desmo2
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Post by desmo2 on May 18, 2005 13:03:20 GMT -5
Having been a big fan of Microsoft's Combat Flight Sims 2 & 3, I was wondering if anyone could recommend other cool combat flight sim games. The two I mentioned are WWII era, but that isn't a requirement. Any era, be it WWI, Vietnam, or modern is fine, but I don't want anything too complicated. I don't have the patience for games that require learning detailed, high-realism flight controls. I think most flight sims have dummied and Desmo'd options to reduce required intelligence, anyway.
Thanks for your input!
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desmo2
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Post by desmo2 on May 20, 2005 21:07:26 GMT -5
I've read a lot of favorable reviews for "IL-2 Sturmovik", so I may order a copy of that.
No input from all you other computer gaming geeks?
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RedRock
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Post by RedRock on May 20, 2005 23:51:44 GMT -5
When the Mac had a separate math chip on the motherboard, I used to play Hellcats and Hellcats over the Pacific, and I really enjoyed that (an A-7), and combined with a small cheat program that I could use to increase my fuel, ammo, bombs, or health, it let me do the single player maps to my heart's content. The program doesn't run reliably now that no math chip exists to answer programming calls made to it. I also had Red Baron, which was a WWI vintage flying shooter, but it was not as much fun. I bought the F-15 Falcon (hope I got that right) program but when I saw the first thing in the manual was how almost every key on the keyboard had a function to use, I said forget it, and never even loaded the thing. I also bought a helicopter attack game, but again, never loaded it, as I started playing Quake and STV: Elite Force about then. And my Joystick doesn't seem to want to run with my new OS, so I will need to upgrade. I just haven't done any flight sims in the last 3 years, but I'd like to find a simple, fun one, too. So, sorry, Des, I thought about you, but didn't think this would help you, so I held off until you asked again.
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Post by feliks on May 21, 2005 3:29:36 GMT -5
Sorry desmo, I echo Red, what experience I have with flight sims happens to be old or discouraging for same reasons RedRock mentioned...very intensely reliant on most aspects of keyboard and joystick. Not to mention it would require way to much time away from family.
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desmo2
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Post by desmo2 on May 21, 2005 8:44:51 GMT -5
Family, schmamily! I want to rule the skies! I want to scour the heavens for my hated enemy! I want to chase him around the clouds! I want to strafe him with my deadly guns! And as he falls, burning, from the sky, I will dive alongside him and flip him the bird while laughing demonically!
I've read a little about a Red Baron WWI game that was supposed to be pretty good, too. I haven't played anything set in WWI, so I may Google for that one, as well.
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Lamron
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Post by Lamron on May 21, 2005 9:38:13 GMT -5
Would you like to be able to fly planes around in SpearHead? I've played around with a mod I found that would let us have dogfights.
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Brammer
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Post by Brammer on May 21, 2005 10:30:31 GMT -5
WOW! That would be a hell of a mod.Iused to play
European Air War quite a bit.Great sim,a little long in the tooth-came out in 98,but it can be used with win xp.
The mod community has virtually remade this sim to look
and run way better-you can probably find this one in the bargain bin.Definately worth gining it a try-an oldie
but a goodie!
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desmo2
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Post by desmo2 on May 21, 2005 11:44:11 GMT -5
Lamron, explain how that would work. Would it be a flying-only custom map, I assume? If so, that could be very cool!
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