How transferable would my knowledge from Combat Mission be? Graviteam Tactics Mius Front looks really intimidating, with the operational layer, and the alien UI. But I've seen many war games fans praising it sky high.
I'm considering getting one of these games to get my tank sim fixed. I've done my research and I know that they are both about different eras. From what I've gathered, here are the pros and cons of either.
Steel Fury
- With the STA mod, you get a lot of vehicles to play with
- very cheap price
- With its age, its very hard to get it running. Takes a lot of effort to install the mods.
Steel Armor
- Has campaigns that are rarely covered in other games.
- newer, so better graphics and better UI (subjective, most people think the UI still sucks)
- Only 2 playable tanks, but they are very well modeled.
- more expensive, but cheaper than modern games.
Did I miss out on anything? Which would you recommend? Does Steel Armor have a STA equivalent mod that allows you to play more vehicles?
I am looking for something to fill the void while I wait for Tank Squad to get fixed, and GHPC to get its next update.
Cheers.
This has been an issue for me for some time. Whenever I am meditating, I get startled really easily by loud or sudden noises, and living in the city, this is usually unavoidable. Furthermore, I usually have to set an alarm when meditating, and when my alarm vibrates, that would often startle me too.
I feel that when I get so absorbed into the meditation, anything sudden would jolt me out of that frame of mind, and it is extremely unpleasant and as a result, this would also make me feel less relaxed towards the tail end of my session because I anticipate the alarm coming.
Do any of you have any similar issues and if so, how did you cope?
Thank you.
I find that the best time for meditation for me would be in the morning, after a light breakfast and some coffee. On many dyas (not everyday), I feel that I am able to relax well, focus well, and get that occasional blissful feeling.
On the other hand, if I try to meditate in the evenings, especially after a day of work, I find it really difficult to get into the right state of mind. I feel like I have to go do my stuff after 5-10 minutes of sitting.
May I know why this is so, and if there are any tips to work with my state of mind at the end of the day?
Thank you.
Hey there,
I know that Kyrgyzstan is majority Sunni Muslim, and adherence to the religion varies among individuals. However, I am curious if folk religion and Shamnistic practices still persists in some parts of the country, or if any local traditional practices still persists among certain communities.
I noticed for example that many households would leave a bundle of Birch leaves near the doorway. I wonder what the purpose of it is.
Thanks in advance.
I'm relatively new to the game. It seems that the most straightforward way to play conquest is to tech up your tanks, use low tier infantry to spot and recon for your armour.
I'm almost done with my second conquest now (first with Germans, now with Soviets), and I am thinking of doing an infantry focused campaign as I want to try out the higher tier infantry.
I don't mind having some tanks. After all it is realistic that tanks are often attached to infantry divisions. However, not having a significant investment in the tanks tree will make these tanks obsolete very soon.
So some questions. Firstly which faction is this most viable for this? I know all factions are viable if you're good enough, but which is easiest for this?
Secondly, which map set is best for this? Having played the eastern front maps, I have noticed that many of them are wide open spaces that seem most suitable for tanks. I would imagine using infantry on these maps will be challenging. Are the Western front maps better for infantry?
I know I need some form of anti armour. How viable is using AT guns for AT? They aren't very mobile, so getting a flank shot for them, esp on offence, will be challenging. Are the higher tier AT guns good at destroying enemy tanks from the front?
How good are panzerfausts and bazookas in this game? I haven't had the chance to try them out yet.
Thanks in advance.
A while ago I posted asking for tips on how to play the Soviets. This is my second DC. Somehow I'm just not getting it. I have won most of the battles, having only lost one, but even in the battles that I've won, I take massive casualties. I am confident I'll eventually complete it, but I feel like I'm missing out on something here.
This is so unlike my German DC where I won everything quite easily, perhaps until the last battle.
I have found that I lose a lot of vehicles. I'm not sure if I'm catching up with the tech. I have decided to tech up to heavy tanks, but while the KV1 is good, it cannot reliably penetrate the Panzer IVs and Stug IIIs very well. What happens is in a prolonged duel, my tanks get tracked, or the crew eventually dies. I have tried to flank, and it works, but there's also risks involved, and if it fails, it fails terribly. Furthermore, the jump to KV1 for example takes up a ton of research points, and same thing with IS1.
This is unlike my German campaign where even my Panzer 38 was relevant till the last mission. The German campaign felt like a power fantasy in comparison.
