Shep has some fun with Wings over Europe

[MKSheppard]

Missile Away! Blast Shields Up!


Excellent! A new sun is born


Retract the launcher, I have another nuke ready if I need it...


MWHA.

[Vympel]

That's so not right.

[VF5SS]

Woah. Genie rockets for the win.

[Beowulf]

Woah. Genie rockets for the win.

Not Genie. Nuclear Falcon, which is actually guided.

[phongn]

MWHA.

Mushroom Mushroom

[Adrian Laguna]

Now there's a good argument against flying in formation.

[Uraniun235]

It would be awesome if the graphics engine could really do justice to the nuclear explosion. Not even the fireball so much as the lighting it would produce.

[MKSheppard]

This is my current WOE installed aircraft list; I've appended it where I can remember which is flyable and which isn't..

A-10A (Flyable)
A-1H (Flyable)
A-20G (Flyable)
A-26B (Flyable)
A-26C (Flyable)
A-4B (Flyable)
A-4C (Flyable)
A-4E (Flyable)
A-4F (Flyable)
A-5B (Flyable)
A-6A (Flyable)
A-6E TRAM (Flyable)
A-7A (Flyable)
A-7B (Flyable)
A-7D (Flyable)
A-7E (Flyable)
A6M2 (Flyable)
A6M5 (Flyable)
An-12
An-2 (Flyable)
Ar-234B (Flyable)
Ar-234BNJ (Flyable)
Ar-234C (Flyable)
AV-8A (Flyable)
B-17F (Flyable, but not really suited for this kind of game)
B-17G (Flyable, but not really suited for this kind of game)
B-24D (Flyable, but not really suited for this kind of game)
B-24J (Flyable, but not really suited for this kind of game)
B-25B (Flyable)
B-25H (Flyable)
B-25J (Flyable)
B-29 (Flyable, but not really suited for this kind of game)
B-29B (Flyable, but not really suited for this kind of game)
B-47E (Flyable, but not really suited for this kind of game)
B-52D (Flyable, but not really suited for this kind of game)
B-57A
B-57B
B-58A (Flyable)
B-66B
BeaufMk1
BeauMk10
Bf-110C (Flyable)
Bf-110E (Flyable)
Bf-110G (Flyable)
Blenheim Mk1
Blenheim Mk1F
Boomerang
Boston
BT2D (aka Skyraider) (Flyable)
C-130A
Canberra B2
CF-104 (Flyable)
CF-5A (Flyable)
D3A1 Val (Flyable)
dm-4a
Do-17Z
EF-4C
F-100D (Flyable)
F-104A (Flyable)
F-104B (Flyable)
F-104C (Flyable)
F-104C-10 (Flyable)
F-104D (Flyable)
F-104G (Flyable)
F-104S (Flyable)
F-105D (Flyable)
F-105D-25 (Flyable)
F-105D-31 (Flyable)
F-105F-1-Early (Flyable)
F-105F-1-Late (Flyable)
F-105G (Flyable)
F-106A (Flyable)
F-111A (Flyable)
F-111C (Flyable)
F-111D (Flyable)
F-111E (Flyable)
F-111F (Flyable)
F-111G (Flyable)
F-111K (Flyable)
F-14A (Flyable)
F-15A (Flyable)
F-16A-10 (Flyable)
F-16B-10 (Flyable)
F-19 (Flyable)
F-1C200
F-47N (Flyable)
F-4B (Flyable)
F-4C (Flyable)
F-4D (Flyable)
F-4E (Flyable)
F-4F (Flyable)
F-4FICE (Flyable)
