Flight Sims - Coop play?

[coogle]

Are there any decent flight sims out there with persistent worlds, Ie you are part of a squadron and can take on other squadrons or fly missions etc

[AlCaTrAzz]

if your man enough... and can handle 3 dimensions... try X-Wing vs Tie Fighter... it has full MP including co-op missions and battles... i'll guarentee any1 that gives it a shot will get hooked!

[Icefire]

hehehe isn't that really old alc?

[AlCaTrAzz]

it's old, but it's a classic... if Tie Fighter had MP i'd recomend that over XvsT any day... i'm playing through Tie fighter SP atm...

but yeah, cos it's old, there are patches out to fix all the bugs, include D3D support, soo many downloadable missions and mission creators it's not funny...

[U11Dezza]

So where do I get a copy? seeing as how its not in stores

[-=CAMPIN CARTER=-]

how bout you try IL2 or Lock on they both have huge online servers and you can run them on lan so you can team up in a squadron and rape, also for IL2 there is an inspirenet server in NZ that james and i play on that puts you on the field with 2 teams with mission objectives to bomb protect and such so say your the germans in the battle of britain map you have to bomb the radar stations, airbases and citys or provide cover for the guys in the bombers but the british have to shoot down the bombers

[coogle]

IL2?

Cool, all I need now is broadband. :(

[PHOENIX_12]

So where do I get a copy? seeing as how its not in stores

yea it is i got a copy for $10 @ Big W last week, EA clasics

[General Fuct]

No its not standard IL2 you need IL2: Forgotten Battles (stand-alone game) and Aces Expansion Pack to play the above described game. I'm not sure how much forgotten battles or aces is though...

[James]

No its not standard IL2 you need IL2: Forgotten Battles (stand-alone game) and Aces Expansion Pack to play the above described game. I'm not sure how much forgotten battles or aces is though...



you can get forgotten battles and aces expansion pack in one pack called the IL-2 platinum pack or something, and it costs about $80.



and you can quite easily play on dialup without lag. :)

[General Fuct]

and you can quite easily play on dialup without lag. :)

I'll vouch for that :P *still kicks in dial up anyway*

[James]

actually, i believe we've both made typos.


It's actually dial down.

not dialup.

[coogle]

Cool will look for it.

Does it need a joystick?

[James]

if you want to be serious with any flight sim, you'll need a joystick.

You can pick up a decent one as general fuct did for his brother for only ~$30.


But to answer your question, no, you don't need one.

[coogle]

MMMM.. I might even have one still kicking around.

[AlCaTrAzz]

XvsT on the other hand, does need a joystick... afaik it won't launch without one... but u can play in game with a mouse...

if there's enough interest in XvsT then we'll have to get some huge games going @ CCGL... and it's still very playable online with 56k... as long as u get the D3D patch

[James]

XvsT on the other hand, does need a joystick... afaik it won't launch without one... but u can play in game with a mouse...

if there's enough interest in XvsT then we'll have to get some huge games going @ CCGL... and it's still very playable online with 56k... as long as u get the D3D patch

yeah pixelly software graphics blow chunks....

but XvsT and alliance kick ass in D3d

[AlCaTrAzz]

i dunno... it might just be me... but i always found the XvsT MP better than XWA...

either way, the offer i made a while ago to buy a pizza and coke @ CCGL to any1 who can beat me @ XvsT still stands ;)

[James]

i dunno... it might just be me... but i always found the XvsT MP better than XWA...

either way, the offer i made a while ago to buy a pizza and coke @ CCGL to any1 who can beat me @ XvsT still stands ;)

and i'll make the same offer to any whole clan who goes to ccgl if you can beat our flight squadron in IL-2 sturmovik FB AEP or Lock on: Modern Air Combat, then i'll buy you all pizzas and cokes :P

[U11Dezza]

Can I get a clans worth supply of pizzas and cokes if I can singlehandly beat your whole squadron james? (not that I could but I'll try anything once) :D

[James]

sorry, one per customer per day :P

[-=CAMPIN CARTER=-]

ill buy you a coke if you can shoot me down in IL 2

my server rules though :)

[U11Dezza]

What? invunlrability on? :D

[-=CAMPIN CARTER=-]

lol nahhh

no jets when i play IL2 they ruin the game

[U11Dezza]

yer no jets.. of course. that's just a given.. I thought.... :?

[linux_inside v2]

anyone mentioned crimson skies?

[James]

anyone mentioned crimson skies?

No, because that's a -py arcade game where the planes are all fake and made up, and you fight against giant zepplins and stuff


Actually it kind of kicked - and had pretty good graphics but I didn't know it was multiplayer ?

[-=CAMPIN CARTER=-]

crimson skies was poo

[linux_inside v2]

lol the reason i like it is cos it has madup planes and is arcade, its a breath of fresh air especially from m$,
lol and shooting zeppelins is fun too :P