Welcome aboard DROBNJAK ...

If you think Jane's has better pits then you just haven't flown in many of them for any length of time or your graphics are set up incorrectly or you have a weak rig.. one, all or a combo of the 3.

As for the Mustang being a girly plane.. Considering that you have been flying the sim for a week.. (No offense whatsoever intended..) it is way too early for you to have any real perception of the true strengths and/or weaknesses of any of these planes.. so... thanks for the first impressions.. but I am really looking forward to the update

and there will indeed be an update.. guaranteed..

You still haven't gotten your stick set up properly yet.. and forget about an effective controls map.. and again.. no offense.. but it is just too early... Whatever setup you do have even if it seems to work for you at the moment I guarantee you will tweak at least 2 more times as you grow more familiar with the sim and find out how you like to fly it.

Again.. Welcome aboard !!

.. and I look forward to those later impressions

BTW... Owl that is the best avatar you have come up with to date IMO.

The Mustang's strength is its speed, I fly LW most of the time, and give them lots of respect .

DROBJAK, Jane's WW2 was good, but IL2 gives you the ability to replay and watch the entire battle by using tracks in case you have'nt noticed. I thought that was a big + over Jane's among a myriad of other things.

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Originally posted by thefruitbat:

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Originally posted by DROBNJAK1960:

IL2 in comparison with WWII Fighters, is less eye candy, particularly bad is that all the cockpits are oddly elongated in the vertical plane. WWII fighters had cockpits done right. But hey, what a heck, who cares about odd cockpits, when overall realism is 110% unbelievable. Flight model is brilliant, really hard to fly.

Is there a better way to control the rudder?

If your cockpits are elongated in the vertical plane, then you've managed to do something funky in il2setup, cause mine aren't, what resolution are you using?

as to the last point, rudder pedals.

oh and less eye candy than janes WWII fighters,

Really?



fruitbat

Is this Jane's or an IL-2 mod? Why don't any of the planes in the stock IL-2 (or MCFS, for that matter) have a rearview mirror??? Sure would make dodging bandits in the Spit easier.

Anyway I've never played LOMAC but from what I've heard it's an absolute pig framerate-wise, even if the graphics are great and it's super complex. I'm using a medium spec laptop and have most of the graphics options in IL2 turned all the way up (with the exception of using low detail clouds and the second-best setting for scenery detail) and it runs great (on my computer, has a much better detail/framerate ratio than any MFS), the only slowdown I ever experienced was during an epic carrier battle with like 60 planes and 10 ships. I can see how you would consider jet sims more fun at first, but there is more strategy to IL2 since you actually have to aim and manage energy in a WWII sim.

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Originally posted by Frankthetank36:

Is this Jane's or an IL-2 mod? Why don't any of the planes in the stock IL-2 (or MCFS, for that matter) have a rearview mirror??? Sure would make dodging bandits in the Spit easier.

Have you ever tried mapping a key to 'toggle mirrors show/hide' in the controls menu.

guess what happens.

Thanks... Didn't notice that that was a command.

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Read Bearcats nuggets guide, it will get you started on the right track and explains these functions.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/foru...3110283/m/9121094645

As others have stated, the stretched cockpit is a result of an incorrect resolution setting.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/foru...9310655/m/7111009546

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This links are great TS_Sancho, thanks for them. There is an explanation how to modify con fig file to make your rudder (and other controls) to respond in a smooth linear fashion, which is just what I want.

Just few more questions for the experts. I searched the key mappings, but didn't find what I was looking for:

1) There is that in flight map, that one can call with M key. Is there a way to zoom out a bit?

2) Are there any comms? Can I fly with AI wing men and issue them with commands like "Attack my Target", "Join Formation" etc. Sorry, this stuff is all from the LockOn.

BVR dogfight with missiles requires very little skill and that is what makes WWII planes so much more exciting. Plus WWII planes are trickier to fly, because they are so underpowered in comparison with jets. It is like weight lifting versus ballet.

On other hand, fighting with jets, actually one should rather say with radars, is more intellectual game than your seat of the pants bullet dodging in a prop. There are so many different avionics to operate in a modern planes in order to get the situational awareness.

my personal thanks to Bearcat99 for doing that comprehensive "Taking Off the Ground with IL2" guide for noobs.

When I said that P-51 was girly plane, it was nothing personal. P-51 was not designed with shooting down bombers in mind. P-51 is classy fighter to fighter fighter. In contrast FW-190 was made just for that, and at least in IL2, it really can take punishment. Probably P-47 will come out the best, for bomber attack roles. I am actually going to test them all, as soon as I set my rudder to linear response, that is ;-)

On other hand, had anybody tried flying those hypothetical planes, like Mig-9. It is such an agricultural machine, typical Russian plane. Cannons are so strong they almost stol the wings when you start shooting. I tried some Yak, late 1944 design, and it seems that all Russian planes generally have that rough rural feel to them, in comparison with refinement of the Spits and Butcher Birds. No offense meant to Russians, just compliment to the perfection of the flight model.

From the Aircraft.pdf on DVD-2 section on Mig-9

* When using the 37mm cannon above 3,000 meters the gun exhaust may get sucked into the
engine intake. Above 6,000 meters using the cannon is prohibited.
Note: this information is different from what may br found in other sources; however it is
based on the pilot operating handbook for the MiG-9.

Nice of a Russian company to model this weakness that others may not find out about.