rudel.dietrich

I may be the only person in the world but.... I would love to see a sim done on the F-5E/F Tiger II I can't think of any sim where one is flyable. It looks like it would be a fun light weight multi purpose craft that is very responsive to control inputs. And based on the current users it would be fun to have a low/medium intensity war set in a remote rugged location. Maybe the Andes mountains or Amazon region of Brazil. Or a modern day setting in SE Asia. Maybe Malaysia or Indonesia in a fictional low intensity conflict against a anti governmental faction or terrorist group.

Thanks so much for the suggestions so far. I will look at them. Meanwhile, keep suggesting. My dream would be to get a Saitek X-52 Pro but I can't find one for below 109 Euros. I found some for less than that but they are advertised as 'refurbished' That is a warning sign to me

Hello everyone :) Let me first off say a little about myself. I realize this forum is where hardcore flight sim fans tends to congruent and I am perfectly okay with that. Let me go on to say I would love to join the ranks of the hardcore but I am lacking in time/money/skills/patience :D I don't have Track IR and don't plan on buying it. I don't have multiple monitors I don't wear a flight suit while playing I don't have an ejector seat built into my office chair (although that would be handy for getting away from the old lady and the kids for a while) I do however recognize my need to upgrade my joystick. Right now I have a Logitech 2.4 Freedom Wireless that is getting up there in age. The buttons are starting to stick, the throttle is loose and the deadzone on it is problematic to say the least. It takes a lot of effort to keep a straight and level flight path. With that in mind I am asking what would be a good joystick for me. Unfortunately given that I can't sink 15 hours a week into the game (I wish I could) and that I will never post videos on youtube or fly online, I would describe myself as a 'lite' flight simmer. I just want something that will give me a good game play experience while playing in simulation mode. I would prefer it to be a heavy joystick. The Logitech is so light weight that even moderate movements lift it off my desk. I would also prefer the joystick to 'fight' me if that makes any sense at all. What I mean by that is that when I move it I want it to take some effort and let me 'feel' the entire movement. The Logitech feels like it is either at center or all the way to it's outside zone. I can't feel anything in between. I DON'T need an independent throttle. I would however prefer the throttle to be smooth and have a large zone of movement. The Logitech stick has a very small zone and is very hard to make minute throttle adjustments. It has gotten me through Falcon 4.0 Allied Force and Rise of Flight but A-10 is proving just too much for it and is hampering my learning. Thanks very much in advance for any suggestions! I should also note that I purchased the Black Shark 2 upgrade. That makes A-10 feel like flying a WW-1 trainer. I really need an upgrade to even attempt at keeping a powerful helicopter under control. The lack of a proper throttle adjustment kills me.

Thank you for the quick replies. You answered every question I had fully.

Hello everyone I purchased KA-50 back in 2009 and recently retrieved my license. I downloaded and installed DCS world and have loaded it up once. I am trying to reinstall KA-50 and thought I would enter my license through DCS World and it would download it for me. But I don't see any place to do so. So I came back to the site and searched through old versions of the game but I am confused as to which one to install. I realize KA-50 2 is a new version requiring another purchase and I am cool with that. So would I download and install this? http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/index.php?scr=product&ProductId=4&end_pos=135&lang=en Is that the very latest version I can play without an additional purchase? And one more question. I would like to jump in and try A-10 and I have decided that the price through Steam is a great deal. Is the Steam version of the game 1.2? Should I download the game through Steam or should I just use the license key and install it through DCS World? Or do you have to download it through the website and then DCS World will recognize it? I guess I am confused as to the purpose of DCS World, I had thought it was going to be ED's own version of a Steam type service that tied all of the product together and you could license and download the games through the software. Maybe I am misunderstanding the purpose. And as long as I am asking questions I might as well ask one more. Falcon 4.0 Allied Force is the one hardcore sim I was able to learn. I put a lot of hours into it and still play it occasionally even though the graphics are outdated. One of the things I liked was that you could enable autopilot that fully controlled the Falcon even through combat. I learned a lot by watching the AI and how it employed weapons, the headings it took, the range and alltitude it used weapons, how it responded to threats, etc. Along with the tutorials that is how I learned the game. I know A-10 has autopilot for such things are keeping altitude and headings, but does it have a full autopilot that can work during combat and execute a full mission? Thank you very much in advance for any help. I am sure I will have a lot more questions. I have always wanted to get into hardcore flight sims but have always been frustrated by the entry barrier. Plus I have a bare bones joystick. Getting A-10 for cheap might lead me to upgrade.