British Combat Classics

[J0hn]

From the Strike Fighters 2 series in glorious DX11...

[rohan]

Very good shots indeed. I knew SF2 had Phantoms but not that it had Jaguars, Harriers and TSR.2. I looked at getting a copy of SF2 a while ago, but didn't follow it through to a purchase. Is it actually still available and, if so, do you know where I could get a copy ?

Thanks for any info,
Ro

[DaveB]

Second that.. some lovely shots there John

ATB
DaveB

[J0hn]

Thanks - it's a nice sim to fly when you want something quick and fun.

It's a shame you didn't buy it before, Ro, as all the modules were at knocked down prices for a very long time - about $20 or less per part. Now they have been back at standard prices for a few months and to buy all 5 parts would cost quite a bit (plus the two expansion packs).

Here is the shop, in any case:
https://store.thirdwire.com/store.htm

Many people buy just one or two parts - it's only the fans like myself that buy everything - and even I don't bother with the DLC planes, which are basically single planes to add to the sim. There are plenty of freeware add-ons (the vast majority - haven't come across a 3rd party payware add-on yet) available from CombatAce, as well as campaigns, terrain etc etc.

Don't ask me which is the best, though - so far I've not even flown in "Israel" (though there is a supposedly good Suez campaign for it) or "North Atlantic" - which is carrier-ops based. I suppose the ones I fly the most are Vietnam and an add-on called "NATO Fighters" which is based on "Europe".

I'm sure you won't be disappointed, as long as you remember that it's "lite" simming - all key/button presses and no clickable cockpits.

[rohan]

Thank you muchly for that. There are a couple of parts that interest me, but I'd be more into acquiring extra aircraft after that - Saabs, Mirages, Jaguars and particularly that TSR.2, plus some helos. Had a brief look through some of the freeware at the link you gave, and quickly became annoyed at the lack of an index or search facility. Anyway, will grab copies of some manuals tomorrow and see how that goes.

Thanks again ...

[J0hn]

You're welcome.

If you have any queries regarding setting up mods and the folder system just give a shout - though most of the knowledgeable types in SF2 fiddle with the configs by unarchiving the program files (they all work via an archive, or "cat" system), I've never attempted that side of things.