Focha

Hi guys, As this is the right thread, here it goes, I have the following system; Asus Maximus Formula Intel X38 INTEL Core2Duo E8400 3Ghz Corsair Dominator DDR2 2x1024MB PC8500 BFG 8800 GTS 320Mb Creative X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Maxtor 6V160E0 160Gb 7200 RPM SATA-II Will this be able to run the simulation without problem? Regards.

For me it worth it all. For everything. It truly is the closest think I have from a helicopter inside home. I am just waiting for the release of the Bell 205 Huey! That will be amazing. :pilotfly: Best regards.

I have some hours on helicopters. X-Plane with MD500 is good but if you try a quick stop landing the rotors will rise RPM to fast and a lot with great lift power and it was a lot of fluctuations on rotor and engine RPM. Right now what I am using is MSFS 2004 with DODOSim Bell 206 Jetranger. It simulates VRS, Rotor Droop, Weathervane instability, LTE, tail rotor VRS and main rotor vortex interference, loss of translational lift, etc. Although some of this effects will not appear in the Ka-50. It simulates hot start too and realistic starting. It´s pretty good. It really feels like a helo. Best regards to all.

Awesome update! I hope you guys could done all of what you have dreamed to make. I hope to live long enough to see the Mi-24V, if you guys simulate the co pilot/arti position will be amazing. Best regards.

Mmm... 12 notes?!? :cry: That mean the release is still far in time! Are you guys just teasing us more? Really thatґs not necessary! :huh: And if indeed it is partially for learning that could be a waste of time because I canґt see what you doing... At least on youtube quality. Plus there will be training missions and I am sure we will have to read the manual. :smartass: I am not saying that those notes are bad, indeed itґs great to see the simulation in motion (teasing!! :smilewink:) but if you see that is time consuming I would prefer not to see it but to fly it. Donґt interpret me wrong... Is just my "WANT TO FLY IT!" side... Because of the teasing! :thumbup: Can I suggest a #12 note? A video showing the Ka-50 from alpha material, beta, to complete and ED team and at the end some fireworks and with big words "DCS:BS RELEASED!". :joystick::joystick::joystick: But if thatґs not the case then I would like to see some multiplayer coop mission with different views in different aircrafts cockpits. Plus an explanation what we will find on the virtual battle environment since a lot of us virtual pilots will certainly use a lot of time! With some human flying formations and tactics. I think it would be great. Thanks for posting the videos on the youtube, that way people with slower connection can view the videos too. So again thank you for posting. Best regards to all and continue the great work you already done so far. I am sure it will worth every minute of your hard work. EDIT:Why on the 3rd note the door was opened and why it sounded quieter than with it closed?

For me, Bell AH-1 Sea/SuperCobra, Bell OH-58 Longbow, Mil Mi-35 Hind E, Westland Lynx, Aérospatiale Gazelle and Agusta A129 Mangusta. In the DCS I would like to see Cobra and Longbow. Guys brought up some support helos, so here are mine, Bell UH-1N Huey (this one is love, I have contact with one Bell 212 Huey a lot of time) and Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk. You guys "all" love AH-64D. I like it too. In fact I like all the helos so it´s pretty hard and pain to choose. :megalol: Best regards. :thumbup::joystick::pilotfly: EDIT: Like that too!!!

@ Avimimus- I like the A too but please ED make an OH-58D (I know it is almost impossible due to the data available)! @ GliderPilot- I understand the ED position and their objectives. And itґs pretty rare that someone in this industry make a accurate simulation. Which is pretty cool and and I said rare. So for me I will receive Ka50 with my arms. And I am 100% that I will need a lot of time to know all about that machine! Along with the AH-64A and A-10A (I guess itґs A here). I guess we will really experience what would it be to pilot and control the systems in a bird like those. Best regards and continue the great work. I really hope that Ka-50 is near itґs release. Pretty anxious about it.

