Zimmerdylan Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) First of all. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUL ADDITION TO DCS E.D.!!!! No one could have ever expected a better first day. (8 hour download time aside) And, before I start: All of the stuff I'm about to mention, comment on, or point out are ONLY OBSERVATIONS. They are in no way complaints. There is a lot of detail in NTTR and 2.0. The things I experienced are all trivial to me in the sense that I know the work that ED did, and this NTTR map is still head and shoulders above similar maps I have flown in other sim software. It is absolutely excellent. All that being said: I started out at Groom Lake in the Hawk. The difference between the actual scenery is very noticeable at first and took me a little while to get use to. The buildings are much more refined, crisp, and cleanly drawn. It's almost a little too clean. The runway textures are also much different and not what I am use to in DCS. The runway paint lines seems a little rushed and not so much curved as angled lines joined together. However, this is not good or bad. It just took me a few minutes to adjust to seeing scenery like this in DCS. I flew the Hawk over Parump, looking at the desert floor along the way. I flew at altitudes from 10,000 ft to 23,000 ft. All looks really good. The extremely clean buildings were a little weird to me but it was none the less, very cool. I did notice my FPS taking a hit at lower altitudes. More so than in 1.5 but I didn't mind. I almost expected that to happen. I flew into McCarran after taking a lap around the strip. Some of the names on the casinos were cracking me up a little. I didn't mind at all. The buildings were a pretty descent representation of their real world counterparts. The one thing that I did have issues with was that Vegas was punching my humble GTX 660 Ti in the stomach. My fps were around 19 in a lot of places. And again, it was totally expected. The DCS Las Vegas was much better than other Las Vegas packages that I have paid just as much $$ for and only got the down town Las Vegas area. The DCS Las Vegas was sooo much more even and the texture was much better. Tromp (lol) Tower is pretty awesome guys. I do miss the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower but hey......All said and done, the place looks pretty nice. McCarran looks fabulous!!! So I landed the Hawk and took the Huey down the strip. But this time I noticed that my FPS were at a very healthy 30 (pretty good for my setup and that kind of detail). No lag at all, was perfect. So it must have been the Hawk causing me to lose frames because I took the P-51 up and had no FPS issues either. Tried to land the Huey on the Bellagio but realized the roof was pitched so I landed instead across the strip at the "Dollywood" or whatever they named it. I noticed that my helio was 4 feet off the roof when I landed it. I think it was kind of the same in 1.5 but I'm not sure. Landed the Huey and took off in the P-51. Flew it to Lake Meade and over the Hoover Dam. NIIIICE job guys. You got all of the color variances in the cement panels and the new overhead detour bridge the I flew under, and have to drive over every time I go to Vegas any more. You even got the service roads to the dam floor. Really great stuff!! Oh....Huey has some issues: The shaky start seems to be completely gone. I don't know if you made this an option in the option menu but if not, it's gone, and it has no communications at all with ATC. Could not get any permissions at all. All in all....I'm sold and very happy. I know that any of the things I may have found (although very acceptable in my book) will most probably be addressed. I guess this is my very long thank you letter. I would have waited another 6 months if asked to. This was worth the money and the wait!!!!!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Edited December 1, 2015 by Zimmerdylan
Mike77 Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Thank you for taking the time to write this up. I really appreciate it! I'm chompin' at the bit, so I appreciate the effort :) Mike Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. System specs: Windows 7 Pro, EVGA X58 3x classified 3 MOBO, i7 960 @3.2Ghz, 24Gb Ram, Nvidia EVGA GTX 780ti with 3 Gb VRAM. 12th Gen i7 12700K, MSI Z690 Edge mobo, 32 GB of DDR4-3600 RAM (G.Skill Ripjaws V CL16). Gigabyte RTX4080 Eagle OC (Triple Fan, 16GB VRAM), ACER XV322QU 32" IPS monitor (running 2560x1440). 2TB NVMe M.2 Internal SSD (3D TLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x4). Windows 11.
