Current WW1 Flight Sims for PC

Hello everyone,

It's been a while since ive posted anything to the forum. So here goes.

What are the best WW1 flight sims to get? Where can I buy them? I am looking for something that moves well, is as new as possible in terms of graphics, game-play etc.. Any suggestions?!!?


Thanks for any suggestions!

JoGunn,

Thanks for the re-ply, Had been reading similar posts about RB 3-d and the "Full Canvas Jacket" upate/patch. Any reccomendations there?

thanks again..

dtenney

Dear DT,
I was familiar with "Full Canvas Jacket" in its original (beta?) form, "The Promised Land"-- it was spectacular even then!

For example, the Pfalz D.3s were so beautiful to look at-- they always appeared in pairs, for some reason-- that it was nothing less than a damn shame shooting them down! (Oh, the light reflecting off of those white-silver wings&#33

I know that it's probably a long shot, but don't EVER understimate the original RED BARON; a long shot, that is, in acquiring the very first version (entitled "1.0", oddly enough), with its stunning 4-color graphics!

The game is still a helluva lot of fun to play-- and where else can you sit down and have a whole "career" spanning one year (1918) in little more than one hour?

But it's the AI of that first version that still strikes me-- dangerous anti-aircraft when you flew over enemy towns (dangerous because it be effective enough to shoot you down), enemy aircraft that hid in the clouds above you waiting to pounce, engaging one flight of hostiles when a second flight comes along (and I don't mean the escort&#33, or-- it happened just once but still I wake with a cold sweat-- your flight of SE-5As being trailed (read: stalked) by a flight of D-7s...

What I would like to do one day is take the AI of this version and somehow, someway combine it with the later "256-colors" versions; the best of all possible worlds!

BTW, I'm doing a small bit of research on one of Arizona's sons, Frank Luke, Jr.-- it's possible that I'll commission a painting by Russell Smith (Russell Smith-- remember that name&#33 entitled "Luke's Last Stand"...

Lastly, if you can't find this game or version of RED BARON, please contact me, and I'll send you the diskettes; all I ask for in return is a photo of you, in front of your monitor, playing the game, and wearing a 10-gallon hat: sound good to you?

Always the best,
Captain Lewis, the Belle Harbor Balloon Buster

[Rod_Filan]

Go to http://www.wingsofhonour.com/

It will give you a good overview of the top sims and links to their individual sites.

VBR
Rod

Rosbud *DoA*

[MikeW]

JoGunn,

Create a account

load the TW flight engine, download the mod and check us out. New terrain and planes are on the horizon.

OK, had a look, what Mod? The only Mods I can see are Target Korea and Target Raboul and they don't appear to actually be there anyway.

Target Flanders doesn't seem to exist.

How do you cancel the account? - Something else I can't find!!!

[MikeW]

JoGunn,

I'm a SW QA engineer by trade, so I tend to get very critical when downloads and installs etc don't work properly, are vague or ambiguous, or are inadequately documented - I'll give it another try later and report back.


Mike

[MikeW]

JoGunn,

well - I think I've been fair, and I have to say it's not for me!

[PeterL]

I can already hear the cries of heresy. My favourite WWI sim is still Combat Flight Simulator 2. Although it's basically a WW2 flight sim there are so many add ons available you can fight any period you fancy. WWI aircraft are very well served, suitable terrain less so but sufficient. Campaigns are a little thin on the ground but mindless violence is all I ask of a sim. And the mission builder allows missions invoving multiple targets of differing types to be devised.

As yet I have seen no OT downloads for CFS3 on the net, when I do I shall rush out and buy that too. But if you back me into a corner, grab me by the throat and absolutely insist I choose a WWI specific sim, it would be Flyng Corps. It's just nicer to look at than even a WFP enhanced RB2/3

[MikeW]

Peter,

I'm with you on both of those favourites - for some strange (not made here) reason Flying Corps never caught on in the "big market" and so Rowan never got round to doing a proper Windows version.

CFS2 - loved it - its a bugger landing a camel on that carrier though


Mike

I'm getting a 'Navigation error' when I try to get to targetware, anyone else?