DCS

[Lusekofte]

Anyway Both GB and DCS mp expirience is to me a bit boring. DCS sP campaigns is way further and more developed than GB more alive. But GB career has come a long way. 
I find devs inGB to be more organized and working toward a goal they had a long time. 
T hey push through problems and I have in general a lot more passion and respect for them. To me they seem to have a passion for what they do, and no matter the rude comments among the community they still have that passion. 
I am emotional connected to GB following them from the start, I feel a kind of ownership , something I never will regarding DCS

[CanadaOne]

25 minutes ago, 216th_LuseKofte said:

Anyway Both GB and DCS mp expirience is to me a bit boring. DCS sP campaigns is way further and more developed than GB more alive. But GB career has come a long way. 
I find devs inGB to be more organized and working toward a goal they had a long time. 
T hey push through problems and I have in general a lot more passion and respect for them. To me they seem to have a passion for what they do, and no matter the rude comments among the community they still have that passion. 
I am emotional connected to GB following them from the start, I feel a kind of ownership , something I never will regarding DCS

 

Agreed. IL2 has a stronger narrative and is more focused. DCS is more of an combat FSX style flightsim.

 

It's like blondes and brunettes - you want them both, even wile dreaming of a redhead.

[dburne]

Both truly are very good combat flight sims. The more the better for the genre, which many predicted the death of several years ago. Especially after MS got out of it and CLoD was such a failure upon release.

 

IL-2 is my favorite for sure, and is  what I spend majority of time in. I do also love DCS though for the jets and helicopters, currently having a blast getting

my arms wrapped around the Hornet flying off the carrier in the Persian Gulf.

[CanadaOne]

Do you have the new carrier on pre-order?

[LLv34_Flanker]

S! 

 

Got the Carrier on pre-order. Some day getting the Tomcat too. Viper is a must at some point. 

[dburne]

10 hours ago, CanadaOne said:

Do you have the new carrier on pre-order?

 

You betcha.

[CanadaOne]

Me too. Supposed to see it next week. Looking forward to some fancy night lighting crash landings when I get it.

 

All this silliness in the world sure does allow for more flying time.

[Lusekofte]

I have not bought it. And I like it to stay that way

[DD_fruitbat]

Got it on pre order,  looking forward to using my tomcat and hornet off it, in the Persian gulf, if i can drag myself away from the viper!

[CanadaOne]

1 hour ago, 216th_LuseKofte said:

I have not bought it. And I like it to stay that way

 

Oh, you know you want it.

[Lusekofte]

When it comes to flight sim I am a nut. 
If I could I would given you the Tomcat , Hornet , Viper, Mig 19/21 yes all of them except Harrier, Viggen , A10c and that russian trainer. 
I simply cant muster the learning process mentally and time wise. I think I used it all on the choppers. 

[CanadaOne]

Well that's mighty kind of you.

 

Of all the DCS demos so far, I liked the 109 the best. So now I'm flying the 109 in IL2 and really enjoying it. I like the E7 more than the others. I never really flew the 109s before.

 

I fly the Harrier and the A-10A more than anything else in DCS. The Harrier is the only plane where I've gotten into the systems and actually enjoyed it. I intend on crash landing it on the new carrier many, many, many times.

[Lusekofte]

The E7 is also my favorite. When it comes to 109 that is. Such a fine machine. 
I like early war and that is because bombers got a fighting chance there. And you need a bit of finesse with less cannons. 

[Eisenfaustus]

16 minutes ago, 216th_LuseKofte said:

The E7 is also my favorite. When it comes to 109 that is. Such a fine machine. 
I like early war and that is because bombers got a fighting chance there. And you need a bit of finesse with less cannons. 

Hm - the Emil got more firepower than the Friedrichs and Gustavs unless you equip gunpods. 

 

But I prefer the rough look compared to the streamlined Friedrich. 

 

And in general I'm with you and would love more early war stuff. Battle of France stays a dream most likely unfulfilled

[Lusekofte]

6 minutes ago, Eisenfaustus said:

Hm - the Emil got more firepower than the Friedrichs and Gustavs

Oh. 
I use it for ground pounding and love those cannons. Used well they can destroy a lot. 
I probably should worded myself better. 
I do not like getting blown to smithereens by 30 mm in a split second. I like my demise to be slow and at least for a minute full of hope to return back to the lines

Edited April 9, 2020 by 216th_LuseKofte

[[-=BP=-]Slegawsky_VR]

Ever wonder how DCS dogfight would look like?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLuLOBMxdTA

 

Edited April 9, 2020 by [Pb]Slegawsky_VR
link

[Tyberan]

I tried out the F14 and the harrier. I found the harrier quite fun to fly and the F14 is also interesting. 

 

 

But even on sale with my falling currency I can't justify any of the modules at the moment. 

[CanadaOne]

I hear ya. The dollars are being spent carefully these days. I didn't buy anything during the sale.

 

I'm having fun getting to know some of the IL2 planes I never flew much before.

[Bremspropeller]

The perks of flying online:

Tank (at night) and some friendly a§§cl0wn is gunning you while on the drogue...

[CanadaOne]

Apparently this week...

 

...is SuperCarrier week! 

 

Supposed to come out Wednesday.

 

 

[Bremspropeller]

Hopefully the carriers aren't stuck in Guam.

Edited April 13, 2020 by Bremspropeller

[CanadaOne]

...or under quarantine.

 

Any suggestions as to what kind of booze would be a propos for a series of failed carrier landings?

[DD_Arthur]

6 minutes ago, CanadaOne said:

Any suggestions as to what kind of booze would be a propos for a series of failed carrier landings?

