IL-2 Sturmovik 1946

[Cornelius Fanshaw]

I've just got my hands on the 1946 expansion. Anyone else out there with a copy that fancies a head to head or Co-op mission? I haven't played IL-2 for years so I'm completely rusty and a pushover in a dogfight!
I wonder if we could get an RCAF squadron together. The box says up to 128 players so we might just be able to squeeze everyone in ;-)

[Zoe Connolly]

I found this on Amazon.com and it's currently in my shopping cart.

I think this would be a great alternative for us, especially in light of the current Openspace (void) sims mess.

[Zoe Connolly]

woohoo!

I just ordered IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 from Amazon.com!

[Zoe Connolly]

w00t! Mine arrived Wednesday afternoon!

[Cornelius Fanshaw]

Here's a link to one of the better bits of machinima to come out of IL-2

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pWoijQubRMA

[GoSpeed Racer]

I do not have the 1946 expansion, but I do have the rest of them. I just need to reinstall.

Ding Hao!

[Cornelius Fanshaw]

I had a scout around the various IL-2 forums and it looks like a new Battle of Britain sequel is due out next year based around a new engine with a 3rd party developer making a Korean War add on for it.
I think if this does take off we might think about using HyperLobby http://hyperfighter.sk/ to setup our own RCAF server.

[Phineas Messmer]

Will we be able to use it without our own RCAF Server?

I'm thinking we should try it as a small group and see how we grow and maintain users

[Cornelius Fanshaw]

Yes there's no problem with one person hosting a game and the others joining in, other than it tends to slow the hosts computer a bit. The best solution is if someone has a spare computer and uses that to run the dedicated server version of the game http://www.fileplanet.com/173731/download/IL-2-Sturmovik:-1946-Dedi... It only needs to be run when we actually meet up.
By the way when you install IL-2 1946 you'll need to install the latest patch http://www.fileplanet.com/173730/170000/fileinfo/IL-2-Sturmovik:-19...

[Phineas Messmer]

Count me in!

It'll be a few weeks before I get my own copy.

[Zoe Connolly]

Yes!

[GoSpeed Racer]

Is IL2:Sturmovik 1946 a stand alone product or an expansion pack? Regardless I would recommend getting the "Gold" package and Pacific Fighters. The Gold contains IL2FB and the ACES expansion pack. Gold and PF are $20USD a piece now.

[Zoe Connolly]

The following is from the Amazon description....

"Product Description
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 collects all the previously released Sturmovik titles and add-ons, plus three additional expansion packs. This flight sim now boasts over 300 controllable aircraft as well as additional campaigns and online maps. Historical planes include the Heinkel He-L-IIIB-2 Lerche, a Luftwaffe creation that never actually made it off the ground. Gamers may also journey through an alternative timeline and assist in the assassination of Hitler. Exotic aircraft and locations -- fly Soviet mixed-power fighters against new ground targets like trenches and bunkers Comes with exclusive bonus content - Special making of video, screenshots and videos of the upcoming Storm of War - Battle of Britain Detailed plane guide -- over 450 pages covering each of the 229 flyable aircraft."

Product Features

* Nearly 200 missions with unparalleled realism as you fly detailed fighter and bomber missions for the German, Soviet and Japanese air forces
* Fly 32 new fighters and bombers, including the Il-10 Sturmovik, the MiG-9 Jet fighter, the Arado Ar-234 Blitz jet bomber, or the N1K2 George fighter
* New Maps - Historical maps of the Kiev region, Manchuria and Japanese-occupied Korea, a large bonus Burma map and an online Khalkin Gol / Nomonhan map
* Explore an alternative history - Three of the 9 campaigns focus on hypothetical battles between the Soviet Union and Germany in 1946
* Unparalleled historical accuracy - Even prototypes and what-if designs are recreated, as fully & realistically as possible