Beirut
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40 minutes ago, Mogster said:
There has been talk of Orbx making stuff for DCS. Nothing has appeared though. Same goes for A2A.
Orbx, maybe if the world map “Earth module” or whatever appears someday.
That would be cool.
You have to admit, DCS planes with ORBX airports and terrain would be incredible!
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As the title says.
I'd like to see some custom payware airports made available. Like ORBX does for the civi flightsims. Better textures, more detail, and a certain amount of surrounding terrain. Groom Lake on the NTTR map would be a great place for a payware quality airfield. So would Dubai Int.
Although DCS is great for blowing things up, it's also great simply for the pleasure of flying. A few custom-quality airports would be nice to have.
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41 minutes ago, VFGiPJP said:
Allow me to add a drop into the ocean. I am a little familiar with coding, but by my educated guess it is nothing when compared to simulating a real, very complex piece of engineering. Every part of the plane is connected so changes in one part affects the other. To make it even more complicated, the parts are also interacting with the outside world, wind, temperature, air pressure, not to mention, that ordinance heading towards the plane.
And then, the developers has to translate all, or most, of the above into coding.
Now I may just be showcasing my ignorance, but doesn't the way DCS work, or the fact that DCS does work at all, mean that all those variables are just different answers to the same set of questions for each plane? "Wind resistance to X bomb load - set value 1 to 100" That kind of thing. Could you not "simply" change the values on any set of parameters in any plane's existing code and by doing so replicate the FM of any other plane?
I think what I have in mind is that there is a kind of master code template that exists - or doesn't - and that once you have the template, it's just a long azz series of multiple choice questions that have to be answered to get the desired result. And I figured with today's super computers, the process could be greatly speeded up. Not quite to the point of asking Siri to "Make me an F-104 FM", but neither would it be as it was ten or twenty-years ago.
But as stated, what the hell do I know.
41 minutes ago, VFGiPJP said:Look at IndiaFoxtEcho, the small team works very hard for, how long?, a relatively simple plane MB-339, in which they demonstrate the attention to details, including and not limited to, actual cockpit frost. I have all the respect of what they are doing so I will not buy their MSFS counterparts.
At the end, I like my F-15C, so I hope the hype worth it all.
I think I'll end up buying the MB-339 just because I feel bad for kind of insulting it the other day.
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32 minutes ago, Gierasimov said:
Black Shark 3 is the most anticipated module I am waiting for. Apache looks stunningly beautiful but I am not getting it for myself before George can speak to me.
The Apache is gorgeous but it looks like it will be a chopper with an A-10C level of complexity. Not sure I'd enjoy that. If it's available for a free trial I'll give it a go of course, but like you I want the BS3 much more. Hope it's not too long a wait.
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1 hour ago, Rainmaker said:
Have you seen code before? It’s a pretty laborious task to take on.
I am as well versed in code as I am in quantum mechanics. No PhD just yet.
But isn't all the code based on pre-existing formats of code? (Does that make sense?) I can't imagine when someone codes an F-15 for DCS it's in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, whereas the F-16 was in backwards Sanskrit, if you see what I mean. So it's not like re-inventing the wheel each time is it? I would imagine the plane is a bazillion triangles put together with a photoshop-ish program and the code is 1s and 0s in a particular order on a particular line.
Now I'm not saying it's easy and I'm not complaining. Just saying I don't really understand the depth of the challenge I guess.
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1 hour ago, Deano87 said:
Razbam haven’t been actively working on the F-15E for the entire time since it was first announced. It was put on the back burner for many years because tbh at the time it was announced DCS was missing a lot of fundamental features required to do the Mudhen justice. And the Razbam team had plenty of other things to work on with the Mirage and AV8B etc.
Now that DCS has a working AG radar api and reliable multi crew the project has been re-started.
