Разработчик: 777 Studios
Описание
Бесплатная версия Rise of Flight: United - это лишь начало вашего приключения. Вы можете получить 35 дополнительных самолетов с помощью покупки в магазине Steam сборников дополнительного контента. Эти наборы включают в себя не только самолёты и новые театры военных действий, но также и другие полезные дополнения, например, полевые модификации и модификации вооружения, которые помогут вам стать более эффективным военным пилотом. Вселенная Rise of Flight постоянно развивается с выпуском новых самолетов и регулярных обновлений. Небо не знает границ!
Бесплатная Rise of Flight United даёт вам возможность:
- Пилотировать три истребителя - французский SPAD 13, немецкий Albatros D.Va и Nieuport 17 русского производства вместе со всеми их полевыми модификациями и вариантами вооружения и сразиться с любыми самолётами в игре.
- Пройти тренировочную кампанию, играть в режиме быстрого вылета, где вы можете сразиться с любыми самолётами в игре, узнавать историю Первой мировой день за днём в режиме карьеры, а также летать на имеющихся самолётах в многопользовательской игре.
- Насладиться современными графическими эффектами: HDR-освещением, ослеплением солнцем, красивыми рассветами и закатами, лунными ночами со звездным небом, а также реалистично смоделированными каплями дождя и брызгами масла на очках пилота.
- Испытать настоящий авиасимулятор с проработанным моделированием полёта, настраиваемым уровнем сложности, сложной физической моделью и одним из лучших в мире моделированием постепенного разрушения.
- Попробовать работу в команде благодаря дополнительным стрелковым турелям. Стрелковые позиции на любых многоместных самолетах доступны для использования их в многопользовательских матчах. Защищайте ваш самолёт с тыла!
- Ощутить эффекты перегрузок, потемнение в глазах, прилив крови к голове, и эффекты ранения пилота: пятна крови, звон в ушах и трудности с управлением.
- Исследовать огромные пространства на западном и восточном фронтах Первой мировой войны.
Поддерживаемые языки: english, russian
Системные требования
Windows
- ОС *: Win XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8 и 10 (32 или 64 bit)
- Процессор: Win XP: Intel® Core 2™ Duo 2.4 GHz или аналогичный на чипе AMD
- Оперативная память: 2 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: 512MB видеопамяти / GeForce 8800GT / Radeon HD3500
- DirectX: версии 9.0c
- Место на диске: 8 GB
- Звуковая карта: Совместимая с DirectX 9.0c
- Дополнительно: При первом запуске игры потребуется интернет-соединение для создания учетной записи в игровом интерфейсе. Соединение с интернетом также необходимо для некоторых игровых режимов, другие доступны без соединения. Для многопользовательского режима рекомендуется интернет-соединение со скоростью 256кб/c или выше. Вместе с игрой будет установлено следующее дополнительное программное обеспечение: клиент Steam, DirectX 9c, Microsoft .NET 3.5 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005. Контроллеры: рекомендуется использовать совместимый с DirectX или другой джойстик.
- ОС *: Win XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8 и 10 (32 или 64 bit)
- Процессор: Intel® Core® i5 / i7 2.6 GHz или аналогичный на чипе AMD
- Оперативная память: 4 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: 1024MB больше видеопамяти / GeForce GTX 260 / Radeon HD5850
- DirectX: версии 9.0c
- Место на диске: 10 GB
- Звуковая карта: Совместимая с DirectX 9.0c
- Дополнительно: При первом запуске игры потребуется интернет-соединение для создания учетной записи в игровом интерфейсе. Соединение с интернетом также необходимо для некоторых игровых режимов, другие доступны без соединения. Для многопользовательского режима рекомендуется интернет-соединение со скоростью 256кб/c или выше. Вместе с игрой будет установлено следующее дополнительное программное обеспечение: клиент Steam, DirectX 9c, Microsoft .NET 3.5 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005. Контроллеры: рекомендуется использовать совместимый с DirectX или другой джойстик.
Отзывы пользователей
If you are looking for an airplane game, stay away from ROF.
Now, if you are looking for a faithful representation of WW1 air combat experience, get ready to be amazed.
The term "Free to Play" is to be taken loosely, consider it a "sample version".
