Does anyone know...

[RitterKreuz]

... if there is a new combat flight simulator to be released which will take advantage of the wonderful graphics of todays systems?

I ask because i currently have crude designs for 3 types of cockpits.

1. The twin turbo prop
2. the cessna single
3. a ww2 / early jet fighter cockpit

the more i think about it i think it would be more fun to have the fighter cockpit.

I have been juggling the idea of building a simpit for a long time, and i want one of top quality, but before i begin investing time and money into such a project i would like to know what is over the horizon  :-/

[Mobius]

There's a few out there...

http://www.fighterops.com/

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/

http://www.thirdwire.com/project_woi.htm

http://www.thunder-works.com/news.htm

[Padser]

Hiya,


I'd say that IL-2 in its current iteration is the best WW2 prop combat sim at the moment (it includes some early jets now as well).

http://www.pacific-fighters.com/en/home.php?skin=S2

The same team that produce IL-2 is now working on a Battle of Britain based sim (Storm of War) - should be out later this year or early next - the IL-2 community is expecting enormous things from this game which promises all sorts of features, including accurate weather and air dynamics, etc.

Oh, and I'm no jet jockey, but I hear good things about Falcon 4.0, too.

Chocks away!

Pads

[RitterKreuz]

i baught IL2 a few months ago... loaded it up and turned all the settings on high and the game looks terrible.

nothing like the screen shots on that web page :-/

[pepper_airborne]

Did you buy the early IL2? Or forgotten battles and its expansions? And most of those shots are from Pacific Fighters, wich in turn does look a little better then the others.

[RitterKreuz]

ahhh just IL2... its the old one i guess? not very familiar with the series

[pepper_airborne]

Yes, it is the oldest of the bunch, the trees dont look that good in any of the full series, but the planes look great, and the combat is fantastic!