Zimmerdylan

There seems to be a lot of hit and miss when trying to get the B17 to do much of anything. I finally just gave up on any kind of bombing missions due to the inconsistencies in the plane's behavior. The whole assets pack is pretty much a non starter for me at this point. I went back to using modern stuff on my WWII battlefields because the asset pack vehicles, planes, and weapons aren't much help when making missions. What little it has to offer doesn't seem to do much. Maybe they've fixed some of the stuff or added to it. I haven't bothered with it in months. Sad really..........

Welcome to the DCS community!!!! 1). I use Track IR and have no issues. I opt for it over Oculus at this point as the tech has not quite caught up yet. So I'll get into it when it is more stable. And I have heard people say that it can make them a little sick. So maybe TrackIR is the way to go until you get use to flying DCS. The whole Track IR vs Oculus debate is largely opinion. There are those who swear by VR and are willing to overlook the quality issues. I'm just not one of them. Others think differently. 2. Multiplayer is great! There have been issues as of late for many as to not being able to actually get into servers. I am one of those people. I am stuck in SP until it gets completely resolved. But I have always very much enjoyed the on line community! Helpful friendly people. 3. Both players have to own any module that's in the mission or they cannot enter the AC. Good luck!!! Have fun!

Last I knew, the clipped wings weren't going to be an option. I remember something being said about the performance difference wasn't enough to justify including the clipped wings. I also remember one of the ED people saying that it was never included in the original package. I'm pretty sure that's accurate. But it's been a while since it's been brought up.

I have the same issue as the OP, and it's been like that for some time. Since I don't really fly the Mi8 I don't really care. But I saw a post on this some time back and commented on it. I guess some users have the issue and some don't.

You missed out in your 20s then!!! You'll feel old when some hottie that your thinking obscene thoughts about at a bar calls you sir when you try to talk to her.

I don't completely understand about the WWII assets pack. There will be a $5 increase. I get that but what about those of us who already have the assets pack? We don't have but part of what was promised. Does this mean we'll have to pay another $5 to get an updated version?

I could most probably tell you what it is but I absolutely refuse to go anywhere near Facecrooks!!! Sorry.......

Once I learned the parameters of the EGR everything was ok. I could take off, fly, hover and all of that with no problems. But....I still cannot take off with a full load without engine failure so it's still overly stated. I'm positive that there are a lot of guys here that have mastered full flight with it in it's current state but I do not fly the Huey all of the time. But I think that most will agree that is overly stated and too sensitive. The whole catastrophic engine failure issue keeps coming up with users and I completely agree that it needs to be altered. ED has said that they are still looking into it. This last "Update isn't an update at all. It's just a statement. There is no update.

The whole "moving to beta" update thread was pretty pointless. They could have just posted it when they actually had something else to update along with it. As it stands, it seems to have confused quite a few people. All that it did for me was make me think they just needed something to post so that we don't think they're not doing anything. Sort of disappointing.

"You don't want to restrict carbs in the long run though, all of the healthiest foods contain carbohydrates - fruit, grains, beans etc" I take in plenty of carbs every day. As should everyone. What I am saying (I thought plainly) is that I cut out processed or simple carbs. Complex carbs are carbs that are complete with all of the nutrience that make them healthy. Processed carbs that you find in white flour, pastas, crackers, etc.... have been stripped of all of that stuff so all you get is pure energy with no helpful vitamins and such to help your body use it. Same exact premise goes for simple vs complex sugars.

It's not as hard as it may seem. Don't give up on trying, it's certainly worth the effort. As I posted earlier in the thread, I gave up all processed sugars, carbs, and food in general 3 years ago. This was not a diet. I changed my lifestyle. It took only 3 months for 35 lbs to just fall away from me. I eventually lost around 40 lbs and have easily maintained a weight of around 180 ever since. My wife was 180 lbs and after watching my transition, she too gave up these foods. She is now 135 lbs at 5' 8" tall. It involves a commitment to change the way that you look at food. Some people like my father in law who is only 4 years older than I am (Yes...my wife is 20 years my junior...lucky me) and weighs in over 300 lbs. can't seem to stay away from the pizza, McDonald's, and soda. He tries to stop but can't. I suggested to my wife to have him get mental help for it. Believe it or not.....those foods are addictive by design. I had withdraw symptoms when I quit everything. I was lucky because I had a doctor coaching me through that time. I gave up all of those foods and habits because I'm 53 and have an 8 year old boy. My father, his father, and grandfather only made it to their early 60's, but they lived unhealthy lifestyles. Smoking and bad eating habits. My sister passed away in 2005 from Gastric Bypass, She was 45 years old so that should tell you how dire it was for me to stop. But so far as I am concerned, there is never a small enough reason to change your lifestyle if it saves your life. I sincerely hope that you find what you are looking for. ;)

lazduc "I've invested a lot of money in this sim and only really want the modules I have purchased to be finished and 2.5 to be a stable base so things work without having to spend debug time trying to get it all to operate." Amen to that. I'm beginning to wonder if half of the modules I have purchased are ever going to get out of Beta, or work at all the way they're suppose to. For me, it's a matter of patience. I'm running out quickly.

