BOO Posted February 1 Posted February 1 9 minutes ago, Lusekofte said: I don’t use keyboard I fly with VR VR is still a step beyond for me presently. Nice set up.
Lusekofte Posted February 1 Posted February 1 7 hours ago, BOO said: VR is still a step beyond for me presently. Nice set up. I have a thing for MI 8 and gazelle both excellent for VR flying. But the continuous increase ing demand for better performance start make me pissed off. You can’t stay put where you want to be, updates command you to buy hardware for 4 k every 4 year in order to fly VR. I still got my G 2 and 3080. In protest I will continue to tweak down the settings until it no longer is possible. Then I will consider if it’s worth while.
LLv34_Flanker Posted February 3 Posted February 3 S! @LusekofteThe reason why I have stayed away from VR is quite much what you said: the constant power creep and upgrade limbo. Yes, it is immersive and all but way too demanding on your wallet😅
DD_fruitbat Posted February 3 Posted February 3 1 hour ago, LLv34_Flanker said: S! @LusekofteThe reason why I have stayed away from VR is quite much what you said: the constant power creep and upgrade limbo. Yes, it is immersive and all but way too demanding on your wallet😅 And time consuming.... I can't be bothered with the second job constantly tweaking settings all the time to make it work.... 3
BladeMeister Posted February 3 Posted February 3 2 hours ago, DD_fruitbat said: And time consuming.... I can't be bothered with the second job constantly tweaking settings all the time to make it work.... This is why I won't even consider it, plus I have assembled a quite nicely up to date beast of a gaming rig which is enough of a wallet drain already. Much more and my wallet will divorce me. S!Blade<><
BOO Posted February 3 Posted February 3 On 2/1/2025 at 9:49 PM, Lusekofte said: I have a thing for MI 8 and gazelle both excellent for VR flying. But the continuous increase ing demand for better performance start make me pissed off. You can’t stay put where you want to be, updates command you to buy hardware for 4 k every 4 year in order to fly VR. I still got my G 2 and 3080. In protest I will continue to tweak down the settings until it no longer is possible. Then I will consider if it’s worth while. Well DCS at least has the option of rolling back with certain caveats. Also another little plus point of primarily using the Hip module which they havent really tinkered with in years. Of course thats cold comfort for anyone in MP i guess.
Lusekofte Posted February 4 Posted February 4 12 hours ago, BOO said: Well DCS at least has the option of rolling back with certain caveats. Also another little plus point of primarily using the Hip module which they havent really tinkered with in years. Of course thats cold comfort for anyone in MP i guess. I am kind of into rotor heads mp campaign. Recommend it. Need to think where you put resources. And you do csar and transport missions. Or blow stuff up of course. I do recommend it. PVE you are as social as you like. 1
Trooper117 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 16 hours ago, BladeMeister said: This is why I won't even consider it, Spot on BM... 👍🏼
Dagwoodyt Posted February 4 Posted February 4 19 hours ago, DD_fruitbat said: And time consuming.... I can't be bothered with the second job constantly tweaking settings all the time to make it work.... I've recently gone from a Varjo Aero back to my old Valve Index, just to see how bad the Index really was. This is with a 3090Ti. To my surprise and with little fiddling with settings I am getting 90fps for simple warbird dogfight missions in both GB and DCS. FOV seems better and tracking better with same positioning of three lighthouses. Plus I don't have to manage headphones over HMD due to the Index' built in audio. So what I got with the Aero was sharper detail for gauges and freedom from Fresnel effects. I've not bothered to switch back to the Aero. Sometimes simpler is better.🤔
Hoots Posted February 4 Posted February 4 I went from a rift s to a g2 and found the g2 to be way more of a faff. So much that I used it far less even though the clarity was better. Now that the g2 is borked I’m waiting to see what happens with VR before getting a new headset. Having said that I might get a quest in the meantime as I do really like VR. 1
Gambit21 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 On 2/3/2025 at 9:59 AM, DD_fruitbat said: And time consuming.... I can't be bothered with the second job constantly tweaking settings all the time to make it work.... Yep...have stayed away and plan to continue to stay away. Plus I just can't be that disconnected from my environment, that wouldn't work for me around here.
