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[LukeFF]

8 hours ago, FlyinCoffin said:

Does the bf109 g2 has a manual prop pitch switch?

 

Yes, but 99.9999999999 percent of the time you don't need to worry about it. 

[FlyinCoffin]

On 11/24/2021 at 9:02 PM, LukeFF said:

 

Yes, but 99.9999999999 percent of the time you don't need to worry about it. 

But if the engine is broken. And your out of fuel. Does the prop goes auto to 

feathered pitch ? 

 

what about auto and manual cooling in the bf109 g2?

[LukeFF]

3 hours ago, FlyinCoffin said:

But if the engine is broken. And your out of fuel. Does the prop goes auto to 

feathered pitch ? 

 

what about auto and manual cooling in the bf109 g2?

 

There is no such thing as prop feathering in the 109. As for engine cooling - unless your radiators are damaged, leave it in automatic mode. 

[FlyinCoffin]

Ive got a bandit its very close to my six. I open radiators to 100% and do barrel rolls. In hope to lose the bandit. Does it help to open the radiators in this situation(so my plane loses speed and the other plane overshoots)? or does it distract from further manoveuring? 

in a bf109 x

Edited November 30, 2021 by FlyinCoffin

[LukeFF]

7 hours ago, FlyinCoffin said:

Ive got a bandit its very close to my six. I open radiators to 100% and do barrel rolls. In hope to lose the bandit. Does it help to open the radiators in this situation(so my plane loses speed and the other plane overshoots)? or does it distract from further manoveuring? 

in a bf109 x

 

Leave the radiators alone - fiddling with them isn't going to help you at all. 

[TCW_Spear]

Hello to all pilots!

 

I'm also one of the newbies here. I did fly in the 90's (aces of the pacific, aces over europe, early versions of MFS and combat simulator…) and I also have some experience in real flying (glider plane). Then a looong pause came, till couple of months ago. I found an old DVD of original IL-2 from 2001, and I installed it on my old laptop, and I also wiped the dust from my old joystick. I couldn't beleive how this sim was different from the others I remember form 90's, and also much more difficult to fly… Ok, now the fun begins!!  thanks to google, youtube and other resources, I find out, that there is much more out there – il2 1946, CloD and of course IL2 Great battles series.

I got myself a new computer, that was quite a big stress, because I don't know much about computer hardware and details (CPU, GPU…) – google helped a lot. I purchased CloD and Battle of Stalingrad. I installed it and – WOW!! Ok, I did see some videos on youtube, but still… I couldnt beleive the graphics, realism and mostly how damn hard it is to fly. It's just amazing!!

I watched a lot of different youtube tutorials, now I'm able to take off, fly from one point to another, and also sometimes land, without breaking propeller. I admit, it's never enough, I'm a bit addicted.

I have a lot of questions, most of the answers I find on this forum and youtube, at this moment I struggle a lot with my Trackir5 a got and the settings…

Thats it for now, I just wanted to say hello to the comunity.

[Patricks]

6 hours ago, sasopirih said:

Hello to all pilots!

 

I'm also one of the newbies here. I did fly in the 90's (aces of the pacific, aces over europe, early versions of MFS and combat simulator…) and I also have some experience in real flying (glider plane). Then a looong pause came, till couple of months ago. I found an old DVD of original IL-2 from 2001, and I installed it on my old laptop, and I also wiped the dust from my old joystick. I couldn't beleive how this sim was different from the others I remember form 90's, and also much more difficult to fly… Ok, now the fun begins!!  thanks to google, youtube and other resources, I find out, that there is much more out there – il2 1946, CloD and of course IL2 Great battles series.

I got myself a new computer, that was quite a big stress, because I don't know much about computer hardware and details (CPU, GPU…) – google helped a lot. I purchased CloD and Battle of Stalingrad. I installed it and – WOW!! Ok, I did see some videos on youtube, but still… I couldnt beleive the graphics, realism and mostly how damn hard it is to fly. It's just amazing!!

I watched a lot of different youtube tutorials, now I'm able to take off, fly from one point to another, and also sometimes land, without breaking propeller. I admit, it's never enough, I'm a bit addicted.

I have a lot of questions, most of the answers I find on this forum and youtube, at this moment I struggle a lot with my Trackir5 a got and the settings…

Thats it for now, I just wanted to say hello to the comunity.

