Ok so whats next?

[mmaruda]

I use Plutonium effects pack exclusively - these are as far from Hollywood as you can get, based on real guncam footage. So as far as modded effects go, you cannot really say that they are overdone. You can chose the ones you like, so saying that people who like these watch too many cheap movies is a biased statement.

As for stock game - this is the most painful thing for most people. IL-2 stock has enough planes to keep everyone busy for a long time, but it's 2012 and many people use mods just to improve visual quality of the game. Let's face it flight realism is one thing, but visual realism is also important. If that makes me a bored child so be it.

I do not expect that stock patches will ever make IL-2 better looking (though the 2d smoketrails look horrible and the sounds are of a lawnmower), but it might be a good idea to make the possibility of at least adding textures, sound and effects mods to a stock game, without using mod activators, so those who fly stock only, and want to improve the visual quality, could easily add the stuff they like.