You don't have to have all planes either, just the ones you care to fly.
The cost of plane packages is not high if you take into account the amount of work each one has, but still, you can get amazing deals if you wait for offer season.
Now, this is a "one of a kind" sort of sim. Very detailed, not a "full procedure" sim as DCS (airplanes start with the push of a button, although you can see the actual start procedure in the cockpit), but you do have to manage the engine completely.
The behaviour of the planes is very realistic, damage models are very precise, making battles a cinematic wonder in some cases. All natural forces are replicated, from wind to gravity, exceedingly high speeds will rip your plane appart, damaged wing may suffer from stress and detach easily, and you can even try your last resort and pull your Luger out and attempt a more..."personal approach".
Although it has training and campaigns, this is more dedicated towards sorties and online play (don't disregard the campaigns though'!)
This is not an experience that holds your hand through learning how to fly, you are expected to do some research appart from the sim, but this is an excelent entry point for the flight sim enthusiast, as cockpits are much simpler than newer flying machines (WW2 and later).
With the right approach, you will be fighting in no time!
So summing up:
-This is a simulator, not a "game" per se. Expect studying a little about airplanes to master the controls.
-The "Free" portion of this sim is more of a "Test" than a "F2P".
-You don't need all the planes for you will most likely dedicate yourself to master only a few of them.
-Wait for Sales to get amazingly low prices!
-STICK IS REQUIRED! (for a pleasent experience).
-Track IR is recommended for ease of enemy detection and situational awareness.
10/10 best WW1 aircraft sim out there...
If you are into realistic flight simulators or early 20th century history I'd totally recommend this sim for you. The flight model of this game is realistic as you're gonna get, especially in a WW1 flight sim which there aren't a lot of. The sim is also a lot of fun if you emmerse yourself in the community, after all online play in this requires team work to get objectives done, but also team work inside an aircraft as in communication between pilot and gunners. However do expect everything to be quite hard core. This sim is not going to hold your hand on almost anything, but that's a challange and I like it a lot. So if you are looking for a quick round of arcade pew pew at other planes, just forget it. Don't start playing this and post a bad review after 10 minutes of play. This sim requires patience and love or respect for the planes in this particular time in history.
Also I'd like to point out I'm disappointed with all the negative reviews for this. People seem to completely misunderstand this simulator, as well as it's business model. People complain that everything is expensive and the free base of the game doesn't offer enough. Well guess what, in the free game you have 3 planes. When this game was still payed that was about the same amount of content you got for the base package. My point is, be glad you can play this for free at all. As for the other paid content, the devs put A LOT of effort in making all the planes and content as realistic as they can which takes a lot of time and money. The price is totally fair, especially during steam sales when they are a total steal. If you don't want to spend any money on quality content, fine, but don't post bad reviews because you're too salty to appreciate anything.
It's the best in its class. You want to feel what it's like flying a wooden coffin with paper wings and wind rushing your face? Look no further. After mastering a few aircrafts, you'll feel like a pro keeping your plane airborne without any autopilot or trimming systems. Trying to score a kill is another story. While a daunting task to be proficient, you'll forget about some of the frustration and marvel at the gorgeous French and English scenery at 3000m altitude without any parachute to save you if something goes wrong. Recommended for fans of flight sims who want something different than WW2 or modern fighters.
For the benefit of some reviewers that think the devs are being greedy. This game was never F2P until only recently. It always had the DLC model and thousands of people have been happily playing this excellent sim for years before the likes of wargaming and gaijin came along. I do find it odd that a minority of gamers these days think its plain WRONG for devs to make money! Let me explain....it costs money to produce a game of this quality! programmers, artists, equipment...etc etc. How do you think F2P works anyway? An army of fairies and munchkins grinding away for your benefit....get real. Non rant over.
Now, as far as a review goes....for me the only downside is that it does take time to get used to the excellent flight models and physics. Invest in a decent joystick for maximum enjoyment and if it makes any difference, dont listen to the neg reviews who bang on about GREEDY devs. You will get your ROI back in sheer pleasure.
Rock on.
This review is, for the record, not sarcasm. I have played this game, way more than I care to admit. It is genuinely fantastic.
