ChuckNasty

Yeah, that's pretty much exactly what I'm talking about 311. All that stuff you just mentioned is like Greek to me! Haha, Im currently sitting at my station reading the 600 page manual.. Pretty brutal. One of the few times I actually hope I get called out xD

Ok perfect. We are getting a little off topic, as I would like to spend a little time in the frogfoot (want to make sure I like the game) before I buy the A10C. But I will try and read the manual.

Will do. Keep it coming guys, I need more to mull over while Im waiting. I'm also accepting offers for Teachers / Flight coaches :)

I already decided once I am a little more familiar, I will be going with the A-10

Thanks for the replies! I guess from the start I would be interested in learning "the correct" way of doing things. Take off procedures, nav, how to use all the computers and stuff in the plane. How to properly assign buttons to a joystick, that kind of thing. I guess I plan on treating this sort of like how a student would learn to fly a plane under an instructor. Because that's how I learn, and it seems to me that some serious instruction is needed for this since there aren't any good tutorials included in the game. To be honest, I don't know how the first people who played this game figured it out without being actual pilots lol. I guess I could really use some direction, and pondering material while I wait for my stick.

Hey guys, I just downloaded this game yesterday.. Only vaguely familiar with flight sims. But now that I have a decent gaming computer, I decided to give it another go, and it seems like most people agree that DCS is the, "flight simmiest" of flight sims. Im so new, my joystick hasn't even gotten here yet. That being said, I have a few questions.. I have watched several videos / tutorials on youtube, and still this game feels very over-my-head. I feel as though I need to be an air force pilot in order to know what all I have to do before I take off.. Let alone once im in the air, navigate properly. It looks like people that play this game would just get frustrated with me. My question is, what can I do to help myself along the quickest? I see several versions of this game, including A-10C / WW2 version / versions 1, 1.5 / 1.5 beta / 2... can someone explain these differences to me? Lastly, is there a teamspeak that people use, or are there clans in this game, so I can talk to real people? I would very much like to have someone who is very familiar with this game, train me, or at least coach me along so im not just playing this game like a dummy. I know this is a lot, and I am super confused by everything, so any help is very much appreciated. I would also like to hear your starting out stories, am I alone in this?