Il-2 thread

[barbarossa]

Darkseed, when taking off if your not using any external views then what you do is hold the brake, throttle up a bit then turn you rudder left or right, the plane will turn on the spot and you have a sideways view down the runway, once the plane in front throttles up you then straighten yourself up and take off, thats the way most people do it online and really the proper way. I think you can ask the tower for permission to take off and they will tell you if runway is clear but when online there can be lag and ghost planes occasionally so i always turn plane to make sure runway is clear for myself.
AI are a bit predictable in IL2 and i only use them for gunnery practice. Like RO, IL2 is miles better online and the game takes on a new dimension

 

[Starrkiller]

hey guys
do u know where i can find manuals for the PF airplanes?
and the hipperloby site?

 

[barbarossa]

most of the stuff you can find here. Airwarfare is one of the best sites.
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=400102&f=23110283&m=51910959

 

[necropimp]

Your best bet would probably be to find a Microsoft Force Feedback 2-joystick on ebay, it's a very popular stick among the il-2 community, but since it's not being made anymore there will usually be big bidding wars on them.

the bidding wars quickl;y bring it up to $100+

i lucked out and got one at a salvation army store for $5

 

[The Masta]

I just bought the gold edition

 

[Helmi]

the bidding wars quickl;y bring it up to $100+

I said "to hell with SW2" (I can't stand the new design anyway, I have problems using the coolie hat, the secondary fire button and the throttle things (where did the wheel go?!) because I do not have midget-sized hands and fingers.

Bleh.

So, additionally to my SW1, I got me the ForceFeedback version off ebay for

 

[DeusIrae]

just wondering but what plane do you all specialize in. realisticly you can only be any good in 1 or 2.

Im a bf flyer myself. sometimes youl find me in a FW though... Cant get enough of the BF engine, climb and sufficint manouverability. O yea and a nose cannon.

 

[Manstein]

just wondering but what plane do you all specialize in. realisticly you can only be any good in 1 or 2.

Im a bf flyer myself. sometimes youl find me in a FW though... Cant get enough of the BF engine, climb and sufficint manouverability. O yea and a nose cannon.

haven't played in a few months, but I fly the 109G most often

 

[DeusIrae]

whats special about teh G6/AS?

 

[necropimp]

i'm best with the Bf 109F-4

but i am also good with a MiG-3 or a P40

and if you don't count landing i'm quite good with a BI-1 (when landing in one i consistently overshoot the runway by a few miles)

 

[LukeFF]

whats special about teh G6/AS?

It has a more streamlined airframe than the standard G-6 and has the MW50 boost system which, when engaged, will kick in above 100% power and give one a nice (but limited) performance boost.

btw, you'll also find MW50 on the G-14, G-10, and K-4 versions of the 109 (plus certain versions of the Fw 190).

 

[Sampsi]

FB is so good game... i love it
Few pictures by me:

Yes, i know, i have used slowly speed

 

[DeusIrae]

"btw, you'll also find MW50 on the G-14, G-10, and K-4 versions of the 109 (plus certain versions of the Fw 190)."

hah im not so new as to need to know that . its just that i heard somewhere that the g6/AS was very good and i was wondering what made it ne better than g10, g14 and k4>?

 

[Zoring]

Just don't use it on the K4 you turn it on for a second and your engine is snookered

 

[DeusIrae]

you mean to say just dont turn it on at anything except 0% power...right zoring?
Then throttling over 100 activates the boost? you know that right zoring?

 

[Helmi]

Also, keep in mind that you will need to a have a minimum altitute before kicking the methanol+water (I'm wondering whether they sometimes simply used Vodka in desperta esituations ) boost in.
2,000m is the rough minimum if I'm not completely mistaken.

Also, never use for more than 10min (at max!) and also don't engange and disengage several times in a row - won't do your engine any good!

 

[csThor]

You can engage MW-50 at any time (even on the runway at Take-Off), but you need to activate it at low RPM settings (0% prefered). Don't go over 100% in planes with MW-50 without having it activated or you'll fry your engine

 

[Helmi]

You can engage MW-50 at any time (even on the runway at Take-Off), but you need to activate it at low RPM settings (0% prefered). Don't go over 100% in planes with MW-50 without having it activated or you'll fry your engine

Then why did the manual say something about minimum altitude?
I'm not making this up, I've read it somewhere!

Granted, it's been a while I looked into that, but am I mixing things up?

 

[csThor]

It's a mix-up. There is one plane - the Bf 109 E-7/Z - which has a GM-1 injection set which will kill your engine if engaged below 6000m. The only other plane to use the GM-1 is the Ta 152 H-1 but it also has MW-50 which will be used below 6k and automatically switches over to GM-1 at 6k.

 

[MercyKiller]

Whats the full name of IL 2? it looks sweet what are the some battles that u have in the game?