I don't know. But it would not be fun if you don't know who you are gunning down, even in sim mode. I mean I want to know when I'm about to blast my friend out of the sky. How would that be solved without name tags?

Maybe the online ID could pop up at the plane when you manage to hit it.
Other solution would be, only if you achive to down the plane, the name pops up as a info on the screen.
like : +10 points killed 1337Kid

Good idea.

Nah if name pops up maybe only for a second, else its easy to follow your target.

I like the idea of names just where it said flaps and such.

it could be where you see your wingmens names but not the enemy, that way avoiding the accidental shooting of a wingman and making you spot the enemy just by silhouette

Well, if someone names themselves "1337kid", then their name should ALWAYS show up so we can all constantly shoot the punk out of the sky.

I think spotting friendly and enemy by silhouette is part of the whole sim challenge, communicate to see who is who aswell, where the enemy's are etc.
Cant just spray and prey.

Hi all. I've never played the IL2 series. I am more familiar with the old school Microsoft Combat flight sim. However, I just downloaded the demo for IL2 on the PSN and I agree with many on this forum that this might be the game I have been waiting for.

I have beaten the first mission and satisfied all primary and secondary objectives on simulator with the hud turned off. I do like to play as realistically as I can.

My question with multiplayer is how the hell will we be able to spot, let alone define which side a plane is on? I have an HD tv and it wasnt hard on the Cliffs of Dover mission to spot planes, but the second mission in the Ardennes is giving me hell, which I imagine is what multiplayer will be like (mostly fighter aircraft in the air.) Finding the planes wasn't impossible, but tracking them for me was. Using the R3 button to look around is proving really difficult for me. I spot a plane but as soon as it zooms into a cloud bank or blends in with the ground, I can't find it again. I know in arcade this isn't an issue, but shouldn't there be some indicator in multiplayer sim mode to help us track planes? Before I get chewed out for not being hardcore, keep this in mind: If you were actually in a fighter, you would be able to crane your neck to look around much faster, and much more coordinated with flight controls. I am willing to bet using a joystick pressed firmly down to track your foes is a bit harder...

I struggle quite a bit with the Ardennes map, as well. I spot planes, then lose them... time and time again. Not sure what the best solution will be, but I'm guessing MP voice chat will help because you have players on your squad looking around to help.

I found it hard at first aswell, im pretty close to my tv now.
But i slowly adapted my eyes and can spot enemy planes pretty fast and see if its a P-51 or not.