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Missing a lot of Hellcat footage. Kinda concerning. I think we all are missing a TON of focus on ground troops. Lots of scenes with tank sights firing, close ups of ground combat, and with the dynamic campaign bringing all those AI improvements are we going to see a massive Combined Arms update this year??

The forums server is very nearly on fire at the moment lol.

Video release date, not module. Figured that was implied.

Eurofighter and Dynamic Campaign are confirmed!! As well as a release date.

Its nice to see some people popping in sharing my concerns. Definitely makes me feel less alone in the DCS world haha. We don't want ZERO realism but a lot of us have grown up in our loves and don't have the time for the ULTRA realistic stuff anymore. No shade on the younger crowd with a bit more time on their hands but I don't want to feel like my hobby is growing away from me either haha. I'm sure that time will come - but for now you and a few others in this thread have given me hope. I appreciate this post a lot. I totally understand and will adapt my view of DCS accordingly for sure. I guess my real gripe is that its simulated just enough to be frustrating but not enough to feel rewarding. Sure you can run all these tests and maybe something fails with battle damage but its nothing like real life. Real world failures can be far more sinister, or catastrophic and we dont have any of that. If we dont pre-flight properly, or if we try to make passes we shouldn't and take some ground fire - none of it really matters because most of our aircraft are really just hollow voids shy of a sound effect and some pictures of damage that spawn in after. That means when I do all this work having to start the aircraft or follow very precise instructions in a campaign and I do it wrong - its a real peek behind the curtain because none of that matters and I feel like its just wasting my time trying to simulate something that doesnt exist. Point taken on campaigns, as an update I've read 1/2 the F16 manual and have realized how uneducated I was on it. I no longer feel intermediate on it and know that I need even more time in the books. Its fun to learn - but I would enjoy a couple more campaigns focused on "fun" or even some that lump the learning into the play time.

I would say I know enough to be dangerous in the F16, but would never claim to be study level. Most of the time I like to enjoy the campaigns to learn the aircraft but I can see that as I step into this era this is clearly no longer a viable strategy and I dont see many (if any) training type campaigns out there. I dont have the time (or desire, really) to read the manuals for hours - no shade on anyone who does, I just dont have as much time to game as I used to so it is nice to get the gaming and learning done all at once. Either with training campaigns, or with missions that work you into the features as you get through the missions. If these dont exist for this era I may either wait until they do or just hold off on delving into these all together.

Sup, gang. So I've recently really wanted to participate in the "modern" era but I don't exactly have time to join the military and figure out what some of the voice over stuff is. So far I've tried Baltic Dragon's Gamblers campaign (which I loved up until this point) but got to Mission 3 and cant even spot the first targets. TGP doesn't seem to behave (its user error, I know) and I sure as hell cant see them from 18,000ft visually. Once my wingman takes everyone out - we are given some military jargon (9 line) for the next target that I have no idea how to decipher so I just quit the mission and tried Reflected's new Arctic Thunder. Got to Mission 2 and we are forced to do all the tests of a normal F16. Don't get me wrong, its cool - but as I've gotten older I don't have time to learn about 9 lines, how to enter them and how to run every test on an F16. Big props to the campaign builders who have sunk so much time and research into these projects but slowly I'm realizing that the depth just isn't for me anymore. I hate War Thunder as it's far too gamey, and the online features in DCS lack a narrative that make me want to come back for another sortie. Am I just a lost player at this point? Anyone have any recommendations for some less "hardcore" but still realistic campaigns or do I just need to avoid the modern era if I don't have time to master it?

It is. Im on mission 3 and leaders wont taxi meaning you basically cannot start the mission. I expect the same issue with Mission 2 and thus you're stuck for now. Sad because I wanted to finish this before the Artic Thunder campaign to make sure I was up to par but the fix and new campaign may come out at the same time.

Glad to hear that second part. Really trying to get my reps in on the F16 before you and Reflected release the Kola campaign! Any ETA on patch for the taxiing issue?

Does tagging people help? haha @baltic_dragon

Mission 3 as well. Taxi logic must have changed.

Weasel 21 never starts their taxi leading to an eventual mission failure if you ever try to enter the runway. Attached track. m3 bug.trk

Yep! Thanks, Im glad it helped!

The topic was brought up with a friend of mine who I am introducing DCS to, and I was curious what the community consensus was. How many people are starting up BY THE BOOK (doing ALL available tests, and checks like bulbs, warning lights and tones, BIT tests, FLCS tests, even control wash outs etc) vs how many people are just starting the aircraft and knowing that each time you spawn the aircraft is "perfect" and feel that the testing is redundant?