DCS

[AndyJWest]

There are quite a few surprises like that on DCS maps. I think they may have got a decimal point wrong somewhere in the specifications, and allowed for 30° approach angle clearance rather than 3°.

 

 

[Dagwoodyt]

On 10/24/2024 at 3:15 PM, Avimimus said:

Also, you really should try flying helicopters in sims... it is a totally different experience.

 

On 10/24/2024 at 5:14 PM, AndyJWest said:

If you only ever fly one sim helicopter in your life, make it the DCS Huey. A true gem.

I finally picked up the Huey on sale. It's understandable that choppers are a bridge too far for the developers, but sad nevertheless. For me the sim will be incomplete if they cannot be represented. The Korean War choppers would be a unique offering and would turn Korea into almost an additional game. I need a break after 15 minutes of hovering practice in the Huey, using a Rhino ffb☺️ 

[DD_fruitbat]

New Fog.....

 

 

 

 

 

[Lusekofte]

Well, I mosly fly by myself offlline 

When online I fly utility most if I feel the need to destroy I choose a attack helicopter that can do transport too, usually I do CSAR service on return when winchester,if Im not in need of one myself that is

 

And that usuall do go wrong, if not I am pretty much shot up. I could return but had to roll back to farp in order to get a repair

[MiGCap]

The updated F-5E is just great.

 

 

[Trooper117]

14 hours ago, MiGCap said:

The updated F-5E is just great.

 

Yes, but the old version skins don't work with it unfortunately...

[Gambit21]

On 12/8/2024 at 3:22 PM, MiGCap said:

The updated F-5E is just great.

 

 

 

Yep....been causing all sorts of grief for mission designers though.

[AndyJWest]

1 hour ago, Gambit21 said:

 

Yep....been causing all sorts of grief for mission designers though.

 

Is that what DCS updates are for? 😉

[DD_fruitbat]

Couple of screenies and vid from me of the new Iraq map. Haven't had to much time on it yet, but my first impressions are that its much better than Afghanistan at the moment, it shows its a completely different team doing this one. The topography map its incredible!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 12, 2024 by DD_fruitbat

[Gambit21]

36 minutes ago, AndyJWest said:

 

Is that what DCS updates are for? 😉

 

 

Pretty much it seems. 

I'm being froggy of course...they really do accomplish a lot...the amount of changes, improvements is pretty staggering. 

But yeah, wreaks havoc for the guys. 

[BOO]

11 hours ago, DD_fruitbat said:

Couple of screenies and vid from me of the new Iraq map. Haven't had to much time on it yet, but my first impressions are that its much better than Afghanistan at the moment, it shows its a completely different team doing this one. The topography map its incredible!

 

 

 

A far superior, if somewhat sparse, product at the moment.  I hope that whatever is being hinted at happening to Afghanistan behind the scenes is reflective of the work done with Iraq. Im espeically appreciative of the low down look and, as you say, the topography in the mountains. Sadly, I think Kola will remain a lost cause for helos. 

[Gambit21]

3 hours ago, BOO said:

.  I hope that whatever is being hinted at happening to Afghanistan behind the scenes is reflective of the work done with Iraq.

 

it had better be.
 

3 hours ago, BOO said:

Sadly, I think Kola will remain a lost cause for helos. 

Yeah the art style/build quality there just isn’t cutting it. Goes for buildings as well.

Kola, like SA is just not worth the HD space.

[Lusekofte]

1 hour ago, Gambit21 said:

Kola, like SA is just not worth the HD space

Because of that I ain’t buying another map. I should have known better. Msfs standards on ground texture. But with no population at all. 
I buy Iraq when Kola is up to standards or Rotorheads server start using it or a good chopper campaign for it. Eye candy alone won’t trick me into it. But the picture shows adequate quality , something that lacked since Syria map

[Gambit21]

37 minutes ago, Lusekofte said:

Because of that I ain’t buying another map. I should have known better. Msfs standards on ground texture. But with no population at all. 
I buy Iraq when Kola is up to standards or Rotorheads server start using it or a good chopper campaign for it. Eye candy alone won’t trick me into it. But the picture shows adequate quality , something that lacked since Syria map

Iraq or Afghanistan  + AH-1W is going to be epic. 

[BOO]

2 hours ago, Lusekofte said:

Because of that I ain’t buying another map. I should have known better. Msfs standards on ground texture. But with no population at all. 
I buy Iraq when Kola is up to standards or Rotorheads server start using it or a good chopper campaign for it. Eye candy alone won’t trick me into it. But the picture shows adequate quality , something that lacked since Syria map

 

Now the pre-order discount is no more I'd agree that there is little else other than novelty value at present. The map does look good where its mostly finished but I personally dont feel its a quantum leap on from Syria. Sunset and sunrise are (unsurprisingly) quite mesmerising (until the terrible shadow tech of DCS smacks you in the face). More a further small step forward then. In some respects (Photo imagery v handrawn) its even a backwards step but it covers its tracks well.

