El Hadji
09-12-2009, 01:34 PM
I originally posted this in the IL-2 forum on Xbox.com, but since there aren't that many visitors to that forum I give it a shot here as well:
Am I the only one finding the single missions to be MUCH more difficult than the campaign missions? The wingmen seems to have become less efficient:
There is one mission where you are supposed to take out remaining german ground forces . With limited ordnance you have 2 bombs and no rockets and there are 3 or 4 yellow primary targets. I tell my wingmen to attack but they fail to hit any targets EVERY time. And it doesnt seem to be possible to land and reload anywhere either...
In another mission over Berlin you are supposed to shoot down some german fighters - sound easy enough. When starting your group of wingmen are centered on the "radar" just behind you. When spotting the first targets I order them to "stay in formation" and when we get within range of the enemies I order them to attack. By then I have NO "green dots" on my "radar" anymore. Having a look at the map shows my flight scattered all over the area. And I do mean ALL OVER. My wingmen must be flying Su-33's or something because one of them always shows up at the edge of the map and must have used afterburners in order to get so far away from me in that short time... None of my wingmen are close to any targets, which means I have to deal with the germans alone. Ordering the flight to re-group doesn't work and the mission becomes an epic fail because I don't have the time to kill all targets... This happens both on Arcade and Realistic settings.
Any suggestions?
Another funny thing: I started a training mission over the Channel Area last night. I wanted to practice aerial maneuvers so I picked a Spitfire IX for me and just a single He 111 as enemy. (This is the closest to a "free roam" mode you can get in this game. Don't forget to add a good amount of time in the settings). I turned away from the target, which spawns over water, and flew in over land. All of a sudden I'm starting to hear radio messages. In russian... Im flying a british plane over England with a german opponent and Im hearing russian radio messages?!?
Am I the only one finding the single missions to be MUCH more difficult than the campaign missions? The wingmen seems to have become less efficient:
There is one mission where you are supposed to take out remaining german ground forces . With limited ordnance you have 2 bombs and no rockets and there are 3 or 4 yellow primary targets. I tell my wingmen to attack but they fail to hit any targets EVERY time. And it doesnt seem to be possible to land and reload anywhere either...
In another mission over Berlin you are supposed to shoot down some german fighters - sound easy enough. When starting your group of wingmen are centered on the "radar" just behind you. When spotting the first targets I order them to "stay in formation" and when we get within range of the enemies I order them to attack. By then I have NO "green dots" on my "radar" anymore. Having a look at the map shows my flight scattered all over the area. And I do mean ALL OVER. My wingmen must be flying Su-33's or something because one of them always shows up at the edge of the map and must have used afterburners in order to get so far away from me in that short time... None of my wingmen are close to any targets, which means I have to deal with the germans alone. Ordering the flight to re-group doesn't work and the mission becomes an epic fail because I don't have the time to kill all targets... This happens both on Arcade and Realistic settings.
Any suggestions?
Another funny thing: I started a training mission over the Channel Area last night. I wanted to practice aerial maneuvers so I picked a Spitfire IX for me and just a single He 111 as enemy. (This is the closest to a "free roam" mode you can get in this game. Don't forget to add a good amount of time in the settings). I turned away from the target, which spawns over water, and flew in over land. All of a sudden I'm starting to hear radio messages. In russian... Im flying a british plane over England with a german opponent and Im hearing russian radio messages?!?