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I did find another topic on this, but it's 6 mos old and seemed like it's stagnant, worried I may not get a reply. I've had Normandy map since it released, I'm wanting to upgrade to the 2.0 map, but when I go to my cart to check out. It gives me a warning message saying. Warning! You already have these products from your cart: DCS: Normandy 2.0 Map Please go back and review added to cart products. Do I disregard the warning, go ahead and pay for it? Is it already installed but sitting dormant in my DCS root install?
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Note, I am not affiliated with the Etsy seller, CoreHawk3D. Here’s the public quote I left the seller on Etsy: I am at a loss for words. If you own a T16000m Throttle, and don't have this, STOP reading and order it NOW. First off, this 3D print is a thing of beauty. I have both Filament and Resin 3D printers and don't know how CoreHawk3D produced such a beautiful print. Its a darn shame it is locked away inside the throttle. The only thing better than the quality is the way it works. Seriously, this turned my Throttle into a completely different animal. Before the Impulse, I fought the throttle, never able to actually achieve a smooth and consistent speed. This made formation flight, AAR and carrier landings (just to name a few) more difficult that they already were. Now that I know what a smooth throttle feels like, I am kicking myself for putting up with the poorly engineered T16000m for all these years. Thanks CoreHawk3D! 2 weeks later I feel the same way. I only wish I had heard about this simple upgrade years ago. I learned to accept the sticky TWCS feeling and candidly wasn’t really bothered by it. As a ham-fisted pilot, I never really noticed the issue. It wasn’t until I started getting a little more serious with the Hornet that I started getting frustrated with the imprecise engineering that went into the TM product. I was especially frustrated by my inability to perform AAR, Formation Flight, and Carrier Landings after countless hours of practice. I’d learn after installing the Impulse Slider that most of my issues stemmed from my inability to make small throttle adjustments. The sticky TM TWCS just didn’t offer the fidelity required to get good at these tasks. Here’s where the Impulse Slider enters the picture. You see, in order to keep costs low, TM opted for a friction fit slider on the TWCS. The slider itself is plastic and is screwed onto two metal rails. Just by the nature of the design, the plastic isn’t going to slide smoothly on the metal rods. Yes, you can lube up the assembly with whatever grease you choose and that might work, however the Impulse is a mechanical upgrade that eliminates the mess of grease and repeated applications. Original Slider - Screwed onto Rails There are plenty of videos on how to perform this upgrade (the seller’s video on Etsy is great), so I won’t rehash here. It is darn simple. I purchased both the metal and poly bearings to see what each felt like and the polys are far superior IHMO. The new slider now rides ON the rails as the metal rods pass through the bearings. The difference pre and post upgrade is incredible. Impulse Slider Upgrade - Poly Bearings I’ve heard other folks describe the movement as “smooth as glass”, “buttery smooth” etc. I agree. Gone is the cheap “plastic-y” feel. It has been replaced with what I can only describe as an “expensive” and precise feeling. You know how you can tell the difference between a well engineered mechanical device and a cheap plastic knock-off? Yeah, the TWCS now feels like that well engineered machine. The proof is in the pudding, as they say. I can now AAR, formation fly, and consistently get LSO “ok” grades. And I didn’t have to spend $500+ on a Virpil or Warthog! If you own a TM TWCS and take your flight sims seriously, I think you owe it to yourself to check out this upgrade. Its currently $25 USD and is money well spent in my opinion. Lastly, the seller is a great guy. Highly responsive and happens to be a DCS pilot too! Hopefully this thread helps someone become a better virtual pilot.
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Hi I am going to upgrade my rig with new GPU and monitor. Now I am using Nvidia 1070 Ti and a 1080 monitor. My idea was to start with GPU and monitor later, but the shortage and price level on GPU's do that I want to wait with GPU. My question: Will my 1070 Ti be able to run DCS on a 1440 monitor decently, until better consumer times? Does anybody have any experience on this? See you up there.
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I just bought a Ryzen 7 5800 chip, (8 core..). New motherboard. I already have 48gig Ram. SSD drives, Niveda GPU. I am reading that DCS does not use 8 cores. Did I just waste my money? I have $2000 in Joystick, throttle, and Rudder. 5 touch screens, Android, and Win 11 comp. If so, were should I have put my money. advice please.
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Hello folks! I was wondering, and maybe dreaming, for a future update program to be taken in consideration for our beloved F-16. It would be extremely nice to see something like this in the future. https://www.169fw.ang.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/Article/1695635/december-commanders-corner/ Above all the central mdf/display would be best thing for all VR users struggling with the viper's tiny MFDs... Who knows... :-)