased our work on the environment, we have further enhanced the level of detail in this environmental element. The ground surface now blends much more seamlessly with all the objects situated upon it.

Interesting to see the ongoing evolution of this new title as it heads towards release. I haven’t heard anything new yet on that front and the release window should be coming up quite soon now. There are a few developer diary updates I’d still like to hear quite a bit on including how the new sim handles AI in combat and what improvements we’ll see there. Hoping for that soon.

More here on developer blog 71.