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"Angof" <oan1vgofut@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> alq119_4spam@yahoo.com wrote:
>> Angof wrote:
>>> WWII Online...by a country mile.
>>
>> Ah yes. But is WW2OL a sim? I haven't played it myself, so I don't
>> know whether I'd class it as a sim or not. But I'll acknowledge it's
>> often hard to delineate between a game and a sim.
>>
>>> I know iL2 is a great game.
>>
>> And don't forget it either!!!
>>
>>> Eh? Just pointing out an inaccuracy. At the moment there even the
>>> most complete WWII sim and has nothing like 'it all'.
>>
>> Talking about WW2 online again? Well - I can't say whether I'd class
>> it as a sim or not. Haven't tried it at all. A sim is in the Eye of
>> the Beholder and all that.
>
> A quick cut and paste from the air section of the WWII Online readme for
> the
> last couple of patches indicate a simmy feel to the game.
>
> -Adjusted Fw190 landing gear and flap deployment parameters
> -Adjusted Fw190 flight model
> -Adjusted Fw190 head plate armour which was too thin
> -Added Fw190 self sealing to fuel tanks
> -Adjusted MG17 cowl guns ammo load to 850 RPG
> -Adjusted wing thickness of the left wing on the P-38F (Lockheed 322-15)
> -Fixed several Fw190 damage model issues
> -Fixed Fw190 wings not burning off when on fire
> -Fixed Fw190 airspeed indicator
> -Fixed several minor errors in UI vehicle descriptions
> -Edited the text description of the H-81
> -Minor flight profile adjustments for new fighters, windtunnel complete
> -Fixed missing fuel tank in Fw190
> -Adjusted roll rate of P38
> -Adjusted rudder speed of P38
> -Adjusted horizontal stabilizer compression of P38
> -Adjusted load out on SpitIX
> -Adjusted manifold pressure on P38 and Fw190
>
> I think you can argue about whether or not it is a very good attempt at a
> sim but not whether it is one or not.
>
>
IL2's got one thing going for it, though: it's free to play online once
you've bought the game.
I've actually been interested in WWII online for along time, but just don't
have the time nor the money to get into it.