A New Flight Simulator Game Is Flying To Linux

[Ramiliez]

Flight sim games these days are kinda boring. Back in the 90s, there was this one flight sim game, can't remember the name, that took place in an alternate-history WWII where hitler never rose in power, but instead aliens attacked earth and everyone had to defend against them using WWII-age airplanes against flying saucers... there should be more games like that.

Was it based on this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwar

[uid313]

FlightGear

For those who want a free open source flight simulator there is FlightGear. Note it is not a game though, it is a realistic flight simulator.

[V10lator]

"The Superfly Indie Bundle" contains this (and 9 other games, but most of them are windows only) for just $6.

[dee.]

Was it based on this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwar

No, I don't think so, at least not directly. Influenced by, very likely.

[Sduic]

Flight sim games these days are kinda boring. Back in the 90s, there was this one flight sim game, can't remember the name, that took place in an alternate-history WWII where hitler never rose in power, but instead aliens attacked earth and everyone had to defend against them using WWII-age airplanes against flying saucers... there should be more games like that.

That vaguely reminds of Urban Assault. A game I'd like to see a derivative of, to be honest.

[mike4]

Looks good. I'm a big X-Plane user, hence this will go in my shopping basket for sure.

[DDF420]

Would be nice if you credit your sources Mike...me in this case.

http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/air-conflicts-pacific-carriers-waiting-on-publisher-approval-for-linux.2242

Was on my to-cover list ever since their comments, then I put it up and within no time your article appears after mine. A good journalist gives credits to sources...

Why the need to give credit to gaming on Linux ? You both cite the original source yet you want the credit ? Yeah lets link to a site thats simply a copy paste of the original .

[peppercats]

simulators are nice, games when?

[frign]

IL-2 Sturmovik 1946

This game looks like IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 from 2006.
If you want a perfectly realistic WW2 flight-simulation with an active mod-community, try it out!
It works well under wine.

[liamdawe]

Why the need to give credit to gaming on Linux ? You both cite the original source yet you want the credit ? Yeah lets link to a site thats simply a copy paste of the original .

It's a little thing called common courtesy, he blatantly used us as his source and didn't mention it, even the massive websites like PC Gamer, Polygon etc give credit to each other why can't Phoronix?