18th winter flying IL2, who's left?

[dimlee]

Originally Posted by Janosch

Letkaorel does lots of things right - they rotate existing maps and sometimes update them, for example. Unfortunately, some of the maps are cluttered with AI planes and soft ground targets. It's a double whammy. Still, it's probably the best server today.
Vinni Puh (a Russian server) was unfortunately neutered by long absence, the removal of 99% of the maps outside the 109/190 vs La/Yak formula and lack of HyperLobby presence, so there aren't any players.

I welcome AI planes on LetkaOrel maps for two reasons:
1. Deficit of human players. Sometimes the server is just empty.
2. My eyes are not sharp anymore so I avoid dogfights and prefer to intercept bombers. Just wish there were AI escorts to spice things up.
3. AI bring more fun and diversity. For example, hunting for floatplanes.
Agree that many ground targets are soft. But again, with few pilots in the air anything "tougher" would mean no chance to win the map.

Is Vinni Puh still online? I was active there long time ago. Stopped to follow around 2014 as too many players used the game for "political" discussions.

[ElAurens]

I'm still around, though the Pigs rarely fly anymore.

Still have '46 on the hard drives, and take up one of the old planes every once in a while.

[DKoor]

[ytareh]

Can not get into ANY flight sim other than this !I think its immortal!Been around since the beginning give or take a year or two .Used fly with JG5 .High alt two hour missions + were EPIC .I still fire it up at least once a month -a far cry from hours every night religiously .

[Jumoschwanz]

Originally Posted by ytareh

Can not get into ANY flight sim other than this !I think its immortal!Been around since the beginning give or take a year or two .Used fly with JG5 .High alt two hour missions + were EPIC .I still fire it up at least once a month -a far cry from hours every night religiously .

Yes, ten to twenty years ago we spent too much time flying this sim. I have a screen-shot of the stats page for Spits vs. 109s server saved from February 2008 and that month I flew 37 hours, a few others flew over 40 hours, and one pilot named Mux flew 109 hours!!!

I loved the missions on hard-settings server where I would take off in a fighter with a bomb, fly at high-alt over the front line and drop it on a target, then hunt for and shoot down one or two other fighters before returning home safely. The stat I was most proud of in 2008 that month was completing 86% plus of 101 missions on hard settings safely, while most all other online pilots listed averaged about 50% over far fewer missions.

S!

[dimlee]

It's good to see original IL2 video once in a while.
By the way, Fishyyy and Stephen197106 (see them in Youtube) are still doing the job. Views are fantastic with new graphics extender mode of Slibenli.