pkweagle

Well...I am going to give this a shot. I am not sure we are talking about the same thing. Steer the SU33 then go steer the F86. I'll go out on a limb here and say you'll probably notice a difference. There is nothing here about curves or ratios or dead zones. The damn steering fails to follow the users input. After you make an initial turn the software actually pulls you back in the last known directional input and you have to fight it to remain where you want it to go. I notice the F15 is also sluggish to turn for some reason. Sir this is a video game...software for pleasure and enjoyment...expensive software at that. What possible reason exists to cause the F86 to steer any different than the SU33? It can't be realism. No pilot would ever accept a jet aircraft for flight that steers like this....such a failure represents the worst in safety....experiencing such a problem after take off is one thing. Knowingly flying a multi-million dollar piece of equipment where such a problem is known in advance is criminal. You said this could be one of those things that are downright impossible with all the different setups. You were making a joke right? Its software. The programmers did this...they can make the aircraft do whatever they damn well please. If they want it to perform loops at 3400 feet that's what will happen. Every customer that buys the F86 knows the game is flawed...and so do you.

F-86 Nose Wheel Steering I have read the thread on NWS remarks. The problem seems to be that the game is actually working as designed. Regardless of how the actual aircraft operates the NWS that exists in the current game is a problem. I believe the game should be dedicated to promote a pleasant enjoyable event for the user. No question DCS has the best flight sim on the market. Having said that how did this issue make it through initial trials and reviews? As a retired Air Force person with substantial single engine jet experience...I can assure every reader any U.S. WarPlane pilot worth his or her salt would find nws operation as currently exists a very serious and unacceptable safety condition and absolutely refuse to taxi... much less become airborne and attempt a landing. Its great that DCS takes special pain to mock the real equipment...but not at the expense of logic and enjoyment. The add-on is $50. Most players have more invested in DCS than any other piece of software including Windows. When you operate the game/equipment and you turn left...the software should turn left consistent with your level of control. Anything other than that brings extra unneeded attention and takes away from an otherwise great video experience. Its very hard to believe this actually represents intentional software development.