New pilots report here...

[simson]

i'd like to join the fun but i can't get the latest automatic patch. It doesn't start to load although I start the game logged in...

What can i do?
Thanks in advance

[klem]

Originally Posted by simson

i'd like to join the fun but i can't get the latest automatic patch. It doesn't start to load although I start the game logged in...

What can i do?
Thanks in advance

Do you mean it will start but you think you don't have the latest patch? It may have downloaded automatically some time when you started it. You can check by Esc from the pilot's face screen to the main menu and checking the version in the bottom right hand corner. It should be 1.11.20362 for the latest patch.

I'll be surprised if it isn't correct as you shouldn't be able to run it without Steam and Steam automatically checks and updates it.

[Petromax]

I am not new to il2, but I have never flown online, I work as a handyman for "affluent" customers, and also have a penchant for old kerosene pressure lanterns ( hence my "call sign"), my current "ride" is the me-109, any flavor, never completed a campaign, somewhere in my computer there must be dozens of aces with my name on their tails....
How do you get online?, I tried with the game but somehow can not connect to a "server".

[klem]

Originally Posted by Petromax

I am not new to il2, but I have never flown online, I work as a handyman for "affluent" customers, and also have a penchant for old kerosene pressure lanterns ( hence my "call sign"), my current "ride" is the me-109, any flavor, never completed a campaign, somewhere in my computer there must be dozens of aces with my name on their tails....
How do you get online?, I tried with the game but somehow can not connect to a "server".

Go to Multiplayer... Client....
Make sure that Internet is selected in the drop down box at the top of the page. You should see a list of servers you can join.
Highlight one and click on Join Server (lower right)

Many servers list their settings on the right hand side of the screen when you highlight them, e.g. Full Realism means all easy options are turned off (except, usually, headshake and Anthropmorphic Control which no-one uses). Try one that suits you.

[bobbysocks]

when it says "cant connect to server" means there are no games currently online. this game isnt played much these days due to the release of Birds of Steel. if you go to that forum you may find guys to hook up with and play. they occasionally will jump back to BoP.

[klem]

Originally Posted by bobbysocks

when it says "cant connect to server" means there are no games currently online. this game isnt played much these days due to the release of Birds of Steel. if you go to that forum you may find guys to hook up with and play. they occasionally will jump back to BoP.

When a server is listed it is online.

"can't connect to server" is another issue.

Tell the guys that are in-game night after night that it isn't played much.

I just watched the Birds of Steel trailer (I never heard of it before). It looks dated, like IL-2 1946 Pacific theatre.

"Pioneering online and multi-player modes for flight sims — ".. pioneering?!

"Enjoy 4 player co-op or go into the new and unique online ware mode to compete against up to 16 aviators across world." - Wow! 16 players!

[Robert932]

welcome guys.

[StillToCome]

Hey everyone,
I just got Birds of Prey for christmas after wanting it for a long time on the xbox. I have completed the campaign but i am yet to play online as there are never any servers available. I was hoping some of you could add me up on xbox and invite me into some games, i live in England. GT: StillToCome43
Many thanks!

[Irish Smitty]

Brian here, XBLA Tag "KISS MY IRISH A". Just recently got BoP. I'm a longtime vet of IL-2 2 on PC but my PC died and I wanted to try the new console game. Aviation is my passion and my reconstructed shoulder (baseball) is the only thing that prevented me from following the family tradition of military aviation. I don't currently have a flight stick for Xbox, and I was wondering what other thought about the playability of a gamepad on simulation difficulty. I deffinatly miss the dynamic campaign mode of the old PC game. I always played with full realism, and my longest career (without dying) was 23 missions (in ten years of gameplay), this experience gave me a great respect for the men who flew the real thing!
My favorite ww2 aircraft (by far) is the La-7 b3x20. Perfectly manuverable, fast, stable, and 3 20mm cannons made quick work of damn near anything!
I'm a stay at home dad now so I play whenever my little man is napping or sleeping, usually 10pm to 1am CST and sometimes noon to 2pm. Please add me to your friends list. I'm a friendly, experienced pilot and a deffinate team player!