Regarding how long it takes to recreate a sim aircraft. Yes I imagine if a team was to put all its efforts, full time, simultaneously, into creating a study level representation of an aircraft 6 months wouldn’t be unreasonable. But that isn’t how a lot of module development goes. Often sections of development are not being done simultaneously so for instance perhaps the art assets need to be completed before much of the coding can begin. Often coders are managing many different projects at the same time, like for instance doing updates to other modules (M2000, AV8B etc). This also doesn’t take into account that people may not be working on these projects full time in the first place and they may be side projects that can be fitted in around other work.
This is to say that it takes as long as it takes. I’m sure Razbam want to get the Mudhen out just as quickly as we want to see it. But if you’re going for quality and really diving into the minutia of how an aircrafts systems work, and getting it to fly how it should, these things take a lot of time.
I’m sure they are also acutely aware that people have very high expectations after all this time, and they want it to be as completed and bug free as possible when it first appears. So you can add in a bunch more time for testing, bug finding, fixing re-testing etc etc.
Yeah, that all sounds pretty reasonable.
It's just for someone on the outside of the loop, it can seem a bit odd that a plane module for a flightsim can take as long to build as a skyscraper.
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Notwithstanding my complete ignorance of coding, I'm amazed at how long it takes to make a plane. It's like it takes as long to make a digital copy of a plane as it does to develop the real one. Again, I know little about nothing, or vice versa, but shouldn't a couple/group of skilled computer guys be able to put out a really good plane in, I don't know... six-months?
Just seems with the mega computers, super programs, and solid history of making digital planes that it wouldn't take years.
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23 hours ago, M4ND4L0R3 said:
I think whilst the F/A-18 can do everything, having TWO two seater jets in DCS is just going to be amazing.
I like the idea of a big fat heavy high-tech two-seater ground pounder. The F-18 is great, but the bombload, MK82s for example, is the same as (less than?) the Harrier. I want more bombs, bigger, bombs, and on a faster plane. I want a chunk that can dunk with a thunk. I think the F-15E is where it's at for this. And it's just so bloody cool.
Be nice if it releases... today.
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28 minutes ago, Bedouin said:
Since the original of both aircraft was made by McDonnell Douglas, maybe the AV-8B is more similar to the F-15E...?
I could live with that. And the plane is cool enough so that I'm willing to invest in the learning curve. And the MFDs look big enough and in an open cockpit, so managing them shouldn't be too bad.
On the other hand, how anyone could manage the mega-buttons on the MFDs in the Apache, while flying, is beyond me. I don't have the brains for that.
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On 12/29/2021 at 11:00 AM, rkk01 said:
Yes, was delighted to see the bleak mountainous landscape feature in the ED video…
One of the really exciting aspects of this map will be to run modern northern Scandinavia / NW Soviet Union type scenarios, albeit in the Southern Hemisphere…
I'm not much of a campaign flyer, but as soon as I saw this map I had the idea of a near-future US/UK (and Canada of course) vs. China scenario, with China having gotten a foothold in Argentina as a stepping stone for seizing parts of Antarctica for resources.
I don't mean to be presumptuous, but I think it's a cool idea.
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39 minutes ago, Araks said:
You can see napalm effect in that trailer
I saw in the trailer, but when I dropped the MK77s all I got was a standard ground burst. And it is the MK77s isn't it?
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Looking forward to a great big fat South Atlantic map. It's going to make every plane feel new again. More maps... always more maps!
And definitely looking forward to the BS3. The Apache looks cool, but too complicated (for me). For those of us who love the BS2, the BS3 upgrade is going to be a blast of fresh air, and at a discount apparently.
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3 hours ago, VFGiPJP said:
So, Mk.77 works this time around? Anyway, will find out soon enough.
I haven't seen any napalm effect yet. Just standard blasts.
A shame, because the napalm would work wonders on those Marianas golf courses.
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That's one of the best mod cockpits I've ever seen.
Thanks for the cool plane!
Edit: I take it back, it's not one of the best mod cockpits I've ever seen. I think it is the best!
