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Sure, what time zone you in? @ Stickers: Great review, just want I wanted to hear. There was a lot of bashing on the official forums at first...but it seems to be calming down now. I think the majority of people bi*ching after the first few hours of release are going to complain no matter what shape the game is in.

I'm getting the 360 version tomorrow i hope; will be the first 360 game bought in almost a year! I've been hearing the AI is actually very intelligent when used properly, and staging attacks is a lot of fun.... Cant wait till I'm off work tomorrow!

CE Mikemonster, you have misquoted me again...and worse, you are making long-drawn conclusions and telling me what I believe. I don't know if it's crack or pot in your pipe, but I suggest you put the pipe down, it must be hot by now. EDIT: didn't have time to finish my post, so I thought I'd come back and add an afterthought. I probably shouldn't have made the pipe comment, so I'm sorry if any offense was taken...but I do not appreciate having words put into my mouth and overreacted...with potty mouth. Anyway, this is an age-old arguement about war and suffering, (when is war too much/too far?) I dont feel like debating it...and I should have known any small opinion would have been grossly twisted.

I personally use the d3d9.dll here: http://www.mediafire.com/?2kmqyczn4zw You may need to go to Boris' webpage and sort through different versions that work on your particular system and still give you night lighting. http://boris-vorontsov.narod.ru/index_en.html Also, it may be a good idea to keep trying the newer versions as they come out, they may improve framerates.

The last time I checked, Manchester was not in a war zone; Not the same thing at all... I said: "The only persons I hold responsible for the deaths of those civilians are the Taliban. They stole the tankers, they got stuck, and they brought the civilians to gather the fuel." Nowhere do I state or argue that 'civilians deserved to die.' Neither do I state that Coalition Forces are blameless...(I don't believe in using the word 'blame', but much prefer terms like responsibility and accountability.) I hold the (so-called) men of the Taliban responsible for this incident. To ask the obvious question; could the coalition forces have used a better method to have disabled the Taliban? I don't know, I am not a commander...but I know a firefight would have yielded the same results because the Tali's had RPG's. I'm a little suprised that many debating this incident know so little facts about what happened there...For the record; The Tali's drove the trucks accross a shallow river crossing and got them stuck. They went to the village for 'help', and used the threat of death to get it. They also promised free fuel for those willing to come and push the trucks/lighten the load of the trucks. This happened at 2:00am local time. Another fact: Innocent loss of life is taken very seriously by the Coalition Forces and the UN, and great effort is made to minimize civilian casualties. Its a shame the Taliban doesn't share these values; and a bigger shame that some believe the Tali's are a modern day Robin Hood, sharing fuel and RPG's with all the poor children suffering under occupation...

Yes, I've had this problem. I resolved it by changing the commands in Blackshark to be [Application+PGDwn]...the Application key is also known as right Windows key I think. (to the left of rightcntl) Then program the SST software to match the keycommands in Blackshark!

Yes, I think we can all agree that war is hell. This is an unfortunate incident no matter anyone's personal views on the war... I'm afraid any more comment on my part would be in bad taste.

I hope that when you refer to US Army & "Co.", you are cognizant that Russia is included in "Co." http://csis.org/files/media/csis/pubs/pm_0246.pdf http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/russia-threatens-attack-on-chechen-ally-afghanistan-716250.html I would guess that Russian casualties (caused by Chechen's extremists trained in Afghan camps) have been avoided by the US & Co. intervention in Afghanistan...of course there would be no definitive proof. The same could be theorized of European countries.

The only persons I hold responsible for the deaths of those civilians are the Taliban. They stole the tankers, they got stuck, and they brought the civilians to gather the fuel. Setting aside the outrage from those who are NOT there; This is a war zone.

To make my MSFFB2 work properly in FSX, I check control surfaces and ground surfaces...and uncheck stick shaker, crashes and retractable landing gear. I fly helos a lot and have to do it this way, or i get a 'stiff' resistance. Also, if you find you are getting that 'stiff' default feedback in game, you can go to options, and disable all feedback...load into the game, and reenter options and enable those two forces and it should work properly....like turning it off and on again i think. Try that, it may solve some of your issues...if it does or doesn't I'd like to hear about it, because I am thinking of getting a G940!

Thanks for the review....but it sure sounds like your FFB is messed up...and from what I've heard there is a box to tick in the software to reverse the forces...(from Logitech_Mark on one of these forums!) It doesn't sound like you have taken a very deep look into the software, hopefully you can adjust your FFB settings to be more suitable.

+1 :joystick:

Yeah, and rex2.0 is a free update to those that purchased rex...so i was happy about that. Also, if you check their website there are a few free goodies up!

I would turn with the rudder, and when you are pointing in the direction you want, hit the Trim button. That will save your heading to the autopilot.(be careful not to input on cyclic, or you may disturb your hover.) Also, i'm pretty sure that the TurnonTarget command sends a signal to the AP to use rudder to turn.

The Dodosim's flight model is just as good, if not better than the DCS:Blackshark. It's only worth the money if you dont mind not shooting at anything, and just fly and explore. It's a pretty simple startup, but acts and fly's like a REAL helicopter should. One experience I had flying with some buds over DeathValley, flew over the peaks of some mountains, (I had real world weather, and REX2.0 turned on) and my speed was right under the Velocity Never Exceed limit. On the other side of the peaks, the wind direction changed, blowing towards me over my rotor and (exceeding the VNE now) my rotor went into a retreating blade stall.....I was instantly flying with my left side banked toward the ground and had to instantly correct to avoid trees. (yes, they are collidable) :joystick:

I'm not, not after i fixed my RAM issue:doh:

Because the stick will be far forward of center at 200kph...the weight of the stick will be pressing forward, and i would like to know if the FFB is strong enough to counteract that.... The MSFFB2 has a really light stick with the 'deadmans' switch....but I have modified mine to have a CHproducts Fighterstick on top of the FFB base...and it is strong enough to handle it. Also, can the optical 'deadman's switch' be disabled via software, or would i have to tape/paint over the LED's?

Thanks Ruggbutt, great review!! There's only one thing i want to know..... Is the FFB strong enough to hold the stick in position when trimmed in the KA50 while doing 200kph?? Right now there is only one stick that does that out of the box; the MSFFB2........... Unless the answer to my question is in the affimative at 100%, this is a purchase i will never make. Looks like a great Hotas at a reasonable price otherwise, tho!!

Which is the old trim and which is the new? I dont know which one to check off!

HaH aha haaa!! That is awesome! more pics as you complete the project please!

Yes, the yellow tint may not be for everyone...and different monitors will show it differently as well! You can change the tint to the colour and tone you want with a paint program...or even change the black/white to be darker or lighter...

Great stick Hannibal!! Thats the suncom stick you found, right? Great, simple and looks very professional!

I'm bumping this thread because I just confirmed that this mod will now work in Fullscreen mode...(after the 1.01 patch is installed I guess!) I still noticed a mild FPS drop, however some people may want to give it another try! Modman compatable links: http://www.mediafire.com/file/gljyoyko4hu/ModMan HDR v.2.0 Package.zip http://www.mediafire.com/file/2kmqyczn4zw/ModMan HDR v.2.1 Package.zip Again, the 2.1 version is the one with the colour tint/palette...it is the one i personally use.

My local Londondrug stores had some copies but are sold out! They went fast, glad i was quick!

Maybe the patch fixed the issues with it?? Do you have the fullscreen box checked, connos??