Let's just get the hyperbole out of the way up front. Rise of Flight is, in my mind, easily one of the best flight sims ever made. It's a shame this business model switch has opened the floodgates to reviewers who haven't given the game much of a shot. This is a flight sim, and an in-depth one at that. You need to try it for more than an hour or two to even finish a mission. I'm frankly astonished that so many people have clicked that they found some of these reviews helpful.
This is a game that serves a small audience. It would not exist if not for this business model. A business model, that if you really look at it, is not a bad deal for gamers. Sure, the base free game is basically a demo. Why is that bad? You didn't pay anything for it. Realistic flight simulators are not main stream gaming by any strech of the imagination, and if people want them to exist, they need to understand that they're going to have pay for content. Purchasing each plane pack gets you the use of included planes everywhere. Further, you can absolutely dive into the game with just the one included plane, and even purchasing just a single plane pack gives you a massive amount to do.
No game has captured the sensation of flight like Rise of Flight. The game really does give the impression you're in a hot-rod car with cloth wings and a gun mounted to the front that is somehow flying. Having your wing partly seared off in a battle is terrifying, and clawing your way back from No Man's Land to land while spewing smoke and being chased by enemies is an experience few other games have matched for me. I've bombed bridges, photographed troop movements, and won dogfights by crippling my opponent piece by wooden piece. I'd strongly recommend anyone thinking about purchasing content for this game look up professional reviews, most of which are very positive.
This game isn't a traditional free-to-play game, that much I conceed. It is not an iOS game, or a play-to-win game, or an arcade flight game, or whatever else people think they're getting. It is an amazing simulator that demands your full attention.
Do you want to know what WWI flight combat really felt like? For that, nothing out there comes even remotely close to Rise of Flight.
I generally avoid writing reviews for games, but after checking out this game's store game based on the name change to "Rise of Flight United" rather than "Rise of Flight", I saw this game's rating has plummetted since I played it 9ish months ago. How can this be? Based upon reading the reviews, a bunch of people installed the game now that it's free and proceeded to trash it with negative reviews, which I guess is understandable considering that this game appeals to a niche audience. If you're the type of person that enjoys a high-fidelity, historical flight sim that demands a joystick and patience, this game is for you. If you can appreciate that to play the game without any computer assistance you need to learn how to monitor your engine's fuel mixture, this game is for you. If the career mode, in which you follow your own pilot (replete with a nice narrative via his biography) throughout the war as you rack up victories and medals and eventually command your own squadron, this game is for you. If you're going to install this game because you see that it's free, there's a good chance it isn't for you. Please try it; that's why the devs made it free. In the free version you can access the game in full and decide whether or not its a right fit for you. If it isn't, just move on. But don't be like justmeman117, who after less than two hours gave it a negative review and ranted for at least that long about the game's marketing.
Of course, that said, this game really does have shitty marketing, and I regret sinking so much money into the steam version. Last year I spent probably $70 on the paid game and stupid dlc packs which left me with a mish mash of campaigns, planes, and dumb crap like streamers for my plane and coloured scarves for my pilot, when all the while the game could be downloaded free on riseofflight.com. To add insult to injury, you used to be able to buy all the game's content for $50 via their website, an option that's no longer available. If you're reading this, I suggest you refrain from playing or paying via steam for this game and go straight to the source.
Of course, despite all that this game is still fantastic, and it scratches an itch and serves a niche like no other game. Flying above the French countryside is beautiful, looking down at no-man's land from the clouds is an impresive experience, and combat is visceral, intense, and incredibly rewarding. Probably the most dramatic, nail-biting episode in any video game I've ever played was my epic duel with a French Ace in career mode, and my triumphal yell upon scoring my first kill was deafening. One of my all time favorites, and don't let the torrent of pouty reviewers dissuade you if you think this is your sort of game. Just try it; it's free! Sort of...
Simply the greatest WWI flight sim ever. The sensation of flying in this game is very realistic, the combat is historically accurate, and the graphics are beautiful. Every aircraft type has a unique personality and takes hours to master. This game is not perfect but there is a great deal of fun here to be had for armchair pilots.
