Is IL2 1946 still alive?

[barako]

Hi all, im new here.

I recently bought IL2 Cliffs of Dover since my upgraded computer, hoping this new release would work ok, but like most of you I cant get the game to work decently (crashes, black screen, freezes, sometimes works sometims doesnt, my god! I cant even see the name of locations in the game map).

Any way, I kow I have a good enough computer to run this game, but for now im gonna wait some time, maybe a year or two untill this game is playable. It didnt hurt me to pay money for an unfinished piece of software, I see it as a donation for the hours of fun I had with IL2 1946.

Now, going back to my question, when I bought IL2 COD I inocently disposed to the trashbin my old IL2 1946, the dvd was scratch in anyway and I remebered I had a hard time last time I trie to install it hehehe. I've been looking in ebay and a new copy cost very cheap.

Is IL2 1946 still alive? is there still people playing it? are dedicated servers updatign their maps; last time I play it I remember there was no chages whatsoever to the maps, always same old maps and got kind of boring.

I seriously miss flying WW2 planes, and as an unconditional fan of IL2 series would like to go back to the skies.

[swiss]

Il2 is very alive and UP3 just came out.

Servers: Spit vs 109, Uk dedicated, Battle of Britain, Skies of Valor, KV13

[Danelov]

Yes, is still alive and always very active. As MP for example somedays, mainly at week-ends you find in Hyperlobby 250 to 300 players. And there are some good Servers, specially for me the UK servers with a nice combination of historical missions at differents theater of operations. Sometimes a good COOP mission is also available. Also the good old IL-2 is always active but few players there, the servers is Russian based and good time to go there is allround of 18.00 zulu or early. The new Ultrapack , I think is 3.01 was also available the last week.

[Moggy]

A lot of squadrons are still flying IL-2 1946 and we're just 1 of the many.

[Rattlehead]

I cant even see the name of locations in the game map).


That was patched a while back already. What patch revision of the game are you running?

[Danelov]

As example, now is Monday 12.56 zulu and you have there 143 players with IL-2 1946 and other 24 in the chat.

[raaaid]

and the good thing is that if youre in europe and want to play till sunset you can with americans :)

[ATAG_Dutch]

Is IL2 1946 still alive? is there still people playing it? are dedicated servers updatign their maps; last time I play it I remember there was no chages whatsoever to the maps, always same old maps and got kind of boring.

Very much alive. Far more alive than online Cliffs of Dover currently!:grin:

I understand what you mean about the maps, but unless we're prepared to do them ourselves, we really shouldn't criticize!

Personally I'd love to see the version 4.10 soloman islands map being used more, also the slovakia maps.

We do seem to still have many of the original IL2 or FB/Pacific Fighters maps in use when there are far better quality ones available, but like I said, unless we're prepared..........

[Troll2k]

In case you are interested Steam has it for $9.99 for the digital download.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/15320/

[II./JG1_Wilcke]

Currently running version 4.10.1, further development updates coming from the Dev Team. Our squad is involved in Ghost Skies which is an online war, we are currently flying Slovenia Phase III, 1945 plane set, full switch. See us online at www.ghostskies.com

[Untamo]

Yup, flying online in Battle of Britain, Kampferband, Spits vs 109s but mostly War-Birds server.

Thread about the warbirds server:
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=19366

[Tvrdi]

very much...with newly released ultrapack 3.0....IMHO 2-3 yrs will pass when CLOD will be so popular...if ever

[Mysticpuma]

While CloD is on Life Support having been born prematurely, IL2 1946 is very much a mature, caring and giving Parent who will be there to hold your hand for a long time.....and doesn't mind if you stay up late and fly with your mates online, without throwing a tantrum and crashing you to the desktop! :mrgreen:

Cheers, MP

[Trooper117]

Yep.. still playing IL2 1946 more or less all the time when I need a WWII aviation fix.
Cliffs of Dover is totaly bolloxed for me since the last patch.. so the old IL2 still rules at the moment.

[Tree_UK]

Sadly I cannot Imagine Clod being anyway near as popular online as IL2 1946, not just because the game is broken and needs far too many fixes, the main reason being that there is no Hyperlobby.

[Mysticpuma]

Current list of suggestions in Birds of Steel that are being considered for inclusion in next-years PC and Console release:

http://forum.gaijinent.com/index.php?/topic/3744-summary-list-of-requested-features-for-birds-of-steel-wop-sequel/

Cheers, MP

[barako]

Wao!
Thank you all for your comments of encouragement, this really cheered me up. In fact, after reading them I went straight to ebay and got myself a new copy of the legendary IL2 1946, for just £5.45 including delivery, now will hopefuly arrive before this weekend.

[barako]

A lot of squadrons are still flying IL-2 1946 and we're just 1 of the many.

Hey Moggy!, I look at your link, was that picture taken from BOB Memorial between Dover and Folkstone?, I live only few miles from it and looks very familiar.

[barako]

Other thing, now that we are talking about a newly released of Ultrapck 3.0, (right?), can someone link please a download for an out of the box version? or do I need to install this and that patch?

cheers.

[Tvrdi]

Other thing, now that we are talking about a newly released of Ultrapck 3.0, (right?), can someone link please a download for an out of the box version? or do I need to install this and that patch?

cheers.

you need to install CLEAN (stock) version of IL2 46 first, then, patch it with all official patches (4.08 up to 4.10.1), THEN install UP3 in the folder where you installed IL2. More info on the bottom of my post (see link).

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3XJ3FMCA
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L5S6WJLV
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PWD7GTJS
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UXTFMFAE
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1OYP5Q1B
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G3LZ00BT
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=99UMAWDY
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UO0QRIA8
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UZQKUQ1B
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N3YUGACI
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GRZ60NXK
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E1EGT1ZR
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YJ626H0U
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0K945QHO
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G45XGM63
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T0EB6EHY

MEDIAFIRE:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ju7ittb3p5y4f


Source and INFO:

http://ultrapack.il2war.com/page/readme

there will be patches to this so check the board above....

[ScottDmac]

S~ all

Greetings,

Think I might have to reload this 1946 beast up till the online community builds up for COD.4

Like Hyper lobby. Place for pilots to chat after battles and before to line them up for last seconds

I wonder is it me or the game bugs in COD that prevent me from being from the ground up or down in the fields.
Seems this game in my experience matches no other in real flight sim or am I wrong again?


Know doubt, it is me, but I will ask questions about COD till it’s operational for me.

Mean while:
Just find my scratchy old 1946 DVD again to install.


S~ Oribt - Or ScottDmac

[barako]

Know doubt, it is me, but I will ask questions about COD till it’s operational for me.

Mean while:
Just find my scratchy old 1946 DVD again to install.


S~ Oribt - Or ScottDmac

Its not just you mate, its all of us. I wouldnt waste much time trying this and that, it will only cause you headaches a deeep frustration flavor in your mouth everytime you try. I know this might sound unconstructive to say, but dont even bother reporting bugs, we did our very bit by purchasing IL2COD, now is the developers job and only the developers to fix it.

My advice to everyone is just keep IL2COD aside for a good while untill the sun shines on it. In the mean come join IL1946, I dont know who's behind all the updates and ultrapacks, I just want to say God bless you for all your hard work.

I cant wait for my copy of IL2196 to arrive, I already got all patches and ultrapack downloaded.

[Moggy]

Hey Moggy!, I look at your link, was that picture taken from BOB Memorial between Dover and Folkstone?, I live only few miles from it and looks very familiar.

Yes that's right, the picture was taken at Capel le Ferne but I can't remember which TP'er took the picture...pretty sure it was Prangster or Malc.
The Tangmere Pilots comprises 4 Hurricane squadrons (1, 43, 145 & 601) which were stationed at Tangmere at the start of the Battle of Britain on 10th July 1940. Co-incidentally our last meetup a few weeks ago was held at the fantastic Tangmere museum.

[mayestdo]

For me Il2 1946 died when I purchased Clodo. But after two weeks trying to play Cliffs of Dover, IL2 resurrected stronger than ever. :cool: Never before in the history of the sims had a new simulator made everybody loved their older sims (contrary to what usually happens: new games make old ones seem old-fashioned and obsolete). Long live IL2 1946 ;)

[Trooper117]

Got to agree!

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

with HSFX5.1 the sounds of the spits etc are great.

[CWMV]

with HSFX5.1 the sounds of the spits etc are great.

Rather, with Jaffa's sound mods ALL the aircraft he does sound better!

[grunge]

UP3 is just great! I grabbed my old DVD and did a alnk install, then applied the pack. It is simply magnificient work :) Cheers to all of the makers, i sut love the additional planes and the sound is very impressive! The Me-109 sound are really good, and i like the Dora aswell! I'll hook up a few online battles i think:)

[Tree_UK]

Yep fantastic, much better than CLOD (Multi-player), the Battle of britian server is a great place to get started.

[Kanalkrank]

Yep fantastic, much better than CLOD (Multi-player), the Battle of britian server is a great place to get started.


I personally recommend Kampfverband 1_3 with CRT=2

S!

[Blackdog_kt]

On the one hand, i miss the IL2:1946 experience and the varied content with official patches and mod packs.
On the other one i can't stand the simplified CEM, it has been my one major gripe with the series and after having flown CoD i can't go back to IL2 for any reasonable length of time just because of the simplified overheat mechanics and unrealistic engine operation.

What can i say, different priorities for different people. Graphics, sounds and what not are definitely important to me, but for now having a more accurate rendition of the workload involved in flying a fighter is what takes the front seat for me.

That being said IL2 is going to definitely be around for some time. I think CoD will take the torch when we have a stable sim and the mission scripting efforts pick up some speed, especially if the first CoD add-on is out by that time to give us a wider selection of flyables.

