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Offline SirLoin

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« Reply #30 on: January 10, 2002, 08:55:00 AM »
I find IL2 hard on my machine(p3 1ghz GF2MX) and have to run it at medium resolution with clouds off and even then it runs slow.AH runs very smooth for my setup.
Damage modelling in IL2 is undermodelled like AH is overmodelled.I can live with AH uber cannons but IL2 needs to be adjusted.
Flight modelling has IL2 in a slight lead(needs compression in dives for 109's and flap damage at high speeds)Spins are what IL2 has on AH,same with challenging landings and takeoffs.
Tracer effects are cooler in IL2,looks just like war footage and is really hard to learn.
Graphics AH wins for me cause I can run it at high res.IL2 looks great up close(screen shots) but has a dullness at range.IL2 has the greatest sun effects ever modelled.
Online flying a boxed sim is a different experience altogether.Right now AH is the undisputed king of arena flying.IL2 IMHO has a ways to go before it unperches the king of boxed sims(EAW).That was flawed too when it was released but it has an X factor that spawned many great squads and perhaps my favorite WW2 combat memories.(Squad wars..ladder play)
AI IL2 is not great..EAW,BoB,Mig Alley are all better.AH AI on the otherhand has set a new standard with the release and subsequent updates of Fester-Bot.. :)
Overall I would not try to comare it to arena flying but to other winner boxed sims that can run co-op missions..<S!> and Welcome to AH..  ;)
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Offline AKSWulfe

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« Reply #31 on: January 10, 2002, 09:18:00 AM »
I have a 1Ghz AMD Athlon, 512MB PC133 SDRAM (o/c), V5 5500, and SB Live!- I can run at 1024x768x32bit and have details set to high.

Are you running in OpenGL SirLoin? Their DirectX/D3D implementation sucks, don't use that.
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Offline Tjay

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« Reply #32 on: January 10, 2002, 05:42:00 PM »
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Are you running in OpenGL SirLoin? Their DirectX/D3D implementation sucks, don't use that.
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Useful tip. Thanks. IMHO IL2 looks nice but haven't found anything to compare with AH sunrise/sunset for atmosphere.
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Offline AKSWulfe

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« Reply #33 on: January 10, 2002, 06:44:00 PM »
TJay, I stay away from comparing Aces High/WarBirds/WWIIOl with things like CFSII/Il-2/EAW/SDOE/etc simply because they do two completely different things.

That said, both Aces High and Il-2 are visually superb to suspend belief and allow for hours of entertainment. Both have flight models that are, IMO, the best on the market. Naturally both aren't 100% replications of the real world, but they are both damn good.

I enjoy them both, but Aces High more because it's sole intention is for online play and thus is the best at it.
-SW
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Offline SirJinks

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« Reply #34 on: January 11, 2002, 03:54:00 AM »
Thanks for all the replies guys (and gals?). Very interesting reading.
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Offline Wotan

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« Reply #35 on: January 11, 2002, 04:06:00 AM »
Sorry Mandoble

Heres a link to All Seeing Eye

its like kali or any gameportal you can register it or not (most I talk to there haven't well past their 1 month free)
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Offline Lucchini

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« Reply #36 on: January 11, 2002, 05:36:00 AM »
The best thing in IL2 : GUNNERY
The worst thing in AH : GUNNERY

Bye

Lucchini
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Offline Sancho

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« Reply #37 on: January 11, 2002, 05:40:00 AM »
The Il-2 in Aces High is great for killing GVs and surprising fighters expecting an easy kill. Oh wait, that's not what this thread is about.  :D

both are excellent sims, IMHO.  Il-2 really demands cutting edge hardware to run though, while AH runs acceptably on 2 year old machines.  Il-2 is unplayably slow on my 1.4GHz T-bird with GeForce SDR, but with the same machine and GF3 Ti500, it rocks.  Too bad I had to return my GF3 so I could afford to buy my family xmas presents.  :D
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Offline DB603

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« Reply #38 on: January 12, 2002, 05:01:24 AM »
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 I have played IL-2 quite a while now after I had to take a break in AH. Both sims are good in what they are designed for:giving entertainment. I wouldn't compare AH/IL2 too much since they have totally different coding and approach on the subject.
 Where AH shines in viewing system, IL2 has the better landings/take-offs etc. It's a matter of what You prefer and want from a game. I fly AH for the MMPOG and IL-2 for the IOW(IL2 OnlineWar). We would get the best sim ever by taking the best part of both and combining them.
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Offline Tjay

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« Reply #39 on: January 12, 2002, 04:36:52 PM »
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Originally posted by Stain
TJay, I stay away from comparing Aces High/WarBirds/WWIIOl with things like CFSII/Il-2/EAW/SDOE/etc simply because they do two completely different things.

That said, both Aces High and Il-2 are visually superb to suspend belief and allow for hours of entertainment. Both have flight models that are, IMO, the best on the market. Naturally both aren't 100% replications of the real world, but they are both damn good.

I enjoy them both, but Aces High more because it's sole intention is for online play and thus is the best at it.
-SW


Agreed!
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