IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is a 2006 expansion to the flight simulation game

Flight simulator

A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and various aspects of the flight environment. This includes the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of their controls and other aircraft systems, and how they react to the external...

 IL-2 Sturmovik. It was developed by 1C: Maddox Games and published by Ubisoft

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. IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is based during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. The expansion adds new aircraft, new maps, and new campaigns. IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 has multiplayer capabilities, mainly through Hyperlobby, a third-party client.

Reception

The review aggregator Metacritic

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 gives IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 a ranking of 83 out of 100, while another review aggregator, GameRankings, gives a rating of 85.38%.

IGN

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 gave the expansion a rating of 8.1 of 10. GameSpot

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 rates IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 at 8.5 out of 10.

Mods

IL-2 1946 has been modified by users since it's release. There are many different mods & mod-pack available. Popular mod-packs include Dark Blue World (DBW), and Ultrapack. In 2011, !C Maddox announced on its forum boards that it would open a discussion thread for modding of the game.