 

Welcome Sasopirih! Good choices to start with, IL-2 Box is very popular and CLoD (Blitz) has a fanatical/growing following also. Both have their strengths, IL-2 Box being a bit more up to date (better UI and VR available) and IL-2 CLoD/Tobruk having more planes and massive battles possible. Only this I dislike about CLoD is the user interface/controller setup but once past that you are good to go. IL-2 Box also offers WWI (FC I/II) and Tank (Tank Crew) modules so add that and all the different theater content possibility and it is massive.

Edited December 3, 2021 by =LD=Icer

[JimTM]

7 hours ago, sasopirih said:

Hello to all pilots!

 

I'm also one of the newbies here. ...

Thats it for now, I just wanted to say hello to the comunity.

 

Hi sasopirih. I'm glad to see that you are enjoying your re-discovery of flight sims. There are lots of answers for you from the community in the IL-2 Resources post. Also, I find IL-2 forum searches more effective if you do them through Google like so:

        site: https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/ my search terms

 

for example:

 

        site: https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/ trackir setup

 

Enjoy!

Edited December 3, 2021 by JimTM

[NavyGuy]

guys I'm installing JSMGE. I have FC installed to my largest SSD. When it states to install to "root directory: does that mean into IL2 Great Battles OR into my G drive? Thank you

[J2_Bidu]

9 minutes ago, NavyGuy said:

guys I'm installing JSMGE. I have FC installed to my largest SSD. When it states to install to "root directory: does that mean into IL2 Great Battles OR into my G drive? Thank you

 

I'm pretty sure that's the game root directory. If still in doubt, check this thread: 

 

Edited December 3, 2021 by J2_Bidu

[NavyGuy]

Thank you Sir for your help.

[CapitanEvil]

Greetings @ all!

Would introduce me here as a total newbie in the world of IL2!

I dont have many expirience with Warplans just a bit Wings over Vietnam, arcarde style and a Flightsim in a win 98?..

P.s.: I am from Germany

[J2_Bidu]

18 hours ago, CapitanEvil said:

Greetings @ all!

Would introduce me here as a total newbie in the world of IL2!

I dont have many expirience with Warplans just a bit Wings over Vietnam, arcarde style and a Flightsim in a win 98?..

P.s.: I am from Germany

 

Welcome! There's a lot of fun to be had with this sim, and many ways to have it. If you have any doubts place them, this is a helpful and knowledgeable community. Salute!

[JimTM]

22 hours ago, CapitanEvil said:

Greetings @ all!

Would introduce me here as a total newbie in the world of IL2!

I dont have many expirience with Warplans just a bit Wings over Vietnam, arcarde style and a Flightsim in a win 98?..

P.s.: I am from Germany

 

Greetings CapitanEvil! The information in my post above will help you get up to speed with IL-2.

Edited December 5, 2021 by JimTM

[Schleppel]

Hey guys I'm back after having a busy few months irl.

 

I tried to download the update and my client got stuck so I tried to reinstall the game. Now I did that and it got stuck and now I tried multiple things but my client gets stuck like this the whole time. It says its still downloading but it just doesn't do anything for hours. 

I tried it at various times of the day but every time around 11-12 GB it stops Tried to run as administrator, a new download thing and whatnot.

 

Anybody got a suggestion?

I didn't wanna bother 1C because I think you guys here are experienced enough to answer this noob question 

[J2_Bidu]

3 hours ago, Schleppel said:

Hey guys I'm back after having a busy few months irl.

 

I tried to download the update and my client got stuck so I tried to reinstall the game. Now I did that and it got stuck and now I tried multiple things but my client gets stuck like this the whole time. It says its still downloading but it just doesn't do anything for hours. 

I tried it at various times of the day but every time around 11-12 GB it stops Tried to run as administrator, a new download thing and whatnot.

 

Anybody got a suggestion?

I didn't wanna bother 1C because I think you guys here are experienced enough to answer this noob question 

 

Well, there's one about cleaning the folder 

 

   C:\Program Files (x86)\1C Game Studios\IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles\updates

 

(or your equivalent). It saved me once.

[Schleppel]

Ahh yeah great thanks! I did something similar I guess, I installed it in a different folder and then it worked. Thanks man! Appreciate it.

I think this stays one of the communities which is most helpful  

[CapitanEvil]

Thanks for the nice welcome!

