Time to pull trigger on IL2 COD?

bw_wolverine · #1 03-14-2012, 01:18 PM

Decent OFFLINE air-to-air WWII combat is still probably better handled by Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory from the A2A Simulations site.

That said, IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover runs decently now and hopefully a lot better with the mystical mythical patch coming soon to a computer near you.

It's really a question of good AI. BOB2 has it. CLOD not so much.

tintifaxl · #2 03-14-2012, 01:21 PM

My advice is: hold out a little longer.

If performance is important for you, wait for the beta patch and the reactions. If gameplay is important for you, wait a little longer for the release patch and the included gameplay fixes.

ATAG_MajorBorris · #3 03-14-2012, 01:38 PM

MS Flight? ahh man I could do that hot air ballon slalem all day long! jk

You like the ww2 cfs genre allready so the price is not even a factor just get it!

Steam updates for you! no more patch dance.

You will be fine on those specs but the GPU upgrade would be nice, just dont upgrade one tier up as you wont see much difference.

Theres so much to learn as far as the operating limits and start up procedure, setting up buttons etc... By the time the patch comes out you might want to be at least a little acclimated to the sim allready.

Most importantly if you can join us on coms at the ATAG server we can help, what good is a ww2 cfs with out a wingman?

See ya in the air!

d.burnette · #4 03-14-2012, 04:22 PM

Thanks very much for the quick feedback gang! I will probably go ahead and pull the trigger on COD, may go ahead and get BOB2 as well just to compare - been a while, have found myself homebound for the next several days due to circumstances beyond my control, will at least have some time to check them out - figure can't have too many good WWII combat sims!

Thanks again,

bw_wolverine · #5 03-14-2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by d.burnette

Thanks very much for the quick feedback gang! I will probably go ahead and pull the trigger on COD, may go ahead and get BOB2 as well just to compare - been a while, have found myself homebound for the next several days due to circumstances beyond my control, will at least have some time to check them out - figure can't have too many good WWII combat sims!

Thanks again,

You can't go wrong getting both

Definitely give the CoD multiplayer a go and jump on the ATAG teamspeak if you play there. It's a different experience, surely, but can be incredibly rewarding.

d.burnette · #6 03-14-2012, 08:04 PM

Thanks again for the tips - I am indeed going to go ahead and get both, I got some time and figure what the heck...

Regarding startup procedure and assigning buttons, is it changed radically from IL2 1946? Would be nice to be able to use my IL2 1946 profile for my Cougar Hotas, with COD.

Really appreciate the feedback gang,

d.burnette · #7 03-14-2012, 09:33 PM

Hey guys, quick question:
I have purchased IL2 COD from Steam, it is showing in my library with an " install" button to click. I would prefer, this not install to my system drive, ie my program files on the C: drive, I want to install to a seperate hard drive.

I am not that familiar with Steam, I thought I might be given a download option and be able to save the install file to my hard drive - if I choose " install" from the Library screen in Steam, will it give me option to select where I want to install it to?