Combat Filght Simulator 3

[SwordsMaster]

I never liked flight simulators, but about a week ago I decided that finishing one was part of growing up, so I asked a friend to lend me the game.He did 2 days ago, and here I am, trying to fly those ww2 spitfires and Mosquitos.

However, as someone who has never been successful in one of those games, I ask you advice, as from the screenshot topic I know there are gamers into those kind of games here.


I can fly ( ), I can take off, but I cant maniobrate properly, which is annoying both for combat (as I seem to never get in line with anything I could shoot) and landing (I usually end up in the middle of the filed instead of the base).

Are there any tips I should know? I noticed that if you reduce your speed, the curves take less space, but you have greater chance oflosing height dramatically.


Please help

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Critical piece of advice-ditch CFS3 and buy IL2-FB.


Sorry, maybe that wasn't quite what you were looking for...


Anyway, I must confess to being a flight sim noob myself-I've been playinf IL2 AE for about a month, and, unfortunately, the secret is practice. Sucks, I know, but put enough hours in and you'll get better.

[RisingSun]

Yeah, ditch CFS 3 and go for CFS 2. Much more fun.

[SwordsMaster]

Oh, thats discouraging......

[nightcrawlerblue]

I've always hated flight sims too.

Ever since I played that game A-10 tank killer. That might not have been the exact name but you flew around in an A-10 trying desperately to actually hit something. I think I hit a tank once in my couple weeks playing the game...

[RisingSun]

We love flight sims, we hate CFS 3.

[Beirut]

If you patch CFS3 and get some mods, maybe it's not so bad. I bought it the day it came out, and gave it away days later for free to the first person who answered my post. CFS1 was great CFS2 was good fun. No.3 let me down.

IL2-Forgotten Battles is the Holy Grail (for now) of flight sims and well worth the cash.

To your dilemna: do you have a flightstick? If not, buy a Microsoft Sidewinder, a Force Feedback model if you can afford it (or find it),but any Sidewindeer will do. Very tough, very easy to program. If not, buy another brand that has a twist function in the handle. The twist action in the handle that works the plane's rudders is a **HUGE** help in flying and manuevering. Cannot be overstated.

Chose the most stable, easy to fly plane, a Hurricane maybe, and practice, practice, practice. Try lots of low-level fly overs of the runway, over and over, just to see where your weak points are in pointing your planes direction. Then practice your landings, over and over. Besides, practice is fun.

As for combat. Set up an enemy plane that has no guns, like a fat slow C-47, and practice just flying behind it. Play with speed and altitude, experiment. Then rip the **** out of it with short, aimed burst. Don't spray & pray. Short burts to slow it down, longer burts when it is crippled and can't dodge around.

Head over to IL2sturmovik.com and check out the threads that list flying tips. Great help is to be had there.

[SwordsMaster]

Thanks for the tips Beirut.
I´m seriously thinking about getting the IL2 now....

[FesterShinetop]

Quote[/b] (SwordsMaster @ June 02 2004,17:28)]Thanks for the tips Beirut.
I´m seriously thinking about getting the IL2 now....

Just do it, you won't be dissapointed. You can pick up the original Forgotten Battles for 5-10 euro/dollar nowadays and that is one HELLUVA deal I can tell you