DCS

[unlikely_spider]

Are helo's like the Huey able to be sufficiently controlled in DCS with my setup of CH Products Fighterstick and pedals?

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

 Seems Open Beta got an update...

[Blooddawn1942]

Yes. Bugfixes and the new Ka-50 Cockpit and Rotor-Sounds. 

[Lusekofte]

5 hours ago, Gambit21 said:

Can you land the Huey, shut down the engines, then lift off, rotate the chopper and set it back down, all on the inertia of the free spinning rotors?

I remember reading about that in "Chickenhawk"

Di not think so. But that said owning all helisims there is. DCS got the best physics for them. Map size do not matter for choppers but terrein and density does

btw KA 50 got new pit and exterior. I know what I am going to do

[CanadaOne]

3 hours ago, LuseKofte said:

Di not think so. But that said owning all helisims there is. DCS got the best physics for them. Map size do not matter for choppers but terrein and density does

btw KA 50 got new pit and exterior. I know what I am going to do

 

I heard the KA-50 is really complicated.

 

Is it?

[Lusekofte]

7 hours ago, CanadaOne said:

 

I heard the KA-50 is really complicated.

 

Is it?

Not in a A 10 scale. It is not that much flying before you see the logic. Choose weapon turn on helmet aim mark your target and fire. Fun long startup and a lot to learn if you want , but basics is done pretty quick

Edited February 21, 2020 by LuseKofte

[Bremspropeller]

Does anybody occasionally fly the Fishbed? I know, the guy who designed the cockpit is in for some borsht (not tea) with the commissar, but I really like just flying around in this thing.

You know, like pretending to be some mercenary on a tropical island, guarding the friendly dictator... ?

 

The Marianas map is one giant step closer. Can't wait for the F-8.

I have always dreamt to be some virtual pilot on a detachment on some tropical island with that bird...

 

Does anybody know whether Razbam is working in the Mirage III, or not? It's another one of those airplanes I'd love to fly. Though I'd prefer a different version than the IIICJ.

Just bought SFP2 to fly some Mirages (albeit the FM and DM and graphics and a million other things aren't anything to write home about).

[Lusekofte]

I have the fishbed. It is the coolest plane I know 

But I never fly it online. I can’t do this modern tracking rocket thing at all. 
it got a very cool opponent in the F 5 ,  another cool module. 
Personally I prefer the two SU 25 / T  with its simplifyed pits they are quite like GB and good to fly. But mostly I am in for the choppers

[Lusekofte]

 

[CanadaOne]

3 hours ago, LuseKofte said:

I have the fishbed. It is the coolest plane I know 

But I never fly it online. I can’t do this modern tracking rocket thing at all. 
it got a very cool opponent in the F 5 ,  another cool module. 
Personally I prefer the two SU 25 / T  with its simplifyed pits they are quite like GB and good to fly. But mostly I am in for the choppers

 

I like the SU-25A.

 

It's like the pickup truck of death.

[dburne]

The KA-50 was the first I ever owned from ED.

Learned how to operate and fly combat with it - was a blast.

Has been a long while since though, so I have to get my controls set up again and see if I can remember any

of what I learned a few years ago. 

 

Plus I am still in the middle of learning the Hornet, so will have to wait just a bit on the new KA-50.

Edited February 21, 2020 by dburne

[DD_fruitbat]

Had the afternoon off, so finally sat down an learned how to use laser guided bombs in the F16. 

 

How much fun, 17,000 ft, just below mach 1 and bulls eyeing the target, love it ??

 

 

[Lusekofte]

5 hours ago, CanadaOne said:

 

I like the SU-25A.

 

It's like the pickup truck of death.

Best description so far. I like the way it flies. Kind of heavy and believable 

[Lusekofte]

Yep took a couple of instant action sequences 

KA 50 is awesome. Graphic settings was reset so the rest was awful. 
Now I need to tweak graphics again

[CanadaOne]

5 hours ago, LuseKofte said:

Best description so far. I like the way it flies. Kind of heavy and believable 

 

For some reason the SU-25A and the P-51-25 sometimes "drop out" of my MSFFB2. The stick tension goes totally dead, no FFB. I can fly, but it's like a wet noodle with zero resistance. I have to uninstall and re-install the planes to get the tension back in the stick.

 

I think my MS FFB2 is getting old. Amazon had an open box Warthog this morning for $200Cdn with possibly "possibly major cosmetic damage". I think someone already bought it. That's a hell of a price.

[LLv34_Flanker]

 S! 

