What we didn't want to hear

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by senseispcc

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Sorry, but I had never any problems to run any of the IL2 original to the IL2 1946 with the same pc and I have never know anyone in my friend that had any problem with it. Lock on yes IL2 no! Only with COD did some stutter appear with a new and more formidable pc. But this is the consequence to a new a way of codding of the environment by the development team. Beautiful but heavy and complicated.

I agree to some extent, as I helped beta test the original version, it was very system demanding, but it ran very well on my highly optimized system. There were a few bugs, but no show stoppers, with a constant stream of patches that included new content aswell as bug fixes. When they added new theaters, new features, bug fixes were included with the new maps, missions, and aircraft. Hopefully the development will stay the course with this business model. Although I doubt we will see as much free content, as we did in those days.

[RickRuski]

My son got me hooked into this sim and there possibly isn't a day that goes by that I don't question my mentality.
I started off with a 2g cpu, Agp graphics card(possibly 250mb v/ram?) and 1gb mem. Then up graded to 2.4g dual core cpu about the middle of the series and a 6600gt card, also m/b change.
Then along comes C.o.D., up goes the ante.
First 9600gt card (1gb v/ram) another 4gb ram (now 6gb total) oh god what happens then, the poor old p/s starts coughing and dies.
Decisions,decisions what to do.
Well i finally bit the bullit and decided on a complete re-build. Which way do I go? I finally decided on an Sli system to give me some options and don't regret it at all. I have had this running now for about 12 months and after a lot of experimenting with settings have good results with C.o.D.

The old system I repaired and past on to my other son's family and they are still using it.

Thank goodness the old series is still going strong because it will act as a feeder to this series as it progresses. I still go back to the old series and probably will continue to do so because there is continuing expansion there, some very good (new planes, effects and maps) and with software like "Mission Mate" and others it is very easy and quick to build missions with a huge choice of aircraft.

Oleg maybe long gone but his legacy lives on.

The king is dead, long live the new king

[Untamo]

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I can say the CloD (collectors edition) dog has barked the 50 euros it cost me many times over for me. Will happily pay for the sequel to get to the Eastern Front.

[planespotter]

Eastern front...yawn. Flying Russian tractors blowing up German trucks and trains. Boooorrrrring, except you are Russian.

Western Front for me. Big raids, P51, P47, Typhoon/Tempest, Mosquito, Spit IX, Fw190, 109G/K, 210, 262...list is long. More sexy.

Russian planes is the Babushkas from Eurovision, Western theatre planes is hot like Nicky Minaj.

[RupertVonHentzau]

Originally Posted by planespotter

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Western Front for me. Big raids, P51, P47, Typhoon/Tempest, Mosquito, Spit IX, Fw190, 109G/K, 210, 262...list is long. More sexy.

Russian planes is the Babushkas from Eurovision, Western theatre planes is hot like Nicky Minaj.

+1

Planespotter said:

Russian planes is the Babushkas from Eurovision, Western theatre planes is hot like Nicky Minaj.

...okeydokey....

[csThor]

Originally Posted by planespotter

Eastern front...yawn. Flying Russian tractors blowing up German trucks and trains. Boooorrrrring, except you are Russian.

Western Front for me. Big raids, P51, P47, Typhoon/Tempest, Mosquito, Spit IX, Fw190, 109G/K, 210, 262...list is long. More sexy.

Russian planes is the Babushkas from Eurovision, Western theatre planes is hot like Nicky Minaj.

I could post an equally sarcastic reply but I'll play nice for now.

I very much prefer the Eastern Front for its constantly fluid and varied situations over the "same procedure as every year" kind of straightjacket that is the air war in the West. Pony, Spit, P-38, Jug, big bomber fleets at 8000 meters ... they give me nothing ... *yaaaaaawn*
Eastern Front means something of everything ... busting artillery positions, tanks and trenches, supply interdiction over the supply roads, bomber attacks on supply hubs, HQs, repair shops and a large quantity of unpredictability and surprise. Not to mention many interesting aircraft.

Now, North Africa ... that would have been interesting, too.

[Toni74]

Originally Posted by csThor

I could post an equally sarcastic reply but I'll play nice for now.

I very much prefer the Eastern Front for its constantly fluid and varied situations over the "same procedure as every year" kind of straightjacket that is the air war in the West. Pony, Spit, P-38, Jug, big bomber fleets at 8000 meters ... they give me nothing ... *yaaaaaawn*
Eastern Front means something of everything ... busting artillery positions, tanks and trenches, supply interdiction over the supply roads, bomber attacks on supply hubs, HQs, repair shops and a large quantity of unpredictability and surprise. Not to mention many interesting aircraft.

Now, North Africa ... that would have been interesting, too.

nothing to add. perfectly right.

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by planespotter

Eastern front...yawn...........
Russian planes is the Babushkas from Eurovision, Western theatre planes is hot like Nicky Minaj.

<Snapper mutters to himself, "Nicky who?" ....googles "Nicky Minaj".....Google responds..."Do you mean NICKI Minaj?" .....Snapper responds "Sure, whoever".....ZOWIE!!!!!>

Hey, everyone, Nicki Minaj is HOT!!!!

[Wolf_Rider]

Hot?? its a bushpig