So...how`s the new sim?

[crazyivan1970]

Greetings all,
Been a while, decided to drop by and see how are things at IL-2 land :)

How`s Cliffs of Dover? Should i get my trusty FFB2 outta the box? :)

[ElAurens]

Not yet Ivan.

Good to see you mate!!!

It's still not the overall experience we remember from the days when Hyperlobby was full every night of the week. Multiplayer is pretty sparse, and will be till Jiri gets HL support for CoD. And before the Steam fanboys start a hate campaign, I know a lot of guys that will not fly this sim till Hyperlobby support is available for it. And that is beyond all the current issues of under-development.

Ivan, I have the thing, and so much of it is really, really, jaw droppingly good.
The aircraft models, cockpits, DMs, engine management, and overall feeling of flight are so much better than the old sim. In fact it's hard to play 1946 anymore as it just seems like a toy now. It's almost totally changed my flying style. However, the down side is that I don't fly much anymore because of the rest of the new sim really needs to be finished, too many things still need to be sorted out yet.

I wish Oleg would come back and give this project some needed direction and leadership.

Anyhow, I'll talk to you later Ivan.

Cheers.

[Scarecrow]

Depends on your rig. If you have a quad core and decent VGA you might enjoy the game but it's still in a beta state in terms of gameplay. You'll also have to be realistic in your expectations of the settings you can use, plenty seem to think that COD should run maxed out on todays tech which is a little unrealistic.

[Lixma]

Hi, Ivan!

CoD suffered a premature birth although the life-signs seem stable. If you do take the plunge you'll likely find yourself frustrated at some things and impressed by others.....it's a mixed bag at the moment.

As mentioned it needs a hefty PC to run healthily and at this stage i'd hold off putting any money down for the game or hardware until CoD is working properly. This may take a few patches yet.

[crazyivan1970]

Good to see you gents! That`s what i figured.. my hardware probably outdated by now :) I don`t even know what does it take to build a decent rig nowdays, so out of it :D Definitely need new mobo, CPU, RAM and GC... We shall see, maybe in the fall i`ll get back into gaming. Was taking a break from it since late 2009 :)

[Rattlehead]

Ivan, I have the thing, and so much of it is really, really, jaw droppingly good.
The aircraft models, cockpits, DMs, engine management, and overall feeling of flight are so much better than the old sim. In fact it's hard to play 1946 anymore as it just seems like a toy now. It's almost totally changed my flying style. However, the down side is that I don't fly much anymore because of the rest of the new sim really needs to be finished, too many things still need to be sorted out yet.



That's very much the case, in a nutshell.

[MB_Avro_UK]

I have no complaints at all.

If your system is not yet up to it, it will be so in time. You don't HAVE to buy it yet.

Without any doubt, it's the future of flight sims. Oleg has left the hangar, but his devotion, skill and style are all over it.

il2 1946 has given birth to a worthy successor. That's what Pedigrees do.

And I can't stop taking screenies!!! Aaaaaaaargh....I need help!!


Best Regards,
MB_Avro.

[Thee_oddball]

Good to see ya Ivan :) EL is spot on no need to rush in, just wait till the bugs ar ironed out.

S!

[335th_GRAthos]

Hi Crazy Ivan !

Welcome back, it has been a loooong time!
Game detail is amazing :) , complexity as well :(

Performance issues are there. Probably the after.next generation of GPUs will be able to handle this game.

SLI (and probably Crossfire) not there where they are supposed to be.

As far as hardware goes, the SWFFB2 will do a good job but you need to add a good throttle and a couple of "sliders" two (Saitek Throttle Quadrants).

Intel i7 equivalent + Win7 64bit a must


~S~

[Old_Canuck]

Greetings all,
Been a while, decided to drop by and see how are things at IL-2 land :)

How`s Cliffs of Dover? Should i get my trusty FFB2 outta the box? :)

You nice? Glad you dropped in Ivan. Like the man said, no need to rush. CoD is destined for a long run.

[dflion]

Memories of the 'good old days' with IL-2, we have missed your wisdom.

Definately get your rig updated and get yourself quickly into the fray.

As mentioned by others, the flight sim is basically excellent, though there are many things yet to fix up. I think Oleg and Ilya were in a bit of trouble and had to release soon. Thinking back, Oleg did much the same thing with IL-2 Sturmovik and as you know it just got better and better.

When you get yourself going, I would very interested to hear what you think about the sim's potential?

Best regards

DFLion

[crazyivan1970]

Thanks for the feedback gents. I will probably return to virtual skies sometimes in the fall :)

[adonys]

hi there ivan. welcome back. long time no seen :)

autumn is as a good time as any other. we'll beta test it in the mean time anyway ;)

[raaaid]

every time i dogfight my table mouse and joystick is totally covered with sweat

this is the best adrenaline boos i had since i did paraglide :)

[capt vertigo]

What's up, Ivan..

If you happen to be down to the last fifty bucks in your wallet, then I'd probably wait.. (until payday...)
Otherwise, buy it :grin:
It's unfinished, but it is awesome.

I play every day for about an hour, usually I am frustrated by launcher ex problems, or I get the stutters out of nowhere..and I shut it down and count to ten and find something productive to do instead..

But I still get some quality time in ..

I gotta say, the cockpits paired with TrackIR 6DOF is just cool as hell when you get the hang of it..
Look over your nose, line up deflection shots that were impossible in the previous sim..

If/when they get the land/trees etc on par with the rest of the sim..

Kiss your "waking life" goodbye, sim junkies.. :cool:

Mike

[crazyivan1970]

Naww, not down to last 50 bucks lol... It just between new house, off-roading, fishing, etc.. i barely go near computer hehe. In the fall i will have more time :) at least i hope i will lol

[TheEditor]

Not yet Ivan.

Multiplayer is pretty sparse, and will be till Jiri gets HL support for CoD. And before the Steam fanboys start a hate campaign, I know a lot of guys that will not fly this sim till Hyperlobby support is available for it.

Cheers.

Is there really going to be a HL for CoD? Bad idea! Thats going to split up an already small group of gamers in MP. Whats wrong with just the in-game system?

[ElAurens]

The current in game "lobby" sucks IMHO.

And why are there two of them?

"Client" and "Lobby"? Makes no sense.

Hyperlobby is a low footprint application that just works. Most of the online community is used to it, and feels good about it.

Given the choice between the clunky in game/steam "lobby" and Hyperlobby, I'm going with Jiri's application.

Steam is going to be a headache moving forward as we get working skins as well.

[Strike]

well, next patch should "streamline multiplayer GUI" perhaps that includes server selection. Don't know, but yes, Lobby and client seems pretty useless!? At least I don't get the difference really. The one has many servers, the other one don't

[Freycinet]

Some names I haven't seen for quite a while in here, nice :)

Crazy, have a look at some vids I did with CoD... - They basically show how it is atm.

http://www.youtube.com/user/wwwDOTdalsgaardDOTeu#g/c/981CBC682E928D2A