 

@LuseKofte What graphics settings do you use in DCS? Would be nice to compare them

 

There were some problems with the Open Beta, but was fixed fast. In process of remapping my throttle, trying to get a "one template fits them all" style. ? 

[Lusekofte]

6 hours ago, CanadaOne said:

 

I think my MS FFB2 is getting old. Amazon had an open box Warthog this morning for $200Cdn with possibly "possibly major cosmetic damage". I think someone already bought it. That's a hell of a price.

compared to your MS FFB2 you will be very disappointed by the warthog. In ATAG site there is a fanbase of msffb2 they all got a pair in spare. I suggest you find a new of the same on ebay and buy yourself a warthog throttle instead. Hell I rather help you with a Virpil stick than letting you buy a warthog. 
Warthog only is a advantage if you fly warthog. 

3 hours ago, LLv34_Flanker said:

 

@LuseKofte What graphics settings do you use in DCS? Would be nice to compare them

I have none currently. I usually just tweak everything for a campaign to I get stutters in my VR. Then I tweak something back to I get no stutter. I have to change this now and then in other campaigns and suddenly I get one that works for all. But it lost in latest update. 
Everything was turned down. 

[Bremspropeller]

8 hours ago, CanadaOne said:

Amazon had an open box Warthog this morning for $200Cdn with possibly "possibly major cosmetic damage". I think someone already bought it. That's a hell of a price.

 

It is! Even for the normal price, it's an amazing product. If you can afford the complete set (throttles + stick), pull the trigger!

Youll thank yourself for doing so afterwards.

 

 

Anybody playing with the thought of getting the Helo-Bundle?

[CanadaOne]

5 hours ago, LuseKofte said:

compared to your MS FFB2 you will be very disappointed by the warthog. In ATAG site there is a fanbase of msffb2 they all got a pair in spare. I suggest you find a new of the same on ebay and buy yourself a warthog throttle instead. Hell I rather help you with a Virpil stick than letting you buy a warthog. 
Warthog only is a advantage if you fly warthog. 

 

 

Those Warthog sticks sure do provoke strong reactions, both for and against. Around here, far as I know, Virpil sticks are kind of non-existent. I have a backup Saitek Cyborg Evo if my FFB2 dies, but I would like a better stick with more buttons and switches.

 

I use the Thrustmaster TWCS throttle (that pairs with the T16000 stick). I like it, $100 and it's fun and it works.

3 hours ago, Bremspropeller said:

 

It is! Even for the normal price, it's an amazing product. If you can afford the complete set (throttles + stick), pull the trigger!

Youll thank yourself for doing so afterwards.

 

 

Anybody playing with the thought of getting the Helo-Bundle?

I was thinking of getting the bundle but I already have the Huey and the Gazelle doesn't interest me much. So it would just be for the Mi-8 and the KA. If the KA was on sale alone, I'd consider it.

 

 

[No_85_Gramps]

I already have the KA-50, Huey, and Gazelle. Haven't really flown them in quite awhile. I have to re-map all of the DCS controls, my own fault. I always had a blast in the Gazelle, but it may still need some love. The helos are definitely a blast to fly around in, even just to sightsee and practice flying skills. As for controls I have the T-50 grip/base and the T-50 throttle. The stick/base for two years and the thottle for 18 months. Both have performed flawlessly, and surpassed by expectations. A bit pricey I know, but well worth it. I'm retired, and as they say, on a fixed budget, but I deemed them worthy of the costs.

[Monostripezebra]

A new quintessential mod is out:

 

 

Edited February 24, 2020 by Monostripezebra

[Sokol1]

LOL, perfect Mod for Monostripezebra. 

[CanadaOne]

That's hysterical.

 

Definitely going to try it out.

[9./JG27golani79]

An X-Plane developer is now also developing for DCS

 

DCS: A-7E Corsair II

[CanadaOne]

Just saw that on the Stormbirds Blog site. I'm sure it will be good fun.

[Lusekofte]

Opened up again. 
that is what makes a great man. 
This incident did give me a new perspective. 
And if I have shown disrespect towards the dev team in any way I am truly sorry. 
I can only remember myself of being grateful for them. 
Thing is if I had to choose between sims. I rather sell the equipment and leave the genre. 
I maintain interest by using GB 85% and rest on X plane and DCS. 
I find info about DCS to be more honest here, DCS malfunctions and buginfested updates just frustrate the hair out of the head

ED would not allow what we do here, true. 
my respect to the devs for opening this

Edited February 25, 2020 by LuseKofte

[9./JG27golani79]

Thanks a lot for reopening - much appreciated! ?