I voted for the second option of the 95%. As some of you said here it is impossible to make a 100% realistic sim. Even if ED will do an AH-64A will not be 100% realistic to the real counterpart even if ED will do it just a way that will simulate around 90% of realism alike the real thing. What I am in favor is that should be an AH-64D that even if not 80% it could be 70% on realism, why, because if itґs impossible to models all the parts of the aircraft 100% some of that would be realistic in some parts and "not so realistic but a guess" on others, that will still be a great simulation. Why not making an AH-1W if we do not know where the X button is on the Y panel... Or if we donґt know about that particular system at 100% well if we know it at 60% itґs a great advance because almost anything to do with military is a bit hard to access to it. What I am here saying is that if we have some info but not all but if we can have a simulation why not make an airplane that in overhaul will be a 70\80% of realism? It is still a good simulation. About the AH-64D I think the problem will only be the systems, because the flight dynamic is identical to the AH-64, more power, more height, more fuel, some more drag, etc... Obviously that maybe the fuel system is different, the electric one too... But I guess that even in the Ka-50 you cannot always simulate the systems as it always should be in real life. About the AH-64A you will have a great simulation with all the systems simulated as should be, that is great indeed, but why not have an AH-1 that is as close to the real as it can be (even if that means 70\80% of realism), and talking about the AH-64A why not have an OH-58 best friend of the AH-64!? Even if the OH-58 is about 60\70% of realism it is a big deal already. To finish my idea and to organize the idea, it is really cool to have an accurate simulation on the personal PC like the Ka-50 with all the systems simulated close to 100% but if we have an AH-1 that is simulated to 60% I would like to fly it too, if that is the close thing we can have to the real thing, plus it would improve the simulation environment. I know that ED guys want to have the aircrafts simulated close to 100% but donґt forget that this is a simulation for us not for military guys who have to train on it. Longbow2 was not great only because it simulated some systems on 3 air machines, it was the interaction with the 3 aircrafts, with the world, the missions, the sounds, etc. Even if that was not 100% realism. I guess you all understand my opinion, sometimes I cannot express myself well enough and you can understand me wrong. I hope not. Again my dream is to have an accurate simulation not only on aircrafts but as well on the environment around it. Some one talked on Black Hawk in another thread and it was reply that it is pretty complex to simulate the systems on it and flight dynamics, but if you cannot be 100% realist at least be the close you can to the real thing. Best regards. EDIT: I guess that when Ka50 will be release it will be a lot more fast the release of AH64 and A10. We will be a lot more occupied! :pilotfly:

Thank you EvilBivol for the info, it´s good to know that you are working on that. @Ryujin- I know mate that it´s light years to come that (because of it´s complexity as I said). But still it´s a thing that I really would like to see in this sim. @EricJ- Mate I have to disagree with you in one point. This sim cannot focus only on Ka-50 because there is a lot surrounding Ka-50 that contributes to the simulation. CSAR is a type of mission just like a CAP, BAI, CAS, etc. More the next addons that will come will have to focus on other aircrafts (A10, AH64, etc). Best regards to all.

My opinion is that in a later stage of this simulator developers could do some CSAR helicopter (UH-60,UH-1,KA-26,MI-17,etc) for those CSAR missions. How? Well if it is possible (I don´t know if it is) to generate a CSAR mission when a some helicopter\plane gets down\crash and there are know survivors (when pilot eject, ditch or crash landed meaning that the aircraft was not totally destroyed) then that mission in a multiplayer environment would be flown by a human pilot. That human pilot would fly a CSAR helicopter to the local where the aircraft crashed and then land in a "x" radius from the crash site and maybe wait some time and then receive some message telling it that the pilot was onboard or something like that. Obviously that this thread is about the pilot walking outside the aircraft... I think that does not have logic on this type of simulation. Off course that this was what I what in this sim. Along with the OH-58 supporting the future AH-64 and the UH-60 to support troops and CSAR (and similar helicopters on the other side, Ka50, Mi17, etc). If this is possible? I don´t know... What I think is that there are not limitations if people really want to do it depending on what people want to do. Obviously this is a study sim and is a complete simulation of an aircraft I don´t know if developers what to do that it is pretty complex and it needs a lot of patience and hard work. Best regards to all.

This is the evil side of forums! In "Janes" era you didnґt know that they were working on something new and when you least expected... Bang. New sim out. Today things are different. More complex and more forums. Since the beginning we have this forum so I guess the problem here is the forums and the "We are making a new sim. Itґs called LO:BS.". If you didnґt had this forum and if you remain it secret (and ETA too) people would not expect it and will not be on a state of anxiety. So people, go out in the sun, ride your "girlcicle" and donґt wait for DCS... Just let it come. Go do some other stuff and when you least expect it DCS will be out. And donґt pressure developers! More pressure means more time. More movies, replies, screens will require more time and pressure, less time to develop. Anyway I am waiting for this sim a long time now. As all of we are. So devs just make it without pressure and with time just make it worth it, because I really am sure that some one who was waiting for this sim already died. Yes itґs dramatic but itґs realistic to. So make it worth because I can die tomorrow and I will never put my hands on this one (pressure!). Off course I donґt think about this. I just thought it now. Best regards to all the devs I am sure you are making a terrible work. :pilotfly:Terrible in a good way! LOL

I already have thought of this bird (and more to :joystick:). I would fly it to support AH-64. So if you will done it, done it to became flyable. I really hope that ED would do those helos and planes that we all want... But we are only in the pre beginning. So lets see what future hold for us. Best regards to all. Focha

Mmm... I think you guys should read a bit more about helicopters... Try Wikipedia.org or put helicopter principles on Yahoo. That will help you guys to achieve your goals. It is simple. The damage on exaust is a random event so you can get a FUBAR or you can get a "no sweat" situation and continue to fly without problem. It all depends on the level of damage and what damage it is. Best regards Focha

