Free Trial June 19th to 25th - Tomcat and Viggen!

Smart, hehe, first make them nice and shiny with lighting fixes and hotfix, then up for trial :thumbup:

Smart, hehe, first make them nice and shiny with lighting fixes and hotfix, then up for trial :thumbup:

F-14 Nice! ;)

Nice. Was bummed this wasn't offered on last free for all.

Nice! Amazing opportunity to try the viggen & f14. Which Steam version do I need? 2.5 Open beta or just 2.5?

I have both of them, but I love this idea. Hopefully a friend of mine will try out (and buy) the Viggen.

Nice! Amazing opportunity to try the viggen & f14. Which Steam version do I need? 2.5 Open beta or just 2.5?

Both will work but latest Open Beta is better choice atm - contains newest fixes and corrections.

Excellent!!! I can't wait to try the F-14B. Surely the trial also concerns the OB, considering that several fixes and tweaked into 2.5.6.50979 were made just yesterday.

Thank you Heatblur.

Please note: Unfortunately the free trial will be available on standalone only. We really wanted to bring this trial to Steam, but we could not make it happen this time. You will have to grab the standalone version to participate.

That said, we will be working hard to make sure that our products, events and sales are planned with parity on both platforms in the future!

Thank you for your kind understanding.

Please note: Unfortunately the free trial will be available on standalone only. We really wanted to bring this trial to Steam, but we could not make it happen this time. You will have to grab the standalone version to participate.

 

That said, we will be working hard to make sure that our products, events and sales are planned with parity on both platforms in the future!

 

Thank you for your kind understanding.

What went wrong guys? Something Steam related? (wants to fly the Tomcat, but only has Steam version of the game)

What went wrong guys? Something Steam related? (wants to fly the Tomcat, but only has Steam version of the game)

Yes, unfortunately. We are btw still trying to make it happen, but it doesnt look good - suffice to say steam can be a bit complicated at times.

In any case a possibility is to just download and install the standalone caucasus and try either Tomcat and Viggen there, and then at the end just uninstall it and get it on steam if you like it. I know it is anything but ideal, however at least you are not left out of the free trial like that.

Should anything change regarding steam today, we will let you know of course.

Again our apologies, we really wanted to offer both.

Steam users in this moment

I would really buy the F14 if it was in sale.

Maybe 20%? Please. :)

Bummer I don't have the hard drive space to try it, oh well. I have DCS on steam

I have no problem temporarily converting Steam DCS installation to standalone to try modules out - but what I really want to know (as a Steam DCS player) - will the discount be available on summer sale on Steam next week?

I'd rather not mix the two versions and have my eggs in a single basket so to speak - if I'll like F14 (and I have a STRONG impression I will)

well played Heatblur! You can't try the Viggen and give it back. Thanks for the opportunity to test it for free. Makes it a no brainer for 50% off. :thumbup:

one auto-thrust-reverser landing and you look like: :D

I have a problem looking ahead from the Vigen cockpit. It is as if there is a black square plate between the pilot and the HUD. The view to the left and right is normal.

I would really buy the F14 if it was in sale.

Maybe 20%? Please. :)

There is a discount.

I have a problem looking ahead from the Vigen cockpit. It is as if there is a black square plate between the pilot and the HUD. The view to the left and right is normal.

Do you have a screenshot on hand?

Thanks!

Ahhh again whyyyy...I never get to try out modules because I use the steam version. I was really looking forward to trying out the F-14 to see what the hype was about before I bought it. Oh well...maybe next year.

Beautiful planes. Is it really that easy to break them? Is it really possible to maneuver with such a load that causes wing breakage and such rotation, while AJS37 can be controlled even without wings?

F14 crash.trk

JAS37 crash.trk

Tacview-20200620-235338-DCS-F14 Nelis.zip

Tacview-20200620-235821-DCS-SAAB AJS37 Vigen Nelis.zip

Loving the Tomcat.

Tomcat is very nice, love it. But I won't buy it, because for the money I want to fly a new shiny F-14B from 1987, not from the 2010s junk yard.

Beautiful planes. Is it really that easy to break them? Is it really possible to maneuver with such a load that causes wing breakage and such rotation, while AJS37 can be controlled even without wings?

Remember that these aircraft do not have a flight control system. So you can make it do whatever you want.

With the F-14 you took up to 30g, which is comparable to the maximum g-load a missile can take. So it is not surprising that the aircraft breaks.

With the Viggen you took a sustained 13g, which is already a lot. So i am not surprised again.

In fact you say it's easy to break them but it is because you do not feel the g-force in a simulation. IRL with so much g the pilot would be killed or passed out.