IL-2 Korea System Requirements

[brickcommander]

43 minutes ago, AEthelraedUnraed said:

Will Korea have ray tracing?

That is what I have understood from the devlogs, but maybe I misunderstood.

[Aapje]

3 hours ago, AEthelraedUnraed said:

Will Korea have ray tracing?

Han said that they have a "ray-tracing atmosphere volume shading system."

The issue with ray tracing is that people have been using that word for all kinds of hybrid and/or partial solutions, so two games can both claim to implement ray tracing, yet have completely different solutions and visual results.

So I think that it is little more than a buzzword at this point and you are better of just looking at the actual results.

[AEthelraedUnraed]

22 hours ago, Aapje said:

So I think that it is little more than a buzzword at this point and you are better of just looking at the actual results.

Very true. Lots of these terms are hyped by people who don't fully understand the meaning. To me, it sounds natural that if you want to render realistic clouds, you use some form of ray tracing since it's hard to obtain the volumetric effects otherwise. Which is probably what Han means with this "ray-tracing atmosphere volume shading system." I think even the current IL2 already features this?

However the general public tends to think of ray tracing in terms of fancy reflections, refractions, caustics etc. for which I haven't seen an indication that we'll see this in Korea.

[brickcommander]

On 4/24/2026 at 9:03 AM, brickcommander said:

I am also curious about DLSS as well as FSR. Tgey said it will be there, but how will it look and will it allow for a good vr experience?

 

I am asusming the requirements take upscaling into account because of ray tracing, it is hard to imagine getting playable framerates without it.

 

I am feeling pretty good about my rig even though it is technically below the vr specs (5700x3d only boosts to 4.1ghz, but i am hoping the 3d cache will make up for it, and 4070s is performing quite well, my only concern is the 12 gb of vram). I get a solid 72 fps in vr in GB with msaa x4!!! So I hope i can get at least similar visuals and framerate in korea.

 

 

I decided to bite the bullet and bought a 5070ti for a pretty good price. It should be decently faster than the 4070super and had 16gb vram. Let's hope that along with the 5700x3d will power a good vr experience!

 

It arrives tommorow so hope to see some big improvements already in GB.

[LukeFF]

Yes, a new physical model of atmospheric lighting using Ray Tracing principles has been developed, and a new system of reflections and indirect lighting based on Ray Tracing has been implemented. 

[Polnoch]

quest 3 + 4070 12g + DDR5 - no chance? Or I'll have a potato graphics?

[Xtremist]

Will Il2 korea require constant internet connection like Il2GB after the may "update"? If so, i will must try to refund my founders edition preorder, because i can't use the game any more outside quick missions. I have only mobile data based internet available, and it reconnects in about every 10 mins, kicking me out of game. 

I won't pay for starlink for the sake of one single game. I only play sp... 

[brickcommander]

36 minutes ago, Xtremist said:

Will Il2 korea require constant internet connection like Il2GB after the may "update"? If so, i will must try to refund my founders edition preorder, because i can't use the game any more outside quick missions. I have only mobile data based internet available, and it reconnects in about every 10 mins, kicking me out of game. 

I won't pay for starlink for the sake of one single game. I only play sp... 

Are you on steam? I am pretty sure the stand alone version doesn't require an internet connection (can't test right now)

[Xtremist]

2 hours ago, brickcommander said:

Are you on steam? I am pretty sure the stand alone version doesn't require an internet connection (can't test right now)

The standalone version also requires internet connections, this was confirmed by many users. 

From steam thread;

"Sadly it applies to both the Steam version and the standalone version now. A developer on here clarified this some days ago in another thread about the same topic. The game requires a constant internet connection to verify the licence." 

Other user;

"I tested by disconnecting my internet and I wasn't able to launch either version of the game."

Developer's response on this thread;

"Hello

Please do not jump to conclusions. This change has nothing to do with other games decisions to require a constant internet connection for their projects. I will return later with a more detailed response regarding this situation." 

 

Spoiler ahead

Spoiler

-He didn't return later with a more detailed response regarding this situation-

 

Edited May 26 by Xtremist

[dryheat94]

8 hours ago, Xtremist said:

The standalone version also requires internet connections, this was confirmed by many users. 

From steam thread;

"Sadly it applies to both the Steam version and the standalone version now. A developer on here clarified this some days ago in another thread about the same topic. The game requires a constant internet connection to verify the licence." 

Other user;

"I tested by disconnecting my internet and I wasn't able to launch either version of the game."

 

This is incorrect. To start the standalone version without Internet just double click the Il-2.exe in the bin/games folder. The standalone launcher requires an Internet connection which looks for an update and fails if it cannot find the update server. Bypassing the launcher and starting the exe directly avoids this failure.

Edited May 26 by dryheat94

[Xtremist]

13 hours ago, dryheat94 said:

This is incorrect. To start the standalone version without Internet just double click the Il-2.exe in the bin/games folder. The standalone launcher requires an Internet connection which looks for an update and fails if it cannot find the update server. Bypassing the launcher and starting the exe directly avoids this failure.

How is this incorrect, if you have to bypass the launcher to start the game without internet connection? 

I can't even download the standalone version, exactly because my slow and erratic internet connection. The steam handles the choppy download very good, the standalone downloader doesn't. It won't continue after reconnection. 

