DCS

[dburne]

Well I got one more mission to go in Serpents Head 2 and I will have completed now my third campaign in the Hornet. Man I have come a long way now and it feels so good.

It is a great campaign for sure,  I would highly recommend it.

I have a feeling though this last mission will be a real nut cruncher...

 

The real question though - will we really get "The Snake" this time?

I got a GBU 16 Laser Guided Bomb that has his name on it.

Edited March 15, 2021 by dburne

[CanadaOne]

Haven't been flying in quite a while. Had other distractions and was kinda waiting for Clouds! Clouds! Clouds! in 2.7. But I fired up the Harrier, took a bit to remember what was what, and it was a great flight on the Nevada map. Some people don't like that map but it's my "home map".

 

And ya gotta love those little laser rockets, but they don't do much to main battle tanks.

 

2.7 can't come soon enough. If we're really lucky, we'll see clouds, a Mosquito, and a free PTO map all in short order. 

[Gambit21]

39 minutes ago, CanadaOne said:

 Some people don't like that map but it's my "home map".

 

 

Why not?

I heard they're making some improvements...not sure what.

 

 

[Hoots]

8 hours ago, Gambit21 said:

 

Why not?

I heard they're making some improvements...not sure what.

 

 

I just find it a little bland. It’s a good map but just not terribly interesting to fly over. 

[CanadaOne]

9 hours ago, Gambit21 said:

 

Why not?

 

Hoots answered that one. And that's what I've read in some other places. And I agree in some ways, but for some reason I really enjoy the map. Might have something to to do with the 20,000' concrete runway. 

 

The Nevada map is, to me, exactly what it states it is, a test range. If I am trying out a new plane or new weapons or system, I head straight to Groom Lake. And when 2.7 comes out and I try out the Clouds! for the first time, it will be there.

 

9 hours ago, Gambit21 said:

I heard they're making some improvements...not sure what.

 

 

 

I'd like to see a bit more HD on the textures

[dburne]

There is a BFM campaign for the Hornet I have considered getting that takes place in Nevada , still unsure though. I suppose it could be good for my learning process.

I really like carrier ops myself though.

[CanadaOne]

1 hour ago, dburne said:

There is a BFM campaign for the Hornet I have considered getting that takes place in Nevada , still unsure though. I suppose it could be good for my learning process.

I really like carrier ops myself though.

 

Do you already have the map?

[dburne]

44 minutes ago, CanadaOne said:

 

Do you already have the map?

 

Yeah I have all the maps.

[CanadaOne]

13 minutes ago, dburne said:

 

Yeah I have all the maps.

 

I resemble that remark. 

[Lusekofte]

6 hours ago, CanadaOne said:

The Nevada map

I spent so many hours in a chopper in Las Vegas that I get sentimental about it. 

When Caucasus and Nevada was only option It was great. I still do choppers there. I can land backwards on the sfnix in all choppers just by the gut feeling 

[dburne]

55 minutes ago, 216th_LuseKofte said:

I spent so many hours in a chopper in Las Vegas that I get sentimental about it. 

When Caucasus and Nevada was only option It was great. I still do choppers there. I can land backwards on the sfnix in all choppers just by the gut feeling 

 

Caucasus and Nevada are still there.

[CanadaOne]

3 hours ago, 216th_LuseKofte said:

I spent so many hours in a chopper in Las Vegas that I get sentimental about it. 

When Caucasus and Nevada was only option It was great. I still do choppers there. I can land backwards on the sfnix in all choppers just by the gut feeling 

 

The Nevada map does have a familiarity to it. At least to North Americans. The map feels... non-hostile. Seems it imparts itself more to just flying than flying aggressively. It you see what I'm getting at.

 

 

[CanadaOne]

Just saw this on Youtube. Maybe it's old and been posted before, but the eye candy is top shelf!

 

 

[dburne]

Finally completed The Serpents Head 2 campaign! It was so awesome, loved every mission!

I would highly recommend both the first and second one for Hornet lovers, they are fantastic.

That last mission was quite the challenge. Done during the night with a little moonlight.

Takeoff from Stennis and first part was taking on some fuel with AAR.

Next step was entering precise coordinates on the fly given to me for the location of the meeting Snake was going to be at. Had a wingman that took out a truck with some equipment, and then I was tasked with taking out The Snake himself with a laser guided bomb and my targeting pod as he was trying to escape in a jeep.

 

Then getting chased unexpectedly by some Migs on trip back, had to divert and fly over a friendly airfield so they could shoot some of them down.

Then back to the Stennis for a nigh time landing with everything lit up like a Christmas Tree to celebrate the victory.

 

Nothing like having to do a successfully carrier trap in the middle of the night for the mission to be successful lemme tell ya!

Got three campaigns under my belt now and have really learned a lot from them. Still more to learn though but am having a blast during the process now.

 

[Eisenfaustus]

Question for dcs ww2 fans - how is in flight radio communication in regards in comparison to il2?

[DBFlyguy]

26 minutes ago, Eisenfaustus said:

Question for dcs ww2 fans - how is in flight radio communication in regards in comparison to il2?

Radio comms in general is much better in DCS compared to the current version of IL2, you can interact more with your wingman/flight in DCS than you currently can in IL2.  The drawback though is the radio calls are more aligned with modern day-ish radio procedures instead of WWII era-ish comms. 

