Viper33

Tomcat is clearly on the backburner.

Correct. Also sometimes longer lock times, so no instant snap locks like in FC3. The only noticeable advantage the FF module will have is the co-op mode where you control the radar and all other sensors with your HMS. Radar interference should also be a thing in the 29 provided they model this.

Did a qucik test and the sound mixing is really bad still. In the aft section of the jet all you hear is wind noise from the exhaust even in ground idle. This is not the case in real life and you generally hear a very similar tone in the fron and in the back, with slightly moreintake specific pitch infront. Other modules get this right.

Were the missing sound files added with the July 22 update?

The C doesnt have a sustain phase, it's boost only. It's probably just mislabeled in the files. If it didnt have a boost phase it would not get up to speed at all.

It does. What you think is wrong. Again, either do it like Razbam or don't do it at all. Technically also depending on the type of jamming. It could also have the opposite effect where treshholds are raised so high no other noise can pass through and only the jamming strobes or sources are present.

Burn time depends on atmospheric conditions. DCS uses an average. The game simplifies a lot of things and has some shortcomings. You wont find any valid and exact ISP and motor references.

Yeah no. https://www.amazon.com/Stimsons-Introduction-Airborne-Radar-Electromagnetics/dp/1613530226 Read some subject matter books or maybe work on said systems to learn how ridiculous that statement is. Razbams model is probably the most true to life radar simulation in a consumer sim I have seen so far and uses correct treshholds and fitlers to generate said returns when flying down low. Adding a scipted representation based on an average value you found on wikipedia is not it.

This is far from realistic. Either make it realistic or dont implement such a feature at all. False targets at 22k is crazy.

+1 should be an easy fix

Doesnt change the fact that its wrong. Maybe you also havent noticed the wrong nozzle position gauges in the 14B cockpit. Ignorance is bliss.

4 years later...

Really a slap in the face for CA customers. ED should make this clear before they "tease" all these new models in every "beyond" video and preview. You'd think spending hundreds on ED modules over the years would mean we get free model updates for the old LOMAC era models. Guess not.

Sad. Wish I could refund this map. A year with no updates is not ok.

You can hear people talking faintly in the background. I checked the sound files and it seems like they used airshow videos for most of them.

The new Abrams models seem to have had the same fate as the B-1, B-52 and S-3 models in that we only got the LOD1 that is useable within DCS. Compared to the previews over the last couple months and also compared to much odler models such as the T-72B3 the new Abrams models are pretty bad. Comparison: From 2024 and beyond.

Can we finally expect the Sinai update in the next major DCS update?

It's sad that it's "out of EA" with no mission card in sight... Surely it can't be this hard and take 3+ years since they are "working on it".

The F-4F ICE would be an option since HB's SME's flew it and the differences in the cockpit are minimal. It's mostly just an APG65 and respective panels in the back - radar scope is the same. I'd be willing to pay full price for that. A 3rd gen with a good radar and 120B's woulod be quite unique.

Looks more like a LOD issue.

Wouldn't expect it anytime soon.

I mentioned that, first sentence. Read. Fact is, if a contractor isn't paid for over a year he can simply not deliver the product/service and make it unavailable. This is how business works. I don't know what else Nick Grey was expecting as the outcome in this situation.

Since it does not seem like neither ED nor Razbam are going to be able to fulfill their part of the contract to customers when it comes to finishing and patching the F-15E within a foreseeable timeframe I think it is safe to request refunds for said product. The amount of bs this community had to put up with ED over the years is astonishing and any good will that has been built up again over the years is now gone. This truly has to be the icing on the cake. The F-15E was a breath of fresh air in DCS and you could tell how passionate said developers were about it - especially things like radar model, sounds and art-details put any ED module to shame. It was what got me back into and excited for this sim once again. Now that this module has been killed off and has no future anymore (and I wish I was naive enough to believe otherwise) I personally don't see myself investing into this platform any longer and putting up with even more crap and excuses from ED (see the painful Viper and Hornet development). I am sure Steam will be able to issue refunds given this piece of evidence. Good riddance!

I'd also kind of expect the model and textures to be finished for an EA release as currently we have untextured parts still and missing screws in the MFD's (how did this even get past the QM)?

It's been coming for the Tomcat too for over a year now. I was told the code was already in with just the texture missing. Oh well...