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    UK Printed Manuals - In Colour!

    in DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark

    Posted · Edited by Cosmonaut

    Why are you printing a beta manual? It has hundreds of errors that need to be fixed. I am waiting for that and reading it on my netbook for now.

     

     

    You're saying becasue of a few errors the BS pdf is a Beta manual? Anyway the sim has been out for years so how much longer are you going to wait for some minor corrections.. And even if they actually do make any changes then we can just print up the relevant pages and swap them out.

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    Now What?

    in DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark

    Posted

    Realistic game play has nothing to do with how many buttons you push to start up, missile logic or anything other than the capabilities of the mission editor and the mission you're actually playing. Red Flag would play out the same way as FC2 if the same approach was taken to the way the missions are and can be handled online.

     

    Grimes hit the nail on the head-

     

    The whole notion of supply has been missing for quite some time. I was hoping there might have been a trigger condition based on weapon usage in DCS A-10. That way we could at least fake supply with triggers. The fact that you can use whatever the hell you want however much you want is a huge factor in how people play a game. Give 1 person 4 aircraft, if they lose the first 3, the value of the 4th aircraft would increase an insane amount. They'd fly more careful and smarter. Granted they might also quit the server...

     

     

    A war of attrition is exactly what is missing. We need to set a certain amount of planes and a certain amount of pilots. When you're side runs out of either you loose simple as that. In IL2 1946 we have had that for years and it's still, IMO, the most immersive, online, air combat sim around. Well with out having to coordinate anything like signing people up to an event etc.

    UK Printed Manuals - In Colour!

    in DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark

    Posted

    You're absolutely right MadDogMcQ, but I just prefer a binder/folder. The ones I use are called "lever arch folders" and they lock the pages down so it opens like a text book or you can just unlock and swing the pages over like you see in the pic. I could have used the spiral binding instead but if you do damage any of the pages then you're pretty much stuck. I've already replaced about ten pages due to coffee and beer spills :) .

     

    IMO with the quality of ink jet printers you can produce manuals like this to any level you want for a fraction of the price of a company and you get your manual .. like right now. Then you house it in a folder, spiral bindings even a leather book type cover, it all just depends on what kind of finish you want.

    UK Printed Manuals - In Colour!

    in DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark

    Posted

    Printed mine out, in color, ages ago:

     

    Well I had a slight delay printing this thing out becasue my printer decided it didn't want to cooperate so I had to beat it into obedience ;) .

     

    Below are some pics of the manual which including the key commands and HOTAS setup is 2.9cm thick and weighs in at 2kg :). It took 2 black cartridges and almost one full color.

     

    Also becasue of the high grade paper I used the quality of each picture is like a photographic, that's silky smooth to the touch.

     

    bsdg7.jpg

     

     

    And the cost to me for the folder + Ink + paper was approximately [£4 to £5] or [$6 to $7].

     

    I could have used those spring looking things to bind it instead but I prefer folders

    Wish List

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

    Posted

    So everything ED have studies for are modeled realistically in game ;) .

     

    In my wish list I’d like this improved:

     

    1080p cropped images:

     

    F14 at 20km and 10 km is easier to see than 4 km. In fact at 4.0 km it disappeared completely for a split second and as far as I know camouflage should work better the farther you are from the object.

     

    farj.jpg

     

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    Wish List

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

    Posted

    You mean decrease. If realism is desired, that is.

     

    Decrease for realism? Only if we are talking about pilots that failed the eye exam part of their physical. ;)

     

    When Lockon was first released seeing other aircraft was extremely difficult but after a post I made, on UBI boards, gained momentum both Stormin and Wags (+ Dev Team :) ) looked into the problem and increased the visible distance considerably. However some problems still exist. I.e. the disappearing and reappearing of aircraft as you close in on them and most of the time you just can’t see at the distances you should be able to in real life. Test this yourself by looking up in the sky at aircraft and you’ll see that Lockon is way off.

     

    The most realistic sim for visually acquiring an aircraft IMO is IL2 where you can see far smaller fighters than Su27s/F15s at far greater distances.

    Su-25 bombing technique

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

    Posted

    Others will give you a better explanation but I always CCRP in the Su25 becasue it can be very difficult to get LA on a target without flying too fast .. Basically just turn on the laser and place the pipper over the target then hold the trigger, level out and the bombs should release automatically.

    Using the ADI in the SU27

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

    Posted

    Yes, but...

     

    case 1 - staying on a flightpath is a better deal, imagine traffic (ferry flights or other combat guys flying along) and you might collide in midair,

     

    case 2 - preplanned routes that drive you thru the air defense are only good if you follow needles

     

    case 3 - Flanker/MiG MFD in LOFC is good for nothing, is unreallistic (displaying AB icons) and not very multifunctional. I often set MFD/HUD failure to appear at 0:00 after 0:00 and keep my eyes on steam gauges for SA and NAV. IFR is a must and makes you develop a habit of checking your instruments.

     

    You're right on all points except I think 3. I've seen footage a while back and it looked pretty much the same as it does in Lockon, but don't quoute me on that as it was a long time ago ;).

     

    And remember it's an HDD not MFD so for basic course location it works quite well and for IFF through data link it works great.

    Using the ADI in the SU27

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

    Posted

    I use the ADI and HSI to follow the course the same way I would track a radial of a VOR in a civilian aircraft. First thing is once you've tracked the course then do not make any course corrections once you're about 5 or 10 km from the waypoint.

     

    What I do is to just select the next waypoint once I'm close enough to make a smooth turn towards the new heading and course.

     

    Also as GhostDog said check out Ironhand's tutorials.

    Flaming Cliffs 1.1 and Windows 7

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

    Posted

    The sfdrvup.zip worked the first time I installed 1.12b in Win7 but after uninstalling Lo then reinstalling, that has left me with the problem of not being able to get past the CD checker.

     

    @thaFunkster; Thanks for the info. I'm having the opposite effect with win7 in that every game sim is running about 30% slower, so I'll have to look into it.. maybe something is turned on somewhere that's dragging my system down.

    Flaming Cliffs 1.1 and Windows 7

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

    Posted

    I installed 1.1 on Win 7 but found a drop in FPS.. in fact all my games/sims run like cr@p in 7 ( anyone else find this?). Anyway I decided, for some reason :doh: , to try the "a" patch instead of "b" and as you would expect it didn't work, so I uninstalled 1.12a then reinstalled 1.12b but now I can't get beyond the CD checker and some activation nonsense comes up... arrg :cry: . My fault for trying the wrong patch but why can't you just uninstall Star Force :noexpression:?

    Announcing Flaming Cliffs 2.0

    in Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 1 & 2

    Posted

    The DVD version of FC2 will only be for sale here:

     

    http://www.kengray.co.uk/lockonbuy.htm

     

    Just heard about FC2 and thought "Huh! Man I have been out of these forums for a long time" :doh: , next thought was "hope there's a DVD version" so I'm Mucho happy with the above info from Wags... :D:D

     

    One more thing.., If I'm allowed to ask, :huh: .. What type of Copy protection will be used? Limited installs or CD checker like FC?

     

    Thanks for any info.

    Should I try flying online?

    in Multiplayer

    Posted

    I've got to be honest...I've never really gotten into playing games online. I once tried to get into some FPSs online, but I found that the meager amount of time that I can dedicate to games (I have a pretty busy life) always defaults to me being whipping boy.

     

    Now, I've been doing pretty well with DCS, and I was thinking that I might try flying online with some other human beings. A couple of things concern me:

     

    1) I'm still not perfect at flying and fighting with the shark.

     

    2) I live in Canada, which (I think) is probably behind most others (I'm guessing here that most are in Europe somewhere).

     

    Thoughts?

     

    I don't have BS but get online .. Now :D.

     

    Remember it's a coop and the sim is new for everyone which makes it a great time to start flying online, with no need to worry about some moron that has figured out how to nade spam half of the opposition as soon as the round starts. :smartass:.

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