Complete IL2 Great Battles Quickstart Guide

Описание: This tutorial guides you through the different IL2 Sturmovik Great Battes by ‪@il2_sturmovik‬ editions, which one to buy, what the differences are, hardware requirements and settings, gear you need or rather: you don't need, basic control configuration, graphics settings and how planes function generally. No prior knowledge necessary.


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Controller bindings:
Left thumbstick: elevator + ailerons
Right thumbstick: camera controls
Triggers: rudder
RB / LB: throttle Up/Down
A: fire guns
B: release bombs
Y: fire rockets
X: map
Start: pause
Select: gear up/down
D-Pad Up: flaps up
D-Pad Down: flaps down
D-Pad Right: right wheel brake
D-Pad Left: left wheel brake

You may have to turn on "rudder assist" and/or "simplified physics"

00:00 Why IL2 is awesome
01:01 Editions overview / what to buy
03:03 Which edition to start with?
03:45 Required gear
05:00 Quick mission builder
05:12 Pilot career
06:51 Campaigns and missions
07:10 Main game settings
08:01 Graphics settings
08:24 Camera settings
08:45 Aviation basics
09:52 Axes to bind
10:05 Engine management
10:32 Best plane to start with