IL-2 1946 Question

Shyzar · 06-21-07, 02:53 PM

I'm planning on buying it off ebay in a week or two, but when I read reviews, it said it was very hard to play without a joystick. I do not have a joystick and don't particularly want to get one. Do I need to get a joystick to play the game with at least mild sucess?

XabbaRus · 06-21-07, 03:44 PM

If you want to play any flight sim you need joystick. I have a Saitek Cyborg Evo. A very good stick that doesn't cost too much.

If you try to play IL-2 without one you wno't get very far at all.

HunterICX · 06-21-07, 03:53 PM

Playing a Flight sim without a joystick is like driving a car without the steering wheel.

a normal joystick is the minimal requirement

Biggles · 06-21-07, 04:17 PM

Joystick is a must for 1946. Belive me. You won't survive for long with just the keyboard.

I've had one for many years now. It's a good one, but for some reason or another the planes (most notably in 1946) are banking to the right all the time, so you have to keep the stick steady with your hand all the time......

Chock · 06-21-07, 05:40 PM

If you really don't want a joystick, you might - just possibly - get away with playing it with a 'playstation-style' joypad, but flight sims without a stick are not easy. Certainly not impossible to play, but you'd be making life uneccessarily difficult for yourself.

The reason a real aircraft has a joystick in it, is because that's the easiest way to control the thing, and if it were possible to fly a plane as well with a mouse or a keyboard, you could be damn sure Airbus would have tried it in real life!

Bite the bullet and get a stick.

Chock

azn_132 · 06-21-07, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

If you want to play any flight sim you need joystick. I have a Saitek Cyborg Evo. A very good stick that doesn't cost too much.

If you try to play IL-2 without one you wno't get very far at all.

U got the same joystick I have!

FIREWALL · 06-21-07, 05:50 PM

There are many Sim games that don't need a joystick.

Imho Flightsims just ain't one.

Shyzar · 06-21-07, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

If you want to play any flight sim you need joystick. I have a Saitek Cyborg Evo. A very good stick that doesn't cost too much.

If you try to play IL-2 without one you wno't get very far at all.

Ya, I think I need one. I tried the IL-2 demo and I got nothing done. But I can't seem to find the joystick you mentioned on bestbuy or futureshop website. Ebay only has one that ships to canada. All the way from the UK. Does anyone know any good online stores I can buy the joystick at that ships to Canada (Preferably not wireless)?

Shyzar · 06-21-07, 09:06 PM

Actually I just saw CFS 3 and might want to get that instead. I read a review on both IL-2 and CFS and they said IL-2 was less approachable than CFS. I have never played dedicated flight sims and want to know which one would be reccommended for me?

Shyzar · 06-22-07, 12:20 AM

I found a Logitech 3D PRO Extreme Joystick at Best Buy for $108 and CFS3 for 20. I'm most likely going to buy CFS3, so, everything sort of fell into place. But I'm still not 100% sure which game to buy.

XabbaRus · 06-22-07, 01:03 AM

Don't buy Logitech. they crap out very quickly. The Saitek is a solid performer. Also IL-2 is approachable. I can't speak for CFS3 as I don't have it.

Try amazon.com, saw a couple there.

Dowly · 06-28-07, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shyzar

I found a Logitech 3D PRO Extreme Joystick at Best Buy for $108

WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!

I got mine for 25€ from the local store! That sounds like an rip off!

What comes to getting either CFS3 or IL2, I'd say get the IL2. Over 300 modeled planes with close to 200 as flyable. Also, the engine, graphics and the overall feel is much better in IL2 than in CFS, IMO.

06-21-07, 02:53 PM	#1
Shyzar Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Surrey, British Columbia Posts: 214 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	IL-2 1946 Question I'm planning on buying it off ebay in a week or two, but when I read reviews, it said it was very hard to play without a joystick. I do not have a joystick and don't particularly want to get one. Do I need to get a joystick to play the game with at least mild sucess? __________________ Since ancient times, there has never been a war that did not have a political character. -Máo Zédong Friction is the only concept that more or less corresponds to the factors that distinguish real war from war on paper. -Carl von Clausewitz

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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	If you want to play any flight sim you need joystick. I have a Saitek Cyborg Evo. A very good stick that doesn't cost too much. If you try to play IL-2 without one you wno't get very far at all. __________________

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HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Playing a Flight sim without a joystick is like driving a car without the steering wheel. a normal joystick is the minimal requirement __________________

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Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Joystick is a must for 1946. Belive me. You won't survive for long with just the keyboard. I've had one for many years now. It's a good one, but for some reason or another the planes (most notably in 1946) are banking to the right all the time, so you have to keep the stick steady with your hand all the time...... __________________

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	There are many Sim games that don't need a joystick. Imho Flightsims just ain't one. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

06-21-07, 05:40 PM	#5
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you really don't want a joystick, you might - just possibly - get away with playing it with a 'playstation-style' joypad, but flight sims without a stick are not easy. Certainly not impossible to play, but you'd be making life uneccessarily difficult for yourself. The reason a real aircraft has a joystick in it, is because that's the easiest way to control the thing, and if it were possible to fly a plane as well with a mouse or a keyboard, you could be damn sure Airbus would have tried it in real life! Bite the bullet and get a stick. Chock

06-21-07, 09:06 PM	#9
Shyzar Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Surrey, British Columbia Posts: 214 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Which one is better? Actually I just saw CFS 3 and might want to get that instead. I read a review on both IL-2 and CFS and they said IL-2 was less approachable than CFS. I have never played dedicated flight sims and want to know which one would be reccommended for me? __________________ Since ancient times, there has never been a war that did not have a political character. -Máo Zédong Friction is the only concept that more or less corresponds to the factors that distinguish real war from war on paper. -Carl von Clausewitz

06-22-07, 12:20 AM	#10
Shyzar Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Surrey, British Columbia Posts: 214 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I found a Logitech 3D PRO Extreme Joystick at Best Buy for $108 and CFS3 for 20. I'm most likely going to buy CFS3, so, everything sort of fell into place. But I'm still not 100% sure which game to buy. __________________ Since ancient times, there has never been a war that did not have a political character. -Máo Zédong Friction is the only concept that more or less corresponds to the factors that distinguish real war from war on paper. -Carl von Clausewitz Last edited by Shyzar; 06-22-07 at 12:55 AM.

06-22-07, 01:03 AM	#11
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Don't buy Logitech. they crap out very quickly. The Saitek is a solid performer. Also IL-2 is approachable. I can't speak for CFS3 as I don't have it. Try amazon.com, saw a couple there. __________________