Vanilla IL2 Guidance

Captain Birdseye · 03-25-09, 12:43 PM

Hi guys,

I'm hoping for some guidance here!

I've played IL2 a couple of times and been generally unimpressed with it. Possibly because I did quick flights, couldn't find the enemy, didn't understand what to do, didn't know half the controls and generally I just left with a badtaste and uninstalled it.

After reading 'The Forgotten Soldier' I now want to come back to IL2 fresh faced. Are there any mods/add ons/downloads I can add to my IL2 to make it a great experience?

How can I do a campaign mode? Ideally i'd like to be a German pilot and go right through to the end of the war. Is this possible?

Thanks.

Dowly · 03-25-09, 12:49 PM

Let's start by figuring out which copy of the game you have. There's the original IL2 Sturmovik, Forgotten Battles, Pacific Fighters and the complete pack IL2 1946.

Captain Birdseye · 03-25-09, 01:07 PM

Hi there Dowly, I have IL2 Sturmovik. My apologies for not specifying

Dowly · 03-25-09, 01:16 PM

Ok.

I quickly searched the IL2's site, but couldnt find any patches for the stock IL2 Sturmovik (cant remember if there were any). As for addons, you might want to buy the IL2 1946 which has everything officially released from IL2 Sturmovik to Pacific Fighters. Getting the IL2 1946 is also the only way to start enjoying from all them wonderful mods (there's some mods for the earlier versions, but the modding is 99% based on IL2 1946). It's very cheap nowadays, so get that, patch to 4.08m, download the Unified Installer 1.1 mod and start flying.

EDIT: Here's some comparisation on what you get with IL2 1946

IL2 Sturmovik plane count (unflyable & flyable): 71
IL2 1946 plane count: 347

IL2 Sturmovik map count: 7
IL2 1946 map count: ~20

And of course, new flight model etc. etc.

Captain Birdseye · 03-25-09, 01:25 PM

Thanks for that.

If I purchase 1946, What will I be able to do in regards to Europe? Is there a campaign option?

Dowly · 03-25-09, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Birdseye

Thanks for that.

If I purchase 1946, What will I be able to do in regards to Europe? Is there a campaign option?

If the nation you can fly in fought in west & east, you usually can choose which theatre you want to fly in. Also, Pacific theatre is included.

And on top of that, you can download DCG (Dynamic Campaign Generator) to get abit more spice to the campaigns.

Raptor1 · 03-25-09, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Birdseye

Thanks for that.

If I purchase 1946, What will I be able to do in regards to Europe? Is there a campaign option?

There are stock DGen dynamic campaigns that mostly concentrate on the Eastern Front and the Pacific, then you have DCG dynamic campaigns which are generally better (We used to fly them online here, no idea why we moved to static campaigns), and you have tons of custom and stock static campaigns on pretty much every front available

Task Force · 03-25-09, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1

There are stock DGen dynamic campaigns that mostly concentrate on the Eastern Front and the Pacific, then you have DCG dynamic campaigns which are generally better (We used to fly them online here, no idea why we moved to static campaigns), and you have tons of custom and stock static campaigns on pretty much every front available

Because the DCG campaigns kept messing up on us.

And yes. Il2 1946 Is much better than stock Il2. (and lots of nice mods for it too.)

Captain Birdseye · 03-25-09, 03:21 PM

Thanks for all the informative replies

. I've seen screenshots of RAF and USAF fighters and bombers. Where can I download these and are there campaigns such as the USAF's daylight bombing campaign? Can I create my own missions to do this?

Thanks again, sorry to be a burden.

Kratos · 03-25-09, 03:25 PM

You will find a few missions here >http://mission4today.com/< and if you look in the stickied hanger section theres a few useful links in there.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=115971

Captain Birdseye · 03-25-09, 04:20 PM

I downloaded the Hurricane Season campaign from mission4today, however, i'm not sure where to find the planes?

Raptor1 · 03-25-09, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Birdseye

I downloaded the Hurricane Season campaign from mission4today, however, i'm not sure where to find the planes?

