MadTommy

In dual monitor windowed mode it does not (for me) increase fps but it does enable HDR... this makes a HUGE difference for me. Game looks a hell of a lot better now :) (Nvidia GTX 480)

Can i suggest the forums have a revamp... With BlackShark being brought up to date with A10c, effectively giving both the same environment/world, game engine code and mission editor. This means there is a lot of duplication for both modules. There are tons of sections & threads in A10c section that should really be in a generic DCS section now. The earlier this gets done the easier it should be. Thanks

I don't really disagree with you.. the improvements made in the DCS series since BS 1.02 have been significant. Ed should be applauded for continuing to support and improve the DCS environment. As wise business decision. If I didn't own A10c this upgrade would seem great, but having enjoyed these improvements for some time now in A10c, BS2 only feels like the long awaited patch to make both modules compatible.. hence the 1st impression of mehh. Great that they are compatible, just a bit disappointing that i had to pay for them to be made so. Don't forget the series was advertised as having compatible modules from the start, so finally getting what was expected after a lengthy wait and a fee is hardly something to shout about.

Certainly something to think about... Being an A10c beta purchaser and being promised Nevada for free, as it was included when i purchased A10c, and having just paid for a BS / A10c compatibility patch, that we were certainly never warned would cost money, I would be very piss off to have to pay for another thing to make them compatible again. There are lots of people who were not part of the A10c beta, this is where ED will make there revenue from with Nevada map, not the customers who paid for it already. Continuing to upgrade and support the DCS series will bring in new customers, making present customers pay for said upgrades like EDGE will drive many away. I've paid $140 for two modules.. i personally think that is enough.

I'm making a profile for the ABRIS for BlackShark2 but i cannot figure out how to make the rotaries work correctly. What i need is to be able to have keystrokes repeat for as long as the button is depressed.. but I'm not sure if this is possible and if it is how to do it. This is to make the cursor move around the map. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks, however is it possible to know if this is a temporary thing or a permanent removal?

1st impression for me was.. mehh, unimpressed, nothing but a compatibility patch. Having not flown BlackShark since A10c's beta release..I'm struggling to see this as a new version of BS, as it's simply the Balckshark in the A10c environment, an environment i'm accustomed to and have been flying in for some time now. BS2 = compatibility patch nothing more nothing less. Its great to have these modules nearly compatible, but if you fly A10c there is nothing new in this version like is claimed in the vague description at its release. Happy to support ED with my money.. but not happy in their methods and strategy with information/truth with this paid patch, feel mislead.

Title says it all.. I can't seem to get the pilot to render in the cockpit. Default key in RShift + P does not work. Please tell me this has not been removed. :cry: It is the one thing that i really hate not having in A10c.. and really like and always used in BS. I really hope BS2 is not be removing this feature.

EDIT: opps never mind.. looks like you have done this already.. ignore me. My understanding is for a workaround you need to have BS1 installed but NOT patched... you then need to activate BS1.. then install BS2 and it should work. You can then patch BS1 if you want to carry on playing that version too or you can uninstalled BS1 once BS2 in activated and running.

There are a series of new 'armed building'. However none of these have new models, they seem to be using the unarmed versions. This is fine for the enclosed buildings like the barracks but it's not good for open building like watch towers. As gunfire simply comes from an empty space. It is not very immersive to scan an empty watch tower, clearly seeing that it is empty only for it to suddenly start shooting at you. These armed buildings are great additions to the battlefield but please update the models to represent them being armed. Not sue if this is a bug or a request, but it certainly bugs me.. ;)

Wingman on Recce does not recognise threats. I made a simple training mission to help refresh myself with BS. Had a group of low level targets. Armed Hummers, trucks and some of the new armed buildings. Set wingman to recce them.. he proceeded over the target reported there were no threats and then promptly got shot down 10 seconds later. :doh: (Blackshark 2)

Thanks. Are the AI improvements simply what we presently see in A10c.. or are there things added beyond this? Are the mission editor updates just what we have in A10c or have there been new things on top added? This is the kind of info i'd like to know about, cheers.

Would also like to add my voice to ask for further details about BS2. The information is so vague. Especially when compared to any patch release log from ED. I would really appreciate some quantification to some of the comments, like improved AI. Such a statement could be hugely significant or completely trivial. Please ED provide a detailed post regarding what we are actually being offered for sale.

I'm sure there are many who feel aggrieved because they had assumed a compatibility patch between BS & A10c would be free. I mean come on, who didn't think it would be free? But putting that aside.. You are wrong when you say people are not having t make a important choice about how to spend $20. I'm certainly not going to claim its between putting food on the table for my family or flying BS.. but I am really struggling to make ends meet each month right now.. and i have vowed not to spend money on anything except important bills and food that keep my family content.. it has annoyed me that ED are charging for this patch, but not nearly as much as it annoys me the comments made to be told to suck it up without the right to comment or be told to stop smoking and then all will smell or roses. That is what is so fing annoying.

It is not helpful or mature to be so derisive or condescending to folk with a different opinion. This thread is a news post about the BS compatibility patch errr sorry BS2. The only place and the correct place for community members to raise concerns. If people want to complain they are completely entitled to. While money may not be an issue for you, others are not so fortunate right now. I'm sure many like me others are having a tough time justifying spending money on videos games while raising families on dwindling funds.. spending money on patches is even harder to square away. Have some empathy for others in different circumstances and don't be such an douche. (Sorry to be rude.. but you deserve it for you own comments.)

Ok.. i understand, thanks lads for the answer in triplicate. :) Uninstalling BS1 after installing BS2 is fine and dandy with me. i hope getting back into the shark pit is like riding a bike..

Excuse me for being a little slow this evening... but i need to clarify. I own BS1 but do not have it installed. I'm gaming off a SSD with limited space and have no interest in compatibility to FC2. I'm presently downloading the 'BS2 upgrade version' @ 4.8GB. To install this version i HAVE to have BS1 installed but not patched. (even if i don't want it installed) Or can i simply install BS2 to save space. Sorry me being slow, :doh:

Do i need BS1 installed and patched up to date in order to be able to use the 'upgrade' version? I haven't seen any guidance on this. It says i need BS1, but not sure if this si for licensing or installation.

Thanks for the conformation. So this is the long anticipated compatibility patch. Personally I'd have been more receptive if ED had simply said this major patch would have to be funded by the community due to the work required rather than making it sound like a new product.

Debating whether to get BS2, apologies for not wanting to read 20 odd pages to see if my question has been asked previously, but.. Is BS2 anything other than a compatibility patch for A10c with improved cockpit textures? This is what is sounds like from the press release, am i missing something or is this what it is? I'm not complaining just want understand what I considering to buy.

Cheers for the link. I do feel like I've been mislead by ED over the DCS series, but that is nothing new in the game industry, I've got used to it. Game developers and politicians are obviously made from the same mold :P

Post up your .lua file. This will make helping you a lot easier. :)

Thanks Wildfire, I have no problem sorting out dialogue, even though the offer of another voice is tempting, might take you up on that. :) I have Adobe Audition 4.0 so i have the software side sorted. But was looking for good background samples, stuff like radio chatter, distant gunfire etc etc. Just to add a little something. But maybe youtube / liveleek are the places i should be looking. Cheers.

All the tools are there to make them yourself. But nothing wrong with asking ED for more. :) How much would you pay? ;) In all seriousness i wonder if there a market in this.

^^ This... love loading nothing but rockets & cannon.. but it does reduce my life expectancy dramatically. Every manpad/bmp/aaa is a serious threat.. those bmp3 are effing deadly.