captain_dalan

Looking forward to them! Needless to say, alongside the VF-1, VF-213 and VF-143, all of which are already present in one form or another, the AIM/ACEVAL jets are by far my favorite F-14A paint schemes. These birds had the TCS (or an early form of it) as well, so that should be one thing less to worry about regarding externals.

@IronMike@Silhou Routine bump!

Because I like repeating myself..... anyone else a fan of these babies?

Way too many variables. You need specific launch conditions for both aircraft AND their timelines to even begin using it as a performance benchmark.

Pushovers... Go fight a MiG-15 if you dare!

Try the Persian Gulf, BVR instant action. There's no friendly AWACS there at all. Does the issue still arise?

Such is the case with most government spending!

Solved it! Turns out, it was an installer thing. The updater failed for some reason and created duplicates of the files, but after the fail, even though the window closed, the updater was still running and 'using'/referencing the files, not allowing them to be changed in any way. A restart solved the issue, after which I manually deleted them, and reinstalled the Apache. Serves me right for not shutting down the PC for day at times I guess

Found it! Thanks for the info mate!

The entire DCS folder is in my exclusion/exception list already.

Always a pleasure mate!

It wasn't always so though. The image below was taken sometimes last year. When were these changes made, and based on what documentation? null

With the latest update I started receiving the following error that prohibits me from completing the update process OR removing the Apache module. When I try to delete the file manually I also get this report. The antivirus is set to exclude the DCS folder at all. What could be the problem? null null

Hey guys, can you double check this? Cause on my machine the bug is still there. Switching from F1 to F2, in the video below, causes the right after burner in the F-14A to always light up with delay. Both engines in ZONE 5. Latest version of DCS.

It's all a matter of practice. Reading on good material helps, but you still need to be able to implement it in an actual fight. Start with AI's and then switch to MP dogfighting servers when you feel comfortable. NOTE: Many of the AI controlled planes cheat big time and have infinite energy reserves. Notable example are MiG-21 and F-5, but there are others as well.

Hey everyone. Been a while since the last I flew more then some instant actions. So last weekend I decided to go take her out for a spin for some CO-OP. While I was telling Jester to setup the NAV grid over the bullseye, I selected the heading to be absolute 090 (the expected vector for bogies/bandits). Back in the day, this would result with the grid being positioned cross like on the TID repeater, with the sectors radiating to the right, and the 4 axis arms coinciding with the 00, 09, 18 and 27 radials. However, (this was on Syria map) to my surprise, the grid seems offset a few degrees. Is this a bug or a feature? If the latter, when was this introduced? Does the absolute heading no longer correspond tp true north? Is the TID no longer aligned to true north? Image bellow for illustration:

Thanks!

Bump

Due to personal attacks, both on me and other members of the community who try to report bugs or offer criticism (constructive or otherwise), I no longer feel safe to do so on these forums and will no longer actively pursue such activities aside from supporting already reported issues in the form of bumps, shares and reactions. So please forgive me if I don't share any here anymore. I will DM you though, if you are still interested.

In the software industry there's a concept called feature creep. And when 'improvements' are keep being added while remaining standing issues remain unresolved, it's generally considered bad practice. Now I too understand, we who signed up for the early F-14A are fewer and thus less of a priority. But that doesn't mean we are bound to remain quiet on the topic. Would you if you were in our place? Is it mistake adding these features? Man, judging by the hype of some 2025 announcements, I would say definitely not. Bread and games, man, bread and games.... But as for me...... THIS!

Me as well. I got this module for the early A but just like nuclear fusion, it's always 10 years in the future. I'm completely cold on the Sparrowhawk B. If it drops for free I won't use it. If it's a payed update, I don't need it. If it's a full new module, I don't want it. I have this plane from the very start, and I've never dropped a single bomb from it. Did one rocket run that one time for the laughs of it and that's it. If mud moving was to become a habit of mine, I'd rather have an A-6, but that seems even further removed from an early A. Now if someone was to announce a D F-14, I'd get that at full price, just to complete the roster. Heck, I'd do that for a genuine early A as well, we're talking first/second cruise or AIM/ACEVAL blocks and I don't mean visual reskins, I mean actual planes that handle and perform like that, but alas, that ain't happening. At least not until the heat death of the universe or the next phase transition or whatever resets our reality

I guess some things never change.

No perceived differences in both planes that i can over-g and are still considered fully fidelity. The Mirage and the F-16 are FBW restricted. 10-11s before blackout in the F-14 and 13-14s in the F-18, but i pulled slightly more in the former: As for plane damage, i can overspeed the flaps and melt my gyro by over-g in the F-14 if i'm not careful, while in the meantime i can pull on the paddle in the F-18 until the heat death of the universe, and nothing will happen to the plane. What seems to be the problem again? EDIT: Do FC3 planes cause the pilot to blackout sooner or something? I'm not sure i get what the OP is trying so say?

Happy holiday season guys, no need to rush it right now!

My question as well. I haven't really been flying in months and when i booted up DCS last night, just to see what the new updates did i find the spotting..... how should i say, impaired? I mean, it's not as bad as it used to in the days of yore, but at first glance, it seems like my ability to spot airborne targets inside 10 and especially 5 miles, has been diminished by about 50%. Is this the result of the new weather implementation? But i only ran instant actions on Nevada map, i haven't added any weather effects on those. Or maybe my eyesight is finally giving up? Is anyone else experiencing difficulties in spotting things between 1 and 5 nautical miles? Flat monitor user BTW, 2560x1440.