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

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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.