Mr King Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 The sun glinting off the periscopes is a nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvinb1nav Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) Haven't bought this yet but have some of the other modules that come with the Mk III and T-34/76. Enjoyable so far but for multi player they desperately need to have AA vehicles or at least AA MGs on each tank. Damned annoying to spawn into a wheel of death of IL-2s or Ju-87s... Edited January 1, 2019 by Calvinb1nav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Someone made a good point on the dcs forum, if you have about 35 players a side, you are going to have real issues having a significant armoured force AND a top cover and/or cas force. I forget how many slots they have in IL2, but it didnt appear to be THAT full, and these are some seriously big maps. All that said, I really respect the IL2 guy's, they are doing some good work. The Fw190A3 is indecent fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 This now is out on steam, price is a bit on the steep side though, particularly as you already need IL2 to play it. OTOH, it looks the most accurate WW2 tank sim yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Video from 3 months ago, but it gives an impression: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Ive played the Panzer III and the T34 you get free with IL2, but you really need a set mission or at least, decent allies, to make it playable. Really liked it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfish6 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) This is a beautiful depiction of tanks, but it has no soul. You're effectively playing for a very expensive screenshot simulator. And unless it's changed since it was officially released, it's very much a tank game inside of a flight sim. The control scheme is complicated and difficult to figure out when it doesn't need to be, and remapping the controls is similarly a headache. I remember trying out the SU-122 in one of the quick battles just to try it out and I kept getting hammered by halftracks and Stug IIBs because I couldn't figure out how to 1) get to the gunner position (it apparently was synonymous with an airplane turret gunner), 2) how to align the gun and 3) how to fire the damn gun. None of these were intuitive, and looking them up in the control scheme was byzantine. I last tried it over the summer, but I'm not sure how much has improved since then and, frankly, I have no desire to figure it out. This is probably not the WWII tank sim you're looking for, despite how superficially gorgeous it is. It's a slower, slightly less multiplayer oriented game than War Thunder. Edited December 27, 2020 by Hellfish6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 I must admit, my interest wavered since it turned out there was no dynamic campaign and was a series of scenario based campaigns. If there is anything that deserves to use the dynamic campaign engine in IL2 its the tank sim. Well, ill keep watching the reviews, but thanks for your input Hellfish, you are tanksimmer of old I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalkre Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Sad to hear about all of this. This thing was on my radar as a hopeful fix to that itch I've still had since leaving WoT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Gunner Heat PC looks promising, if you like Cold War Armour anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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