Popular Post JimTM Posted May 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) Here is a list of some useful and popular IL-2 Sturmovik resources that, hopefully, will help new and old players alike. Game Guides Spoiler IL-2 User Manual (by LukeFF) Game Updates Developer Diary Jason's Briefing Room and Officers Club (by Jason Williams, IL-2 Producer) Comments and answers to questions on various game issues IL-2: Great Battles – Which one should I buy? (by ShamrockOneFive) Covers releases up to April 25, 2020 Linking Your Steam Account to Your IL-2 (1CGS) Account Default Key Command Lists: - Default Key Command List (by Arfsix) - IL2 BOX Key Bindings Excel and PDF (by 336th_Ripper*) - Tank Controls (by Thad) User Manual About Keybindings (by pa4tim) - Engine Controls - Camera and Pilot Head Controls - Plane Controls Plane Specific Controls - Filterable Spreadsheet (by Hipsu) Col Ninny's Control Set Up and Key Mapping Techno Chat Icons (by Zak, IL-2 Team) Techno chat icons are icons that appear on the right side of your screen to indicate the state of your aircraft systems (for example, water radiator position or landing gear down). To turn on techno chat icons, go to Settings > Flight Interface > Ingame messages and choose Technical or Technical and tips. LIBERATOR's High-Flying Tutorials: - Glossary of Terms - Lesson No.1 - Liftoff - Lesson No.4 - Response Curves (some content refers to Rise of Flight interface) New Players Flying Circus Players FAQ (by J5_Baeumer) Roundels and Crosses - Becoming an efficient WWI pilot in Flying Circus (by J2_Drookasi) See Chapter 1, 2, and 12. Re-Saving Missions After an Update (by Stoopy) Sometimes, saved missions stop working if a game update changes the format of the mission files. This procedure shows you how to resave those missions so they work again. Repair/Rearm/Refuel Explained (by =KG76=flyus747) See "II. At the Service Area...(for players)" Using Voice Dictation for In-Game Chatting with VoiceAttack & Google (by Wazoo-VR) Areas Covered by Il-2 Great Battles (by u/majkel and u/some1pl) Includes areas covered by other combat flight simulators See this post about the map. IL-2 Graphics Configuration Editor (by =RS=Funkie) Jason's Quick Guide to 3.001 Graphics Smoothness (by Jason Williams, IL-2 Producer) 3000 Steps Condensed Into One Simple Performance Guide (by Geronimo553) Includes a bonus section with links to additional guides or useful information SYN_Vander BENCHMARK v6 to measure IL-2 performance in monitor & VR (by chiliwilli69) A Complete Guide to Set Up Head-Tracking - Opentrack (by BlackHellHound1) How to Record and Create an IL-2 video for YouTube (by Col Ninny) Track Recording Size Limit Extender (by SAS_Storebror) Starts a new track when the recording size limit is reached on the current track. Missions and Campaigns Spoiler Single Player Missions (Individual and Packs) Kuban Interactive Playground (by =[TIA]=Stoopy) Bodenplatte Interactive Playground (by =[TIA]=Stoopy) Tank Firing Practice Ranges (by Thad) Multiplayer Missions (CO-OP and Dogfight) The Missions Sharing Corner IL2 Great Battles Easy Mission Generator (by SYN_Vander) Scripted Campaigns Includes payware campaigns and free campaigns Pat Wilson Campaign Generator (PWCG) Forum How to Vs Coop with PWCG (by Highwayman) This procedure shows you how to use the Pat Wilson Campaign Generator (PWCG) to create a coop campaign in which pilots can fly for either side. Flight School Campaigns (by Utopioneer) Re-Saving Missions After an Update (by Stoopy) Sometimes, saved missions stop working if a game update changes the format of the mission files. This procedure shows you how to resave those missions so they work again. Mission Editor and Multiplayer Server Guides Spoiler Mission Making and Mission Editor Forum IL-2 Sturmovik Mission Editor and Multiplayer Server Manual (by JimTM) Some topics created after the manual was published: - Notes on AI Taxi, Takeoff, and Landing - Create a Sequence of Singleplayer Missions (Scripted Campaign) - Create a Multiplayer Mission That Players Must Join at the Start (Co-op Mission)Spanish version of the manual (by -=PHX=-Trenkos) Prangster's IL-2 BoS Mission Building Guide Prangsters Battle of Stalingrad Mission Building Room Prangster's Battle of Stalingrad Mission Editor tutorials: - Tutorial 01 Introduction - Tutorial 02 Building a Coop Mission - Tutorial 03 Setting Up a Map - Tutorial 04 Check Zones Rise of Flight - Mission Editing Tutorials (by Bob Vanderstok) The BoS editor is based on the RoF editor. Vapour's Mission Editor YouTube Series Mission Editor for IL-2 (by Sketch) This links to a series of videos on various mission editor topics. Re-Saving Missions After an Update (by Stoopy) Sometimes, saved missions stop working if a game update changes the format of the mission files. This procedure shows you how to resave those missions so they work again. French instructional videos and PDFs about the mission editor: - Introduction Editeur BoS - IL2 Battle of Stalingrad (by S33Phoenix) - IL2 BoS Mission Editor Utilization Basique (by unknown creator) - IL2 BoS Mission Editor Utilization Avancée (by unknown creator) - IL-2 BoS DServer Héberger Une Partie Online & Utilisation de la Remote Console (by unknown creator) - RoF PDFs (by unknown creator) The BoS editor is based on the RoF editor. Mission Editor Tutorials in Spanish (by E69_Chesterfield) The Groups Sharing Corner This thread contains groups that you can place in your missions, which helps you build missions faster Real Time Moving Front Line (by =SqSq=CivilProtect) Utility to set damage of a group of blocks (by SYN_Vander) Objects Reference Chart PDF's (by GSHWK_Houndstone_Hawk) Basic Ground Unit Reference Chart (by Thad) IL2 Stats - Statistics System for Dedicated Multiplayer Servers (by =FB=Vaal and =FB=Isay) Multiplayer Statistics System (by Enigma89) Alonzo's Custom Ping Kicker for Servers Tool: Using Dserver Remote Console from Discord (by super-truite) Repair/Rearm/Refuel Explained (by =KG76=flyus747) See "I. How the RRR logic works in the Editor... (for mission makers)" Skinning Guides Spoiler Skins and Templates Forum Includes 4K Skins and Templates Forum and user-made skin posts for each plane Important Notes on Skinning: - Note on Posting Skins - Note on Posting, Downloading, and Showing Skins - Note on Prohibition of Selling Skins Official Skin Template Links (by various creators) Squadron and Personal Skins Haluter’s Skin Downloader for the IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles series Miscellaneous Skinning Resources Skinning - Quick and Dirty for Absolute Beginners (by 216_Yakdriver) Quick Start Guide to Skinning With GIMP (by vonPilsner) Custom Alpha Channel Tutorial for Gimp - Advanced Skinners (by 6./ZG26_5tuka) Tutorials by SOLID KREATE (SPEKTRE76 in IL-2 Sturmovik Forum): - Using Alpha Channels - Beginners Skinning Tutorial - Using Alpha Channels - Beginners Skinning Tutorial - Part 2 - Using the Pen Tool - Beginners Skinning Tutorial - Part 1 - Using the Pen Tool - Beginners Skinning Tutorial - Part 2 - Photoshop Brush Tool for Beginners - Part 1 - Photoshop Brush Tool for Beginners - Part 2 (coming later) - Using the Single Pixel Marquee Tool - Beginners Skinning Tutorial Aircraft and Vehicle Guides Spoiler Requiem Aircraft and Vehicle Guides: - Battle of Stalingrad Airplanes - Battle of Moscow Airplanes - Battle of Kuban Airplanes - Battle of Bodenplatte Airplanes - Battle of Normandy Airplanes - Flying Circus Airplanes - Collector Aircraft and Vehicles Chuck's Guides – IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad This is the only link that seems to work right now. There was a single guide available for all planes but I can't find the link. "How to" Aircraft Tutorials (by Sheriff) IL-2 Aircraft Guides (by JD_LincsUK) See this forum post re. the guides. How to Operate the FW-190-A3: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (by I Fly Central) BOM Cockpits and Operation Quick Guide (by Myscion) Cockpit Reference Guides (by Loadbeard and DDSnacko) Aircraft Flight and Technical Specifications and Operational Details (by 1CGS Han) This information is also available in the "Specifications" tab when you are in a plane in IL-2 Sturmovik. Pilot Notes (by Jade_Monkey) IL-2 Tools (by unknown) Includes aircraft specification sheets and simple checklists Tools for Flight Simulation (by [Pb]Vapor) Includes various aircraft specification and performance tools See this forum post re. the tools. IL-2 Aircraft Infographics (by -332FG-Eggnog) IL-2: Sturmovik Great Battles: Vehicle Specifications (by Aergistal) Also includes tanks. Cross Reference Resource for Plane Data (by [Pb]Vapor) See this forum post re. the table. IL-2 Compare with Great Battles airplanes data for top speeds (by 77.CountZero) Aircraft Specs