DownloadWW2 Combat Flight Simulator. Free. Current Version: 9.75. This is now the world's leading open-source combat flight sim for LINUX.
Linux Air Combat ("LAC") was derived from the classic "gl-117" game, after a huge re-write to create a far more realistic plane simulator. LAC runs on almost any desktop LINUX system (even Steam Deck & Raspberry Pi) and generates smooth, high-performance flight. Clean, open source code provides an easy option to compile it yourself, or use our precompiled executable in "AppImage" format to eliminate compiling on all popular X86 LINUX distros. If you don't want to compile from source code, just download the AppImage and run it! Control simulated flight with mouse and keyboard, console game controller, or joystick.
Learn all about LAC from our primary, official Web Page:
http://askmisterwizard.com/2019/LinuxAirCombat/LacOnlineDocs.htm
Recent vid clips:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1IYes9MY6lKVUarE5wwKmwghs83Qjtz-
Features
- Easy option to compile from source code.
- Smooth, simple 3d graphics on any display hardware supporting opengl
- Flight controls compatible with joysticks, console Game Controllers, or mouse
- 54 of the most important World War II aircraft. Tour each of them, one by one, here: http://askmisterwizard.com/2019/LinuxAirCombat/Planes/01.htm
- A whimsical Jet fighter with performance similar to the Douglas A4 "Skyhawk"
- 45 flight/view functions can be mapped to any detected joystick axis, button, or keyboard key
- Industry-standard "Air Warrior" style viewsystem is easily configurable for other view options
- Four narrated, offline tutorial missions to get you started
- Online, 2-player "Head to Head" mission suitable for air racing or combat duels
- Online multiuser missions in Desert, Mountain, or Pacific Island terrains
- Text-based interplayer communication emulates a "Morse Code" radio
- Powerful cockpit integration with well-known "Mumble" voice comms server
- Strategic airfield destruction with bombs, rockets, or guns
- Fighters can combat other fighters, escort friendly bombers, attack enemy bombers, or strafe enemy airfields, ships, and buildings.
- Bombers can rain destruction upon enemy airfields or dive-bomb ships and facilities, but they must first survive the trip to and through enemy territory!
- Bombers are automatically defended by their own gunners
- Several rich, powerful, "Sample" missions are published with extremely detailed source code commentary to assist New LAC Mission Developers.
- Two independent menu systems: Built-in "GUI" menus, and external, text-based "LacMenuLauncher" for maximum compatibility with diverse LINUX distros. Learn more here: https://sourceforge.net/p/linuxaircombat/discussion/general/thread/2e6ef638a3/
- Fly with or against online "Replay Blokes" even when no other human players are online. Learn more here: https://youtu.be/44K7BC1t-bg?si=l2sJUbPBbmIvSg2D
Project Samples
License
GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)Follow Linux Air Combat
You Might Also Like
Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Microsoft Azure
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on Microsoft Azure provides a secure, reliable, and flexible foundation for your cloud infrastructure. Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Microsoft Azure is ideal for enterprises seeking to enhance their cloud environment with seamless integration, consistent performance, and comprehensive support.
Rate This Project
Login To Rate This Project
User Reviews
-
Finally a total Linux Combat flight simulator that works on EVERY Linux release ! And everybody on Linux can play, because the Hardware requirements are very low, one can play it with one's own Desk- or Laptop . I must say that at first (3 years ago) I wasn't so attracted to Linux Air Combat because of the graphics AND the difficulty to shoot an enemy plane down, but know that I stuck to it for 3 years, I finally getting the hang of it, AND all the WWII planes available really fly the way they used too during that war . Another advantage is that I connected over voice communication with the main developer Mr. Robert Bosen , who's very polite and explains with a very calm and clear voice what extra settings you must make to e.g. the voice communication which uses Mumble, AND some settings in the LAC-Menu to obtain a best frame rate .
-
Very good game, a bit hard to pilot at the beginning, but that means I need training!
-
First thing I have to say is that Linux Air Combat is awesome. Second, it is NOT a video game and if that's what you are looking for, you will likely be overwhelmed. LAC is unquestionably the best linux native air combat simulator out there. If your interests lie in WWII aircraft and WWII air combat experiences, you will love LAC. The developer has spent countless hours researching the historical and technical records of 54 of the most significant combat aircraft of WWII. and if you want to feel what flying a P38 Lightning after a flight of Japanese Kates felt like, this is as close as you'll get without a time machine. Non-flight graphics and ground detail have been kept to a minimum so LAC will easily fly on almost anything that runs Linux. Now available in source and appimage formats. Support from the developer is first rate and the community of flyers growing around LAC are friendly and helpful to new pilots.
-
After a lot of struggling and with some excellent help from the developor, I would like to say that this game is extremely detailed and unbelievable! But, equally awesome was the help and support from the developer.Reply from Linux Air CombatEdited 2022-02-28
whippet6: I'm glad to know you got everything working to your satisfaction and I look forward to flying with you online! -
I could not get my comprehensive review to format correctly for easy viewing here, so I uploaded it into the "Files" section. Download it there. Look for the file named "Lac969Review.pdf". Here is the concluding paragraph of that review: "At the time of this writing, LAC has emerged as the overall leader in free, open-source combat flight sims for Linux. It’s not perfect, and it’s not the best in any one area, but it’s better than average at everything that counts. It’s fun, well documented, and easy to learn. In particular, because its emphasis is on historic simulation more than on gaming, LAC is far more realistic than the game console toys that are popular with teens and young adults, but it is almost as easy to learn because there is no need to memorize magic spells or game-specific, whimsical, imaginary features: it's all just science and history. LAC is full of compromises made in the name of fun, simplicity, high performance, and easy learning. Those compromises diminish the painful aspects of ultra-realism, but the resulting balance yields an almost perfect blend of realism and fun. It just works, and for anybody that understands the basics of flight and historic air combat tactics, it just makes sense."Reply from Linux Air CombatEdited 2024-09-29
A online review, formatted as a web page, for Version 9.76, is now available. Copy and paste this entire, long link into your favorite browser: https://askmisterwizard.com/2019/LinuxAirCombat/IntroducingLinuxAirCombat.htm That review has now been incorporated as the script for a new YouTube video "PlayList" adding live action! View it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_5E4SXprBY&list=PL1IYes9MY6lLej1hPOJbAVrKCYPoIxdFs ====== UPDATE FROM SEP2022 ======= I just published a new review in our forums. It contains more of LAC's history and cultural background than you will find in other reviews. Here's a direct link: https://sourceforge.net/p/linuxaircombat/discussion/general/thread/de1f17e45c/