hi blaze,
WOW, I guess you are one of the hardcore simmers eh ;).That is really interesting buddy. Its pretty kewl I guess when u make a transition from one sim to the other. You exactly know what u are missing, what is better etc. I did know that strike fighters was a sim that existed..but never bothered trying...you know what?? I think I will give it a shot..I think futureshop near my home has a copy in the bargain bin.;)..or maybe that is just some old novologic arcade ;) sim that I am mistaken about. ;) ..
Flanker 2 was the first sim that I got into...and then lomac. But nowadays for some reason, I am impressed by the life-like theatre missions of IL2. I especially love the ground crew and soldiers in that game....and this is the only thing missing from lomac :(....I do like lomac,..the graphics are definately great in it as well...especially at that specific time of the day in the evening which every movie maker here wants to use...;)...the best representation of sunset hours in any game. :) However, the world with its richness seems sterile. There are buildings..trains...trees that are not entirely functional...For instance...Colliding with trees in IL2 makes ur plane break up...and they acutally look a lot more 3d IMO. There is all the special effects you would imagine....dust from ground when flying low...wake from torpedoes and ships .
There is a big difference in the engines. Lomac has a lot more code for the complex radar, avionics and FM..but the biggest thing that bugs me is the fps drop when u r trying to have fun..:(..like just try the su-33 quickstart mission for instance...try using a cannon and shoot "inaccurately" ;) at a ship...the shots that fall in water make the fps drop sooo much. SImilarly...I am afraid to use gunpods on the tankovy...I know the moment I am on a attack run my already low 15 fps will drop to 5 or 3 making me crash.
My plea with all these graphic threads that I am making is for ED to consider adding richness in the world and NOT to bother by adding 100000 poly ground vehicle. I understand some of the models are by community members. But it seems like an imbalance here. One vehicle is uber high res, the other is like a square. same with aircraft. THis is where IL2 shines. The models are modest...level equivalent to the flanker we have. Yet, the world has soo much immersion. Now especially with the updates...the new water with SM 3.0 and it still retains its high fps in intense situations.
lol! well...I think I rambled enough. :p..lol! hope I am not on attack by "someone" ;)...I think the someone knows who he is ;). He was the one who gave me a bad rep for stating my OPINION.