Justificus Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Good write up! Loved my first tour in the Huey. Then took up the Hawk, the F-15, the Mig-21, the Mig-15 and will soon hop into the F-86. This is great! Justificus System Specs:i7 4970K @ 4.8, GTX 1080 SC, 32GB G.Skill DDR 2133,Thermaltake Level 10 Full Tower Case, Noctua NH-D15 6 Cooler, Win 10 Pro, Warthog, CH Pro Pedals, CH Throttle Quadrant, Oculus, 1 32" & 2 19" Monitors Modules Owned: A-10C I+II, Ka-50, FC3, F-86, Mig-15, Mig21, UH-1H, Mi-8, CA, P-51D, BF-109K-4, FW-190 D-9, Hawk, NTTR, M-2000C, SA342, F-5E, Spit Mk. IX, AJS-37, Normandy, WWII A.P., AV-8B, F/A-18C, L-39, Persian Gulf, Mig-19P, I-16, Super Carrier, F-16, Channel, Syria
Greekbull Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Can't wait to fly in Nevada...sadly with the download speeds from the 90s I don't think I will get to see it tonight:( Started downloading NTTR at 2:30pm local...7 1/2hrs later still have 7GB to go... But I'm glad your liking it...hopefully ED will get this torrent stuff figured out in the future. Can't wait! AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPForce Rhino FFB Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal | NeoEngress NACES Seat VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord
Justificus Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Can't wait to fly in Nevada...sadly with the download speeds from the 90s I don't think I will get to see it tonight:( Started downloading NTTR at 2:30pm local...7 1/2hrs later still have 7GB to go... But I'm glad your liking it...hopefully ED will get this torrent stuff figured out in the future. Can't wait! I feel your pain. I started at 10am and finally got to have fun flying at 7pm... I warned the wife before she even got home, "I'm going to be busy, I love you but leave me alone!" :D Now who can sleep at a moment like this?!? Justificus System Specs:i7 4970K @ 4.8, GTX 1080 SC, 32GB G.Skill DDR 2133,Thermaltake Level 10 Full Tower Case, Noctua NH-D15 6 Cooler, Win 10 Pro, Warthog, CH Pro Pedals, CH Throttle Quadrant, Oculus, 1 32" & 2 19" Monitors Modules Owned: A-10C I+II, Ka-50, FC3, F-86, Mig-15, Mig21, UH-1H, Mi-8, CA, P-51D, BF-109K-4, FW-190 D-9, Hawk, NTTR, M-2000C, SA342, F-5E, Spit Mk. IX, AJS-37, Normandy, WWII A.P., AV-8B, F/A-18C, L-39, Persian Gulf, Mig-19P, I-16, Super Carrier, F-16, Channel, Syria
Kev2go Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) lucky... Utterly painful. 12 hours just to download dcs 2.0 build only to then have to download the NTTR map a full 24 gb. With current downloads speeds proably another 12 hours..... the modules themsevles redownloaded pretty quick tho. ED must use Intel Pentium powered servers with dial up connections... Cant wait to fly in nttr, that and m2000c is due to be very released soon, at least based on thier estimated date on the DCS Page. Edited December 1, 2015 by Kev2go Build: Windows 10 64 bit Pro Case/Tower: Corsair Graphite 760tm ,Asus Strix Z790 Motherboard, Intel Core i7 12700k ,Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 64gb ram (3600 mhz) , (Asus strix oc edition) Nvidia RTX 3080 12gb , Evga g2 850 watt psu, Hardrives ; Samsung 970 EVo, , Samsung evo 860 pro 1 TB SSD, Samsung evo 850 pro 1TB SSD, WD 1TB HDD
Bourrinopathe Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Thanks for sharing! I have a question though: why are the Eiffel tower and the Statue of Liberty missing? Because it's an alpha version? /// ВКБ: GF Pro MkII+MCG Pro/GF MkII+SCG L/Black Mamba MkIII/Gladiator/T-Rudder MkII | X-55 Rhino throttle/Saitek Throttle Quadrant | OpenTrack+UTC /// ZULU +4 /// /// "THE T3ASE": i9 9900K | 64 GB DDR4 | RTX 2080ti OC | 2 TB NVMe SSDs, 1 TB SATA SSD, 12 TB HDDs | Gigabyte DESIGNARE mobo ///
mia389 Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 My first stop was the dam! Nice to see las vegas motor speedway as well. I am surprised how smooth my game is. I have not checked frames but it feels smoother than 1.5 did for me.
VBS_Nero Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Thanks Zim,sorry questions: your setting system in dcs 2.0? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] DCS SQ° Italia Virtual Black Sheep VBS Fan Page Facebook You Tube Page
Zimmerdylan Posted December 1, 2015 Author Posted December 1, 2015 Thanks for sharing! I have a question though: why are the Eiffel tower and the Statue of Liberty missing? Because it's an alpha version? Quite possibly. I don't really know. That's why I just made it an observation. I'm sure that the Devs. did not overlook them. I do know that there were some copyright issues with Casino names and that's why they're not accurate. Possibly, but I have no clue, they may have had issues with the statue and tower for those reasons. Who knows? None the less, it's not really an important issue for me. When you see the strip and how friggin awesome it looks from 20,000 feet, who cares? I'm telling you, it's kind of close to photo real in my book.
Zimmerdylan Posted December 1, 2015 Author Posted December 1, 2015 Thanks Zim,sorry questions: your setting system in dcs 2.0? You do mean "in game" don't you? As soon as I figure out how to post a screenshot of the settings, I'll post it for you. Probably tomorrow.
