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Concerning the stock sounds: yes they are crap but the sound engine itself which Oleg has given us is pretty good IMO. This became apparent to me when I had a go at modding some sounds for myself. It's not just the sounds that are important either, the preset files have to be set up correctly too.

You sound modders have made it pretty clear that the sound engine is capable of some pretty amazing stuff... my problem with Oleg's approach to sound was his assertion that it wasn't his sounds that were the problem but our set up. Even a neophyte could tell you that half the planes sounded like lawnmowers but, apparently, Oleg saw no problem with it.

Sad really because this video makes it very clear that audio (make that authentic audio) is a HUGE part of the IL2 experience.