Why is IL-2 Bos / BoM so special in your opinion ?

[Guest deleted@50488]

Here's a small poll for the reasons some of you find to consider IL-2 BoS such a Special flightsim...

Edited October 30, 2015 by JCOMM

[SCG_Space_Ghost]

I don't think it's special at all.

 

It's a good balance between simulation/fun that I enjoy playing but each flight sim serves its own purpose and it is hard to call any one flight sim "more special" or better.

[Finkeren]

I miss one: The amount of content and pace at which it is delivered.

[Guest deleted@50488]

Oops, too late for me to edit the Poll :-(

[KaC_Furias]

voted.

[johncage]

real simulated flight physics, multicore simulation.

 

dcs lacks both.

Edited October 30, 2015 by johncage

[Y-29.Silky]

The flight dynamics are absolutely unparalleled. You really feel that engine while flying, that is something even DCS lacks.

[unreasonable]

Voted flight and light - makes flying around the maps in the sim enjoyable even though the SP content - ahem - needs work. 

[Guest deleted@50488]

I forgot to include perspective - in no other sim, civil or combat, do I experience such a realistic sense of perspective when flying around just for leisure or looking for targets, or dogfighting!  This is something I have found only in Rise of Flight too, although I do not play it that often ...

[BMA_FlyingShark]

For me it's the flight dynamics.

 

I also like how this sim keeps the middle between a study sim and a survey sim.

 

[Bearcat]

All of the above.. I think that overall IL2 is a nice package.. and as time progresses it becomes more and more worthy pf the name...

[Boomerang]

All of the above

[JG5_Schuck]

Combat flight game..... yes

Combat flight simulator...... no, to many tech tips and help text.

But still pretty damn good for all of the above reasons!

[Guest deleted@50488]

Flight dynamics ( and actually overall physics modeling ), that weather "painted" as I can't have in any other sim, including my FSX with the best weather add-ons ( just would like to have some more control over the temperetaure in the QM menus ), and the fact that while it can sometimes be put on a different league from the "study sim" one, but in fact allows for interaction of most of the important controls and systems, or operates other ( like fuel systems ) in a way that we can check visually and see it's being operated as it should.... are also some of the main features in this flight simulation game ( they're all games after all ...)

 

But, I give it also an high grade in terms of damage modeling, not only inflicted by guns, but from overstressing the airframe !

[99thObsidian]

I just couldn't get into BOS when all there was to look at was frozen.  But now that Summer and Fall have arrived plus a rebuilt game rig, I really like this sim.  Whats always been missing from DCS with WWII planes is a historic campaign.   Though I enjoy the FM and realism of the P-51 in DCS, I have to admit as an eye-candy junky, that BOS plane models and vibrant landscapes are awesome.  I've started a campaign and I'm really enjoying the offline experience.   The loud bangs and smoke from shooting a plane mid air startled me (in a good way).  Some will say the pit is not clickable but I don't miss it.  I like the info windows with airspeed, engine info and mini map.   These I think are necessary if you don't read german or russian or if you are not familiar with the Stalingrad area.  I also appreciate the simplicity of setting up my HOTAS once for all planes (with a few exceptions) as opposed to having to setup everything for each plane in DCS.  Someday DCS will release WWII maps and a campaign.  Meanwhile I'll be working my way through the variety of historic missions in BOS and eventually BOM.