Best Modern Air Combat Sim(s)?

[GregBurch]

I'm looking for recommendations for what's good in the current generation of modern military flight sims. Factors I'm interested in are:

-- flight realism
-- large number of aircraft types
-- combat realism
-- graphics
-- ability to do addons (if such a thing exists)

I haven't even seen what a state-of-the-art PC combat flight sim looks like in many years, so I'm sure there's some really good stuff out there by now.

 

[SiberianTiger]

Please try LockOn: http://lockon.co.uk/

 

[Andy44]

I miss the good old days of the 1990s when you could walk into a software store and see walls of PC flight sims. I guess they don't make enough money to me mass distributed like that anymore. Everything is game consoles, now.

 

[Urwumpe]

Please try LockOn: http://lockon.co.uk/

seconded... i still wait for the successor.

 

[ar81]

Falcon 4.0 + FreeFalcon patches

See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_4.0
http://www.freefalcon.com/index.php?page=downloads

Features description
http://www.freefalcon.com/index.php?page=features

 

[SiberianTiger]

seconded... i still wait for the successor.

Looks like one has been released on October, 17, but so far it only incorporates Ka-50:

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/index.php?lang=en

 

[Urwumpe]

Looks like one has been released on October, 17, but so far it only incorporates Ka-50:

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/index.php?lang=en

Wow, must have missed it on my last scan of their homepage.

Do they already have a German publisher?

 

[SiberianTiger]

Do they already have a German publisher?

Dunno anything else. Please search through their forum.

 

[Urwumpe]

Dunno anything else. Please search through their forum.

Already did this, looks like there is one.

 

[doggie015]

I'm looking for recommendations for what's good in the current generation of modern military flight sims. Factors I'm interested in are:

-- flight realism
-- large number of aircraft types
-- combat realism
-- graphics
-- ability to do addons (if such a thing exists)

I haven't even seen what a state-of-the-art PC combat flight sim looks like in many years, so I'm sure there's some really good stuff out there by now.

There is one that does well on all fronts except graphics located here
http://homepage3.nifty.com/ysflight/fromauthor/e2008.html
It has missiles (Heat-seeking), Rockets, Guns, Bombs (250 and 500 pound) and more aircraft out of the box then you can poke a stick at. Even more (some hi-res) aircraft, bases and weapons available through addon pacls

 

[BHawthorne]

FighterOps is still in development, but they follow most of the current simulator developments of other upcoming combat sims too in thier forum. It's an interesting forum to read on a routine basis. www.fighterops.com

 

[unknown_orbiter]

Aw damn just a while ago I had an AMAZING WW2 combat sim on my comp. IT had online multiplayer. Tanks + Fighters + Bombers + Boats. You could organize your own bombing missions and recruit bombers and fighters to defend you. IT was like a neverending battle cuz the point of it is to capture all of the enemies bases (there are like 100 for each map XD). FORGOT THE NAME!!! >:/

 

[ar81]

Falklands war from Argentine side
http://www.thunder-works.com/

 

[Urwumpe]

Sounds a bit like Battlefield 1942.

 

[to be]

Wow, must have missed it on my last scan of their homepage.

Do they already have a German publisher?

At the moment only the russian version has been released. Due to some issues (it was cracked very quickly) they are delaying the international release until they can resolve that issue.

 

[MJR]

Please try LockOn: http://lockon.co.uk/

I would recommend it as well. It is realistic, it has a large number of aircraft, and it is enjoyable.

 

[Arrowstar]

Falcon 4.0 is a fantastic piece of software that I highly recommend. My only displeasure with it is that you can't fly anything else out of the box other than the Falcon aircraft. Still, not a big deal.

 

[Moonwalker]

I recommend Falcon 4.0 together with the free extension: "OpenFalcon 4.5", which is the most complex F16 simulation you can get. It simulates almost the whole aircraft and combat systems and has a great virtual cockpit and ground environment as well as flight environment. Together with TrackIR and the hotas cougar flight stick & lever, makes it an amazing experience.

[ame="http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=9iGb-dfiIhU&feature=related"]YouTube - Open Falcon 4.5 Gun Camera Film[/ame]

 

[Bj]

Anyone try Flanker 2.0? (yea I know its dated, but its latest one I have)

Its pretty nice except you can only fly the Mig 29 or the Flanker 27 / 37

 

[garyw]

Hmm. I've got Lockon but couldn't get into it... I think I need to give it another go!