[FlyinCoffin]

There elevators in the bf109 should be put to +5° before starting and -1°,

where can I find these elevators? 

[cardboard_killer]

22 minutes ago, FlyinCoffin said:

There elevators in the bf109 should be put to +5° before starting and -1°,

where can I find these elevators? 

 

 

also:

 

 

[FlyinCoffin]

never used them. are they good?

 

 

p.s.: in the video he tells nothing about the elevator.

 

I got 75% elevator that means what?

 

 

Edited December 7, 2021 by FlyinCoffin

[BOO]

59 minutes ago, FlyinCoffin said:

There elevators in the bf109 should be put to +5° before starting and -1°,

where can I find these elevators? 

Stabilizer angle (angle of the horizontal tail assembly)

 

Technical tips screen percentages do not match the in cockpit dial modelled but are a representation of movment from the neutral setting. Again, its the Stabilizer. 

 

Do you own the game yet? Your questions appear hypothetical and appear to indiciate that you dont. 

[cardboard_killer]

53 minutes ago, FlyinCoffin said:

p.s.: in the video he tells nothing about the elevator.

 

At the 56sec mark he indicates the control wheel that controls the stabalizer. Next to the control is a box that indicates the angle. The number in that box is the number you want +5 or -1.

 

[FlyinCoffin]

didnt saw that

 

 

yes I own the game. 

 

And in air combat which setting should the elevator be?

Edited December 7, 2021 by FlyinCoffin

[BOO]

1 hour ago, FlyinCoffin said:

didnt saw that

 

 

yes I own the game. 

 

And in air combat which setting should the elevator be?

 

It doesnt work like that. There isnt a single setting. At the end of the day its trim. Sometimes increasing it to force the nose up can help at little in bringing your nose around whilst lowering it can help keep you in level flight at higher speeds. Adjusting it can help keep your desired angle in a long dive or climb and sometimes this is the only thing that is going to stop you lawn darting into the ground if you dive steeply. The idea behind the trim wheel and the flap wheel being next to each other in real life  is that spinning them both together helps keep the aircrat in better trim for landing I think.  

 

 

[Ghost666]

4 hours ago, FlyinCoffin said:

didnt saw that

 

 

yes I own the game. 

 

And in air combat which setting should the elevator be?

+1 is good for takeoff and cruse speed (450Kph or so). When I enter combat I like to start about 0, if I remember.

[LukeFF]

1 hour ago, Ghost666 said:

+1 is good for takeoff and cruse speed (450Kph or so). When I enter combat I like to start about 0, if I remember.

 

There are also recommended settings in the Specification tab. 

[FlyinCoffin]

in career mode. my pilot wont shut up. he just keeps telling things. Is there a way to mute that?

 

edit: just stop that he is endless telling things while in combat. 

 

in quick missions on attack on the locomotive. number 3 just doesnt stop saying "target destroyed"

he repeats that in endless 

Edited December 12, 2021 by FlyinCoffin

[Props]

12 hours ago, FlyinCoffin said:

in career mode. my pilot wont shut up. he just keeps telling things. Is there a way to mute that?

 

edit: just stop that he is endless telling things while in combat. 

 

in quick missions on attack on the locomotive. number 3 just doesnt stop saying "target destroyed"

he repeats that in endless 

Yep, I've gotten quite used to constant AI radio chatter though I turn down the radio volume considerably when flying Russian or German planes as those voices are really loud and strident bordering on hysterical! Brits and US voices are calm and matter of fact so not too bad, but I would be amused if they let out a "Wilhelm scream" when they're on fire once and a while.

 

In AQMB I too have been getting the insistent and non-stop "Rabbit 3 Target Destroyed" message and that is annoying as it just doesn't stop, it just keeps repeating over and over and over, sometime changing to "Rabbit 2" then back again to "Rabbit 3". This has only happened to me while flying the Spit IXe on the Rheinland map while attacking trains and I have not seen it happen on any other missions or maps. I do get the occasional repeat in all missions and maps but it is always limited to 2 or 3 repeats which I chalk up to pilot excitability and ignore. So I feel your pain comrade.