 

All that said, I have no regrets about getting sucked in this time and, even at this early stage, can see many opportunities for self penned activities involving the hip and mountain tops and the Kiowa in and around town even if it never gets the attention to detail Ugra lavished on Syria.  

 

 

[Lusekofte]

Well Syria is desert. It got mountains enough for me. And DCS survive without me buying it. For self made fun I can make my own Bagdad in Syria. I won’t easily forget what they did with Afghanistan, albeit I bought it to test a campaign. Kola is and will always be a reminder not to jump at everything they present, I no longer trust their sense of quality. I like just about 10 % of the cfs content I bought since I cough the bug in 2000. If I continue to buy everything I be down to 1% 

[BOO]

10 minutes ago, Lusekofte said:

 I won’t easily forget what they did with Afghanistan, 

 

 

Hopefully all is not lost.

 

 

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

Been venturing back to DCS and having fun actually. Starting with not so complicated planes like SU25 and moving up from there. The mod plane A-4E Skyhawk is a ton of fun, one of the best, challenging even official planes. 

 

MP wise been flying some on old Enigma CW and ShadowReapers. Always people on to shoot you down, not the other way round🤣

 

Agree though that ED could slow down getting modules out and work on existing ones more. Also the VulkanAPI is not there nor the dynamic campaign. But all in all having fun in DCS.

[Hanu]

Sure Kola could be better (and smaller package), but I have no need for yet-another desert map after Nevada, Persian Gulf, Syria and Sinai.

I've been enjoying it a lot.

[Gambit21]

17 hours ago, Hanu said:

Sure Kola could be better (and smaller package), but I have no need for yet-another desert map after Nevada, Persian Gulf, Syria and Sinai.

I've been enjoying it a lot.

 

Horses for courses.

I would enjoy it if I didn't have to look at it from lower than about 10K...unfortunately I like helos, and even with other aircraft prefer low ingress types of scenarios.

Also if I was from the region as you are, I'd probably have more of a soft spot for it despite it's deficiencies. 

 

 

 

[Lusekofte]

On 12/13/2024 at 9:29 AM, Hanu said:

Sure Kola could be better (and smaller package), but I have no need for yet-another desert map after Nevada, Persian Gulf, Syria and Sinai.

I've been enjoying it a lot.

I have found places I do like in Kola map. I cannot bring myself to hate this map. But the total lack of population in my areas is very disappointing 

I hope but do not think this will be improved in a adequate way. But I like to see me be proofed wrong

[DD_fruitbat]

For me the new Iraq map is the gold standard and has taken the title from Syria. and its only going to get better. For me flying over the mountains in northern Iraq is the best visuals I have ever seen period in a flight sim, and that includes Microsoft 2020 (I haven't tried 2024). I do not regret my purchase in any way.

 

 

 

[Youtch]

 

[Lusekofte]

2 hours ago, DD_fruitbat said:

For me the new Iraq map is the gold standard and has taken the title from Syria.

Well server and campaign popularity will then decide my purchace, but I am very happy for this info

[FlyinCoffin]

Beware!

dont purchase its dcs!

 

you end up flying jets(and prefer them over propeller) and having fun missile evading . xD

 

but probably not cause you have to study much to much(But a modern jet easy!). and ending up in reading not flying.

while you think you can save the country from evil invaders in a jet and you are  might be able to(learning things faster). you are to unfit for a jet(or even 2ww fighter) and get sick from height s and G`s(but probably a good drone driver killing people who are only following orders like you in an perhaps never ending "conventional", war  war till death rises of the )

(do what you like)

 

....

Sun Tzu's : – while we are in the war, we should be planning for the peace to come.

 

If you want peace prepare for war. (and play il2)

 

 

I know some of them are crazy warmonger only living for the might it offers and puts them in.

 

getting to much offtopic here .lol world dies because climate gets to hot. or super vulcan erupts what ever. enjoy

Edited December 15, 2024 by FlyinCoffin

[BOO]

On 12/14/2024 at 8:34 PM, Youtch said:

 

 

Its a cracking start, high up AND low down.  Restored quite a lot of faith. I hope Afghanistan  benefits from this approach that that it isnt too late to go back to the topograhic drawing board. So far though, for all the talk of "new techniques" all we've see are yet more high alt images (with more bushes) and the promise of more loz rez areas extending down to the Indian Ocean. No a bad thing in itself but Im mindful of the eariler statements about the scope for detail outside of the main population areas and airbases being an unknown until all areas of the map are in place. 

 

Afghanistan aside and with ED's "will benefit other maps" comment, I look forward to the $9.99 redux of the NTTR. 

[Gambit21]

Afghanistan had better measure up to Iraq, and my impression is that seeing that it does so is the cause for the delay in development.

I'm committed to the Afghanistan map already for some of my missions (working in Syria right now) so I'm going to be less than thrilled if ED doesn't deliver on this.

 

I suppose I could throw out some hours of work and flex to Iraq if they screw the pooch on this. Thanks for the info Kev.

