[Game] Wings of Prey

[Rak]

I caved in for this. Everybody on SimHQ forums is praising this one. I've been flying IL-2 for nearly 8 years(and it doesn't work with ATI 10 drivers) so hopefully this will be some nice fresh air. Waiting for the download to finish ATM.

BTW I don't think SoW is coming this year.

 

[Pvt.pile]

Can you play Co-op missions with ppl and is sim mode only the cockpit view? I havnt owned a flight sim since 01 .

 

[NoxNoctum]

I caved in for this. Everybody on SimHQ forums is praising this one. I've been flying IL-2 for nearly 8 years(and it doesn't work with ATI 10 drivers) so hopefully this will be some nice fresh air. Waiting for the download to finish ATM.

BTW I don't think SoW is coming this year.

I'm surprised, everyone I've talked to says IL-2's FM is far superior.

Have you played the UP2.0 mod? It greatly enhances IL-2. On top of adding like 150+ flyables, the sounds and textures are WAY better (it felt almost too real the first time I jumped in and heard the engine spooling up). Most servers in HL let you run UP2.0 too and still connect to them (there are no gameplay changes in the core 2.0 mod, though there's a program to let you add/take off additional sub mods with ease, that make aaa more realistic, and other similar things)

Might wanna look into it if you haven't already. It doesn't feel like a game released in 2001 that's for sure.

For me having a simplistic FM just feels lame. It'd be like playing RO with hitscan. Gay.

 

[Fedd]

I'm surprised, everyone I've talked to says IL-2's FM is far superior.

Isn't that the same game?

 

[Rak]

Stay away from this game if you like your game realistic and detailed. ONLY buy this if arcade mode and beautiful graphics interests you. 25$ wasted. Get Rise of Flight instead.

 

[KrazyKraut]

Well the demo gave it away...

 

[Flogger23m]

Flight model did not seem too bad in the demo IMO.

Care to be more specific?

And what is UP2.0 mod?

 

[Moyako]

Well the demo gave it away...

Is there a demo??

 

[NoxNoctum]

Flight model did not seem too bad in the demo IMO.

Care to be more specific?

And what is UP2.0 mod?

It's a mod for IL-2 that improves the visuals and sounds and a bunch of other stuff tremendously, on top of adding like 100-150+ flyable planes to the game.

See here for more info:

http://ultrapack.il2war.com/index.php

To give you an idea, it's about 3 and a half gigs in size. It's massive and very much worth it, makes a huge difference.

Most servers allow people with the mod to play with people without it, so it hasn't split the community any. (it doesn't change gameplay)

 

[KrazyKraut]

Flight model did not seem too bad in the demo IMO.

Care to be more specific?

And what is UP2.0 mod?

Well, I played it in parallel to IL-2 which I have on my harddrive since 2003. And from the moment I had control of the plane I thought it felt nothing like the IL-2 flight model. You bank and it doesn't drop like in IL-2. Maneuvres feel the same no matter what the speed. Planes don't stall as easy as you'd expect... It's hard to pin it down to specific features, it just felt way easier and more forgiving. It felt much more like Wings over Normandy or Crimson Skies. It's okay if you like that, but I thought it was far from a sim.

Is there a demo??

http://www.gamershell.com/download_54548.shtml