#3587379 - 06/06/12 08:51 PM
Re: best WW2 combat sim
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My preferred WW2 has always been and remains Aces High. But aside from its limited plane set and issues with multiplayer, BOB2 rules.
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#3587449 - 06/06/12 10:42 PM
Re: best WW2 combat sim
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Eugene
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Jane's WWII Fighters certainly had its moments.
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#3589299 - 06/10/12 05:22 AM
Re: best WW2 combat sim
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Oh Oh.. you missed EAW. Those diehards will be here anon raising all kinds of Cain. Had a lot of fun with EAW while I was still able to get it running on one of my computers. Wheels
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#3602641 - 07/06/12 04:13 PM
Re: best WW2 combat sim
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Without a doubt pound for pound it's IL2.
Considering that this 11 year old sim is still getting new members and new updates, has a plane set that is unmatched in terms of variety and fidelity of FMS & DMS, a theater set that is also unmatched in terms of variety and quauality and scope of maps .. and that it can still run well on PCs that are 5+ years old and the newest PCs & OSs, has a great online component to it and while lacking in some ways offline is not bad either if you design missions with the sim's limitations in mind, IMO makes IL2 1946 the hands down best WWII combat sim out on the market today.
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#3602661 - 07/06/12 05:19 PM
Re: best WW2 combat sim
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For me, the best sim that I like to tinker with in the WW2 genre is Fighter Squadron: The Screamin' Demons Over Europe (SDOE). For for on-line and off-line play I really love the IL-2 series before ClOD...
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#3603633 - 07/08/12 09:44 PM
Re: best WW2 combat sim
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I have to agree on B-17II and Pacific Air War. It would be great to see those with 21st century technology. B17II had one major turn-off for me, however: the B17 cockpit. Zero visibility with no means to adjust your viewpoint, and the main instruments were only visible in "heads-down" view. This was especially awkward because the fighter cockpits were exceptionally well done in this sim.
PAW was my first combat flight sim for the PC. I remember I had been playing it for weeks before I accidentally stumbled into its Carrier Battle mode, where you had strategic command of the whole fleet, and could jump into any aircraft at any time. It was two games in one!
Among post-2000 games, I find Rowan's/Shockwave's BoB2 to be the sim I keep coming back to. I used to fly IL-2, but that seems but a distant memory now.
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#3603896 - 07/09/12 12:51 PM
Re: best WW2 combat sim
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Easily BoB 2. It has the best FM, AI, campaign and general immersion of any WW2 sim I've flown.
It's limited in scope, only a few flyables, one theater and it's somewhat dated but, on a qualitative scale, it outstrips it's competitors from the last decade in its present form. I mean you can't beat the sheer detail in BoB, the aircraft, campaign, and the AI are all absolutely superb and the game world is full of wonderful little touches that take you back in time.
Post V.4.11m Il-2 1946 comes a very close second, it's rather more sterile than BoB overall but the new AI and engine tolerances have pushed it out of the twilight between game and sim where was languishing before TD took the reins. It still lacks the complexity of a true sim in many respects, generic and simple engine management and flight models, but this is constantly changing under the auspices of Team Daidelos (further augmented very dedicated and talented modders) who are steering it in a promising direction.
It's only by the tiniest of margins that BoB has it's nose out in front but I think Il-2 will outlive it.
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#3616914 - 07/30/12 11:36 PM
Re: best WW2 combat sim
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Oh Oh.. you missed EAW. Those diehards will be here anon raising all kinds of Cain. Nah...the title may say best...but in the thred it says best OF these...im surprised that CFS3 and COD made the list since they both were/are such a disappointment after all the hoohaa prior to release...just my 2c
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Exodus
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