CanadaOne Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 That's some fancy flying. I haven't got anywhere near that in the Huey. Getting better with the Harrier though. Had one of those good news/bad news/good news flights yesterday. The good news was I hover landed onto a carrier. The bad news was I landed too hard and the plane caught fire. But the good news is I slid off the carrier into the sea and the water put the fire out. Maybe some Huey action later. 1 1
Gambit21 Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 I do love me a Huey - wop wop wop wop wop wop. Need an Indochina map though or my interest drops below the floor boards.
CanadaOne Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 The Huey sound is really cool. I still suck at landing though.
DD_Crash Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 This was on the DCS website NSSGrey 10 points · 1 day ago Dear Sir, we will make a WWII version of Marianas and it will be free. Many thanks for your support and passion. Kind regards Nick https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=260686 1
Gambit21 Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 5 hours ago, DD_Crash said: This was on the DCS website NSSGrey 10 points · 1 day ago Dear Sir, we will make a WWII version of Marianas and it will be free. Many thanks for your support and passion. Kind regards Nick https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=260686 Nice.
CanadaOne Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 The supercarrier is available for pre-order, but not on Steam. Supposed to be another sale on Steam soon. Might grab another plane.
Archie Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 15 minutes ago, CanadaOne said: The supercarrier is available for pre-order, but not on Steam. Supposed to be another sale on Steam soon. Might grab another plane. I got it for 24.99 as I already own the Hornet.
simfan2015 Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 DCS Supercarrier for a mere 25 USD makes it sheer impossible not to get it ! ?
Rolling_Thunder Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 13 minutes ago, simfan2015 said: DCS Supercarrier for a mere 25 USD makes it sheer impossible not to get it ! ? Impossible? I think not.
CanadaOne Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Archie said: I got it for 24.99 as I already own the Hornet. I might get the Hornet just to be able to use the carrier. I'm not much on the complexity of the F-18, but bad weather and night landings on a carrier might be too much fun to pass on.
9./JG27golani79 Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 47 minutes ago, CanadaOne said: I might get the Hornet just to be able to use the carrier. I'm not much on the complexity of the F-18, but bad weather and night landings on a carrier might be too much fun to pass on. Why not the Tomcat? A very nice plane and not as complex as the Hornet 2
CanadaOne Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 44 minutes ago, 9./JG27golani79 said: Why not the Tomcat? A very nice plane and not as complex as the Hornet I tried the Tomcat when it was free for the weekend. The eye candy on that plane is absolutely top shelf, and it was heavy on my FFB stick, which I really like. But I'm a ground pounder at heart. Mind you, landing that freight car F-14 on a carrier must be a riot, and the FM on the F-18 is said to be very light on the stick, which I don't like. So you may be right.
Archie Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 Yeah the F14 is the best module to date IMO.Just wish I had more time to learn it.
DD_fruitbat Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, CanadaOne said: I might get the Hornet just to be able to use the carrier. I'm not much on the complexity of the F-18, but bad weather and night landings on a carrier might be too much fun to pass on. The Tomcat is easier to land than the Hornet, the Hornet's engines aren't as responsive as the Cat's. Both are very good fun and very different from each other. Using the Hornet for SAM suppression with HARM's (looking forward to getting HARM's in my F16) and Mavericks is very satisfying, as is shooting planes down with the Phoenix at ridiculous ranges with the Tomcat? Edited January 19, 2020 by DD_fruitbat 1
Lusekofte Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 1:39 AM, CanadaOne said: The Huey sound is really cool. I still suck at landing though. Flying choppers with a regular sim joy stick require a technique not common for chopper flying. Also doing it without a collective. I have a proper chopper hardware and the good thing about DCS is your choices in hardware interface can make all setup work. Landing a huey no matter equipment in a proper way is not hard if you spend time training on it. If you do not have that time available, do not be too hard on yourself, just aim to not die on every landing.
CanadaOne Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, No.322_LuseKofte said: Flying choppers with a regular sim joy stick require a technique not common for chopper flying. Also doing it without a collective. I have a proper chopper hardware and the good thing about DCS is your choices in hardware interface can make all setup work. Landing a huey no matter equipment in a proper way is not hard if you spend time training on it. If you do not have that time available, do not be too hard on yourself, just aim to not die on every landing. I don't die every landing. But the Huey does. I'm having a hard time landing that thing, but I'm getting almost good with the Harrier. Even pulled off a few carrier landings. That **** is fun!
Lusekofte Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 12 minutes ago, CanadaOne said: I don't die every landing. But the Huey does. I'm having a hard time landing that thing, but I'm getting almost good with the Harrier. Even pulled off a few carrier landings. That **** is fun! Well I am taking a break from GB and planning to pick up on the Harrier. It seems you are ahead of me on it
CanadaOne Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, No.322_LuseKofte said: Well I am taking a break from GB and planning to pick up on the Harrier. It seems you are ahead of me on it It's a lot of fun! Good ground pounder, fast, and a decent payload. Still having trouble with some/many systems. The Grim Reapers tutorial videos on youtube are a big help.