Also why do i have to find and use a bypass for this, i didnt pirate the game, and didn't ask the developer to make such a negative change after so many years. 

But this was not the main question or the root of the problem. The problem is that we don't know what to expect from the new title in this question. 

Edited May 27 by Xtremist

[KillerBee]

Now that this thing is in the wild, I need a report on disk space used to decide where in my system I want to put this……. TK

[Flynco]

Hi mi spec pc

Intel 7 6700k

16 gb Ram

Gtx 1080

I can play its ?

[Avimimus]

31 minutes ago, Flynco said:

Hi mi spec pc

Intel 7 6700k

16 gb Ram

Gtx 1080

I can play its ?

 

You are below the minimum system requirements (both ram and the video card generation).

[Aapje]

Those are very old/slow specs. I would stick with GB for now and save up for new gear. Hopefully prices will get better, although some say that normalization might happen only in 2030. Although other say that at least the RAM pricing should improve at the end of the year or next year.

[JG123410]

My PC specs meet or exceed the minimums except in one key area, my video card. 

I have an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super, 8GB

I realize it’s just speculation at this point, but do folks think I can run at minimum?

Cheers - JG123410

[Avimimus]

54 minutes ago, JG123410 said:

My PC specs meet or exceed the minimums except in one key area, my video card. 

I have an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super, 8GB

I realize it’s just speculation at this point, but do folks think I can run at minimum?

Cheers - JG123410

So the basic reality is that the minimum specifications are the minimum that the developers will guarantee that the sim will run at 1080p.

Even if one can get it to run below the minimum specifications - the developers could always release a patch at any time that could mean it will no longer run. That is the reality.

We'll know after the 25th if anyone manages to get it to run on a weaker machine - I might even try with my old machine.

But there will be no guarantees that it will keep running, even if people can get it to run. I remember - back in the day - I could run Rise of Flight below the minimum system requirements and they patched it so that I could only use one corner of one part of one of the online maps to fight one opponent at a time. Was it still worth it? Yes. I think so. But others might feel otherwise. In any case, I couldn't complain given that it my machine was clearly below the minimum 🙂

 

2 hours ago, Aapje said:

Those are very old/slow specs. I would stick with GB for now and save up for new gear. Hopefully prices will get better, although some say that normalization might happen only in 2030. Although other say that at least the RAM pricing should improve at the end of the year or next year.

If the bubble pops we could see a significant drop in prices much sooner. Of course, the fact that most exchange-traded funds are over-exposed to the AI/Tech sector and the existence of other factors (e.g. a fuel shock) means that there might be a lot of knock-on effects that could influence our ability to buy GPUs as well... it is very unpredictable. In any case, I'd recommend against anyone losing hope about being able to upgrade and run this thing before 2028!

[JG123410]

Good point @Avimimus

I’ll be running at 1080p. I should be able to upgrade my PC next year, so I’ll give it a shot anyway. 

Thanks - JG123410

[joker_BR]

Same boat. 7800x3d, 32GB but 2080 Super. "Technically", same level as a 3060 (give or take), but let's see what the lottery brings.

[Avimimus]

11 minutes ago, JG123410 said:

Good point @Avimimus

I’ll be running at 1080p. I should be able to upgrade my PC next year, so I’ll give it a shot anyway. 

Thanks - JG123410

It usually takes a year or two for the sale price for a Great Battle's module to go back down to the pre-order price - so it might still save you some money if you're going to get it in a year anyway.

P.S. Of course, I can't predict what the sale prices will be or when it will go on sale. I could be wrong about this.

[JG123410]

I bought the Founders addition to support development. Still having tons of fun with IL2 GB, so can wait a bit or try my luck. 😁

[AndreiTomescu]

9 hours ago, joker_BR said:

7800x3d, 32GB but 2080 Super. "Technically", same level as a 3060 (give or take), but let's see what the lottery brings

saw a screenshot from luftmanu, i think, with a bit of the video settings screen. FSR (the good stuff, in-engine, not driver level) was included. this will certainly give you a winning lottery ticket ! 🙂  

[Avimimus]

1 hour ago, AndreiTomescu said:

saw a screenshot from luftmanu, i think, with a bit of the video settings screen. FSR (the good stuff, in-engine, not driver level) was included. this will certainly give you a winning lottery ticket ! 🙂  

There is no certainty in any of this - especially below the system requirements.

[AndreiTomescu]

one can just hope. Before myself being the owner of my new rig, named..."Korea" 🙂 i had the old one, that i donated to my older kid. Below specs for Forza Horizon 6. And with FSR enabled, it runs like butter at 60 fps ! So one can only hope. Except that i missed one thing: does 2080Super takes FSR? my old rig has a 6600 xt card, and that ones does.

Edited June 7 by AndreiTomescu
checked, 2080super supports fsr

[joker_BR]

11 hours ago, AndreiTomescu said:

does 2080Super takes FSR?

2080 Super supports FSR Upscaling (1, 2, 3 and 4) and FSR Frame Generation (3 and 4). I may have a chance, capping at 60 or 72 fps (which I normally do on every game, as I prefer steady frames than higher variable fps). 
If they have DLSS, even better then.

Edited June 7 by joker_BR