SCG_motoadve Posted February 4 Posted February 4 8 hours ago, Dagwoodyt said: I've recently gone from a Varjo Aero back to my old Valve Index, just to see how bad the Index really was. This is with a 3090Ti. To my surprise and with little fiddling with settings I am getting 90fps for simple warbird dogfight missions in both GB and DCS. FOV seems better and tracking better with same positioning of three lighthouses. Plus I don't have to manage headphones over HMD due to the Index' built in audio. So what I got with the Aero was sharper detail for gauges and freedom from Fresnel effects. I've not bothered to switch back to the Aero. Sometimes simpler is better.🤔 Valve Index to Aero was my upgrade, now with a 4090 an AMD 9800X3D and DFR I with focus x1.6 get 90fps and super crisp detailed image, almost all DCS setting maxed out except for ground shadows and terrain distance, looks amazing and very immersive, but this hobby can get very expensive too.
Lusekofte Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Don’t get me wrong I like VR. And I might build a rig with a 5090 or 6090 at some point. With latest VR tech , hopefully less clumsy. But I am not sure I think Flight sim is worth it anymore. I kind of find other stuff to do and fly not that much
BladeMeister Posted February 7 Posted February 7 DCS: The Premier Cinematic Picture and Video Flight Sim! S!Blade<>< note: an untouched unaltered pic from DCS taken right before the multi thread update.
Varibraun Posted February 18 Posted February 18 @SCG_motoadve - Very well done and pretty cool that you received a thank you comment from Nick Grey on YouTube!
MiGCap Posted March 13 Posted March 13 After leaving it a few years unused in the DCS hangar I recently started flying the P-47 ... and it is a real masterpiece! Tons of fun! 7
BladeMeister Posted March 13 Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Trooper117 said: And what a great pic! Ditto! Have had the P47 for years in DCS & Box and have never flown either one ever. I think I am intimidated by all the damn controls, prop pitch, throttle, turbo, amongst others, oil flaps, cowl flaps...etc. It seems very work place intensive. Maybe one of these days! S!Blade<>< 1 1
Lusekofte Posted March 14 Posted March 14 I say P 47 is in line with Kiowa on how complete and wonderful it was on first release To me the best ever prop module ED has published. 1 1
MiGCap Posted March 14 Posted March 14 19 hours ago, BladeMeister said: Ditto! Have had the P47 for years in DCS & Box and have never flown either one ever. I think I am intimidated by all the damn controls, prop pitch, throttle, turbo, amongst others, oil flaps, cowl flaps...etc. It seems very work place intensive. Maybe one of these days! S!Blade<>< That was what kept me from learning the Jug. I am more the Focke-Wulf type, let the Kommandogerät do the work. But it is not that complicated: Mixture on Auto Rich, prop pitch has only two positions which are necessary to fly, cowl flaps has to be closed over 250 mph and during landings (so I close them after take-off and never touch them again), the turbocharger has to be connected to the throttle and only released for landing and the oil flaps I usually let open as the oil temperature rises quickly ... it is much easier than I thought before I tried. 1 hour ago, Lusekofte said: I say P 47 is in line with Kiowa on how complete and wonderful it was on first release To me the best ever prop module ED has published. I do not know the Kiowa but I agree completely for the P-47! 1
MiGCap Posted March 14 Posted March 14 And also in the Jug not every landing works as advertised ... 3 5
KodiakJac Posted March 26 Posted March 26 On 3/13/2025 at 3:57 PM, BladeMeister said: Have had the P47 for years in DCS & Box and have never flown either one ever. I think I am intimidated by all the damn controls, prop pitch, throttle, turbo, amongst others, oil flaps, cowl flaps...etc. It seems very work place intensive. Maybe one of these days! S!Blade<>< Or you could take the challenge, learn the controls and enjoy the DCS P-47 on a deeper immersive level. Or not. Your loss if you don't 😉
BladeMeister Posted March 26 Posted March 26 (edited) On 3/26/2025 at 12:18 AM, KodiakJac said: Or you could take the challenge, learn the controls and enjoy the DCS P-47 on a deeper immersive level. Or not. Your loss if you don't 😉 Edit: Yes, you are right. S!Blade<>< Edited March 27 by BladeMeister
AndyJWest Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Much drama over at the DCS forum, after RazBam's products were removed from sale, as a result of a request by them. Link As to what this all means, uninformed opinions are divided, and those who actually know anything aren't saying. So nothing has changed there... 1 1
Lusekofte Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Yeah, Razbam…. Their modules is pretty good. But as I understand it they are not maintained. witch to me said either they (both parties) should grow up or just pull their products. By now I thought these matter should be sorted. 5 hours ago, AndyJWest said: So nothing has changed there...
