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Originally Posted by Mikhayl
Hum, it's admitedly "sim-light" (the devs state it themselves). I don't about ground attack though, I've seen some tanks but never had the occasion to attack them, the AI planes don't let you fly straight for long.
There's a mod that changes the flight models & bullet weight to have more realistic damage, the problem is it doesn't work with the last patch. And the patch IMO is a must have, it improves the graphics, the AI, the flight models too (greatly) and makes the damage more realistic (I would say it's between the absurd stock non patched & the modded damage model).
One good thing is that the game is easily mod-able, and you can make multiple install without tricks, just choose another directory. I have one modded game (non patched) and one stock patched game which I'm playing at the moment and is actually quite enjoyable (with just a modded menu).
The combats are really cool, however the campaign is very light. Missions are fine and all, but you start as "jasta leader", you have no ladder to climb. You choose your Jasta at the beginning and you can't transfer then. You can choose the number of wingmen for each mission and decide which one you take with you, they all have different skills & experience, and if they die, they die (or can be MIA), that feature is nice, reminds me of flying corps. On the other hand in the 5 missions I've done so far in my campaign, almost all of my wingmen were shot down, they don't always die (emergency landing) but most of the time I feel like I'm fighting alone (pretty tough). The mods enhance the allied AI greatly from what I've read, but as said it doesn't work with the patch, so it's a bit of a dilemma at times.
I'm also having an annoying issue since a few days, the loading times go up to 40 seconds, they were a breeze at the beginning, not sure if it's the game or my rig.
In very short, it's "sim lite" but the combats are intense, and all in all I kinda like it. Maybe you can find a demo somewhere :hmm:
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