[Septenary]

Hello Septenary,

It helps to know some WW II history to get a better feel for the relative strengths and weaknesses of each aircraft. It all depends on what you want to to with the game. My nephew played IL-2 for a while, but he was mainly interested in the fastest planes with the biggest guns, so he could whip everybody without too much trouble. However, that's not how things turned out for him. I think, it's much more fun to try and fly within a specific historic setting, so for example, when flying in the Pacific theatre in 1942, F4F Wildcats might meet Japanese Ki-43, or A6M Zeros, but not a German Me-262. I find the historic settings much more interesting than and all-out-every-plane-against-every-other plane melee.

Well, good luck, have fun and keep your patience,

RB

Yeah I have always been fascinated by WWII aeroplanes and DFs. Simply because they look beautiful. My goal is to just fly better and be able to actually down a plane. I like servers with Icons, No external view and Only cockpit view, it seems like those require more skill. I think I am going to try and play the La-5/7 planes then maybe a few spitfires. I think I have to play a couple of months before I start playing on total historical realistic servers. For now I am just playing Quick missions with 1 or 2 planes against me on Rookie.

PS: I just read a guide about the planes in IL2, very informative. I now have a basic understanding of most of the planes in the game 8)