multiplayer unlocks

[David603]

Originally Posted by PedroTheGoat

I can confirm that you unlock the Spitfire mk XIV in multiplayer. I know a guy that flies it against my beautiful La-7 all the time. He said he unlocked it by getting a hundred kills with the Spitfire Mk IX. He's not 100 percent sure though.

Spitfire Mk XIV or Mk XVI? XIV has a Griffon engine, XVI still has a Merlin like the IX but has a bubble canopy and clipped wingtips.

[Mobius]

Since I know that there this Spit unlockable, I spent 3h playing with the IX, and god I'm really a shitty pilot with this one, I unlocked nothing

[edal86]

Originally Posted by David603

Spitfire Mk XIV or Mk XVI? XIV has a Griffon engine, XVI still has a Merlin like the IX but has a bubble canopy and clipped wingtips.

yes its the SPITFIRE XVI with clipped wings. You bad people are getting david's hopes up in vain

[Sherbanator]

I just unlocked weapons for the Po by winning a 'Capture Airfield' game using the Ju. I got one kill and captured the airfield.

If anyone else can post there details of how they unlocked stuff, we might see a pattern

[David603]

Originally Posted by edal86

yes its the SPITFIRE XVI with clipped wings. You bad people are getting david's hopes up in vain

Ah well, I can still fly the Spitfire XIV in Il2 1946

[edal86]

like I suspected, I started using the spitfire II, and IX and at about 50 kills from playing simulation and realistic I unlocked the following (this is online matches only):

*Spitfire mk XVI (clipped wings)
*Spitfire mk XVI - 2 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns, 2 x 20mm Hispano mk I cannons, 2 x 250 lb bombs

[Rufus_the_Rat]

Not to give them any ideas, but what the developers could do in the future is make a DLC pack that unlocks every plane in the game, for a price. Burnout Paradise has this. That way, people who want to put in the time can unlock them for free but those lacking the time and the talent can still download the DLC and get access to their favourite plane, for a price. Don't you guys miss the days of PC when you could just download someone else's save game? I dislike the fact that consoles take away your freedom to mod your own game.

[GabeFan]

Originally Posted by Rufus_the_Rat

Not to give them any ideas, but what the developers could do in the future is make a DLC pack that unlocks every plane in the game, for a price. Burnout Paradise has this. That way, people who want to put in the time can unlock them for free but those lacking the time and the talent can still download the DLC and get access to their favourite plane, for a price.

I REALLY like this idea. This would be a great option for people like me who don't play very much of multi-player.

[lifeshimmerz]

The unlocks are geared towards multiplayer anyway. Only other mode they could be used in is training. Aside from the Spitfire I've already unlocked the only other one I'd strive for is the B-17. As for them being DLC I would think its doubtful as collecting them all nets you an achievement.

[redtiger02]

The planes I know of and have unlocked in multi thus far:

I play mostly player matches because I tend to play in a room full of friends, so A) it doesn't matter if you play ranked or unranked; B) the plane you use determines the plane you get.

100 kills in Spitfire Mk IX unlocks Spitfire Mk XVI (bubble canopy, Packard engine, 2 machine guns, 2 x 20mm cannons, can also carry 2 x 250lb bombs)

100 kills in Bf-109 G-6 unlocks Bf-109 K-4

100 kills in Fw-190 D9 (possibly A5 too, just did it in the D9) unlocks Fw-190 F8(ground attack version, pretty hard to kill)

I have unlocked quite a few weapons packages doing assorted Strike games, but I didn't keep track of them. I have been told that 100 Hurricane kills will unlock the Hurricane II, which had 4 x 20mm cannons, but I haven't seen one yet. My best advice is to keep killing, stop leaving games when you're losing, and please keep track of what you're unlocking so we can get this mess behind us.