Comparison Table (by Kataphrakt) Pros and Cons: Allied aircraft of IL-2 Battle of Bodenplatte (by Sherrif) Pros and Cons: Luftwaffe aircraft of IL-2 Battle of Bodenplatte (by Sherrif) Multiplayer Aircraft Guide — Flying Circus Edition (by Bender & Trupo) Realistic Flight Manuals for the Game (by Inkoslav) Flying Guides and Utilities Spoiler Requiem Flying Guides: - Flight Principles - Complex Engine Management Essay on Flying Taildraggers (by Chief Instructor): - PART 1: Why taildraggers are tricky and how to overcome it! - PART 2: Getting the tail up - PART 3: Landing and stopping LIBERATOR's High-Flying Tutorials: - Glossary of Terms - Lesson No. 1 - Liftoff - Lesson No. 2 - Touchdown - Lesson No. 3 - Angle of Attack - Lesson No. 5 - Engine Management - Lesson No. 7 - Gyroscopic Forces - Lesson No. 9 - Spins & Recovery - Lesson No. 11 - Slow Flight Flight School Campaigns (by Utopioneer) - 1 - Basic flight through waypoints - 2 - Take-off - 3 - Landing - 7 - Taxi - 8 - Formations Roundels and Crosses - Becoming an efficient WWI pilot in Flying Circus (by J2_Drookasi) See Chapter 3. Taxiing Tutorial (by HenFre) Takeoff and Landing Tutorial (by HenFre) Aerobatic Maneuvers (by HenFre) How to Fly Tutorials (by Col. Ninny) See this forum post re. the videos. How to Complex Engine Management and Performance (by Col. Ninny) Basic Flight Non-Combat Training Films from the '40s (compiled by indiaciki) Navigation on Expert Servers (by Sheriff) How to Navigate with No GPS (For beginners) (by Darbzy) Navigating in VR (by Darbzy) Navigation (by I Fly Central): - Part 1 - Pilotage - land navigation - Part 1.5 - The E6B Flight Computer - Part. 1.75 - Fixed Loop Radio Compass How to Read a Map and Navigate (by Col Ninny) Timed Navigation for 'Noobs' - Reference Tables (by unknown) IL-2 Mission Planner (by 19//curiousGamblerr) See this forum post re. the planner. For help, click the question mark at the lower right of the map. Map Tool for IL-2 Sturmovik, Rise of Flight, and Cliffs of Dover (by NobbyNobbs) <-- Link no longer works - No valid replacement See this post re. the tool. Dreieckrechner DR-3 Navigation Wind Correction Computer (Flash) (by unknown creator) See this forum post for details. Wind Angle Calculator (by SVAF - Swedish Virtual Air Force) No help available Air Combat Guides Spoiler Requiem Air Combat Guides: - Basic Fighter Maneuvering - Air Combat Maneuvering - Gunnery (Deflection Shooting) Requiem also posted some Angle Off Charts. Requiem Air Combat Guides from Rise of Flight - Basic Flight Maneuvers - Air Combat Maneuvering - Air Combat Tactics Requiem is making some new videos to replace these. See the Air Combat Guides, linked to above. LIBERATOR's High-Flying Tutorials: - Glossary of Terms - Lesson No. 6 - To Battle - Part 1 - Energy Management - Part 2 - Shooting - Lesson No. 8 - Defensive Maneuvers - Lesson No. 10 - Downing Multiseaters Flight School Campaigns (by Utopioneer) - 4 - Shoot down a bomber - 5 - Dogfight - 8 - Formations Basic fighter maneuvers (detailed) (on Wikipedia) Roundels and Crosses - Becoming an efficient WWI pilot in Flying Circus (by J2_Drookasi) See Chapter 4 to 14. Anatomy of the Bounce (by I Fly Central) IL2 Sturmovik: Fw 190A High speed deflection shooting (by opcode) IL2 Sturmovik: Bf 109G tactics vs bombers (by opcode) Vertical Maneuvers and Energy Management (the 10% rule) - (by I Fly Central) Defending Against Boom and Zoom - Spitfire - defensive tactics (by Robo) Defensive Flying (by Sherrif) The Art of Aerial Defense (by Blondie/Flight Dojo): - Part 1 - Situational Awareness - Part 2 - Decisions, Decisions - Part 3 - The Mid-Game Air Combat Decisions in the Making (by Sherrif) IL2 Sturmovik: Fw 190A scissors and guns defense (by opcode) IL2 Sturmovik: Bf 109G energy tactics, defense, and decisionmaking (by opcode) IL2 Sturmovik: Yak-1b energy tactics and the scissors (by opcode) Il-2 Sturmovik: Training Video - Dealing with B&Z attacks and initializing scissors ENG/GER (by MisogiWaAikidoDesu)German with subtitles Risky Business - Defensive 190 Vs. P-51 || IL-2 GB (by I Fly Central) Climbing in Combat Areas (by JG1_Barton) How to Fly Multiplayer (by Col Ninny) This page includes air combat and ground attack videos. How to Air Combat (by Col Ninny) This page includes air combat and ground attack videos. Il-2 Sturmovik: Training Video - Developing Tactics ENG/GER (by MisogiWaAikidoDesu)German with subtitles