F-4G (Flyable)
F-4J (Flyable)
F-4M (Flyable)
F-4N (Flyable)
F-51D (Flyable)
F-5A (Flyable)
F-5C (Flyable)
F-5E (Flyable)
F-84F (Flyable)
F-84G (Flyable)
F-86A (Flyable)
F-86D-45 (Flyable)
F-86E (Flyable)
F-86F-15 (Flyable)
F-86K (Flyable)
F-86K Late (Flyable)
F-86L (Flyable)
F-89C (Flyable)
F-8D (Flyable)
F-8E (Flyable)
F-94B Starfire (Flyable)
F-9J (Flyable)
F11F-1 (Flyable)
F2A (Flyable)
F2H-3 (Flyable)
F2H-4 (Flyable)
F3D (Flyable)
F4F-4 (Flyable)
F4U-1 (Flyable)
F4U-1D (Flyable)
F4U-7 (Flyable)
F6F-3 (Flyable)
F9F-5 (Flyable)
F9F-5P (Flyable)
FB-111A (Flyable)
FG2
FGMk1
FGRMk2
FJ-3M Fury (Flyable)
Lightning F.6 (Flyable)
FW190A-8 R2
G4M2
HarrierGR1
HarrierGR3
He 219A-7
He 111H4
He 111H6
Ho 229
Hs P75
Hs 129B2
Hs 129B3
Hunter F.6
Hunter FGA.9
Hurricane IIB
IAI Dagger (Flyable)
IAI Mirage CJ2 (Flyable)
IAI Nesher (Flyable)
IL-28 (Flyable)
Il-2M3M Sturmovik (Flyable)
J-35f
J8M
JaguarGR
Ju-188D2
Ju-88A4
Ju-88C4
Ju-88G6
Ki-100
Ki-45A
Ki-45C
Ki-46
Ki-48
Ki-61
L-29
La-7
Lancaster
Lightning F6
MD-450 Ouragan (Flyable)
Me-163 Komet (Flyable)
Me-262A (Flyable)
Me-262B (Flyable)
Meteor F3 (Flyable)
Meteor F8 (Flyable)
Mi-24
MiG-15bis (Flyable)
MiG-15UTI (Flyable)
MiG-17
MiG-17F
MiG-17PFU (Flyable)
MiG-19S
MiG-21F
MiG-21MF
MiG-21PF
MiG-21PFM
MiG-21PFV
MiG-23M
Mig-23ML (Flyable)
Mig-23MLD (Flyable)
Mig-23MS (Flyable)
MiG-25PD (Flyable)
MiG-27
MiG-29A (Flyable)
MiG-3 (Flyable)
Mirage IIIC (Flyable)
Mirage IIICJ (Flyable)
Mirage IIIE (Flyable)
O-1E
OV-10A Bronco (Flyable)
P-35A (Flyable)
P-36A (Flyable)
P-38H (Flyable)
P-39D (Flyable)
P-40E (Flyable)
P-43A (Flyable)
P-47D-25 (Flyable)
P-47N-15 (Flyable)
P-51B (Flyable)
P-51D-30 (Flyable)
P-55 (Flyable)
P-70A (Flyable)
P-70B (Flyable)
P-80 (Flyable)
P-82 (Flyable)
P-86 (Flyable)
PB4Y-1
Pe-2
RA-5C Vigilante (Flyable)
RB-57A
RB-66B
Reggiane 2000
Reggiane 2001
SBD Dauntless
Sea Fury
Sea Fury50
Sea Hawk FB.3 (Flyable)
Sea Hawk FB.5 (Flyable)
Sea Hawk FGA.6 (Flyable)
Sea Hurricane IIC (Flyable)
SM-79
Spitfire IIB (Flyable)
Spitfire VBL (Flyable)
Spitfire VBT (Flyable)
Spitfire 8C (Flyable)
Su-11 (Flyable)
Su-15A
Su-15F
Su-15TM
Su-17 (Flyable)
Su-7BM
Su-9A
Su-9B
Ta-183A
Ta-183B
Tarpon (Flyable)
TBF Avenger (Flyable)
Tempest II
Tempest V
TF-104G
Tornado F.3 (Flyable)
Tornado GR.1 (Flyable)
Tornado IDS (Flyable)
Tu-16
Tu-16A
Tu-22
Tu-4 PLAAF
Hawker Typhoon
ValiantB1
ValiantB2
Vampire
Venom
viggen
Vixen
Washington B1
Yak-15
Yak-25
Yak-25B
Yak-28P

[lPeregrine]

This is my current WOE installed aircraft list; I've appended it where I can remember which is flyable and which isn't..

