BoS&M updated review

Public IL-2 Battle of X (BoX greatest battles series)
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So, I’ve (finally) got things working. I decided that I should write something that now reflects how I find the sim. It’s not all positive, but there are some definite good points - spotting targets for example.

I’d like to do more with the sim with EAF…

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I agree the review, I like the FM and the visual effects, not so much the cockpits and the controls, I’d like to assign axis to some controls too.

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Hi OD.
You mentioned that you find spotting targets easier than in the other sims. I can’t see S…t!
Lol.
Perhaps it’s my old graphics card (GeForceGTX 560Ti) at medium settings. If I’m at low altitude I can spot aircraft above the horizon, but when I’m high as I usually am, then it’s extremely difficult for me to see anything.

Do you have any suggestions, besides getting a new Card? I will upgrade the PC soon as I can.

Cheers.

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I was on a snow map so that will have helped, but compared to Cliffs I could see aircraft in the sky better. I can lose them in the clear sky in Cliffs, with the same settings. Same with DCS. I’m using a 27" Apple Thunderbolt Display at 2560x1440 with everything cranked up. The sun was low in the east and I was generally looking North. Need to do more testing on a summer map I suppose.

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I must admit they have improved it, no longer get the glowing horizon that I was so irritated on in earlier version.
Flying feels ok, icons and tips is a bit annoying, but probably possible to turn off.

Did a ground attack mission in the IL-2 first, felt good to fly the old war horse again, shot down a 109 in it and destroyed some ground objects. Was maybe a bit too easy to get ground kills, but I’m not going to complain about it this time. :tongue2:

Then did a little 1 on 1 in the Lagg vs 109’s. With the 109 at easiest level it was, easy. :laugh: One step up, and it was a bit more to chew on (109F-4’s), can’t say I totally dominated by then. :slight_smile:

Still can’t say I prefer it over either CoD or DCS, but had it not been for those two, I would probably have been ok with it. As it is, I might fly it now and then, but it will not be my main focus.