ATAG hosts the most popular online server and their forums are THE place to go if you want to learn how to play this game. ATAG, also known as the Air Tactical Assault Group, is an online community where it all started. There is a sense of fellowship in its online community that is unique and has no equal anywhere else. These guys taught me everything I know and it is my pleasure to train new guys on a regular basis.Ĭliffs of Dover wouldn't be where it is today if it wasn't for the efforts of Team Fusion, but I must also mention something else about CloD. How do I know? Well, simply because I gave up on this game three times before Team Fusion finally modded the game and I asked for help on the ATAG forums (more on that later). There will ALWAYS be someone to explain these things to you if you ask for help. And if you think this stuff is too hard to learn, have no fear. You can also do high-altitude bombing with the real bombsight and autopilot controls if you like more advanced stuff. You will also learn how to navigate using either a magnetic compass or a gyro compass, just like they did in the 1940's. You will learn how to takeoff and land by maintaining proper rotation and approach speeds. Just like in real life, your aircraft will be prone to stall, spin and attempt to kill you if you do certain types of manoeuvers. You need to keep your engine temperatures (oil and water radiator) in check by maintaining proper RPM and manifold pressure settings (which are controlled by prop pitch and throttle controls) that should come with any cheap joystick you can buy on the market. You can jump into a cockpit and fly like you're really there. The strength of the game is that it is a happy medium between the complexity of a study sim like DCS and the accessibility of an arcade sim like War Thunder.