I'm wondering what the survival rates for torpedo bombers were....brave lads.
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Taranto was a surprise attack that had few casualties, later in the war when Scharnhorst and Gneisenau ran for it in the English Channel was a disaster with (if I remember) all Swordfish being lost.
I still want a remake of 1942 Pacific Air War by Microprose...there's simply never been a replacement for it. I was kinda hoping for the IL2 devs, 777 software, to branch out into the Pacific campaign at one point...sadly not to be.
Way back in 1994, seeing a demo of 1942 PAW running in my local computer shop dragged me away from the Amiga and into the world of PC gaming...never been anything like it....besides Red Baron 2....which is probably why I love Rise of Flight so much
I've never even considered replacing RoF with the newer IL2 Great Battles addition of Flying Circus...just can't beat Rise of Flight with Pat Wilson's campaign generator and taking a pilot from 1915 right through to the end of WW1.
Way back in 1994, seeing a demo of 1942 PAW running in my local computer shop dragged me away from the Amiga and into the world of PC gaming...never been anything like it....besides Red Baron 2....which is probably why I love Rise of Flight so much
I've never even considered replacing RoF with the newer IL2 Great Battles addition of Flying Circus...just can't beat Rise of Flight with Pat Wilson's campaign generator and taking a pilot from 1915 right through to the end of WW1.
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ED is not a VR game. It is a 2D game designed (and very well implemented) to accomodate VR players.
Can be.
I play Star Trek Bridge Crew on a normal monitor with my VR owning mates.
Did you not play Microprose's 1942: The Pacific Air War?
They don't. The new Microprose is like the new Atari...almost nothing from the original company, except a brand name and some IP.
Just pointing out that it's the same company only in name, and would be wise to judge their products on their own merits, rather than carry over any nostalgic expectations.
OMG No I didn't know that existed!.....dayum...Im a brit but WW2 yank Carrier aircraft are so fricken cool. Love the Corsair....what a beast.
Didn't even knew they still existed?
The Mighty Eighth | MicroProse
Imagine yourself inside a B-17 flying over Germany, with flak exploding all around you. Deadly Me-109s and FW-190s are zooming and booming spitting bullets that rip through the wings and the fuselage of your Flying Fortress. Smoke fills the cabin. You glance out the window to see flames licking...microprose.com
There's some nice looking screenshots of the aircraft there, this could be great, multicrew done right hopefully
I played it, the UI isn't so hot, imo.
Didn't IL2 have a Pacific theatre as well? I remember flying a Kate I believe.
I am absolutely in love with IL-2 Great Battles, especially thanks to the career mode that gives a bigger sense of purpose to what is already an absolutely fantastic flight sim.
I haven't felt this passionate about a flight sim since the 90's when playing a fantastic (fot the time) WW1 flight sim called Knights of the Sky, where you also played a lengthy campaign across the war and crossed paths with AI versions of real legendary pilots.
Rise of Flight is also very good, and belongs to the same guys who make IL2. However it's no longer worth investing in it, as there are clear signs that they are merging the 2 series together, the first batch of WW1 airplanes, maps and campaigns has already been released, a second batch will follow during the year, and hopefully career mode will also be possible for WW1.
Not yet, at least in the current incarnation (IL-2 Great Battles). Currently scenarios are all in eastern europe and east germany. Normandy is due to be released soon, and there are rumours of a pacific dlc being in the cards, but no confirmation yet. However there are already several american airplanes playable in the Battle of Bodenplatte DLC, which takes part in the latest part of the war.
From what Jason has said so far it looks doubtful if the Pacific is possible with the current game engine, but you never know. I know nothing about game development
Pacific Fighter? Might have been a Microsoft FS - I know I flew off some carriers and it had some kind of campaign mode.
Yes, it was Combat Flight Simulator 2 by Microsoft.
Il-2 Pacific Fighters was an expantion to the Forgoten Battles series
If you are interested the Great Battles Pacific forum is here https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/forum/106-pacific-theater-discussion-and-assistance/
If you are interested the Great Battles Pacific forum is here https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/forum/106-pacific-theater-discussion-and-assistance/
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