How good is CFS2?

[james007]

I have been wondering how many of you will stay loyal to CFS2 since Pacific Fighter has been release. Do you really think CFS2 can hang around much longer or will you guys start wandering away like we have from CFS1. I hope not . Pacific Fighter might be terrific Simulator but it will never replace CFS2.

[Woodlouse2002]

Ubi-soft will have to do a lot better than another IL2 upgrade to stop people playing CFS2.

[james007]

Other Web for good Planes I have found thru the years: For the Ki44:
http://pigeonh.free.fr/ki442.htm

The best one I found for the Fw190:
hhttp://www.virtualwings.org/e

WWI:

[stiz]

Theres also AER for WW1 planes as well but they changed url and i don't have the new one.....anyone else have it?

Also you got the simviation link wrong. Theres no space

Stiz

[ronvenema]

I started with Dynamix Aces of the Pacific and progressed through numerous flight sims. Microprose European Air War came in 2nd place for versatility and I played with 3D Red Baron for a long time until I installed XP, (unresolvable sound problems requiring boot and reboot etc) and now play Cfs2. Even though I have Cfs3 I still have more fun with Cfs2 as I can set it up to operate with any theater and time period. With all the planes and accessories provided by enthusiasts it can become quite a sophisticated game. Pacific what?

[SkyJoker]

CFS 2 is a MASTERPIECE    8) best sim ever  8)

[Cody_Coyote]

I see no one responded to Stiz.  here's the working link for the Aerodrome:  http://www.aer.ip3.co.uk/

[dcunning30]

I think it's great!

I bought PF with great anticipation.  I found myself being frusturated and perplexed by the incomplete manual.  Now, I'm a flight-sim veteran, having started with SubLogic Flight Simulator for my Atary 800XL, but PF was a challenge to me.  I went on the message base, only to find, amongst several who were quite helpful, many who were thin skinned about PF, even several suggesting CFS was for kids and PF is for the adults.

Since then, I've removed PF from my hard drive, and I'm enjoying CSF2 immensely.  Especially since there's the huge aftermarket add-ons.  I've continued visiting the PF message base for some time.  But after a while, I got tired of poster complaining about the lack of planes and were begging for Oleg to give them more planes.  Also, they were begging for more ships too.  After Oleg indicated they weren't getting any more planes or ships, they were left stuck.  I resisted the urge to post that they would have all the planes and ships if they went to CFS2, but there's a majority attitude that any mention of the CFS games ARE NOT welcome, nor appreciated.

My conclusion, (and so are many PF players) is PF is an incomplete game.  CFS2 all the way for me!!!

[KJSimon]

I think it's the best Combat Sim from MS fo far....CFS-3 is a TOTAL waste of HD space. I think that Janes WW-II is the best in your face combat sim. The enemy fly straight at you. Most of the combat is at EXTREAMLY close range. Also SDOE is still a great sim now that it's up to version 1.6. To check out this excellent sim just go to http://openplanesim.com/

[BFawlty]

I agree with KJSimon, 2 is better than 3. I really like the whole world aspect, and with the new textures by Stiz, it just keeps getting better. I have gigs of add on stuff for this one, and still finding more all the time.

BF

[HawkerTempest5]

CFS2 is and will remain my favourite combat sim for the foreseeable future.

[dcunning30]

What's wrong with CFS3?  I went over to the CFS3 forums looking for that info, but I still am not sure.  Reason why is I'm thinking of buying it, but I'm not sure just yet.

[egypt23spitfire]

started combat sims with EAW
(with addons had heaps of planes in the sky at once with no slowdowns great for BOB stuff ROWANS would never work on my machine for some inexplicable reason)

progressed to CFS2( loved it.... although a bit lonely)

bought IL2( loved it being  VVS VS LUFTWAFFE)
(an area that not many of us knew much about excellent that he brought  a very important  theater to our attention so it could have the respect it deserved)

but then OLEG tried to please various other tastes and basically everything just slipped back to the usual themes

i have them all on my hardrive and will not be taking any of them off

they are all good in there own ways

and are like old friends(yes even cfs3.)

but CFS2 is my main "interest"
the development potential is enormous

(but for a good dogfight LA7vs BF109 ...IL2 is it for me)

enjoy

[dcunning30]

EAW is awesome.  it's still on my hd too.  there's a mod to the config file that allows you to have the sky full of over 100 planes at once. (no exaggeration), with no frame rate drop either.  to be such an old game, it still holds up pretty well.

one of my favorites is to create a mission with a spitfire xiv and go charging into a swarm of over 100 ju88's and see how long i last.