@Strike - OK well see CLOD in year ot two...Im all eyes and ears

@Bliss - please dont take this as an attack on CLODs devs...its just, Im not able to play this sim with my rig (which is far from weak). Whatever I did (tweaks) etc Im able to play decently with med to low (and that is over sea) and that sucks. Neon landscape is ugly, AA is not working at distance (properly). External engine sounds are stock il2-like.
What I like is FM and DM (and DM effects) and cockpit textures. But thats all. This sim needs to grow fast or will die. It need huge optimisation rework and more content.
about ROF - hehe we both know cons and pros....my biggest issues being limited NO of units available for online war and retarded view system (which is fixed now). Fm fixes are comin as I heard. Otherwise ROF is better in optimisations, content, features (graphics features and some other which brings immesion as diving with flamed engine - to extinguish the fire etc.) and graphics. Sure, ROF has still some issues as a result of optimisations (occasional flickering ground textures over no mans land - for some) but at least Im able to play smoothly unlike CLOD. Every time I fire up CLOD I see ulgy neon landscape and when I hear the stock IL2 sound...then flying over buildings and trees - slowdown...aarghhh....we will se in the future....we will see
Like I said, Im a sim fun "fighting" with die hard fans of ROF and CLOD. Uneven fight on their homeboards.