[CharveL]

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt275/Skawtt/Dead-Its-dead-Jim.jpg

[Sven]

HSFX 5.01 for the win!

Still best MP experience for me in IL2 1946 then any other game! :)

[Kanalkrank]

IL1946 died for me long time ago, when I saw a guy who flew fw190 and fired accurately from a distance of 2km.

A month ago on the BoB server I saw a Hurricane which flew with the speed of Mig-9, it was pathetic...

UP3 is just great! I grabbed my old DVD and did a alnk install, then applied the pack. It is simply magnificient work :) Cheers to all of the makers, i sut love the additional planes and the sound is very impressive! The Me-109 sound are really good, and i like the Dora aswell! I'll hook up a few online battles i think:)

Unfortunately, only some sounds are good , but what about the rest...:(

[Trooper117]

As opposed to the sounds on CoD then?
Get some perspective.. the sounds we have in CoD are pretty crap we all agree. But until the devs sort out that and the other multitude of recognised problems so that most people can actualy play the damn thing then people are quite rightly going back to other options.. ie, the old IL2.
Since the last patch, (which messed up the already problematic game), the game has become unplayable for many, hence the switch back to IL2 1946.

[swiss]

IL1946 died for me long time ago, when I saw a guy who flew fw190 and fired accurately from a distance of 2km.



2km? Funny, as max convergence is 1000m(which sux for the BK).
So it's either BS or he was cheating.


A month ago on the BoB server I saw a Hurricane which flew with the speed of Mig-9, it was pathetic...

E advantage = speed advantage.


Cheats exist, no doubt about that.
However, the better you get, the less cheaters you spot. ;)

[Bobb4]

Join a squadron and you will realise how alive IL2 1946 is.http://www.69giap.com/

[II./JG1_Wilcke]

Join a squadron and you will realise how alive IL2 1946 is.http://www.69giap.com/

Yes, its all about inter-squad play, setting up maps, with controllers, parsers and going to war. In Ghost Skies we fly three times per week for 10-12 weeks and then go to another phase of the same map or start a new map. CoD cannot even begin to fill this niche, if not for the squads and the online wars I would not be flying any sim at all. Even Air Quake servers get boring after a while. As for CoD, its brilliant but it will be a bit before it comes into its own and we can do the 'controllers' and 'parsers' and have an adequate online war with it.

[Seeker]

Cheats exist, no doubt about that.
However, the better you get, the less cheaters you spot. ;)

Quoted for truth :)

[Seeker]

Ghost skies: is that eastern front?

I'd be very interested in any Western front, even, dare I say it, BoB based campaign leagues, and I think there'd be a couple of others in my squad that would be too.

Much as Clod is an undoubted upgrade to the stock IL-2 graphics and FM, it's lack of functionality in effect means we're flying on an empty Spits v 109 server with no ground attack missions (no, I still can't take off in the Blenhiem) to break the boredom, the occaisonal buggy AI buff and of course no map changes.

A modded '46 campaign would be extremely welcome.

[II./JG1_Wilcke]

Ghost skies: is that eastern front?

I'd be very interested in any Western front, even, dare I say it, BoB based campaign leagues, and I think there'd be a couple of others in my squad that would be too.

Much as Clod is an undoubted upgrade to the stock IL-2 graphics and FM, it's lack of functionality in effect means we're flying on an empty Spits v 109 server with no ground attack missions (no, I still can't take off in the Blenhiem) to break the boredom, the occaisonal buggy AI buff and of course no map changes.

A modded '46 campaign would be extremely welcome.

Right now were setting to kickoff Slovenia Phase III with the following planeset:

Allies:

Primary:

P-47D-27 Late (stock)
P-51D-25NA (mod)
Spitfire IXe LF 25lbs (stock)
Spitfire XIVe LF (mod)
Tempest Mk. V 13 lbs (mod)

Secondary:

P-47D-27 (stock)
P-51B-10NA Malcom Hood (mod)
P-51D-5NT (stock)
Spitfire XIVc (mod)
Tempest Mk. V 11lbs (mod)

Attack:

A-20G (stock)
B25J-22NA (mod)
Mosquito FB Mk. VI (mod)
P-38L-5LO (mod)

Bomber:

A-20C (stock)
B-25J-15NA (stock)

Axis

Primary:

Bf 109 G-10 (stock)
Bf 109 K-4 (stock)
Fw 190 A-9 (stock)
Fw 190 D-9 (stock)

Secondary:

Bf 109 G-14 Early (mod)
Bf 109 G-14/AS (mod)
Fw 190 A-8 (stock)
Fw 190 D-9 1.70 ata (mod)

Attack:

Bf 110 G-2 (stock)
Fw 190 G-8 (mod)
Hs 129-B2 (stock)
Ju 88 C-6 (mod)
Me 410B (mod)


Bomber:

He 111 H-21 (mod)
Ju 88 A-4 (stock)

We will be using 4.10.1 with UP3.0 + GhostSkies Mod, going live next week. See www.ghostskies.com