VanjaB

IMO The bigger problem with simulating long range bombers is map size. Without a proper operating theatre (basically half the globe) long range or high speed bombers dont really make a lot of sense, except as demonstrators maybe. Maybe once EDGE and the mapping tools are released, one can only hope.

Actually that was sarcasm and dissapointment all roled into one. ;)

Major can-of-worms reporting?? I never said you could actually jump into a fighter plane and fly the damn thing just by simming. Apart from the really obvious things like physical fitness, 20/20 vision, perfect teeth etc. there is the fear factor, psychological profile, and yes actual flight time in a real trainer or other kind of plane. Most people wouldnt dare, even if somehow by some magic they were given a chance. But that doesnt mean that these sims arent accurate enough to teach you the basics and then some.

Bah...GUI update last friday. How exciting.... Oh well Ive got Xrebith and XCOM:EW to tide me over, need a break from Fsims anyway.

I think Egosoft is like a team of 7 people. They should have released it as a beta on steam, so that people knew what they were getting into. You have to realize that this is not an AAA game, and they basically released it when they ran out of money. Im not condoning what happened but Im just saying, if you think the game is crap then nothing will change your mind, but Im enjoying it. It will tide me over until the the standalone F15 release at least :)

Yeah the game is buggy as hell. Had one crash so far and a lot of minor bugs that I managed to get around somehow. Had to reload a few times, so my advice is save and save often. Have at least three save files in case that one of them gets corrupted. (Hasnt happened to me but Ive read that its something that happens to a lot of people) Im just going through the campaign and Im enjoying it, warts and all. The graphics are absolutely stunning. Some slowdowns and hickups now and there but nothing major. If you can stand the bugs its worth getting now IMO. If you want a complete gaming experience then wait a few months. They designed the game to be very moddable and Im sure with some patches and mods its going to be a blast at that point.

Be prepared for some real studying ahead. Dont forget to read the manual. I prefer the Huey and Mi8. They are harder to fly but there are far fewer systems to get to grips with. They dont call them study sims for nothing. Still it is fun getting to grips with such high fidelity sims. Nothing beats the feeling that you could literaly sit in the pit of a real A10C for example and know exactly whats what. Nothing.

Hard to say. I found all the X games to be very technical and complicated. Overly so. Unlike our beloved DCS flight sim, its not that satisfying learning all the ins and outs. At least it wasnt for me. I actually like this new take with Rebirth. It is simplified and its buggy as hell and missing a lot of features but they will patch it all in at some point. The combat is the best Ive seen in the series, it still leaves a lot to be desired, its no Tie Fighter or X Wing but at least the 'feel' is there. Something I felt was missing in the previous games.

They removed the autopilot functionality from the Skunk I think. You can however command your other ships, they need a crew first though obviously. Just play the campaign missions it will teach you all the basic command functions of the game.

Ok I bit the bullet. Im liking it so far. No major showstopper bugs (only played about an hour or so). Im playing the game on HIGH shaders and Shadows & SAOO ON. I have to say that the graphics are very impressive so far. I like the "Skunk" designation. I even like the NPC interaction, if youve played any of the Egosoft games before its a major step in the right direction. The dialogue and animations are clunky and funny but its all part of Egosofts thing. One thing that bothers me a bit is the limited FOV in the cockpit. I would like to be able to look around while flying since it has a beautiful and very large screen and we are only limited to half of it while flying and navigating. Fun so far.

Could you post your specs?

Standalone F15 module! Please let it be so!

Its friday, we needz teh updeyt!!!!! ;)

Dont worry about it too much. Skyrim was in the Steam top 10 for more weeks than any other game on Steam. Ever. Bethesda is well aware of how popular their TES single player series is. (Development on the MMO was started before Skyrim was even released)

You have some wrong information. Bethesda never killed the Elder Scrolls series, they are PUBLISHING an MMO in the series that is developed by another studio. I agree its a bad move but I guess they bought into the whole MMO craze as much as everyone else has. They will still be developing single player TES games INHOUSE in the future. Dont worry about it, they wouldnt kill their cash cow.

I actually dislike the old games because the universe seemed very bland and uninteresting. Also the combat and flight handling was very boring and quite crap. Ive seen videos of this and the combat looks much closer to classic Xwing, or Freespace combat, and you dont need a PhD in economics to get into the trading business anymore...

X-Rebirth: Coming in two days... So who is planning on trying this very beautiful space sim/exploration/trading game? Looks great and its coming in two days...:thumbup:

I doubt that Nevada sees a lot of rough seas...;)

Hi Jack you are only half-right. 8 Gigs of Ram is more than enough for DCS. The real problem lies in his CPU. Unfortunately the Phenom range of AMD processors is only barely adequate in single-threaded performance, and the current engine basically only uses one core. If its at stock speed which is 3.4 GHZ he might try to overclock it some, it will definitely bring his minimum FPS up, which is what really counts in this game. Once again, if EDGE incorporates proper multi-threaded support that might change, but we have no guarantees that this will be the case.

Could you please post your other system specs? Also did you do upgrade to the latest ATI drivers for your card??? With that said the 7870 is not exactly a major upgrade from the 6870, except for the texel rate which is about 50% higher, the improvement you will see in FPS should be about 15-20%. I recently went from an XFX 6870 to an Nvidia GTX760 and the difference is almost night and day, I hate to say it but the current DCS engine simply prefers NVIDIA cards to ATI. I have no idea how EDGE will play out though.

Just wanted to chime in on this thread. Im learning all I can about the F15C's Rayethon radar systems and tactics ahead of the standalone F15C release, I have to say this thread has been very helpful with getting my head wrapped with how the radar works and which tactics are useful in BVR and how to use them. Ive mostly got the theory figured out and combined with some very good youtube tutorial videos, a little bit about the practical side of things as well. One quick question, does FC3 feature interactive training missions or are they of the non-interactive kind? (I assume that the standalone module will get the same missions as the FC3 version)

A Shame. I wonder if they will be open to selling them to other countries that still want and need this capability. Would that even be an option?

Ill be surprised if it comes before the end of November. At least that was the time frame given according to the notice that was taken down from the WIP Belsimtek site. (Which was also taken down)

Cool, Im gonna use gears down as an airbrake from now on! High Five YOYO! :)

Gonna try this, as I too am struggling with the post 1.2.6. collective settings. At least in the Huey, with the Mi-8 it just feels great and natural to me.