This ain't like CFS, the planes are in the game already

Captain Birdseye · 03-29-09, 12:12 PM

Hi guys,

I finally got Il2 1946 today and am much more impressed with it. The greater choice of planes is what I wanted.

The only thing that's annoying is that I don't have the basics down.

I don't know how to hold a constant speed or altitude.

Any help please?

Thanks!

Dowly · 03-29-09, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Birdseye

I don't know how to hold a constant speed or altitude.

Any help please?

Obviously, if you want to keep constant speed, you keep your throttle same. As for altitude, check the controls for elevator trim buttons.

Task Force · 03-29-09, 01:08 PM

Yes, set keys for the different controls, like pitch.

03-25-09, 12:43 PM	#1
Captain Birdseye Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sat behind my desk at BdU tapping away on my Enigma machine. Posts: 339 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Vanilla IL2 Guidance Hi guys, I'm hoping for some guidance here! I've played IL2 a couple of times and been generally unimpressed with it. Possibly because I did quick flights, couldn't find the enemy, didn't understand what to do, didn't know half the controls and generally I just left with a badtaste and uninstalled it. After reading 'The Forgotten Soldier' I now want to come back to IL2 fresh faced. Are there any mods/add ons/downloads I can add to my IL2 to make it a great experience? How can I do a campaign mode? Ideally i'd like to be a German pilot and go right through to the end of the war. Is this possible? Thanks.

03-25-09, 03:25 PM	#10
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03-25-09, 12:49 PM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Let's start by figuring out which copy of the game you have. There's the original IL2 Sturmovik, Forgotten Battles, Pacific Fighters and the complete pack IL2 1946.

03-25-09, 01:07 PM	#3
Captain Birdseye Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sat behind my desk at BdU tapping away on my Enigma machine. Posts: 339 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Hi there Dowly, I have IL2 Sturmovik. My apologies for not specifying

03-25-09, 01:16 PM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Ok. I quickly searched the IL2's site, but couldnt find any patches for the stock IL2 Sturmovik (cant remember if there were any). As for addons, you might want to buy the IL2 1946 which has everything officially released from IL2 Sturmovik to Pacific Fighters. Getting the IL2 1946 is also the only way to start enjoying from all them wonderful mods (there's some mods for the earlier versions, but the modding is 99% based on IL2 1946). It's very cheap nowadays, so get that, patch to 4.08m, download the Unified Installer 1.1 mod and start flying. EDIT: Here's some comparisation on what you get with IL2 1946 IL2 Sturmovik plane count (unflyable & flyable): 71 IL2 1946 plane count: 347 IL2 Sturmovik map count: 7 IL2 1946 map count: ~20 And of course, new flight model etc. etc.

03-25-09, 01:25 PM	#5
Captain Birdseye Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sat behind my desk at BdU tapping away on my Enigma machine. Posts: 339 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Thanks for that. If I purchase 1946, What will I be able to do in regards to Europe? Is there a campaign option?

03-25-09, 03:21 PM	#9
Captain Birdseye Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sat behind my desk at BdU tapping away on my Enigma machine. Posts: 339 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Thanks for all the informative replies . I've seen screenshots of RAF and USAF fighters and bombers. Where can I download these and are there campaigns such as the USAF's daylight bombing campaign? Can I create my own missions to do this? Thanks again, sorry to be a burden.

03-25-09, 04:20 PM	#11
Captain Birdseye Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sat behind my desk at BdU tapping away on my Enigma machine. Posts: 339 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	I downloaded the Hurricane Season campaign from mission4today, however, i'm not sure where to find the planes?

03-29-09, 12:12 PM	#13
Captain Birdseye Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sat behind my desk at BdU tapping away on my Enigma machine. Posts: 339 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Hi guys, I finally got Il2 1946 today and am much more impressed with it. The greater choice of planes is what I wanted. The only thing that's annoying is that I don't have the basics down. I don't know how to hold a constant speed or altitude. Any help please? Thanks!