HerrFledermaus

And I have no idea why this image is up side down. Sorry about that !

Hi all, I have this weird issue with DCS: as you can see in the picture, there's an overlay of the right hand MFD in the upper right that's shown in quite irritating big green stuff. Also, there's this extra display in the right lower corner. I think they are leftovers from some iPad apps I have tried. But the apps weren't that good. I have tried to get rid of it but nothing seems to work. Not even installing the apps and removing all those little screens. Any advice on how to remove this is welcome. kind regards, Herr Fledermaus

Should have seen this post before buying this thing. I'm stuck on the "display profile selected" thing. And it doesn't show it is connected to the iPad, although the iPad says connected. Weird world of bits and bytes.

This is so cool !! As a kid, I always wanted to become a pilot, but because I'm as colorblind as a bat, that didn't happen. A few days ago, I decided to buy me this freaking A-10 HOTAS and the A-10 module of DCS. And boy, this app is the cherry on the cake. I'm still trying to take-off for the first time, but I'm pretty sure this app will help. Thanks Camel.

Thanks all ! And indeed I wasn't asking about hardware. FYI I'm playing on an iMac, using Windows 10 and bootcamp.

Hi all, since I'm a noob to DCS I kind of waited for version 2. Now the alpha is here and the holidays are coming. I really do want to buy something but the 'special offer' page is empty. 1. Is it worth waiting for special offers or is the promotional stuff not l inked to holidays? 2. I love World War 2 settings. Is there a dedicated page where I can follow up on the Normandy and other WWII related progress? kind regards, Herr Fledermaus

For the World War 2 lovers like me, a flying fortress or multi-person bomber would be so nice !! Imagine flying along with someone, sitting there in your gun-turret, being bored like hell until... Normandy! Luftwaffe! That would be so great !!

Thank you, very useful information !!!

You are welcome ;-) I learned a lot from things in this thread also! I learned a lot from things in this thread also! But still, it is a steep learning curve and to be honest and I still need to tweak the settings voor video. And I'm quite curious for this EDGE thing.

Hey thanks for the advice. But I don't have a column labeled Track IR in DCS, but I do got the VJOY column twice. Anyways, it seems that it should work so I will remove every software this evening and try again. But: 1. is there a way to reset ALL controls in DCS to their default factory settings? 2. do I need the virtual joystick software that FaceTrackNoIr installs? I read some posts about it where people actually uninstall that software, although it comes with FaceTrackNoIr.

For some reason, installing the FTRNoIR thing ruinued all my settings. Doesn't matter but it is weird. It added 2 profiles of that VJOY (virtual joystick thing) in my DCS and no views were available anymore. I reprogrammed the 'view slow' thingies but for now, I'm done with testing software. For me, it simply doesn't work, it messes things up badly. But yes, I'm a noob, and learning.

Seems that the FaceTrackNoIR has kindof overwritten the POV settings of my X55 stick. Now neither work :-(

Trying that FaceTrackNoIR at the moment. On my screen, it seems to be working (I can see my face being tracked in the FaceTrackNoIR screen). But in game, it's looking up without any response what so ever. Also, my POV knob doesn't work anymore. Does anyone knows what might be happening here?

Wow this community is great, so much good advice for a noob. And I have some good news: I managed to land the SU-25T twice. Well, kindof. The first time, the ATC asked me to taxi of the runway but that wasn't possible anymore without working gear. But the second time, it was a rather smooth landing. I think I'm gonna help out other noobs by making an X-55 guide and profile to DCS. Maybe I'll put it on a website somewhere...

Thanks, bougth the X55 Saitek thing and we will see from there ;-)

Hey thanks you all for your advice. And now the moment has come. My Saitek Rhino X55 has arrived and I started to play DCS World, taking the training sessions regarding the SU-25T. Just a quick hint for other flight sim noobs: if the throttle does not work, or it jumps from halfway up to full, that means you calibrated it with Windows. Go to your devices and click on 'Reset to default' on the throttle properties page, and the thing will work. And here we go with the questions again: 1. Are there any profiles for the X55 and the SU-35T? 2. Should I wait for the next 70% reduction action before buying new planes? Anyways, I will first try to land the SU-25T before I buy anything ;-) And I mean landing it in one piece. On the other hand, I'm already an experienced ejecter ;-)

Thank you all so much for the explanation. I think I'll go for the following setup: Saitec X55 stick and the dual throttle. The Steam version of DCS without any extra modules for now. As I understood, thanks to you, sometimes there are sales so I'll wait for those to buy some modules. I think that I can fly both helo's and jets with the joystick and throttle combination. Later on I'll buy the ITracker stuff and maybe, if needed, some of those pedals. But now, first, I have got to install Windows on my iMac (Parallels) because the game is all about Windows, not osX. I will keep you guys informed. Thanks for the heads up and see you on the battlefield. :megalol:

Hi everyone, if I may, I'd like to use this forum for my ultimate noob questions regarding hardware, software, gameplay, ... whatever comes up. I'm a complete noob to flightsims but I'm so exited from the video's I have seen. I want to give it a try. With all do respect, for noobs like me, the whole idea about DCS is a bit foggy. I do understand the extra's that you have to buy, but here we go *about to fire some questions* 1. Can I actually play online (multiplayer) with the free edition of DCS? Or am I a sitting duck when I use the planes or choppers in the free version? 2. About hardware: I have set my eyes on a Saitec X55, the stick and the throttle thing. Since I love to fly helicopters, it seems that the thing can also be extended with pedals, which I like. On the other hand, there's also the Thrustmaster A10 thing that looks ok but is more expensive. And it has no pedals that can be connected, as far as I know. So the question is: is it ok to start with the 200 € Saitec system, and afterwards extend it with another 200 € pedal thing? 3. The ground troops: although it doesn't cost much, I cannot see the whole picture of being a ground troop, tank or infantry or whatever, while other players are 'in the air' being superior to whatever I do. Is it, regarding gameplay, 'ok' to be on the ground? Or is the air superiority so intense? Furthermore: if playing online, are there any goals set during the fight, like checkpoint that need to be captured, or is it just 'destroy the enemy' (one life respond)? kind regards for answering and forgive this noob for probably asking the most stupid questions on this forum. HF.