Do not operate near children, the elderly, or small animals. It's a hardcore flight sim and is light years beyond W********r in terms of required skill. It's more of a "free to try" game than "free to play"; most of the really interesting aircraft are DLC. Understand this before knocking RoF. Also, this sim is still supported by the developers and they are continually updating and adding new content -- 7 years from release.
now when i got this game i didn't understand why it had mixed reviews, i watch videos on youtube and the flight simulator community eats this game up like a fresch cherry pie, they seem to love the hell out of it and talk so highly out of it, so when i saw the mixed reviews i was kind of suprised, and didn't undersand and now I do... now before i get too that lets get too the Pros of the game.
PROS
the pros of this game are simple, if you are a avid flight simulator player like myself you will enjoy the higher graphics the game has to offer, clean, smooth, the game has VERY nice graphics and seem to be somewhat realistic in appearence on the aircraft, the cockpits also are nicely detailed with working gauges, instroments and controls, and just like any other flight simulator getting kill after kill is addicting. damage effects are pretty spectacular too watch, peaces of wing come off, fires spread rather than just rapidly burst, props break, holes develope on the aircraft pretty much where you hit your target, very very nice... skins for the aircraft are also relatively easy too mod aside from the fact you have to have a higher setting for your editor so your skins don't look all pixely.
CONS
this is where i get too undersand things, if you are not a avid or hard core flight simulator player like myself, you will probably NOT like this game, in hard mode the planes seem too be VERY difficult too fly, i understand the old war birds wherent easy too fly, but come on guys the DR-1 Fokker triplane could turn too the left without rapily jerking into a stall so easily, and its either you have this on and can perform coplex maneuvers that require a stall, or you turn it off and can hardly stall the plane at all to do spacific complex maneuvers, in CFS3 or FSX you could adjust the difficulty marginally and get used to the difficulty, i guess i was spoiled buy that? doing simple maneuvers such as the immelman turn, the barrel role, seem impossible, these aircraft seem too have the roll rate of a lead brick, especually at lower speeds, but even at higher i noticed once the aircraft seems to go inverted it just wants to stop rolling and it drops out of the sky, i have a feeling these aircraft really rolled faster than that as this was the erra maneuvers such as the Immelman turn, or the barrel role where conceved, and don't even start to get me going on the camera controls, they work really good when you only have 4 or 5 enemy planes in a formation, at the push of a button you can set your pilot too view your enemy looking straight at him from the cockpit, but when you are blistering buy everyone in a Spad XIII, its difficult too get a lock on one target too stay focused on it, you loose targets all the time and its REALLY frustrating, because suddenly as you click the button on your joystick your guy looks at a DR-1 Fokker that blistered buy with no intention of shooting you... this is frustrating when your 6 inches from the ground trying too keep track of how close you are too it and you cycle between a forward looking down the sights cockpit view, and looking right at your enemy, there appears no way too select one target out so you don't have this happen, once again something i was spoiled buy in several flight simulators i suppose. and lastly, why don't all the planes come with the game, why are there only 10 of the some 30-40 planes avalible too fly? and why do 4 of them cost some $25? i just got done paying $50 or so dollars for this game and we have all these issues that i don't have with a flight simulator that was made back in 2001...
VERDICT
i suppose i would recommend it too some avid flight sim players or obsessed gamers where thats all they do with there life is eat chips and play games, its fun and has good graphics, other than that if you are looking for a fun arcade style shooter flier, or are a beginner, i suggest staying away...
| UPDATE | 2020
I noted that since I posted this review (couple of years back) that the base game is now free...! That reduces the total cost by about ~20%, which makes it more reasonable to purchase. Therefore I change my review to a more positive recommendation to hardcore flight sim and first world war fans.
No, I would not recommend...
...even though it's a good flight simulation, the high cost and DLC cost coupled with equaly high learning curve.
>|< Quantatitive Rating = 7 out of 10 >|<
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Observations and other musings...
You pay a lot for little!
Yes, it is a very good flight sim: one of the best I have tried. However, the price point for the base game gives you only the basics and then you have to dish out a heck of a lot of money just for some basic enhancements... like planes that should have been available from the start!.
