I’m doing something a little different with this review. This is a combined review of the GAZ-MM 72-K and Sd.Kfz. 10/5 Flak 38 as the two Collector Vehicles on sale for IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles Series are very similar in their overall experience and what I have to say about one mostly applies to the…
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Jasta5 hosting unique ‘Polish and Soviet War 1920’ Flying Circus scenario
Combat flight sims tend to fit into some relatively neat boxes. World War I, World War II, the cold war, and modern aircraft. But sometimes you can bend the content that’s already available and come up with something unique and that’s what the folks at the Jasta5 server have planned for this weekend (as a…
Fokker D.VIII, Normandy objects, IL-2 discount and more!
The latest developer diary for IL-2: Great Battles Series is out and its loaded with essential details about the series and what’s coming next too. There’s also a new sale out and a great new video has been released to show off how to make use of the new GAZ anti-aircraft truck. Let’s dig into…
IL-2 update 4.6 is here with Spitfire XIV, N.28 and ‘DVD’
The latest patch for the IL-2: Great Battles Series brings with it a ton of new features with some big highlights including the Spitfire XIV and Nieuport N.28 as well as the new dynamic visual damage system which should change up the way you see damaged vehicles in the sim. There’s over a hundred new…
GAZ AA truck and Bodenplatte map upgrades take form
1CGS is reporting that their work on the GAZ Collector AA truck is nearly complete and that their map team has made impressive progress improving the detailing of the strategically important railway networks around the Bodenplatte map. This all part of this week’s developer diary. Let’s have a look at what you need to know!…
Surprise! IL-2 dev update on Spitfire XIV, Normandy landmarks, GAZ AAA
Weren’t expecting a Saturday developer update were you? I wasn’t! 1CGS has detailed and shown off some screenshots of their latest work on Battle of Normandy with new images of the Spitfire XIV, new images of various Normandy landmarks, and an in-engine look at the new GAZ-MM 72-K truck. Landmarks ahoy With IL-2’s enhanced rendering…
Mobile AAA progress, new pilots for P-39, rough terrain updates for IL-2
We have a new IL-2 Developer Diary and its showcasing some interesting new features for different parts of the sim. We have a new look at the mobile AAA vehicles, new pilot models for the P-39 and a cool video that really shows off what the new rough terrain modeling is like and how it…
Mobile AAA ‘Collector Vehicles’ coming to IL-2
The announcement that Jason was teasing earlier in the week is here. Some of you might be quite interested in this announcement while I suspect some of you were hoping for something that might have a few more wings attached. In any case, two new vehicles, the GAZ-MM 72-K and Sd.Kfz. 10/5 Flak 38 are…