IL-2 '46 on GoG?

[Wrench]

did i see this right??? and for less than 5 dollars???

 

would it be worth it?? (haven't played IL-2 since the original a zillion years ago!!)

[fallenphoenix1986]

In a word, YES.

Even the base game at $5.00 is a steal, with the mod community the game has it'd be dumb not to pick t up :P

 

Craig

[33LIMA]

There are two kinds of serious flightsimmers in the world. those who play IL-2 '46, and those who're going to.

 

With the Combined Universal Patch and suitable missions of campaigns, you've got WW1, Spanish Civil War/inter-war, multiple WW2 theatres and the jet age, and a picture being worth a thousand or so words, here's some stuff you won't have seen in the original game...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...and the Dark Blue World mod is still worth a separate install, for the considerable range of compatible campaigns...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All available over at SAS and Mission4Today for...well, missions, campaigns, skins and other stuff indispensible and magical stuff.

 

'46 is the base for these so even if like me you've got a drawer full of previous versions, this one is still worth getting, especially at that price.

[+CrazyhorseB34]

IL-2 old school... Still rocks balls!

 

Just too hard to mod. Plus the community is full of assholes.

 

I got my Il-2 the want I want it.

 

I am afraid to fuck with it!

[jeanba]

There are two kinds of serious flightsimmers in the world. those who play IL-2 '46, and those who're going to.

 

With the Combined Universal Patch and suitable missions of campaigns, you've got WW1, Spanish Civil War/inter-war, multiple WW2 theatres and the jet age, and a picture being worth a thousand or so words, here's some stuff you won't have seen in the original game...

 

 

 

About the Nioeuport 11 : do you have the right cockpit ?

I have a Nieuport 17 cockpit, with the wrong Mg, and it really ruins the pleasure !!!

Edited August 17, 2016 by jeanba

[+Stary]

it's worth it for sure ...but that said getting it right mods wise is big pain, at least to me.

[33LIMA]

Sadly, Jeanba, cockpits don't seem to be a strong point in either CUP or DBW WW1 planes.

 

Nieuport Bébé, CUP, complete with clipping...

 

 

...and SE5, DBW 1916; clipping happens, just not showing in this view...

 

 

With the availability of really top-notch WW1 sims like WoFF and First Eagles 2 I don't think the IL-2 WW1 mods can compete; likewise with SF2 and jets. But there's more than enough content in between, with either CUP or DBW; I mean, who could resist fighting in battles like these...

 

 

(SAS_Monty's 'Flying Tigers' campaign, real IJA bombers now available mean the repainted Tupolev is no longer needed)

 

...or in cockpits like these...

 

 

(101tfs's Westland Whirlwind in Poltava's 'Reaping the Whirlwind' campaign)

 

Despite buying all the releases and many of the payware add-ons over the years, I never warmed to Il-2 until it acquired a serious ETO capability, which it now has thanks to the modders finally finding their way in, and now we have an ETO well beyond anything in payware addons like Battle over Europe...

 

 

 

 

Now, I would not dream of not having '46 on my hard drive, having finally pushed modded CFS3 into second place for my WW2 air combat fix. Even to the extent of appreciating some Eastern Front action, summer or winter ...

 

 

[KJakker]

I really need to update my IL-2:1946. Looking at my IL-2 folder it looks like I last updated it on 2/18/2012, there looks like there is a lot more stuff for it now.

[jeanba]

Yes, Lima, that was my feeling.

Better stick to RoF or First eagles (or WoFF, but I don't have it)

[Wrench]

that looks pretty damn amazing. you all know i'm a "WW2 PTO kinda guy"
 

[33LIMA]

I and I think others tended to think Pacific Fighters was not the strongest Il-2 release. A poor selection of warships was one issue; it was a bit disconcerting to see only the RN KGV Class at Pearl in Battleship Row, for one thing, even if the scenery was generally ok...

 

 

...that is, if and when you could see anything but Wildcats...

 

 

Still, the selection of aircraft is most impressive, since the mods filled serious Pacific Fighters gaps like the Avenger...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...while DBW and CUP probably improve the warship count. And there's an impressive variety of additional PTO campaigns over at M4T, along with many simply exquisite skins. Since the modders got hold of the thing, good old II-2 is a much more impressive proposition. I can't imagine anyone with an interest in any aspect of WW2 combat flightsimming being without her.