On the Steam December 2014 sale, the game wason for 60% off, which means the base game and the DLC will still cost you about $120...OMG on sale! For that kind of money I should be able to have every piece of kit that flew in the sky in the First World War!
Now get this, if $120 at 60% off doesn't satisfy your need to open your wallet, just remember, the undiscounted price is $55 for the game plus $240 for DLC! These guys are as greedy as the guys that develop and market the DCS World sim.
So, if you really want to experience a good WW1 flight sim, then get it while it's on sale, because that kind of money would be better spent on something more enriching than wasting your time on a computer, like taking your love for a romantic getaway… ;-)
Now, I appreciate good quality software development. I always look for historically accurate depictions of warfare. I really love it when these two factors come together. This game system is a rare breed that achieves this in a fairly good way. The flight dynamics are great. The planes beautiful. The adversaries deadly. It’s a pretty good game!
But I will be ♥♥♥♥ed if I dish out that kind of money for DLC. I will wait for a better product with more reasonable price model.
777 Studios always makes their AI pilots superhuman headshot machines who fly their planes at the edge of the envelope 100% of the time, but you are not. You will need to learn WWI aerobatic combat maneuvers to have any chance of defeating them, but there are training vids on Youtube to teach you. You need a joystick and TrackIR setup would help alot. Use the Smoothing feature for your joystick axii or your ride will be very bumpy. Biplanes are actually a lot less finicky than they are in this game, but the flight model is okay. Just if you have ever flown in a 1920's biplane you will be wondering what's wrong with the plane.
Once you get beyond all that RoF is a great game. The graphics are ultra-realistic and the planes beautifully re-created. I bought my Steam version when it was on sale last Xmas and the deals were pretty good. Cheaper than updating my original release DVD version. Kind of pricey at full price.
Great simulation of early warplanes.
Graphics and sounds are good.
Flight model and aircraft simulation are very accurate and detailed.
There is plenty of variation and things to do and there are multiple customization options for planes.
Multiplayer especially has very cool features such as sharing same aircraft: a friend can be the gunner while you are flying the plane. Especially with the Felixstowe "flying boat" you take off from water, have buddies as gunners while going on a bombing missions: there really are very few simulation supporting that kind of interaction.
Keep in mind that these planes are not easy to fly, especially not in combat.
The engines are not powerful and amount of lift from the rudimentary wings is not a lot.
Simulation is accurate representation of the early era of flight and for people interesting in flying biplanes this definitely is worth it to buy.
So keep above points in mind when deciding if this is for you.
Recommended for fans of WWI planes and flight sim fans in general.
For those who loved the Red Baron series in the 90's this is an excellent game. Fiendishly difficult if the realism is cranked to the fullest. You can fine tune your realism settings to your liking, but still a decent flightstick is a must. I haven't tried the multiplayer at all. I mostly fly the career mode which is randomly generated and very nicely done. If you're into flight sims and particulary this era, this is a must buy. Yes, there is a lot of money to be spent here, most of the planes are not included in the base game. But like in DCS the quality of the individual planes and the differences in flightmodels and handling are distinct. In my opinion, when something is made with this kind of dedication, it's worth a few euros.
In short: It's a great simulation! You never forget your first air to air victory (because it's hard at first).
This is one of the finest flight simulators I have ever played. Been flying sims since I was a kid.
There are a few accessories you should probably have to get the maximum enjoyment out of this title and they aren't cheap.
A head tracking device is almost necessary to get the immersion out of this title. When coupled with headphones, you can hear the nuanced wind sounds as you turn your head in your cockpit, trying to keep a beat on your enemies or just looking around at the gorgeous scenary.
A flight stick is highly recommended, of course. Just like trying to play an FPS title with a controller is alike to eating ice cream with a shovel, trying to play a functional flight sim with a keyboard does not allow you the full spectrum of movement that you should have.
Now, you don't have to have these things, but they are very nice to have. The problem is that these things are expensive, as is this game. I wouldn't say it's "overpriced" because the level of detail makes it evident that there was a lot of work that went into this title. The DLC is also very expensive and it is somewhat harder to excuse this, but the DLC themselves are bundled into packages that at least make sense. For instance, if you buy the package containing bombers, you get mostly bombers.
