wilbur81

Never done this before... but I dropped all of my graphics settings to "low" and I'm still only getting 30-32 FPS over land in this map.... and it looks like garbage with all settings on "low." Vulkan, come to us, we need you. Oh, well... back to PG, Caucasus, Syria, and NTTR.

Man, just tried the map for the first time today. The performance is ABYSMAL. I was hoping that the new edge tech (and a mostly water map) would make this the smoothest map for me. It is by far the worst. I'm at 20 fps on the tarmac/taxiing with me as the only unit on the map. I cannot exceed 30 fps at altitude with clouds. FYI-I don't use Tacview.

This is such a key, important point.

Indeed... as it should be. I'm still bummed that ED isn't planning on the F-15C in-house. I have zero interest in the Mud-hen. Some jets were made to be two-seaters and look beautiful that way (Tomcat), some jets are profane with that back seat (Eagle).

Post-merge, you are exactly right. True. Vipers in DCS currently can launch at you from 60+ miles out, at M 2.02 and 40K feet. Won't happen when they get their radars "fixed" to be more realistic like the Hornets.

Not to derail this discussion, but this statement isn't accurate. A Viper traveling at M 1.6 at 40K feet is going to be more lethal than a Hornet at 36K and M 1.1... that AMRAAM they are both carrying likes the higher, faster start...no question. High speed, High altitude intercept is not the Hornet's jam.

I appreciate that, but I cannot stand the TDC slewing/clicking feature. It is just way too slow an imprecise compared to the click of a button. However, I'm sure it will be a bit better when the TDC slew is accelerated... which I read here is coming.

Yeah, I'm more of an air-to-air guy so I am constantly swapping between AUTO and MAN in an engagement... and yes, I just use the standard Elev/Zoom Hornet HOTAS function; don't know why I added that in my list above. Side note: I use a "shift" button on my WH Stick in order to control the map scale and some other things on the HSI/SA pages via HOTAS. How anyone can be competitive/quick in a jet like the Hornet using the mouse/clickable cockpit is absolutely beyond me...

Absolutely right.

agreed... which is why I've mapped all of the following radar functions to my HOTAS by assigning the appropriate OSB's to my stick and throttle: - Radar modes (RWS/TWS/MAP/GMT etc.) - Azimuth - Elevation - Bar scan units - Range - Auto/Man - PRF settings I operate all of these without taking my hands off.

Well said.

Speaking of just landing on land, you're absolutely right. The Viper is (in real life and in DCS) a nice little challenge to land. You can practically crash the Hornet on a runway with that massive landing gear. I'll say, though, that landing on a carrier at night is pretty satisfying/challenging.

Wow, really? I've found it to be completely the opposite. You can crank out Mach 1.5+ with two wing tanks and 6 AMRAAMS in the Viper. The Hornet is kind of a pig once you hang anything on it. Even empty wing pylons on the Hornet produce noticeable drag. The Viper just powers through the hanging stores really well.

1. Low speed, high-alpha handling. 2. Carrier Ops. 3. Slightly more interesting ordinance variety. 4. Large cockpit displays with lots of good data. 5. and the low speed, high-alpha handling.

I guess it depends on what a "good value" is to you. To me, paying for a used GPU on Ebay a price higher than its original msrp is not a good value.

This is VERY much not true...

Unfortunately, the Pitch Ladder and Velocity Vector are kind of important...

Hmmm... not a bad idea.

So, you're saying that the real Hornet HMD does not blank out the TD box?

Yeah, I used the page during some testing. Second question for you if you don't mind? Once the FCS has indicated you have 7.5g available and you're under that gross weight, should most 390/400 kt or higher + max stick deflection with rapid onset produce 7.5 'easily'? In other words, once the FCS has determined max g available for weight, should it be pretty easy for the pilot to achieve that G loading with aggressive max stick deflection?

This is what I would most look forward to...

Interesting... what is your source? And is it for the LOT 20 Charlie?

Thanks, GG. That's a helpful post. The G-onset/peak-G in the Hornet reminds me a little bit of how the Viper currently is with achieving 9g... which the Devs have acknowledged they are looking at a fix for. Maybe the Hornet FCS/FM is suffering from the same type of thing?

Cool. Thanks, BN.

indeed