OnlyforDCS

Excellent news! It will probably complicate matters with regards to victory conditions, but if players choose to ignore the AI units then it's on them! :thumbup:

Eekz: So, I just read that the ROE for the B17s has been updated, and that they can now shoot back! So, can we have some B17s in the mission? Pretty please? With sugar on top? :)

Nice video. Im never online for these events, damnit...:/

Yup. Sounds legit. :smilewink: Just in case you were wondering, but too lazy to follow Skate's link: This "information" regarding the missile use is brought to you by aviation expert, and photopgrapher Tom Cooper. If I remember correctly this Tom Cooper dude, is the same dude who made some pretty outlandish claims in the past.

Maybe, maybe not. There is no way to tell until the module is released. I do expect some performance drops, it is after all a new module, but I will reserve judgement until the final program is out, and I choose to optimistically believe one of the lead developers when they say that they will keep the performance in check until that time. The difference between me and you is that I don't prejudge based on false expectations, which themselves are based on a faulty premise. I myself have a mid range rig, hardly top of the line, but I've managed to run all the modules to my satisfaction, including on the latest 2.1 version of DCS World and Normandy. When I see people complaining that they only get 110 FPS in the Viggen on their 1080Ti or whatever all I can do is laugh and roll my eyes, because thats all that those comments deserve. Only 110 frames on the BEST looking module currently in DCS?! How horrible! :doh:

dburne did you check whether some graphics settings were reset with the patch? With the GUI changes maybe some settings even got changed without being updated in the new GUI?

If you are getting hung up on the performance, reduce your video settings. Problem Solved. Also, if the developer in question tells you that the performance impact will be negligible and you don't believe him, then the problem does not lie in the product, or the developer, but somewhere else. I know this is kind of hard to swallow, but pushing the envelope, like ED are doing with 2.1 is going to demand improved hardware. There is no getting around this. The last 5 or so years in the PC enthusiast market has spoiled us all, as we have seen very little need to upgrade. DCS World is not a console port, and as improvements to the visuals continue to come down the pipeline we are going to need new hardware if we want to play with all the bells and whistles. In the meantime, dropping some settings to achieve acceptable frame rate, is perfectly justified.

No of course not. Whatever made you think of that?

The Spitfire is an absolute joy!

Yeah it's only a tease for now, but Razbam might very well be working on a Super Stallion. Which would be awesome. If they are it's very far out I think.

You are missing the point. This is a wishlist thread, the topic is "Built-in Voice Communication". No one is quibbling over anything. Im pretty sure that SRS is not built into DCS, however it would be pretty great if it were, which is what this topic is about.

Ciribob, it's not confrontational but it is offtopic. I appreciate all of your effort in making Simple Radio happen, and it is a great tool, but wouldn't it be so much better if DCS had one that worked out of the box? I will PM you with details on why it was difficult to set up the simple radio tool.

Anyone know at what range they explode?

Yeah I usually set my gunsight to 250 yards, and the wingspan to a few feet more than minimum, whatever that is. I will try and set it to 200 yards now after reading this detailed report. Thanks again!

Guys please, I know you are all trying to help, but this is a very legitimate wishlist item/question. Simple Radio is great, but it's still a third party voice chat system, that can be buggy and sometimes doesn't work. It's also a pain to set up correctly. It took me a few days and quite a bit of experimentation and fiddling around to get it to work correctly on the Blue Flag server. A voice chat system that works like simple radio, but is completely integrated in the game would be absolutely amazing. I doubt it's going to happen though, but it is still a better wishlist item than 99.9% of the other wishlist items on here. A big +1 from me.

Quick question. Is he a RL Huey pilot? He doesn't ever come out and say so, but from some of his comments Im not sure he ever flew the real life version of the Huey we have modelled in DCS.

Great idea, I fully support these types of missions and will be playing if you manage to get it on a persistent server or if I catch you online when you are hosting. Im getting very tired of the airquake, and would like to see more AI, specifically period WWII ai units in the air and on the ground. I would also like more interaction with the AI units, which is why these kinds of missions are absolutely necessary. I know that Eagle Dynamics are planning on implementing more AI planes into the WWII assets pack. Will you perhaps include them into your mission in the AI mix?

It has been stated that the both versions will be available in one package, or as one module. Kind of like the L39C and ZA are.

Let me get this straight, what you are saying is that you think that Iran doesn't have the ability to operate and use the F-14 as a weapons platform to fire the AIM54 missile? Is that because they have no more AIM54s, can't reverse engineer any, or do you think that they never had this ability?

Well the last newsletter came on a friday, and that was after ED announced that patches will be coming wednesdays.

I too have noticed disconnects from people who are not doing well in a dogfight. Seriously? This is for them that read these forums, the so called "Stat" warriors: You guys are the scum of the earth. Take your loss like men. This is why I believe that statistics the dearth of semi-persistent multiplayer servers like this one. I think we would all have much more fun without them.

What a can of worms. It's a delicate subject, an american made plane in the hands of a former ally, now a potential adversary. One side accusing the other of propaganda, and vice versa. I think that Heatblur should do what they think is best, what corresponds to the data that they have and ignore most of the naysayers on the forums.

+1

Oh, man. Well that was embarrasing. :doh: Thanks Bignewy!

Since the newsletters usually come on friday, and the other thread got closed down, would it be offtopic to discuss the newsletter in this thread?