All things considered, this is a hard game to recommend, unless you fall under the banner of a very niche audience. If you have doubts about this purchase, watch a few videos online and see if this would be for you. It's a beautiful experience, but to get the most enjoyment out of it you have to have a certain set up.
Its a great flying game. Just don't buy it on Steam. You will be unable to purchase individual planes, and not all content is available on Steam.
Rise of Flight is a World War 1 flight sim that is a game made for flight sim enthusiast's, thus the game tenders to a small audience and genre. The game upon start-up is a tad confusing for someone who has never really had a flight sim, but being a normal gamer I ventured into the unknown playing a quick match. After taking awhile to find the "Start Mission" button I was off.
The game is visually stunning, even for me with a relatively old gaming rig. The detail to the airplane is stunning and really helps capture the feel of playing in one of these vintage aircraft, from the seat to the gunsight everything seems authentic and comes alive as you fly around and if you have any interest in airplanes this game takes you right in.
For controls it really depends, the only thing I can say specifically is that you NEED a joystick. Its required to play unless you want to spend hours assigning controls to your mouse. Anyways, each plane has its own play style and handles differently. Some planes require more mastery of the controls to play than others. I found that for noobs the best planes to play are German, I found they were easier to control over the British and French planes.
The Game has a couple of different modes, obviously a multi-player mode but it also has a campaign, quick match and Career mode. In Multi-player I feel as though everyone should know how it works but if not: All servers have their own maps and rules with differing difficulties meaning only so much help is given to you via onscreen gauges and auto managed engine controls. Usually the objective is to kill the enemy. Pretty basic. The campaign is (from what I gathered) just a bunch of missions with varying objectives, from intercept enemy fighters to attacking their bases. Finally my favourite mode: Career mode. In Career mode you get to choose from either Belgian, French, British or German careers (When you pick a side you are just picking a squadron from that nationality). Once you've selected what side you want to play for, you can change the date (Between September 1916, to December 1918) to get the aircraft you want, because they are available only during the time they were available during the war. Once you've done that you pick your name, age and background (E.G: I was a fisherman from New Foundland). Finally you get to play the game, the Career mode is connected to a server so you get to see leaderboards for overall scores, and people in your squadrons score. I personally like the feature, adds a bit more of a goal and sort of drives you a bit. The game also gives you a newspaper every week and its actually pretty fun to see the progression of the war in-game and on the right it has the top 50 aces and its cool to see how some keep passing the other. In Career mode you start off as the low of the low, a grunt pilot who gets assigned missions and you do em, but you get a bit of an option. In my first Career mode I decided that doing the missions were not eventful enough so I broke away from my flight and went off on my own to hunt down some Germans, I found 3 and killed them. Returning to base and finishing the flight I got awarded a Victoria Cross and a Military Cross, it was kinda cool to be awarded medals. Makes the game have even more of a goal. After a month of playing I now have him pretty high on the leaderboards. Sadly, the career mode allows for restarting the mission so I doubt many people in the top 100 have played fairly.
One thing that is very angering is the selection of planes, there are around 8-10 base planes. I assume since the game isnt very popular, the dev's made it so that to get any more planes you have to pay for the packs. It wouldnt even be that bad if the packs didnt cost $25-$30. And you only get like 4 planes, a rip off but what can you do? I would personally like to be able to make my own combination of 4 planes and pay like $15. Seems more reasonable. The base planes are among the most popular like the "Sopwith Camel" and the "Albatros" so atleast you dont have to be at a disadvantage in multiplayer because they are good fighters, just sucks there is barely any variety.
The learning curve for this game is not that bad, obviously its there and pretty hard but compared to DCS or IL2 its alot better because the planes are relatively simple, and if you really cant stand all the realistic settings you can switch em off which makes it much easier for people who could care less about learning the game and just want to shoot other planes. It caters to hardcore flight sim players and people just interested in World War 1 aviation.
A couple of personal notes that I want to discuss: Multiplayer with friends is absolutely a ton of fun, playing seriously or just messing around; Its a ton of fun. The game allows for players to be in the same plane so you and a couple friends can all be in a bomber just having the laughs of your life or actually trying to win it for the team, either way its awesome. Although, the game as a lone wolf is a bit depressing. Even when trying my hardest the enemy always seems to best me in turning or diving, and no one ever really trys to back you up. Obviously some games people coordinate the team but most times its just Call Of Duty World War 1 planes.
