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SmirkingGerbil

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  1. Thanks Dav - keep seeing a lot of righteous indignation lately, but looking at the size of these updates, the pace of rollouts and the sheer number of modules/maps that get hit: CA, WWII Assets, 3rd Party, OB, Stable, Maps. When you look at the pace, and the number of things they are addressing across all fronts, absolutely stunning. A frantic pace, and I can say having been here since 2011 (only registered in forums 2013), that they always deliver. Paying $60 for an airframe, and over a 5 or 10 year lifespan, injecting a few more dollars for updates, etc. IS a bargain. Just my world view FWIW. I have more more expensive hobbies. :thumbup:
  2. Dora has same characteristics. Once you read up or Google how she gets to rotation, practice a few times, take offs are routine. Everyone else has identified what needs to be done - take the time to learn those steps, and liftoff is a breeze . . . pun intended.
  3. Trying to keep it balanced here, seems to be a lot of comparisons to "Corporate", payment for "services rendered", and automobile comparisons. Bought her in 2011, love it. Still love it (though a bit dusty right now). Will buy the upgrade. Easy buy, easy decision. Dollar for dollar entertainment wise, a steal.
  4. First flew the original KA-50 in 2011 (Steam Version), BS2 came out, and I upgraded to that, moved out of Steam, full on DCS and created an account here 2013 (hence the discrepancy.) Now she gets a full refresh, for free and if I want a more advanced variant I can pay for it. Well, seeing as how much I have enjoyed her from early days on Steam till now, this is all I can say. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY! I am a Triathlete as my other hobby, DCS is cheap by comparison . . . here, have more money for these excellent modules!
  5. Not having trouble finding the Master Arm switch myself, but man I had a hell of a time remembering how to bore sight the TGP, among other sundry setups. Every mission I flew with these folks was chill, no pressure, and plenty of space to work out the kinks. Still only getting on during the weekends, but the environment has really helped me become a better A-10C pilot, the premise of BuDs works. Every time I fly now, I am contributing a bit more to the missions, and having much more fun than I ever did with DCS. :thumbup:
  6. Chris, I am a tad better off than you spec wise, but run DCS just fine with decent quality settings, some on the highest possible. Running a 780 Ti, and the game looks great, but I have 32 GB of RAM, I am wondering if that is your core issue, 8GB might be your bottleneck?
  7. Well, it is called a "Wishlist". While I am all about hardcore mode, and have never invoked the "arcade" or game mode of this sim - DCS does need a path to invite new players, and let them ramp up without having to deal with all the complexities of sim level combat . . . much less punching in coordinates in a CDU and trying to remember rules about Easting values depending on your location to the Prime Meridian.
  8. The espionage claims regarding this seem overblown. I found several links where this can downloaded, the same flight manual, in the public domain. However, the second page lists a Disclosure clause, and it is very clear about releasing the information to another country. So, basically poor judgement on his part. As far as the F-22 and F-35, what nerd wouldn't want to sneak a peek.
  9. GAAAACKKK! For once, I am thinking, "I can help" . . . and I get the wrong panel. :doh:
  10. Must have, odd aircraft are fun!!!!
  11. Are you trying to only dump select stores? Because the "Jettison" button, upper right corner below HUD will dump them all?? Sorry if stupid question.
  12. Gonna waffle a bit here. I did joke about shooting down Cessna's and remarked about "Combat" in the DCS title, and yes that is why I am here first and foremost. I do share some of the concerns regarding development resources if Civvy craft start showing up . . . however: Long term, a true world, with the integration and interaction of land, sea, air is a worthy goal. Other games are trying this, and falling short, also monetizing it to death, and rightfully upsetting the playerbase of those games. The two I can think of off hand with "worlds" are World of Tanks and War Thunder. Of course they had mixed results, and never delivered on true integration in order to nickel and dime the player base. So DCS, certainly stands to gain, as they don't play monetizing games and use in-game micro-transactions or other silly schemes to "upgrade" units. You get a fully functioning unit, integrated into all the worlds with DCS to some degree. So long term, DCS should investigate Civilian aircraft, as it would open up new vista's and interactions for larger scale missions etc. Plus it would be blissfully free of the nonsense I have experience first hand in one of the above titles in regards to "payola" etc. That is the one thing I have always loved about DCS - no funny games with modules, you buy, you play, no cash grab schemes and "extra content" shop stuff. Everyone is flying, driving, the same thing with the same capabilities. So yeah, long term Civvy aircraft, and an expansion of the "World" and interaction among all these elements would be a smart move by DCS. I think there is an entire untapped market for DCS in this regards, and they do it so much better than anyone else. :thumbup:
