First impressions post

[carbury]

Hi !
I am at work at the moment and I cannot download the game at the moment
So i just creat the thread to make people share their first impressions on this game
I have just waited all night long to download it argh...
I am waiting so much of this wonderful game that IL2 is !

So, I am new here so I'm from Switzerland and I am just in love of warbirds since I was a baby
Big fan of IL2 on PC I'am waiting this new version since the first screenshot

2 weeks ago I was with my brother to Duxford for one of the best Warbirds Air Show of Europe and since this day I can't sleep anymore lol

So share your opinion of the demo version !

See Ya

[Zensuji]

Not great TBH....graphics are nice but you can only play in arcade

[carbury]

Really ?
Soooo sad....you sure you can only play on arcade mode ?
I can't undersant this choice...IL2 is a simulation first of all...that's really sad that the demo show only the arcade mode
Maybe it's a commercial reason ?...do not know... sad anyway...
ps: what's TBH ?
thx for your post

[carbury]

Oh ok looks like you can got the simulation mode after finished the first mission....Tally ho !!!!!
Keep to share shaps !
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[Desode]

Its Freakin amazing ! The Ace Edge flight stick works GREAT ! and the SIM mode is really good. I just can't over the fact that I'm playing this on a console ! I'm going to play this none stop till SEPT 15th !!
DESODE

[carbury]

Greaaaaat !
I can't wait to play it this evening !!!
A question : can we switch of the warning Pull Up that we see on some videos ?
I hooooooooooope so !
thanks for sharing
See Ya in the air

[SleepTrgt]

Altough Sim mode feels a bit weird to me, how can you steer without spinning?

[loopdreams]

First impressions are that it's lovely, everything I was hoping for. However unless I'm being a big thicky and not seeing the option to change it then it is almost completely unplayable for me without a flightstick. I'm too used to the primary flight controls being on the right with throttle and rudder on the left. Both from most other games I have played as well as twenty odd years of flying RC with a transmitter in that configuration. Even most flightsticks put the throttle in your left hand and I'm slightly confused as to why the reverse configuration is the default or only one available.

[Skii]

Overall I'm very impressed. Visually it is absolutely stunning - the landscape and the sheer number of buildings is amazing, the detail is hard to believe, it is pretty much everything I wanted it to be, and what I suspected.

After playing through the tutorials I was able to unock the other difficulty modes which made shooting Heinkels a tiny bit more difficult (with 20mm cannons )

Controlling the aircraft and the views I found very frustrating, after playing the demo the first thing I definately need to get in preparation for the whole game is a decent joystick. The left stick control is very sensitive and extremely hard to correctly apply the right pressure for a smooth turn, particularly in simulation mode, the right stick controls rudder and throttle, however pressing the right stick down controls the view which I found extremely fiddly and un-natural, maintaining pressure on the right stick to look around is uncomfortable at best and I'm not happy with it at all.

I noticed there was no damage/bullet striking effects when I fired at the ground as well.

Couldn't find an airstrip to practice landing but I suspect I'm in for a very frustrating time trying to do it with the Xbox controller!

[Skii]

Originally Posted by SleepTrgt

Altough Sim mode feels a bit weird to me, how can you steer without spinning?

By applying 0.0001 lb backpressure with the left stick....