You're getting the hang of CoD's quirks then
Il2 '46:-
First off make a decision what you want to do with it- online/offline, mods/no mods etc- there is quite a choice of options after standard install.
First off I would read these 2 articles
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...Off-The-Ground
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...vik-Essentials
Second, when you get it installed from disk and graphic settings etc sorted MAKE A BACKUP of the entire install and keep it somewhere safe. You can run copies of the install- personally I prefer to have a modded and unmodded installs completely separate (but then I've also got copies of various CoD patches
)
Which patch you choose to go for may be limited if you wish to go modded- some mod packs run 4.10 whereas latest official patch is 4.11.
Whatever route you choose I would suggest flying for a while on 4.07 (disk) version for a bit to get used to it, setup controls and generally get to know 'how it works'. Then choose which route(s) you want to go with it
If/when you choose to go modded alot will depend on what you want to do:
for offline campaigns etc DBW from SAS is probably the best choice (no doubt some will disagree with this
. This is based on 4.10 atm hence the warning about patching.
For online compatability HSFX seems to be the more popular with the online crowd
Whatever choice you make bookmark this site
http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...Downloads_Menu
Lot's of downloads, information etc
Happy flying