 

IL2 needs to bring back the robust comms that they had in 1946, those were great and actually useful.

[dburne]

2 minutes ago, DBFlyguy said:

Radio comms in general is much better in DCS compared to the current version of IL2, you can interact more with your wingman/flight in DCS than you currently can in IL2.  The drawback though is the radio calls are more aligned with modern day-ish radio procedures instead of WWII era-ish comms. 

 

IL2 needs to bring back the robust comms that they had in 1946, those were great and actually useful.

 

Yeah I only use IL-2 for WWII myself and rarely use the comms in IL-2. In fact with PWCG I always make sure I am not the flight lead for that reason.

For DCS and the jets/choppers I use Vaicom Pro with Voice Attack. Very immersive. No need to use the radio menus.

But I can't comment on how it does with WWII planes.

[Trooper117]

2 hours ago, DBFlyguy said:

 

IL2 needs to bring back the robust comms that they had in 1946, those were great and actually useful.

 

This has been asked for many times... I hope it's on the 'to do' list...

[DBFlyguy]

1 hour ago, Trooper117 said:

 

This has been asked for many times... I hope it's on the 'to do' list...

Hopefully so

[Trooper117]

Anyway, back to DCS... I'm getting stuck into this old girl again!

 

[dburne]

That is one of the downsides of VR, just can't get any decent screenshots to share.

[CanadaOne]

1 hour ago, Trooper117 said:

Anyway, back to DCS... I'm getting stuck into this old girl again!

 

 

The Pickup Truck of Death. 

[Lusekofte]

12 hours ago, Trooper117 said:

Anyway, back to DCS... I'm getting stuck into this old girl again!

 

I like this charming piece of alloy.

I keep returning to it. 

[CanadaOne]

Some news about the Mosquito and Hind. Hope they come soon. 

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/254461-official-news-2021/?tab=comments#comment-4602042

 

[Jade_Monkey]

Mossie seems to be almost ready.

 

I'm tempted but also a bit hesitant to get it. I love the P-47 and the channel map but the AI is so absurd, that it just ruins all the fun. I have to limit myself to non-combat sorties, like taking a vintage car out on Sundays.

 

The enemy AI just pulls ridiculous maneuvers and the 88s can pick out any low flying plane that is going faster than their traverse speed. The only good thing about their AI is that by cheating they can keep really tight formations which looks good.

[Trooper117]

I'll be getting it that's for sure!

[dburne]

Having another play through of the original Serpents Head Campaign.

The author added the Super Carrier for it - the Harry Truman, so am enjoying it again with ops based off the SC now.

Great fun especially as I now know what I am doing with the weapons for the most part.

I just love blowing stuff up! And having to complete a successful trap upon return for the mission to even count adds nicely to the pucker factor.

 

He is adding the Super Carrier to the Serpents Head 2 campaign also but that one goes through ED as it is payware and waiting for version 2.7 of DCS to drop.

Edited March 20, 2021 by dburne

[DD_fruitbat]

More new clouds,

 

 

[Hoots]

41 minutes ago, DD_fruitbat said:

More new clouds,

 

 

Ooooooooohhhhh dat’s pretty. 

[Lusekofte]

21 hours ago, Jade_Monkey said:

, like taking a vintage car out on Sundays.

That is in reality what I do, and Mossie will be great for that

[CanadaOne]

32 minutes ago, LuseKofte said:

That is in reality what I do, and Mossie will be great for that

 

Exactly! Gonna work up some beautiful scenery with the new Clouds! and some mountains and get the lighting just right and just fly for the fun of it.

 

[CanadaOne]

1 hour ago, Hoots said:

Ooooooooohhhhh dat’s pretty. 

 

Wait until you're boomin' through it at Mach 1.  

[Bremspropeller]

Bankler's Case 1 Recovery Trainer is a very noce mission if you want yourself be humiliated constantly.

The good news is, you can actually see yourself improve. A little...

[dburne]

Really looking forward to the new clouds in 2.7.

Hopefully they are still on track for end of month.

[CanadaOne]

2 hours ago, dburne said:

Really looking forward to the new clouds in 2.7.

Hopefully they are still on track for end of month.

 

I hope so. They've been showcasing them often in videos so they must be in some good shape on some level. 

 

This week, let it be so. 

[DD_fruitbat]

My money is on, not this week, but within 4......

Edited March 21, 2021 by DD_fruitbat

[CanadaOne]

27 minutes ago, DD_fruitbat said:

My money is on, not this week, . . . 

 

Now I'm sad again. 

[Hoots]

8 hours ago, DD_fruitbat said:

My money is on, not this week, but within 4......

Realists are such downers...

[Robli]

I am curious, are there any MP servers that don't show own plane in F10 map? So far it seems that even the more realistic-minded servers, like Blue Flag, still show your own plane in F10 map, which kind of makes realistic navigation irrelevant.

[nirvi]

2 hours ago, Robli said:

I am curious, are there any MP servers that don't show own plane in F10 map? So far it seems that even the more realistic-minded servers, like Blue Flag, still show your own plane in F10 map, which kind of makes realistic navigation irrelevant.

Storm of War has no Icons on F10