I am using a logitech extreme 3d pro

I wanted to go back to this game and when I loaded in I couldnt control the roll, yaw and throttle of the aircraft. So i decided to rebind the controls which did not work. After that I restarted the game and reset all the controls and rebinded everything. That made everything worse because now not even a single button or axis works on my joystick and I cant do shit to fix this issue.

I looked on google and found a old reddit post from 8 months ago and that person had the same exact issues as mine, same applies for my dad, he also cant get his controls to work.

My controls for the joystick work perfectly fine for war thunder and dcs with no issue so this has to be a problem with il-2

This is a desperate attempt for help before I decide to reinstall to see if that works.

Just putting this out there that i have started a squadron focused on IL-2 Great Battles that i have had a discord for forever now and just recently got some friends of mine to join and were looking at expanding our ranks. As of right now the squadron is called the 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron (props if you get the reference) and were actively planning on having flights every Friday and Sunday. Sundays are going to be focused on training and chilling out in airframes we are the greatest in (or you just got a new plane you wanna fool around with) while Fridays will be more mission focused flying on one of the many PvP servers Il-2 Great Battles has to offer (As of right now we usually fly on Task Force Dingo as there's just 3 of us but we look to possibly expand over to Finnish if able or even combat box for those of us that have HOTAS setups.)

Were open to all players who have fly both allied and axis, with or without HOTAS (or flight sticks) but for now we usually stick to allies as were flying the P-38J on TFD. If anyone's interested in joining, DM via discord (a requirement, one of the only few, like a mic obviously) My discord user name is Viper(Strigon-1). We look forward to anyone wanting to join.

Got my dad a new computer that didn't have a cd/dvd drive. I bought an external dvd player but it's not allowing me to run the game. Any suggestions or can anyone point me in the right direction? Thank you.

Hey there fellow aviators, my friends and I are currently going through a PWCG campaign, starting in the Battle of Britain as JG2. We are in early 1941 now so the main battle is over. How would we go about/is it possible to transfer to a different theatre? When we get to September for example will we be able to transfer to Moscow?

Thanks for your help on this!

So I spent a few days trying to figure out why the throttle would not work for the Fokker E.III I found this out. I was happy it was not my game or flight stick. The blip switch seems (from what I can tell) turns off the sparks inside the engine so the fuel won't combust as long as you hold the blip switch down. Just do not hold it down because I've heard it can flood the engine if you hold it down to long. But I mainly wanted to post this in cause anybody else searched up why the Fokker E.III does not seem to have a throttle. (in controls just look up blip and you will find it)

Got a new computer for my dad. It doesn't have a CD or a DVD drive. Would it be best to download the games off steam or to install a CD/DVD drive? He has IL2 WWII, Forgotten Battles Gold Pack, and Sturmovik 1946. Do you buy these games separately off stream or do they come in a bundle? He hasn't played these games in years and is excited to have better graphics with new computer. Thanks for any info!

Rudolf Hess, Hitlers deputy, flew a BF110 to Scotland on the 10th of may 1941.

Has anyone tried to recreat this event in a Il2 mission? I find this very interesting and there is a lot of information to find on the internet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbvrpnTlOHI

I've got no experience making custom missions but I would think this would be alot of fun. Flying for the RAF trying to find Hess in the dark. Or flying as Hess himself and avoiding Spitfires by flying very low.

Are there any good radio mods that people recommend to make voices more lifelike and immersive ?

To what degree does the game actually simulate heat and its effects on the engine as well as performance penalties on aircraft?

In my limited testing on the fw190 a8 the cowling radiator control seems to have little impact and I’m just wondering if these controls are impactful and meaningful or mainly included for accuracy reasons.

Anyone know of any Spitfire-focused RAF squadrons in the IL2? Tried my hand with Thunderbolts for several months and I can’t rectify that absolute garbage flight model. They’ve done that airframe fierce dirty with how awful it flies compared to the historical sources.

Hi all,

I am really enjoying getting into the simulator so far, I play on expert mode in VR and the immersion is fantastic! However when playing some missions it's difficult to remember where I'm supposed to fly - knowing where I am I'm fine with, it's knowing where I'm supposed to be is the trouble!

Anyway, I wondered if there was a way to get the map as it appears in the screen just before you enter the flight, in the cockpit - not the mini map which moves with the aircraft, just the image with the black lines which say where to fly.

As an aside, I can see a container with paper in it in the Hurricane Mk. II's cockpit which gives me the impression there must be a way to do it.

Just finished playing the Hell Hawks campaign and that was awesome

amazing voiceovers and high degree of immersion

are there any other campaigns of this quality with similar voice work ?

I recently picked up a new VR headset and I wanted to get back into doing some flying in IL-2. I'm using a T. Flight HOTAS X and wanted to use JoyToKey to rebind the throttle thumb buttons to modifying buttons like Shift, Alt and Ctrl. However, in game it always registers the button as the assigned keyboard button PLUS the regular controller button. Like Shift+ Button 4 and not just Shift. I fiddled with JoyToKey a bit and couldn't stop this so I tried SV Mapper and had the exact same issue. Has anyone else had this problem and found a fix?