 

I thought USN ships were 'dry'?  You'll have to go to the sick bay, see the doc and he'll issue you with some rubbing alcohol

[CanadaOne]

11 minutes ago, DD_Arthur said:

 

I thought USN ships were 'dry'?  You'll have to go to the sick bay, see the doc and he'll issue you with some rubbing alcohol

 

A dry ship in Canadian waters? Perish the thought! That ship will be soaked.

 

I think whiskey is the right choice.

[fiddlinjim]

Point control started as a method to move the cursor around but the new developments in activating switches, dials

etc is very impressive for a clickable cockpit.

https://youtu.be/y2ccmylbSYM 

[DD_Crash]

My replacement HMS is stuck in Jamaca NY distibution center and has been since April 1. Looking forward to setting it up (eventually)

Edited April 13, 2020 by DD_Crash

[taffy2jeffmorgan]

Hi All, Can anyone shed some light on DCS Eagle Dynamics,  I watched a promo video and it looks spectacular !   does it only cater for the professional combat flight sim player ? .

 

           I have flown all aspects of IL-2 Sturmovik for many years, so does DSC cater for the all types of flying skills.  Cheers.

[Bremspropeller]

Sure:

 

 

[SharpeXB]

I like both sims for their different focus

DCS features a higher level of systems modeling ie you can click on everything in the cockpit and every system is controllable. On a level that’s fully realistic. The modern combat aircraft have manuals which are hundreds of pages. The downside of this is that having a full air war scenario like you see in IL-2 “battles” which have dozens of opposing aircraft and a theater, isn’t achievable. Each DCS aircraft costs as much as a whole IL-2 module and takes many years to develop fully. The DCS combat environment  is more of a sandbox than an historical air battle sim with theaters which match the aircraft. 

Both are great and many sim players have each one. 

[CanadaOne]

Might be best, given recent history, to keep this discussion where it belongs.

 

Just a suggestion.

 

 

[dburne]

9 hours ago, taffy2jeffmorgan said:

Hi All, Can anyone shed some light on DCS Eagle Dynamics,  I watched a promo video and it looks spectacular !   does it only cater for the professional combat flight sim player ? .

 

           I have flown all aspects of IL-2 Sturmovik for many years, so does DSC cater for the all types of flying skills.  Cheers.

 

DCS is more of a study sim, but it is also quite good. I have been learning the Hornet for the last several months, and it is very rewarding.

But it is quite complex with all the clickable switches and procedures, and certainly a steeper learning curve.

 

IL-2 Great Battles is my main go to combat flight sim and gets most of my time. But I am one that has both and enjoys both for what they offer. 

 

 

[taffy2jeffmorgan]

Thanks All for the info

[CanadaOne]

Apparently we're waiting for an announcement about an announcement about some news about the SuperCarrier release, which is supposed to be tomorrow.

 

I guess that makes this post an announcement about the announcement about the announcement about the news about the SuperCarrier release.

 

 

[Eisenfaustus]

15 hours ago, taffy2jeffmorgan said:

Hi All, Can anyone shed some light on DCS Eagle Dynamics,  I watched a promo video and it looks spectacular !   does it only cater for the professional combat flight sim player ? .

 

           I have flown all aspects of IL-2 Sturmovik for many years, so does DSC cater for the all types of flying skills.  Cheers.

There is also flaming cliffs 3 with some less complex jets - kind of an GB module for dcs...

and you can try the su25 for free with the same less complex systems like fc3 planes.

and finally today you can try the f86 sabre for free, the next two days the mig15. 

But close range gun fighting feels much more natural in GB to me. 

[DD_Arthur]

9 hours ago, CanadaOne said:

Apparently we're waiting for an announcement about an announcement about some news about the SuperCarrier release, which is supposed to be tomorrow.

 

And the announcement is.....................sometime around the end of May................

 

Not sure if this is good for drinking or bad for drinking?

[BOO]

17 minutes ago, DD_Arthur said:

 

And the announcement is.....................sometime around the end of May................

 

Not sure if this is good for drinking or bad for drinking?

drinking transcends all external factors i find..

[dburne]

25 minutes ago, DD_Arthur said:

 

And the announcement is.....................sometime around the end of May................

 

Not sure if this is good for drinking or bad for drinking?

 

Yeah saw that a few min ago, ugh. Apparently due to MP issues with it, and I only do SP.

Oh well guess it will be worth the wait.

[CanadaOne]

43 minutes ago, DD_Arthur said:

 

And the announcement is.....................sometime around the end of May................

 

Not sure if this is good for drinking or bad for drinking?

 

Annoyed am I. Which means I should drink. But if it was released and I was not annoyed, I would have a drink to celebrate. So as far as drinking goes, I think we're on solid ground.

 

But seriously, f*** multiplayer. Release the thing so people can have it and patch the MP when the bug is squashed. Aren't MP flyers clearly in the minority in DCS just as they are here? If everyone can use the module in the meantime, and only a few people have to wait to use it in a particular way, why make everyone wait after there have already been delays?

 

Bad decision methinks.

[LLv34_Flanker]

S! 

 

Would be nice to test the F/A-18C on the carrier. Even I own the plane, do not fly it much. Kind of see it too much on a daily basis ?

[DD_fruitbat]

Since i only really fly in multiplayer,  apart from when I'm teaching myself something specific (and even then normally practice on the dangerdogz server) early release while bugged in multiplayer for the carrier, would of been absolutely no use to me.

 

Besides, I'm more interested in getting mavericks for my f16 by the end of the month (hopefully) although sadly no mention of HARMS yet,  through didn't really expect that yet, as there's supposed to be some voodoo method of using them in the viper using the helmet as well (love using the helmet to fire aim 120's and aim 9's off bore).

Edited April 15, 2020 by DD_fruitbat