StormBat

Sorry Tom as someone who started out with IL-2(Forgotten Battles right up to 1946 and CLOD) DCS has IMO a more immersive and steeper learning curve, In other words it's more of a sim/challenge, or rather has more substance to most of their mods than IL-2.(not just because of the clickable cockpits or the modern aircraft) Now having said that it does have issues like horrible ATC and a few other things that are still a WIP, and if it wasn't for IL-2 I would have probably never gotten into DCS World. For IL-2 yes graphics were good, learning curve was moderate, and it was fun for all, but at the end of the day tech changed and DCS just was more real to me and a lot more interesting, and others I flew with felt the same way. Sure when you buy IL-2 or a DLC from IL-2 you are getting a lot more aircraft. But IMO again it's a shadow of the aircraft and NOT the more realistic, let alone more satisfying(at least for me) So yes it's an expensive hobby, but the satisfaction you get knowing that it's more difficult is the point, and the compensation. Combined arms should extend to the gunners position, in any aircraft regardless, and I'm sure it'll be a process with coding when it comes to who you want to invite to share your multiplayer experience with, but at least support the devs if you ever want this to to happen.

Actually I agree with Sleipner, if you purchased Combined Arms then you should make this a feature, That way ED gets some compensation, and really it makes sense to me that this should be the way anyway. Combined Arms is very affordable too, especially when it's on sale.

Bomb delay for the 500lbs bomb is no longer working and hasn't since two updates ago. Not sure about the 250lbs bombs though. Also the refueling bug is still happening on the Syria map,not sure about the other maps though.

I swear I've seen the Grim Reapers hunting trains in their videos... Hmmm Unless that was IL-2 and I'm mixing them up? Either way though single player only.... Without trying to sound like Sleepy Joe Biden "C'mon Man!"

Made a mission on the Syria Map for my Brother and friends to play on. At one point I have a Train spawn in at Busra heading towards Et Turra that we have to find and destroy. But as the host of the server only I can see the train, and no one else. Also at first I wanted the train (named Train 1) to go through a trigger to warn us that it just left Busra the trigger should have sent off a message and a sound warning, but nothing, like it wasn't even there. I finally decided to do it as a time trigger where after something like 1500 seconds it would spawn in and give us the message/sound warning. But still only I can see the train and no one else. It's frustrating to say the least and I don't want to take it out of the mission. Any fixes I can do?

Here is a sample of gunners still shooting after all bailed out B-17 attacks after all bailout.trk

Hello, today was a great day for my brother and I to test the new damage modeling for the WWII fighters & bombers. We didn't participate in the test servers, and so it was all a new experience for us. Not gonna lie, I was ecstatic when my cannons in my 109 K-4 tore through and ripped wings off, and cut whole tales off fighters, punished A20-G/B-17 bombers with fire and smoke billowing from destroyed engines. It was brilliant! Hell even my machine guns surprised me doing some great damage as well. One thing I did notice however was that even after everyone bailed out of a B-17 or A20 G the gunners still fired even though they now should not have been occupied.

Don't know if this has been reported, But I was testing a mission today where I have to pick up Alpha and Bravo teams for deployment. Both teams are broadcasting a homing beacon on different channels one 33 MHz FM the other 36 MHz FM and my base has a homing beacon at 44 MHz FM. now they all work perfectly until I contact FARP Dublin for start up procedures on 122.500 AM and it works too. But as soon as that happens FM stops working and I can't get to to start again. so I can't get Alpha or Bravo because no more homing beacon. I attached the track. UH-1H_RadioBug.trk

Hey Stormy here hope all is well with you and yours in these strange times.... In my isolation and all, I thought wouldn't be nice for people who just want to get into quick multiplayer scenarios to be able to just do that. If ED just made quick 15 to 30 min Multiplayer scenarios ranging from 1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3 Dogfight scenarios to Attack and Defend Situations or escort Bombers/CAS, and such. It would be for both WWII and Modern era situations and be located in the main menu as Multiplayer Instant Action missions and would automatically hook you up with other real life players. I think it would be great for those who just want to get in and have INSTANT ACTION, but with all the wonderfulness of the full sim experience. Would this be good or bad for this siim? Of course we would still have all the great servers and missions that all the amazing mission makers create still, But for people who don't have a a lot of time on their plate because of life, job whatever and want to have a fun time but without AI and test their skills with real people in quick missions.... Would that be cool, or not.... Anyway not a programmer or a game/sim designer and all... Have I been isolated for to long... :pilotfly:

Again, get the science, don't need the videos thanks, and no it's not my feelings when my prop plane spins around like a top, or nose over tail as if a tornado just passed me by or at the very least a 747. BTW I'm getting great kills with the new DM(thanks ED)and I've already adapted to the super sonic jet streams for prop planes being as they are ATM. As for play in arcade mode, ya right, I can't even watch a DCS World video if people are flying with labels on(no offence, just can't do it). as soon as I see labels I stop watching. I've been flying flight sims since I had my Commodore 64, then a 286, 386, a Pentium and so on and so forth... I've flown all types and all makes of aircraft from IL-2s beginnings and Forgotten Battles to Microsoft Flight Sims, Janes, you name it. Look you fan boys are gonna do what your gonna do, I'm just saying it's a little much with the prop planes, you don't agree and that's fine, we're all entitled to our opinions Cheers and have a lovely flight. :pilotfly:

Says you... but still not convinced. Like I said I know there will be wake turbulence, but yes it is over the top from a prop plane. I don't care if you agree or not, I'm just stating how I and others feel about it, and as far as I know the wake turbulence is still a WIP and rightly so. Cheers.

