Azazael

I wrote a commercial Amiga/Pc game in 1990. It retailed for $35 then. Got 80% review in C&VG In todays money that same product would cost $100 (20 years with inflation at 5%) So that makes todays software (including DCS) a real bargain

Hi all I brought FC2 a little over a month ago as soon as it was available on Amazon UK. Its online review was only in April and I am Sorry to hear after this short period of time it’s being described as "FC2 is already dated and showing its age". Currently it is compatible with DCS BS (multiplayer) and I am concerned that its compatibility with DCS may be broken to accommodate larger maps ?? This will in my opinion disenfranchise all our colleagues that want to fly Mig 29/F15/Su27/Su30/A10a within the DCS multiplayer environment. For what appears little gain or am I missing something ? Of course I understand that this is all conjecture and avidly await DCS 10c:)

Thanks to the 104th Server guys !! Had a great weekend with me flying A10a (im in UK with FC2) with TREX flying Ka50 (hes in Tasmania with DCS). He would take out the SAM sites leaving me to roll in safely with Mavericks and cluster munitions. Teamspeak 3 allows us to synchronise our attacks from two different directions at the same time to confuse the SAM threats Love the convoy near WP6 (fixed wing WP) flying the A10a at 200ft down the valley makes the Tunguska fire SA 19`s straight into the valley walls. Now if only we could arrange some CAP to keep the pesky Mig 29`s off our backs.

Thanks for the advice guys:thumbup: I love the FC2/DCS flight sim product; the graphics are superb and can’t wait DCS Warthog to be released. I think the designers should take a hard look at the multiplayer scenarios out there, if they want DCS Warthog to realise its full potential. “Might not be player-driven fighters in your OPFOR with DCS:A-10C.” is a way to go but I wouldn’t want to exclude players from choosing what they want to fly. How about RWR ignoring friendly radar so I can tell who is hostile and avoid them? Thanks EtherealN:) I will give the AWACS info on bandit’s idea a go on 104th server. “The amount of battle damage that it is designed to absorb and still remain flying is a testament to that” In DSC multiplayer, my experience is that almost every weapon in the game is capable of a one hit kill on an A10a. (This is different to my single player experience) As for the same fighter types on both coalitions in a MP mission... negative – even friendly forces are a threat to the A10 (is IFF modelled in the game?) Also as I said the RWR sees only the aircraft radar type (not if its RED/Blue)and so even my own top cover will see me as a valid target, and I them. (am I using it incorrectly?) So maybe the real issues are due to server missions being designed with DCS BS in mind and the introduction of FC2 A10a in the mix is a change not accounted for, but this may be the same with the up and coming DCS Warthog

My comments are my personel experiences for a newbie A10 pilot entering the game. And should be used to better construct the DCS warthog product when its released especially in the multiplayer area. Ok can you identify a realistic multiplayer scenario that an A10 has a reasonable chance of surviving in ? or in the absence of friendly top cover should i give up ? Dont have DSC black shark but do KA50 pilots suffer in the same way ? compatibility with FC2 is not guaranteed: Not an issue as I will buy DCS A10 when its released:) No amount of very low level terrain hiding / flare/chaff saved me from an attack by any fighter so without friendlies, is the game not heavilly loaded against the A10 ? Why not give the A10a a go in a DSC multiplayer senario yourself ! Maybe as you say it may only be playable as an A10C pilot with lots of friendly top cover and a scenario written with the A10 in mind. You didnt comment on the RWR problem how do I know which Mig29 is freindly or hostile ? IFF ???

I dont think DCS warthog muliplayer will work very well !!! My experiences with FC2 flying in an A10a in DCS blackshark multiplayer servers are : RED and BLUE teams are all using the same aircraft types:mad: so as an A10a pilot he has no idea if the Mig 29 in his RWR is friendly or hostile. An A10 wont last 5 minutes with so many SU 27 / Su33 /Mig 29 / F15 in the air, all a threat to him that he is almost defenceless against. At least the Ka50 pilot can hide in the clutter of buildings.!! Mostly as an A10a pilot in the DCS world, I seldom get to the target area to dodge the sam sites as even one fighter will waste me with AA11/AA10 etc One help would be to split RED /BLUE teams so that they have, Ka50 /Apache, F15/Su27, Mig 29/F16 FA18/ Su30 etc I understand that the A10 is not designed to operate in a high threat environment but all DCS multiplayer environs are just that.

I brought mine from Amazon uk (DVD) arrived in 5 days

Lol took me ages to realise I should turn on the A10`s ECM on. !! I just thought that the SA11`s just didnt like me and my only option was to taunt them at long range, and wait until they ran out of missiles then move in to AGM-65 range to kill them. But having discovered the "E" key (page 205 of manual) life is quiet again leaving me time to concentrate on the mission.

I am the 258th yes vote

Aha Thanks Panzertard So all the more targets for me then:lol:

First what a fantastic game :), even just watching the combat unfold beneath me is amazing, especially the first A10 mission in the port . So to my problem in campaign mode: (FC 2 patched to 1.2.1) I am flying the A10 campaign and my use of ordnance is prolific so I land and re-arm and refuel ok and I order my wing man to land which he does ok. But how do I get my wingman to re-arm ??? When my wingman lands he parks up next to the other A10`s and if I take off and ask him to rejoin me he just takes off without using the run way straight into the nearest tanker/parked aircraft and explodes.:mad: