Flying Corps
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Gold Games 3
(1998) -
Value Soft Collection 5
(2000)
Description official descriptions
Fly four different campaigns of the World War I. The missions are very different and reach from patrol flights to fast attacks. You'll meet planes like Sopwith Camel, Nieuport Scout, SPAD S.XIII, Albatros D.III or Fokker Dr.I Triplane, to mention a few. The game is for both, beginners and experts as you can individually change the realism model.
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Critics
Average score: 82% (based on 17 ratings)
Players
Average score: 2.9 out of 5 (based on 11 ratings with 1 reviews)
Fantastic WW1 flight simulation.
The Good
This is a great WW1 flight simulator and was one of the first 3D titles ever for the PC. It actually had DOS patch versions for the Voodoo 1 and Rendition Verite1000 , remember those :) But when all the patchs (about 20 patchs!) were finished it ended up as a Direct3D game for WIndows.
It has a "realistic" and complicated flight model, these aren't jets and the game lets you feel like you are flying something made of wood and wire, the guns are also wimpy and require accurate shooting.
The AI and missions are good and there is a nice selection of 1917-18 planes to fly from the Sopwith Pup to Fokker Dr.1 and Spad XIII....... all very different to fly.
The Bad
As you fly over the landscape there is an occasional pause as the landscape loads from the CD, if this happens in combat it results in "warping" of the planes which is very annoying.
More planes than those of 1917-18 would have made this game have more longevity.
The Bottom Line
A really great hardcore WW1 flight simulator with fantastic production quality, but make sure you have it patched to the final Gold..y? version. Forget the DOS and play it in Windows 9x Direct3D.
DOS · by taly01 (6) · 2005
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Extras
The box contains lots of useful documentation. Empire included detailed full-colour terrain maps of all main scenario's: Metz, Nancy, Florange, Verdun, Cambrai, Arras, Douai, Apremont, St. Quentin and Amiens. They threw in a Complete Course of Flying Instruction as well. It is an original illustrated book written by Flight-Commander W.G. McMinnies and published in 1918 by Temple Press Limited, London (237 pp.). It's a complete flying guide and incredibly comprehensive.
Gold version
At the end of 1997, the game was re-released as Flying Corps Gold. This new version had Direct3D support, a new plane (Fokker D7), a mission editor, a new campaign and force feedback support. Multiplayer support was added as well, but internet play was quite buggy. Gamers who bought the original Flying Corps could partially update their game through the 1.1a patch. Direct3D support became available, but the new plane, the new campaign and the mission editor were left out.
Awards
- PC Powerplay (Germany)
- Issue 07/2006 - #7 Best Packaging
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Game added by DaHero.
Windows 3.x added by Plok.
Additional contributors: Sciere, Patrick Bregger.
Game added September 4, 2000. Last modified January 23, 2024.