Yo, some of yous had the bitter pill with your coffee this morning (or night).
Throw it in here cuz the mods won't notice it as much as the Luthier inspired threads?
Easy target, time to take a potshot
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wait someone forgot the "ROF can model the SU-26 better than the SU-26 itself or the FM so flippin' awesome it doesn't need Starwars TIE weaponry and the period abomination SU-26"
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I did notice how Clod improves on flying when compared to the FSX . . . shoot I remember in the UBI forums 1946 had a preferred FM to FSX . . .
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short:
maybe a some for novelty. But droves? No. The game's state, computing power required, and lack of mods / user design access such as 'design your own red bull race course' or 'snapping jaw pylon' or Svetlana AI . . .
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long:
I'd say a few dabblers, but not a big movement. The game's issues have been fixed, but the majority of the fly for fun people don't have a system that can handle it or if they did, they'd just get it for novelty.
A fly only sim requiring a modern PC is MS flight, and it did make it out, but it didn't have good reviews, and MS later cancelled further development. X Plane is out but even the latest doesn't look as good as 1946 modded . . .
So most of the fly only people (I'm generalizing) might not have the monster PC for IL-2.
Back to the novelty . . . the fly only people will probably choose something like DCS because you have the shark, the A-10, and the mustang which covers helo, slow jet, and ww 2.
but more detail
A)
well versed with this games history and knowledgeable about PC's (like they know required specs for any game is basically the minimum and overshooting is much win and can upgrade their stuff and rule out wonky CTD or game not running that's caused by UAC or antivirus etc)
And if they have extra cash, they'll try it for a spin.
B)
have a system that runs MS FSX and IL-2 1946 really well, and are actual civi pilots or just love flying only and non combat
they know about PC's but if the game doesn't run after install, they hit up manufacturer tech support
They would google reviews on this game and pass . . .
C) hard core civi flight simmers. they have a beast of a machine, can fix their own pc, and have all the stuff. Or they have a machine that works the best for what sims and mods they want.
They have their tweaked MS or some other flight sim that's modded for their purpose.
These guys might try it but there will be same number of them that are so entrenched in their specific game they won't.
that's my take