Blooddawn1942 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 Imitating Matts voice: Oh wait... What's the Focke Zero doing over there? ? 1 1
Gambit21 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 Can’t wait for the Corsair. Back in the Pacific - FINALLY!!! Thank you DCS. 1 4
Bremspropeller Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 Loved the choice of music - The Pacific.... 1
Gambit21 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 44 minutes ago, DBFlyguy said: Really liked that the used the "The Pacific" theme, LOVE that miniseries! That music really works.
Bremspropeller Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 51 minutes ago, DBFlyguy said: Really liked that the used the "The Pacific" theme, LOVE that miniseries! Yeah, one of the best intro-themes out there, and really fitting to that miniseries. [valley schoolgirl voice] Ermagherd!!11 Masters of the Air is gonna be, like, a thing, like soon... [/valley schoolgirl voice] 4
Blooddawn1942 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) Someone already downloading? I'm currently away from my machine. How big is the size of the map GB-wise? Edited June 30, 2021 by Blooddawn1942
DD_FT- Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, Blooddawn1942 said: Someone already downloading? I'm currently away from my machine. How big is the size of the map GB-wise? Some 4.5GB 1
Blooddawn1942 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, DD_FT- said: Some 4.5GB Only 4.5 gb for the map? That's rather small. Well, there's a lot of water though. How big is the download of the new open beta version btw? Edited June 30, 2021 by Blooddawn1942
Gambit21 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) Looking forward to kicking over a properly modeled R2800 Double Wasp and tooling around over those islands. @STURMI Looking forward to getting a tan too. Not easy in Moscow. Edited June 30, 2021 by Gambit21
AndyJWest Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 Looks nice. There's a whole lot of deep blue nothingness out there though. Easy to get lost, in an old-fashioned crate like this, though I managed to get the radio compass working. Not sure what the range of it is... 1
unlikely_spider Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 27 minutes ago, DD_fruitbat said: First joy ride.... Interesting that you use a Wild Weasel F-16! Is that an included skin? That is the wing based where I used to live, in Misawa Japan. Though their tail code was changed from MJ to WW after I left.
DD_fruitbat Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, unlikely_spider said: Interesting that you use a Wild Weasel F-16! Is that an included skin? That is the wing based where I used to live, in Misawa Japan. Though their tail code was changed from MJ to WW after I left. Its a included skin, that ships with it. Those shots were just from a quick flight mission. 1
DBFlyguy Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Bremspropeller said: Yeah, one of the best intro-themes out there, and really fitting to that miniseries. [valley schoolgirl voice] Ermagherd!!11 Masters of the Air is gonna be, like, a thing, like soon... [/valley schoolgirl voice] Evidently the rumor is there aren't any actual flying scenes in Masters of the Air just replicas and CGI... I know Covid is still a thing but I really hope its not true... fingers crossed it's just a rumor http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-articles/masters-of-the-air-production-beginning-to-unfold.html
Gambit21 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Bremspropeller said: Yeah, one of the best intro-themes out there, and really fitting to that miniseries. [valley schoolgirl voice] Ermagherd!!11 Masters of the Air is gonna be, like, a thing, like soon... [/valley schoolgirl voice] [Arnold voice] = true ”Get the f*%&k outa here...it’s a BAAAAGGMM!!!!” [Arnold voice] = false 2
Art-J Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Blooddawn1942 said: Someone already downloading? I'm currently away from my machine. How big is the size of the map GB-wise? It was about 9 gigs download for me, takes the same amount installed. A nice map for sure, but boy oh boy, it's gonna need a lot of optimization (which devs are aware of, judging from their official map FAQ). With settings which yield minimum 60 fps for me on Caucasus, Nevada nad Normandy, this one drops to 35-45 anywhere NOT over deep blue nothing. Not fun for those of us caught in the GPU shortage and not blessed with 20xx and 30xx series cards. 1 1
Gambit21 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, DBFlyguy said: Evidently the rumor is there aren't any actual flying scenes in Masters of the Air just replicas and CGI... I know Covid is still a thing but I really hope its not true... fingers crossed it's just a rumor http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-articles/masters-of-the-air-production-beginning-to-unfold.html I’m out if that’s the case. I’ve yet to see a CGI flying scene that didn’t look CGI. 1
Bremspropeller Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 # Turning base RWY 06L Saipan Intl... I can wholeheartedly report, that my carrier-landing skills went to sheez over the last weeks of not flying the TOMCAT. 1
Gambit21 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 I need to put some time into the Cat Thomas, but am I right now? AM I?! Nope. Instead I’m spending my lunch break working out some Boolean logic for the editor so that when you pull off of the target, the logic knows which player response call to enable...”Two’s off to the east” Truth is making stuff happen in the editor is rewarding - but I need to get better at budgeting in a bit of fun-flying now and then. Really need to learn the Viper though, so Cat time is tough. I just took this pic and see a big giant error/bug that I need to fix before trying this in the editor and testing.
