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[AKA_Tenn]

basics are 1946 + 4.08m + 4.09m, we're not allowed to discuss mods here, so download hyperlobby at www.hyperfighter.sk and ask the community itself

yea ur gonna get ur ass handed to you by the pros, but don't get frustrated by it, cause it doesn't matter how good u are, there's always good and bad nights.... this game has a very shallow but long learning curve, u can get into it fairly quick, within a couple weeks, but to really get good at it can take years, and depending on ur in-born tallent, you might never get to be one of those guys that people say "gotta watch out for this guy" but practice will yield results, and you will get kills, no matter how bad you were when you started.

but... the main thing is u have fun doin it.

[jerjabs]

Originally Posted by AKA_Tenn

basics are 1946 + 4.08m + 4.09m, we're not allowed to discuss mods here, so download hyperlobby at www.hyperfighter.sk and ask the community itself

yea ur gonna get ur ass handed to you by the pros, but don't get frustrated by it, cause it doesn't matter how good u are, there's always good and bad nights.... this game has a very shallow but long learning curve, u can get into it fairly quick, within a couple weeks, but to really get good at it can take years, and depending on ur in-born tallent, you might never get to be one of those guys that people say "gotta watch out for this guy" but practice will yield results, and you will get kills, no matter how bad you were when you started.

but... the main thing is u have fun doin it.

Are 4.08m and 4.09m patches or extra expansion games we need to buy?

[AKA_Tenn]

just patches.

[SEE]

I would like to try MP at some point but at the moment quite happy to cut my teeth on SP before I do. I get the impression that MP will be pretty tough and 'realism' settings fully implemented so I am (slowly) learning to adapt to them in campaigns and SP missions with AI at ACE. Didn't know about Hyperlobby so thanks for the link and I will download it and read the relevant info. Hopefully, I will find a few sessions suitable for IL2 novices or with other newbies...

[Qpassa]

You can take a look in hyperlobby website, rightside
http://hyperfighter.sk/

[SEE]

I just downloaded HL and launched it to find lots of games going on. I have a lot to figure out but the difficulty levels/game options are clearly shown which is great. Tempted to join in but can you join a game thats already started? Wasn't sure so thought it best to ask on here first then get my ass smoked later.......

Anyway, will continue reading the HL manual and may try joining a game later......

[jerjabs]

SO we don't need Forgotten Battles for multiplayer?

[AndyJWest]

Originally Posted by jerjabs

SO we don't need Forgotten Battles for multiplayer?

Nope, Il-2 Sturmovik 1946 is the latest version, and the only one you'll find being used much on Hyperlobby. It includes everything in the earlier versions - Forgotten Battles, Pacific Fighters etc.

Hyperlobby used to show IL-2 as 'Forgotten Battles', but this has now been corrected, and shows '46, which is where you will find the action. You will need to patch to 4.08 and then 4.09m, and you will find some servers are using mods, though there are others that don't.

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by jerjabs

SO we don't need Forgotten Battles for multiplayer?

IL2 1946 and patch it from v4.07 to the current version.

IL2 1946

http://www.ubi.com/US/Games/Info.aspx?pId=5163


4.08 update

http://www.ubi.com/US/Downloads/Info.aspx?dlId=2176

or

http://patches.ubi.com/il2_1946/

4.09m update

http://www.flygflottilj16.se/fil/409m.exe
http://www.f16vs.se/download.php?list.2

409m Torrent link >

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IMGI7IIB