- IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ Released! - 14 December 2017
Dear Pilots, 1C Game Studios, in partnership with Team Fusion Simulations, is proud to announce the release of a newly updated and improved BLITZ edition of the IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover! http://store.steampowered.com/app/754530 As announced previously, 1CGS has partnered with Team Fusion Simulations to codify and improve their previous mod work and make it an official part of Dover. The result of that effort is now here! All current owners of Cliffs of Dover Classic will receive BLITZ for FREE in their Steam Library starting today. You just need to install to play. It may already be there waiting for you. If you don't already own Cliffs of Dover you can purchase it from the Steam store. To celebrate the launch, from December 14th until January 4th BLITZ will be on sale for 25% OFF. The regular price after the special will be $24.99. What's Included? Team Fusion has spent the past…
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ Released! - 14 December 2017
Dear Pilots, 1C Game Studios, in partnership with Team Fusion Simulations, is proud to announce the release of a newly updated and improved BLITZ edition of the IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover! http://store.steampowered.com/app/754530 As announced previously, 1CGS has partnered with Team Fusion Simulations to codify and improve their previous mod work and make it an official part of Dover. The result of that effort is now here! All current owners of Cliffs of Dover Classic will receive BLITZ for FREE in their Steam Library starting today. You just need to install to play. It may already be there waiting for you. If you don't already own Cliffs of Dover you can purchase it from the Steam store. To celebrate the launch, from December 14th until January 4th BLITZ will be on sale for 25% OFF. The regular price after the special will be $24.99. What's Included? Team Fusion has spent the past…
- The 7 best depictions of World War II in PC games - 16 November 2017
World War II has been the backdrop for hundreds of PC games in the time since the Allies declared victory, but not all of them get it right. Stereotypes or absurd action setpieces leave historians shaking their heads, and at this point we've seen the same famous battled played out so many times. What would it look like to cobble together a game made from the best depictions of those moments, spread across years and genres? These are our favorite representations of key World War II moments and battles. Like the games of our most historically accurate PC games , not all of them would pass muster at an academic conference. But they're all commendable for capturing some element of the conflict in a way that shows a reverent, compelling attention to detail. Best D-Day landing - Medal of Honor: Allied Assault  While Allied Assault’s graphics don’t hold up flawless…
- The most historically accurate PC games - 17 August 2017
PC games are full of arcane artifacts spurring on ancient civilizations, Nazis riding dinosaurs, and Ghandi nuking the entire planet. Historical accuracy isn’t always a priority, and even the ones that try to get it right have to take some liberties with the facts modern scholarship hands down to us to be, you know, a fun game. But there is a definite divide between games that offer a mere nod to history (or use some vague, pop culture-informed stereotype of it as a jumping-off point) and those that actually put in enough research time to get at least some of the important facts straight. It’s hard to measure a variable like “historicity” when it comes to games—and yes, that is a real word. Games that put history first tend to wind up overly complicated rather than fun, so I've highlighted genuinely great PC games that go out of their way to inclu…
- Team Fusion Update Available on Steam - 26 March 2017
Team Fusion’s work is now offered as an official content update and patch for Cliffs of Dover on Steam, that includes all the current changes and fixes. There is now no need to download Team Fusion patches one by one and install them manually. If you already have your Cliffs of Dover updated with the previous TF patches (version 4.312) you do not need to download this new patch. All this patch does is combine all previous patches into one. The update is optional for now. To enable it, right-click on IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover entry in your Steam library and choose Properties. Once there, go to the Betas tab and choose 'teamfusionupdate' entry from the drop-down list. That's it - Steam should start the download shortly. When it finishes, your version of the game is updated with the latest Team Fusion patch (version 4.312). In the near future, this update will be codified by Team Fus…
- Team Fusion Update Available on Steam - 26 March 2017
