DCS

[scram77]

6 hours ago, Bremspropeller said:

Monsieur Kev, get ready...

 

 

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I'm defintely tempted by the F1, but can't decide to just wait for the F-4 to get my Cold War fighter fix

 

[Bremspropeller]

There's only one way to find out ?

[DBFlyguy]

!!!!!!

 

 

[DD_fruitbat]

6 minutes ago, DBFlyguy said:

!!!!!!

 

 

 

Just seen it to, hype train leaving the station!

[DBFlyguy]

2 minutes ago, DD_fruitbat said:

 

Just seen it to, hype train leaving the station!

Most definitely! ?Choooooo Choooooooo  ?

[Gambit21]

Argghh!!

Eye on the F-4...eye on the F-4...eye on the F-4...you don't have time you don't have time you don't have time you don't have time...

[sevenless]

50 minutes ago, DD_fruitbat said:

 

Just seen it to, hype train leaving the station!

 

Can´t wait. Next step, maybe 2-3 years, maybe the EA-18G Growler? That would be cool.

 

 

[Gambit21]

8 minutes ago, sevenless said:

 

Can´t wait. Next step, maybe 2-3 years, maybe the EA-18G Growler? That would be cool.

 

 

 

 

Nah...you won't see the Growler in your simming lifetime.

An ignorant Mod maybe, but not an actual module. Too much classified crap.

 

 

 

An F? Maybe...even then I doubt it.

 

 

[sevenless]

6 minutes ago, Gambit21 said:

An F? Maybe...even then I doubt it.

 

F/A-18F Superhornet would do the trick for me as well. However this one first:

 

Edited January 9, 2023 by sevenless

[Gambit21]

16 minutes ago, sevenless said:

 

F/A-18F Superhornet would do the trick for me as well. However this one first:

 

 

Yeah...would love the G.

Fingers crossed, but not planned at this point.

 

 

[dburne]

I don't know but that Strike Eagle is looking mighty sexy to me at this time. Tomcat may have to wait. 

[Gambit21]

11 minutes ago, dburne said:

I don't know but that Strike Eagle is looking mighty sexy to me at this time. Tomcat may have to wait. 

 

Pfffttt...Pffttt...pfftt

[DBFlyguy]

1 hour ago, dburne said:

I don't know but that Strike Eagle is looking mighty sexy to me at this time. Tomcat may have to wait. 

Terminator approves ?

 

 

?

[CastorTroy]

7 hours ago, Gambit21 said:

 

 

 

RIP Captain Dale "Snort" Snodgrass

[dburne]

Well I reckon after 16 hours in the Spit I am about as ready as I can be. Last thing was working on my landings and I am really greasing them in now so that should not be a problem. Good thing - I understand I have been called into battle with The Big Show campaign. Rubber meets the road now baby, remains to be seen if I can actually fight in the Spit and survive to fight another day.  Whew learning these WWII birds is such a pleasant change from learning the more modern jets and helicopters.

[Gambit21]

59 minutes ago, dburne said:

Well I reckon after 16 hours in the Spit I am about as ready as I can be. Last thing was working on my landings and I am really greasing them in now so that should not be a problem. Good thing - I understand I have been called into battle with The Big Show campaign. Rubber meets the road now baby, remains to be seen if I can actually fight in the Spit and survive to fight another day.  Whew learning these WWII birds is such a pleasant change from learning the more modern jets and helicopters.

I don’t think I’ve totaled 16 fight time period in the last 3 years.

 

 

[dburne]

3 minutes ago, Gambit21 said:

I don’t think I’ve totaled 16 fight time period in the last 3 years.

 

 

 

Just a nice side benefit to retirement. Due to health can't play golf at this time so this is all I got. I used to golf three days a week. This or watching the boob tube, I am not much on that.

Edited January 9, 2023 by dburne

[Varibraun]

On 1/4/2023 at 4:21 PM, dburne said:

I love IL-2 Great Battles, and will always continue to support it fully monetarily and undoubtedly will fly it some more later on down the road, but for now my WWII attention will be DCS.

 

Well Don, your post plus the F4U and Pacific action on the horizon finally did it...sigh.  For years, I avoided DCS keeping myself happily confined to WWI and WWII in the sims I know.  Yesterday, I broke down and installed the free version and was able to easily handle the TP-51, so I then went wild on the last day of the Winter sale.  I am now the proud owner of a DCS P-51, P-47 ( @Gambit21 is to blame for that), Spitfire, K-4, and to slowly step beyond my comfort zone an F-86 & Mig 15 (plus some campaigns and WWII maps/assets). 

 

So, my question to the DCS gang is if there is anything 3rd party wise comparable to PWCG for a single pilot squadron career in DCS?  BTW - on that note @ShamrockOneFive is also partially to blame for this hole in my wallet with his recent Stormbirds article on an upcoming DCS Dynamic Campaign.

 

Seriously though, I am excited to "spread my wings" a bit in light of recent developments, especially looking to the Pacific.  I appreciate all of the insight everyone here has provided during my decade long lurking period. 

 

 

[Lusekofte]

1 hour ago, Gambit21 said:

I don’t think I’ve totaled 16 fight time period in the last 3 years.

 

 

 I can’t spend 16 hours in a short period myself. Learning a module therefor take so much time that buying a new in reality is bs for me. I have to keep  my Harrier shelved in case I buy the Intruder. 
the Chinooc is a no brainier. Got to fly that. I just hope they make transport more realistic so slingloading get right attatchment. 
F 15. I got to have a stroke or get senile to buy it. It would mean a change of personality 

8 minutes ago, Varibraun said:

is if there is anything 3rd party wise comparable to

We used something called liberation campaign to do coop 

https://github.com/dcs-liberation/dcs_liberation/releases/tag/6.1.0

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/290975-dml-mission-creation-toolbox-no-lua-required/
Scripted campaigns from Reflected is a good idea. They are very well made and make you feel part of a squadron. 

[Archie]

1 hour ago, Gambit21 said:

I don’t think I’ve totaled 16 fight time period in the last 3 years.

 

 

Don't forget the 100 hours updating!

[DD_fruitbat]

41 minutes ago, Varibraun said:

 

Well Don, your post plus the F4U and Pacific action on the horizon finally did it...sigh.  For years, I avoided DCS keeping myself happily confined to WWI and WWII in the sims I know.  Yesterday, I broke down and installed the free version and was able to easily handle the TP-51, so I then went wild on the last day of the Winter sale.  I am now the proud owner of a DCS P-51, P-47 ( @Gambit21 is to blame for that), Spitfire, K-4, and to slowly step beyond my comfort zone an F-86 & Mig 15 (plus some campaigns and WWII maps/assets). 

 

So, my question to the DCS gang is if there is anything 3rd party wise comparable to PWCG for a single pilot squadron career in DCS?  BTW - on that note @ShamrockOneFive is also partially to blame for this hole in my wallet with his recent Stormbirds article on an upcoming DCS Dynamic Campaign.

 

Seriously though, I am excited to "spread my wings" a bit in light of recent developments, especially looking to the Pacific.  I appreciate all of the insight everyone here has provided during my decade long lurking period. 

 

 

 

Your going to have a lot of fun ?

 

You'll almost certainly going to hate the control mapping to start with it, but once you get used to it, I now way prefer the DCS way of doing control mapping.

 

As @Lusekofte said, DCS liberation is pretty good, I've had some good fun flying F-16's out of Israel using that.

 

One great thing about DCS, is even when you get shot down, as I did last night, playing to close to a SA-15, you can then sit back and drool at the graphics and other people if externals are on, Here I'm just sat watching @DD_Fenrir flying the mighty TOMCAT 

I post this here just because don't want the mighty pussy to get jealous of the upcoming Hen ?

 

 

You'll have to forgive the footage of the missiles going weird, it was highlighting a final guidance bug the phoenix has at the moment.

Edited January 9, 2023 by DD_fruitbat

[ShamrockOneFive]

40 minutes ago, Varibraun said:

 

Well Don, your post plus the F4U and Pacific action on the horizon finally did it...sigh.  For years, I avoided DCS keeping myself happily confined to WWI and WWII in the sims I know.  Yesterday, I broke down and installed the free version and was able to easily handle the TP-51, so I then went wild on the last day of the Winter sale.  I am now the proud owner of a DCS P-51, P-47 ( @Gambit21 is to blame for that), Spitfire, K-4, and to slowly step beyond my comfort zone an F-86 & Mig 15 (plus some campaigns and WWII maps/assets). 

 

So, my question to the DCS gang is if there is anything 3rd party wise comparable to PWCG for a single pilot squadron career in DCS?  BTW - on that note @ShamrockOneFive is also partially to blame for this hole in my wallet with his recent Stormbirds article on an upcoming DCS Dynamic Campaign.

 

Seriously though, I am excited to "spread my wings" a bit in light of recent developments, especially looking to the Pacific.  I appreciate all of the insight everyone here has provided during my decade long lurking period. 

