Vanilla 4.12.2 version ran smoothly on the same machine. HSFX 7.0 mod was tested on a machine that only had 4GB of RAM, in which case the simulator kept crashing to desktop, but the swap file was set to only 2GB, and a user who sets one's swap file to be a bit bigger or has more RAM could, perhaps, run this version successfully. The performance of the simulator is rock solid even when using virtual desktops, which does prove useful when one needs to glance quickly upon IL- 2 Compare. Additionally, Ultra Pack 3 release candidate 4 was tested online with no problems perceived. Vanilla version of the IL- 2 Sturmovik: 1946 simulator, patched up to Team Daidalos 4.13 patch, runs without a problem both online and offline on Linux. Since online servers still exist, this simulator still has a lot to offer because the aforementioned servers are frequented by pilots with perennial experience. For all this to happen, some effort will have to be invested because installing and adjusting processes on Linux aren't yet as streamlined and simple as on Windows, which will be discussed in more depth later. Those wishing to try their hand as virtual pilots will find it cheaper to fly on Linux because they'll only have to spring for the hardware and the sim, and IL- 2 Sturmovik: 1946 isn't the only simulator that runs on this operating system. Free Clonezilla imaging software can be used to such an end. Since Linux doesn't have a big hard- drive footprint, about fifteen minutes will be sufficient to create an image containing installations of the OS, head tracking software and IL- 2 Sturmovik: 1946, while it will only take ten minutes to restore such an image. Dual boot installations of Windows and Linux are no rarity, and, if an extremely paranoid person finds oneself scared that Linux partition may jeopardize the security of Windows partition, it's entirely possible to install these two operating systems on two separate hard drives, only one of which will be connected to the computer's motherboard at any given time. If this should change at some point in the future, Linux is a free OS the EULA of which doesn't impose the obligation to use only a single copy of the OS on a single computer, which is why noone will get angry with a flightsim enthusiast who has two copies of Linux installed on ones computer, with one being used just for simulating flight. Where system security is concerned, Linux isn't really notorious as a platform for which malware is being written in great quantities. It's no secret that both Linux and IL- 2 Sturmovik: 1946 use graphics engines based on OpenGL, and consequently, this simulator can be used on Linux, running under the Wine emulator, with a FPS loss no greater than five percent as compared to flying on Windows. Increased aggressiveness induced by being unnerved may be helpful while flying online, but the question remains whether this benefit outweighs the benefit one would see if all the time invested into caring for system security was spent flying. Where does this leave an IL- 2 Sturmovik pilot who keeps sensitive data on one's computer's drives and who doesn't find reinstalling the OS every semester entertaining? Well, if creating a separate user account with decreased level of user privileges, which will be used solely for the purpose of online flying, hardening firewall rules, regular scanning with anti- virus programs, creating system images and whatnot leave the smallest trace of a doubt, it leaves one nervous. The matter becomes somewhat more attention- worthy when the fact is taken into account that the IL- 2 Sturmovik simulator's code was decrypted during the modding process, which did facilitate for creating new content, but on the other hand, may have created an attack vector for a person whose primary interest isn't really simulating flight. Older flight simulators meant to work on Windows still have a lot to offer, but, since the code compiled with older compilers can't be executed when options intended at hardenning the OS security are selected, like Data Execution Prevention which is built into the newer incarnations of Windows, or options brought to the table by the Microsoft Emet program, a flightsim enthusiast may find oneself wondering whether the OS security could be undermined if one allows one's older flight simulator to connect to an online server through the firewall.
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