Gman109

It's a big pita that's why not. I've bought A10C on a sale there once, and it was a big pain getting things straightened out, there are other issues with this, there are threads active on this forum about it. FAR easier to NOT use Steam to either purchase, or play, however as I said, I have a large credit on Steam and nothing else there interests me, so I'm forced to purchase some DCS stuff there.

Every other product is NOT available - Mirage2000 and others aren't there yet, and Gazelle JUST became available a couple days ago. Are 2.0 and the NTTR map not one and the same? I thought in order to get 2.0 you had to purchase the NTTR beta module/map/whatever.

Are there plans to sell the 2.0/Map on Steam once it's out of beta? I prefer not to use Steam, but have a large credit there and want to use it to get a few of the DCS modules I don't have already.

Any idea if/when Mirage 2000 will be available on Steam? I'd prefer not to purchase it this way, but I have a 500$ credit on Steam still, and would like to start chipping away at it with DCS products, and Mirage2000 and the new 2.0 map aren't available there from what I can see.

This is well said, and I agree. A former F15E pilot over at Aces High's forums who has been there since the start, still posts frequently, and said precisely the same thing - that a larger striker F22 would be very effective, and necessary, in a war in the South Pac region. China's J20 looks to be something along those lines, and I wish the USAF would build something similar - an enlarged or strike optimized long range fighter along the lines of the F22.

TYVM. So many things to learn, I swear every day I figure some new thing out for DCS.

Where exactly is the user files section, I can't find it anywhere on the forum here. And why is there no campaign with the F86 module, I thought they declared it "finished" now?

I read someplace else on this forum just last week about turning the nose wheel steering off while taking off after about 60 knts or so. IIRC you had to hold the "nose wheel steering off" button down constantly in order for it to be off. This was in a similar thread about wandering on the runway, but I can't find it now.

Jason from VKB is a fantastic guy to deal with - IMO if they had the products, he could market and sell them here in North America, they'd fly off the digital shelves. Huge opportunity for them right now to seize some (a lot) of the market since TM/CH/etc isn't coming out with anything new on the higher end for years.

I got a set of VKB pedals this year. Fantastic. I have many HOTAS/pedals/etc, Cougar, original F22 TQS from TM, several sets of CH usb/gameport, Warthog, X45, X52, X65, Suncom F15, Slaw 109 cams, Crosswinds, etc. Yes, it's a problem. I have over a dozen mechanical keyboards. You get the drift. VKB has been a product/company that has greatly impressed me. I think if they had some $ backing and a solid production plan/ability, they could really BE something in the sim market. As in not just coming to take part, but come and take over. If they produced a great throttle and just followed on with their latest sticks and variants, they would do great IMO. So, obviously I agree with Chief wholeheartedly. While the one set I haven't picked up is the x55/56, I don't think I'm missing much, (and the aforementioned Logitech, hah), and IMO, VKB has the ball in their court right now. IF they wanted to, they could seize a pretty serious share of the market. With Star Citizen coming out sooner than later, and more and more higher fidelity simulation products being produced, there is NO better time to strike if you ask me. I also wish TM would get off its ass and make a new higher end HOTAS, but most of all, wish CH Products would do the same. CH has been rolling with the same design for what now, nearly 2 decades almost with the Combat/fighter stick, throttle and pedals? Stagnation city, and it sucks.

What a waste of time. If I had spent time/$ to go to such a lame event, I'd be sending TM the bill. 2020. What a joke. Saitek is not much better off, and ever since the guy who owned CH Products sold it off, they've gone to crap too - no parts after 2 year warranty is up, and the internals look like drunk children are putting them together. Very disappointing after all the hype. Very. Thanks very much though Dojo, very kind of you to keep the sim community appraised, so thanks for your efforts and time, absolutely not criticizing you in ANY way. It's great there are members here willing to do as you have done here. I wish I was there with you, with a basket of rotten fruit to throw.

Ya, if that's all they are showing off after all that bru-ha-ha, I'll be sending TM one of those orders of cow-poo from that cowpoo delivery site (no, it's not a joke). The Rift isn't even THEIRS, and like we need another cheesy el-cheapo crapstick out there, the market if flooded with that nonsense already.

I <3 Dojo.

Any reason why I'm only seeing 153 pages in the manual? I've tried direct and dropbox downloads on 2 PCs, and it's always the same? What am I doing wrong, I'm missing 1/2 the important stuff and can't figure this thing out.

One thing I would add to SkateZilla's list is change the fuel fraction - if this requires enlarging the airframe in some way, so be it. I've also spoken to F22 pilots, and they lament their range issues - the vaunted "supercruise" isn't very super at all, when you can barely - if ever - use it in a tactical environment due to the fuel constraints of the F22. This is where the YF23 really did shine, it had a huge range advantage over the F22, and within that the ability to truly supercruise for large portions of a potential engagement/envelopment series of maneuvers. Also talking to an x F15E driver, he's said that the Chinese J20 is a direction he wished the USAF would go with a future F22B/etc stop gap strike fighter until Gen6 stuff gets here if we're talking about canning the F35 for such. That J20 sized airframe could be made along the F22 lines, and have a huge, huge range, something the USAF and especially the USN have been lacking in since retiring a bunch of types, while still maintaining much of the interceptor/fighter capability of the original F22 design. I'm not saying make ALL of a future F22B be large striker types with large size/range, but at least do SOMETHING to increase the range of the current F22s, as again, one of the best arrows in their quiver is very limited (supercruise) due to the small fuel load, compared to the YF23 especially.

Regarding the TrackClip Pro, with the little powered LED red lights - the original ones had a mistake made in the formulation of the plastic mold/casing, which caused them to become EXTREMELY fragile when transported and subjected to low tems at high alt/etc. THis made them apt to break while just breathing on them. That said, if you get a new one from Natural Point now, they are about 40$, and this problem has been fixed. They are tough as nails compared to the old ones, of which I went through 3 myself, and in every case all taped and glued up. I haven't touched the newest one yet, even after having the cat knock it to the floor umpteen times, which would snap the old ones instantly.

Hey Deegle, I'm new but have a question for you as well - having a DK2 Rift kit, why would you have triple screen? Are you able to still see your monitor through the rift kit somehow? As I understand how Occulus/etc works, that's all you see, not the monitors...or am I missing something.