Additional Aircraft and Technologies - A Wishlist

[Fuzzysham]

So I have been playing DCS since I discovered it in early 2011. Back then I thought it was the most advanced sim out there (it still is) but over the past couple of years it has become a bit stale. I'm not hating on DCS, this is just some things that I would love to see. While I don't expect any of this, I can dream, right?

 

My first thought is that it feels like DCS is regressing in technology a bit. We are getting a lot of older aircraft. I get that older aircraft has much more information available to the public but I don't think lack of some information to be a barrier to adding additional aircraft. I feel like the A-10C or the Mirage is the most advanced aircraft we have in the sim and we seem to get modules that have older aircraft.

 

Personally, I cannot bring myself to fly Russian/Eastern Bloc aircraft. It just feels unfamiliar and foreign to me. Anyways, that is a me problem. My point is that I'm hoping we can get some more modern aircraft like the AH-64 Apache since we have the KA-50. I realize that is a two seater but I'm sure the Eagle Dynamics guys can come up with a solution, they are smart.

 

Tying into additional aircraft, I'm hoping for some newer technologies to be incorporated. I really wish we had an [American] aircraft that has HMCS support. For me that is huge. A-10C's even have helmet displays now days. I'd like to think it would be something that could be added to DCS some day.

 

I also would like to see an aircraft that is fly-by-wire using a force sensing side-stick. I modded my Warthog to be force sensing with the FSSB R3 and I just love the modern nature of a side-stick. If the F-16 Block 52 or something was added to the sim we would have both HMCS and an aircraft with a fly-by-wire side-stick; two things I'm dying for.

 

I am a realist, I definitely don't expect any of this or at least not within the next five years but one can wish.

 

TL;DR: More modern [u.S.] aircraft, aircraft with HMCS support, aircraft that utilizes a side-stick.

 

Other wishlist items:

• More realistic and natural sounding radio communications (help the world feel more alive)
  
• Multiplayer VOIP support
  
• Dynamic campaign (yes, I have seen all the discussions, I'm just putting in my vote for this)
  
• Maybe be able to play as AWACS
  
• Default controller templates for popular joysticks; for instance, the HOTAS Warthog is extremely popular. A default controller mapping on each new module specific to this stick and throttle would be nice. If not mapping for us, at least identify in the interface or manual what will be the most important controls to have mapped to a controller are. I don't buy a lot of modules because trying to figure out which functions are most important to have mapped to controllers is a major pain.
  
• A built-in performance benchmark (especially useful for VR)
  
• Some sort of DTC function for supported aircraft. I'd like to be able to pre-load countermeasure programs and other items so I don't have to set them every time in cockpit.
  
• Ability to save mid-mission
  
• Change video options in-mission
  

[Buzzles]

Regarding your planes notes, you do know ED are currently working on the F-18C right?

 

Quite a late version to boot (~2000) which will have a HMCS, so that's three of your wishes with one aircraft :)

 

VEAO are doing a Eurofighter and Razbam are doing a Harrier as well. Modern enough for you?

There's also LN's F-14 in the works, and Razbam have plans to do an F-15E as one of their modules.

 

Re controller templates: Some modules already ship with them I think, or at least, some devs are planning too. I know Leatherneck said in their Reddit AMR they're going to supply a Warthog one for the Viggen.

Edited December 4, 2016 by Buzzles