The FlyingBinman Posted March 18, 2020 Posted March 18, 2020 Hello out there. Just another post from a middle-aged noob to DCS. I've recently built a PC after years of gaming on consoles, so right now I'm feeling a little overwhelmed. Perhaps starting off with DCS as my first foray into PC gaming wasn't the most sensible idea:huh:, but the lure of this game allied to VR was too much to resist:D I'm currently trying to make my disparate HOTAS elements work together without crashing the game, then trying to bind as many controls and actions to the HOTAS as I'm playing in VR. Maybe in a week or two I'll actually be able to play:doh: Anyway, enough waffling from me. With a little luck, there will soon be another green newbie ready to be shot down in the virtual sky by you guys. See you up there (hopefully) AMD Ryzen 3700x @4.28GHZ, Zotac Gaming 2080super, 32GB ram @3600, Storage 1TB NVME, HP Reverb pro V2, :joystick: VKR Gladiator MKII, X56 throttle, Thrustmaster rudder, Obutto R3volution, CLUELESS but currently :book:.
fatboy Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 Welcome the flyingbinman, you really jumped in the deep end didn't you lol.Stick with it because it's so much fun and super rewarding when it all starts to click together.Also you started at a super good time with all these excellent discounts going on at the moment.Super great time to take advantage of that for sure. MODULES: A10C Warthog,AH-64 D APACHE,AJS Viggen,AV8B Harrier,BF109 K4,C101 Aviojet,F14 Tomcat,F15E Eagle,F16 Viper,F5 Tiger,F86 Sabre,FA18C Hornet,FW190A8,FW190D9,I16 Ishak,JF17 Thunder,KA50 Blackshark,L39Albatros,Mirage2000C,Mirage F-1,MI24P,MI8MVT2,MIG15BIS,MIG19P,MIG21BIS,Mosquito FB VI,P51D Mustang,P47D Thunderbolt,SA342 Gazell,SpitfireIX,TF51D,UH1H Huey,Yak52. OTHER:Flamming cliffs,Combined Arms,WW2 Assets Pack,SuperCarrier. TERRAINS: Nevada,Caucasus,Normandy,Persian Gulf,Syria,Channel,Marianas.
MrDieing Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 Welcome! I second what fatboy said. Make sure you take advantage of the great sales that are on at this moment, they are really good deals and it might be a while before the next sale is. If you have any troubles make sure to just pop your question in this thread or somewhere else, there are plenty of people willing to help. It will be a hell of a ride :) ''Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.'' Erich Fromm
dave-uk Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 Welcome to the forum, i felt the same way when i started. i learned a lot from YouTube, and having a laptop next to my pc while doing the same mission, and following what the experience pilot did - expand your time frame to a few months :) Utrinque Paratus I7-9700K OCTA-CORE 3.6 GHZ / 4.8 GHZ RAM 32 GB DDR4 (3000 MHZ) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - 8 GB GDDR6 STORAGE - 2TB SSD - 6 TB SATA
The FlyingBinman Posted March 19, 2020 Author Posted March 19, 2020 Thanks for the welcome chaps. I suppose I have jumped in at the deep end as my last flight sims were Birds of Prey and Thunderhawk on the Amiga 500. No matter how steep the learning curve of DCS is, it'll still be easier than the 6fps I used to get on Birds of Prey.:megalol: I have a whole playlist of Youtube videos and a fistful of bookmarked threads to help me start off but I'm sure I'll be asking daft questions on here, regardless. And yes, I've fully taken advantage of the sale that's on currently. I am now the proud(if clueless) owner of a Fw 190 A-8, a Bf 109 K-4, the FC3 and Helicopter pack, a Mirage 3000 and Viggen ( love the Delta wings ) and finally the Warthog, Viper and Hornet. I'm also debating pulling the trigger on the Tomcat, as it's such a beast of a thing. :music_whistling: This should keep me busy until the Mosquito gets released I should think.:smilewink: AMD Ryzen 3700x @4.28GHZ, Zotac Gaming 2080super, 32GB ram @3600, Storage 1TB NVME, HP Reverb pro V2, :joystick: VKR Gladiator MKII, X56 throttle, Thrustmaster rudder, Obutto R3volution, CLUELESS but currently :book:.
Raisuli Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 I'm also debating pulling the trigger on the Tomcat, as it's such a beast of a thing. :music_whistling: Oh, come on. A little...kitty never hurt anyone!
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