Il 2 sturmovik 1946 graphics mod
Those familiar with the Rise of Flight GUI will be right at home with the interface. The vast map of Stalingrad has been painstakingly researched - however there is no linking of squadrons and aircraft with particular bases. The game itself has been available to play for a while now under an ‘Early Access’ programme, with it gradually becoming more complete until the release last week. One drawback here that the campaign (see below) is playable only at either Normal or Expert - denying players to mix and match realism settings (for example, icons off, CEM on, but external views on to capture stunning screenshots). The sim can be configured to two main difficulty levels - ‘Normal’ (icons, map on, automatic engine management) and ‘Expert’ (all icons and helpers off) for the campaign or customised for quick missions or online. As well as single-seat fighters, the pilot and crew positions are modelled in in multicrew aircraft like the He111 and Pe-2, allowing players to switch into gunners roles to defend the aircraft. There is also a ‘premium pack’ option that adds the La-5 and FW190A-3 (the latter not historically present at Stalingrad). Il-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad (il-2 BoS) focuses on a specific narrow period (winter of 1942/43) in the critical struggle for Stalingrad, allowing the player to fly any of up to 10 aircraft during the battle – the Yak 1, Me109F/G, LaGG-3, bombers such as Pe-2 and He111 and of course the Ju-87 and Il-2.
#Il 2 sturmovik 1946 graphics mod series#
Now rebooted by the makers of WW1 sim 'Rise of Flight', can the latest entry in this combat flight sim series live up to the Il-2 name? The settingĬockpits of the ten flyable aircraft (here a LaGG-3) are on the whole excellent - despite being non-mouse clickable.
#Il 2 sturmovik 1946 graphics mod Pc#
Over ten years ago, a PC flight simulator arrived that raised the bar for WW2 combat sims - the now iconic Il-2 Sturmovik, which spawned official add-on packs, third-party mods, paint schemes and, in 2011, a flawed gem of a sequel - 'Il-2 Cliffs of Dover’. Does it live up to the legendary Sturmovik sim name?
TIM ROBINSON reviews the latest WW2 combat flight simulator for the PC - IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad. The reboot of the IL-2 WW2 flight simulation series sees the franchise return to its roots on the Eastern Front