IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey - demo out now (360)

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

IL-2 Sturmovik the king of flight sims coming to 360/PS3. Trailer. If they fuck this up I'll cry.

myp · **Posted:** Sat Sep 27, 2008 17:31

Excellent news.

metalangel · **Posted:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 0:41

*spunks pants*

Huzzah!

Also, wtf is the point of Tom Clancy's Hawx? Sure'll it'll be Ace Combat 6 but without the charmingly rubbish story.

Malc · **Posted:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:07

MetalAngel wrote:

*spunks pants*

Hmm, I have a mental image of millions of pairs of pants being ejected from your penis.

Malc

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

Better trailer here:

ftp://ftp.1cpublishing.eu//Videos/Il%202/il-o2.avi

This looks immense.

Mark X · **Posted:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 22:16

That does look pretty goshdarned good. However, as someone who was utterly addicted to Knights Of The Sky on the Amiga for about three months, why can't someone spend as much time putting together a definitive WWI flight sim? It might make for a slightly less exciting visual experience, but cabbage crates over the briny? Planes largely constructed out of balsa wood, elastic, spit and the will of Britain's God? Despite what I'm saying here, there's no reason such a game can't be as much fun as Knights Of The Sky, what with the fun of trying to rise above The Red Baron on the campaign mode 'league table' and everything, and losing months of valuable 'game time' because you crashed on the wrong side of the trenches and had to secretly make your way back under cover of darkness.

It's quite possible such a recent game already exists of course, I don't really keep up with flight simulators.

metalangel · **Posted:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 23:54

What we need, on 360 that is, is an MMO-flight sim in the style of Dawn of Aces 3... just imagine it. The entire Western Front... you pick an aerodrome, pick a plane, pick a mission (or have one generated for you) and head out into the virtual skies against other pilots.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:54

Sounds like Warbirds, which was always empty in more than one sense.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:09

MetalAngel wrote:

What we need, on 360 that is, is an MMO-flight sim in the style of KNIGHTS OF THE FUCKING SKY... just imagine it. The entire Western Front... you pick an aerodrome, pick a plane, pick a mission (or have one generated for you) and head out into the virtual skies against other pilots.

FTFY

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

A decent WWI game would be pretty fun, playing a WWI sim on the other hand, one which attempted to really get the feel of those early air battles, would be an exercise in frustration. The planes were woefully underpowered, just apparently horrible to fly for all sorts of other reasons, and had properly crap guns. Also, no Spitfires, Mustangs, ME109s, FW190s, Stukas etc.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:26

Not really a big fan of flight sims but that looks nice. Will it have boss fights in it like Afterburner?

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:14

AceAceBaby wrote:

Sounds like Warbirds, which was always empty in more than one sense.

If you'd actually read the link, you'd have seen that it's made by the same company.

Warbirds wasn't empty, at least when I was playing it (1996)... there was always a pitched battle going on somewhere.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Mon Sep 29, 2008 16:34

I think that just reinforces my opinion to be honest.

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Sep 29, 2008 23:22

I suppose... if they increased the arcade factor a bit so planes climbed a bit faster and such, it could be a larf. And have a huge persistent Western Front and everything. It would take some clever netcode, though, to ensure when everyone inevitably headed to the nearest big battle that it didn't start warping everywhere.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

Mentioned this to Perkies the other night and went looking to see what the latest news on it is. And it looks good:

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/preview/36 ... s-of-prey/

Really looking forward to this now after having had so much fun with the planes in BF1943.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jul 15, 2009 14:28

Yeah, I think I'm sold on this.

metalangel · **Posted:** Wed Jul 15, 2009 14:44

Well up for this. I'm in a bit of a revival of Flight Sim 2004 right now.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jul 15, 2009 14:47

Also, since playing BF1943 I'm looking forward to building the lovely 1:48 Corsair F4U-4 that markg bought for my birthday :luv:

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jul 15, 2009 14:50

I'm looking forward to this, also.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jul 15, 2009 14:51

I'm not televising it.

metalangel · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:12

What is shaping up to be the best flight sim on the 360 (not much competition, though the arcadey Ace Combat 6 was damned good) has a demo tomorrow.

The recent Eurogamer preview looked promising too - lots of planes and places to fly them, variable realism so even myoptika can play it, and...

...online multiplayer! Including, it seems, a capture the airfield mode which seems to involve blasting the crap out of an airfield and then landing on it.

Anyone else excited?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:17

Yes.

I bet Markg has fainted having read this news.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

MetalAngel wrote:

Anyone else excited?

Practically moist with excitement, mate.

*checks*

No wait, literally moist with excitement.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:19

Is there an 360/MS Flightstick?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

There was one for Ace Combat. I'm not too fussed though, unless they did a force feedback one I'd just use the pad.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:23

MetalAngel wrote:

variable realism so even myoptika can play it

Pah, I've been waiting for a 360 flight sim for ages. I don't like the arcadey ones.

metalangel · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:26

Already the multiplayer sounds better than Ace Combat 6's... there were only two co-op missions, everything else was little more than a deathmatch.

Something not included (which is a bit of a shame but understandable) is the lack of multiple-crewman aircraft. While it would be very cool to be piloting a B-17 and have your friend as the bombardier, he'd spend the majority of the mission watching the clouds drift by enroute to the target.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

I don't think this has co-op in the sense of you and some mates vs AI though. At least that's what I understood from reading posts from the developers on their forums.

Morte · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:40

This is good news.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:26

Hmm, reckon I'll have to bully Lord Rixondale into downloading this, and then camp out in front of his shiny TV.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:26

Chocks away, Ginger! Bandits one-five! Tally bally ho! Etc.

I've gone from nought to salivating-in-anticipation in two days flat.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:48

What we need is BeEx Squadron. Dimlie tail-flashes and the motto: "Until The Boosh Come Along, Fighting Hitler Will Have To Do."

metalangel · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 13:08

Anyone got a full plane roster for this?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 13:28

Sorry, I've only got an ornate one.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

MetalAngel wrote:

Anyone got a full plane roster for this?

I don't think it's been published. Apparently there are 40 flyable ones though. :nerd:

NervousPete · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 15:31

markg wrote:

MetalAngel wrote:

Anyone got a full plane roster for this?

I don't think it's been published. Apparently there are 40 flyable ones though. :nerd:

Nice, hope there's Battle of Britain fun. I love Il2:1946 to bits, so I have high hopes for this one.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

Pretty sure it does have a Battle of Britain campaign.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Is this £40's worth? I haven't enjoyed a flight sim in nearly two decades. But then again I haven't played a flight sim in that long either.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

Bit hard to say not having played it. It seems to have been universally praised by those who have though and also you'll hopefully be able to shoot down some spackers from on here in it.

metalangel · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:43

Can't wait to get home and try it... according to the recent Hands On on Eurogamer, there's plenty of obscure planes as well as the usual BF109s, Spitfires, Mustangs. Here's hoping for a Beaufighter, Typhoon and BF110. And some medium and heavy bombers!

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:15

Gah, I'm probably not going to get to try this until next week.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

When will this be there? I keep checking and it's not there.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:32

Keep watching.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

Downloading now :nerd:

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Is it here?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:02

Were all playing IL-3 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey now.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

NOOOOOO!

Just set it off downloading, 1.22GB

Also getting me the Gears expansion.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:04

This does indeed sound ace.. I shall have a look later!

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:05

IL-4 Sturmovik: Waterfowl

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Zardoz wrote:

Were all playing IL-3 Stur3ov3k: B3rds of P3ey now.

Thi4f-feex.

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