IonicRipper

How to install or how to play?

If you switch to the narrow FOV (x23) it will be slower. Other then that, none that i can think of.

^ This I recently bought BS2 and A-10C from a 3rd party store but didn't use their installers. Instead, i just installed the appropriate DCS World module from the link Lange posted and used the key provided with the games i bought.

That's what i do, too. To be honnest, i don't even use the ADI's, only the HUD. Just leave it caged unless your main is down i'd say... Unless someone has a good reason not to?

Got a 20% discount from http://www.cheapshark.com. Ended up costing $31.99 instead, better then nothing! :)

For air to air you have to press the 6 key to select that mode first. You can find the flight manual here.

Correction, its the right ALT + Space bar to release weapons. Enter is to lock a target.

I remember seeing somewhere that ED has plans to make an AH-64 module (unless i'm mistaken with a 3rd party dev.) Either way, it got me thinking... How do you guys think they would make a two-man aircraft simulator? Would we have to switch between positions? Would the second place be occupied by the AI? I'm guessing online, with a friend, would be pretty cool but I for my part am more of an offline player. Any thoughts?

Maybe you were too far away? The Vikhr missiles have a maximum range of 8km

I think the most important thing of all: Practice, practice, practice. You might get to a point where you get frustrated with the game and don't feel like playing anymore but if you keep at it and keep trying, it all starts to make sense eventually. I have ~12 hours flight time on the Shark so far and its just starting to make sense to me. Remember, it's not a game, its a hobby, don't give up!

And here i am, playing with labels... Although, not online (not yet.)

According to Saitek, its their current software causing the problem. It should work in the next version.

Guys, make sure the MFD is not trying to display more then 16 characters. For example, Saitek's SST originally writes Left Mouse Button to designate that button but that's 17 characters (Left Mouse Button.) You have to go in SST and rename the controls so they're not more then 16 characters (Left Mouse for example.) When the MFD tries to display any more then that, it makes the joystick (and SST) crash.

Thanks for trying. Everywhere i checked also had it listed for 39.99. Oh well, next month then. EDIT: Thanks Quirk, i'll check it out.

You simply have to download the Black Shark 2 module from here and use the key you got from GameFly to register. You don't even have to download and install the game GameFly provides. That's what i did.

I think its been added afterward along with the radio chatter.

The guides were probably made for the older Black Shark 1. Most stuff can still apply but you're right, some dont. You could watch the training videos found here but i think they were also made on Black Shark 1. Still, it should give you a good idea on how to operate the weapons. If you're confused about something, try to look in the manual or ask here.

It definitely felt like a rotor was off balance. Maybe i went a bit overboard avoiding those missiles. I was amazed none of them hit, coming from an armor they had to be guided, right?

Something strange happened today while flying the Shark... I was dodging missiles, moving left to right (was pretty epic) but then my helo started shaking like it was having a seizure! I still had full control over it but it kept shaking uncontrollably, i had no idea what caused it or how to rectify. What happened?

I suddenly got the urge fly this bird but I find I already spent too much money on this hobby this month (Saitek X52 and BS2.) Is there any specials going around for this game?

Ahh ok i found the problem. Nothing to do with particles or explosions... I had civ. traffic on high which I guess put a lot of stress on my CPU. tute, what is your comp specs and game's video settings?

No luck. I was actually having some massive FPS drops in the "Attack Insurgents" instant action mission. I wonder what is causing this...

Thanks for the fast reply, going to test that right away.

Most of the time, the game runs within 35 to 65 fps but sometimes it will fall in the 20's and even lower when there is a lot of explosions going on near me. I'm guessing its caused by the particle effects which I was surprised to see there were no options for in the settings. Is there any other way to lower the particles effect in the game?

Wow... Will you look at the state of the fuselage...