sevenless Posted April 8 Posted April 8 3 hours ago, Lusekofte said: ... or just pull their products. The four Razbam planes were pulled from DCS store and allegedely will be pulled from Steam also. Most RAZBAM modules removed from sale – Stormbirds
Trooper117 Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Oh well, I've only got the Mig 19... Doesn't affect me really that much. I was thinking of getting the F-15 but glad now I didn't buy it... Hopefully it will all get sorted in the long run. 2
Trooper117 Posted April 9 Posted April 9 9 hours ago, ST_Catchov said: Relax. They're only jets. No great loss. Tell that to the Luftwaffles if they lost their Arado's and 262's... Teutonic meltdown!
MiGCap Posted April 9 Posted April 9 On 4/8/2025 at 4:09 PM, Trooper117 said: Oh well, I've only got the Mig 19... Doesn't affect me really that much. I was thinking of getting the F-15 but glad now I didn't buy it... Hopefully it will all get sorted in the long run. Me too. The MiG-19 is great, I like it very much. I was never interested in the F-15E. AND: Eagle Dynamics said that the modules will be supported in the state as RAZBAM has left. The MiG-19 is ready with only some minor bugs. So I hope for future use. 1
Lusekofte Posted April 10 Posted April 10 I liked the Harrier, but had no time to get really into it. But I was more conserned about Polyshop turmoil the Gazelle and Kiowa is really good
Lusekofte Posted April 21 Posted April 21 (edited) I always test new maps with Chinook. Albeit good on this test some sling load test showed a bit much stutter in the outskirts of Berlin. so online I usually fly my most favorable chopper. Lately maybe a little boring for the crew, they seem to pick out their phone and give a damn in what’s going on. So to shake them up I went all in and took them to the front. But funniest sortie of yesterday was one with starting with a MI 28 on my Kiowa tail , he extended all his missil and gun ammo and missed all and ended up getting shot down by a C47 gunner flown by a player. Continued to dodge 11 Sam’s and multiple 57 aa just to end up inverted in the ground after avoiding two trees by flying sideways between them. Kiowa and Mighty eight is my absolute favorites. First is excellent getting out of trouble by manoeuvres and enemy seem to struggle to hit it, second got an astonishing DM making you as a pilot sometimes managing the stricken bird home, It and the MI 24 got a pretty realistic fm when adding weight too. I love being in deep 💩 and get out again. Edited April 21 by Lusekofte 2 1
Gambit21 Posted April 25 Posted April 25 On 4/21/2025 at 4:34 AM, Lusekofte said: I always test new maps with Chinook. Really? Always eh? How many maps have been released since you’ve had access to the Chinook? 😂 😛 I’ve been up to my eyeballs with a certain logistics aircraft/single mission builds - no time for much else. Eyeballing AH-1W and Afghanistan (using Huey for stand-in until release) or Eagle/Germany next. Pending the state of Combat Pilot when I’m done with current job/s. I’m pretty confident the Whiskey is underway. It’s a when not if question IMO.
Lusekofte Posted April 25 Posted April 25 Since it came I checked all maps for tuning my settings. It give me a certain leverage in performance since Chinook is a bastard eating framerates. I guess always was wrongly put. But modules like that is helping for tweaking beauty/ performance settings. A little stutter in the hook means smooth in all others. I do look forward to a more agile AH chopper But I do wonder what kind of tech era it will be. Heard very little from it. Apache has put me a bit off
scram77 Posted April 25 Posted April 25 So what are your thoughts on the Germany map - for the ones who have flown it?
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