r/il2sturmovik

Trying to play this game in VR. Runs like butter with the exception of a single stutter every 2 or 3 minutes. Anybody know why the game would hiccup so consistently, almost on time when the game runs like butter in between stutter?

Advice please. I know it’s a simple bird to fly but I have a few questions. I see trim wheels or what I presume to be but I’m unable to trim. On the bottom left of the cockpit there appears to be a temperature gauge, it may be a barometer though but I don’t seem to be able to adjust the radiator. I’m also rather shit and landing it. Oh, and does it have prop pitch because my ai team mates all seem to outrun me. Any advice greatly received.

Iv been getting back into il2:BoS vr but have noticed a few of my x52 hotas buttons for flaps and other things are not working

When I check keybinds they are still bound but if I try to re bind them the game refuses to acknowledge certain joystick buttons

If I go into windows joystick settings it reads all by button presses and I cant rap my head around why this would be.

Has anyone got some suggestions for how can il2 recognise all my joystick buttons again?

I had been using these exact controls for years

Hello, when I used to play this game one of the things I enjoyed was navigating. But the mini map is so small it can’t be read properly. I’m sure it used to be full screen or bigger. Is there a default key bind to make it bigger? Tia.

Was flying the actual IL2 model and the trim doesn’t seem right. I had to fully set it to 100% just to fly level. Any ideas?

I scrolled through the settings options and for the life of me I can’t find anything for setting up “Carb Heat” controls or “Anti Icing” for that matter. I know the Mustang and A-20 at least have Carburetor Heating/Warm air control. Any ideas??

I recently downloaded Il-2 Cliffs of Dover from steam but when I try to launch the game via steam or even from the exe file I get a black screen with the title and after 5 or so seconds it quits back to desktop. I did some digging around and did turn off the cloud steam option for saved games. And here is the weird issue .. I was able to launch the game twice after setting the window to a fix resolution and not full screen. But when I tried launching it 2 days ago I got the same situation of quitting after title screen. I updated all the drivers, even moved to C drive from my d drive. All the posts I keep finding are from few years ago now and I go through all the steps to where someone finally got it to work but its not working from me. The battle of Stalingrad part launches just fine with no issues.

So it there something I am missing? I know the came is capable of launching and I thought the issue was resolved after I got it to launch for the second time. But I’m back to the black title screen.

Any suggestions would be very appreciated. Maybe there is some plugin that fixed the game for more recent graphics cards?

My computer is a 9950x3d with 64gb ddr5, and rtx 5090.

I got the cliffs of dover for the whole purpose of playing the Battle of Britain portion.

Thanks in advance.

I have a vader 4 pro and the 5 pro already on the way. I play dcs and War thunders sim on controller with a various degrees of success (i just gotta get better) and very much like to know how IL-2 handles. Thanks in advance

Recently went to windows 11 and seems what I’ve experienced 11 doesn’t work or mesh well with 1946. Running it off steam and just starts then stops. Is there any way around this to play the game or am I shit out of luck?

good day guys can someone explain to me how the joystick sensitivty works and what the noise filter does i find that in a fighter its still very twitchy hard to keep still while shooting my joystick is brand new only 2 months age barely used twice(thurstmaster t flight hotas) i tried 100% sensitivty i tried 50% but i cant really get it figured out i am jus asking for explanation on it so i can test it myself

any replies is truely greatful thanks alot

I saw a trailer for the paris map for Flying Circus and Im thinking about buying it (currently have the WW2 DLCs only)

I als would like to know which volume will give me more "days" or lifespawn in the career mode. Meaning: which volume has planes the flew over the longes period of time during the war

im running il 2 clod blitz on steamdeck,i get crashed every know and then dose anyone know if i need to download any dx from protontricks,or how to fix the crashing i cant find any info online

Ever since "downgrading" to windows 11, I got really bad stuttering. V-sync, higher virtual frames etc. didnt do anything to fix the issue.