Team Fusion’s work is now offered as an official content update and patch for Cliffs of Dover on Steam, that includes all the current changes and fixes. There is now no need to download Team Fusion patches one by one and install them manually. If you already have your Cliffs of Dover updated with the previous TF patches (version 4.312) you do not need to download this new patch. All this patch does is combine all previous patches into one. The update is optional for now. To enable it, right-click on IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover entry in your Steam library and choose Properties. Once there, go to the Betas tab and choose 'teamfusionupdate' entry from the drop-down list. That's it - Steam should start the download shortly. When it finishes, your version of the game is updated with the latest Team Fusion patch (version 4.312). In the near future, this update will be codified by Team Fus…
- 1C Game Studios to Cooperate with Team Fusion on IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover - 21 December 2016
1C Game Studios is excited to announce that we have reached an agreement in principle to cooperate with Team Fusion on future commercial development of IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover. This includes giving Team Fusion access to the Cliffs of Dover source code so they may continue their work to fix and improve Cliffs of Dover and build commercial add-ons for the base title. Such cooperation was made possible only recently as full ownership rights to Cliffs of Dover was returned to 1C Company after many years. We can now allow Team Fusion to continue their work more comfortably and help turn Cliffs of Dover into the product is was intended to be. 1C Game Studios recognizes the hard work and passion that Team Fusion has exhibited in improving Cliffs of Dover and we welcome their continued dedication to the product. We also welcome them to the 1C Game Studios family of developers who help m…
- 1C Game Studios to Cooperate with Team Fusion on IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover - 21 December 2016
1C Game Studios is excited to announce that we have reached an agreement in principle to cooperate with Team Fusion on future commercial development of IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover. This includes giving Team Fusion access to the Cliffs of Dover source code so they may continue their work to fix and improve Cliffs of Dover and build commercial add-ons for the base title. Such cooperation was made possible only recently as full ownership rights to Cliffs of Dover was returned to 1C Company after many years. We can now allow Team Fusion to continue their work more comfortably and help turn Cliffs of Dover into the product is was intended to be. 1C Game Studios recognizes the hard work and passion that Team Fusion has exhibited in improving Cliffs of Dover and we welcome their continued dedication to the product. We also welcome them to the 1C Game Studios family of developers who help m…
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Compatibility Update - 23 August 2016
The game has been updated to run on Windows 8 and 10. In addition, Russian and Czech languages were added to the international version of the game. UPD: Since many players reported that the update caused problems for installs with TF mod, it was taken down for now. We'll try to find a solution so they work together. UPD2: The update is available as an option. To access it, open Steam properties of the game and select 'beta' on Betas tab. Please note that if you have the game and TF mod already installed, modded files will be overwritten after selecting this beta version. Install this beta update if you want to play vanilla version of the game on Windows 8 and later and/or want Russian or Czech language (the default, old version of the game may not run on Windows 8 and later without TF mod or custom fan made executable). If you want to play with TF mod, use the default version of the gam…
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Compatibility Update - 23 August 2016
The game has been updated to run on Windows 8 and 10. In addition, Russian and Czech languages were added to the international version of the game. UPD: Since many players reported that the update caused problems for installs with TF mod, it was taken down for now. We'll try to find a solution so they work together. UPD2: The update is available as an option. To access it, open Steam properties of the game and select 'beta' on Betas tab. Please note that if you have the game and TF mod already installed, modded files will be overwritten after selecting this beta version. Install this beta update if you want to play vanilla version of the game on Windows 8 and later and/or want Russian or Czech language (the default, old version of the game may not run on Windows 8 and later without TF mod or custom fan made executable). If you want to play with TF mod, use the default version of the gam…
- Il-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Update Released - 18 October 2012
We're very happy to introduce a slew of new improvements and additions to the game exactly a year after the last official update. We are hoping that this patch finally makes this game worthy of the Il-2 Sturmovik name and that simulation fans will give our game another look and a new chance. NOTE: This patch is incompatible with previous game versions when playing online. The current version contains the following changes: PERFORMANCE * Performed a huge amount of work improving both average and minimum FPS in the game. Most recommended-spec machine will see increased average FPS and a significant reduction in the micro-freezes that had previously plagued the game. Their frequency, duration, and overall FPS impact will be greatly reduced or completely removed. * Completely rewritten rended pipeline, reducing CPU load; * Rewritten texture manager, reducing stutter when loading new texture…
