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Been playing more Warbirds lately and the Spitfire AI is hilariously ridiculous. Turns on a dime, climbs like it has an F-16 engine in it, makes 1000m shots with single-taps of the 20mm, never stalls, and can go from ripping around at 20deg a second to a dive so slow I have to cut engine not to overshoot, whereupon it somehow can still climb several thousand meters instantly. The other Allied Warbirds seem fine - its just the Spitfire that is straight UFO to the point of absurdity.
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Tried out the Bf 109 in a goofing around mission, and by my count from the debrief I hit an AI P-51 twelve times with the Mk 108, along with a whole bunch of 13mm. It took 5 hits of 30mm before the AI would abort mission, but it was still maneuvering I had to chase it down and pump another 7 into it to get the engine to quit, but no structural damage other than lots of holes. Many if not most looked to be fuselage hits from what I could see. It glided about halfway across the channel before making a successful water landing and no kill awarded. Compared to the 20mm MG151's the Mk 108 feels almost useless. I don't know if it's a damage model bug or something is coded incorrectly with the Mk 108 but it really sucks the fun out of the K-4. Mk108 no damage.trk
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Same probelm. Any attempt to load a multiplayer track file causes a reproducible crash to desktop. Not even a 'DCS has crashed' popup - just straight to desktop.
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17 December 2023 and Bullseye still bugged. 17 December 2023 and Bullseye still bugged.
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In DCS the MiG-23 should shine as a high-speed hit & run aircraft with good BVR capabilities compared to its peer aircraft (primarily the F-4E). It should also have the acceleration to withdraw from an unfavourable position and then re-set the fight.. It's not going to out-turn a Viper, obviously, but I suspect it'll be a monster in the Cold War servers. In a Fox1-only environment it should also be able to hold its own against 4th gens if flown to its strengths. Hopefully we see some more late 70's and early 80's -A variants of the teen-series down the line, and the MiG-23 will be a natural dance partner for those modules.
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So, upon rebooting DCS the issue seems to have corrected itself. Weird.
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Unless I've missed an update or some sort toggle to switch them on/off - the SAM site location markers are no longer appearing on the Sinai map. The terrain objects themselves are there, but the missile icons seem to be gone. Hopefully this is a temporary glitch? Those icons are one of the best features of the map! Thanks!
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Noice! That's great to hear. Thanks!
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With the Sinai map out and looking great, and the MiG-21 being a natural fit for Six Day War/October War re-enactments, I'd love to see RSBN beacons added, as was done with Syria.
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Mine's all sorted and working well. Frustrating, but I'm grateful ED sorted it out promptly.
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I love those sort of Brush War scenarios. A dodgy cargo plane trying to do a combat drop on some grass runway while being escorted/intercepted by some light attack aircraft and/or armed utility helos sounds awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvbwcLd1S0Y Great movie and one of the coolest scenes in it.
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Yeah, this sucks. WTF. I don't mind waiting for a while to install an update but having absolutely everything I own de-authorized isn't much fun. nullnull
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I would fly the snot out of an An-2. It was used as a bomber in several conflicts, and the short field takeoff/landing capability would make it something unique and totally different from a C-130 or other heavy cargo plane. Bad weather, night operations, or flying in mountainous terrain would be a blast in an aircraft like that. I realize that civilian flight sims can offer that experience, but since neither my SSD or wallet are bottomless, I would much rather have it in DCS.
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I both do and do not want ED to know how much I'd be willing to pay for a full-fidelity MiG-25. (Hint - it's a lot). It is hands-down my grail aircraft for DCS. Well... that and a MiG-21-93. The MiG-25 would be a phenomenal addition to the growing Cold War roster, and an excellent adversary for both the F-4 and the F-14, depending on the era and setting. I think it would be an absolute monster in Cold War multiplayer, especially the PD with look-down radar capability. Obviously the MiG-25 is no dogfighter, but it would make for some really interesting hunter/hunted scenarios, bomber escort, high-alt reconnaissance and/or fleet defence. Especially if aircraft like the B-58 Hustler, Tu-22 Blinder and SR-71 were modelled along with it as AI assets.
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Since the last Open Beta patch I've noticed dramatically increased radar noise from ground clutter at low altitudes. It's not universal, but over a lot of terrain at starting at around 1500m-ish altitude the most of the lower half of the screen is solid yellow ground clutter return. I didn't see anything in the patch notes, so am I seeing things, or has anybody else noticed it? I'm not complaining - while it's a substantial capability loss, it does seem a lot closer to the real-world limitations of the RP-22. Just curious if this was deliberate or something unintended?