Actually considering that the Su-26 is included (and Oleg presumably wants third party companies to release similar aircraft for SoW), the title 'Storm-of-War' seems a bit inaccurate. I can imagine that SoW could easily become as important as FSX is to some gamers who are only interested in civilian aircraft -or who are maybe just learning to fly.

The game we're all using is called Il-2.....and yet we can fly spits, hurris etc....

:D

I just can't see a civilian flight school advising their pupils to buy 'Storm of War' in order to practice at home.
'FSX' - yes. I'm sure it happens all the time.

Are we even sure the final product will actually be called 'Storm of War' anyway?

No, it's going to be called flowers of friendship :grin:

But regarding a civvie sim I can see what you mean; although Storm of War may just be the title of any war-related sim. Any others may have a different branch.

Reality check in order here.

Home PC flight sims are in the same context as
Home PC driving sims

The point being more of you have driven a car than flown planes, so the experience is comparable in as much as a driving sim will teach you nothing except where the switches and gauges are and what to do procedurally on the road.

The same applies to Home PC flight sims combat or commercial you are only learning inputs and procedures, not how to actually fly or as it really is, most wouldn't be able to taxi an aircraft let alone take off or land :)

So take it for what it is ........ a bit of fun.



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My point is that lots of potential pilots, and people learning how to fly in the real world who DO use FSX.
I think there are teaching missions and a 'flight school' in FSX . At least there were in older versions of Flight simulator. These were very well done, there were 'talk over' instructions from a simulated instructor telling you what to do, starting with very basic manoeuvres, and explaining for example that: 'when you turn, one wing is moving faster than the other and therefore generating more lift' - very useful!!!

To reach this market, and also to reach those who only fly civilian aircraft in FSX, Oleg's game really requires a neutral name, unconnected with war.

Not that it's a big deal to me, it was just an idea.
I'll fly it anyway, whatever it's called.

I suggest:

Civilian or Warplane (CoW).
General Aviation Sim, though really including Combat (GAStriC).
Combat Aviation, Real Physics (CRAP).
Aeronautical Simulation Software (ASS).

:-)

No

People learn how to navigate, not fly using home PC sims :)

Its the same as a driving sim you cant learn how to drive using one.

The point is that in Flight Simulator or FSX you can learn and train procedures.
Starting with the check lists up to fire in a engine procedures.
It doesnt give the feeling but still a kind of immersion a book or a video can't give.
Of course there are also the navigation procedures to learn.

Storm of Wanking; everyone's reaction when the sim is finally released.