Where do you start with IL-2 1946?

[Geckomeister]

Hi,

I am new to the game...so have more questions than fun with it right now.

I have IL-2 1946 4.11M...it has a crap load of campaigns...single missions.
Training is all video's, rather than interactive, so where do I start?
Is there a campaign for beginners?

All I seem to do is crash on take off or if I do manage to take off spin uncontrollably til I crash in the middle of combat.
So I guess its safe to say I have mastered the crashing part of the game!
I dont seem to be able to catch up to bombers (in the RAF @ Singapore mission) so not sure if I am doing something wrong there.
What do radiators do? Does it get rid of the "Engine Overheating" messages?

Any sort of explanation would be great.

Cheers
Gecks

[CWMV]

Which aircraft are you trying to fly?
And yes, radiators keep the engine cool and will thus make that message go away.

[Geckomeister]

Well.....Hurricane for the Singapore mission.....tried the BF109.
I know IL-2 has a lot of expansions included, but where should I start?

[Igo kyu]

I would start with the difficulty options. Select the ones you want, deselect the ones you don't. After all of the years, I still have some deselected (I don't play online).

For a career, I would pick the Russian fighter career, you can change the aircraft in a particular campaign, but it might be best to try them out as they come the first time through. Or you might pick the russian fighter career (one of them has an asterisk, I forget which), which is the original Sturmovik fighter career, that one you can't pick the aircraft, there are about sixty missions in that, the first one has you following a more or less circular flightpath in a LaGG-3, it was the original introduction so it's probably a good way to start.

[fruitbat]

For an easy introduction, i'd start with a 109f4 in 41/42 Russia.

One of the easiest planes to fly, and better than everything you'll meet, after that progress to something harder.

[K_Freddie]

I would do a lot of reading first.. books or net (probably easier)
One has to understand that as in real life, to become a pilot.. you have to study for a 'degree' (seriously - this is not a hit-it-with-a-hammer profession).. this game teaches you that.

[TinyTim]

Originally Posted by K_Freddie

I would do a lot of reading first.. books or net (probably easier)
One has to understand that as in real life, to become a pilot.. you have to study for a 'degree' (seriously - this is not a hit-it-with-a-hammer profession).. this game teaches you that.

My thoughts precisely.

[Rot Bourratif]

Hi Gecko,

I am quite a noob myself, but you may want to check the following links:

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...SUX!!!!-Forums

http://www.joint-ops.com/php2/index.php

http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/.../inpursuit.pdf

AND: Practice, Practice, Practice
or more accurately in my case:
Take off, crash, take off, get shot down, take off, stall and crash and so on...

[Woke Up Dead]

I believe this is the definitive and most comprehensive guide for people starting the game: http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...-Ground-Forums. The formatting is a bit messed up since that forum underwent a change recently, but it's not too hard to read.

[Geckomeister]

Yeah had a quick read....the Nugget guide is great! Going through the practice stuff now.
Thanks for the advice everyone!