Best flying war game?

Dano · 18 Oct 2008 at 20:48

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/23110283/m/9121094645

Heh, saves me typing, well worth reading as it has lots and lots of very useful information, even if you never use most of it

ticktock · 19 Oct 2008 at 03:00

Will it work fine on Vista 64bit?

Also, its not just for playing online?

Plus i have read that people having problems installing the game and running it in Vista etc? Will i have hassle or not?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 19 Oct 2008 at 03:26

Oh man, I'm going to have to hoke out IL2 tomorow and have a blast at that again. Got all of it IL2: Sturnovik, Aces, Pacific and 1946.

Never liked playing the campaigns, too realistic for me, but I did love the jump in and play games you could get on Hyperlobby.....used to be rather good with the Fw190 + variants. Boom and zoom for the win.

Still an active community?

Dano · 19 Oct 2008 at 09:06

ticktock said:
Will it work fine on Vista 64bit?

Yes, although it may take a little tweaking, see here: http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/49310655/m/1921070116

Also, its not just for playing online?

No, it has plenty of offline stuff.

Plus i have read that people having problems installing the game and running it in Vista etc? Will i have hassle or not?

I don't know, I've had it running in Vista32 with no issues at all is about all I can say.

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Oh man, I'm going to have to hoke out IL2 tomorow and have a blast at that again. Got all of it IL2: Sturnovik, Aces, Pacific and 1946.

Never liked playing the campaigns, too realistic for me, but I did love the jump in and play games you could get on Hyperlobby.....used to be rather good with the Fw190 + variants. Boom and zoom for the win.

Still an active community?

I had a quick look in the lobby last night (I've not actually played it for ages either) and there were nearly 700 people on.

Alexrose1uk · 19 Oct 2008 at 09:50

If he wants a more space based Flight Sim, you could get him X-Wing Alliance, its on Lucasarts classics so its quite cheap, theres a few patches for it; and I believe it runs on Vista.

Ice Rich · 19 Oct 2008 at 10:01

Dano said:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/23110283/m/9121094645

Heh, saves me typing, well worth reading as it has lots and lots of very useful information, even if you never use most of it

Wow, never realised these games could go so in-depth, I think i will be able to fly a real plane after playing this!

Do you play any other flight-sims? FSX? I imagine the learning curve is even more higher on that?

Thanks,

Dano · 19 Oct 2008 at 12:46

Heh, just wait for the next generation of sims, they're going to be awesome

I have played other sims, but I always come back to IL2, something about the era and it's technology appeals to me far more than modern stuff, although the upcoming Jet Thunder is hitting all the right spots currently, demo due before xmas apparently too

lokkers · 19 Oct 2008 at 16:22

ticktock said:
Will it work fine on Vista 64bit?

Plus i have read that people having problems installing the game and running it in Vista etc? Will i have hassle or not?

Works fine for me under Vista x64. I have the complete edition and found I had to run setuppffbaep.exe instead of setup.exe on the DVD, but thats the only issue.

I'd also recommend Lock On for a more contemporary flight sim

Dano · 19 Oct 2008 at 21:04

lokkers said:
Works fine for me under Vista x64. I have the complete edition and found I had to run setuppffbaep.exe instead of setup.exe on the DVD, but thats the only issue.

I'd also recommend Lock On for a more contemporary flight sim

Yeh, I had to run a.exe to get it to install also, had forgotten as it's been so long since I actually installed it.

Been watching old recordings all evening, brings back some memories

Hot torperdo death incoming!!!

ticktock · 19 Oct 2008 at 22:59

Is it a graphically / CPU / Ram intense game?

Dano · 19 Oct 2008 at 23:17

On maximum settings, yes, but it does scale down a long long way.

ticktock · 19 Oct 2008 at 23:32

Well, just ordered the game!!

Crashgate3 · 20 Oct 2008 at 14:01

Ice Rich said:
FSX? I imagine the learning curve is even more higher on that?

With FSX and FS2004 it depends on the plane you're flying as to how complicated everything is. The default aircraft that come with the game are simplified to the point of ridiculousness - if you've ever played any other flight sim, all you really need is a crash-course in navigation and you'll be away. At the other end of the scale, you have things like the PMDG series which are payware addons which attempt to model every aspect of the aircraft down to every switch and dial, and are famed for their horrendously complicated programmable Flight Management Computers.

Someone mentioned Knights Of The Sky a few posts back. Have a look at this.

Ice Rich · 20 Oct 2008 at 15:57

Crashgate3 said:
With FSX and FS2004 it depends on the plane you're flying as to how complicated everything is. The default aircraft that come with the game are simplified to the point of ridiculousness - if you've ever played any other flight sim, all you really need is a crash-course in navigation and you'll be away. At the other end of the scale, you have things like the PMDG series which are payware addons which attempt to model every aspect of the aircraft down to every switch and dial, and are famed for their horrendously complicated programmable Flight Management Computers.

Someone mentioned Knights Of The Sky a few posts back. Have a look at this.

Thanks for post, will check it out

Still waiting for my Joystick but I've been having a good go at IL2 - its great! But I've only selected some of the single player missions and messed around with the plane etc. Im having trouble getting AA/AF to work - i think i'll need todo it through control panel.

Also, as 1946 included some of the older IL2 games - are these accessible from the main menu?

Thanks

ticktock · 20 Oct 2008 at 23:00

Also, what patch, if any, is needed guys?

Ice Rich · 21 Oct 2008 at 09:10

ticktock said:
Also, what patch, if any, is needed guys?

The link Dano posted is pretty good for setting up 1946 for the first time:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...3/m/9121094645

EdAllonby · 8 Jul 2009 at 20:47

Rise Of Flight seems pretty good, however it is based on WW1, still great planes though.

AMG · 9 Jul 2009 at 00:04

IL2-sturmovik 1946 you can get it for very little but its a lot of game, and yes it does work on vist, I am classed as a ace on it ( didn't know I fight so well)

for modern lock on with flaming cliffs, both are very advtanded and hard to get into but very rewarding they are the best simulators in my books