I’d go along with what the others have said regarding IL2 if you are looking for a WWII combat sim. However, if you are looking for a Flight Sim then I’d look at Flight Simulator X. Purely because there is very little difference in the technical side of things compared to FS9, infact, no difference.
Flight Sim X (& FS) can be as easy or as difficult as you want to make it, you don’t need any technical knowledge to start with because the choice is yours, you can start with a cold & dark cockpit, or you can just press CTRL + E to start your engines. Once they are up and running you can have a alot of fun straight away. You’ll find your learning will be exponential, and in no time at all you’ll be looking at ways of enhancing your enjoyment. One more way of enhancing your experience is to join a Virtual Airline. You can also fly “online” using the VATSIM network meaning you can fly with real time ATC and traffic. More of that to come when you are confident with FS no doubt.
There’s a myriad of add-ons you can download for free for both FS9 & X by going to the major download sites of avsim.com – flightsim.com – fsplanet.com & simviation.com.
Installation of a/c & scenery is normally straight forward, there should be instructions within the download.
There’s also a myriad of teaching available on the net, including help forums, video tutorials (via youtube) etc. There’s also help right here. There’s more than enough experience here to help you on your way so feel free to post any help topic you like in here and we’ll endeavour to help you the best we can.
To end I’ll say the only caveat to getting FSX over FS9 is whether your system is up to date, you’ll need a decent system to get the best out of FSX. If your system is over 2yrs old I’d consider FS9.
Rgds
Dean
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