From the team that brought you Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War comes a new, re-imagined Great War combat flight-simulator as part of the IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles series. Fly some of WWI’s greatest aircraft in thrilling air to air combat high above the trenches of No Man’s Land. In planes made largely of canvas and wood, dogfight to the death against cunning enemies and see if you have what it takes to become an ACE! Experience what is was like to be an early aviation pioneer and test the tactics and machines that would forever change warfare by bringing it to the skies for the first time. Discover the bravery and courage it took to do battle with no parachute and no radio to call for help! Are you the next Guynemer, Ball, Bishop or von Richtofen?
- Large Western Front map (120,00 sq. km.) with cities, towns, airfields, factories, bridges, farms and the treacherous "No Man's Land".
- Ten legendary WWI aircraft to fly - Spad XIII, Sopwith Dolphin, Sopwith Camel, RAF S.E.5.a, Bristol Fighter, Albatros D.Va, Fokker Dr.1, Fokker D.VII. Pfalz D.IIIa and Halberstadt CL.II.
- Also includes the Fokker D.VIIF, Bristol Fighter F.III and Halberstadt CL.II 200hp engine modifications.
- Aircraft models include field and weapon modifications from the era.
- Numerous types of buildings, hangars, ground vehicles and scenery objects to enhance mission environment.
- Detailed and precise exterior models of aircraft with 4K skins.
- Full-scale 3D interior of each aircraft that looks amazing in VR.
- Ability for friends to join you and play online as an observer/gunner in properly equipped aircraft.
- Ability to play offline in a single-player mode after downloading the game and the first successful online login.
- Custom skins support.
- Pilot Career Mode
- Quick Mission Builder.
- Two multiplayer modes of gameplay - Cooperative and Dogfight.
- Realistic ballistics modeling.
- Realistic gun and bombsight visuals and operation such as the famous Aldis sight.
- Detailed physics model and performance of aircraft.
- Detailed damage model to simulate damage to planes made of lighter materials.
- Mission Editor support.