Battle of Britain

Welcome to Battle of Britain Game Hub

Your number one source for Storm of War news! We scour the web for you to filter all the Storm of War news from the rumour. And if this is your first visit, welcome to a treasure trove of articles, reviews, links and videos on and around the subject of the Battle of Britain, and the flight simulations that enable us to re-live it. Click the links to the left for information on the Battle itself, reviews of the games that simulate it, or news and opinions on books, films and videos on the air war in Europe in 1940. (Apologies to Google Chrome or Safari users, these pages may appear double spaced on these browsers.) LOOKING FOR THE DOWNLOAD OF THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO STORM OF WAR 'THE ABC OF SOW'? GO TO SOW NEWS.

The definitive Storm of War guide: the ABC of SoW

The facts, and nothing but. We have combed the web to put together a full feature list for the upcoming game Storm of War Battle of Britain.

Drawing only on primary sources such as interviews with the developer Oleg Maddox, plus his own posts on various forums, and both official and rarely seen screen shots, The ABC of SoW is the most accurate summary available.

See the text of the article in the Storm of War News section. Or download the beautifully illustrated PDF for free CLICK HERE

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New on Battle of Britain Game Hub

20 Nov Storm of War update: Stukas

Battle of France for BOBII

Does the ability to fly more than 60 missions, for either RAF or Luftwaffe, on a 1:1 scale map of France, the Channel and England, in the Bf109e, Bf110C, Hurricane I and II, Spitfire I and II and Ju 87, between May and June 1940 tickle your fancy?

Yes?

Read here then! New Battle of France Mission Pack for BOBII preview by Whirlybird, and new Bf110 and Spit 1 models and skins by Bader and Simon.

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Major updates on SoW

We only report Storm of War news from credible sources, never idle speculation. We comb the forums, and translate from German and Russian sources if necessary to save you the trouble of doing so. See the column below and look HERE for more news.

Its time to show our British pilots. Not in engine, but in final look (maybe tweaking of
colors we will need for the engine)

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It was a question of many users. Yes, at night we have ability to look for the lights on the ground... And I think it will be probably possible to set the amount of lights in different regions of map for the right “night time” gameplay. Attention: colors of lights are not final
You also may see on the shot the other very nice feature... and it is customizable by user...

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Bf-109E-3 in the engine. Currently propeller stops in pause.

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What is possible to learn from these pictures:
1. We use real physics light-colors engine for calculations of changes during the whole day-night
2. Options on the left panel probably will be partially accessible for end user that to make superb screen shots.

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How is looking at the moment rotating propeller at low RPM. The pitch changes are also visible during rotation.

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And some shots from tools without complex lighting (not all engine features went in the viewer tool at the moment. It’s a part of color tunings we are working for)
You may notice many nice details... these models, optimized for the
massive objects/gameplay in the future of the sim series...

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About this site

This site is born of my own desire to collect in one place, and keep updated, the many resources I have found over the years and used as background for a collection of flight simulations which deal with the Battle of Britain.

On this site you'll find information about the Battle itself, about the simulations that deal with it, including original reviews and links to essential mods, add-ons and patches and tips on game play.

If you have the least interest in this period, and the flight simulations which enable you to recreate the epic struggle for yourself, I trust you'll find this site useful.

All opinions herein are my own, as are the choices of resources, and there are many good arguments to be had along the lines of best and worst, accurate or innacurate, complete or incomplete. So please feel free to head to the guest book and leave a comment.

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