Flight sims/games?

DampDog · 24 Jan 2013 at 16:43

Are there any good flight sims/games out there anymore?

Not a big gamer so last thing I played and really enjoyed was IL2. So what's out there now thats interesting/playable. Bearing in mind I only run and i5 with a HD6850..

Hank_Marvin · 24 Jan 2013 at 16:49

il2 cod is the new il2, it's good but not quite complete.

rise of flight is ww1 and very good.

flight simulator x is still widely supported.

http://store.origin.com/store/eaemea/en_GB/pd/productID.252402500 = £5 - DCS: A-10C Warthog

iamdjdz · 24 Jan 2013 at 16:51

FSX
A10 warthog

If you want helis Blackshark

Or something different.. space shuttle sim!

This question has come up before btw..
Should all work ok!

DampDog · 24 Jan 2013 at 16:57

Hank_Marvin said:
il2 cod is the new il2, it's good but not quite complete.

rise of flight is ww1 and very good.

flight simulator x is still widely supported.

http://store.origin.com/store/eaemea/en_GB/pd/productID.252402500 = £5 - DCS: A-10C Warthog

A-10C Warthog looks interesting, especially at that price!!

Glad I asked now, I'd not looked at IL2 either, I assumed they were dead and gone. IL2 COD might just draw me back in..

Amraam · 24 Jan 2013 at 17:02

Falcon 4 with BMS4.32 is still very awesome.

pingu666 · 24 Jan 2013 at 17:02

only buy il2 cod at a low price, it feels so unfinished

lunar flight is pretty nifty

aerofly full size flight sim is pretty

pingu666 · 24 Jan 2013 at 17:04

oh the orignal il2 still gets love with unofficalish patches and mods

and theres some new thing called war thunder or thunder something, was on rps recently

Hank_Marvin · 24 Jan 2013 at 17:07

Yeah I was going to say il2 is still good and well supported.

DampDog · 24 Jan 2013 at 17:16

Will IL2 run under windows 7?

Pretty sure I have a copy buried away somewhere..

Kosmiche · 24 Jan 2013 at 17:22

DampDog said:
Will IL2 run under windows 7?

Pretty sure I have a copy buried away somewhere..

I've got 1946 and it works flawlessly with w7, not sure about older versions.

pingu666 · 24 Jan 2013 at 17:31

older versions should be ok too, but really for a few quid get 1946, cos with the mods and patches you would get a metric ****ton of content

DampDog · 24 Jan 2013 at 17:34

pingu666 said:
older versions should be ok too, but really for a few quid get 1946, cos with the mods and patches you would get a metric ****ton of content

Cheers.. Sounds like a plan..

House · 24 Jan 2013 at 17:35

DCS A10C is complicated, if you want an idea of how complicated youtube a video of engine start up and take off. The manual is 700 pages long and doesnt cover everything.

blackadderV · 24 Jan 2013 at 17:36

Il 2 Clod has a new campaign mod you can download to replace the original one as well as many hand made missions based on the war. I have just started playing Clod, I am not good enough yet to start the campaign but I am excited to do so as the main modder is very meticulous about quality. Apparently it really brings the best out of the game.

If you can get Clod cheap (I got mine for £10 on steam) then it is well worth a buy. I am enjoying just flying around in quick missions currently.

If you are a single player flyer then I also recommend battle of britain 2 Wings of victory. It is my favourite flight sim and has the best ai ever seen a combat sim. The team that have been working on it are outstanding, their 2.10 update won the SIM HQ mod of the year award.

They have recently released their 2.12 update which improves the dynamic campaign even further.