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Il-2 1946 includes all of the original IL-2 series content: IL-2 Sturmovik™: Forgotten Battles, Ace Expansion Pack, Pacific Fighters™ and alternate histry campaigns of year 1946. What was years ago began as a one-aircraft study sim is now an astonishing anthology, with a whopping 229 flyable aircraft and over 300 aircraft total!
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is a simulation, flight and world war ii game
developed by 1C: Maddox Games
and published by Fulqrum Publishing.
Released on June 13th 2008 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 2 languages: English and Russian.
It has received 2,656 reviews of which 2,337 were positive and 319 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.63€ on K4G.
The Steam community has classified IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 into these genres:
Simulation
Flight
World War II
Military
Historical
Realistic
Multiplayer
TrackIR
Action
Classic
Singleplayer
VR
War
Moddable
Open World
Sandbox
Cold War
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946:
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Windows
- OS *: Windows® XP/2000 (only)
- Processor: Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™ 1 GHz (Pentium 4 2.4 GHz recommended)
- Memory: 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
- Graphics: DirectX® 9 compliant with 64 MB RAM (128 recommended)(see supported list*)
- DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 or higher
- Sound: DirectX 9 compliant
- Hard Drive: 1.1+ GB
- Multiplay: Broadband Internet connection
- * Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: ATI® Radeon™ 7000/8000/9000/X families, NVIDIA® GeForce™ 256/2/3/4/FX/6 families, Matrox Parhelia™, Intel® GMA 925X/915P/915G chipsets
- (Laptop models of these cards not fully supported.)
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Old Is Gold The first thing that surprised me is how immensely satisfying the flying and physics still feel, especially considering how old this game is. The aircraft have weight, momentum, and character. Flying feels like you're actually controlling a machine rather than just moving a camera around the sky. Dogfights, takeoffs, landings, and simply getting a feel for an aircraft can be incredibly rewarding. there's the ABSURD amount of mods and content With the right mods, you can basically turn this game into a massive aviation museum and simulator. You can have WWII aircraft from different eras and nations, old propeller planes, early jets, modern jets, and practically everything in between. The BAT mod in particular is absolutely insane in terms of the amount of content it adds. Just be warned: if you're the type of person who wants everything, clear at least 100 GB of storage. the graphics The graphics are very dated. however, there's a solution! The game uses the ancient DirectX 8 rendering API, which naturally doesn't have many of the graphical capabilities we have today. You can modernize the rendering by using dgVoodoo2 to translate the old DirectX 8 rendering into DirectX 11. There are plenty of YouTube tutorials showing how to set it up. Watch a few and you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. Once you've got DirectX 11 working, you can go even further with ReShade. You can add some surprisingly modern effects, including: -- MXAO (ambient occlusion) -- SSR (Screen Space Reflections) And plenty of other effects for improving lighting, depth, and overall image quality. The result can be shockingly good for a game this old. I've posted a few screenshots below so you can see the difference for yourself. This also works for Wings For Europe. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3784088524 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3784090712 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3655736023 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3656534400 So don't let the graphics put you off. With a little bit of tweaking, 1946 can look far better than you'd expect, while still retaining that fantastic flight model and enormous amount of content. It's an old game, but that's exactly why I love it.
This game is to this day the best flight simulator on the market. Vanilla game itself offers hundreds of flyable planes from WW2, including some prototypes altogether with scenarios of war lasting to 1946, giving you opportunity to fly early jet planes of both Axis and Allies/Comintern. Flight models aswell as technical details of all the planes were greatly researched, giving you accurate depiction of its limits and the difficulty of maneuveres. Dozen of dynamic and story campaigns with great briefing story telling to involve the player, giving you feeling of accomplishment. Though vanilla is great, I strongly suggest modding the game. You can pretty much fly any plane you can think of, from WW1 right to the Modern era. Not only that, you can download hundreds of scenario packs and mission campagins to your liking. Iran-Iraq War? No problem. Spain Civil War Condor Legion? No Problem. Six-Day War? No problem. You can find pretty much anything online. I strongly suggest this game to any flight enthusiasist and speaking from experience, no joystick is required. It is easier, but you can easily play this on keyboard, though make sure you have enough keys to keybind everything. 10/10
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Frequently Asked Questions
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.
Yes, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 received 2,337 positive votes out of a total of 2,656 achieving a rating of 8.45.
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IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 was developed by 1C: Maddox Games and published by Fulqrum Publishing.
Yes, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is not playable on MacOS.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is not playable on Linux.
Yes, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 does not support VR.
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 does not currently offer any DLC.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.
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