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Update Released - 17 October 2011
The latest patch adds an entirely new sound engine , new multiplayer maps, and new aircraft. It contains the following changes: MAIN * Drastically reworked graphic algorithms dealing with in-game color; * Rewrote the sound engine from scratch; * Added three new multiplayer maps: Steppe (medium), Fields (small), and Scimitar (small), as well as a few basic online missions for them; * Updated multiplayer GUI to allow users to easily select a position in an existing plane, and to see the number of planes within each side before selecting it; * Added two new aircraft - Bf. 109 E-4 and Bf. 109 E-4/B. These two are equipped with MG/FF-M cannons and so make use of the famous Minegeschoss; * Spitfire model Mk. Ia has been reequipped with a constant-speed airscrew. * Some changes to the internal structure of Bf. 110s and Spitfire Mk. Ia may cause records created with previous versions of the gam…
- New Release: IL - 2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover - 19 July 2011
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover is now available on Steam world-wide! IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover is the next exciting World War II flight combat simulation title from 1C: Maddox Games , the creators of the critically acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik series . As a member of the British RAF, face off against the deadly German Luftwaffe and the Italian air forces. Join the Royal Air Force and Battle for Britain!
- IL - 2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Update Released - 20 May 2011
Updates to IL - 2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: GENERAL * The game will now automatically delete and recreate its cache when a new game version is installed;; * Medium-range terrain detail noise is less dramatic when seen from up-close;; * Improved the lighting of spline roads and runways;; * Fixed empty tooltips occasionally appearing at edges of the 2D map;; * Map zoom extents now reset properly when switching between game maps of different size;; * By popular demand, enemy indicator arrows will now only appear in the no-cockpit view, and will not show up when the cockpit is turned on, i.e. work they did in the original Il-2 games. GRAPHICS * Added ATI Crossfire support. NVidia SLI support will become available when a profile for the game is added in an upcoming o…
- IL - 2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Update released - 18 April 2011
The current patch contains the following changes: MULTIPLAYER * Added a new Steam Lobby feature to the Multiplayer section as an alternative to the existing server search. A lobby is a place for players to gather before joining or creating a server. The most important feature of a Lobby is that it allows one to join servers running on a non-public IP, bypassing network address translation. It will of course also allow you to send players to a public IP server just as well. When a lobby links to a public IP server, that server can be accessed both from the Lobby, or directly from the Server search. With a non-public IP, the only way to access a server is through a lobby. When running a dedicated server, the lobby host can link to it by pressing the Find Server button. Otherwise just press Play to create a new Server. * Fixed certain aircraft flame and smoke effects not syncing when playi…
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Update Released - 8 April 2011
Thank you for purchasing Cliffs of Dover! If you have previously purchased our sims, you should know that they are a constant work in progress. We as a team are proud of the fact that we continuously support, expand and improve on our releases. We hope, with your support, to continue this tradition and to help the series grow in the coming years. The current patch contains the following changes: DRM * Solidshield protection was removed from the game. The game no longer requires a second authentication key. Cliffs of Dover only needs to be authenticated once with a single key during first install. NOTE: this action is automatic and does not require any action from the player. GRAPHICS * Significantly optimized buildings. Performance gain is less noticeable on above-recommended specs; * Removed momentary freezes caused by trees and other vegetation; also changed the way far-away trees are…
- Pre-Purchase Now: IL - 2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover - 18 March 2011
Pre-Purchase IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover and receive a copy of Silent Hunter® III ! Already own Silent Hunter® III? Give it to a friend! IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover is the next exciting World War II flight combat simulation title from 1C: Maddox Games , the creators of the critically acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik series . As a member of the British RAF, face off against the deadly German Luftwaffe and the Italian air forces. Join the Royal Air Force and Battle for Britain!