  13. Was that a KubelWagon with a flame job at the 2:37 mark?? hilarious film!
  14. Every single weapon employed in this "simulator" or "game" whichever you prefer is capable of inflicting grievous wounds, from which people can survive. Blindness, missing most of their upper maxilla, missing arms, legs, reproductive organs, gaping wounds where faces or body structures where. Serious wounds which will alter their lives irrevocably. Your logic for how a cluster munition vs. Napalm (or any munition/weapon) being inherently less "destructive/painful/life altering" is missing some important factual information.
  15. " . . . the d C!!!!!! s people need to chill out. " DCS, a.k.a Digital COMBAT Simulator - it is after all their mission, bread and butter, and the main draw for most of us. I wouldn't go to hard on us combat focused simmers, after all, it is why we are here. :thumbup:
  16. Throttle regulator Question for Dev's, or NineLine - if feasible at this time. Not sure which version of 262 we are getting, but will it include the throttle regulator that was added late war to reduce stalls and flame outs (though not completely), or will the model be of the variety that meant you really had to handle the throttles with kid gloves, and light touch? Thanks!
  17. I would welcome them, as well as my A-10C and it's somewhat workable AA capability. This would indeed be a new "Fun and Engaging" scenario. :music_whistling:
  18. Just a quick pop in, to check on things, if any news. Obviously not, with so much going on, but wanted to jot an entry.
  19. @Hollywood not sure if this has been discussed, but recently Viacom will lockup during missions, of any variety. Once it does, even menus are no longer functional. They do display, but requesting actions gives nothing but silence. It is like the entire engine associated to comms, after Viacom crashes, locks up the menus and other associated DCS voice/command items. Recently started after last couple updates, up until then, ran flawlessly. Pro user, and latest version. P.S. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @Hollywood (I don't think @ sign works here, but is a habit for me too!) Ignore my problem or have mod remove this post. I was one update shy, for some reason I didn't get it automagically, and I downloaded the update, installed. To date, no more issues. Sorry to bother. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for any ideas or input.
  20. Hopefully you all are still looking for folks?? DCS flyer for sometime, but recently really digging deep with the A-10C and looking to become proficient, but, need some relaxed online time to take that extra step. My kids are older, so not so much a busy dad, but more like a busy dad with work and training for races. Through the week I am pretty much out of pocket but like to get flight time in on the weekends.
  21. How much for the module? Will it supersede my ME-262? Should I wear tinfoil?
  22. My take on this, @SUBS17, is that you are either: A.) Purposefully making outlandish claims for comedic effect. B.) Seriously misinformed. On the Vaccine and Mercury, from the CDC: Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative that has been used for decades in the United States in multi-dose vials (vials containing more than one dose) of medicines and vaccines. From my own research, at peer reviewed sites, Thimerosal breaks down quickly into a form or ethyl mercury, which the body easily excretes, just as easily as Uranium 238 which you consume daily from foods grown in the soil of harvested foods. Also, if you wish to avoid Thimerosal, or any form of mercury in your vaccines, you can ask to have a single shot dose which comes preloaded into a syringe. Single dose syringes do not contain any additives such as Thimerosal (added to keep the vaccine clean for multi-use vials) and thus you avoid any mercury or mercury derivatives in your vaccine. So as before, I am going to stick with TLTeo and peer reviewed literature or at least sites that have a vested interest in divesting information that is accurate and based on fact, such as the CDC.
  23. There are folks in my family, that post YouTube video's in response to their concerns regarding mercury in vaccines, or how the government is trying to keep them down with the insurance companies. I tend to gently remind them, that YouTube video's are made by people who typically have no empirical research background, nor are trained in the very topic they create their video's about. I know, I know, I read books, by subject matter experts. The Internet is the last place I try to go deep into knowledge, especially YouTube videos. Call me crazy, call me an Anachronism - but I will stick with SME books, and peer reviewed research. I am gonna hang with @TLTeo's explanations. BTW, thanks TLTeo.
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