DCS Super Cub

[lord-gore]

I feel this could be good now we have the Yak, so ED, how about it?

 

[MikeMikeJuliet]

While I have nothing against civilian aircraft in DCS, I do not think the time is yet right to add a bunch these aircraft.

 

The community seems very split on the issue and at this time DCS would need all available focus on other things at this time. Let the Yak-52 sink in. In multiplayer we would need a culture change from "lone wolf" and "airquake" play to a more complete approach to military aviation including regular flying with human ATC for example and the fact that not every Bogey is is a Bandit...

 

 

A bush plane would be ridiculously fun to play around with, though.

 

Regards,

MikeMikeJuliet

[lord-gore]

This is the problem with many folks these days, they are so set in their opinion that they just can not see that we have one of the best simulators around, but with the amount of dev's we have this perfect game they want is still at least 10 years away we need more people flying, this means we need to steal people from the other games, yes i know the title says combat, but if we can rope in FSX/X-plane fanatics the higher chance other dev's jump ship and the quicker we will get more and more aircraft the quicker the game get's complete.

[MikeMikeJuliet]

This is the problem with many folks these days, they are so set in their opinion that they just can not see that we have one of the best simulators around, but with the amount of dev's we have this perfect game they want is still at least 10 years away we need more people flying, this means we need to steal people from the other games, yes i know the title says combat, but if we can rope in FSX/X-plane fanatics the higher chance other dev's jump ship and the quicker we will get more and more aircraft the quicker the game get's complete.

 

DCS is never "complete".

 

But it is true people have given interest to DCS with aerobatics and GA in mind now especially with the Yak.

 

But while I'm okay with adding more civilians into the mix A) others aren't (which is fine) and B) to support general aviation DCS would need to focus on it for a while. Now I don't think we are in a situation where the change of focus is a good idea since DCS has been lacking in the combat department (which is one of the series' main points). I'm talking about game- and system mechanics... ATC, AI logic, damage model, missile performance, weather, systems for a human controlled air traffic, proper IFF and civilian transponders...

 

And making big sweeping changes overnight will break a lot of things very quickly. We just got the 2.5 which is still in developement technically (and many of those developements are on the list I just laid out). ED is adressing some of the communitiess long time bugbears like the AA and SA missiles. I would let them advance at their own pace now that the pace has gotten up to speed. We see good changes monthly.

 

I have no doubt that the Yak will in the end open doors and a way forward to a less isolated simulation environment along with the upcoming CE2 (even though there have been lot's of vocal critics). How long that way we end up I don't think anyone knows yet.

 

 

Patience.

[blokovchan]

This is the problem with many folks these days, they are so set in their opinion that they just can not see that we have one of the best simulators around, but with the amount of dev's we have this perfect game they want is still at least 10 years away we need more people flying, this means we need to steal people from the other games, yes i know the title says combat, but if we can rope in FSX/X-plane fanatics the higher chance other dev's jump ship and the quicker we will get more and more aircraft the quicker the game get's complete.

 

I'm one of those fanatics... :D

I''ll fly civil planes in Prepar3d, at least until DCS won't be on whole earth graphic engine and we will have comparable realistic scenery.

For quality of airplanes, I'm sure, we don't have to worry, beacuse we know that ED know how to make airplanes - that was proven... :D

 

However, it would be nice to have nice multiplayer session in your preferable military jet, land with it. Switch to Skylane (quality comparable with A2A simulation products), fly to some sea resort and finsh a day with sailing a small yacht...

 

Of course, all in same mission. :D :D :D

 

Perhaps, some day...

[bbrz]

Wow, that's an exceptional ugly example!

 

Btw, that's the way a real Super Cub looks like :)

 

 

That said, with the Yak-52 you can at least do competition like aerobatics, with the PA-18 you can do nothing an it's even slower….

Edited August 8, 2018 by bbrz

[ebabil]

nope i hope

[Jester986]

Civi planes? Sure. Super Cub? Nope, too boring.

[Hyperion35]

I think if they're going to do it, they should definitely do it with a proper DCS flavor. Set it up for smuggling missions, gunrunning and the like, evading radar and patrols, landing on grass fields.

[SonofEil]

I'm not really interested in the Yak at all, but seeing that pretty old Super got my blood moving. Yes please!

[Cik]

if you're going to add unarmed stuff, why not add military unarmed stuff?

 

 

C-130/5/17/etc would be way more interesting and useful.

[john9001]

C123.

[Mars Exulte]

Anything that gets added, should imo have military implications.

 

 

The Yak-52 is the basic flight trainer for the Russian military since forever. I don't like the Christen Eagle really, I'd rather see a basic trainer than it, a T-6 or T-34, T-28, anything really.

 

 

I don't want a Airbus A380, but I would accept a C-130, E-3, etc etc.

[ac5]

No interest in Super Cubs here.

Let ED and the other developers work on

finish the available planes and clear the many bugs....

[DmitriKozlowsky]

One is reminded of the B-25 episode from Amazing Stories (from 1980's), with Kevin Kostner, as PIC of battle damaged B-25 forced to land without gear, and gunner trapped in belly turret.

[DmitriKozlowsky]

However DCS now has real 'looking' snow, so a ski equipped A/C would be interesting. Especially for WWII affecinadoes. Soviets were fond of putting ski landing gear on fighters during winter-time.