I have found that for my Soviet campaign, I am using my artillery as a crutch. I got the 107mm gun which felt good enough that I don't feel the need to get the 120mm. I need all the research points I can get.
For infantry, I stopped researching past riflemen with LMGs.
I just got the KV 85s now. Hopefully it gets better, but I feel like I'm missing some fundamentals to struggle this much with the DC.
I'm new to the game. Just got it a week ago. Finished the tutorial and the first 3 missions of the German campaign. They were alright.
Then I dived into Dynamic Conquest and my first German conquest at medium difficulty. It wasn't that difficult. I went into heavy guns (88mm, big tanks, big guns), blasted everything in my way for the win.
Now I decided to try out playing the USSR and it was harder than I thought. For the first time I have to worry about AT rifles! Obviously its got a different play style that I need to get used to. But how should I go about it? I've tried to do the heavy tanks line, but the first couple of tanks are really fragile!
Any tips will be appreciated. Cheers.
Hey all,
I know GHPC has a subreddit, but I thought I would ask here for a more neutral perspective. From what I've seen, it is a great game. But still in early access. I'll likely get it eventually because I love tanks and there aren't many tank sims out in the market.
That being said, I understand that it is still in EA and a bit rough in some parts, although very playable. Here is my dilemma.
If I were to get it now, I'm not sure if I would regret playing it in its early stage, before its fully developed, and miss out on experiencing it for the first time in its full glory. After all, a large part of the game are its set piece missions. I had this same issue with Sea Power, where I played it pretty early on before a lot of the tweaks and development, and as much as I love Sea Power, I found that it spoiled some of the experience.
Would appreciate your input. Thanks in advance.
I have noticed that the research paths are divided into broad, then narrow themes.
So infantry, then recon/special forces, or perhaps engineers and pioneers instead. Or armour, then armoured car or heavy tanks etc.
I am wondering, if I want to LARP a certain theme, like paratroopers, or special forces, with of cos a few supporting units from armour or artillery, is it viable?
I'm an exclusively single player player and I've got this game for a few weeks now and love it. So far I've played Stalingrad and Kuban and I have very little problems with the BF109. I am also okay with the Yak 7, Yak 1, and Lagg3 in that order.
I tried to play the P39, and I know from searching on Google, that many people have issues with the plane. But I really want to get decent at it. I loved its historical significance, how it looks, and the firepower it has. And while I find it annoying that it uses American for its units (I'm just joking), I'm getting used to it.
So here are my main issues with the P39. Firstly the engine placement. Its at the back. And as soon as I get a bandit on my tail, my sortie is probably over. I know the other planes can't take that many hits too, but what compounds the issue is the P39's maneuverability. I can't do any maneuvers to get the bandits off my 6. I can't turn like the Yak because it bleeds too much energy. I can't climb like the BF109. That only leaves me to dive and extend. And I better do it fast.
Also, it seems that marksmanship is really important with the P39. And I'm terrible with my gunnery. I have realised that I Have one, at most two attempts at shooting down the enemy before I better get the hell out of the battlefield, because I have probably lost some energy diving for the enemy, and I'm not going to regain my altitude anytime soon.
The engine isn't really an issue for me IMO, esp with the modded engine. But one question. If I were to increase to military power or WEP, should I increase my RPM first, or my throttle first?
Thanks and cheers.
I had great memories of SPWAW. But I played it when I was really young, and looking back at it now through YouTube videos, I understand that the interface doesn't really live up to modern standards, especially in larger battles, where it get feel clunky and turns may take forever with the frequent stoppages.
Is there any modern equivalent of something similar that is more streamlined for the modern audience? I'm a fan of Combat Mission FWIW. I don't mind 2D graphics, but I would prefer sprites to represent my units rather than NATO symbols.
Hey, this has been driving me crazy. It seems that level flight is impossible for me when I fly the BF109. For some reason, it keeps rolling to the left. Initially I thought that it was an issue with my joystick. But then after having played the Yak1, Yak7, P39 and the Lagg3, It seems to be an exclusively BF109 issue.
I can't figure out what's going on, or if there's any sensitivity setting that I should change. Is this the way its supposed to be? Is there any way to correct it?
Thanks!
I play single player and I like Russian planes. So people say to use the Yak 1 as a beginner plane. but unless I’m fighting a German fighter that’s distracted with something else, there’s no way I can beat it in a dog fight, especially if it’s 1v1.
it’s supposedly a turn fighter but I can’t seem to turn very much faster than the bf109 f4 or g2. perhaps my rolling angle is suboptimal?
