Rusty_M

Have fun taking off and landing the A-10 or another jet on the grass strip.

Whoops. Note to self: Must search better. Thanks guys.

I thought it might be worthwhile having a thread detailing the best mods to use with the current version of DCS World. Also, I've been away from DCS for some time, and I'm not sure which mods are still good, or even still compatible. So, which are most important? Which are most fun? Which are almost essential?

I don't think so. I haven't spent much time with this module yet, but I've noticed you can get a puff of black smoke when chopping the throttle from afterburner.

New PC TrackIR X52 HOTAS Warthog Black Shark 1&2 A-10 P51 Huey FC3 MiG21 Sabre FW190 That's got to be a scary amount. Oculus is likely in the future, as is the BF109. Not bothered about the Russian transport helo, but no doubt I'll get tempted one day.

I've spent a little less than I will have in a couple of minutes. Time for some more modules.

Aaaaand you have my money.

I'll drive you if you can get to Edinburgh :D

In Scotland we have... ...nothing but clouds.

Unless their father is a hamster and their mother smells of elderberries.

That's something I have to disagree with. I certainly feel criticism should be framed appropriately, but I've never believed anyone was above criticism. From personal experience as an (amateur) musician, I rely on other people's criticism to tell me where and how I can improve. I believe criticism is necessary, but should really be only given with careful consideration.

I'm not Jon Snooooooh!

Oh you tease, you.

III, IV and V are all good these days. III needs Grey Wolves, but is fairly showing its age now. IV needs quite a few mods, but really comes into its own. Sober's Mega Mod is good for 5, but be careful with the realistic navigation mod. Too much for me, that one.

I've had roughly equal inputs from both sides. My current setup is basically my first ever PC build. At that time, there was a lot of talk of people waiting for Sandy Bridge (Dec2010/Jan2011). I didn't wait, as I had time off, and I didn't have a gaming PC at all at the time. Now, it doesn't matter so much. I do have a very capable PC. The main issue is, if I put money aside to build better, later, I might spend it before I build. My biggest concerns are that the 700 series of graphics cards has been out longer than many recent generations. Also, games recently have been really upping the textures and VRAM use, so having 3GB could be a concern (although in that case, I suppose I should go for a 6GB 780). I dislike AMD's drivers and software. According to the CPU and GPU charts on Tom's hardware, I'm fine with my current CPU, but could see real benefit from a new GPU. Of course, being a member of this forum, many of my preferred games are CPU bound (even if I like the less cerebral stuff, too)

So, did your mate see a big difference with the new CPU? Also, a 55 inch screen? You clearly haven't seen my flat. I suppose that's a good thing. It'd be creepy if you had.

I'm afraid I'll be keeping the 570, either as a known good spare or as a dedicated physx card

I'm about to be able to put around £1000 towards upgrading my PC. Now I'm looking for opinions as to whether I should spend it now, or put it aside for some months. Currently, I have an i7 950, which is overclocked to 4GHz. I also have an NVIDIA Gtx570. I play on only one 1080p monitor at a time. The GPU and CPU are really the parts I'd be looking to replace. (of course the CPU would necessitate RAM and a new MB) I'm thinking of getting a 6 GB GTX780 and maybe one of the new Haswell Refresh processors. Should I keep my current setup until the 800 series and whatever CPUs are around then? The 700 series has been out an unusually long time. Also, if I buy a Corsair H100i (this would just come from my everyday spending money, so does not factor into the upgrade budget), if Intel release new processors which require a new socket, would I find myself unable to continue to use the cooler after the upgrade? Any opinions are appreciated. Please note that I tend to be impatient when I have money to spend, so I'm likely to ignore advice to wait, even if I think it's correct.

"Intolerable Cruelty"

I found downloading the manuals to an e-reader really helped me learn. These modules can be overwhelming, but they are also very rewarding.

That's looking quite promising. Especially the helo itself.

DCS Mi-8MTV2 Magnificent Eight

Do you have the birds slider all the way at 1000%?

The reason I don't use Steam for my DCS install is I have Flaming Cliffs 3, making it easier to use it without Steam. I use it for many other games.

So do we need both files in the opening post for this or just the torrent one?