Stuart Galbraith Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 Try doing that in a tomcat. It would get wedged even with the wings folded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Yup, but real men fly a real manly plane. Have you seen the F-14 sticks that Virpil will soon bring to the market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 Oh, I'm so tempted..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr King Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 (I did want to go further O/T in the other thread.) Real women do not fly a pansy Harrier through a tunnel at 40 mph, but take a MiG-21bis: Wow I am impressed they modeled a whole tunnel like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 North Caucasus is a mixed bag. There are parts of it they have done really well, such as the tunnel and the dam as you see. But they have simplified part of it. Ive actually put in the Soviet Air Defence system of the region (what can I say, I was bored) and it was saddening to see how many map features they left out. Perhaps just as well, i get slowdowns in multiplayer as it is. On the positive side, ive discovered GCI by ground based radar systems is possible in the Mig21. Im impressed, previously Id heard you had to have an AWAC's in play to make that work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) On the other hand, 'they' also put a lot of extra features on the map, such as all the airfields and airbases. If you take a look at Google Earth, in reality these 'airbases' are little more than a collection of overgrown as well as broken slaps of concrete. Edited August 12, 2019 by Daan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) Yeah there is one, Novorossiysk I think, that isn't even there anymore. They built a series of flats on it.I wish they had a map editor. I really would like to get in on that. Edited September 15, 2019 by Stuart Galbraith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvinb1nav Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I'd settle for the promised 3D object placement editing. Such a pain to have to switch between the editor and the game to see if you have a plane, tank, etc. in the proper place and aligned correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 Yes, that is pretty silly. One of the strange holdovers from Lockon and Flanker 2 I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) Eagle Dynamics have been posting training videos of their upcoming F16 DLC. Edited September 15, 2019 by Stuart Galbraith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 Ive no idea why, but this kind of reminds me of a Delorean sales video..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 An Easter Egg in the F14 DCS allows the RIO to play Asteroids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) Improve your BFM, commentary by a former F/A-18C pilot. Edited September 19, 2019 by Daan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 I had an interesting debate on the F14 thread on the DCS forum. It seems some people cant dogfight now that it doesnt vibrate like an electric toothbrush. Go figure. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=245762&page=9 Thanks for that, have you ever seen this one, it might come in quite useful for the Falcon when it arrives next week. The book is pretty interesting too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) Yeah, I read the booklet by the man with the stache. I also installed the latest iteration of BMS, but have not yet come around to actually play it, so much to configure and map. It is even less user-friendly than DCS and alt-tabbing freezes the game. You are supposed to consult the many manuals on a separate system or iPad or even to print it. Currently, I am back to playing with the Viggen, making bombing runs on the Cold War server. Edited September 19, 2019 by Daan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 I keep meaning to check out that Cold War Server, I always keep missing it for some reason. The into the inferno one is pretty good. I actually took off from the carrier, bagged 2 Mig21's (AI ones, but still nice) and then land back on the carrier in my F14. Felt pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) Alpenwolf's Cold War server often does not show up in the normal server list. Like most of the active DCS MP servers, it requires the beta version of the game instead of 'stable release'. I converted my 'stable release' to beta using SkateZilla's utility, which proved to be quite simple and resulted in a stable game that now updates itself to the latest beta version. When the Cold War server does not show up, you can connect to it by using its IP: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=211361On week nights there are mostly 10-20 people playing and in the weekends a bit more. However, if you are dreaming of using the F-14B to swat some MiG-21s on the Cold War server, I am afraid this will remain a reverie, as the F-14B is not allowed. Available aircraft are the AJS-37, F-5E, AV-8B+, F-86, A-10A, MiG-15bis, MiG-19, MiG-21bis, baseline Su-25 and some of the warbirds. There are no AI aircraft (except AWACS) and some players, especially Eastern European MiG-21bis jockeys, are quite good. Edited September 19, 2019 by Daan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 Yeah, I run beta. Thanks, ill try that. I fly the Mig21 also, but maybe they will change their minds when the A model Tomcat comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 I thought this was pretty stunning. Of course I know wake turbulence is in, I felt it last night when I was on the dogfight server. But to see it visualised, its amazingly lifelike to the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiloMorai Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Have the a2a missles been fixed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 No, compared to, say, BMS they still suffer from excessive drag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 I think its got incrementally better. Ive got better results from sparrow of late. And Sidewinder seems to be fairly accurate, particularly when you have a height advantage on an adversary. As for drag, im no expert, but one of the developers 'Chizh', said that they are planning on doing some more with the Phoenix, which includes some aerodynamic modifications. They are looking at October for that, although I guess that doesnt mean we will actually see it in October. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=247011&page=17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrunt6 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I had an interesting debate on the F14 thread on the DCS forum. It seems some people cant dogfight now that it doesnt vibrate like an electric toothbrush. Go figure. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=245762&page=9 Thanks for that, have you ever seen this one, it might come in quite useful for the Falcon when it arrives next week. The book is pretty interesting too.That came with the Falcon 3.0 Gold deluxe edition as a separate CD ROM. That takes me way back. I've shared my story about how I got that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 Yeah, I had one of the lower level version's of it, I never got the Gold Version. And I still regret never having got the Mig29 addon pack, although in fairness it would have been nothing that DCS doesnt offer (other than a dynamic campaign). Same with Fleet Defender. Ive flirted with getting it again on Steam because of its first rate campaign, although in truth after the F14 DCS, I just dont think I could cope with the blocky graphics now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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