AnarchyZG

For AIM-54 they might have gotten the kinematics right (or at least they sounded convincing), however I get the feeling that seeker performance (range, area coverage, resistance to notch, ground clutter, countermeasures etc.) is a bit...optimistic. Isn't it a bit strange that it is easier to defeat a modern aircraft radar with huge antenna and transmitting power then something crammed into a missile from mid 80s? Last thing any true flight sim fan would want is an "arms race" between module makers inflating the capabilities of simulated weapon systems to cater to competitive multiplayer crowd (essentially a pay to win scenario that has proven to be a disaster for every game that implemented it)

In my opinion (note: I am the MATRIC developer, but I'll be objective) MATRIC is more suited for DCS the Touch Portal. I will not compare apps in general, just related to DCS. While Touch Portal has its advantages (if you're streamer and use something other then OBS Studio or use Apple devices), MATRIC has 4 key advantages when it comes to DCS: 1) Low level keyboard emulation (distinguishes between left/right Win/Ctrl/Shift/Alt and can use Win + <key> shortcuts). Touch Portal can't do that. 2) Community gallery featuring many DCS decks and templates. TP has only a few preset grids available on their web (6), none for DCS (or any other game/sim for that matter). MATRIC Community Gallery currently has 10 DCS decks alone. 3) Integration API makes 2-way integration possible between MATRIC and a 3rd party app (as shown in ) 4) More freedom in designing layouts so you can make more convincing and functional panels, displays etc. Touch Portal currently supports only grids of square buttons. P.S. 5) Dev is DCS fan, and MATRIC is roughly half the price of TP :D

No, it's not MAGIC, it's MATRIC (pun intended) :smilewink: And it is rather recent 9/2019 (and not specifically made for DCS), so it is not widely known.

JF-17 has a lot of buttons to push :), so i decided to make a MATRIC deck for it. This is work in progress deck for JF-17, for use on 10' Android tablets in landscape orientation. When JF-17 arrives, I'll update it with key bindings and add more stuff, maybe play around with lua export to get buttons and UFCP displays in sync with DCS

I enjoy flying with and against humans on a dynamic combined arms server (DDCS). Sure, there are good and bad days, but for me DDCS is the pinnacle of DCS immersion and fun. As for realism, I'm afraid many elitists equate realism with cockpit switchology. I could be rude and say go fly MSFS if you're so obsessed with pushing buttons, but I will not. DCS is COMBAT flight simulator, yet the combat part seems to get far less attention then switchology. We have some obscure test procedure yet core combat has been neglected to the point of being ridiculous, eg: missiles going for chaff/flare from 20km away, ridiculous and inconsistent ECM (some modules are even immune to ecm), radars picking up targets through obstacles, "roll the dice" flare effect calculation... I can be a COMBAT flightsim enthusiast and not give a crap if auxilary fuse for backup waste disposal power indicator lamp test circuit is modelled or not. Immersion does not equal switchology but instead it is a sum of many things of which switchology is only a part.

I ran into the similar if not the same issue while developing MATRIC, and came to the conclusion that DCS will not respond to "key down" event, but I have to emulate "button auto repeat" like most keyboard drivers do. During testing I realized i need to make a few milliseconds pause between keyboard press/release events for DCS to work...

Online PvP head-on deathmatch air-quake score is not the only criteria IMHO. Why do we have fighters like MiG-15/19/21, F-86 and F-5, Mirage 2000, surely they aren't a match for F-14/15/16/18 either?

I'd go with MATRIC, it is similar to Power-Grid in functionality. It is supported, works well with DCS, extremely easy to set up (drag&drop, macro recorder...etc) there are also a number of ready-made configurations ("decks") for DCS in the community gallery, just search "DCS".

I also found streamdeck SDK a bit ...awkward, so I did 2-way communication with MATRIC ( Google play) instead. I wrote a blog post about how I did it if anyone is interested in expanding it further (like using DCS BIOS instead of roll-your-own-lua). MATRIC API is rather simple - json over UDP socket - took me about one hour for this proof of concept, including writing lua script :)

Nearly instant

It runs on your smartphone and does not modify the game so yes

Well, sort of anyway, by having commands clickable on tablet or smartphone. The idea goes like this: FC3 aircraft are modeled in far less detail then full "study sim" ones, however, they still feature a lot of finctions (commands) which you MUST either map to HOTAS or remember keyboard shortcuts (e.g. Su-25T features exactly 324 bindable commands!) which makes flying them far less immersive then full modules not to mention frustrating at times (e.g. I see the bloody switch in the cockpit but can't remember the keyboard combo). But I digress, I made MATRIC profiles for MiG-29S and Su-25T which should make flying these aircraft more immersive and more fun at the same time. You can get them at the MATRIC community gallery. You're free to modify them as you please to fit your mapping or screen size and aspect ratio. Here are some example screenshots: Su-25T NAVIGATION Su-25T WEAPONS, SENSORS, COUNTERMEASURES MiG-29S SENSORS P.S. It should be possible to even do a 2-way integration for FC3 aircraft like I did with the Ka-50 demo to make these input profiles into truly clickable cockpits (within FC3 export limitations)

Nope, Android smartphone/tablet only

I was really excited with enthusiastic response we got from DCS community for our MATRIC application and being a DCS fan myself since Flanker days, I wanted to go a step further and see if I can turn the immersion factor up a notch. And behold, although not strictly "made for DCS", MATRIC turned out to be quite easy to integrate. I wrote a detailed blog post Integrating MATRIC with DCS - proof of concept explaining how I did it in case someone else wants to take it further. edit: Sorry for the poor quality video, recording while holding a phone in one hand and trying to hit the switches while looking through phone screen

Discord server setting, phone validation has been removed now. Thnx for pointing that out.:)

You might wanna give MATRIC a try. It enables you to use Android smartphone or tablet for buttons and what not. Using the keyboard shortcuts or hunting switches around the cockpit in combat is kind of an immersion killer if you ask me. It is much cheaper then any hardware solution (if you do not need more then 6 buttons it is free). There are even some ready made DCS decks (like Ka-50 and ICP) and rolling your own is basically drag & drop job: Ka-50 F-16 ICP For export of MFDs I'd recommend just using multi monitor setup (DCS can export MFDs to second screen). I use a small 13' secondary for exports:

It is not VR, it is on smartphone, but yes, nothing can really simulate the tactile feel of the physical buttons and switches. As for layout, you can add anything, max supported button grid is 12 x 12 although that would only make sense on a 10' tablet. I usually make "my own" panels which make more sense in DCS context rather then replicate the look of the real thing. For example, I fly with completely made up controls for Ka-50, this is the weapons panel: Works for me since I do not have physical interface (HOTAS, cockpit) even remotely similar to real aircraft and I hate using the mouse in combat trying to flip a switch somewhere. So although it does not look like the real thing I find it much more enjoyable then using the mouse or trying to play all those three key keyboard combos like chords on the piano :)

Oops, I'll fix it. Nice catch :D EDIT: Fixed, available on community gallery

Here is my take on the Viper ICP (for MATRIC controller) , I hope that this is just a start and in the future I will add more instrument panels, maybe even plug DCS BIOS to raise the fidelity up a notch. But even as it is it's better then keyboard shortcuts or taking hands off HOTAS to grab a mouse in combat.

I have ported my old Roccat Power Grid profile to MATRIC if anyone finds it useful :) Works well with both tablets and smartphones Profile can be found here https://community.matricapp.com/#/deck/96 Flight controls Weapons Counter measures Edit: wrong link

MATRIC (Matrix Advanced Touch Remote Interface Controller), yeah everyone likes a good acronym :) The idea is simple (and not a particularly revolutionary one) - use smartphone(s) and/or tablet(s) as virtual cockpit button boxes. Unlike some of the similar attempts, MATRIC comes with an easy drag&drop layout editor which makes it possible to build a custom game panel with minimum effort. For example (smartphone screenshot): Layout editor: So, in a nutshell: What is it? MATRIC is an application (Android and Windows 10) that turns a smartphone or tablet into a PC input device (it supports output too, but I wouldn't go into that right now, there is a github sample project for that - https://github.com/tgudelj/MATRICIntegrationDemo) What does it have to do with DCS? With MATRIC you can use your smartphone(s) and tablet(s) (note that you can use multiple devices) as virtual cockpit panel(s). It is not a solution JUST for DCS, but I think it might be useful. I've included a DCS MiG-29 deck as an example. The ability to create key combos with distinct left/right shift/ctrl/win/alt keys might be especially useful for DCS. How does it work? It emulates PC keyboard (among other things). Your smartphone(s)/tablet(s) need to be on the same network as your PC (your home WiFi). Anything else? We have a community gallery where people can share their decks, so check it out. I'd love to hear your feedback, so give it a try https://matricapp.com We have Discord support channel, so if you have any issues, we're listening:https://discord.gg/9KfHpSF

Ideally, ED should provide power grid like solution with DCS, but I guess it is beyond their capacity. I'd pay 20$ for really good app similar to power grid.

Power Grid has so much potential, I can't imagine flying without it. I cant understand why more people do not use it. The down side is Roccat abandoned it and they did not open source it, so do not expect new features or bugfixes. It is still very usable with some limitations (RCtrl issues, some missing features like different grid sizes, horizontal orientation...). for me personaly the biggest issue is RCtrl problem which prevents mapping to default DCS commands requireing you to change some shortcuts in DCS. I made some grids for my own use, and shared them: Mirage 2000 https://www.roccat.org/en-US/Products/Gaming-Software/Power-Grid/Store/Grids/Games/Simulation/1025/ DCS FC3 general profile (for russian aircraft) https://www.roccat.org/en-US/Products/Gaming-Software/Power-Grid/Store/Grids/Games/Simulation/1000/ I was even thinking of building a clone of Power Grid myself, but do not have the time to do it on my own.