Sharkster64

I was just quoting the SU-39 as an example. I don't know all the aircraft you guys have in mind for modules. But I do know that the AH-64a is planned and I am DESPERATE for this one!!!

Yeah, there has been substantially little profit because the game has not yet been released in stores. We'll see how much profit this game brings in when the game is in stores. I've talked to flight simmers out there that didn't even know this game existed. We'll see how much profit this game brings in when they release the Apache module. I'm sure it will eat up the A-10 profits. As for your comment about me being ignorant about two modules being priced as one, you obviously didn't read my whole post. I stated that they should release two modules at once but charge for each one seperately. I wouldn't expect them to release them both in one module and charge for only one. I think the ignorant one here is the one who can't read!!!

Well of course they are doing it right in their minds, they are trying to make a profit by appealing to the Helicopter fans and the jet fans. It's not like I don't know whats going on. They should be releasing these modules with two helicopters rather than one, (Ka-50 and AH-64A) and two jets rather than one, (SU-39 and A-10). This would give the multiplayers a standoff weapon. The way I look at it, you could still make them all separate, charging for each aircraft individually, but selling the standoff aircraft at the same time. I would buy both the AH-64a and the Black Shark at the same time.

I have to agree with the comments about just another A-10. This series started off with a helicopter and I would like to see it go in that same direction. I'm more pumped about getting the two seat AH-64a apache than just another A-10. I bought this game because I am fascinated with helicopters. I can't wait to try out the two seat multiplayer apache. It will be nice to concentrate on flying the chopper and leave the targeting and weapons deployment to the gunner. That is part of the excitement, working as a team. Then it would be nice to see the Hind. I think DCS is going in the wrong direction by implementing the A-10 and the fighters. I think they should concentrate on providing the multiplayers a stand off weapon to the Black shark before implementing the A-10 and the fighters. How are these multiplayers maps supposed to work when you have an A-10 and a Blackshark. What happens when we get the AH-64a. Now it will be A-10 and AH-64 versus Ka-50? That is hardly evenly matched. Who will want to fly the Ka-50 on multiplayer just so they can get owned. I'm sorry DCS but you guys are completely going in the wrong direction. :music_whistling:

You are right, I often have a lot of background noise and have never had an issue. I usually have the TV going at the same time and the wife and kid hollering in the background and have still no problem with recognition. The software just suggests doing that if you do have an issue. That is why I mentioned that.

How is VAC better? I use shoot and I have NEVER had a problem with recognition. It recognizes my commands 100% of the time. What advantages are there over shoot? I'm just curious.

:thumbup: Hey thanks for the work on that. That will definitely make skinning easier using the arrow colour coding. Good job!!! :P

Why are you using VAC, when Shoot is free and works just as well. Plus there are already templates on the forum for using with Blackshark for Shoot

You HAVE to use a headset with microphone. That is why you are having trouble. The background noise will interfere with your commands then.

I can't believe this hasn't been brought up before. I've been using shoot since I got the game and with Falcon 4, and I can truely say that it is a must have. As for using with Multiplayer, It works no problem. You have to push a button (Slaved to HOTAS of course) in order to say your command. It won't work otherwise. It is the same with using teamspeak, you have to push a button for that as well, (Slaved to HOTAS on a different button of course) for your friends to hear you. And like it was mentioned before, you can say a command, and it will open dialog box, then type out command, and then close dialog box all automatically. Works REALLY REALLY well, and recognizes commands perfectly everytime. Just spend the time to train the voice software, and then play. Trust me, you will be thinking why it took so long for you to get it in the first place. You WON'T be sorry

Hey that looks cool. :thumbup:

Never mind I figured it out. Here is one of Canadas new Leopard 2 tanks.

Does anyone know how to add ground vehicle skins? I've already created a skin and I just want to be able to add it to the game. If anyone knows how to create .lma7 file for ground vehicles so that I can use modman to install, your help would be much appreciated.

Use CDDS explorer that came with modman and you can extract any bitmap that you want out of the .cdds files.

That is sweet. I hope one of these days I can make a skin for that baby!! Awesome work keep it up. :thumbup:

That one doesn't come with the templates. You can use any in game one or you can add the one from my skin. There is no need to alter that one, that is why it is not included. Make sure you have all the files when making your .cdds file. There are 11 files in total needed to make your skin.

It looks like you are moving things around on your bitmap files. First off, are you using the templates from eagle dynamics. If not, it is much easier to skin with those. Secondly, make sure that you are making adjustments to the base colour scheme only. Do not move stuff around on the other layers. This is obviously a skin painting problem, not how you are putting the files together.

:megalol: I can't say the thought hasn't crossed my mind. :megalol:

I rarely fly online. I would love to fly online, but you just cant pause an online game. Unfortunately I just can't get through a mission without getting up in the middle of the game to do something for my wife to make her happy. Online games are grounds for divorce apparently. If I was single, I'd spend alot more time online. I bet that there are alot of people in the same boat.

In that same respect, talk to a helicopter bush pilot, or a helilogger pilot and ask them how boring their job is. Besides, you obviously didn't read my whole post. I said if I were in a REAL jet, that I would be eating those words. But we are talking about a simulation which has a tendency to make jet sims boring.

I think you vastly underestimate the amount of helicopter versus jet fans playing this game. How do you get the impression that everyone playing this game wants to fly a jet. I for one won't buy the A-10 addon or an F-16 addon if they had made one. I much prefer the helicopter over the jet. I played Longbow, and Longbow 2 and found those sims to be much more entertaining than any jet simulator. I personally find jet sims to be boring. Having a radar to scope out your targets and using awacs to tell you where the target is so you can blast it out of the sky with an amraam is so boring. Not to mention using an aim 9X sidewinder and looking at the target so you can shoot your weapon is just not fun. Don't get me wrong, if I were to fly in a real fighter jet I would be eating these words. But the fact of the matter is that this is just a computer simulation. This Ka-50 sim provides so much more entertainment than the jet sims I have flown in the past. If I were to choose a career however, it would be a Helicopter pilot over a Jet pilot. I know I'm not the only one in here that thinks this or this game wouldnt be so popular. So I can guarantee that there won't be a mass exodus like you seem to think. :P

Thankyou.

Awe man, that is sweet!!! I look forward to sims getting into that kind of detail. :thumbup:

Here are some screenshots of Canadas newest CH-47D Chinook. ;)

How about this paint job. Tell me what you think. Any ideas would be awesome. :thumbup: