Itkovian Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 Salutations. Are there any plans to offer the printed DCS: A-10C manual like with DCS Black Shark? What prompted me to buy Black Shark (finally) was when the printed manual was released, and I am hoping the same will happen with A-10C. So, are there any plans? I'll probably wait a bit before purchasing A-10C anyway, waiting until a patch comes out and until I can afford to purchase the Warthog HOTAS (somehow I don't think playing it with a MS FFB2 and no throttle would be anywhere near as enjoyable). But a printed manual would definitely make me spring for it (heck, I'm liable to buy the manual first *grin*). Anyway, thank you, and I look forward to playing the sim (because no matter what, I _will_ purchase it in the next few months). Itkovian
Toxe Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 Actually I just wanted to create a new thread and ask the same question. :) 1) What is the state of the manual? Is it final or are you going to add more pages to it or rewrite stuff? 2) Any plans on a printed manual in the near future? :book: I am asking because I'd really like a printed book version of the manual. If your are going to release a printed version soon then I can wait a bit and dont need to print it myself.
Ragtag Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 I previously bought all the manuals released by ED. I definatly want one for A-10 to :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] I7 3930K. 16Gb Corsair Vengeance 1866mhz. Asus P9X79 Deluxe. Asus GTX680 2Gb. Auzentech Home Theater 3D Sound. TM Warthog HOTAS. TM Cougar MFD's. Saitek Flight Pro pedals. TrackIR 5. Samsung Syncmaster P2770FH
Vullcan Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 I was able to print the manual at home for about $20 in nice paper / ink (black and white) and then i took it to fedex office and they bound it and put a plastic see-through front and back cover on it for $5 (had it ready for me in 1 hour!) Its really nice and while its not professional print house quality it doesnt look too cheap either and is really sturdy. Its also leaps and bounds above hole punched 3 ring binder style manuals. just a thought, and if you dont have any office fax / print / copy center in your area then i apologize for bragging about how easy it was :(
Toxe Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 I had my Black Shark manual printed and ring bound at http://www.1buch.com (German site, sorry), which was pretty nice and professional. And I would let them print and bind my Hog manual as well - but if ED wants to release it anyways then I can wait a little while longer. But in the end I need a printed manual.
ED Team Wags Posted February 22, 2011 ED Team Posted February 22, 2011 Yes, there plans but we have no availability date at this time. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/wagmatt Twitch: wagmatt System: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3729544#post3729544
Revvin Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 I am currently testing my patience by waiting for the boxed version of DCS:A10 as I have everything else ED have released on disc from the original Flanker onwards so I'm hoping that once the boxed version is released ED will also offer a printed manual to buy like the Black Shark and Lock On ones I have. I also have the awesome manual the late Nic Cole sold.
Yskonyn Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 Count me in as a buyer! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Asus Z390-E, 32GB Crucial Ballistix 2400Mhz, Intel i7 9700K 5.0Ghz, Asus GTX1080 8GB, SoundBlaster AE-5, G15, Streamdeck, DSD Flight, TM Warthog, VirPil BRD, MFG Crosswind CAM5, TrackIR 5, KW-908 Jetseat, Win 10 64-bit ”Pilots do not get paid for what they do daily, but they get paid for what they are capable of doing. However, if pilots would need to do daily what they are capable of doing, nobody would dare to fly anymore.”
xWARGOx Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 I also could print hard backed manuals at work and send them to people. pm me if interested
Itkovian Posted February 22, 2011 Author Posted February 22, 2011 Yes, there plans but we have no availability date at this time. Excellent news. I will await the manual then. Hopefully by then I'll be able to afford the HOTAS Warthog as well, and get the game/manual/hotas in one fell swoop. :) Itkovian
Lonecrow66 Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 Excellent news. I will await the manual then. Hopefully by then I'll be able to afford the HOTAS Warthog as well, and get the game/manual/hotas in one fell swoop. :) Itkovian I thought I'd want the Warthog hotas, but I'm making due pretty well with the X52 so far. I'd wait for the price to come down. Here $500 is a little steep... especially since it doesn't even come with rudders!! --- May your takeoffs equal your landings!
Rusty_M Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 Looking forward to it. I find it much easier to learn when I can read when I'm away from my PC. I can't read the manual on my iPhone. The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine! http://www.twitch.tv/rusty_the_robot https://www.youtube.com/user/RustyRobotGaming
ScEBlack1 Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 Manual to buy? Hi there, is there a manual book I can buy similiar to the BlackShark one? thanks. 1
Huckle Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 When can we expect the completed A-10 manual as a pdf? I'm looking through the copy of Final that I just downloaded, and there is no keyboard commands, either in the text (they're missing from the checklists) or as a separate printable keycard?
stormrider Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 My suggestion is to print yourself, specially if you own a Printer capable of printing Duplex. I´ve tried with my canon mp560 using Acrobat Readers Booklet Printing and it works like a charm! http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/332/332720.html#main_Print%20multiple%20pages%20per%20sheet Banned by cunts.
Succellus Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Back on Map topic. AFAIR A10C playground has been expanded from BS. Is there any plan to realease an updated map in big size ? And is the actuall PDF manual of the release the final or will it suffer adjustment. I don t want to print now then have to reprint unassemble and reassemble. I can wait, so no trouble. there s already so much information in the beta manual i can handle in my spare time. But learning from PDF is PITA. 1 HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
menendezdiego Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Someone over at the VRS forums made the templates for a manual. Went to FedEx Kinkos, they quated 350 bucks, my response "I'd rather buy a printer" Went to Office Max, 15 bucks. If someone could do something similar, that'd be awesome! Regards, Diego
Ed Hunter Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 Count me in as a buyer! me too asked a our local staples and was quoted £180 for black and white :mad: sod that [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
EvilBivol-1 Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 We would like to provide a printed manual for sale, but it will depend on costs of printing. Currently investigating the issue. - EB [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Nothing is easy. Everything takes much longer. The Parable of Jane's A-10 Forum Rules
derelor Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 We would like to provide a printed manual for sale, but it will depend on costs of printing. Currently investigating the issue. That's good news. I'd buy one or even two. Just make sure these are fixed before offering a printed manual :-) 1338 - beyond leet ED Forum rules EN|DE|RU
quiksilver Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 Me too! Will definitly be among buyers as well! It's just cool to have something in your hands... ;) Right now I'm using the PDF manual on my iPad and it's really comfortable too... Just marking all relevant pages for a specific task or mission and then easily jumping between them... ;) Cheers
Mogster Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Another buyer for the printed manual, as long as its a similar price to the Ka50 version.
doright Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Hope any printed manual will lay open to the page your using like a Falcon 4.0's ring binder.
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