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That means 90% of the users can run it. That may not be enough for you, but 90% success is still pretty darn high given that some users are on lower end computers that may have trouble running DCS in the first place. My opinion on EA is that it sucks in general because we are paying for an unfinished product(yes, willingly I know), with no guarantee of when it will be considered complete(or even that it will be because stuff happens) and in some cases major systems or weapons are just flat missing on launch or reliant on another party to get its act together.

No problem. Yeah, I'm talking max G turns which can damage stuff unless you vertically adjusted the airplane symbol as seen in the screenshot where it is adjusted above the outer horizon marks causing the deviation. In normal flight with a centered symbol, it should never leave the pitch ladder. There's some nuances to be sure with wear of the internal components actually being a factor for the first time in DCS which can lead to things like slop, sticking, or other innacuraccies to any of the mchanical instruments. It will for sure be interesting to see how it all plays out.

They'll probably use everything but the cockpit since the external model also just got an update last patch.

I wonder how the work progresses

Agreed. I'm excited for the Corsair, but would also really like the F-8J they say they're doing after. You know, when they finish it in 2 weeks

I mean that's the second person to come in here and say, "MiG-29 before F-4." with no evidence whatsoever. We got ONE appearance of the MiG-29 in ONE newsletter and suddenly it's coming out before the F-4 like there's no other factors that matter. Like for instance, the preorder period the MiG-29 will likely get that has yet to start or the fact that ED modules get a heck of a lot more than one newsletter appearance before they get released. The F-4 could come with the next patch for all anyone knows, we're due for one in April, and if the F-4 is tied closely to it, then they may delay the whole patch till May if it isn't ready. Or something random on ED's end could delay the patch as has happened mulitple times before.

Bumpety bump bump bump. Phantom delay likely pushes the AI back further, but maybe we see a subforum for the A-6 after the F-4 launch. Eurofighter has had one for years now and Heatblur said they would work on the Eurofighter and A-6 "side-by-side" so it would make sense.

Option? Yeah of course, ED is in charge of all releases so they could delay everything and make the MiG-29 come next. But out of all the possible modules already in testing and nearing release (La-7 and Kiowa come to mind, F4U maybe but less likely), I think the MiG-29 is the least likely candidate since the Phantom is very clearly next in line unless something major goes wrong.

Derailed again. This isn't the place to discuss what was real vs what was hysteria in regards to covid. The reality is that it isn't any more of a factor now than any other illness because the lockdowns are ended in the majority of the world if not entirely. If someone gets really sick, they stay home. Doesn't matter if its the flu or covid or anything else. Now, back to the Phantom.

I can gaurantee you the same slop is present in the primary ADI, you just don't see it as it is a 3-axis gyro, not a 2-axis. Ball or drum doesn't matter, the basic instrument works exactly the same way. Technically, no ADI should allow the aircraft marking to leave the pitch line as the instrument is not designed to show yaw as they are normally 2-axis gyros. However, put enough force on it in one direction, for example a high-G right hand turn, and it will show some slop in the yaw axis. Keep in mind, the primary ADI also functions as a directional gyro like the A-4 Skyhawk's so what yaw there is is hidden by the fact the ball is rotating as you turn. In both cases, the airplane mark is secured to the instrument housing and therefore, fixed( with some vertical adjustment possible). The only difference is that you see the primary ADI rotate as it is also showing heading. The airplane mark stays in the exact same location and mechanical imperfections and inefficiencies as well as gyroscopic forces like precession are what cause what you see.

Well, that was fun guys. Have a Corsair.

and the RF-4B

It comes with Reflected's Paradise Lost campaign for the Huey. Not gonna share his work that he didn't upload for free, but you should totally get the campaign if you have the Huey. It was a lot of fun. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/campaigns/uh-1h_paradise_lost_campaign/

Glad you had fun. A bit condescending, but oh well this is the internet. I can still remember buying games and they just came as is. No EA, no updates, or any nonsense like that. You paid for and recieved a finished game. The game usually came on a disk and you stuck it in the computer or console and played it. Having bought into games like Star Citizen and DCS, I very much understand long development times and that EA is now the name of the game, but that doesn't mean I can't point out inconsistencies irrespective of whether I'm talking about a game or something like car repairs. At the end of the day, both are a product/service that can be paid for which makes how long it takes the business of the customer. I haven't preordered the F-4 so I guess I have no skin in this currently, but there are a lot of things that make me question just what is going on and sometimes having a timeline is helpful to see the bigger picture.

That depends entirely on the module/developer and how much information has been previously forthcoming and what has been stated by the devs. I haven't seen any bickering about release dates for any of the new modules announced in 2022. Even the A-7 which was announced earlier than those has had no bickering about a release date. The main difference I see is that none of those developers have ever really said anything about possible release dates. None of them have ever said things like, "It's releasing this year" or "It's releasing this _insert season_", they've just kept pretty silent and when they do share stuff it's greatly appreciated like Flying Iron's huge writeups at the end of each year. We know software development is subject to random delays and the devs know that too. It also helps that these dev teams are keeping a relatively low profile so the only people that really pay attention or remember they exist are the people who are excited for the aircraft they are making and are interested in discussing it with likeminded individuals. Yet we see some devs time and time again set release windows and then invariably fail to meet those self imposed deadlines. The F-15E was supposed to release at the end of 2022/beginning of 2023 and Razbam (and ED) kept saying stuff like "soon" and "imminent" yet it still took half the year to release. The F-4 was set to release in 2022. Stuff happened and it was delayed. Then in 2023 there was another big push around Heatblur modules with the announcement that the A-6 AI would release during the summer. Since that is locked behind the F-4 due to resources as HB have admitted, that means the F-4 was planned to release sometime in the first half of 2023. Summer came and went with no further information on either the F-4 or the A-6 AI. And then if we go back just a little bit further, I belive there was a comment made by Cobra on Facebook that the A-6 AI and Early F-14A would release towards the end of Summer 2021. I guess if you say "it'll release by then" enough times you're bound to be right eventually. We can't keep blaming Ukraine for all this stuff because Heatblur has said that the war only cost them around 6 months of dev time. Scope creep and bugs likely account for rest of the lost time. We get it, the war and personal issues caused a delay, they didn't however cause the delays all on their own. And then we come to the likely further delay of the F-4 causing Heatblur to miss their Winter deadline. Yes, I am well aware that they have said "We're still on track for our timeframe." but remember, they said the exact same thing in October of 2022. That was well after the war in Ukraine started, they should have known by then that they weren't gonna make it. Took them till late January 2023 to even acknowledge the obvious delay. The last 2 weeks have had no Phantom Friday anything. We've had 2 videos released recently that basically just discuss development features, nothing about actual flying, weapons employment, systems, cold start, etc. They have 10 days left until winter 23-24 ends on the spring equinox. Without these videos and with no release date yet on Steam to allow those users to preorder, it is highly likely we see yet another delay. I'm sure the delay will let the module release in a better state, but it seems like they're trying to avoid admitting there will be a delay to the last possible second despite also saying they would let us know as soon as there is a delay. I'm tired of seeing release windows for things I'm excited for being either outright stated or implied by the devs and then missed, usually with little to no acknowledgment of the delay. I don't have any problems with devs not giving a release date. However, if they aren't going to give one, I don't want to hear them make release speculations, which create expectations that then fail to happen. They need to have better internal communication and maybe a dedicated media person to prevent miscommunications such as the recent "announcement for the announcment of the F-4 release date announcment" that turned out to be not even be an accurate statement as to what was planned. Sometimes no communication other than "we're still here working on it", is the best way to go about things. The community will speculate regardless, so there's no reason for the devs to do it too.