1CGS has taken the wraps off their annual winter sale with big discounts for the IL-2 Great Battles series. Let’s have a look! AAA trucks on sale for the first time The biggest news in this sale is that the two AAA vehicles, the GAZ-MM 72-K and the Sd.Kfz. 10/5 Flak 38 are on sale…
Tag: IL-2: Battle of Bodenplatte
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…
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…
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…
IL-2 dev update covers the range: Normandy, Spitfires and V-1’s
The latest IL-2 developer diary has enough content packed into it for three or more diaries and there’s a lot to get through. This week we saw updates on the Normandy and Bodenplatte maps, some fantastic graphics showing off the new vehicle damage system, the V-1 model, new posters and artwork showing off the skins…
1CGS is offering 40-85% most IL-2 content for the annual spring sale!
From now until April 23rd, 1CGS will be offering their annual spring sale. The sale celebrates the start of spring and is offering ample discounts on plenty of IL-2: Great Battles Content. I have all of the details of the sale right here! Webstore and on Steam Available on both the webstore and on the…
IL-2 24-hour flash sale on webstore
1CGS is having a webstore only flash sale for IL-2: Great Battles Series with three titles on sale for anywhere between 50% and 75% off. Here’s what you need to know! On sale for 24-hours only Three titles in the Great Battles Series are going on sale for today online on the IL-2 webstore. Tank…
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!…
Flight Journal: Getting the edge back with the Fw190A-6
A few weeks ago I wrote about losing the edge in combat flight sims. Faced with bad luck, poor tactics, and some broken flight sim hardware, my most recent sorties were mostly unsatisfying and it was time for a little break from flying. A few weeks does a lot of good because my most recent…
1CGS give us first look at Normandy map
The first look at a map is always exciting. We saw a peak at some mountains for Kuban and a look at different seasons with the Rhineland map and this time we’re getting a first look at what Normandy’s map is going to look like. We also have confirmation that the Rhineland map for IL-2:…
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