The folks behind IL-2’s well known Combat Box server are making some big changes to the way that their server operates and have, in a lengthy product manual and through a video, revealed what it is that they are doing. In short, its a dynamic campaign system, but in the details there are some interesting…
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Flight Journal: Checking out one of the new scenarios on Combat Box
Combat Box is spicing things up with some new scenarios and that has lead to some increased player numbers on the server. I decided to check them out and see what one of those new scenarios was all about. Let’s have a look! Four new scenarios Combat Box has focused traditionally on western front scenarios…
Flight Journal: Flying in the P-51B on Combat Box
I joined YouTuber Wolfpack345 and a couple of others on the Combat Box server the other day to check out the P-51B in multiplayer. We attacked ground targets, got tangled up with some Ju88’s and had a bunch of fun. Here’s a few excerpts from our battles! RAF Mustang ground attack sortie For our first…
Flight Journal: Teamwork on Combat Box in the FW190A-6
A short story about teamwork on the Combat Box server. Flying together with Peregryn, a virtual pilot that I fly with regularly, we were happy to see that Combat Box was running with around 30-40 players and so hopped into the server. I had SRS started-up (after all, I made a call for people to…
Flight Journal: Typhoon strikes on Combat Box
For years I’ve been dreaming of having the Hawker Typhoon make an appearance in a WWII combat flight sim. War Thunder has two variants but it wasn’t fully satisfying to me and so when news that IL-2: Battle of Normandy was bringing the British fighter to the sim, I was overjoyed. Recently I’ve been flying…
Sturmovikfest 2021 thank you and recap!
The second annual Sturmovikfest has ended and I wanted to take a few moments and thank people and organizations for helping to make the second annual festival happen both on the stage and behind the scenes. Thank you all around A virtual festival like this doesn’t happen on its own. A lot of people are…
Recapping the first day of Sturmovikfest
The start to the second annual Sturmovikfest has been nothing short of incredible. I got a lot of flying in this Sunday checking out most of the events that were happening through the day. Here’s a short recap of some of the events including the mass formation event, the Flying Circus Sunday fly-in, and some…
Sturmovikfest Day One!
It’s here folks! Sturmovikfest 2021 starts today and we have a full slate of events on the schedule for the day. This is what you need to know about and how to get involved with the second annual Sturmovikfest! Dogfights and formation flights If you’re in Asia Pacific, you may have already checked out The…
Sturmovikfest update: Air racing, tank battles, formation flights, more!
Plans for Sturmovikfest 2021 are coming together as multiple events are lining up throughout the week long virtual festival. Here are some of the latest announcements that you may want to know about. A wide variety of options Every night will have a suggested fly-in location featuring a server in the IL-2 multiplayer community. Beyond…
Flight Journal: A-20 attack on the cheese factory
Sometimes it’s important to be a bit more lighthearted and when Combat Box’s newest multiplayer involves attacking a factory located within the Dutch city of Gouda. We designated it a cheese factory (a strategic target I’m sure) and made a whole mission of it. Here’s what happened! Back on the Combat Box server It’s been…
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