1946 - where to start?

[Orpheus]

'Lo chaps, bought IL2-1946 in the Steam sale because CloD has given me the bug (and is a bit too clunky atm for my tastes)... what should I be looking for in terms of updates & mods to get the best out of the game?

Cheers!

[Romanator21]

I would recommend to hold off on mods at least for a little bit until you get comfortable with the game and how it works. The big modpacks are HSFX 5 and UP 3.0 and SAS.

If you just got 1946 you're probably running 4.07. Currently everyone is running 4.101, so you need 4.08, 4.09, 4.09 skinpack, 4.10, 4.101. They can be found at Mission4Today if you register.

Everyone connects online using Hyperlobby, and you can download this for free. Just be sure to have the latest version of the game.

Lastly, invest in a stick. It will make control much smoother and easier.

Have fun!

[MaxGunz]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

I would recommend to hold off on mods at least for a little bit until you get comfortable with the game and how it works. The big modpacks are HSFX 5 and UP 3.0 and SAS.

If you just got 1946 you're probably running 4.07. Currently everyone is running 4.101, so you need 4.08, 4.09, 4.09 skinpack, 4.10, 4.101. They can be found at Mission4Today if you register.

Everyone connects online using Hyperlobby, and you can download this for free. Just be sure to have the latest version of the game.

Lastly, invest in a stick. It will make control much smoother and easier.

Have fun!

+1 -- UP 3 is over 6 gigs. You need that right away before you even know how to fly the sim? Just to use the trim at all correctly takes time.

At least check your 4.101 install and if you have room, copy the folder somewhere to have a working backup.

As far as stick, either get rudder pedals (highly desireable) or make sure that the stick is a twisty-stick for rudder control. Ability to control rudder well makes a large difference in how fast and well you will fly. Other things to look for in a stick are hats and buttons, sliders and/or rotary dials. More -is- better but budget... online you can get a cheap minimal but workable twisty stick for about US$25, less on special maybe.

Look into TrackIR but also check into Cachya (Google the name).

[Porksmuggler]

^ I've not tried Cachya yet, because it's trial software, so I can't give a comparison, but I do recommend FaceTrackNoIR. It's free, and only requires a webcam.

http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/home/default.htm

[Orpheus]

Thanks for the tips chaps, I'm patched to latest and have installed HSFX 5.0, and an RAF campaign I found at Mission4today... one of which seems to have set all my in-game text to Russian! Updating the conf.ini to eu didn't fix it, on the plus side the downloaded RAF campaign is still in English!

Enjoying it so far.

[Ze-Jamz]

Dont forget Ultrapack3.0 too mate..Just as good as HSFX

[WWFlybert]

Originally Posted by MaxGunz

+1 -- UP 3 is over 6 gigs. You need that right away before you even know how to fly the sim? Just to use the trim at all correctly takes time.

At least check your 4.101 install and if you have room, copy the folder somewhere to have a working backup.

As far as stick, either get rudder pedals (highly desireable) or make sure that the stick is a twisty-stick for rudder control. Ability to control rudder well makes a large difference in how fast and well you will fly. Other things to look for in a stick are hats and buttons, sliders and/or rotary dials. More -is- better but budget... online you can get a cheap minimal but workable twisty stick for about US$25, less on special maybe.

Look into TrackIR but also check into Cachya (Google the name).

Highly recommend ThrustMaster TM 16000 Flight Stick .. the best simple *twisty* stick I've ever had .. about $30 from Tiger Direct

[Mysticpuma]

There is of-course the Legendary "Nuggets Guide" which can be found here:

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...3/m/9121094645

Cheers, MP

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

If you just got 1946 you're probably running 4.07. Currently everyone is running 4.101, so you need 4.08, 4.09, 4.09 skinpack, 4.10, 4.101. They can be found at Mission4Today if you register.

The 4.09 skinpack is not mandatory (but recommendable).
But it is not possible to install it later (over 4.10 i.e.).

There are not multiplayer problems between version with and without skinpack installed.

Pro: it brings new, better looking default skins to many planes (mainly VVS and Germany)
Contra: its large for a download

[koivis]

Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar

The 4.09 skinpack is not mandatory (but recommendable).
But it is not possible to install it later (over 4.10 i.e.).

Actually, you are wrong here. I recently installed it over 4.10. I checked beforehand whether there are any files overwritten from the newer patch, and there were none. So it's definitely safe to install 4.09 skins over 4.10. About 4.10.1 I'm not sure, though.