I get it... I'm just saying it seems a little to over the top at times, like afterburner instead of prop wash over the top.

After years of my brother and I mainly playing modern Modules on DCS, we decided to get the old Spitfires out dust them off and see how they felt and to check out the new DM WIP. I must say for the most part we were very satisfied, especially with the new DM WIP. Until we noticed that we were getting jet wash from enemy 109s and 190s that you would get from a jet fighter and such. What's with that? It's very disatisfying when your about to get the perfect shot then your warbird goes all squirrelly like a you just passed a 747. :music_whistling: Anyway love this sim for the most part and don't want to ruffle any feathers sort of speak, just really curious that's all. Thanks. Cheers.

Figured it out, Sorry about that, but thanks for responding! Much appreciated. Cheers

No it's just not showing up, and I watched Wags video on it several times, and I'm not getting any VVSL option on the right side of the TGP page like he is.

As the title says I'm not getting the VVSL option on my TGP page after the latest updat to 2.5.6.45317 Am I missing something?

Look it's 2020 and the infantry still die like Doom sprites from the 90's. is it possible to upgrade to ragdoll physics, and if so Please, Please Do It! And then give us your very first infantry assets pack with real JTAC operators with laser designators, infantry of all sorts and specialties, and of course our pilot avatars that can walk to our jets and get in/out of our purchased modules. or anywhere on land, especially if we eject. Combined Arms would be so much more interesting and fun to do as a result as well. The latter is me just wishing, but can we at least get the ragdoll physics? Cheers.

If you already have the Hornet and Persian Gulf map it comes with a huge discount! Which in that case I would and did get... it was a no brainer for me. But I also love Carrier Ops and the Hornet, so it was well worth it.

Okay so last week my X55 Rhino stick died, and I was so craving to fly my F-18, Huey, Spitfire and the rest of my modules, but decided while I wait and save up for a good quality JS, I can at least get online and operate a tank or SAM and defend bases or attack objectives. That didn't happen though, because there aren't really anyone hosting maps utilizing Combined Arms, or nun that I could find anyway. Which made me think how much of a wasted opportunity most map makers are losing when not considering player operated ground units in online game-play. Maps with more capture the Flag/base/area/building/whatever, protected by Armor, SAMs, infantry and support vehicles, or find & hunt the convoy leaving from X heading towards X, or whatever scenario you can think of. Of course I also think that ED should just make CBND Arms Free (Unless they model high fidelity Tanks/SAMS/ Support Vehicles and Infantry as well as and with as much detail as the A-10C or Ka-50 for example) I think this would add so much to this sim, along with people who just like play boots on the ground. and also bring in more realism and tactics not to mention excitement knowing that that was a real player instead of AI you just killed! I know I would do more CMBD Arms in multi player maps if they were done right and were a big part of the mission objective. Because as much as I love to fly sometimes it's just as fun to wreak havoc on the ground too!

Early Morning Harpoon Strike! https://gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=FwmmwksmYds&feature=share

Built in Modules like RESPAWN, CAP, CAS (with different Ordnance and attack options), Artillery strikes and such, like in the ARMA Series. Please, Please, Please!

75% Strike 25% Fighter for me. I love that my mates and I can defend ourselves and have situational awareness while ground pounding the enemy back to the stone age.

AGM-84D Harpoon Test! It'd getting Better all the time, a little better all the time! :music_whistling: https://gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=4NLK8rebc10&feature=share

I understand that, and thanks for responding, much appreciated. Is there no way though that it can be tweaked so vehicles just don't appear/disappear or turn 180 on a dime, say within 3 to 5 km of human players in aircraft or vehicles controlled by human players? Sorry I know nothing about coding, or how all that works. But I guess it's all about resources and how it effects performance? Anyway Thanks again for the reply. Cheers. :pilotfly:

I really like to fly over cities, towns, and highways in DCS World, especially in my Huey or KA-50.... To see the CIV traffic going their merry way to work or home or wherever gives me a sense of really being in this occupied world... BUT and it's a big one... When the Civ vehicles just appear or disappear like magic or turn a 180 in less then a sec, or go through (like a ghost) actual placed units for a mission, it just destroys the immersion, and I think what's the point? Is this something that has been brought up? Can it be fixed? Because I just notice it more often than not, and I've decided to disable it all together until it's fixed or corrected, because right now it kills my immersion and I've noticed it a lot too when I record videos and put them on You Tube. Love DCS World, Love all the aircraft that I have purchased, so not putting you guys (ED) down. I just think that if your going to have CIV Traffic, then make it as realistic as possible but whatever you do don't leave it in the state it is now either. Anyway not the biggest thing to attend to in DCS World, but I hope one day it does get some attention. Cheers. :pilotfly: