Infantry

[Eburitus]

Is DCS going to have infantry? It would be marvelous to have also that part of warfare. RPGs, recon etc.

[Flagrum]

Is DCS going to have infantry? It would be marvelous to have also that part of warfare. RPGs, recon etc.

But there is infantry in DCS:W ...? :huh:

[Silver_Dragon]

I think he say "pilot-able" improved infantry, better as Combined Arms, aka First person shooter or ARMA style.

[Eburitus]

Exactly.

[Darkwolf]

Current infantry need a hell of a overhaul. Completely useless as it, either from CA point of view than even for immersion. They should drop the current "one man is one IA", and integrate a "squad" entity, like in game such Combat Mission. Would definitively help CPU, ground commander, and mission designers.

 

It's weird that in a Sea/air/land simulator, the worst thing modeled is the most important thing in the war : the grunt. But I've got faith in ED, one day, in a distant future, they'll do it right ! :)

[Flagrum]

Exactly.

 

Unlikely.

 

Although I hope for some more, detailed and realistic action on the ground, I think we will never get something "DCS: ArmA".

[Witchking]

It may be a plan in the future. Edge should allow skeletal animation for more infantry improvements. However whether ED will plan to make a full featured war simulator is extremely challenging with players like ARMA.

[Chernaren Refugee]

Well, we Arma types aren't that happy with BIS right now, so were looking around. So far, DCS looks like the best candidate to carry on a future ARMA.

[maturin]

Well, we Arma types aren't that happy with BIS right now, so were looking around. So far, DCS looks like the best candidate to carry on a future ARMA.

lolwut?

[cichlidfan]

Just a reminder.

 

 

:)

[Chernaren Refugee]

So its just like Arma. Except we sink through rocks and balconies. :p

[Prophet]

I had said years ago that ArmA and DCS, throw in steel beasts and some really good Ship sim...

 

One can dream.

[diveplane]

we can already move a stinger unit around on foot in 1.2.8, but its very basic atm, so with time am sure we will see fully animated infantry.

[Sceptre]

The day you can get out of your cockpit and walk around, and then get back in, will be when infantry is possible.

[Chernaren Refugee]

Yep, get out of my downed Ka-50 and pull an Igla out of the storage hatch. :)

[Chernaren Refugee]

Nice Steel Beasts battle video.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eUvBiyzFG4

 

This is the level we need in Combined Arms, but also being able to control an infantry soldier as well (FPS). Like the terrain. I know we could do this in DCS with the new EDGE engine. Imagine this battle happening in the DCS World, but with DCS Warthogs and heli's coming in to the battle as well. Just think if the Iraqi's had had Black Sharks in the second Iraq War... :music_whistling:

Edited June 14, 2014 by Chernaren Refugee

[billeinstein]

Nurses needed!

[Frostie]

Imagine this battle happening in the DCS World, but with DCS Warthogs and heli's coming in to the battle as well. Just think if the Iraqi's had had Black Sharks in the second Iraq War... :music_whistling:

Then the server crashes after a gruelling 10 minutes of non stop action spool ups. :wallbash:

[Chernaren Refugee]

Yeah, we DEFINITELY need some new netcode.

[ENO]

Crashes have been WAY down but then again I don't run anything like the 51st or 104th... I do still have a couple of nagging problems-

 

One of them is watching infantry skidding around on its knees or just not moving at all. I know they're danger close when I try to get them to move and they stay still.

 

Someone mentioned the idea of moving "real" infantry (that actually runs and moves around) in the db_countries to the "not real" (on knees all the time sliding around) infantry spots... I can't remember who had the good stuff anymore though :(