 

 

 

Sorry ?

 

I'd second Lusekofte and suggest Liberation Campaign. It is not PWCG but it is the best dynamic campaign system that DCS has right now. Liberation has you do all of the moves graphically in an external program like PWCG. The difference is that its got a bit of a turn based strategy game baked into it and a quasi-dynamic campaign system. It's very cool. Then you firm everything up, pick the thing you want to fly, and fly it. The frontlines and targets move based on how well you and your team are doing versus the opposition.

[JimTM]

13 minutes ago, DD_fruitbat said:

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You'll almost certainly going to hate the control mapping to start with it, but once you get used to it, I now way prefer the DCS way of doing control mapping.

...

 

@DD_fruitbat, @Varibraun, JoyPro allows you to set joystick and keyboard controls for all planes at once. See tutorials here.

 

JoyPro works for IL-2 also, but I don't if it works the same as for DCS

Edited January 9, 2023 by JimTM

[dburne]

1 hour ago, Varibraun said:

 

Well Don, your post plus the F4U and Pacific action on the horizon finally did it...sigh.  For years, I avoided DCS keeping myself happily confined to WWI and WWII in the sims I know.  Yesterday, I broke down and installed the free version and was able to easily handle the TP-51, so I then went wild on the last day of the Winter sale.  I am now the proud owner of a DCS P-51, P-47 ( @Gambit21 is to blame for that), Spitfire, K-4, and to slowly step beyond my comfort zone an F-86 & Mig 15 (plus some campaigns and WWII maps/assets). 

 

So, my question to the DCS gang is if there is anything 3rd party wise comparable to PWCG for a single pilot squadron career in DCS?  BTW - on that note @ShamrockOneFive is also partially to blame for this hole in my wallet with his recent Stormbirds article on an upcoming DCS Dynamic Campaign.

 

Seriously though, I am excited to "spread my wings" a bit in light of recent developments, especially looking to the Pacific.  I appreciate all of the insight everyone here has provided during my decade long lurking period. 

 

 

 

LOL welcome to the dark side!

Enjoy, I know I sure am!!

 

Mainly right now  for single player would be scripted campaigns and there are some really good ones out there - usuallly payware but cheap.I have about 5 campaigns under my belt in the Hornet and just now starting on my first Spitfire campaign for WWII. ED is bringing a dynamic campaign engine to DCS, it is on roadmap but no estimates on dates at this time.

 

From latest DCS Newsletter:

Quote

Eagle Dynamics Dynamic Campaigns Engine (EDDCE)
2022 saw the completion of all major engineering components of the EDDCE. In 2023 we continue development and testing and making improvements to these components as well as adding new features where needed. We are also enhancing the mechanics in the campaign editor to avoid issues that may arise when the EDDCE is used for different maps. The next big tasks include transferring mission data between player and AI pilots and creating a specific graphic user interface. 

Please see our previous Newsletter for greater detail on the subject.

 

Purchased any maps yet? 

 

Edited January 9, 2023 by dburne

[Varibraun]

1 hour ago, JimTM said:

JoyPro allows you to set joystick and keyboard controls for all planes at once.

 

THANK YOU Jim!!  I was already struggling just between the Spitfire and P-51 and it didn't seem like some of the changes I was making were "sticking" between switching a/c.  I think this is going to be a huge help.

 

48 minutes ago, dburne said:

Purchased any maps yet? 

 

Just the WWII maps (Channel & Normandy).  I did also buy a scripted campaign for each of the Allied a/c.

 

1 hour ago, ShamrockOneFive said:

The difference is that its got a bit of a turn based strategy game baked into it and a quasi-dynamic campaign system. It's very cool. Then you firm everything up, pick the thing you want to fly, and fly it. The frontlines and targets move based on how well you and your team are doing versus the opposition.

 

Thanks @ShamrockOneFive and @Lusekofte for pointing me in the direction of Liberation, it sounds interesting and I will definitely check it out.

[JimTM]

42 minutes ago, Varibraun said:

 

THANK YOU Jim!!  I was already struggling just between the Spitfire and P-51 and it didn't seem like some of the changes I was making were "sticking" between switching a/c.  I think this is going to be a huge help.

...

 

You're welcome Varibraun. En-joy!

[Lusekofte]

3 hours ago, Varibraun said:

Thanks @ShamrockOneFive and @Lusekofte for pointing me

First time ever I have helped someone in DCS section. Usually it is me who do not know anything 

[AngleOff66]

The free A-4 community mod with clickable cockpit is really nice.

