Actually, there are no 'mods' available at M4T, if you use the IL-2 community's usual understanding of the term.

As for using a forum topic to estimate downloads, this is utterly illogical. If I download something once, then post 10 questions about getting it to work, I've not downloaded it 11 times, have I.?

Simple logic also says that the number of people who've downloaded the 4.09m patch cannot be less than the number of people who've downloaded it, and then installed mods.

I use mods myself, but recognise that the majority of IL-2 users almost certainly don't. For what it's worth, M4T currently has 27,000+ registered members - people who have signed on to download, since they made this a requirement. TD are making new features available to users in a way that the modders (for all their dedication, and skills) never will.

just to try some months ago i downloaded the Ultrapack 2.01 (if i'm not wrong), made a copy of my IL2 folder, than installed it. The first thing I noticed was less FPS, slow loading, and so many other things that i just deleted it and restored the previous IL2 4.09. Never again downloaded and used a mod... i like how IL2 is right now... i fly my missions... i play online.. no need mods at all...

What? You don't like cats? Dude you are just not able to cook them well!

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Hello,

I found the same was true of the AAA modpacks (I've never used UP). Currently, I run a 4.09m stock installation (for multi-play)and a 4.09 install with the latest HSFX (for offline flying) on it. On my current (rather fast) computer, the slow-down incurred in the modded install is negligible, especially when using the 1 or 4GB patches for the IL-2 executable (this isn't even a mod, btw, it can be used on any old executable) . I wouldn't recommend any mod packs for use with older computers, though. I tried it with my old Athlon XP1800 and the result was...not satisfactory. I believe I read somewhere that Maddox Games is legally required?? to maintain support for Il-2 in such a way that the original system specifications are enough to return a good gaming experience. This is the reason that DT needs to work under such stringent polygon and effect rules as they do. Kuddos to DT for improving the game as they have (and continue to do) for everyone and kuddos to the modding community for allowing those of us fortunate enough to posses high-powered hardware to really take the engine to its limits.

Cheers,

Fafnir_6

my UP20.1 version is miles better than stock...in almost every way...i dont notice any slowdown in FPS or loading and i play most nights online no problem.

I don't know the inner workings of the whole thing, but it's said that loading times have a lot to do with the folder/file structure and how the altered content is compiled into files. I think the AAA packs used an older method, HSFX and UP use the new way and that's why they can load more stuff with less penalties. Also, UP contains HSFX and you can switch between them on a single installation.

I'm rather new to all of this , but i'm verry much -as most of us- awaiting the new patch.
And hopefully some new maps and planes and campaigns...
Like a realy forgotten battle.....the Battle for Holland, belgium and Luxemburg...
For us Dutchies it was only 5 days.....but boy...did those few brave men shot down a load of german planes in those days......

Also because i'm dutch i would like to see more planes of our worldly know airplanemanufacturer Fokker in the game.

We now can only fly the Fokker in finnish Fokker DXXI , but would love to see the Fokker G-1 , the TV and the CV and CX in a campaing about the battle of Holland.....

I know there is a mod about that....but i'm always a bit scared with mods...soem turn out real fine...as AIX2 did with BF2......but some can realy destroy your game.

So thats why me and my friends are awaiting the official patches, as for those we know the gam,e will still be played fine either off-line or on-line.

So keep up the good work TD and just give us a peak every now and then :)

Yours truely,

HawkSyts

+1 I would like also the Batlle of Holland in Il2 and especcially the Fokker G.I. The G.I is just such a beautifull and special plane.
I would also like a Winter War campaign for both sides, Finland and the Soviet Union.
I've got also an idea for a 'what if?' situation: Finland ordered some Fokker G.I B's, which were slightly smaller than the G.I A, the Dutch version. But Finland never got the G.I's, because the Dutch airforce took them quickly into use because of the German attack. If Finland got the G.I's there could have been some interesting battles in the Continuation War.

We should be really happy with the Fokker DXXI, even the Finnish one.
Use a Dutch skin (like me) considering the early Sarya is pretty much a replica of the dutch one. The Dutch DXXI would require an entire new cockpit with instruments in Dutch.

We have the Buffalo too and will soon get the CW21b for the dutch east indies, cant complain :)

The G1, although not many were built, would make a nice addition as a early war ground attacker/heavy fighter. But even I think other planes deserve priority. Other fokkers were too rare or too insignificant