[Fireskull]

Hello,

What is the difference between Unified Installer (UI) and HSFX?

What does HSFX bring that UI doesn't?

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UI 1.2
This is still the Big One at AAA, with almost 20 GB total ( in the unpacked state ). The majority of the best and most popular mods of AAA, and some contributors from other IL-2 communities make up this build. It includes the beta 4.09. Also, it is the download with the huge number of maps from AAA, which almost fills three whole columns in the Full Mission Builder list of maps in "Load". Offline use with UI 1.2 is the shift in emphasis since other major releases after it. For the guy wanting to get a basic collecion for offline use, this might be the best place to start. The formula to get the UI is here: Stock 4.08m clean + UI 1.1 + UI 1.2

HSFX 4.1
It totals about 12 GB. Included is much (though not all) of the UI 1.2 and UI 1.2.5 without a bunch of maps, and some new stuff. The HSFX 4.1 is built especially for online flying, though it was constucted to make it easier to add mods for both online and offline flying. If a guy knows how to do it, he should be able to have mods installed and be able to easily turn off the ones that he should to be compatible with other online flyers.

I have heard and read first hand from some of the leaders of this project that this is what they intended:

#1) Unify more IL-2 people from different communities
#2) Provide a compatible option for online flying which includes official 4.09m
#3) Make it easier for users to incorporate mods of different communities into IL-2

The formula for HSFX 4.1 is: 4.08 ( plus the 4.08 patch for those who have the digital download version of 4.08 ) + official 4.09m patch + HSFX 4.0 + HSFX 4.1

Hopefully, a lot of people read this and it clarifies things for them.

(P.S.) I am now using UI 1.2 for offline use and HSFX 4.1 for online flying.