SquashmanMikeEH Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 3:21 PM, DD_Crash said: This was on the DCS website NSSGrey 10 points · 1 day ago Dear Sir, we will make a WWII version of Marianas and it will be free. Many thanks for your support and passion. Kind regards Nick https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=260686 I see there are now 7 pages of comment in the above forum, following Nick Greys' pledge to make a WWII version of the Marianas map
dburne Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 11:05 AM, simfan2015 said: DCS Supercarrier for a mere 25 USD makes it sheer impossible not to get it ! ? Yeah I certainly grabbed it. Looking forward to flying the Hornet off of it. 1
CanadaOne Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, dburne said: Yeah I certainly grabbed it. Looking forward to flying the Hornet off of it. Still waiting for the sale to hit Steam. No carrier pre-order there, but still. Might bag another plane. And last night were my first (successful) nighttime rough seas high winds VTOL landings on a carrier. Damn good fun! I'm going to have a hard time passing on that fancy new supercarrier. 1
LLv34_Flanker Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 S! Gonna get it as well. Now where is the Top Gun soundtrack..
Lusekofte Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) [edited] Found these on DCS screenshot Edited January 25, 2020 by SYN_Haashashin rules, rules...
Oyster_KAI Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 They're working on the same things, I hope Il-2 GB won't be late.
Lusekofte Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 I do not think the JU 88 gonna be flyable. But if it did, I would never look back 1
CanadaOne Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 I want, I insist, I demand!!!... to have both sims. More planes, more maps, more fun! Bought the Su-25A on sale last night, $10, good fun. A fast, tough little bomb truck with very few bells and whistles. But it carries 160 rockets and goes stinky fast. And that's a good thing. Still have a few bucks in my Steam wallet. Maybe just one more plane...
unlikely_spider Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) I agree. I have both and switch back and forth frequently. I am single-player only, and don't do modern planes in DCS. My opinion: IL-2: More variety in maps and planes. Dozens of possible enemy types and more maps. Campaigns are generally well done and I never tire of the Kuban map especially. I tend to get bored with a specific plane quickly though, as they are generally very simple to learn to operate. DCS: The enemies you encounter in WW2 campaigns are very limited, since there are only a half-dozen different planes, and no German bombers yet. So it's pretty predictable what you'll be doing when you set out. However, the plane systems are much deeper and it's difficult to get back into one that I haven't flown in a while unless I look at manual/tutorials again. It's really rewarding to learn each and every system thoroughly however. The few campaigns that are available are well produced though. Good voice-overs and immersion for the assets that are available. The summary, I guess, is that IL-2 is better for everything outside of the cockpit, and DCS is better for everything within. Edited January 25, 2020 by unlikely_spider
Gambit21 Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 4 hours ago, unlikely_spider said: The summary, I guess, is that IL-2 is better for everything outside of the cockpit, and IL-2 is better for everything within. Saved for posterity in case of later edit. 2 1
SYN_Vander Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, Oyster_KAI said: They're working on the same things, I hope Il-2 GB won't be late. LOL! I'm also a DCS fan, but I don't see them beating IL2 to delivering a fleshed out plane set for Normandy. That Ju88 was promised when, 2-3 years back? Along with a bunch of other (AI) planes of which we have seen little to nothing. Not that it matters much to me. The DCS aircraft tend to be of high quality and at least the WW2 ones I can actually start manually. With the jets it is just too much procedures and acronyms which some people find very exciting, but is boring for me. To each his own I guess (Just too be sure: I do love the jets and fly them, just not the waiting 8 min for INS to calibrate bit ?) Edited January 25, 2020 by SYN_Vander 1
dburne Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 I have DCS for the Jets and Choppers. Il-2 GB for WWII. (my first love). 3
unlikely_spider Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Gambit21 said: Saved for posterity in case of later edit. Aah, you got me there. I'm editing now!
DD_Arthur Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 21 minutes ago, unlikely_spider said: Aah, you got me there. I'm editing now! When it comes to WW2, you got it right the first time.
LLv24_SukkaVR Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 I really wish we get those torpedos to our Ju-88 and He-111 too at some point. 1
Lusekofte Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) I fly the I 16 a great deal. Dunno why, it simply appeal to me more than the one in GB in VR. But any improvement, is well, a improvement. What we like better vs another game is not interesting, what is, is the fact we do spend time in both for a reason. I am happy for those finding GB perfect and flawless. To me it simply do not cover all my desires, but the things it cover it does well. I guess I can say the same about DCS, the modules I fly I love, and that is it Edited January 25, 2020 by No.322_LuseKofte 1
CanadaOne Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 12 hours ago, dburne said: I have DCS for the Jets and Choppers. Il-2 GB for WWII. (my first love). Exactly that. Almost. I like flying the P51 and Yak-52 for sightseeing on the Nevada and Persian Gulf maps. Get the lighting right and the scenery is gorgeous. DCS for me is a big flightsim sandbox. I use the __________ __________ non stop. I set something up, try it with this plane, then that plane, then change things around, then try it on a different map, and on and on. That's the fun for me. Endless SP content creation with a lot of variety made fun and easy. That is 99% of the reason I spent $250 on DCS modules in the last two-months. If DCS didn't have a fun and easy __________ __________ I would not have bought the planes. SP content creation made fun and easy. That's the ballgame for me. Whoever gives me more gets my money.
CanadaOne Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 Thinking I'll skip the P-47. Was never one of my favorite planes. Maybe on sale later on, not for full price. Really looking forward to the OV-10 if it ever comes to life. That would be an instant purchase. For the moment still having good fun with the Harrier. There's something satanically satisfying about dropping JDAMs from 40,000' and hitting a parked car thirty-miles away. Good to hear 2.5.6 coming out early February. Supposed to be some nice changes with the graphics. The night lighting is supposed to be improved, that should be really good with the airports.
catchthefoxes Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 im actually pretty exited for this module!! cant wait to see how it turns out!! does someone know a guesstimate of what the price will be? 1
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