[cardboard_killer]

I don't DCS, but I appreciate so much 1c being the "bigger" man in this case. Sail on, good people!

[Lusekofte]

10 minutes ago, cardboard_killer said:

I don't DCS, but I appreciate so much 1c being the "bigger" man in this case. Sail on, good people!

I said once to @Gambit21 The amount of dedication and passion needed to stay aloft in DCS might not be worth it if in doubt

[Hoots]

On 2/24/2020 at 6:44 PM, 9./JG27golani79 said:

An X-Plane developer is now also developing for DCS

 

DCS: A-7E Corsair II

This is brill! I love the A7

[CanadaOne]

What I was going to post in this thread before all that happened... happened, was how great it was to stop flying DCS and come back to IL2. Because the WWII A2A action in IL2 is light years better than in DCS.

 

IL2 has more planes, better planes, I can put 20+ of them in the air, it looks great, and I get excellent FPS. The spotting is better, the FM feels better, my MS FFB2 responds better, the atmospherics are better, the damage modeling is better, and I can have a smoking hot scenario and still get 100FPS.

 

For WWII A2A action there is no comparison. Il2 wins hands down.

[dburne]

Oh yeah for WWII absolutely IL-2 wins hands down.

Especially in the single player content.

 

 

[simfan2015]

DCS WWII it very different from il-2. No better, no worse. Both serve different purposes as we all know. Il-2 is more accessible, a good thing for most people, including me, but WWII DCS with payware! campaigns is truly awesome as well! IMHO Difficult choise so... I bought both ?

[Lusekofte]

Well I taken the KA 50 for  a spin (literary) for a while after the update. I am a bit rusty, but I sit with a distinct feeling I did better with it without VR. 
I have far more hours in choppers using screen VR has only been used in qmb. 
In general I feel less in control with VR than before. I guess I have same flight hours in MI 8 as a seasoned real pilot with screen

Edited February 26, 2020 by LuseKofte

[CanadaOne]

36 minutes ago, LuseKofte said:

Well I taken the KA 50 for  a spin (literary) for a while after the update. I am a bit rusty, but I sit with a distinct feeling I did better with it without VR. 
I have far more hours in choppers using screen VR has only been used in qmb. 
In general I feel less in control with VR than before. I guess I have same flight hours in MI 8 as a seasoned real pilot with screen

 

I want the KA 50 but I'll wait until it's on sale all by itself. I don't want to spend $70 on a helicopter bundle. I'd rather spent $33 or whatever when it's on sale.

[Blooddawn1942]

Thanks for reopening this thread. This really makes the difference between this great place and the toxic board over there. 

You guys proofed once more that you are second to none in this business with its not always easy to handle customers.

And to be honest, this attitude keeps me buying your stuff, even if in very rare cases it keeps not that big interest for me like the 2 variants of the Yak-9, which I bought nevertheless. 

Edited February 26, 2020 by Blooddawn1942

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

 Good to see the thread is alive in an own section. It does not harm anyone discussing in a civilized manner of "other sims" as many of virtual pilots do fly more than one, for various reasons. It is good people support and buy flight sims these days, not really the most popular genre out there. Can´t change my ways anymore, started as a flight simmer and will stop playing as a flight simmer some day when age will inevitably make it too hard.

Edited February 26, 2020 by LLv34_Flanker

[CanadaOne]

Another month for the "supper carrier".

 

I want to see that sucker all lit up plowing though heavy seas and heavy rains at night, and then repeatedly crash landing my Harrier onto it.

[dburne]

34 minutes ago, CanadaOne said:

Another month for the "supper carrier".

 

I want to see that sucker all lit up plowing though heavy seas and heavy rains at night, and then repeatedly crash landing my Harrier onto it.

 

I am with you there, have it pre-ordered and so anxious to check it out in the Hornet.

Going to be interesting to see what it does to fps in VR.

[CanadaOne]

31 minutes ago, dburne said:

 

I am with you there, have it pre-ordered and so anxious to check it out in the Hornet.

Going to be interesting to see what it does to fps in VR.

 

I wish you the best of luck!

 

I'm guessing the free Marianas map might come out alongside the carrier. That would be fun.

 

I'm still at the at the low end of acceptable FPS in DCS with my i5-6500. (Because not all of us have a 9900K ) I was looking at Amazon to see what CPUs might be on sale, and just for fun I took a look at the older i7s that would fit on my board. They're asking $500 for a 6700K and $650 for a 7700K! Who is buying these things?