How do I fly online?
 

I have the il2 Sturmovik 1946 for PC, and I would like to fly online, the problem I have is : I have no idea what IP address I need to fly online, patches, etc..
Last time I flew the game was at home sometime in 2008 or 9?...anyway, I suck, finally after weeks of frustration crashing at every take off, I managed to get airborne, and scored a couple of kills before crashing and making hundreds of nice greasy spots all over Russia, after that, it went downhill, even the rookies can kill me at 500 miles with a sling shot, I would like to get online to have "flying lessons" from someone with enough patience not to fall from his/her chair laughing and learn the fine points of flying and shooting, heck even my 9 year old daughter flies better than me....help

PS, I have a Saitek X52, and a M$ sidewinder 2 force feedback joystick....they work nice.

Couple of things that might help:

1) The Nugget's Guide: http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...Off-The-Ground

The Nugget's Guide is a comprehensive detailing of how to get started with IL-2. It's big and overwhelming but very useful to cover off a lot of the details. You don't have to know it end to end... just consult as required.



2) Straight from the Farm: http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...etails&id=2147

Straight from the Farm is older now but it will work just fine with the latest versions of the game. It's a single player campaign designed to teach you the basics of taking off and landing.


3) HyperLobby: http://hyperfighter.sk/

This is what the majority use to get into online matches for IL-2. Saves you having to remember IP addresses.

(scribbles furiously with a gnawed off pencil on the computer screen)

Thanks for the links, I will have to start printing stuff to read at lunch...once I know how to get there, how do I paint the plane to appear as a huge target?:-P

Joint Ops have lots of courses http://www.joint-ops.com/php2/index.php Well worth doing.

Stay off servers that have padlock, open cockpit and enemy external views allowed. Optimize your controls. Don't yank the stick too hard up/down - it results in a vicious stall or wing damage.

Boom & zoom all day, every day. The more advantages you have, the less "skill" you need. Of course, it's not a good idea to always pick the best plane with no weaknesses whatsoever.

Customize your paintskin! GIMP works, as long as it's not asleep. Red Baron understood this, so did Adolf Galland.

Ignore everything in bold above. Read the Nugget's Guide and follow it. If you do I guarantee you that you will have a relatively smooth transition. Joint Ops is also a very good bet if you are new to flight sims, or actually just new to this sim. Learn to fly the plane before you start thinking tactics. Consider it like learning to walk before you learn to run. Don't worry about a custom skin until you learn to fly. Use the QMB in the sim. If you have them on turn off the map icons early on.. they really can become a crutch but initially if you are k=just learning to fly and fight they work well because they get you to the action quickly but you will find online that many servers do not use them. NEVER skimp on flight settings (stall CEM etc) and get used to having the cockpit around you early on. Initially if you like you can use unlimited ammo but even when you do try to not get into spray and pray mode.. spraying bullets and hoping you hit something. It will take a little time. Remember there are folks here who have been flying in this sim for over a decade.

I learned a lot by recording tracks of my online fights and watching them immediately after getting shot down, while the action was still fresh in my mind. Watch from your point of view to figure out what went wrong, and also watch from your opponent's point of view to see what kind of target you presented to him.

Also, I really liked this guide: "In Pursuit, a Pilot's Guide to Online Air Combat" (http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/.../inpursuit.pdf)

Download HyperLobby to play online without problem with nice people.
http://hyperfighter.sk/

The best server are :

- Battle-fields1
- =IRSS=Dogfight
- RCAF_FB.com
- Skies-of-Valor


:)

No, they aren't.

Yes for people who just have 4.11 without mods :)