I don't think anyone on the forum would say that they were not 'disappointed' by the initial state of the release with regard to the performance and bug issues.
I was disappointed myself.
However I was also awestruck by the overall feel of realism in the cockpit, the whole 'game world' and particularly the look of the game in early morning/late evening.
I have issues with the 'midday' look of the game, but mostly because at some altitudes, the trees appear to have a black line around them like a child's drawing, but this may be down to a card driver issue anyway.
I'm ok with the overall colour palette as being 'what the eye sees'.
The patches released so far have made a massive improvement to playability, and last night I completed the British Campaign (had to do the last mission with simple engine management though, Florence got in the way!).
In answer to the IL2 1946 bit, sure, I even restarted the original IL2 Bomber campaign in a Sturmovik and it's still the 'original and best' in my view. Great gameplay, good enough graphics, and an average of about 100fps in full graphical glory at 1920x1080.
But I've spent about 10 hours in IL2 over the last month, and have already racked up 70 hours in CoD.
Like some other posters, I've spent a lot of this time just flying rather than fighting.
The King is getting on in years, but still warrants the greatest of respect and reverence from his subjects. However the Crown Prince seems to be getting over his difficult childhood and given time, is set to be a worthy successor.
Looking forward to the next patch!
