[skyomish]

Why are y'all telling him to install 4.09b1m??? Thats just this side of retarded....

Since development of UI is pretty much kaput, wouldn't you think that HSFX or UP would be a better option for a newbie just getting into things?

827Sterling:

There are roughly 3 ways you can go. There are 3 main MOD packs out there. UI which is supported here on AAA, HSFX and UP which you can get support over at sas1946.com

The base game il2 1946 is patched up to version 4.09. Unfortunately UI 1.2 does not support 4.09. You can only install UI 1.2 over a beta of 4.09 which is called 4.09b1m. In my opinion this is a dead end.

The other two options HSFX4.1 and UP 1.8 are seperate mod packs in their own right that get installed over the top of 4.09. Between the 2, I personally prefer HSFX because of the great offline dynamic campaigns it has built in. HSFX and UP1.8 are 95% the same content wise.

Most of the "good-great" mods that are in the community have found their way into HSFX and UP. Anything you run across thats not in there can be easily added after the fact.

If you want to do some online flying, thats a whole other story, and you should identify the servers you want to fly on and start asking questions about what mods the specific servers are running. In the online world, it seems that every server does its own thing and there is no standard, so getting connected it a trial and error sort of thing. Most people have multiple installs of IL2 patched to different levels with different mods enabled for offline and online play.

4.07
4.08
4.09

HSFX4.0 + HSFX4.1
or
UP1.8
or
follow the advice from above and do the UI mod begining from the 4.08 patch level.

I would suggest making a backup copy of your IL2 folder once you get it patched to 4.08 whichever you choose. Once you start modding it, you'll be glad you have a clean backup.


Mud

I am so glad you said what you did. I was thinking the same thing and came back to make a post like yours.
For the life of me I dont understand.
hoot:-------------------4.08m+4.09b1m its dead people
HSFX-V4.1 comes with a very LARGE offline set of missions.