which version to purchase

[PeaceO]

I am wishing to get into Flying Circus but am unsure as to which volume I should buy? Sequential seems correct or is it all rolled up into volume 3?

 

Thanks!

[Zooropa_Fly]

I'd go with FC1.

Logical place to start, and you're getting most of the best planes.

[jollyjack]

Agree, spent a lot of time with those Bristols. Currently i like that Hanriot too that's in FC3. And with FC3 we finally got Paris, although it's without Arc nor Eiffel tower.

[LukeFF]

3 hours ago, PeaceO said:

I am wishing to get into Flying Circus but am unsure as to which volume I should buy? Sequential seems correct or is it all rolled up into volume 3?

 

Thanks!

 

Each volume has its own set of planes, i.e., Volume 3 doesn't contain all the flyables in Volumes 1 and 2.

[BMA_Hellbender]

FC1 > FC3 > FC2 > SS D.IV > Snipe

[PeaceO]

Got it! Thanks guys. Goin for volume 1 time now.

[JGr2/J5_Klugermann]

Best bang for your buck. Most of the other stuff is wasteful. Wait for it to come down in price.

[CharlieG]

Not to beat a dead horse, but since I’ll be buying Flying Circus for the first time, I want to be sure that Volume 2 is a standalone product that I can run as is.  I don’t need to install Volume 1 first.  Is that correct?

[LukeFF]

1 hour ago, CharlieG said:

Not to beat a dead horse, but since I’ll be buying Flying Circus for the first time, I want to be sure that Volume 2 is a standalone product that I can run as is.  I don’t need to install Volume 1 first.  Is that correct?

 

Yes, they are all standalone items.

[Enceladus828]

It pretty much all boils down to what planes you like flying. If you really like late-WW1 fighters or for example, the Fokker Dr. 1 get FC1, if you're more of a bomber or two-seater person then get FC2, if you're more interested in earlier planes like the Nieuport 17 and Hanriot get FC3. I'm more interested in the Eindecker, DH.2 and Roland so I'll probably get FC4.

[BMA_Hellbender]

Or if you’re Belgian, get FC3.

[RNAS10_Mitchell]

If you're only buying 1, I'd suggest FC1.  It's usually the cheapest, and has some of the best planes.  If you try it and like it, get FC2 & 3.

[Avimimus]

I personally prefer:

FC3 over FC2

FC2 over FC1

?

 

FC1 has some of the most interesting aircraft combinations (as it is slightly earlier in the war), with more unique strengths and weaknesses for each aircraft.

 

FC2 has the Sopwith Triplane and Fokker D.VIII (both designs I like). Twin engined bombers as well as two seaters, and I have an unnatural preference for the Fokker D.XII... It is a very diverse planeset.

 

That said, FC3, has several iconic 1917/1918 aircraft...

[jetsimace]

I have understood that the difference between FC1, FC2 and FC3 are mostly the planes that are included, but the map included is the same.
Are there any other significant differences like map (size and/or detail), included ground objects, included mission (types) and/or campaigns?
Thanks!

[LukeFF]

7 minutes ago, jetsimace said:

I have understood that the difference between FC1, FC2 and FC3 are mostly the planes that are included, but the map included is the same.
Are there any other significant differences like map (size and/or detail), included ground objects, included mission (types) and/or campaigns?
Thanks!

 

The difference is only the planes (and hence the available missions) offered in each bundle - everyone has the same ground objects and map. 

 

That also means that if you only have one of the volumes you can still fly against all the others in the other volumes. 

[Czart]

Since there are interesting price reductions, I will buy FC 1.

[JGr2/J5_Klugermann]

I just got Rise of Flight because they are offering lottery tickets.

[Czart]

You are a lucky man. 😀

[GADDY]

Thanks for all the replies to the O.P guys. I'm about to get FC1 in the sale. I've spent so over my budget on DLC, but I felt I was missing out on WWI stuff, so.....

 

Anyhow, thanks again.

[JGr2/J5_Baeumer]

For a balanced decision making process that takes your personal preferences into account (and not those of others) see the second topic on the New Players Flying Circus FAQ below...