I can’t do the fancy aerobatics very well like the bf109 can. I just did a German campaign with the bf109 f4 and g2 and it was so much easier and survivable. at least till towards the end. when I play the yak1 I can barely survive past phase 2.
ihave searched for all the old threads but I just can’t seem to make the yak1 work.
It seems rather inconsistent. Twice today in Career mode, I shot down a plane and saw parts of it break away, and subsequently a fireball on the ground, and I was not credited any kill. My pilot even radioed in that he destroyed his target.
Then a few times I shot just the radiator of an enemy plane, and 5 minutes later, I get credited a kill.
What's the criteria of a kill in this game?
I am new to the series. I just bought IL2 BOS a few days ago, and I'm starting out with the Yak 1 ser. 69. I find that I am unable to change RPM. To be sure, I made sure that that particular key is bound to the RPM control command (I can't remember the exact name). But I've pressed it many times, and I don't get the indicator that anything has changed.
Would someone be able to help me out with this? Thanks!
edit: it works now. It’s an issue with the encoders on my stick.
Even with no intention of using them? I feel that even at a low ELO of 500 in Blitz, so many of my opponents are doing gambits, that I only realise much later on after some research, and I very often walk into them like how a cowboy walks his horse.
Forgive me if this is in the beginner's guide. I read it some time back, and browsed through it again today, but I can't recall an answer to this.
When does contemplation come in? I understand that contemplation is separate from meditation.
Thanks.
So I'm finally on to Black Myth Wukong after looking forward to it for the longest time. I am Chinese, and grew up with Journey to the West, so that's where I'm coming from. I finally have a computer that's beefy enough to run it with good settings. And... I'm feeling a little underwhelmed.
I'm at Chapter 2, so no spoilers please. And I may be wrong because I'm early in the game.
Now, its not a bad game by any means. The graphics are great (although quite unoptimised, I blame ray tracing). And some occasional micro stutters which are annoying, even though I'm using DLSS and Frame Gen on a 5080. Its odd giving that this was Nvidia's poster boy.
The story so far is great, and I love the very deep lore that the developers have bothered to include into the game that ties in with the original story. Its quite obvious that its a work of passion.
Gameplay though is alright. It is by no means bad. Combat feels fun, the bosses have great design and some of them are quite challenging. I took 5 tries on stone vanguard for example. But there are other's where I took 1 try. Not a big deal.
The map design though, is where the game really suffers IMO. Lots of invisible walls everywhere, so using the map to navigate is crucial. This is where it loses out to its betters like Wuchang. And even though Lies of P was linear, at least the visuals reflect that.
So far, pretty mixed feelings with the game. I like it, but I'm not in love with it. Which is a little bit of a disappointment, but also quite unfair to the game as I started on it with a lot of hype.
I know this sub gets tons of questions on what to buy every time there's a sale. I see lots of threads during my research on Google. So I'm sorry for yet another question.
So for some context, I am coming from MSFS 2020. That's the first and only flight sim I've played, so I am relatively new to the genre. I did play the first IL2 very casually. I know flying a WW2 plane in a warzone is a lot harder.
I am also an exclusively single player player.
Now, I am roughly familiar with the basics of the planes, but not with the variants, so I am not too particular about which plane I want to fly. But I want to fly a FW190.
I know that the base game, Battle of Stalingrad, doesn't have a FW190 unless you get the premium version or buy the premium plane. I have checked the website, and it is much cheaper on Steam, which does not have the premium version, but it has a discounted bundle.
I was thinking, with the price of the bundle, or the price of topping up for a single premium plane, I can spend a few more dollars to get yet another Battle of X that contains a FW190. It might be more worth it.
So with that said, which Battle of X should I get on top of Battle of Stalingrad? Specifically, which has the best value and also have the FW190? I do enjoy a good looking map, coming from MSFS lol. Having lots of user made campaigns and battles would be good. Having a scripted campaign included would be a good bonus too. And it would be good if any of the loadouts contain rockets. I remember having lots of fun with rockets in the very first IL2.
I might be wrong, but I'm thinking the Western Front might be preferable because it would introduce a greater variety of planes compared to more Yak and IL2 variants. I have also heard that Battle of Normandy frequently includes very long flights across the channel and that would be a minus point for me if I have to fly that for every mission.
Thanks in advance.