Posted: 9/11/2004 7:58:54 AM EDT
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Try MS combat FS... That's what I learned on. The flight modeling is very simple, and the actual piloting isn't difficult to learn at all (though the UI did allways suck). Once you master it, graduate onto the top-end of flightsimming, which at the moment is the IL2 series. It gets more and more realistic and detailed as it goes on (and with ace expansion and pacific fighters both installed, it will have over 200 flyable aircraft (all done in the same detail as the games with only a couple), and will include aircraft carriers from all countries that had them (and I do hope the Germans' incomplete one, as they've already done a couple of 'what if' planes [though mostly third party- which BTW isn't like in MS/FS, but goes to the devs who put the touches on it and then program it in themselves- to maintain their standard]). |
You actually get ti to work properly? I bought it and had nothing but problems (e.g., BSOD). Not willing to see if the dozens of new patches have fixed anything or not. That company really drops the ball on their products. |
I played a few training sims. Everything looked fine IMO. But just too complex. I just wanted something where I fly around f'in shit up. |
Then IL-2 is for you. You can go into the settings and ease the flight model even though it still isn't that complex. Basically you use only 4 buttons in IL-2 on your joystick, fire MG's, fire Cannon, fire Rockets, and Drop Bombs. You can go out there and shoot shit up. With Quick Mission Builder you can pick some easy aircraft to smoke out of the sky while you learn your aircraft's quirks. On the flight model, you can shut off having to land or takeoff till you get used to your aircraft's flight characteristics plus it really helps to have rudder pedals for takeoff and landing. Especially on takeoff, some of the fighters like the Bf-109 have a lot of engine torque which requires a lot of rudder. |
| I'm with Tras...for those of you knocking Falcon 4.0...its a totally different beast...its been completely rebuilt, mostly by two great modding groups...Free Falcon and the Unified Team. Between these two mods, the graphics are up to date and the flight modeling is second to none. |
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