Topic: IL2 BoP - What did you think of the demo?

[What did you think of the IL2 BoP demo?]

What did you think of the IL2 BoP demo?

Exellent

Good

Okay

Poor

Terrible

[refuse_orders]

I personally loved the demo, all modes were fun. Only real things that annoyed me slightly was the fov in cockpit view and the tac map takes up the entire screen whilst leaving you still in control of the plane.

The plane models are spot on, damage physics are great and the overall look of the game is incredible.

[Fenavian]

I LOVE IT! Flyin around with a giant hole in my wing and leakin oil was totally awesome. I loved it when I blew up a bomber and it's wing came off and smacked me in the cockpit and tore off the nose of my plane! That was good times. Another fellow swooped in and tore off my wing later. Lets not get into why I still hate flyin the P-51D. ;p

btw.. RO, your avatar is frakkin disturbin mate.

[refuse_orders]

Its from the Peter Jackson film Braindead, if you like cheesy horror you should check it out. Its pretty damn good.

[LORD FERO]

btw.. RO, your avatar is frakkin disturbin mate.

Dude, what if that was actually a picture of Refuse? Wouldn't you feel like an ass right now?

[Fenavian]

No... Then again, I am a jerk. ;p

[LORD FERO]

Okay, it definitely passed the test. This game is going to be awesome, the graphics are incredible.

I never thought I would enjoy dying in a game, but nailing a bomber and rolling out just a bit too late and shaving off a wing is just plain fun!

[Merc 007]

Freakin awesome....I can't wait for the online play.....In cockpit view you can actually get a good floating/flying feeling and the target camera is tits, especially after shooting someone down and watching there plane go down in flames....good times....
Another bonus is the developers are really cool.  If you get a chance be sure check out their post on the il2 site forum.

   Merc

[ADAMMAX10]

Excellent!! The only problem i had was keeping the damn plane in the air on simulation mode. I must be missing something with the controls because every time i try to turn i spin out of control and crash into the ground.

The throttle takes a bit of getting use to as well, as far as the standard controller goes. I'm going to have to pick up a flight stick for this one if you can't configure the buttons.

Over all this was a very fun demo, i loved it. Picking this one up for sure.

[Merc 007]

Try cutting back on the control sensitivity in the flight options and that should help with the spins...The Aces edge flightstick seems to work well with this game.  I think I like it better on IL2 than AC6-where I hardly use it....
  Merc

[Kral Nevil]

...loved the demo, realistic controls are a bit shaky and sim is even worse. I tried with the 360 controller first then tried using the ace edge. If you even lightly tap on the rudders she goes into a flat spin. I don't like that part personaly, even Aces High doesn't handle that bad. It will take some getting used to thats for sure. Overall I'm diggin it...hope they give us a MP demo to hold us till September.

[Fenavian]

Well to be fair, the IL2 team has always been a stickler for realism. I have played their games waaaay too much in the past, so yeah, the planes can be a bit snarky at times, but truth be told, it's a very enjoyable experience to try to learn a given planes idiosyncrasies. The P-51D for example is something you have to donkey punch (did I just say 'donkey punch' ?) once in a while to get it to fly right. Then again, it's a better high alt fighter.

The real trick on realism or sim is to be a little less aggressive on the stick so you can make your turns better. Smaller easier movements go a long way for a game like this.

[Fenavian]

On a completely different note, I noticed that there were no blackouts and redouts. I can see the logic behind not having such a  feature, but it still is a little sad that I can't get full uber realistic, then again, how do they calculate what kind of body can handle what kind of G's?

[refuse_orders]

Most WW2 planes could handle 7g's before their wings snapped off, i guess they would have to account for that if they were to put red/black outs.

[a19delta]

Yea this is going to be a great game, learning how to fly all these planes. Amazing demo, I will probably get more use out of this demo then most of the games on my shelf.

[KingotheMonkeys]

I'm in love.