Jane's WWII Fighters was released way back in 1998. It is considered a good WWII Flight Sim in it's day. I still have my original CDs. I always felt that Jane's WWII Fighters has a good balance between Flight Simulator and Game. Having recently gotten the bug to play the game again, I set about getting the game running and looking as good as possible on modern hardware and operating system (Windows 10 & 11 64-bit). For a video game that, as of this posting, is 22 years old, I think I managed to get the ol' gal looking pretty good! The game by itself is limited to a max resolution of 1280x1024. However using dgVoodoo 2 wrapper, a 4x Resolution Modifier is applied that renders the game at resolutions that can actual exceeds 1080p. It will then scaled back down to 1080p with the proper 4:3 aspect ratio preserved (for example). This should allow for 1440p and 4K resolutions as well. dgVoodoo 2 also adds DX11 support. This enables the use of ReShade to enhance the game visuals even further with modern shading effects for a more HDR look. As a long time player of the game, I had acquired most if not all other major mods created by the Jane's WWII Fighters community fan sites over the years. I even ordered the Community Add-On CD back in the day. Sadly, these community sites no longer exist. The mod creators deserve much credit for their work! Also featured is a launcher I built that is styled after the original game launcher but with more options and features added. It also has an included Mod Manager (by Jonesoft) with many Community Mods included.

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Jane's WWII Fighters 2023 Edition Released!


25 Years Old and still going!

Jane's WWII Fighters 2023 Edition


Updated for 2023:

And now Supporting Steam Deck installation!

DG Voodoo DirectX Wrapper updated to v2.81 supporting DirectX 12 (latest version at time of release).
DG Voodoo Pre-configuration updated to fix corrupted fonts in-game.
ReShade Update to v5.8 (latest version at time of release, Windows only, not supported on Steam Deck atm).
Fixed incorrect file name that prevented Force Feedback from working for Joysticks that support it.
Fixed incorrect file locations that prevented Museum Movies from working.


Main Package:

Revision D - UPDATED APRIL 26, 2023

Download Jane's WWII Fighters 2023 Edition - Mod DB

Revision D corrects some installer issues for the Windows install option.


Jane's WWII Fighters 2020 Edition Released

Jane's WWII Fighters 2020 Edition Released

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This, in my opinion, is about the best the ol' girl has looked in a long time. Twenty two years and now legal to drink, she's ready to go! This package...

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Jane's WWII Fighters 2023 Edition Installer (Win11 & Steam Deck Compatible)

Jane's WWII Fighters 2023 Edition Installer (Win11 & Steam Deck Compatible)

Full Version 21 comments

Newly Updated in this 2023 release: DGVoodoo DirectX Wrapper updated to v2.81 supporting DirectX 12 (latest version at time of release). DGVoodoo Pre-configuration...

Jane's WWII Fighters 2020 Graphic Update (DEPRECIATED-OBSOLETE)

Jane's WWII Fighters 2020 Graphic Update (DEPRECIATED-OBSOLETE)

Patch 4 comments

(DEPRECIATED - OBSOLETE - newer version now available) This patch is to update dgVoodoo2 and ReShade to newer versions

Jane's WWII Fighters 2020 Edition (DEPRECIATED-OBSOLETE)

Jane's WWII Fighters 2020 Edition (DEPRECIATED-OBSOLETE)

Full Version 39 comments

(DEPRECIATED - OBSOLETE - newer version now available) Jane's WWII Fighters was released way back in 1998. It is considered a good WWII Flight Sim in...

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Thanks for the great work on this WW2 Fighters for Windows 10.
I have a question... the ww2.ini does not seem to be used and I cant find where the program is saving changes??
***** Also noted stuttering during play which went away when I ran ww2f.exe using a one core batch file.

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Thank you for putting all this together! I remember playing this game on my Gran's old computer.

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