"This update, A-4E-C 2.1.0, and all subsequent updates will not be compatible with DCS versions before 2.8.0.32066. Our last update, A-4E-C 2.0.1, is not compatible with DCS versions after 2.7.18.30765. The most common effects of these incompatibilities are client-side crashes. Always ensure servers, clients, and DCS versions employed are the most compatible options available!"

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/290302-community-a-4e-c-v210-october-2022/

 

Tutorials

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/298223-sports-community-a-4e-mod-video-tutorials/

 

Some missions

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/search/?tags=Community A-4E Skyhawk

 

Addons like airfield equip

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/242853-community-a-4e-skyhawk-training-missions/page/2/#comment-4472385

 

Enjoy!

[Gambit21]

21 hours ago, Lusekofte said:

 I can’t spend 16 hours in a short period myself.

 

I think you misunderstood my post. ?

 

 

[Lusekofte]

1 hour ago, Gambit21 said:

 

I think you misunderstood my post. ?

 

 

No I read you. My situastion is better but I think 16 hours is more than a month of flying for me maybe 2. in some periods 3 or 4 

for you the entire career it seems

[Gambit21]

11 minutes ago, Lusekofte said:

No I read you. My situastion is better but I think 16 hours is more than a month of flying for me maybe 2. in some periods 3 or 4 

for you the entire career it seems

Will change a little with the Phantom and Corsair. 8 hours a month maybe. However I will be testing the F-4 too, so more cockpit time for that initially. A bit anyway. ?

 

 

 

 

[DBFlyguy]

Multi-crew including a loadmaster spot sounds interesting!

 

 

[Gambit21]

Just you guys wait...you won't be disappointed.

I think this module will be one of the ones that really benefit from the global world as well...maybe more than any of the others.

 

 

 

 

[Lusekofte]

I have the mod. I fly it occasionally but only offline. If I ever choose to go online I might buy it. Or when the global map come. 
Or if it get good campaigns and when it got all its features. 
But will it get all that listed? Will it sell enough in order to get campaign? 

[Trooper117]

If this global map thing comes off it will completely mess up the WWII side of things, as modern world data would be no use for a WWII setting...

 

[DD_Fenrir]

8 minutes ago, Trooper117 said:

If this global map thing comes off it will completely mess up the WWII side of things, as modern world data would be no use for a WWII setting...

 

 

Not necessarily. Topography doesn't tend to change vastly except in special cases and these tend to be limited in quantity and scale.

 

The issue will be with the work required to edit every city, road, rail and water way to better reflect the period, and that is indeed a substantial task.

 

However, the current DCS WW2 plane-set limits the purview of what areas are relevant and thus narrows down where you are required to start - no point in retrograding, say, Egypt to it's 1942 state as we would not really be using that at this stage. 

Edited January 11, 2023 by DD_Fenrir

[DBFlyguy]

1 hour ago, Trooper117 said:

If this global map thing comes off it will completely mess up the WWII side of things, as modern world data would be no use for a WWII setting...

 

The single maps will exist independently from the world map as detailed in the newsletter:

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/newsletters/a6204cbc7d5df25e887acb434b2f8e1b/

[dburne]

1 hour ago, Trooper117 said:

If this global map thing comes off it will completely mess up the WWII side of things, as modern world data would be no use for a WWII setting...

 

 

They have already stated it will not be used for older scenarios like WWII.

Edit: Sorry I should have read the other replies before I replied lol.

Edited January 11, 2023 by dburne

[Lusekofte]

Spent a lot of time in the Huey lately. The Lost Paradise campaign really do bring it to life. 
my first years on earth was when Vietnam war was going. I remember the horrible scenes from that war and Huey was that wars face. 
It always fascinated me. 
I really love flying around in it. Everybody say it is so easy, is it really? I try to fly it historically and as nice as seen on Vietnam documentaries, it is a challange , it is also a challange getting home with one not too badly shot up

[dburne]

11 minutes ago, Lusekofte said:

Spent a lot of time in the Huey lately. The Lost Paradise campaign really do bring it to life. 
my first years on earth was when Vietnam war was going. I remember the horrible scenes from that war and Huey was that wars face. 
It always fascinated me. 
I really love flying around in it. Everybody say it is so easy, is it really? I try to fly it historically and as nice as seen on Vietnam documentaries, it is a challange , it is also a challange getting home with one not too badly shot up

 

If you have never seen the movie " We Were Soldiers" with Mel Gibson it is a good watch on the first days of battle there. Lot of good Huey action.