IL-2 Cliffs of Dover Blitz

Started by Silent Disapproval Robot, December 14, 2017, 02:24:24 PM

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Silent Disapproval Robot

The new Team Fusion version of Il-2 Cliffs of Dover was released on Steam today (dec 14th).  Free to upgrade if you already own the original version.

I'm downloading now.  Hope I can copy/paste my config file over and thus avoid doing all the joystick setup stuff.






Jarhead0331

I'm downloading now too. There was an issue earlier that was causing it to not appear in the libraries of people who already owned the classic version of CloD.
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JasonPratt

Insert joke here about game title needing to shift to He- or Ju- ....

Kidding aside, I remember hearing very dubious things about Clod, so I'll be curious about reception of the new build.
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Jarhead0331

Quote from: JasonPratt on December 14, 2017, 02:51:06 PM
Insert joke here about game title needing to shift to He- or Ju- ....

Kidding aside, I remember hearing very dubious things about Clod, so I'll be curious about reception of the new build.

Its not really a new build. Its the latest version of the Team Fusion mod that has been around for a long time. The mod was so good that 1C was smart enough to enter into a formal agreement with the TF guys to release it as a paid product and its worth every cent. If you already own CloD, it will be free. If not, its worth buying at under $20.
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IronX

Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 14, 2017, 02:24:24 PMHope I can copy/paste my config file over and thus avoid doing all the joystick setup stuff.

Me too. Curious that it's a separate installation (6.3Gb) and not just an update to the existing game.

Father Ted

Quote from: JasonPratt on December 14, 2017, 02:51:06 PM
I remember hearing very dubious things about Clod, so I'll be curious about reception of the new build.

It was a mess on release, but this TF mod (which has been available a few years now and is in active development) has made it into a solid sim.  As JH says: at $20 it really is a steal.  It is a "proper" sim though: HOTAS, TIR, pedals, and a willingness to learn CEM are pretty much a requirement to get anything out of it.

JasonPratt

Hm. I don't have pedals, or a Track IR, but I've got a HOTAS with thruster.
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MengJiao

Quote from: Father Ted on December 14, 2017, 05:14:42 PM
Quote from: JasonPratt on December 14, 2017, 02:51:06 PM
I remember hearing very dubious things about Clod, so I'll be curious about reception of the new build.

It was a mess on release, but this TF mod (which has been available a few years now and is in active development) has made it into a solid sim.  As JH says: at $20 it really is a steal.  It is a "proper" sim though: HOTAS, TIR, pedals, and a willingness to learn CEM are pretty much a requirement to get anything out of it.

Flyable Beaufighters!!!

Destraex

No new sound options unfortunately :(
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JasonPratt

Quote from: MengJiao on December 14, 2017, 05:30:23 PM
Flyable Beaufighters!!!

I know, right?!

....what do British bombers even do in the Battle of Britain?  ??? Fly screening missions as airborne fortresses off the coast, hoping to distract enemy escort fighters or to attack enemy bombers like flying pillboxes?
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Tuna

Quote from: JasonPratt on December 14, 2017, 05:29:30 PM
Hm. I don't have pedals, or a Track IR, but I've got a HOTAS with thruster.

Should invest in Track IR.. tough to dog fight when you just can't turn you're head in the direction you want to see!

MengJiao

Quote from: JasonPratt on December 14, 2017, 05:44:34 PM
Quote from: MengJiao on December 14, 2017, 05:30:23 PM
Flyable Beaufighters!!!

I know, right?!

....what do British bombers even do in the Battle of Britain?  ??? Fly screening missions as airborne fortresses off the coast, hoping to distract enemy escort fighters or to attack enemy bombers like flying pillboxes?

  In the actual battle they successfully attacked the German barge concentrations assembling for Sealion.  They did it by night and since the barges were in canals and harbors close to the coast (and so fairly easy to spot at night) by the hundreds and the German air defenses were minimal they were destroying the barges at a pretty high rate.  When you simulate that in the game, the Blenheims can indeed sink barges without too much trouble, but it isn't a particularly exciting mission.  They also raided German airfields with occasional success by day which was usually pretty suicidal, though it did cause the Germans to hold back some fighters for air defense and of course they bombed Berlin -- you can't simulate that in CLOD.

Gusington

I remember playing LucasArts Battle of Britain when I was a kid so fondly, I would love to take a shot at recapturing that magic. But I suck at modern flight sims. And the learning curve here seems high here :(


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Rayfer

How is this for those of us who don't do multi-player?

MengJiao

Quote from: Rayfer on December 14, 2017, 09:03:00 PM
How is this for those of us who don't do multi-player?

  It's one of the best air sims out there.  You get a lot of planes from the same period for a lot less money than for say DCS.  The planes are all from 1940 so you would have to have some interest in the period.  The clouds and water are the best you can get in an air sim and the assortment of plane types is pretty interesting even without the 20 additional varieties for the Blitz expansion.

   I mostly play in the editor.  You can set up some clouds, AA, ships, targets and planes pretty easily and vary the time of day and wind and so on.  Some things are still probably a bit cranky about the game especially in the editor -- but in fact the editor works a lot like the old IL-2 editor so that's a good thing.