*huge list*

Is that just from the game itself, or from mods? And free, high-quality mods? The product description said 15-ish, but that's a much more impressive list. Finally getting a game where I can fly the F-5/F-104 (most beautiful fighters ever) would make it worth picking that one up, I think.

[Icehawk]

Do you only get the air nukes playing the campaign or can you get them in just the custom quick missions as well.?

[Julhelm]

The nukes are part of the 3rd party weapons pack.

Oh, and nice to see you've got my F-19 in there as well.

[MKSheppard]

Is that just from the game itself, or from mods? And free, high-quality mods?

Mods. Lots of them, and yes, there are several high quality mods. This is what I like about the game, it may not be as good as IL-2 Sturmovik or LOMAC technically or graphically, but the entire game system is open for modders, we don't have to wait years for Maddox Games to finally be satisfied with the 3d cockpits, etc.

Not all mods are created equal, some simply reuse stock cockpits for already existing units; while other creators take the time to make the pits...

For example: the Su-15TM Addon, from the nice PDF manual that came with it:

[Vympel]

Wow. A fully realized Su-15TM FLAGON-E cockpit. If I see this game in a store, I'll get it.

I can't wait to shoot down my first Korean airliner ...

[MKSheppard]

Spent quite some time editing text files...why?

See? Sometime between SP3 and SP4 (the latest version for content for all third wire content), the standards for Soviet Weapon Pylons changed.

While previously

AttachmentPoint=WP

worked and gave you everything, that no longer works. now it's

AttachmentPoint=Soviet

Also, the people who do the Weapons Pack decided to change the names of everything...

Instead of weapon definitions being

TypeName=AA-2

We now have

TypeName=R-3S

So some editing was worth this



I still like DoD AA-x designations not funky Russian manufacturer designations!

[Vympel]

Pfft, Soviet/Russian designations are the best. Accurate, arcane, but with a bizarre kind of internal logic.

R-27R1 AAMs for the win!

[MKSheppard]

MiG-23M flown by me takes off.


MiG-23M flown by me scores a victory over a Luftwaffle F-4F over Germany.


Taiwanese F-84F taking off from Taiwan in 1958.


Israeli A-4 in 1973.


Luftwaffle F-84F in a Europe 1962 Campaign.

[The Dark]

Hate to say it, but the Taiwanese airplane isn't an F-84F. Thunderstreak had swept wings and no tip tanks. It's either an E or a G.

[Tasoth]

Does this game require a joystick for proper play?

[MKSheppard]

It's a flight simulator, so yes.

[Tasoth]

It's a flight simulator, so yes.

Hey, you play I-War 2 with a keyboard and mouse. It's not that odd of a question from my end....

[Uraniun235]

Hey, you play I-War 2 with a keyboard and mouse.

What? That's insanity.

[LaserRifleofDoom]

Huh? It's possible to fly with keyboard and mouse, but everything is better with a joystick.

While we're on the topic, does anybody know about pedals that aren't racing-style? Because it's hard to find pedals that aren't set up for driving games (left wide & right narrow). And I would only use pedals for flight sims anyway.

[Golan III]

CH rudder pedals and Saitek Pro Flight pedals come to mind. Both'll set you back about 150 bucks.

[ThatGuyFromThatPlace]

if you just want the rudder controls and aren't too concerned with realism A lot of Joystick/throttle set-ups have rudder controls ont he throttle handle.

[Golan III]

don't you mean the twist axis on the stick? My Micros0ft Sidewinder has that (but I don't think they make those anymore), and I know for a fact the Saitek ones out now do too.