Got a black friday day deal for a higher refresh rate monitor to help me track moving dots (my old monitor had REALLY bad smearing issues) and the stutter's gone.

HOW?!?

Brand new to IL2. played lots of war thunder so i have some sim experience. Im having trouble finding out why when i move my pilots head it controls the rudder pedals. Im using keyboard and mouse. I don't see any pilot head controls that connect to the rudder and in plane controls i have it set for q, e. I don't have a VR hooked up or pedals or a joystick just keyboard and mouse. Any help would be great thanks!

I was being returned to the opening screen when I tried to join a server, so I have cleared the Updater folders from IL2. The launcher screen verified the files and when I press play I get a little box . I haven't used VR for 6 or 7 months, am unable to at present. Can someone tell me what this is and how to solve it.  Meta Quest software have a driver update but I don't think that will solve the problem. I would put this on IL2 Forum, but from tomorrow no one will be able to write any reply! I have placed it there anyway.

It said:-

Open Composite Error - Info in Log
Open XR Call failed , aborting

C:/projects\openovr\DrvOpenXR\DrvOpenXR.cpp:83CreateSystemID

Errorcode:XR_ERROR_FORM_FACTOR_UNAVAILABLE

xrGetSystem(xr_instance, &systeminfo, &xr_system)

I've been playing the IL2 series since Birds of Prey on the PSP. BoP was my first ever WWII game, and I feel in love with it. To this day it holds a special place in my heart. Once I got a gaming PC, I picked up IL2 Great Battles and IL2 1946. I have all modules for IL2 GB except for some collectors planes. I got a full HOTAS setup because of how much I enjoyed IL2 GB [even though i suck at it lol]. When I heard about IL2 Korea, I was ecstatic. It's the most excited I've ever been about a game release. I plan on preordering it soon.

I'm curious to hear other people's thoughts on the series! Will Korea boost the series to new heights?

Ad Astra will have a Raid on Dieppe Multiplayer event this weekend, recreating the events of the morning of 19 August 1942. Typhoon, Spitfire V, Hurricanes, A-20s, B-26s vs Fw 190 A-3, Bf 109 F/G, and Ju-88. There should be people to fly with on the Ad Astra discord. Most of the information you may need is on this slideshow:

I dont know how many people look at this sub or play multiplayer, but I hope to see some people there!

I'm examining flight manual for IL-2 and saw that I should not use pedals for aiming. Why?

I can't hit anything. Just for training purposes I tried to hit stationary tanks as kamikaze, but was only able to do so using pedals. Otherwise aiming is extremely challenging. I don't know how to aim without pedals, and why.

Hi, I have an x-56 stick and throttle which I use to able to use fine on IL2. I recently wanted to try out the new flying circus so down loaded the game again and although the game recognises my stick and lets me do the key binding, when I sit in the bird nothing or something random happens. Like the throttle will be moving the joy stick and the mixture wheel will be doing the throttle.

Is it me being a moron or is something else awry?

I'm sick of their Dev blogs that talk about how the trucks on the ground are simulated or the sparks of the exhaust gas. I want to know if we will get a real dynamic campaign with all the bells and whistles or improved AI. Not the shallow barebones crap we have in GB. But whenever I ask for updates on these things I never get a reply on their sub or YouTube channel.

I sincerely hope we get Dev blogs on massive improvements to the career mode and AI of friendly and enemy planes. But I think we will see dev blogs about how your pilot can use a pee bladder in flight before that..

I would love to play a long Campaign as the italians, so i wonder if there is a mod that can enable a Campaign in Cliffs of Dover or Tobruk

Is there any way to improve il-2 sturmovik GB vr performance? In DCS my lifesaver is SSW or ASW (whatever it's called), there is almost no difference in flying, but I have to have only 36 fps (I have 72hz set on my quest 3) to fly without any screen tearing or anything, just as smooth as I would have 72 fps (when my fps drop at least by one below 72 (without ASW) or 36 (with ASW) - I have screen tearing, I don't know if it's normal and everyone has it).

