Thinking about purchasing BUT.

[NedLynch]

Buy it. Maybe to get a more detailed advice post some system specs.

I have Rof, IL2 1946 and this one and I can't help it, this sim is the best of them all in regards to how fun/real it is flying the planes.

As for performance, well, look at the update, it's going to improve and then it's going to improve some more in time. Content is a bit mehh....they need to add something to cater to the game aspect of the sim, i.e. dynamic campaign generator.

No problems here ever with running steam games, on the contrary it is rather convenient not to have to look for updates and patches but to get them automatically, all the games I have currently running are steam games with the exeption of RoF.

[SEE]

I would recommend it. It runs pretty well on my duel core and there is more to like than dislike - my glass is half full and absolutely no regrets buying the Collectrors edition DVD vesrion.

[ATAG_MajorBorris]

There is no point in waiting if you like the cfs genre...its been 6 years allready!

As far as steam goes, I wish the original IL2/FB/AE/PF/1946 had steam as the updates were redonkulous...

Dont go online with it if you install mods, you run the risk of being banned.

[klem]

Originally Posted by lastchance

This is my first posting here I do not have the game and are thinking of purchasing it but with all the negative posting it is putting me off.

Like some ones posting states six years in development ?

Even July/Aug issue of PC Pilot states there are still problems with running the game, somethings I can put up with like the bad AI incorect say skins or minor issues but if the game will not run well that's another issue.

I have just one question with all the patchs updates do's one have to goin Steam if so then I will give this a miss and stay with what I have already.

One last thing I have a high end PC and some 15 years playing with flight sims and this one looks so good but I just may not live long enough to see it in all it's glory.

Thanks for your time reading my post.

If you are unsure, just hang in there and watch for the responses to the patches.

Of course we'd all like you to buy it now to support the game development, which we have to admit is its current state, but it's playable now, should be better in about three weeks time and should be truly great once its all ironed out. But be prepared for some more dev time for it to get there 100%.

You will have to use Steam. I never had before CoD and I was sceptical about it but it has brought me no problems whatsoever. It has the advantage that anyone playing on line has the same co-ordinated version, unlike the vanilla/official mods/unofficial mods farce that IL-2 1946 descended into.