Comments on: Making Of: IL-2 Sturmovik

By: Paul Adsett

Paul Adsett — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:36:21 +0000

Forgotten Battles, the best flight sim ever made. How can one product give so much enjoyment and put you on a steep learning curve? The man is a genius.

By: Cigol

Cigol — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:50:24 +0000

I’m amazed people have so much difficulty with the game… you increase power, lift off, fly about, press the fire button. That’s essentially what it boils down to if you turn on the beginner aids. Bit perplexed by some of the comments here actually.

By: DK-nme

DK-nme — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:25:59 +0000

The il-2 sturmovik (and all the add ons) is the best the best game ever – no doubt about it!
No other sim has brought so much joy into the world of fligt simmers – ask any guy flying online (combat sim/il-2 game).
it’s awesome, even for todays standard…

As a matter of fact, I’ll go fly right away – see u all online in the virtual sky…

(Can’t wait for the SoW)

By: Thiefsie

Thiefsie — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:03:53 +0000

this game seriously was fantastic… I’ve never been so utterlyt furious and ecstatic about doing something in a game as i have with IL2. Learning to fly properly with a particular aircraft was fantastic. All the missions played out differently EVERY SINGLE TIME… and dogfighting was a challenge! in fact I totally sucked at dogfighting in single player.. but multiplayer with the realism up was hilariously awesome.

Some unforgettable weeks have come from IL2.

And wow, what fantastic graphics it had at the time!

By: Sum0

Sum0 — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:13:34 +0000

A new front end would be nice, but why let a clunky interface put you off an incredible game? I don’t play games for their menu screens. It works well enough.

I think the sheer beauty of Il-2 is that practically anyone can pick it up and have fun with it, because it comes from the days when planes had two fire buttons and a yoke. As much as I like modern flight sims, there’s just such a huuuge difficulty curve in learning every single button and every single instrument.

By: Fates

Fates — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:02:30 +0000

It’s an incredible series. We have nearly 400 mod files for the series….from Skins, Campaigns, and utilities. Enjoy them all

http://www.Combatace.com

By: Buur

Buur — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:14:14 +0000

I’d love to see this series take off (see what I did there?).
I should point out actually that I made those comments after a 4+ hour coop / dogfight iL2 session with 3 of my regular gaming friends :)
There is an *amazing* game in there …getting to it however is a world of unnecessary ball ache.

By: Lightbulb

Lightbulb — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:05:29 +0000

Buur you should see the interfaces on engineering software.

When you are trying to make a simulation you get so locked in to make the simulation working as you want it that you don’t give the time to the interface that it needs.

I think this is a problem with having an engineer in charge – the simulation takes over and the game is almost secondary.

I think what the series needs is a new front end and a totally redesigned mission system – preferably a dynamic campaign thats actually engaging.

By: Buur

Buur — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:13:25 +0000

I find it totally astonishing that any game developer can spend *so* much effort on simulating *so* many different variants of different planes in the minutest detail and then bolt on an amateurish frustrating interface and not even take the trouble to map most of the keys you need to fly the planes.
Utterly moronic choices made on an otherwise brilliant engine …just a massive wasted opportunity – had it been a little bit more accessible I’m positive it would have been a much bigger title than it was.
…And don’t get me started on that menu music.

By: Erik Novales

Erik Novales — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:41:14 +0000

Interesting interview, particularly the bits about the (demanding) community.

Nitpick: Focke-Wulf.

By: Mustache

Mustache — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:09:43 +0000

I wish this was about his next project…oh well

I’m going to reinstall too. I just wish that there was a better way to speed up time for some of the missions especially for pacific fighter

By: Coyote

Coyote — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:32:06 +0000

I don’ know – I love the single-player game, too. Granted, the presentation is a little flat. But after flying a full campaign in a single plane, I feel like I REALLY know that aircraft – how it performs relative to other aircraft in the sim, what its quirks are, and what NOT to do in a dogfight.

Then I go online and get totally schooled.