Dicta Boelcke (a list of air combat fundamentals by 1st World War German flying ace, Oswald Boelcke) (on Wikipedia) Instinctive Aiming - How To (by I Fly Central) Aircraft Identification - Friend or Foe ? (on Military Aviation History YouTube channel) Spotting Aircraft in Multiplayer Ep.1 - IL2 BoX (by I Fly Central) IL-2 Tools (by unknown) Includes an aircraft identification test IL2 Battle of Stalingrad: FW 190A energy tactics, and aircraft identification (by opcode) Plane Recognition Manual (by SCG_TeRReF) Tacview – Understand What Happened During Your Last Flight! Original post deleted. Search the forum and internet for "Tacview" instead. Ground Attack Guides Spoiler Ground Attacker Handbook (by StG77_HvB) Also, see the Ground Attacker Handbook videos. Weapons Employment (by Requiem)Practice missions are also available Roundels and Crosses - Becoming an efficient WWI pilot in Flying Circus (by J2_Drookasi) See Chapter 2, 5, 10, 11, and 12. Flight School Campaigns (by Utopioneer) - 6 - Ground Attack Firepower ! What does it take to kill a Tank? (by Col. Ninny) Bomb Loadouts - Choosing the right Ordnance for the job (by Col. Ninny) Level Bombing with German Bombers (by Sheriff) Bombsight wind heading calculator (by [Pb]Spiff) How to Fly Multiplayer (by Col Ninny) This page includes air combat and ground attack videos. How to Air Combat (by Col Ninny) This page includes air combat and ground attack videos. IL-2 GB / "Dicta Kalle" ... or ... How to deal with Enemy AA (by K98_Zock_TV or KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82 in forums) IL-2 GB / "Dicta Kalle" (SEAD) Mission example, TAW (by K98_Zock_TV or KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82 in forums) Tank and AAA Vehicle Guides Spoiler Tank Controls (by Thad) Requiem Collector Vehicle Guides Currently covers available AAA vehicles. Also includes collector airplanes. Accessing In-Game Notes for Tank Stations (by III./SG77-K_Bobo) Also applies to AAA vehicles Gaz Truck/Ford Model A Operating Controls Layout (by BlitzPig_EL) For the Allied AAA truck IL-2: Sturmovik Great Battles: Vehicle Specifications (by Aergistal) Also includes aircraft. PzKpfw. VI Ausf.H1 "Tiger" (by I Fly Central) How to use Zeiss T.Z.F. Optic (by I Fly Central) Ranging Guide for Tank Crew (by [N.O.G.F.]Leon_Portier) See also "Tank Firing Practice Ranges (by Thad)" under the Missions and Campaigns section of this post. Basic Ground Unit Reference Chart (by Thad) Edited July 15 by JimTM 15 29 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, Thad said: Jim, Attached is a updated default Tank Controls image. TankDefault.zip 90.23 kB · 1 download Thanks Thad. Would you be able to update this post? That way the link in the OP will still be valid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 Update: In the opening post, added "practice missions" link under Ground Attack Guides, Weapons Employment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) Update: In the opening post, added "Default Key Command Lists" link under "Game, Mission Editor, and Multiplayer Server Guides". Edited June 16, 2019 by JimTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBravo65 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 What a fantastic resource! Thanks for putting this together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade_Monkey Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) Thanks for putting this together! This should be the equivalent to the sidebar in Reddit. The go-to place for every noob and anyone trying to read on areas where they are a bit rusty. Edited June 18, 2019 by Jade_Monkey 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 24 minutes ago, Jade_Monkey said: Thanks for putting this together! This should be the equivalent to the sidebar in Reddit. The go-to place for every noob adn anyone trying to read on on areas where they are a bit rusty. Thanks for your contribution of the Pilot Notes Jade_Monkey. I always have them open on my iPad whenever I fly. Also, thanks to everyone whose content I linked to and everyone who helps guide the community in their own way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Update: Added "Skinning Guides" to the opening post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) Update: Added the following to the opening post: Game Guides Game Updates Developer Diary Linking Your Steam Account to Your