Okay... So I just beat EVERY mission in sim mode...
 

No, this isn't just the Goat bragging. I did want to share some info about it though.

First... Here's what I'm sure everyone wants to know first... What planes do you unlock. And no... I still haven't unlocked them all and have no idea how to unlock the rest.

A lot of the single missions I did fly with limited fuel and ammo. A lot of them don't seem possible without unlimited ammo though.

Here's the planes I've unlocked:

Allied
A-20G
Blenheim Mk IV
Hurricane Mk II
I-153 (Bi Plane)
I-16 Type 24
IL-2
IL-2M
IL-10
La-5FN
LA-7 (I love this bird)
P-51B (AKA: Shopping Cart with broken wheel)
P-51D-5 (AKA: Shopping Cart)
Po-2 (Bi Plane)
Spitfire Mk II
Spitfire Mk IX
Yak-1B
Yak-3
Yak-9T

Axis
Arado-234
BF 109 E-3
BF 109 F-4
BF 109 G-2
BF 109 G-6
BF 110 C-4
FW 190 A-5
FW 190 D-9
HE 111 H-6
HE 111 H-16
HE 162 A-2 (Weird rocket plane)
JU 87 B-2
M.C. 202
ME 163 B (Yet another weird rocket plane)
ME 262 A-1A (This jet handles like crap)

So that's that.

Listen guys... I am also a HUGE P-47 fan. If someone has an extra unlock code or something of that nature lying around... This Goat would actually pay money for it. So hollar back and such.

Also, if you guys have unlocked some planes that are not on this list then feel free to share.

AND unfortunately... I really have no recollection of which missions got me which planes. I should have wrote them all down... And for that I am sorry.

One last thing... If you're waiting for a flight stick to play sim mode... Don't bother too much. There are a lot of disadvantages to the sticks. The dead zone that all of them have makes for really tough precise control. It is also still impossible to land with a stick. I flew most missions with the AV8R... But towards the end of the sim missions I ended up going back to my regular Xbox controller so I could have more precise control over my plane.

Love to all. And don't be afraid to play sim online either! It's so much more fun than arcade and realistic!!!

Pedro my man, you have to tell me what mission you did to unlock the I-153 Chaika!! and the Po-2 (? Those are two of my favorite 30s Soviet Biplanes. I've gone through Sim as well, but still haven't gotten either of those.

sorry... I can't agree with you here... I would rather have a crappy deadzone then the stupid default controller setup... I CAN'T FLY WITH IT IN SIM MODE!!!!! if they allowed the thumbsticks to be swapped, and had a look around toggle instead of the hold down and look then maybe I would be able to handle it.

I am sure that the programmers will fix the deadzone issues... since its not the issue with the controller, but the actual game itself... Look at previous threads... you can attach the ace edge, or av8tor to a PC and they have 0 " ZERO" deadzone... ( personally I think its due to publishers rushing Anton and the crew to push the game out sooner then later to max their profit margins...)

unfortunately this just shows how retarded publishers are... look at the MS wireless racing wheel... just about every game that supports it allows you to set the deadzones on the controller.... why not in this game? no clue...

I know this because while racing I use 2 feet... lef ton the brack and right on the gas... I had to tweak the lower end of the deadzone because my foot would rest on the brake just slightly and register in game unless I tweaked it.

hopefully they will patch this. along with allowing people with a hotas or av8tor to actually use the brakes upon landing.

I'm so sorry Soviet... I really have no idea. I DO know (Well... I think) that the I-153 was unlocked in one of the Single Missions in Korsun Pocket. I also think I unlocked the Po-2 in one of the single missions in the Battle of Berlin.

Always try to complete secondary objectives... I think they unlock planes. (Maybe)

Alright, thanks. I'm off to go get my Chaika and Po-2!! :cool:

If you are a Southpaw guy then I can totally understand how frustrating it must be for you. I also hope that they fix the deadzone and wheelbrake issues very soon.

how did you get the me 109 g10 k4?

I really should have wrote them down... I don't feel too smart right now.

BUT...

I do think that I got that one in one of the first 2 theaters in single mission. I don't think I have unlocked a new BF 109 since I started Korsun Pocket.

Good luck!!! I hope I didn't give you any bad info!

:-) totally insane if you ask me!!!! look at the ace edge... its a right handed stick... and a left handed throttle... why in the F would you make the opposite on the controller???? seriously.. I feel retarded in the game right now, because I can't make my brain function with my thumbs...

I have a lot of issues with the whole pressing the thumbstick button in games... I guess you could say I have heavy thumbs... it makes for me being crap in games with any control set to the thumbstick presses... cause I inadvertently press the stick in without my knowledege... it really apparent in FPS games where the crouch is tied to the thumbstick pressing in... while its saved me a bunch on accident... I would rather have a controller with 2 extra buttoms and no thumbstick pressing. its the same with flightsticks...... I thought about the av8tor... but I can't stand the twist rudder... to be honest I hate the ace edges rudder as well, but its a lot better then having to twist my wrist while also trying to pull back or forward at the same time.

Id much rather them allow PC flightsticks to work , but thats all on MS... Id buy rudder pedals right now if I knew they would work on both my PC and 360...