Blooddawn1942 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 How is the performance on the Guam map? Some reported it's abysmal.
Gambit21 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Blooddawn1942 said: How is the performance on the Guam map? Some reported it's abysmal. FAQ says optimization will continue
Blooddawn1942 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, Gambit21 said: FAQ says optimization will continue Aye! I've seen it. Well... I'm curious to find out how the map is going to perform on my rig.
Bremspropeller Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, Blooddawn1942 said: How is the performance on the Guam map? Some reported it's abysmal. It's alright, but I do have some short micro-stutters every once in a while. 17 minutes ago, Gambit21 said: Truth is making stuff happen in the editor is rewarding - but I need to get better at budgeting in a bit of fun-flying now and then. Really need to learn the Viper though, so Cat time is tough. Just getting into triggers and F10 menu options now. It's really great to see how much more value the geame gets with gadgets, as opposed to just linearly creating missions by using different start-times. But it's a fairly steep curve at the moment. I just had the idea that creating a "Captain Phillips" scenario 200nm out on the ocean is a nice change.... 1
unlikely_spider Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 44 minutes ago, Bremspropeller said: I can wholeheartedly report, that my carrier-landing skills went to sheez over the last weeks of not flying To be fair, didn't they recently add downwash effect behind the carrier, so it should be harder? I haven't flown in a couple weeks also.
Gambit21 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, Bremspropeller said: I just had the idea that creating a "Captain Phillips" scenario 200nm out on the ocean is a nice change.... ...what about Hind maritime patrol...protecting tanker or civilian vessel from pirates/fast boats. That would be a good Huey mission too. 12 minutes ago, unlikely_spider said: To be fair, didn't they recently add downwash effect behind the carrier, so it should be harder? I haven't flown in a couple weeks also. Added to the burble physics to the Tomcat.
Bremspropeller Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, unlikely_spider said: To be fair, didn't they recently add downwash effect behind the carrier, so it should be harder? I haven't flown in a couple weeks also. They did, but it's actually my scan that blows. I'm so far behind the airplane, chasing the stuff that's running away, I'm not even noticing any burble ATM. 1 minute ago, Gambit21 said: ...what about Hind maritime patrol...protecting tanker or civilian vessel from pirates/fast boats. That would be a good Huey mission too. The Huey is in; so is that HOT-Gazelle. The Hind is too much overkill right now, but I might change the mission. I kind of need to know how to simulate a helo-evacuation. Not sure if the Tarawa can support the Hind.