IL-2 (1CGS) Account Missions and Campaigns (new category) Mission Editor, and Multiplayer Server Guides IL2 Stats - Statistics System for Dedicated Multiplayer Servers Air Combat Guides Defensive Flying (by Sherrif) Air Combat Decisions in the Making (by Sherrif) Tacview – Understand what happened during your last flight! Edited July 20, 2019 by JimTM 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDSnacko Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Where are LoadBeard's guides? Like this one.. I don't see them in the list in the first post. I was wondering if he made any more? Specifically I was looking for a P-47 Cockpit Guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 33 minutes ago, DDSnacko said: Where are LoadBeard's guides? Like this one.. I don't see them in the list in the first post. I was wondering if he made any more? Specifically I was looking for a P-47 Cockpit Guide. ... I remember those great cockpit guides but I'm afraid that LodeBeard's post is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDSnacko Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Wow, why would the delete his post? Well, I see that he has not logged on the forums for ove 1.5 years, so he probably hasn't made any new cockpit guides. Thanks for the reply Jim.. Maybe I should post the ones that I have.. I think I have them all. I have 11 of them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 hours ago, DDSnacko said: Wow, why would the delete his post? Well, I see that he has not logged on the forums for ove 1.5 years, so he probably hasn't made any new cockpit guides. Thanks for the reply Jim.. Maybe I should post the ones that I have.. I think I have them all. I have 11 of them.. I guess that would be OK as long as you credit Lodebeard for the contribution and perhaps include a short explanation of the situation. I'll add a link to your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDSnacko Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Under 'Skinning Guides', the item called 'Posting, Downloading, and Showing Skins' is a link to just one post which has nothing of use in it. Probably should remove it from this list? Guess I'll do some searching for downloading skins.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 20 hours ago, DDSnacko said: Under 'Skinning Guides', the item called 'Posting, Downloading, and Showing Skins' is a link to just one post which has nothing of use in it. Probably should remove it from this list? Guess I'll do some searching for downloading skins.. Thanks. I added "Note on" to the link titles to make the purpose clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDSnacko Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 11:01 AM, JimTM said: I guess that would be OK as long as you credit Lodebeard for the contribution and perhaps include a short explanation of the situation. I'll add a link to your post. I PM'ed Loadbeard about a week ago and have received no response. I posted all of his guides and one that I made in this post. I put a note in there for him to contact me if he would like them taken down. Here's my post.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Update: Added the following to the opening post: Game Guides Areas Covered by Il-2 Great Battles (by u/majkel and u/some1pl) Jason's Quick Guide to 3.001 Graphics Smoothness (by Jason Williams) 3000 steps condensed into one simple performance guide (by Geronimo553) Aircraft Guides Cockpit Reference Guides (by Loadbeard and DDSnacko) Flying Guides and Utilities Essay on Flying Taildraggers (by Chief Instructor) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) Update: Added the following to the opening post: Game Guides A complete guide to set up Head-tracking - Opentrack (by BlackHellHound1) Aircraft Guides IL-2 Compare with Great Battles airplanes data for top speeds (77.CountZero) Multiplayer Aircraft Guide — Flying Circus Edition (by Bender & Trupo) Edited September 12, 2019 by JimTM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) Update: Added the following to the opening post: Game Guides User Manual About Keybindings (by pa4tim) Col Ninny's Control Set Up and Key Mapping Missions and Campaigns Kuban Interactive Playground (by =[TIA]=Stoopy) Flying Guides and Utilities Taxiing Tutorial (by HenFre) Takeoff and Landing Tutorial (by HenFre) Aerobatic Maneuvers (by HenFre) How to Fly Tutorials (by Col. Ninny)See this forum post re. the videos. How to Complex Engine Management and Performance (by Col. Ninny) How to Read a Map and Navigate (by Col Ninny) Air Combat Guides IL2 Sturmovik: Fw 190A scissors and guns defense (by opcode) How to Fly Multiplayer (by Col Ninny) This page includes air combat and ground attack videos. How to Air Combat (by Col Ninny) This page includes air combat and ground attack videos. Ground Attack Guides How to Fly Multiplayer (by Col Ninny) This page includes air combat and ground attack videos. How to Air Combat (by Col Ninny) This page includes air combat and ground attack videos. Edited September 23, 2019 by JimTM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeyeddog Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Thanks Jim. trying to find my way back, this will help a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 7 hours ago, oneeyeddog said: Thanks Jim. trying to find my way back, this will help a lot. I'm glad to hear that you're back in the cockpit dog. Hope to see you in the skies sometime. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) Update: Added the following to the opening post: Mission Editor and Multiplayer Server Guides The Groups Sharing CornerThis thread contains groups that you can place in your missions, which helps you build missions faster. Ground Attack Guides Ground Attacker Handbook (by StG77_HvB)Also, see the Ground Attacker Handbook videos. <--- NEW Edited October 9, 2019 by JimTM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 (edited) Update: Added the following to the opening post: Game Guides Repair/Rearm/Refuel Explained (by =KG76=flyus747)See "II. At the Service Area...(for players)" Mission Editor and Multiplayer Server Guides Objects Reference Chart PDF's (by GSHWK_Houndstone_Hawk) Repair/Rearm/Refuel Explained (by =KG76=flyus747)See "I. How the RRR logic works in the Editor... (for mission makers)" Skinning Guides Tutorials by SOLID KREATE (SPEKTRE76 in IL-2 Sturmovik Forum):- Using Alpha Channels - Beginners Skinning Tutorial- Using the Pen Tool - Beginners Skinning Tutorial- Using the Pen Tool - Beginners Skinning Tutorial Part 2- Photoshop Brush Tool for Beginners - Part 1- Photoshop Brush Tool for Beginners - Part 2 (coming later) Aircraft Guides Aircraft Specs Comparison Table (by Kataphrakt) Flying Guides and Utilities Wind Angle Calculator (by SVAF - Swedish Virtual Air Force) No help available Edited November 16, 2019 by JimTM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) Update: Added the following to the opening post: Game Guides LIBERATOR's High-Flying Tutorials:- Glossary of Terms- Lesson No.1 - Liftoff- Lesson No.4 - Response Curves (some content refers to Rise of Flight interface) Mission Editor and Multiplayer Server Guides Alonzo's Custom Ping Kicker for Servers Skinning Guides Tutorials by SOLID KREATE (SPEKTRE76 in IL-2 Sturmovik Forum):- Using Alpha Channels - Beginners Skinning Tutorial - Part 2- Using the Single Pixel Marquee Tool - Beginners Skinning Tutorial Aircraft Guides Pros and Cons: Allied aircraft of IL-2 Battle of Bodenplatte (by Sherrif) Pros and Cons: Luftwaffe aircraft of IL-2 Battle of Bodenplatte (by Sherrif) Flying Guides and Utilities LIBERATOR's High-Flying Tutorials:- Glossary of Terms- Lesson No.1 - Liftoff- Lesson No.2 - Touchdown- Lesson No.3 - Angle of Attack- Lesson No.5 - Engine Management- Lesson No.7 - Gyroscopic Forces- Lesson No.9 - Spins & Recovery- Lesson No. 11 - Slow Flight Air Combat Guides LIBERATOR's High-Flying Tutorials:- Glossary of Terms- Lesson No.6 - To Battle - Part 1 - Energy Management - Part 2 - Shooting- Lesson No.8 - Defensive Maneuvers- Lesson No.10 - Downing Multiseaters IL2 Sturmovik: Fw 190A High speed deflection shooting (by opcode) IL2 Sturmovik: Bf 109G tactics vs bombers (by opcode) IL2 Sturmovik: Bf 109G energy tactics, defense, and decisionmaking (by opcode) IL2 Sturmovik: Yak-1b energy tactics and the scissors (by opcode) Il-2 Sturmovik: Training Video - Dealing with B&Z attacks and initializing scissors ENG/GER (by MisogiWaAikidoDesu) German with subtitles Risky Business - Defensive 190 Vs. P-51 || IL-2 GB (by I Fly Central) Il-2 Sturmovik: Training Video - Developing Tactics ENG/GER (by MisogiWaAikidoDesu) German with subtitles Edited January 9, 2020 by JimTM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) Update: Added the following to the