F/A-18 C/D/G, 6DOF, Clickable cockpit, avionics, radios, advance carrier ops. And then an AH-1 plus HH-60 plus UH-1N plus.... plus... plus... LOL I just like that they are able to do C/D maybe G that would do it. C for air, D for ground and G for support. Best regards

Hi there again, I just said D/G because that way you could expand the opportunities on multiplayer environment. For example C to cover D, D to bomb ran targets with CP to launch them and G to make good things to the enemy to provide cover for C and D. LOL Just like a good family. Best regards to all Focha PS: I remember now one great Future Lynx... No info on that but it is multi role helo. :P

Hi there, Vote for AH-64 but as it is already planned I say F/A-18 C/D/G. Dream: UH-60, AH-1, UH-1N, Mi-17, Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-28, OH-58. Not real; UH-60, OH-58, AH-64 with link, CH-53, CH-46, CH-47 for cargo... F-15E... F-16C/D oh well... Just dreaming. And all of this in a permanent online environment with all the other forces with Jaguars, Tornados, Mig-23... Lynx, Seaking and so on and on and on... Don´t stress with me... Just a dream. For now... I would like to see F/A-18 C/D/G. And then some navy helo adds. UH-1N and AH-1Z for some missions. Best regards to all Focha

Hi there all, I do not read all the posts but I have an idea of what people ask for. Some ask for better in game environment, hardware, all kinds of procedures, better improvements on weather and so on. Well before I say anything more I wish that all my text will be read and as the other posts here will be analised and see what you (development team) are able to do to improve this simulation otherwise this post would be a non sense. All of us have a lot to request and would like to see this simulation as would be like in real life plus without any restrictions on planes, geographic locals, multiplayer, COM´s etc... What i would like to see in Lock On as others have said; 1.Hardware: -Support for Track IR 6DOF -New axis support (for example pedals breaks axis) -There are more things that I would like to see but as I am not familiar with software-hardware symbioses I am not able to talk about other features. 2.Software: a.Environment\World: -New weather system. -New smoke system. -Improvement of terrain textures (as well as roads, cliffs, etc). -Add civil aviation b.Aircrafts: -New 3D cockpits with clickable panels. -Radios (interaction with multiplayer). -New weapons load outs. -Include a new ATG plane for blue side (don´t know but maybe A-10C?) -Realistic start up and shutdown. (at least with more than 1 key) c.Single Player: -Improved training section. -Improved AI. d.Multiplayer: -Dynamic multiplayer campaign.* -Radios with ATC and interaction with multiplayer pilots (VoIP with frequencies).* -New interactions with base (refuel, rearm, more ATC options, realistic taxi and clearence with all those taxi takeoffs guys being shot down by our AA, realistic take off and landing clearence with traffic patterns).* e.Sounds: -Improved engine, AF sounds -Improved cockpit sounds (wind, avionics sound, clicks and radios). -Improved environment sounds f.Graphics: -The graphics are really good but some improvements were good especially the cockpits, weather, environment as I said above, lights and if you can enable shadows and reflections on cockpit if you are able to do clickable 3D cockpit with 6DOF. *This obviously should be on SP too. Anyway those are some of the thinks I would like to see on our simulator. I am sure that are more things and more important to add but that is why this is a forum. Now I let you (development team) to analise and see if there are any of those things that can be included on LOMAC. Some of those things may require a new 3D engine or programming the software on a different manner (or they are complex) but as I told you before I don´t have the knowledge to say something about that and that is were you guys come to analise this. Anyway I hope you can improve at least the important things that for me are Multiplayer, campaign, clickable 3D Cockpits, procedures, radios and ATC. The graphics and sounds are still good as well as terrain and weather system. If you really want to improve LOMAC no matter what are the obstacles and difficulties go ahead and see what you can really do. Best regards to all. Focha

So if you are still saying that is to early to respond some of the question... Then what I have pick up from your post is KA will never be out in this year, I guess. That is not a bad thing if things can be improved with the time. The time will come. I just hope KA-50 will be what I expect it to be. One thing I can assure with all the conviction; The multiplayer will be fantastic! I am already imagine all those KA-50 in formation attacking some ground troops and armor. I hope that they don´t forget about NOE. Very important to have some good river lines. Hehehe. Just a silly question here (maybe it is to early for the answer); Will there be a improved ATC and this will be dynamic on multiplayer battle (if two KA-50 coming for the base ATC will recognize both and giving them instructions)? And there will be some VoIP with channels? That would be great. Sorry if those questions were already questioned and answered. Best regards to all and I really hope things are going the way they should for Ka-50. Focha

The other day I was leaving my home and I went to pick up the car in the garage... And its pretty normal to see there 3 to 4 bats flying around at night. :pilotfly:They just pass really close to your head. Sometimes so close you can ear the wind that they do. LOL In fact here at Portugal when in summer its normal to see those flying mammals around light poles at night. I really liked to see that people in this community cares about nature. :smilewink: Keep going like that. And good luck with your little friend there. Focha

Oh yeah... crew of two! PLEASE :cry: MAKE IT!

Hi there. I think Gunship! have this feature of dual crew in MP missions. Has anyone tried that? It must be a real challenge... But i think if the crew have distinct roles. Pilot to fly, gunner to gun there is not a big problem in that. Just a question in BS is there some VoIP feature? Is one of the things that i miss in FC not being able to talk with another pilots (just those how have TS2). That would be great with some effects on the voice to simulate the radio effects (like interference). Best regards. Focha

Hi there again. I know that. Thats why I said this: "Its already a big evolution in terms of military helicopter simulation." I said this to: "But as I said earlier its a impossible to do, if one helicopter requires the time and resources to do(...)" I know it has a new engine. Thats why its impossible to add the new features (like clickable VC) to LOMAC FC... And other stuff. I am just saying that my dream for this simulator was to have not only one flyable aircraft (Ka-50) but another one that could counter-part online missions with some other helicopter for the BLUE side. Its like on FC the Su-25 and the A-10. That was really nice. But again, I know thats impossible because you have done already so much. And if you add another helicopter to the simulation you have at least to spend some 2/4 of the total time (just an estimative) you have spend at this time. I dont now how it is the new engine, and i dont now how it works, i dont know the code for the systems and i dont know the programming that was necessary to do all that systems. But if you can tweak the code already done for the Ka-50 for the avionics systems (for example) and adapt it to a new helicopter (tweaking for example the values for that systems) i dont know but i think it can work. Obviously if you do it from scratch that was insanity. If you do it from scratch it will take you the double of work, time and budget at least for the code not talking about modeling the cockpit for the new helicopter. Im just saying that I would love the idea of having another helicopter to fly in this, already, beautiful simulation. Since Longbow 2 from Janes that I have wanted a modern combat helicopter simulation with the same quality (for the time) as Longbow 2. On of the many great things that Longbow 2 have was the possibility to fly 3 helicopters (OH-58, UH-60, AH-64). In my dream I have a picture of two sides on BLUE the other RED, and, like the Longbow, have the possibility of having some helicopters to fly with different roles. In my dream the online battles are really intense and dynamic. Well but that is only my dream. You already have done so much of what I saw in my dream that the least I can do is thank you for it and, like the others fans, give you all the support and patience that you need to accomplish your project. I am not here to point anything to anyone. I am just here to express my feelings and my wishes. With any thing further to say. Sorry for the big post here. Best regards to all and continue with the great work. I wish that you accomplish your dreams to. Focha

For me its more important (I know its 99% impossible...) if they add another chooper to the BLUE side instead of thinking in another fixed wing. AH-64 or AH-1 it would be nice to see... As well as a Tiger or something like that. But as I said earlier its a impossible to do, if one helicopter requires the time and resources to do as this one i dont know if it was 2 or 3 helicopters. But it was a really nice thing to add, specially in online flights. Thats my wish, but again its only a dream. I am just share it with you. Its already a big evolution in terms of military helicopter simulation. Best regards to all and I hope the project is getting were you want it to reach. Focha

Hi there all. When in the load weapons menu i choose Fuel Tank they dont appear visually? Is there some kind of missing texture/model file? Where can i download it? What can i do for Fuel Tanks appear? Thank you very much and sorry for my english, im portuguese. Carlos "Focha" Cavaleiro

Ok, simple question. If the requirements for this sim are; Operating System: Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP (only) Processor: Pentium® III 800/AMD Athlon™ 700 or better RAM: 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended) Video Card: 3D video card (DirectX® 8.1-compliant) w/32 MB RAM (128 MB recommended) Sound Card: DirectX 8.1-compliant DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 or higher (included on disc) CD-ROM: 4X CD-ROM or better (not recommended for use with CD-RWs) Hard Drive Space: 1.1 GB free Multiplayer: Internet connection (56 kbps or better) or LANAnd i have: OS: Windows XP Processor: Pentium 4 2800 RAM: 1536 MB RAM Video Card: ATI Radeon X1600XT 256Mb DDR3 Sound Card: Inboard Realtek 7.1 DirectX Version: DirectX 9 c CD-ROM: CD-ROM and DVD Hard Drive Space: Alot 160Ghz SATA Multiplayer: Internet Connection 4Mb/s How the hell in the medium quality settings i have 14FPS? Can someone help me improving or optimizing my PC. Thank you alot. Best Regards. Focha PS: Another problem is that i cannot see the blur effect out of the engines. I have all the drivers update.