My final verdict is 8.5/10. The game looks amazing, has a pretty wide variety of missions and career mode is endless fun, Multiplayer can be hit or miss with some people and the lack of a variety with the planes kinda sucks. The core mechanics are solid and fluid and the game can be switched from super realistic to arcade style.
If you want to get a good idea on what this game is like, I will ask you something: Have you played IL-2 Sturmovik* before?
I ask this because Rise of Flight is essentially identical to IL-2 in terms of total realism (also including a load of difficulty settings, so you can switch off black-/red-out, switch on infinite fuel, etc. just to make the transition into the game easier), just with Great War-era aircraft, as opposed to World War II-era aircraft.
However, this one detail alone sets it apart from the IL-2 games quite a bit, as the quality of aircraft in RoF is substantially lower than what is found in IL-2, for fairly obvious reasons. Instead of being able to dogfight where you can afford to be almost entirely focused on the enemy plane/s a la IL-2, you will need to split your attention 50/50 between the enemy aircraft and your own aircraft. This is because simply put, the aircraft found in WWI were in fact nicknamed "kites" for a reason! Your plane is incredibly fragile and is prone to having its wings snap off or its engine conk out (typically in the form of the oil in the engine suddenly and unexpectedly pouring out onto your face) seemingly on a whim. If you're familiar with the cold sweat-inducing feeling of nursing your crippled Heinkel back to the airfield in IL-2, this is the feeling you will generally have while flying a plane in RoF normally. (Hell, take-off can very easily become quite fatal!)
In summary, Rise of Flight is more-or-less IL-2 Sturmovik cranked up to "hardcore mode", and it's brilliant! (Also, although the extra content packs seem quite pricey, they are actually packed with quite a lot of content; so I'd say get acquainted with the base game or demo on the RoF site, then get one or two of the packs that you like the look of during a sale)
* If you haven't, I recommend getting IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 or Battle of Stalingrad.
The Rolls Royce Silver Shadow of flight sims. Beautiful and expensive.
From the dawn of dogfighting flying these tempermental aircraft (basically kites with engines), was either an act of insane bravery or couragous madness.
For anyone who takes dogfighting seriously the skills learned in this era will be applicable to any other time and theatre of combat.
And for those of us who remember the legendary Red Baron, RoF can be considered the spiritual successor thanks to the introduction of the Career Mode.
A fully laden sim, and an extremely accurate and very enjoyable stripped down air combat experience.
I found this to be a good game, with a lot of content available. Since this is a simulation, it has the things you expect, good graphics, good fidelity (I've never flown an actual WW1 fighter, but things seem right to me FWIW), and enjoyable.
I say enjoyable for me, but it may not be everyone's cup of tea. It aims for the same realism as DCS, and coming from some time in DCS I think it compares favorably. Because of the setting, I didn't have to spend 10 hours programming a joystick and wading through tutorials and was able to jump in and fly relatively quickly. Less complexity to the Aircraft makes it more fun for me.
Speaking of fun, I can't overstate the immersion factor having a campaign mode brings to this game. Its supposed to be in Beta, but to me its already pretty complete. I do look forward to more improvements in this regard, but having a campaign mode makes the whole thing worthwhile. I miss the days of the old MP Sims where a career mode was just so much fun and the campaign mode in this game puts all those hours spent in-game in context. Still not what it could be but shows a lot of promise and head and shoulders above anything else out there for a sim game.
Game is good if you like slow flying cumbersome machines that are very moody (read stalls and stuff if not mixed and cooled right), otherwise good game, love the bombers of the WW1 era.
A flight sim set in era that is ofter over looked by most, RoF offers a very realistic approach to World War I air combat. The game offers both single player missions/careers as well as an online mode. Difficulty and controls can all be tweaked to help those who are new to the genre, but make sure that you have a joystick as it is a must. If you love air combat simulators or are a fan of the period then don't pass this game up!
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | 777 Studios |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 18.12.2024 |
| Metacritic | 77 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 64% положительных (258) |