In IL-2 GB sadly ASW doesn't work that way and even when I have that 36 fps, I have screen tearing, so I have to play without ASW and I need to have stable 72 fps to play smoothly. Sometimes it drops below that amount of fps and I have screen tearing, I can survive that but I would like to have smooth expirience all the time. Here are my specs: rtx 5060 ti 12gb, I5-12600KF, 32gb of ram. Here are my current settings:

So my laptop has died a few weeks ago, it has gotten repaird and all. I installed everything, few days after I start downloading il2 and I download it, I enter the app and it's asking me to sign in, I sign in and I have nothing. I literally can't play the game I literally have 0 DLC (I had like 7) including the battle for Stalingrad, I try Playing anything and every plane is locked and I got 0 missions. Can someone help?

Just released a massive overhaul for stock IL2 - 1946 DCG campaigns.

Link:

If you love FULLY Dynamic campaigns, Bombers, Fighters, Historical Accuracy, Realism. Then this is for you.

Is it possible to play the game with a PS-4 controller? If yes, how do I do it?

Does it have a new engine / better graphics / new gameplay features not available in the Great Battles series?

Trying to find out if the game will be built as a next-gen game or a re-skin of the engines in Great Battles series with some new features.

I'm new to IL2, was eager to pick up where I left off 10+ years ago on rise of flight now that I have vr, however every sortie and dogfight, I find the ai somewhat "selfish", allies cutting me off during a chase wrecking me, or sending tracers through and over my wings to hit the target infront of me

I have yet to encounter collisions enroute, however dogfighting is always a coinflip of whether or not I survive.

I keep my head on a swivel for my allies, but it's not enough. I recently got wrecked, circling a dogfight (not engaging as I was hesitant from past traumas) as an ally dove through me to ambush the target.. I'm getting flashbacks everytime I think about engaging.

Is this normal? Or is pwcg messing with ai? Or is it just an issue of IL2 ai?

I’m playing IL-2 1946 (BAT 4.3 environment) and have both a VKB Gladiator and a STECS MK2 connected, but IL-2 doesn’t recognize the Gladiator. If I unplug the STECS, the Gladiator is recognized. I thought the issue might be caused by having too many USB devices connected, so I unplugged my VR headset from the PC, but the Gladiator still isn’t recognized. I also asked about this on SAS, but couldn’t find a solution and I’m really stuck. Please help me.

See the video on Twitch for the 1v1 matchups. This recording was on Beluga (sp) multiplayer dogfight server, and is a 1v1 only between a smart 109 driver (leverages speed, vertical, and rudder kicks) against a spit v5b leveraging boost, prop and rudder, but still outmatched against the 109. Every fight for the spit against the 109 was a loss.

The first match-up actually had Spit with advantage due to 109 engaging in slow horizontal turn circles with the spit. However, poor spit gunnery was key to the loss along with 109 leveling out plane to minimize exposed surfaces when in the gunsights of the spit. Eventually, moved to vertical and 109 caught advantage with some hits on Spit as well as a spit cooked engine.

Follow-on fights were all wins for the 109 as the pilot avoided horizontal turns and leveraged the vertical.

I have tried every fix that I can/can find short of buying it on GOG. I truthfully CANNOT find a way to make Il2 1946 run. Personally I have no real idea what the resolution of my screen is, so I have been unable to fix the config.ini file, but everything else hasn't worked. I "start" the game, it says I'm playing it, then it closes a few seconds later.

I tried the DEP, I tried running as admin, I tried installing it everywhere I could. How the hell is there no real fix.

Edit: Bought the game(a second goddamn time)on GOG. Doesn't work either. I give up on this game unless someone has some advice.

Hello, I was thinking of getting a Quest 3 to get into VR, and I was wondering if there are any recommended/must have accessories that people recommend for VR, such as a better head strap, longer charging cable etc. Any advice is appreciated!