Il-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles Download Free

I used to play the original version of IL2 years ago. Far and away was my favorite game. I recently bought it off of steam (my original copy was a CD, haha) for nostalgic reasons and have been enjoying it again. I never got into the multi-player side of it before and considering most people seem to play the new version I imagine the online side of forgotten battles is pretty dead, however if there are still servers out there I would like to see about getting in to them. Fighting the ai is getting a little boring.

How brave can a game developer be? Take 1C: Maddox Games. They built a flight simulation themed on a rare aircraft, Il-2 Sturmovik, in a time when simulations were the industry's forgotten child. As a reward for a job well done, they secure publishing approval for a sequel. Do they then shift to W.W.II's Western European or the Pacific theaters, where a box picture of the recognizable F4U Corsair or P-51 Mustang would potentially attract more sales? Nope. They stick with the Russian theme, and emphasize even more obscure aircraft and battles. Whatever you may think of Oleg Maddox and his team's marketing sensibilities, they're a gutsy bunch, and they have again given hungry simulation fans a meaty steak to gnaw.