After finding my old Combat Flight Sim CD, I've decided to check out IL-2 since CFS feels... shallow somehow. On the other hand, I was a huge Aces over the Pacific player back in the day (still use my old Sidewinder Pro believe it or not), so maybe dropping bombs over Europe isnt my prefrence *shrugs*
Anyway, on to the questions.
-I was drawn to the 1946 collection because it contains all the expansions and such, so there is a great value for my money. That being said, can I opt out of flying certain campaigns? I dont have much interest in the '46 campaigns as I do in the game in general, so if I dont
have to play it, it'd be nice.
-Given what I said earlier about CFS (I think its the first one. It advertised Flight Sim 98 during the install), would I even enjoy IL-2? Unfortunately the demo left me with mixed feelings*.
-I gather that the campaign is dynamic to a degree, but how much freedeom do I have as a pilot? In Aces, I recall getting varing missions as a fighter pilot from basic patrols, to eliminating air presences and escorting bombers. These missions would get even more variable based on if I was flying for the Navy, Marines, or the Air Force with different planes and destinations. Also, am I free to switch from... say a Corsair to a Dauntless mid-campaign if I so choose?
Like I said, I'm a bit of an Aces of the Pacific nut, but I wonder if maybe that was just the game addiction of my childhood, or the CFS version I have is just crap. Realsim isnt important, as I usually end up flying with most of the options turned off anyhow
*I'm very much a fighter, and getting objectives like bombing convoys over land isnt entertaining to me. I enjoyed the missions that asked me to shoot down bombers, and dogfight, but unfortunately those are starting to get repetative in location and general predictability.