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Some additional perspective relating specifically to the Hellcat - this is the article I referenced above. https://rldunn.com/grumman-hellcat/ Essentially corroborates what Claringbould puts forth in his recent work.

He forgot the /j

Indeed, if it was just a matter of de/re-soldering a few chips (still not an easy diy job), I'd understand the point But having to use totally different PCB to get things to work is on a whole other level It's like turning a sedan in a pickup truck, you can't simply shove 33" wheels under your Honda Civic

This subject surfaces from time to time as sure as auto/easy AAR. I can see where OP is coming from, with valid points. Personally disk space is not an issue for me. Compared to the 20TB of baby/children videos of my daughter, it's nothing. [emoji6] Cheers! Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk

Just stop using and forget about it. It's a relic from FC level planes, and only works with those unless you have enabled easy comms. Learn the radios in the modules. It's fun and gives you a better understanding of how everything works. Cheers!

Oh I'm pretty sure you'll get your money's worth out of it, my friend. And I'm very certain I will.

This had not been fixed 3 years ago. Engine oil, HYD Failures, and AMAD Oil had no effect on hornet. If you check Failures, since this topic is locked out, it has not been fixed See the Track and Screenshot F18 HYD AMAD oil and Engine oil had effect on Hornet.miz

Initial release IIRC, it would be very strange if they kept it SP only. Can't remember I ever read that. Cheers!

Oh my, ur lost now

Yes. It's now an neverending journey. There is no going back. Be prepared for a steep learning curve in optimisation though. Luckily there is lots of support on this forum.

Yep, my design was as close to a paper approach as I could get while still being usable in VR - so although it has the slide rule, it will do the basic calcs for you as well. But no gps, everything is manual, POI, sam locations, the lot. Fixes are placed by double tapping where you think you are - so if you don't plan well with good landmarks its easy to misjudge and get lost. I've found I can comfortably get TOT within +/- 10 seconds with this approach, with or without INS (though INS more useful higher you get/more cloud cover/night - blue ticks are at 5nm (or 5km if in metric) from waypoint so you can glance down and see where you should be up to compared to INS distance to go, and purple ticks are minutes to go as planned. I was improving fix logging and got this flight through South Atlantic in a gazelle with its tablet disabled and no INS that was cool image.pngimage.png

LOL... Welcome to the darkside! We have cookies... And unlimited settings tweaking sessions!

Good to know. Thank you for clarifying. And thank you for the work!

Hi all! I have been playing DCS for 5 years on a 2D-monitor. Today I bought the Quest 3S, jumped into DCS and was completely blown away! DCS is a completely DIFFERENT game in VR, not only that you are suddenly sitting inside the cockpit, all the proportions is completely different! I have never liked or enjoyed the A-10C, but now I am IN LOVE with the A-10! This bird is HUGE in VR and the cockpit is sooo beautiful! I also jumped into the P-47 and ohh man, let me tell you, if you enjoy warbirds, you are teleported back 50 years inside the real P-47 and it looks NOTHING like on a 2D monitor! The thing is I am running a pretty crappy home computer, RTX 3080, 32 GB Ram, I5 and the most simple VR-headset a Quest 3S for 300 dollars, I am getting a solid 40-60 FPS in singleplayer even on Normandy map. This is the best spent 300 dollars in my entire life, I am NEVER going to play DCS without a VR-headset again, just doing some simple flying is 10x more fun then before

Excuse me...but I will stay with the Mustang. This bird can't stay with an Anton anymore, and if you push it...it just turns to deadstick. This bird has ruined my dreams about the Corsair...Sorry Pappy!

The truth is that Wags has an assistant who moves the mouse very slowly and smoothly.

My only objection to this thread is calling this content "bloatware". Poor choice of words.. Now, as for making the handful of GBs of content optional (10-15Gb if I read the OP correctly)... Is it really worth the dev time and gained complexity for such a small gain? Because, I can see the complains already for the additional bugs in the installer and because the dev are dedicating time to this and not "that" feature or the "other"... null

What I meant was that I could get rid of more stuff but didn't spend more time to do it - making my point for the thread topic I guess.

You can check your saved games/tracks folder to see if it auto saved. Otherwise, you’ll have to re-fly it. Also, there are already a few threads with this same topic. You just created another one. One of them has been open for a while and has lots of discussion. I’m betting your issue is something already experienced, discussed, and resolved. Have a look in the other threads as well. You didn’t mention opening your oil flaps, so you may have cooked the engine. That’s all I can offer at the moment based on the info you gave above.

Odd that the LS-6-250 and the LS-6-500 bombs have the same drag.

Saw the topic about Tinian Airfield Reactivation Video and figure out that it would be nice not only to flash that abandoned airfield but also to make more Transport missions with future release of C-130J. Of course it will require refueling at Midway, Wake or Sand Island? So yeah NTTR - Hawaii - Wake - Guam...

Precisely

What you call "bloatware" is not. It is not unnecessary (for me, an other who had posted here at the very least) and therefore it does not match the definition of bloatware. At best, or worst, depending on the point of view, it should be optional content.

Just to add, weird thing is I flew the mission once with no issues and this problem cropped up once I tried to add some ordinance. I was still under gross weight so it shouldn't have been an issue. Is there any way to retrieve the track if I already shut DCS down? If not, I need to go re-fly the mission tomorrow. Thanks, LouP

Please refer to the thread title before sharing your opinion on "what is worth it" (for you). The issue is about bloat: the liveries cause a noticeable increase in storage space while not adding any meaningful value. FYI I have 2 separate installations of DCS (latest + older, more performant one with mods), so yeah it's not just about saving a few GBs, they add up and bloat the install. Don't forget they also consume extra VRAM when 4 jets next to you are using 4 different liveries. In the end, it has a net negative effect on everyone.