What is the most up to date IL-2 PC sim?

[KOM.Nausicaa]

Originally Posted by xX-SiLeNCE-Xx

Some questions here:

1. When I fly the Bf-109's, the position were he's sitting seems wrong... Like the aiming reticle is too far to the right. How can I fix this?
2. When flying the B-25, how do I get into the bombing mode. I no on the Pe bombers I press "C", but that doesn't work for the B-25...
3. How do you use the map fricken impossible to read the damn thing... haha.
4. In the conrtols, it says press F2 for external view, F4 for fly-by view, etc. These do not work. How come?

About your question on the gunsight: In many German planes the gunsight was off center to the right. There is nothing to be fixed, this is an accurate representation of the German cockpit. It was off center so it would would not be in the way on landing, taxiing etc. To look through the gunsight it was enough for the pilot to close his left eye (this is what shfit+F1 simulates). Why this works has to do with the mechanics of the gunsight and with optics, and that is another explanation. But the Bf109 cockpits in IL2 1946 are 100% correct.

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

Originally Posted by KOM.Nausicaa

About your question on the gunsight: In many German planes the gunsight was off center to the right. There is nothing to be fixed, this is an accurate representation of the German cockpit. It was off center so it would would not be in the way on landing, taxiing etc. To look through the gunsight it was enough for the pilot to close his left eye (this is what shfit+F1 simulates). Why this works has to do with the mechanics of the gunsight and with optics, and that is another explanation. But the Bf109 cockpits in IL2 1946 are 100% correct.

Thanks for that I love these forums, I learn so much.

[Mr_Steven]

When I first got 1946 my initial reaction was very similar to yours. Kind of a little too intense, like there's so much to learn and you don't feel like learning it. So I pretty much played like 10 vs 16s Spitfires vs 109s, Spitfires vs Fw190s, P-40s vs Zeroes. Stuff like that, pretty simple and with the "superman cockpit view" with the gunsight floating in the middle of the screen, and unlimited ammo. I'd say I put in about 150 hours, mastered firing my guns accurately as well as anyone, ( I say better ) before ever going online. It's not until you hop into one of the "Full Realism Switch" servers that you begin to actually experience the game though. There's really no better feeling than taking off in a Spitfire from England, shooting down 3 109's over a span of a 1 hour flight, finding your airfield, and getting her down safely unscathed. Except maybe shooting down more 109s! Hah. Well all I'm saying is be very patient with 1946, MASTER your gunnery skills, this will take what seems like decades, and then commit yourself to "Full Switch" servers online, and you'll have picked up your new favourite hobby and never look back. See ya.

[PantherAttack2]

One problem I have with this game, which I should have mentioned in my arguments before, is that unless you have a joystick it's very hard to play. I in fact, nearly mastered playing with a keyboard, but it was still very hard to do and I didn't want to invest $60 for a good joystick at the time.

Without a joystick, control of the airplane is hard, maneuvers aren't smooth, basically any input to control the planes yaw, pitch, or roll is over sensitive, and I haven't found a way to change it.

[House MD 221B]

why would you play a floightsim if you DIDNT have a joystick? that's like saying I'm going to go play Half Life, without a keyboard.

[PantherAttack2]

Originally Posted by House MD 221B

why would you play a floightsim if you DIDNT have a joystick? that's like saying I'm going to go play Half Life, without a keyboard.

Except you can play Half Life without a keyboard, I've played it on the 360. You can also plug in a 360 controller to the PC and use that as well, if I'm correct.

The one reason I bought 1946 in the first place was because of the damage model, it looked very realistic to me. I hadn't really seen that kind of attention to detail in a damage model before. Then, I got the demo, played it with a keyboard and (even though I sucked at it) still loved it. So I bought it.

Before that time, I wasn't really into flight sims and so I hadn't considered purchasing the joystick, and even now I don't play 1946 or BoP seriously, so I don't think the investment will pay off.

Also, I can still manage to shoot down many planes without a joystick. It's harder for sure, but it's definitely possible with a little practice.

[House MD 221B]

well to tell you the truth, the way my jysticks behaving i might swtich to keyboard and mouse

[KOM.Nausicaa]

Originally Posted by PantherAttack2

One problem I have with this game, which I should have mentioned in my arguments before, is that unless you have a joystick it's very hard to play. I in fact, nearly mastered playing with a keyboard, but it was still very hard to do and I didn't want to invest $60 for a good joystick at the time.

Without a joystick, control of the airplane is hard, maneuvers aren't smooth, basically any input to control the planes yaw, pitch, or roll is over sensitive, and I haven't found a way to change it.

A serious flight sim can't be played without a joystick, no way.