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1 hour ago, FlankerKiller said:
That's good for you, but not everyone has hundreds of dollars just lying around to buy DCS modules.
The money in my Steam account come from hard work. I add it in piecemeal so that I have enough to buy a module or two during the winter without hitting the credit card. I can assure you, my esteemed fellow flyer, I am not rich.
1 hour ago, FlankerKiller said:And the Apache is going to be one hell of a popular module. It's going to bring things to DCS that it doesn't currently have, a d it's the first western attack helicopter in game. While it will be cool the F-15E brings nothing new. Any mission it can fly can also be flown by the F-18, or the F-16. So for someone choosing they may very well choose the Apache especially if they own one of the fourth generation jets. Razbam know this. I believe it would be wise to let the hybe die down a bit after the Apache release then release the F-15E. Also I suspect they plan to release it in a pretty polished state. That takes time and testing. It took HB five years to get the Tomcat out on the market. A d the F-15E is a much much more complicated jet. But I bet when it dose finally release it's going to be amazing.
It's up to the individual to choose to buy what they wish to buy. I pre-ordered the Apache on Steam, but when I saw on Wag's videos how complicated it was going to be, I made the choice to cancel my pre-order. I chose not to buy it. I would still like to have it, but I decided to use the money in another way. My choice. I have mine, you have yours, as everyone here has their own.
I choose to buy the F-15E as soon as possible. And I think some others will as well. (And truth be told, I want the Blackshark 3 much more than the Apache.)
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13 hours ago, FlankerKiller said:
Should be about two more weeks. Lol. If there smart they won't release it within six months of the Apache. At least I wouldn't.
Why on Earth not? We're not changing girlfriends. I don't need six-months between modules. I don't need six-days. I need about six-minutes - just long enough to hit the purchase buttons.
Besides, I'm not getting the Apache. But I do have money sitting in my Steam account just waiting for the F-15E (and South Atlantic map) to show up. The second, and I mean the very exact second they are made open to buy..............CLICK!
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Happy New Year and good health to all.
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1 - South Atlantic
2 - South Atlantic
3 - South Atlantic
4 - F-15E
5 - Whatever
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20 minutes ago, Silver_Dragon said:
NTTR has feature complete, and I start to think, ED dont go to build more maps meanwhile working on the "Whole World" technology.
Well I won't complain if we get the whole world. And I really like the Nevada map, I suppose I would just like it to be up at Syria standards. But then I guess that's just wishlist stuff.
But the whole world you say...
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1 hour ago, DeltaMike said:
Any interest in finishing the nttr map? Seems odd we have like tonopah airport (much as I love tonopah) but not Fallon... There are vets playing DCS who flew outa there, and a lot of people simming navy jets..
Would love to see Nevada get an update and brought up a notch or two. I fly that map a ton.
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Whereas the sales are regular, the bundles are who knows if or when.
You can always put off the carrier purchase and just use the free included carrier, less bells and whistles but still good fun. Plane and map first.
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20 hours ago, Kang said:
Just a little laugh, because that's totally how things are
That was excellent!
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On 12/27/2021 at 8:03 AM, WinterH said:
A few months ago this was, again, reversed. As far as I know, the latest is, we are still getting Blackshark 3, with Iglas, missile warning system, new external 3d, but no DIRCM system as originally planned. I believe new 3d model is visible in the opening of recent 2022 and beyond video.
I'll be happy with those improvements. Any love shown to the Blackshark is good love.
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On 9/29/2020 at 2:01 PM, norbot said:
This is a flight simulator not 'The Sims 4'. I couldn't care less about what the pilot looks like, when flying in the cockpit view.
True dat, but I'd still like a Black Lab as co-pilot in my Mosquito. Take the seat out and put in a small bed.
Really.
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If DCS is going to model this, then I want an option for a kick ass bailing out swag bag for when I "accidently" get shot down over France.
Find me a couple of mademoiselles by a quiet river and sit out the war.