Raven (Elysian Angel)

Sure, put in a request to McDonnell Douglas and I’m sure they’ll accommodate you

It makes sense to finish implementing fuses first though. Remember when ED made the HARM more realistic? Back then people had the exact same comments: they said HARMs were not doing enough damage but the problem was the damage model of the radar dishes, not the HARM itself.

I just leave the IPD option unticked. That works best for me

Yes please!

Just to add to that, for AMD users the folder is: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\AMD\DxCache

There are some very odd pitch-up or pitch-down issues yes depending on what you are doing when you deploy flaps, but I haven't had any issues at the ramp. Quite the opposite: because of the faster engine spool-up/down times I find the burble less of an issue than it has been...

Neither do I. But when I exit the F10 map everything is so overexposed it hurts my eyes. It takes a while for it to settle back to normal. I'd like to see that fixed

You'll have better luck posting this in the VR subforum: https://forum.dcs.world/forum/302-virtual-reality/

The first post in this very thread clearly states we'll be getting an '80s era MiG-29...

Yes, I agree

Yup I slammed the thing down hard on purpose as well after those reports but the undercarriage just laughed it off

That’s what I did: the stock F-18 take-off single mission on the SoH map - I only edited the loadout.

A quick test in-game with 3 bags and nothing else but wingtip Sidewinders: 500ft: M0.99 (655KIAS) 3000ft: M1.03 30000ft: M1.5+ (I decided to RTB but was still accelerating)

I don't use Steam myself for DCS, but as an example: if you right-click you can add launch options: null

That's just under 63GB. I wonder how you do that, mine is 566GB

The FM enforces stricter limits for Navy Hornets than for land-based Hornets (Swiss, Kuwaiti, Finnish, Australian). Land-based Hornets can also use different software that can increase the G-limit from 7.5G to 9G. Because of the added stress on airframes for Naval Hornets, stricter operating limits mean you can use them longer than the intended 6000 flight hours. The paddle switch is there for emergency/Oh crap use, say to prevent 'controlled flight into terrain' for example. Online airquakers also use it for dogfighting. But if a RL paddle switch was pulled in a Navy Hornet, as far as I understand RL procedures would demand rigorous maintenance to check for damage - possibly even scrapping the jet. At the very least it would ground the jet for quite a while. Thus it is frowned upon among most DCS players as well.

I think most people who take DCS seriously - treat it as a simulator instead of a game - adhere to what’s called “the good housefather” principle (bonus pater familias): it means you treat what’s under your care responsibly and do your utmost to prevent unnecessary damage.

Neither have I. I have heard from mechanics that the probe door mechanism can get damaged if it's operated above 270 knots so next time I'll edit that mission and slow down the tanker, to see if it makes a difference. In other aircraft (notably the F-16 and F-15E) different tanking airspeeds make a huge difference (for better or worse) in controllability of the jet, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case for the F-18 as well.

Yes: I ran the exact same mission earlier today and went for the tanker as well after a few landings. I had more PIO than usual too.

Then you do care about logbook Campaign progress is saved in Saved Games\DCS\MissionEditor\logbook.lua

It has been my assumption for the last few years that the progress made with MAC would eventually bleed through to FC3 (since the FC3 models are old and ED can't afford to sell a new product with such old graphics and incorrect geometry in VR). The textures we got now is IMO the first batch of that, and NineLine's comments on YouTube seem to confirm that we will indeed get further improvements to FC3 later on.

Have you ever seen an F-18 airshow demo in real life? If not, try to get the opportunity at your earliest convenience. It is jaw-dropping what that thing can do!

What do you mean by progress? Flight hours for your virtual pilot? Campaign progress? Just copy the files you want from your OB Saved Games to the new Saved Games. For example logbook.lua

Not me. Perhaps you can share the mission file here so people can try on their system?