RaceFuel85

How dare you bring logic and smart planning in on this!

6x Aim-7, 2x Aim-9 4x Aim-7 4x Aim-9 5X Aim-7, 3x Aim-9

yes there will be training missions. Check out the training missions for the Harrier..some call the Harrier a Hornet..meaning the scripting for the Harrier missions is the same.

You're misreading the tweet. The R-73 is an A2A missile, but they did not say it was launched from an aircraft.

AFAIK the Tomcat never carried Zuni's operationally. They were only tested a few times and the last time they were seen was on the "Great Tomato" VF-101 showbird

TIL Saudi Arabia is the US. keep quiet kiddo, adults are talking.

So.. When you consider that the A-10 was $60 on launch 7 years ago..and inflation has kicked in..the Hornet module full price is really only about $12 more. Now factor in the time involved, cost associated with developing the module, etc. You're essentially expecting ED to eat the inflation costs involved and sell a vastly more complex module with new systems in DCS, etc..for the same price as the A-10. How is that reasonable?

Well the GBU12 is a given.

Well it's like the old saying...Measure Twice, Cut Once. I don't think anyone will be complaining once the Tomcat is out that you and your team took the time and effort to blow us out of the water on the initial release than having to continuously update a..lukewarm product.

maybe a Tomcat is better suited for you.

I suspect the Tomcat will be the more "fun" and rewarding aircraft to fly. I spoke with one particularly interesting pilot. He originally was a F-14 pilot (VF-11 and VF-32) flying the F-14B around 2000. He then did an exchange tour with the USAF flying F-15C's out at Kadena, Okinawa and then returned to the Navy in time for VF-32 to transition to the F/A-18F. He said the Tomcat was more fun and had a more raw, visceral, pure adrenaline pumping power that you were very much aware was akin to holding a tiger by the tail..meaning if you let it go, it'll kill you. He found the Hornet much easier and carefree to fly, and found that he became better at BFM/ACM in it because he was able to focus more on tactics rather than having to manhandle the plane *and* try to focus on tactics..however the thrill was gone for the most part because of how easy the Super Hornet is to fly and how remote it feels from the pilot. He found the F-15C to be more akin to the Tomcat..very raw, very powerful, slightly easier to fly, but disliked the USAF's focus on stupid silly details and found the "fun" element of the job was lacking in the USAF, despite how great of a plane the F-15 is to fly.

Actually I believe they said they scrapped *all* of the visual assets (3d models, artwork, etc). The only things that were retained were the TCS pod we were shown and the individual cockpit panels (the ACM panel, front pit VSD , etc). They did this after visiting several museum Tomcats with a laser scanner and found they could realistically take it all to the next level (or crank it up to 11 as Spinaltap would say)..so they did.

By all means..let's bring up stuff from over two years ago and pretend like it's relevant right now.

A2A radar or ground targeting/mapping radar? :thumbup:

Thanks Nick! While a lot of people only want to hear what they want to hear..I think the majority appreciate a no bullcrap statement like this. Thank you for being a model of developer integrity.

Hell I paid $40 for another flight sim done by Micropose in 1998 and that game was broken as hell right out of the box!

Apparently people have tried to get information out of Thrustmaster..no luck.

So how much do you think the license to produce this module cost ED to obtain from Boeing? How much do you think the assets they obtained from Boeing cost? How many people do you think it took to produce this module? How much schooling did they have? what kind of experience do they have? How much do you think that cost? How much do you think Wag's time and effort is worth in putting up with this spoiled, ungrateful, petulant community is? How much do you think the consulting time spent with SME's such as Hornet pilots, maintainers, etc is worth? Now tell me, do you think you could do all that..and only ask for $50 a copy?

They don't have it yet..

LOOK OUT SOMEBODY'S GOT JOKES

I believe there was a blip in one season about how Harm had undergone a surgery and had his night blindness eliminated and actually went back to a fleet squadron..but then came back to JAG

They were going to originally do the A then the B. The B will be coming out first.

Quick Question Cobra.. Beyond the t-shirts, what sort of F-14 "swag" and items are you planning?

Cobra/Nick.. Thank you! Thank you for your honesty and updates on what's going on. Merry Christmas!

Cobra said it's just Christmas sales for swag, gift cards, etc.