 

 

 

Edited January 13 by Gambit21

[jollyjack]

WW2 planes for DCS: just found this collection, and especially the amount of civilian planes there seem interesting, Piper Grasshopper, Fieseler F156, and more:

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/251986-the-warbird-hanger/#comment-4471097

Edited December 25, 2024 by jollyjack

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

ShadowReapers server and A-4E Skyhawk. Survivability not good if no backup but nevertheless a fun plane to operate. A stepping stone towards Phantom I would say.

 

[BladeMeister]

On 11/30/2024 at 11:06 AM, Lusekofte said:

@BladeMeister

that was a nice landing indeed. I am not that confident with the Mossie in DCS but I find it very adorable. 
I can not do such a shallow approach, I have a much steeper glide path , not saying you do it wrong. I find your landing better than mine. 
Nice video. 

That was a good approach but the landing was bad. This a good Port brake landing, at least for me. Don't mind me moving all over the runway when I am rolling out as my stick is messed up and I have to use the handle on my stick to brake left and the toe brake on my pedals to brake right. It is rather clumsy and I should probably just set the other toe brake up, but I have gotten so used to the handle on my GF III that I just don't want to. LOL , stubborn & lazy me. Best viewed on my YouTube channel @ 1440. Oh and the beginning and end were just checking out the interactive grass blowing. Ed has done a very good job on this little immersive addition. Even the port and starboard engine will independently move the grass more on each side. Nice!

 

S!Blade<><

 

 

 

Edited January 6 by BladeMeister

[Trooper117]

Good stuff mate!

[Lusekofte]

On 1/6/2025 at 1:41 AM, BladeMeister said:

have to use the handle on my stick to brake left and the toe brake on my pedals to brake right.

My right toe brake is gone so this is what I do too. I won’t buy a new one before the rudder axis is acting up. You sure are a better pilot than me 👍

[Aapje]

@=KG76=flyus747

 

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How many left Great Battles due to lack of bombers?

How many more would be present if more bomber options were present?

 

DCS apparently doesn't consider this group to be large enough to make it worth bringing out a B-52 module or such. And I can see why.

 

Here you can find a poll with 69 people who say that they would buy a B-52 module:

 

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/272719-boeing-b-52-stratofortress-as-a-full-fidellity-paid-module-would-you-buy/page/2/

 

And here we have 1173 people asking for the AH-64D:

 

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/73996-next-dcs-helicopter-wish-list/

 

So it makes perfect sense to me that they did bring out the AH-64D, but not the B-52, given the apparent difference in interest. You claim that bomber-fans may have run away from GB due to a lack of heavy bombers (even though many flyable bombers actually do exist), but then where did they run to? If they are a sizeable group, you would think that at least one sim would cater to them.

 

With IL-2, you bomber fans could also make your case by running a bomber-dedicated server (where a very restricted number of fighters are allowed to make bombing more feasible, for example) and then having that server be popular. Assuming that is possible, of course.

 

If you cannot build a popular server around the many medium bombers that allow for level bombing, then why do you think that a B-29 would cause this to drastically change?

Edited January 16 by Aapje

[Lusekofte]

I would not come back if GB made more bombers. I consider a comeback if the new thing do not favour Hollywood Dm and gameplay made it possible to survive in a slower heavier plane. 
I would not buy a B 52 in DCS. There are no maps covering the airfields they take off from and where they bomb. I don’t have the time sitting 10 hours to fly it either. 
But they are currently making a C130 that got excellent use and are capable to survive in hostile environments. Which you can’t in GB. I flown all campaigns there is for all choppers and do a lot of online stuff in fat choppers with no weapons and for the most part only can blame myself for not surviving. 
it is too many differences in play to compare these two games

[DBFlyguy]

 

 

Fat Amy (F-35A) is coming to DCS???? No desire for that module, actually, I have negative desire....but a full fidelity F-15C is definitely welcome.  I wonder if we'll actually see a release of the Hellcat or Corsair this year though or even next...  we'll see.

Edited January 16 by DBFlyguy

[AndyJWest]

The F-35 will only be 'full fidelity' in as much as you take ED's word that they can hand-wave reliable data from video clips and press releases. 

 

Who would want to fly anything that ugly anyway. 😛

[BraveSirRobin]

33 minutes ago, AndyJWest said:

The F-35 will only be 'full fidelity' in as much as you take ED's word that they can hand-wave reliable data from video clips and press releases. 

 

Who would want to fly anything that ugly anyway. 😛

Please don’t complain about how ugly the F-35 is.  Things could have gone in a much, MUCH, uglier direction.

[Avimimus]

18 minutes ago, BraveSirRobin said:

Please don’t complain about how ugly the F-35 is.  Things could have gone in a much, MUCH, uglier direction.

 

Be still my beating heart!

[AndyJWest]

I think I saw someone catch one of those once, fishing off Brighton pier. They threw it back...

[Avimimus]

 

  

1 hour ago, DBFlyguy said:

Fat Amy (F-35A) is coming to DCS???? No desire for that module, actually, I have negative desire....but a full fidelity F-15C is definitely welcome.  I wonder if we'll actually see a release of the Hellcat or Corsair this year though or even next...  we'll see.

 

Mig-29A 9.12 is going to feel pretty dated... of course, I like dated.