IL-2 and IL-2: FB QMB maps

[F4U Corsair]

Where is the best place to find Quick Mission Builer maps for IL-2 Sturmovik, and IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles?.

[IceFire]

I'm not sure if I understand what you're asking for. QMB is limited to whatever is already available. There are tons of single player missions in the single and campaign format plus online dogfight and coop. But QMB is limited to whatever is present. Patch 4.09 did add a few new scenarios but that is it. QMB is just for quick battles.

There is so much more to the game...

[F4U Corsair]

There's only three maps avialable; Crimea, Moscow, and Smolensk. Can't more be added?. I like QMB for setting up battles how I wan't them to be.

[F4U Corsair]

It would be nice to have maps for Stalingrad, Kuban, Kursk, Berlin, etc.

[IceFire]

No you can't add more.

Don't you have IL-2 1946? It has many more QMB maps including several new ones that were added in 4.09.

QMB has been sort of neglected... then again it is purely for quick missions. If you want to fly in any of those theaters then you should pick up some of the campaigns from www.mission4today.com.

[F4U Corsair]

No I don't have 1946, only IL-2, IL-2 FB, and the Ace expansion pack (gold pack).

There's plenty of single missions here, but it's not the same...
http://il2-sturmovik.de.ubi.com/en/missions.php

[IceFire]

Well I hear IL-2 1946 is $10 these days... might as well pick it up :)

There is now Crimea, Moscow, Smolensk, Kuban, Bessarabia, MTO, Pacific Islands, Okinawa, and Coral Sea. Plus 4.09 has new QMB features and a new Scramble situation.

[F4U Corsair]

Thanks for the info. :-)

[AndyJWest]

And if you can, get it on DVD, rather than as a download. If you are installing in a Vista or Windows 7 PC, I'd have a look at the Ubisoft forums first, for advice, as there can be problems installing in the default location.

[F4U Corsair]

What's wrong with a digital download?, I don't have a DVD drive. I'm using Windows XP Professional.

I never install games into the default directory anyway, I always use C:\Games\

example: C:\Games\IL-2 Sturmovik

[AndyJWest]

XP seems to have less problems with IL-2 anyway. As for downloading, it works well for some, but it can sometimes be troublesome. If you don't have DVD, downloading from a reputable supplier should be ok. A lot of us prefer the physical security that actually having the disk offers. You will enjoy all the new features in '46, and don't forget to apply the latest patches for even more goodies.

[F4U Corsair]

If I did buy it, it would be from www.direct2drive.com you can always re-download it if you need to, but I backup the games to CD-R anyway.

http://www.direct2drive.com/5/3021/product/Buy-IL-2-Sturmovik:-1946-Download $9.95US

[F4U Corsair]

Reagarding the QMB maps, I found this post in the IL-2 Ubisoft forums.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/50910533/m/1321093552?r=5211054552#5211054552

[F4U Corsair]

Has anyone played this camapign with IL-2: FB v1.22?, in the description it says: "A 20 mission desert campaign for Forgotten Battles V2.+ based on historical events." In the game column it says IL2: FB. I tried loading the campaign, it shows up in the list, but it fails to load, I have the Ace expansion pack, but it's not installed.

The Blue
http://il2-sturmovik.de.ubi.com/en/missions.php

Any recommendations for single missions and campaigns for IL-2: FB v1.22?. I'd like to play some North Africa maps, are there any?.

[IceFire]

http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=2471

That is a REALLY good North Africa campaign for the Luftwaffe but you need 4.08 (IL-2 1946). I forget when we got the first desert map and if any campaigns were made on it or not...

[F4U Corsair]

But it says the campaign is for IL-2 Forgotten Battles, wtf?.

[Oleg Maddox]

Probable in BoB we will give users to make own sets of maps and rework of our own presets (blank missions) - for this we simply show keep open the directories on hard disk where it is placed. And.... and of course to give end user some map tools, which we plan to release some time after the BoB release itself.