Jester986

I'd rather see asset price baked into map price. Charging for asset packs fractures the online community. I know we all pay for it one way or another and thats fine. But there's no way everyone in my squad os going to buy 3 different asset packs to run a mission.

I'd rather see something more dissimilar to the F-86. Like an F9F or a P-89. I love the time period though and would buy a 84.

Cool, of course it will be better to get the proper ai, but at least it can work as a stop gap as the Pacific get filled out.

Since we now have the Ju-88 torpedo bomber, are there any close Japanese analogue to it that we could paint it up as?

if you don't mind a few islands in your ocean DCS Marianas is coming.

I'm always frustrated by the attitude of only wanting the best plane. Flaws are what make them interesting and force you to learn. I hope we get a wildcat.

As much as I hope to get news too all we're going to hear is "not until we finish the 101". Which I respect.

Worth it.

What kind of level of completion are you aiming for for a release? Some people are happy with a flight model so they can fly it as soon as possible and thats fine. Personally I prefer the Jf-17 model of release to the F-16's though.

Looks like the artwork is pretty far along. So is this a completely separate third party or a Belsimtek type of third party?

So I went back to the post and it mentions working risers and elevator animations. So I just misread it. I'll edit my original question to reflect that.

Edit: I misread the post it's still there. My mistake. Leaving the original post so the reply to it still makes sense. On the recent update on facebook I see there's no mention of a hangar deck or working elevators in the future features. Did those get cut?

https://www.helisimmer.com/news/new-screenshots-info-dcs-mi-24p Mi-24 screenshots

Sorry to be a bummer but they have said they doubt they could get the information to make it at DCS level again. And with them being spotted flying again recently I doubt much is getting declassified. They did say they''d consider it if they could get the info though. It's not an aircraft I'm interested in though. I understand why some want it. I want some boring planes like a C-2 greyhound. But the 117 doesn't excite me.

I would echo Razor, with a slight edge to the Hornet. The Harrier is a little less polished systems and bug wise than the Hornet. But if you want air to air with some air to ground go Hornet. If you want mostly air to ground go Harrier.

They also mentioned possibly making it their next module. I think it would be pretty cool since it would be a completely different mission from what we have now.

Oh, I forgot to mention the JF-17. It also gets a solid recommendation. My Ranking would be: 1 F-14 2 F-18 3 JF-17 4 F-16 Harrier is fun but has some issues. its fine if you don't get too deep in the weeds on systems. Mirage used to be awesome but Razbam is currently upgrading it and with that some things have broken.

Something cool about the Dauntless I just learned was it also served with the Army air corps in Pacific as the A-24 Banshee. It had a few modifications like different radios, a different tailwheel, and no arresting gear but was pretty much the same plane.

On the topic of the F6F theres some good news for you. Nick Grey has said it's his favorite Pacific theatre fighter, the fighter collection has one, and he said they will 100% make one. Only problem is it is likely many years away. ED hasn't announced any Pacific fighters being in any stage of development other than Mag3's Corsair.

Got tired of waiting to fly the F-4u, so I bought an r/c one to hold me over :lol: Really looking forward to this one and anxious for the spring update. I'll probably get the P-47 just to practice for the Corsair. I'd ask for news but I know the answer, I hope work is going well and you all are alright in these trying times:thumbup:

F-14 is amazing and I like that its older and analogue. If you want something more modern the F-18 is great. It's a much more complete experience than the F-16 and you get carrier ops. Some people are simply enamored with the F-16 though and if that's the case for you go for it. It's not bad, I just feel its not ready yet and it doesn't elicit anything more than a hearty "meh" from me.

I think mag3 is doing a Lexington class with their F-4U? They are doing a carrier though. Hopefully we see alot more though and some escort ships.

I would leave WWI to the "other" sim. It's fun there but the idea doesn't really appeal to me in DCS.

Just FYI Falcon, your idea or post didn't bother me but it probably wouldn't look great for ED was all I meant.

I might be going to hell for it but I got a good chuckle out of that.