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Pay no mind to Beirut. He’s just here to be as unproductive as possible, while showing us how “chill” he is about everything. Lighting up cigs, then flicking them at kids once he’s done…. Calling up his “GF” after a hard day of sitting around the house in his PJs… “What did you do to day babe?” ”Ah, you know, messed around on a forum with a few players that took issue with certain aspects of a new map. Because I’m a contributing member of society and quite the intellect…”

I’m actually a guy at the park in a tuxedo, flying airplanes on his iPad. So, can’t relate. In all seriousness, having “fun” is relative. If in some bizarre twist super carrier was eliminated, I would uninstall DCS. It’s the same as people who don’t like flying helicopters or strictly fly helicopters. Please try to understand, some of us like specific forms of aviation. F-15s, F-4Es, or land locked maps do not move the needle for me. At all. And telling me to like what you like is generally asinine. “Come on, man. Like the movies and music I like….” That’s not how that works. I despise country music, but I understand others like it. It’s not my place to tell them not to like it. Even if they’re some dude sitting at home in PJ’s. (Side note: I don’t change until I’m absolutely going to bed; I’ve been blindsided too many times by random events in the middle of the night).

3 v 2 guns fight. (Language)

Dude, don’t give yourself a nosebleed over this.

I would’ve been happy with half of Afghanistan (maybe even 1/3), flat terrain, then shoreline. But they swiftly decided not to compromise instead. It’s nuts that our requests have gotten as simple as, “can we fly here as well?” They finally made a map that’s worth it, but we’re supposed to give up carrier ops to “enjoy” it. Like, I only fly on DCS because of carrier ops. Afghanistan would’ve been a great expansion to the naval aviation experience.

And I followed those rules. I can't fly from the carrier to Afghanistan. So, please, ED, give me rolled-up sleeves. I can request something while making a statement. There is nothing in the rules about that. The reasons behind what I want shouldn't matter. And here's the beauty of it: You're not essential to any of this. In fact, you don't need to understand it. You're the one who's invested more in the outcome of these rolled-up sleeves than I am. I've submitted something I want. ED will be able to handle it from there. Thank you for letting me know things I already knew. I have three maps I enjoy using (Syria, PG, Marianas) and a fourth I never use (NTTR—I bought it because of a group thing). Edit: Move on with your day, man. I know I have.

Calm yourself…. I’m not the one who misinterpreted my original intent. One I thought was clear enough to begin with (I also went on to explain myself directly). It’s not “snark.” There are several ways to make a point. In fact, you got half way to my point before you decided to call it quits. All I’ve done is inverted your original comment of “seriously? Do you fly around staring at your sleeves…” so that it read, “Seriously…rolled up sleeves would feel like a win at this point” (for players that strictly operate from boat). Sometimes, simply stating “please let us have X,” isn’t enough to get attention. This got way more attention than I thought it would, so it served its purpose (to the extent that it could). Furthermore, if you think this is a meltdown, you lead a sheltered life. Don’t exaggerate what’s happened here. At best, I made a point about giving carrier based players access to Afghanistan. Worst case scenario, I asked for rolled up sleeves. People having meltdowns aren’t making a point. Also, starting a thread is super easy. It’s not like I had to file a motion with some superior state court to get this going. Im aware SC is getting more stuff. It’s been discussed before. Again, feel free to reread anything I’ve typed up here to understand where I’m coming from. Or don’t understand where I’m coming from. This isn’t that big a deal. I’m surprised anyone even commented on it to begin with.

No, you’re not wrong. I’m happy with SC right now (even if ED broke the deck crew with their silly October skeleton crew nonsense), but, I wish we did have something around the corner to look forward to. Everything right now feels distant (for the carrier based people). Regarding Sinai and SA: That’s not my scene. I’m sure it’s beautiful and all, but I’m not interested in those regions. Feel free to reread my edit until it makes sense. Don’t skim. Read all of it. And look up any definitions you might not understand. You know what, I’ll help you out. My entire argument essentially boils down to: It sure would be nice to fly from a carrier all the way to Afghanistan. Don’t be fooled by the rolled up sleeves. It’s a similar argument to “can we please have X airport? That’s where Y aircraft operated from.” I’m well aware…….

Whoa… really? Thanks for letting me know. Just wish it was a little relevant for someone who doesn’t like operating from airports. Which is my point……. I’m not getting anything new with Afghanistan. So, I guess Kola is the next map I have to look forward to.

I hear you. I know there are issues elsewhere. But, you guys just got all of Afghanistan. I don’t own Sinai or SA, but if I did, I’d gladly trade those in (and NTTR), for Afghanistan to include any body of water. You know what? I’ll include PG as well, since it doesn’t include Afghanistan or Iraq. And the official models? I only fly Navy. I’ve got two official planes (F/A-18, F-14). T-45 and A-4 on the mod side. But that’s it. If you fly Navy and AF, or strictly land, you have a massive library available to you. The F1 and the F-15E are the latest models. The upcoming F-4 will be the AF version (who knows how long it’ll take to make the Navy version). I don’t know when HB is going to start the A-6. I’m not one to complain, but I thought Afghanistan was going to be for everyone. Not just those who like taking off from an airport. I don’t remember the last time I took off using a runway. Edit: Also, this suggestion was more or less sardonic. So, I don’t want you or anyone to think I’m super serious about rolled up sleeves. Just a bit flustered about having to wait, yet again, for something new. I mean, ED updated the F-18 pilot body (rudely took away our kneeboard in the process), and gave us the animated salute. Like, of all the animations, the “kiss off” would’ve have been the most useful.

An F-18 pilot body with the rolled up sleeves would be nice. It’s the least ED could do for the Naval Aviation simmers that were neglected on the Afghanistan map. I mean, SC updates as well, but enough people are already complaining about that. I won’t label this latest snub opprobrious in nature, but it sure would be nice if ED showed the Naval Aviation community some love. Any amount of love. Like, I’m down to rolled up sleeves.

Exactly. Even if I didn’t get to drop a bomb (simulating a scrubbed mission), that doesn’t bother me at all. My friends and I used to fly super long flights way back in the day (high school) on a different sim. Even scheduling them as late as 2200 and flying till 0500-0600 (during summer break). I was looking forward to a lengthy flight from the carrier. I guess ED found that quixotic.

Yeah. Like, the second I read "the coast is too far," I was out. Even if it's a long flight, I'll do it. I'll clear out an entire Sunday if I must.

SEAD. Three sorties. (Language).

How did you manage? I can't find the monitor.lua anywhere. Does it work retroactively?

Thanks, I updated it. Again, great mod.

Hey man, where did you find the AI F8s? I’ve looked for them before and never found any. Thanks in advance.