Let me fix it for you.
I dont think you could say what is the cornerstone in this simulator since all joined this journey for different reasons and defiantly not because of F-18.
DCS is special in that way that it always had Western and Eastern Aircraft's. Lets hope to keep the tradition.
Lets be honest the first module that really set the bar for DCS study level simulation was Ka-50, since it was first.
DCS Ka-50 - 2008
DCS A-10C - 2010
DCS FLANKER is the main attraction in this simulator.
Fix Su-27/33 autopilot off, the stick should save the attitude of the stick instead of falling back to last trim before going autopilot on. Look how HB did it on F-14.
Ka-50 was modeled :) No shit it will be blue :) DCS lost what it was when I found interest for it.
So why not Su-37, It is not used by Russina Air force anyway.
Su-27SM//34/35/37/30/24/25SM / MIG-29SMT/K/31 and R-37 Then we can have a go instead of simulating fighting Uganda (by the way Uganda fly a more modern flankers then in DCS)
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2019-04-10/su-33-begin-2nd-phase-upgrade-while-russia-mulls-carrier-options
Chizh, when do we get this updates?