Mouse and Keyboard tutorials?

[MajinCena]

Hello, I just bought the game and I sucked with the mouse aim on the planes and suck at take off. Are there tutorials online on how to handle the plane from take off and how to aim using mouse and keyboard?

[shadowgravy]

The most recent videos I could find are from 2016. They are part tutorial and part review, but worth watching:

https://youtu.be/TMUV-JQNkVY ("Mouse aim and tanks," Magz, Nov. 25, 2015)
https://youtu.be/Jk5VPgav8CI ("A closer look at MouseAim," Magz, Feb. 15, 2016)

That's the best I could find even after checking the il2sturmovik forums. The general consensus is that Mouse Aim "works" but it is not as easy to use as the mouse control in War Thunder. I also didn't find any evidence that it was improved in IL-2 after the experimental beta release.

[SweatyNeckbeard]

That’s because the instructor is actually flying the plane in war thunder when you use mouse. You are really just pointing where you want to go with the mouse.

Get yourself a good but affordable flight stick when you can. Your enjoyment and reward factor will go up immensely the more you learn to actually control the aircraft flight surfaces yourself.

[longcheck]

"Get yourself a good but affordable flight stick when you can. Your enjoyment and reward factor will go up immensely the more you learn to actually control the aircraft flight surfaces yourself."

This is an absolute necessity.

[MajinCena]

Originally posted by longcheck:

"Get yourself a good but affordable flight stick when you can. Your enjoyment and reward factor will go up immensely the more you learn to actually control the aircraft flight surfaces yourself."

This is an absolute necessity.

That sucks, being in a 3rd world country I'm lucky that I have a computer. I guess I'll have to refund this game.

[unknown]

Originally posted by Bronco:

Originally posted by longcheck:

"Get yourself a good but affordable flight stick when you can. Your enjoyment and reward factor will go up immensely the more you learn to actually control the aircraft flight surfaces yourself."

This is an absolute necessity.

That sucks, being in a 3rd world country I'm lucky that I have a computer. I guess I'll have to refund this game.

You could check to see what joystick prices are. A good joystick for most places is less than half the price of the game. Not to mention you can use a PS3/xbox controller

[longcheck]

WAIT!!!!! Here's a thought: https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_odkw=official+site&_sop=12&_mPrRngCbx=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1311.R9.TR12.TRC2.A0.H1.Xflight+simulator+c.TRS0&_nkw=flight+simulator+controller+joystick&_sacat=0

If you have the PC, then the rest is easy. I think even the least expensive of these "sticks" will give you far greater immersion and pleasure than a mouse and keyboard. Don't be discouraged yet!

[MajinCena]

Originally posted by longcheck:

WAIT!!!!! Here's a thought: https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_odkw=official+site&_sop=12&_mPrRngCbx=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1311.R9.TR12.TRC2.A0.H1.Xflight+simulator+c.TRS0&_nkw=flight+simulator+controller+joystick&_sacat=0

If you have the PC, then the rest is easy. I think even the least expensive of these "sticks" will give you far greater immersion and pleasure than a mouse and keyboard. Don't be discouraged yet!

Originally posted by unknown:

Originally posted by Bronco:

That sucks, being in a 3rd world country I'm lucky that I have a computer. I guess I'll have to refund this game.

You could check to see what joystick prices are. A good joystick for most places is less than half the price of the game. Not to mention you can use a PS3/xbox controller

Thanks kings, I'll see what I can get. I love planes especially WWII ones, just a bummer that it's hard/not possible to play it with Keyboard and mouse competently.

[HachiRiko]

Originally posted by Bronco:

Originally posted by longcheck:

"Get yourself a good but affordable flight stick when you can. Your enjoyment and reward factor will go up immensely the more you learn to actually control the aircraft flight surfaces yourself."

This is an absolute necessity.

That sucks, being in a 3rd world country I'm lucky that I have a computer. I guess I'll have to refund this game.

personally i was using a cheap xbox controller as a joystick and mouse to look around and shoot. it worked well enough until i was able to get a hotas