I bought IL2 original, then IL2FB, Aces Expansion Pack, Pacific fighters, 1946 , I have not tired of it either,

Its made by people from Russian, and I have mildly suspected perhaps a bit of a bias towards or against

certain aircraft that might cause certain aircraft to perform a little better and some a little worse than their

real historical counterparts, but it is still the best World War 2 combat flight sim ever and it could live

another 10 years. And with UP3 and HSFX mods its even better. We can now have jets to fight the Korean War,

even mid 50's jets with A to A missiles for what if scenarios. Also I understand night fighters with working

radar could be in the game soon! My only real complaint is I wish more Warship types had been made to better

recreate great Air/Sea engagements particularly in the pAcific, and wish ship A.I. and manuevering was better

done. I see a lot of hours of fun left in this Classic game.

Well, I played it from around 2004, and I have never stopped. Especially since I discovered MOD's and Team Daidalos started out, the game got a whole new lease of life for me. Oleg and all the guys who built the original design did one hell of a job. I bought it I think four times, in different shapes and forms, and it is worth every penny.

I was one of those who had VERY high hopes for ClOD, but was very disappointed, and returned to IL-2 within a week or so.

Same here.. since 2002.. OS.. drivers... utilities (AV,AS etc), IL2 ... then all the other stuff..

I've flown the sim less and less over time - I haven't even fired it up in six or eight weeks; I suspect it's on the hard drive out of sentiment alone.

Multiplayer is a train wreck with all the mods and crap.

Dart, I used to feel that way, but the UP and especially the HSFX are very very clean to use, don't interfere with anything, and with the mod enabler it works like a darn dream.

I empathize, believe me, but if it can convert me... it can convert anyone, being that I'm an old cantakerous ass.

Not long upgraded from xp to win7.. strangely enough, it was the 2nd thing I installed back to my HD..

Still playing it since it came out to replace my beloved EAW.
Feeling a bit strange as a 50+, but forgot that if it´s started.

I'm cranking up IL-2 1946 after being away for about 2 or 3 years. I still love it. It's still a great sim. It holds a crown. However, I will move on just like I did from EAW when the IL-2 demo first came out. To me, the ultimate crown goes to the community of WW2 combat flight sim enthusiasts who are always looking for that experience . . . that immersion. I can't predict where it will come from next. I hope it will come from Cliffs of Dover. But wherever it comes from, that is ultimately where this community will follow and so will I. On the way we might get upset and dissapointed, but I know we will again meet up there to bend our knees to the next king of WW 2 flight sims. Come on motherf***ers, you know you will!

Been playing it since IL2 came out originally. Used to play EAW, like loads of others on here, but something had to replace that.

Fired up the game for the first time in ages a couple of days ago. It was like sliding back into a pair of comfortable, smelly, old slippers.

About a year and a half ago I bought IL-2 on steam for $9.00. It began my foray into flight simming , and all that goes with that !

Now I'm patching up and returning to the sim - most interested in community made missions offline. Love it !

If you are still using the Steam version of IL-2 1946 this Knowledge Base article at M4T should solve some problems you will encounter.
Missing Folders in the Steam version of IL-2 1946: http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=628


Wheels

Thank wheelsup. I have the disc, but it caused a lot of trouble with installs so I went back to the steam version. I put 410_1 on without trouble, and I'm d/ling UP3 atm.

Edit. I added those three folders. Thanks again

There may be more missing folders but since I don't have the Steam version I wouldn't know about them. Those three folders seem to cure all the problems I have read about so far though.

Have fun.


Wheels

UP3 installed and ... WOW .

I just landed a Corsair on a carrier again. It's still as fun and challenging as it was when Pacific Fighters first came out.

if CLod had have been all it promised we wouldnt need to play this still.

But, in my case anyway, I'm glad Clod sent me back here. I'm discovering what depth the sim has. I didn't look too far into it because I was waiting for SOW. Now that's out of the way I can spend my precious time in high res IL-2 UP3(RC3)DBW1.1

Yeah I am running it at 1920x1200 and it looks incredible with HSFX 5.01 or UP3.0, but even stand-alone it still looks great apart from the smoke!

I don't think I'll ever get rid of this as it has so-much variety, tons of American aircraft (which will be years before they appear in CloD...if ever) and it still has a lot of players online too....so eat that CloD!

1946 is for me going to be the ultimate sim for years, by which time CloD should at-least be past the sound bugs

Cheers, MP

I tried Cliffs of Dover,,, but it was a buggy and uncomfortable ride. So I reverted back to IL2 46....

Just like Silent Hunter 3, I played it alongside SH4 but when SH5 came out... I tried it for a weekend and returned it to shop. What a poor game.
And returned to SH3

I used to have 1946, but managed to lose it (yes, I know - careless). I can't remember: did any of the theatres have dynamic (or non linear) campaigns? I'd be especially happy if the Pacific theatre had that. I'm sure I remember some of the European theatres having some sort of DC. I'm right back into flight sims now, after a few years not playing them at all, so 1946 has to feature on my radar. CLoD was a massive disappointment though - but I'll keep my eye on it to see how it develops.