Krippz

Here's to hoping that we get new 3D models for the flyables.

Yeah with the debacle that is Cliff's of Dover I'm very interested in "Flying Legends".

Getting the same pixelated NVG bug during night missions.

Really hoping that we get a Mistal model added to DCS :thumbup:

Happy birthday Matt!!!

It depends on what aircraft you would like to fly. So if you want to fly an A-10C online you have to launch A-10C multiplayer and if you would like to fly KA-50 online you will have to launch KA-50 multiplayer.

Yeah I made that mistake with a build two years ago; I wondered why the idle temp on the CPU was 57-celsius :music_whistling:

Best of luck.

Well there was obviously a lot that went on behind closed doors that we are not privy to. I'm inclined to give ED/TFC the benefit of the doubt as they have been doing this for a long time. I'm not saying that they are not infallible but "things happen" sometimes avoidable problems happen but I think they dealt with the aftermath fine by getting everyone a working installer ASAP.

+1 Good luck ED getting it sorted though :-|

Probably due to the respective altitudes that these aircraft operate at.

I opened a support ticket on 11-5-2011 due to me running out of DCS BlackShark activations however I haven't received a response yet :helpsmilie:

I don't see the argument. If you are in favor of others stating their opinion why the need to opine on mine? I'm not trying to moderate anyone (i.e. I was not enforcing a forum rule but stating my opinion). Most of this thread in my opinion has been QQ-ing and discussing the idiosyncrasies of this title's release. This makes it difficult to find worthwhile information when you have to sift through page's of rubbish.

Can we stop the whining about the $20.00 and get back on message? If you look at the changes introduced between DCS Black Shark version 1.0 and DCS Black Shark 2 the price is more than justified. Sure ED could have done a better job with making this known prior to release but after viewing this thread for the past few days I don't blame them.

Patching to 1.0.1 and trying the Black Shark 2 installation did not work. My frustration is peaking now. I for the life of me cannot understand how this installation fiasco was not picked up on prior to the product release :cry:.

Looks like you entered your state code incorrectly?

It's 1.0.0; I'll patch it to 1.0.1 to see if that will work.

Okay so I've downloaded the version from the website and the Black Shark 2 exe could not find my installation as well. So I've noticed that with both the Direct2Drive installation and the downloadable version from the website the game never prompts me to enter a authentication code; I have to enter the game's directory and manually run the protect.exe to activate when I do this a code is already there and nothing needs to be entered. Guess I have to wait for the updated exe to get uploaded to the site.

I'll give that a go.

In order: Downloaded DCS Black Shark from Direct2Drive.com Installed DCS Black Shark version 1.0. Attempted to run the Black Shark 2 exe; no joy "DCS BlackShark must be installed" I then ran Black Shark version 1.0; exited and ran Black Shark 2 exe and same issue. From what I've read BlackShark 2 only installs if version 1.0 of Black Shark is on your computer. Guess I will have to continue to wait :music_whistling:

Still trying to remain patient on the installer issue as I can't :joystick: :D:D

I have a question regarding my installer issue. I purchased and downloaded BlackShark via Direct2Drive. Is the Direct2Drive version the same as the steam version or is it the same version as the downloadable version available on the website?

It's not a patch it's an upgrade.

I think the biggest issue here is people's perception of how a software company should maintain their product. The following is the software development process: Requirements > Design> Implementation> Verification> Maintenance. Do you see upgrade, expansion or dlc anywhere? If a company wants to market a upgrade, DLC or expansion it's their prerogative. You the consumer can elect to purchase the product or not but I can assure you all of the upgrades in Black Shark 2 costs hours of hard work. I'm sorry but I'll happily reward the devs with a measly $20.00.

Ok I understand where you are coming from. In the past 20 minutes I took the liberty to read all of the pages on this thread and I can sympathize with the moderators a lot more. Quite a few individuals are not making their arguments known in a respectful manner. It's funny you would think the announcement of Black Shark 2 would have a bastion of support and little controversy :D