Gene_Wolfpack

Regarding the aircraft hangars, everything is completely stock. I have never modded anything into the game, so it's safe to say the entire game is in its original state. Joining this forum is actually my very first time intending to mod SF2, and as of the time I'm writing this comment, my SF2 is still basically 100% stock. I experience this on almost all terrains like Vietnam, Europe, Israel, Desert... Just panning the camera towards the hangar during takeoff drops the framerate, but if I look in another direction, everything is fine especially when I zoom in close on the aircraft with the hangar in the background. And as I mentioned above, the framerate takes a massive hit, dropping below 20 FPS, when the area I'm flying in has bombers or attackers performing ground strike missions in a custom campaign. This happens even though I don't include more than 40 aircraft total (counting both Red and Blue forces) in the battle (it affects both sides). Furthermore, if I fly near positions with multiple KPV/ZPUs or ZSUs firing simultaneously, the only way to describe it is an absolute disaster for the framerate. Yet, other AA weapons like the KS-19, no matter how numerous, do not cause this issue at all. It's incredibly strange because this FPS drop seems to happen selectively. As for my specs, I have 6GB of VRAM and 16GB of DDR4 RAM. Regarding VRAM, I'm not sure about the remaining capacity while the game is running, but monitoring software shows the game doesn't actually consume much system RAM. In fact, it runs lighter than when I'm using Google Chrome or opening Discord.

Hi everyone, I’m experiencing the exact same issue even though my hardware is more than capable of running SF2, even at the lowest performance settings. My specs are an RTX 2080 GPU and a Core i7 CPU. My monitor has a 240Hz/3ms refresh rate. In most campaigns, my FPS stays well above 200. However, during takeoff, if my camera is close to the aircraft and facing toward the hangars, the FPS drops immediately. It gets much worse on the North Atlantic map; when taking off at the airbase there, my FPS plummets to under 20. On top of that, in my custom campaigns, the FPS drops to just 8–14 whenever multiple ZSU-23 or ZPU AA guns fire (strangely, this doesn't happen with KS-19 AA guns, no matter how many hundreds of them I place). Furthermore, whenever any AI aircraft attacks ground targets-ranging from B-52s dropping bombs to other attackers strafing the ground; my FPS takes a massive hit, tanking down to a miserable 4–6 FPS. SF2 obviously shouldn't be a demanding game for my rig, considering my PC handles The Witcher 3 and RDR2 on max settings perfectly fine. It’s baffling why the FPS drops so drastically in those specific moments. I used to think it was a graphics setting issue, but after double-checking, I couldn't find any errors and made sure the game is definitely utilizing the dedicated GPU. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If possible, please share your graphics settings so I can use them as a reference, since I'm not very tech-savvy.

Thank you for approving me, and thanks to everyone in this community for keeping Third Wire's games alive. This game was a huge part of my childhood; I first played it back in 2008 when I was 14, and it had a massive impact on my passions and my life from then on. I definitely wouldn't be a military flight gear and field gear collector today if it weren't for these Third Wire titles. To me, it was more perfect than any other flight sim of that era, like Lock On. The Wings Over series and SF2 hit the perfect sweet spot between casual gaming and realistic simulation with just the right amount of authentic aerodynamics. That’s what has kept me hooked for the past 18 years, regardless of other, more advanced sims like Microsoft Flight Simulator or DCS. Sometimes I just want to take a plane out for a quick spin around the map for some casual fun, and SF2 does this incredibly well. Since it’s a piece of my childhood and has shaped so much of my life, this game will always hold a special place in my heart. I'm so glad I found this community, even if it feels a bit late for me. Knowing that so many people are still dedicated to this game warms my heart and makes me truly happy. God bless you all.

Hello everyone! I’m a military aviation enthusiast and have been playing Third Wire's Wings Over... series since 2008. I’m from a Southeast Asian country, and it looks like there are many others here from Southeast Asia just like me. I joined the community hoping to download some aircraft mods to expand and diversify my collection in SF2.