I always turn off UAC,
On my new rig I just copied install over via a USB drive to "C:\HSFX\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946" and everything works, plus 30Gb skins folder and all HOTAS profiles.
Video modes can be edited in Conf.ini
and[window]
width=1600
height=1200
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=1
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=1
Use3Renders=0
edit and save in Notepad AFTER backing up original.[Render_OpenGL]
TexQual=3
TexMipFilter=3
TexCompress=0
TexFlags.UseDither=1
TexFlags.UseAlpha=0
TexFlags.UseIndex=1
TexFlags.PolygonStipple=1
TexFlags.UseClampedSprites=0
TexFlags.DrawLandByTriangles=0
TexFlags.UseVertexArrays=1
TexFlags.DisableAPIExtensions=0
TexFlags.ARBMultitextureExt=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineExt=1
TexFlags.SecondaryColorExt=1
TexFlags.VertexArrayExt=0
TexFlags.ClipHintExt=0
TexFlags.UsePaletteExt=0
TexFlags.TexAnisotropicExt=1
TexFlags.TexCompressARBExt=0
TexFlags.TexEnvCombine4NV=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineDot3=1
TexFlags.DepthClampNV=1
TexFlags.SeparateSpecular=1
TexFlags.TextureShaderNV=1
HardwareShaders=1
Shadows=2
Specular=2
SpecularLight=2
DiffuseLight=2
DynamicalLights=1
MeshDetail=2
VisibilityDistance=3
Sky=2
Forest=2
LandShading=3
LandDetails=2
; try this
CountryDetails=2
LandGeom=2
TexLarge=1
TexLandQual=3
TexLandLarge=1
VideoSetupId=17
Effects=2
ForceShaders1x=1
PolygonOffsetFactor=-0.15
PolygonOffsetUnits=-3.0
Water=1
;Note Water = 1,2,3 or 4(Perfect Open GL)
NB: these settings worked OK with MSI GTX460Hawk and current AMD7870 cards only exceptiom is Nvidia enable water=4
Problem solved! (or at least bypassed)
Here is one solution for this problem: IL-2 1946 does not have StarForce protection. There are different version of 1946 available (mine has IL-2, IL-2 Forgotten Battles, Pacific Fighters and 1946), another version comes with the Aces expansion pack, yet another comes with a separete Silent Hunter sim.
Thank to this forum's Tully_ I installed 1946 only, it didn't cost much,and now I can play IL-2.
The installation process is a simple one, there are no comlicated tricks you need to know: install from the disk's "a.exe" file (do not let automatic installation to install it) & install it outside any "Program Files" folders (for example I have it in F:\Ubisoft\IL-2). That's it. (But just in case of any trouble see this thread: http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...of-IL-2-series and read Tully_'s instructions).
And Tully_: thanks again, You made my day:![]()
Which version are you trying to install?Originally Posted by Sandi1949 Go to original post