Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3

I'm thinking about picking up a copy of MCFS3, even though it seems that
this "sim" has a love or hate relationship with everyone that played it.

I've read a few reviews and got a picture of the limitations with it. I'm
expecting it to be more of an arcadey video game than sim, so I definetly
wouldn't want a feature comparison between it and FS9.

Question for anyone that has both FS9 and MCFS: How does MCFS compare,
hardware wise, to FS9. Is it more or less hardware hungry than FS9? Should
more or less frames per second be expected with MCFS as compared to FS9?

Thanks!

Too add to my own post, "IL2" (along with "Forgotten Battles") looks very
tempting.

Reviews consistantly rate it higher than MCFS..

its been awhile since I played it, but I think its comparable in the
hardware needs. maybe a slight bit better, but not much if I remember right.

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Dave M
Etna, Maine USA
Radeon 9800Pro 256mb
P4 2.8 oc to 3.1


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> its been awhile since I played it, but I think its comparable in the
right.

Thanks. The eye candy in the screenshots look pretty, especially the
aircraft damage.

I think I'm going to pass up MCFS3 for now though. I've decided to go with
"IL-2: Forgotten Battles".

Reviews seem to consistantly rate it higher than MCSF3, plus it would hard
to go wrong with it since it's only $20.

I've been in the mood for good 'ol PC WW2 dog-fighting and bombing, even if
it's arcadey. :^)

Eric wrote:


I have the first version of IL-2 and like it a lot. Was gonna buy
Forgotten Battles but found this news group first and haven't flown much
of anything other than FS2002.

I have read that Forgotten Battles is even better than the original
though, worth every penny of the $20.00 I would think.

If you would, I would be interested about how you feel about the Sim
once you've flown it a little.


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Take care

boB

Flying FS2002 in Texas
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Bob, Gabriella, Kuma, Chica, Balto, Blitz, Gussie, Costa and Tiger
Kempner, Central Texas
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Not a problem at all. :-)

I plan on picking up a copy tomorrow on the way home from work.

I picked up a copy of "IL-2: Forgotten Battles" on the way home from work
today.

Unfortunetly, I haven't had the time to get more than about an hour in with
it yet, but I can give you my first impressions.

Forgive me if a lot of this sounds to be parallel with "IL2", as I never
played that game. I don't know what the differences between "IL2" and "IL2:
Forgotten Battles" entail.

I'm impressed! Its a LOT of fun, at least once you are actually in the air
and fighting! The aircraft have a very good "feel" to them while flying,
even though they are no where near as forgiving as the WW2 planes I've flown
with FS9! The planes are much more prone to stalling. (Not a negative
point for me, but actually a postive one.)

I always set new games to the hardest levels when I first get them. Based
upon that, I then scale the difficulty back as need be. With IL2, I was
scaling back the difficulty very quickly! This game is simply challenging!
While in an engagement, if you aren't constantly scanning the horizon all
around you, you are quickly knocked down! Definetly 95 percent of this game
involves what is happening outside of the cockpit, not in it. The manual
makes it clear that your main priority should be to stay aggressive -- such
as while in an engagement and you need to bleed speed, do absolutetly
everything necessary -- including dropping your gear.

I really like the 3D cockpits, more so even than the WW2 planes I've flown
with FS9. I also really like the way the mouse (or hat button) is used to
scroll your view and zoom.

I definetly see many hours of enjoyment coming from "IL2: Forgotten
Battles". Course, there are no where near as many options as with FS9, but
its simply fun to play. I'm impressed with the graphics, especially at low
levels. While there are not as much objects on the ground, the detail of
objects on the ground seems to even surpass FS9. I'm also very impressed
with how smooth everything remains once it is loaded. I've experienced no
frame stuttering that I sometimes see with FS9, especially flying into an
airport in a big city.

Load times are on par with FS9. The menu architecture leaves a little to be
desired. Its pretty simple and, at first, it didn't seem to be centered
around intuition. Eventually got a grip on it though. The menu music is
absolutetly annoying though! I guess it is supposed to come across as being
militaristic, but I find it sound more like carnival music. (Thats too
minor for a complaint though.)

By far, this is the best $20 game I've bought in a long time!

-Eric

Eric wrote:




Post some screenshots.. (not here though)


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Take care

boB

Flying FS2002 in Texas
__________________________________________________ ________________________
Bob, Gabriella, Kuma, Chica, Balto, Blitz, Gussie, Costa and Tiger
Kempner, Central Texas
__________________________________________________ _______________________