Bourrinopathe Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Quite possibly. I don't really know. That's why I just made it an observation. I'm sure that the Devs. did not overlook them. I do know that there were some copyright issues with Casino names and that's why they're not accurate. Possibly, but I have no clue, they may have had issues with the statue and tower for those reasons. Who knows? None the less, it's not really an important issue for me. When you see the strip and how friggin awesome it looks from 20,000 feet, who cares? I'm telling you, it's kind of close to photo real in my book. After a quick check, it's probably due to copyright limitations for commercial use. Recently, I've been using a FSX scenery (payware) to get familiar with the Nevada region and those landmarks/PoI were in. Nothing crucial. Also, the "OMG Brand" made me smile :) /// ВКБ: GF Pro MkII+MCG Pro/GF MkII+SCG L/Black Mamba MkIII/Gladiator/T-Rudder MkII | X-55 Rhino throttle/Saitek Throttle Quadrant | OpenTrack+UTC /// ZULU +4 /// /// "THE T3ASE": i9 9900K | 64 GB DDR4 | RTX 2080ti OC | 2 TB NVMe SSDs, 1 TB SATA SSD, 12 TB HDDs | Gigabyte DESIGNARE mobo ///
VBS_Nero Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 You do mean "in game" don't you? As soon as I figure out how to post a screenshot of the settings, I'll post it for you. Probably tomorrow. Yes! thanks :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] DCS SQ° Italia Virtual Black Sheep VBS Fan Page Facebook You Tube Page
VBS_Nero Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Very easy post screenshots !! When DCS click stamp keyboard pc... Your screen is saved in HD> C > User >Saved Game> DCS OpenAlpha> ScreenShots!! Register site imgur !!! upload your image,and copy code > Message boards e forum.Copy and paste here!! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] DCS SQ° Italia Virtual Black Sheep VBS Fan Page Facebook You Tube Page
Rongor Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 We need Las Vegas air ambulance and Police repaints for the choppers! :)
Snoopy Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Quite possibly. I don't really know. That's why I just made it an observation. I'm sure that the Devs. did not overlook them. I do know that there were some copyright issues with Casino names and that's why they're not accurate. Possibly, but I have no clue, they may have had issues with the statue and tower for those reasons. Who knows? None the less, it's not really an important issue for me. When you see the strip and how friggin awesome it looks from 20,000 feet, who cares? I'm telling you, it's kind of close to photo real in my book. Both are part of casino's v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website
whiteladder Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 We need Las Vegas air ambulance and Police repaints for the choppers! :) And some cars you can drive, you`ll never take me alive copper!!:thumbup:
Dav IRL Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 The huey has better sounds too and clean glass. 2 major improvements. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk 4.8 I7, 1080, TMW&T, SSD, VKB MK.IV.
Cibit Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 We need Las Vegas air ambulance and Police repaints for the choppers! :) https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/1305641/ i5 8600k@5.2Ghz, Asus Prime A Z370, 32Gb DDR4 3000, GTX1080 SC, Oculus Rift CV1, Modded TM Warthog Modded X52 Collective, Jetseat, W10 Pro 64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Adding JTAC Guide //My Vid's//229th AHB
Goldsmack Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 The huey has better sounds too and clean glass. 2 major improvements. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk I believe the Huey Glass re shading was do on a previous 1.5 build I remember seeing something in the logs. I noticed the sound thing with the A-10C Turbofans the sound soooo much better for some reason nice deep growl with that high pitched turbofan whine Windows 10 Pro 64, I5 4690k @4.6GHz with CAPTIAN 240EX AOI, Samsung 850 EVO ,G Skill Ripjaws 16G RAM, Nvidia GTX 970 STRIX, MSI Z97 GAMING 5, WD Blue 1TB HDD, Seasonic M12 II EVO psu, Track IR 5, Pro Flight X-55 Rhino H.O.T.A.S
Dav IRL Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 The engine sound, warning tone, blades etc.. are all FAR less piercing. They sound softer in a very good way. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk 4.8 I7, 1080, TMW&T, SSD, VKB MK.IV.
ebabil Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 i also have 660ti overclocked and 19 fps in a free flight sounds very low. i can't imagine a multiplayer session with lots of players and ground units. that scared me FC3 | UH-1 | Mi-8 | A-10C II | F/A-18 | Ka-50 III | F-14 | F-16 | AH-64 | Mi-24 | F-5 | F-15E| F-4| Tornado Persian Gulf | Nevada | Syria | NS-430 | Supercarrier // Wishlist: CH-53 | UH-60 Youtube MS FFB2 - TM Warthog - CH Pro Pedals - Trackir 5
OnlyforDCS Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 The 660Ti isn't exactly the fastest card on the block. Make sure terrain shadows are set to flat, and civilian traffic is LOW or OFF. Also turn off depth of field and lower your MSAA. Your visibility and texture settings should reflect the VRAM size of your card. Make sure you are running in full screen (not borderless window, not sure if that bug was carried over from 1.5) and adjust your vsync settings to "adaptive" in the control panel. Current specs: Windows 10 Home 64bit, i5-9600K @ 3.7 Ghz, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB Samsung EVO 860 M.2 SSD, GAINWARD RTX2060 6GB, Oculus Rift S, MS FFB2 Sidewinder + Warthog Throttle Quadrant, Saitek Pro rudder pedals.
drummer Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 I like what I have seen so far, as was getting bored of the Caucasians. I landed the Huey on what I thought was the Bellagio [might be wrong only been to Vegas once] and instead of landing I went through the roof and down the lift shaft inside the building? interesting but not what I was expecting.
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