Yeah....I've kind of given up on the Sabre. I tried it after being away for a while and it's worse than ever. Not to mention that the trim is all kinds of strange in the open Beta. This whole problem with things getting worse instead of better in DCS is wearing at me. Taking a long break. Just isn't really fun any more. Spending more time dealing with problems than enjoying the game.

Yeah FB = evil in my book. Hope so.......

Honestly.....You have already convinced yourself. You'll buy it. Your just looking for validation at this point.

You see....That's the difference between a casual player and someone who has to have all of the bells and whistles. There are those who see DCS as a game. That would be me. And then there re those who would get downright indignant if you called it anything less than a realistic simulator. I started with FSX, and went into XPlane 9, up to 10 and 11. And in 2010, into DCS. I found DCS to be far less taxing on my system at that time than any other sim. Yet it was by far the most superior in my opinion. But other than already having a $1000 computer that I needed to run my business on, I never invested more than $400 into a graphics card. I never had any issues running DCS. I still do not have too many issues. Surprisingly, Im running an I5 @ 3.10 G, with an Nvidia 660 Ti, and 16 gigs of RAM. It runs DCS very respectably @ 30 FPS in downtown Las Vegas at medium low settings. This is all that I need because I do not take any of this all that seriously. I will never upgrade to VR. I have no interest in it. So no.....I'm not in the wrong era, genre, or whatever. I just have different expectations than a person who makes this their main hobby. DCS is just a couple of hour a week game for me. It's not my whole leisure life. However.....guys like me make up a fair number of DCS players. And although we do not play all of the time, a majority of us do purchase almost all of the modules that get released. So our business is no less important to DCS than the hard core enthusiast.

Having that slider option is nothing new. Other sims have this and it works fine for them. There are also sliders for many other details that DCS does not have. Until now, it really wasn't all that big of a deal. But it would seem that it is a viable option for them these days. I do kind of believe that it would be a bit short sighted of ED not to keep trying to cater to the people who can't or won't spring for high end systems. There is a huge niche for the casual gamer market. I fall into that category. But once a game or sim starts to consume more money or time than I am willing to invest, I'll just move on to something else. I know a lot of guys who share my philosophy on this. Although I do not believe ED are intentionally omitting lower end users, it seems inevitable that systems become obsolete. The problem there is that the computer gaming industry sees the demand rising and pricing accordingly. I'm not apt to play that game with them. Upgrading is OK. Upgrading to obscene amounts of $$$$ is just not something I am willing to do. $1000 for a video card, it's just out of the question. I pay that for tools that I use to make money, not toys.:D

Exactly.......Nothing personal, just a choice.

Bottom line for me is that DCS is little more than a toy. I use my PC for other things that are far more important than playing pilot. My system is 5 years old and admittedly outdated for DCS. However, it works great for the work that it needs to perform for me. Right now DCS works OK for me. I do not have a lot of expectations of it and am flying it much less these days as it seems to be developing more problems than benefits. This issue has little to do with my hardware. When the time comes that DCS no longer runs to my personal satisfaction due to more demanding technology, I will simply take it off of my system and not complain. PC hardware is just getting unreasonable price wise. When I started flight sims it was completely different. I am not about to fork over the money that they are asking for hardware these days. Again....it's a toy for me. The main reason that I haven't purchased any new modules is that I see this scenario playing out in the near future. If DCS would rather go in the direction of specialized, high end only flight simulation, more power to em. I got an Xbox that's just as amusing and doesn't require $1000 to upgrade. It's really just that simple to me.

After reading the Weekend news today, I am left somewhat....OK, really confused. It says that load times, memory leaks, and performance issues. OK....That all sounds good but since it's release, it has been noted that loading time is actually longer for many, myself included than before the update. Not only is it longer, but after the hotfix all 3D objects are gone in Nevada. I'm not complaining about either issue but am confused as to why it's news that these things have been addressed when it has been established that there are more problems with them. It's kind of like saying that it was successful after the flaw. Nothing personal here ED. Just strikes me as funny.

LOL....Yes, very post apocalyptic.

I mounted mine to a 4.5" wide plank and place it under a pad in my chair. It rests between my legs very comfortably and feels more like I'm flying an aircraft.

Hmm....That's really odd because I have loaded up to 6 soldiers into the Huey in one pickup. I don't really fly the Mi8 all that much and have not tried to pick up troops in it since it has been re-implemented. It would stand to reason that you could pick up at lest 6 at a time in the Mi8 since I've done it in the Huey. The whole embark feature has been plagued with oddities from early on so I guess I'm not really surprised.

All I can say....Good riddance!

I don't really pay much attention to it.