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You might start with Steam, like I did, due to knowing no better. Then after reading the forums you might realise that standalone is better and transfer your modules to that from Steam - like I did. I'd have been annoyed, and probably not gone on to purchase more DCS modules and maps, had I not been able to migrate from Steam. This is not a positive move for the consumer on the face of it. It will be interesting to understand why this really happened.

+1 to this. I also have FC3 and NTTR (bought standalone at full price!). I fancy the F5 but am waiting for a bundle where I don't already own half of it. Thanks also to the team and DCS players who helped track down the Alpha issues. I am looking forward to playing with my F15C in NTTR.

Well yes that is true to an extent. I'm happy to wait though because I've found out that there is a lot to learn in DCS World and many challenges to try while I wait for the Hornet. I was always going to get the Spitfire because it's been a favourite aircraft of mine since a boy, and I've been extremely lucky to fly in the back of a real Spitfire LF MK IXc twice and take control for a few minutes. So when I found out that there was a Spitfire module, and not only that it was the exact same model as the one I flew in I was very happy indeed. I am resisting the temptation to fly it until Normandy is released though, and keeping myself busy with the F-15C Red Flag campaign and learning navigation.

Thank you all for your replies and apologies for my very, very delayed reply. I've read of your replies carefully, and have spent a lot of time reading the forums and facebook DCS groups. Boy, have I learnt a lot! It's become obvious that modules don't come along too frequently, and I should take my time to learn DCS properly rather than try to rush in. The M2000 and Viggen aren't quite what I'm after so I'm going to wait 'two weeks' (see, I've been paying attention... ;) ) for the F/A-18C. In the meantime I'm going to learn Black Shark 2, have pre-purchased Normandy plus asset pack and bought the Spitfire to go with it, and might go for the F-5 some time soon to act out my Top Gun Aggressor fantasies on the NTTR map. Long term, the F-14 looks like it will be awesome too. So I think all this will keep me very busy!

Hi, this looks great! But I didn't understand that bit I'm afraid. I have the NTTR map but will I need a specific aircraft module to use your mod?

Hi all, I'm very new to DCS and have been enjoying learning the FC3 F-15C over the last week. So much so in fact that I purchased for the NTTR map and F-15C Red Flag campaign (just hours before the weekend bundle deal was announced :cry:). I was a bit gutted to miss the deals, as I fancied Black Shark 2 too, but I'm sure I'll find the spare cash in time for the next sale. Anyway, the NTTR map turned out to be a work of art so well worth buying, sale or no sale! What I'd love to fly soon is a Western strike aircraft. I used to love Falcon 4, dropping cluster bombs and firing Mavericks. I was ok with the time taken to learn the F-15C (in simulator mode), which wasn't all that much, but get the impression that some aircraft might require quite a LOT of time to learn. How true is that for the likes of the M-2000C, or Viggen? Your advice and recommendations would be very welcome. :)

Another newcomer Hi all, I'm one of those who started with Harrier Attack on the Amstrad CPC 464 was instantly hooked on flight sims. Over the years I've had the pleasure of playing games like F29 Retaliator, DI Tornado, TFX, EF2000, SWOTL, CFS3: Pacific Air War, Falcon 4 (and then F4 Allied Force), BoB2, IL2-CLOD. I had two young kids so family life pushed flight simming to the side for years, but I've recently found the time to pick up DCS and FC3 and spent the last few days getting to grips with the F-15C and learning the simulation avionics and flight modes. Wow - what a game! Ok, I am definitely re-hooked on flight sims!

Buy the biggest SSD you can afford. Trust me, I have 3, and wish mine were bigger! The NTTR map was 33Gb alone. :O Everyone else has given you good advice already, but just for comfort, I also have a GTX 970 running @ 1080p, with a i5 3750k o/c'ed to 4.2Ghz, 16GB RAM, and I'd also strongly recommend you get an SSD. Your CPU and GFX card is fine.