Gambit21 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Bremspropeller said: They did, but it's actually my scan that blows. I'm so far behind the airplane, chasing the stuff that's running away, I'm not even noticing any burble ATM. The Huey is in; so is that HOT-Gazelle. The Hind is too much overkill right now, but I might change the mission. I kind of need to know how to simulate a helo-evacuation. Not sure if the Tarawa can support the Hind. Helo evac... Triggers - zone + altitude ‘less than’ Flag 1 (or whatever number) ON This is the landing in required zone. Trigger - Time since flag 1 (however long you want to sit and wait) say 40 sec. Message - “go” or whatever. then you can give that a flag or value, then add another trip, so that 2 are necessary. That’s my early days, not at my PC thoughts. I’d have to mess about a bit. Basically trigger zone plus counter plus flag. I’ll likely get the Huey soon - I can help a bit with working out logic perhaps. 1
Blooddawn1942 Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 Whoa, the map is stunning beautiful! Flying low and slow with the Hind along the rocky shorelines is a sight to behold and putting the P-47 around the Marianas makes me want to have the Corsair and an WW2 pacific asset with an AI Zero so badly! Performance is ok in VR.
dburne Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 Looking nice, love the trailer sure puts me in the mood to do some flying.
Bremspropeller Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 @DD_fruitbat , be strong now... AV-8B Maverick-employment will scuk on a whole new level soon ? 1
DBFlyguy Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Bremspropeller said: @DD_fruitbat , be strong now... AV-8B Maverick-employment will scuk on a whole new level soon ? "fEaTuRe CoMpLeTe"..... ?
Gambit21 Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Bremspropeller said: @DD_fruitbat , be strong now... AV-8B Maverick-employment will scuk on a whole new level soon ? Harrier?
Bremspropeller Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 Yup. The TPOD/L-Mav is cool for longer-range stuff, but it kind of narrows down the options.
Bremspropeller Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 21 hours ago, Gambit21 said: [Arnold voice] = true ”Get the f*%&k outa here...it’s a BAAAAGGMM!!!!” [Arnold voice] = false What's Arnold's favourite animal? Spoiler
DD_fruitbat Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Bremspropeller said: Yup. The TPOD/L-Mav is cool for longer-range stuff, but it kind of narrows down the options. You can still get two shots off in one pass, but its way more tricky, as you have to be going slower when you fire the Mav's, and leave about a 10 second gap between firing. Then, if your good with the Tpod and the targets are close by, as soon as the first missile hits, keep lasing and move the Tpod onto the second target (I use this technique with the laser rockets a lot). With the Tpod being centre line mounted on the Harrier, you aren't quite as limited to how much you can turn away and not mask the target, so its not completely suicidal if there's defence at the target. 1
Gambit21 Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 @Bremspropeller Thomas, I’m starting to feel a mult-platform Arnold themed scripted campaign. Huey and maybe Harrier, complete with custom Arnold voice-overs. Need a story. I figure we’d only need a handful of voice calls to cover every situation: ”Get down on ground - do it!” ”Get the f$&@k outa here, it’s a baaagm” ”Get the f$&@k outa here, it’s a MIG!” ”Get the f$&@k outa here, it’s a Hind!” ”Get the f$&@k outa here, it’s a Flankuh!” ”Get the f$&@k outa here, it’s a gun!” ”Get the f$&@k outa here, it’s a SAM!” ”Get the f$&@k outa here!” About covers it - Med map/Cyprus. 1
Gambit21 Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 On another note - best recommend workflow/videos for learning Viper or Hornet stuff. ED/Wags - Spud - GR’s...was there someone else I’m missing?
Bremspropeller Posted July 1, 2021 Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) Yeah, ditch the GRs - they're useless. Maybe try RedKite. https://www.youtube.com/user/RedKiteRender or Tricker https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcSm9zitjaWrfJxfM-Q-djQ 2 hours ago, DD_fruitbat said: With the Tpod being centre line mounted on the Harrier, you aren't quite as limited to how much you can turn away and not mask the target, so its not completely suicidal if there's defence at the target. I think if there were JTACs l@zing on the ground, you could just volley off the LMAVs in wild abandon. Edited July 1, 2021 by Bremspropeller 1 1
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