[Cmndr613]

Hello

I am new to IL-2 Sturmovik, having bought most of the packages during the recent Steam sales. I have other Steam games and didn't even think to check if IL-2 was a standalone game, which I would have preferred. I managed to win a plane in the Christmas Giveaway here and learned the ins and outs of Steam/il2sturmovik.com account linkage. I started out with CFS2 and Windows 98. I remember when the first IL-2 Sturmovik came out but I probably didn't have enough room on my 10 MB hard drive for both.

 

I have FSX but I prefer combat flight sims. I've worked on military UAVs and am always impressed by the pilots of WWII aircraft. I've only flown a few of the aircraft in Il-2 Sturmovik and crashed them all, but the sim looks great.

[Strewth]

4 hours ago, Cmndr613 said:

Hello

I am new to IL-2 Sturmovik, having bought most of the packages during the recent Steam sales. I have other Steam games and didn't even think to check if IL-2 was a standalone game, which I would have preferred. I managed to win a plane in the Christmas Giveaway here and learned the ins and outs of Steam/il2sturmovik.com account linkage. I started out with CFS2 and Windows 98. I remember when the first IL-2 Sturmovik came out but I probably didn't have enough room on my 10 MB hard drive for both.

 

I have FSX but I prefer combat flight sims. I've worked on military UAVs and am always impressed by the pilots of WWII aircraft. I've only flown a few of the aircraft in Il-2 Sturmovik and crashed them all, but the sim looks great.

This sim is like most things in life. Somewhat difficult at first, but that is what makes it more rewarding.
IL-2 Sturmovik prides itself on its flight model accuracy, as well as its appearance. Personally I would class it as one of the best, if not THE BEST flight sim available out there.
Enjoy it, as it is rewarding.

Cheers

 

[TCW_Spear]

Hello,

 

Last couple of days I can't see tracers of shooting any more? I didn't change anything at graphics. Normaly when I go to Berloga server I can see them. What could be the problem?

[Anbztht]

hello, quick question,

 

i just bought Battle of Bodenplatte and the installer says 35gb but currently is at 58gb and still downloading....  what the size of Battle of Bodenplatte ??

 

thanks.

[YouBet]

Same.

 

Started a ticket -- When I get an answer, I'll share.

[Avetorro-VR]

Hi, thanks for this help. I finally made the ‘leap’ from that other sim that shall remain nameless as Over Christmas break I got my head down and got to grips with the basics. I also bought all the dlc in the steam sale which was quite a good incentive to learn this sim properly. I love it. Brilliant in VR and sooooooooooo realistic!

 

ive got srs configured now and hope to get onto multiplayer after a bit more practice. Is there any guide on using the radio, talking to the airfield etc?

[FlyinCoffin]

on my hd its 53gb

 

another question:

how to avoid flak?

[J2_Bidu]

29 minutes ago, FlyinCoffin said:

how to avoid flak?

 

Historically, prayer was used for this. But unfortunately divine intervention was not (yet!) modelled into the sim by the devs. You'll probably have to dodge like the poor heathen pilots did, usually by flying in one direction for a few seconds, then turning abruptly and going straight again for a few seconds, cheating the flak unit calculations.

[FlyinCoffin]

is there a certain height and so the flak isnt hitting anymore?

[J2_Bidu]

3 hours ago, FlyinCoffin said:

is there a certain height and so the flak isnt hitting anymore?

 

This varies a lot. Where are you flying? Single/multiplayer? WW2/WW1? Which campaign? Etc.

 

In WW1, Flying Circus multiplayer, on a normal Flugpark server mission, I would expect to be comfortable at 4k. Less at 3k. Worried at 2k. And pretty desperate at 1.5k near an enemy balloon.

[Props]

FlyinCoffin, above 2000 m /6500 ft is safe from the 20mm and smaller caliber weapons, not sure about heavier flak guns but when I am above 2000m I seem to be relatively immune from all AAA as I have never been hit up there. Down low, especially around airfields, it can be pretty tough so I change direction and altitude a lot and tend to focus on taking those 20mm weapons out as quickly as I can before I join the dogfight. I get hit fairly often by those bastards once I get into a DF 'cause I'm focused on the enemy aircraft and not the AAA. I am also paying closer attention to where all the frontline artllery, etc., is located so I can avoid them on egress if I'm low and running from multiple bandits. AAA always gets me when my attention is focused on a target whether it's a ground target or an aircraft.

 

My experience only applies to SP in IL2 GB, J2_Bidu has presented some Flying Circus options above

Edited January 14, 2022 by Props
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