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Funny fact: Am I the only one who starts all missions from cold start?

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Funny fact: Am I the only one who starts all missions from cold start?  

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  1. 1. Funny fact: Am I the only one who starts all missions from cold start?

    • Yes, the cold start is my way to get in the mood.
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    • Pfff no, it's a lost of time.
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Frag

Frag

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Funny fact: Am I the only one who starts all missions from cold start?

 

I would even say that I do not like missions that starts in mid air ... this is such a buzz killer for me.

 

Don't ask me why I don't know, but I DO have to start that thing by myself to get into it.

Mars Exulte

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I always do cold starts, too. That's why we're here afterall, War Thunder is down the hall :P

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eaglecash867

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Cold starts here too. When you're constantly practicing bringing everything on-line from a cold start, you're better-prepared to do those things in emergency situations.

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I always do cold starts, too. That's why we're here afterall, War Thunder is down the hall :P

 

Yeah, what do those filthy casuals even think what DCS is about? It's called Digital Cold Start for a reason...

GTFreeFlyer

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Cold starts here too. It gets me in the proper mindset before a mission. If I know that I can spawn and get airborne quickly, then I take too many risks in the AO that would be unrealistic.

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dawgie79

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Cold start always. Also, I fly exclusively in VR so it's awkward to start mid-air. And yes, getting in the mood during cold start. :)

 

Besides, it's a sim right. Planes spawning in mid-air have yet to be invented. ;)

Moa

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I think the question has been answered. You are not the only one who does cold starts.

 

The beauty of DCS is it gives you the choice:

have all the time in the world, then cold start

have limited time/distractions/family/pets/etc use autostart or airstart

 

Choice is good.

 

Anyone who thinks they are especially awesome for only cold starting and anyone else is inferior because they don't always should back away from the keyboard and go outside to get some perspective. This community has room for everyone no matter what their preference is :)

msalama

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Cold starts only, unless I'm testing something and need to get flying fast.

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SVgamer72

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I think the question has been answered. You are not the only one who does cold starts.

 

The beauty of DCS is it gives you the choice:

have all the time in the world, then cold start

have limited time/distractions/family/pets/etc use autostart or airstart

 

Choice is good.

 

Anyone who thinks they are especially awesome for only cold starting and anyone else is inferior because they don't always should back away from the keyboard and go outside to get some perspective. This community has room for everyone no matter what their preference is :)

 

 

I don’t think anyone in this thread feels superior for cold starting.

 

Speaking for myself I am just exercising one of the choices (that you correctly pointed out) that allows players to experience DCS on their own terms.

 

Cheers

 

 

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GTFreeFlyer

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Not for all missions. When I do test missions, and I test a lot, I place aircraft as close to initial position as I can. It would be ridiculous to repeat a test 50 times from cold and dark scenario - complete waste of time.

 

 

 

Ah yes. I think we all do this. Air starts and hot starts for testing, but when it’s go-time, cold starts to set the mood.

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Callsign.Vega

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I used to be a hard-core dedicated study sim guy and wanted to always do cold-starts. But after having started up thousands of times in the real thing (military helicopter pilot), it gets a bit old (it's the same thing over and over again)! Plus my attention span in my old age (39) is getting the best of me.

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Sandman1330

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I used to be a hard-core dedicated study sim guy and wanted to always do cold-starts. But after having started up thousands of times in the real thing (military helicopter pilot), it gets a bit old (it's the same thing over and over again)! Plus my attention span in my old age (39) is getting the best of me.

 

Haha, exactly what I was going to say! I spend all day at work doing checks and maintenance flights, on my downtime I don’t want to feel like I’m at work.

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msalama

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Yah, get that completely, but we the great unwashed are NOT doing that stuff for a living. So it's different innit ;)

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Wolf8312

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Sometimes cold starts. Sometimes not. With more complex modules, playing my own missions, I tend to start on the runway, because I don't really see the point of going through such a long procedure when I know that I will be dead in a few minutes anyway! Those missions are all about quick and easy fun!

 

 

 

If I am doing a proper campaign mission though, cold start is all part of the atmosphere.

 

One exception is the MI8 cause I find its immersion breaking in VR to have to constantly switch between seats!

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Nealius

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I've always preferred flying ramp-to-ramp, but recently real life has been getting in the way (especially with the Tomcat's INS alignment) so I do ramp-hot these days.

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I have my valet do it. Starting the thing is just too beneath my social standing.

 

Actually, when I fly with my squadron, it's always cold and dark to cold and dark with the occasional sudden stop mid-air due to circumstances created by other circumstances... or, the surprise landing in some welcoming mountain side.

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VIKBELL

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I perfer to cold start it is kinda of:thumbup: jarring otherwise

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Northstar98

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Yeah, what do those filthy casuals even think what DCS is about? It's called Digital Cold Start for a reason...

 

This :megalol:

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I can't even answer the poll. There is at least one middle-ground answer. I practice cold-starts in most of the DCS modules. I bought all that were ever offered for sale, but never got to fly the P-40 and have lost the ability to fly the Hawk. But I am an air-to-air fanatic. So, I play a lot of the instant action missions or a few I have created for myself. But when I am in VR and just tooling around, I prefer to cold start. VR + complete flight from cold start to shut down is an amazing experience. But I don't always fly with VR and I don't always cold start.

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