New Player Looking for Advice

[sirkickass]

hey there, as the title states, im new to DCS and i was hoping someone could give me some advice and helpful hints or links with this awesome game.

 

i am currently learning the ropes by completing the training missions and videos so i have a basic understanding of what does what and when i need it.

 

i found the location of the DCS manual by use of the search function here, but was hoping you guys/girls could eleborate more for me

[kontiuka]

Welcome to the forums.

 

Ya, I'm sure you can find help with pretty much any question. Best to be specific as possible though.

[NineLine]

Feel free to use the search function, or as stated, ask a specific question in a specific section of the forum, there are tons of people just waiting to thrust their knowledge on you ;)

 

Man we are getting a lot of Canadians up in here :D

[sirkickass]

hey, some of the things im interested in most is

 

1)customizing my plane, ie decals or paint schemes. where would i find some?

 

2) also getting into the multiplayer aspect of the game, any good servers or groups i should know about that are tolerant of noobs?

 

i dont intend to be like (as some have stated here on these forums), like the steam noobs that roll onto a map and dont even know how to switch on an APU or start the engines and badger the other players with constant questions ingame.

 

i'd rather do it in forums :lol:

 

also any advice on which modules to pick up, with regards to playability and also the player base involved, i dont want to get a module where no one plays it or it has limited playability or timespan

[Roadrunner]

skins:

 

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=356

 

for MP servers i strongly suggest reading the server notes in the list and try to find one with a teamspeak server, there you can ask what behaviour they want on their server.

 

edit:

welcome to the crazy club of vPilots, enjoy your time ;)

Edited March 25, 2015 by Roadrunner

[Blooze]

As stated before, be specific. What aircraft do you fly now that these questions may apply to?

[Sabre-TLA]

When you feel you are ready you can try our Qualification campaigns.

 

Link is in my sig.

[rcjonessnp175]

Pick a airframe and RTFM. Best advice ever given to me.

[sirkickass]

As stated before, be specific. What aircraft do you fly now that these questions may apply to?

 

i currently have the SU25T and i'm looking at getting FC3 for the wide range of aircraft it provides, i prefer winged aircraft over rotor, however i could be persuaded to give them a try.

 

Pick a airframe and RTFM. Best advice ever given to me.

 

Hence why i looked to find the manuals location lol, i also got given the same info in the military.

 

thanks so far for the info and links you have provided, @Sabre-TLA i'll take a look at those links once i feel competent enough

[skendzie]

I started up about 2 months ago (After buying the UH-1H Huey in 2013 :D ). I just bought the MiG-21 yesterday and man it is a joy. It's more in depth than the FC3 planes but not so complicated like the A-10C.

 

I would personally buy FC3 because of the F-15 and Su-27. Easier to learn and fun to fly. But I wanted to wait for a steam sale (usually about 75% off) so that's why I got the Mig-21.

[AtaliaA1]

hey there, as the title states, im new to DCS and i was hoping someone could give me some advice and helpful hints or links with this awesome game.

 

i am currently learning the ropes by completing the training missions and videos so i have a basic understanding of what does what and when i need it.

 

i found the location of the DCS manual by use of the search function here, but was hoping you guys/girls could eleborate more for me

 

Don't forget to use the "User Created" Tutorials. Like Excessiveheadspaces' He goes well beyond the Manual in his lessons on the Targeting Pod. A must for anyone just learning the Sim. Just do a search for Him on Youtubes sight and there are others.

 

I thought someone created a sticky with this information?

 

 

Take a look at this post for user created videos and tutorials.

 

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=75982

Edited March 26, 2015 by AtaliaA1
Found it.

[mondaysoff]

hey there, as the title states, im new to DCS and i was hoping someone could give me some advice and helpful hints or links with this awesome game.

 

i am currently learning the ropes by completing the training missions and videos so i have a basic understanding of what does what and when i need it.

 

i found the location of the DCS manual by use of the search function here, but was hoping you guys/girls could eleborate more for me

 

Hi, welcome to DCS, take a look at these tutorials of the SU-25T, a very knowledgeable guy.

 

Also I own about 75% of the DCS modules, but find it very difficult to pull myself away from the KA-50 Blackshark. When you get to know how to control her, it's very satisfying, more so than a fixed wing IMO.

 

Have fun.

[Dav IRL]

The shark is deep and has a steep learning curve. It is a beauty to fly.