opening post: Game Guides Jason's Briefing Room and Officers Club (by Jason Williams, IL-2 Producer)Comments and answers to questions on various game issues How to Record and Create an IL-2 video for YouTube (by Col Ninny) Missions and Campaigns Flight School Campaigns (by Utopioneer) Mission Editor and Multiplayer Server Guides IL-2 Sturmovik Mission Editor and Multiplayer Server Manual (by JimTM)Spanish version of the manual (by -=PHX=-Trenkos) French instructional videos and PDFs about the mission editor: - Introduction Editeur BoS - IL2 Battle of Stalingrad (by S33Phoenix) - IL2 BoS Mission Editor Utilization Basique (by unknown creator) - IL2 BoS Mission Editor Utilization Avancée (by unknown creator) - IL-2 BoS DServer Héberger Une Partie Online & Utilisation de la Remote Console (by unknown creator) - RoF PDFs (by unknown creator) The BoS editor is based on the RoF editor. Basic Ground Unit Reference Chart (by Thad) Aircraft Guides IL-2 Aircraft Guides (by JD_LincsUK)See this forum post re. the guides. Flying Guides and Utilities Flight School Campaigns (by Utopioneer) - 1 - Basic flight through waypoints - 2 - Take-off - 3 - Landing - 7 - Taxi - 8 - Formations Air Combat Guides Flight School Campaigns (by Utopioneer) - 4 - Shoot down a bomber - 5 - Dogfight - 8 - Formations Ground Attack Guides Flight School Campaigns (by Utopioneer) - 6 - Ground Attack Firepower ! What does it take to kill a Tank? (by Col. Ninny) Tank Guides Basic Ground Unit Reference Chart (by Thad) Edited April 4, 2020 by JimTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) @JimTM or STV77_HvB - The bomber's handbook link does not work anymore. Here's the correct link -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TXSaTG6yKXTo-y9jd4-20nIH06D0ksek/view Edited July 23, 2020 by Sketch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Sketch said: @JimTM or STV77_HvB - The bomber's handbook link does not work anymore. Here's the correct link -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TXSaTG6yKXTo-y9jd4-20nIH06D0ksek/view Fixed. Thanks Sketch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Update: Added the following to the opening post: Game Guides IL-2: Great Battles – Which one should I buy? (by ShamrockOneFive) Plane Specific Controls - Filterable Spreadsheet (by Hipsu) Techno Chat Icons (by Zak, IL-2 Team) Techno chat icons are icons that appear on the right side of your screen to indicate the state of your aircraft systems (for example, water radiator position or landing gear down). To turn on techno chat icons, go to Settings > Flight Interface > Ingame messages and choose Technical or Technical and tips. Using Voice Dictation for In-Game Chatting with VoiceAttack & Google (by Wazoo-VR) IL-2 Graphics Configuration Editor (by =RS=Funkie) Track Recording Size Limit Extender (by SAS_Storebror) Starts a new track when the recording size limit is reached on the current track. Mission Editor and Multiplayer Server Guides Utility to set damage of a group of blocks (by SYN_Vander) Tool: Using Dserver Remote Console from Discord (by super-truite) Aircraft Guides IL-2 Aircraft Infographics (by -332FG-Eggnog) Flying Guides and Utilities Navigating in VR (by Darbzy) Air Combat Guides The Art of Aerial Defense (by Blondie/Flight Dojo): - Part 1 - Situational Awareness - Part 2 - Decisions, Decisions - Part 3 - The Mid-Game Plane Recognition Manual (by SCG_TeRReF) Ground Attack Guides Bomb Loadouts - Choosing the right Ordnance for the job (by Col. Ninny) IL-2 GB / "Dicta Kalle" ... or ... How to deal with Enemy AA (by K98_Zock_TV or KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82 in forums) IL-2 GB / "Dicta Kalle" (SEAD) Mission example, TAW (by K98_Zock_TV or KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82 in forums) Tank Guides Ranging Guide for Tank Crew (by [N.O.G.F.]Leon_Portier) Edited December 2, 2020 by JimTM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergistal Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 On 5/2/2019 at 10:43 PM, JimTM said: Here is a list of some useful and popular IL-2 Sturmovik resources that, hopefully, will help new and old players alike. I made a more readable and mobile friendly version of the aircraft and tanks technical specifications / operational details present in the game. If anyone's interested it can be found here: GitHub Pages: https://aergistal.github.io/il2 GitHub project: https://github.com/aergistal/il2 I plan to update it for each release. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Aergistal said: I made a more readable and mobile friendly version of the aircraft and tanks technical specifications / operational details present in the game. If anyone's interested it can be found here: GitHub Pages: https://aergistal.github.io/il2 GitHub project: https://github.com/aergistal/il2 I plan to update it for each release. Thanks Aergistal. I added a link under Aircraft Guides and Tank Guides. Note to All: Thanks for all of the great resources. It's best to create a separate thread for new resources so that you can add update posts to that thread as you go. That way, your resource will stand out and this thread will only contain updates to the opening post. Edited December 29, 2020 by JimTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTM Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 (edited) Update: Added the following to the opening post: Game Guides User Manual About Keybindings (by pa4tim) - Engine Controls - Camera and Pilot Head Controls - Plane Controls New Players Flying Circus Players FAQ (by J5_Baeumer) Roundels and Crosses - Becoming an efficient WWI pilot in Flying Circus (by J2_Drookasi) See Chapter 1, 2, and 12. Re-Saving Missions After an Update (by Stoopy) Sometimes, saved missions stop working if a game update changes the format of the mission files. This procedure shows you how to resave those missions so they work again. SYN_Vander BENCHMARK v6 to measure IL-2 performance in monitor & VR (by chiliwilli69) Missions and Campaigns Bodenplatte Interactive Playground (by =[TIA]=Stoopy) Tank Firing Practice Ranges (by Thad) How to Vs Coop with PWCG (by Highwayman) This procedure shows you how to use the Pat Wilson Campaign Generator (PWCG) to create a coop campaign in which pilots can fly for either side. Re-Saving Missions After an Update (by Stoopy) Sometimes, saved missions stop working if a game update changes the format of the mission files. This procedure shows you how to resave those missions so they work again. Mission Editor and Multiplayer Server Guides Mission Editor for IL-2 (by Sketch) This links to a series of videos on various mission editor topics. Re-Saving Missions After an Update (by Stoopy) Sometimes, saved missions stop working if a game update changes the format of the mission files. This procedure shows you how to resave those missions so they work again. Mission Editor Tutorials in Spanish (by E69_Chesterfield) Real Time Moving Front Line (by =SqSq=CivilProtect) Multiplayer Statistics System (by Enigma89) Skinning Guides Haluter’s Skin Downloader for the IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles series Aircraft and Vehicle Guides Requiem Aircraft and Vehicle Guides: Added "and Vehicle" to the title above and added the following: - Battle of Normandy Airplanes - Collector Aircraft and Vehicles IL-2 Tools (by unknown) Includes aircraft specification sheets and simple checklists Tools for Flight Simulation (by [Pb]Vapor)Includes various aircraft specification and performance tools Flying Guides and Utilities Roundels and Crosses - Becoming an efficient WWI pilot in Flying Circus (by J2_Drookasi) See Chapter 3. Timed Navigation for 'Noobs' - Reference Tables (by unknown) Air Combat Guides Roundels and Crosses - Becoming an efficient WWI pilot in Flying Circus (by J2_Drookasi) See Chapter 4 to 14. Climbing in Combat Areas (by JG1_Barton) IL-2 Tools (by unknown) Includes an aircraft identification test Ground Attack Guides Roundels and Crosses - Becoming an efficient WWI pilot in Flying Circus (by J2_Drookasi) See Chapter 2, 5, 10, 11, and 12. Bombsight wind heading calculator (by [Pb]Spiff) Tank and AAA Vehicle Guides Added "and AAA Vehicle" to the title above. Requiem Collector Vehicle Guides Currently covers available AAA vehicles. Also includes collector airplanes. Accessing In-Game Notes for Tank Stations (by III./SG77-K_Bobo) Also applies to AAA vehicles Gaz Truck/Ford Model A Operating Controls Layout (by BlitzPig_EL) For the Allied AAA truck Ranging Guide for Tank Crew (by [N.O.G.F.]Leon_Portier) Added "See also "Tank Firing Practice Ranges (by Thad)" under the Missions and Campaigns section of this post." Edited July 6 by JimTM 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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