sidekick65 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) ]I love the A4 Skyhawk and to celebrate the update to Ver 1.4 I have been working on a series of videos to "simulate" the Vietnam era Rolling Thunder missions. Hopefully they will link together to make an interesting story. If folks like them, I will turn them into a campaign for others to download. Here is the first one. Let me know what you think and subscribe to follow along Edited June 23, 2020 by sidekick65 Got the You Tube wrappers working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shu77 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I watched this the other day, neat little video showcasing a mod that doesnt get enough youtube love, I really enjoyed it. Hornet, Super Carrier, Warthog & (II), Mustang, Spitfire, Albatross, Sabre, Combined Arms, FC3, Nevada, Gulf, Normandy, Syria AH-6J i9 10900K @ 5.0GHz, Gigabyte Z490 Vision G, Cooler Master ML120L, Gigabyte RTX3080 OC Gaming 10Gb, 64GB RAM, Reverb G2 @ 2480x2428, TM Warthog, Saitek pedals & throttle, DIY collective, TrackIR4, Cougar MFDs, vx3276-2k Combat Wombat's Airfield & Enroute Maps and Planning Tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) Thanks. I really appreciate the feedback. Now up to 4 videos. The latest one features the AGM-45's and also the nav computer and the radar - which also don't get a lot of love on YouTube beyond some basic tutorials, but are actually very cool technology for the time. Edited June 23, 2020 by sidekick65 Got the You Tube wrappers working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 Alpha Strike And here's another installment. With some additional voice acting this time. It's short and sweet, but with 12 A-4's firing Zuni's and dropping bombs, its a busy 4 and half minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Snake Eyes at Sunset Just posted the sixth video in the series. Have a look for some low-light low-level flying. See the Nav Computer and the radar in action in profile mode. And of course, watch us drop some Snake Eyes right in the face of the enemy airfield. Feedback always welcome. Let me know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shu77 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Mate I didn't realise there were more in this series because of the topic title, excellent work Hornet, Super Carrier, Warthog & (II), Mustang, Spitfire, Albatross, Sabre, Combined Arms, FC3, Nevada, Gulf, Normandy, Syria AH-6J i9 10900K @ 5.0GHz, Gigabyte Z490 Vision G, Cooler Master ML120L, Gigabyte RTX3080 OC Gaming 10Gb, 64GB RAM, Reverb G2 @ 2480x2428, TM Warthog, Saitek pedals & throttle, DIY collective, TrackIR4, Cougar MFDs, vx3276-2k Combat Wombat's Airfield & Enroute Maps and Planning Tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Thanks. I really appreciate the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hmmmm... no one seems to have gotten the pun in the wingman's name in the SnakeEye video. Really? Did I make it too hard for you guys ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shu77 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Sidekicks videos are awesome, they are some of the best promotion Ive seen for DCS world and they promote a free module. Hornet, Super Carrier, Warthog & (II), Mustang, Spitfire, Albatross, Sabre, Combined Arms, FC3, Nevada, Gulf, Normandy, Syria AH-6J i9 10900K @ 5.0GHz, Gigabyte Z490 Vision G, Cooler Master ML120L, Gigabyte RTX3080 OC Gaming 10Gb, 64GB RAM, Reverb G2 @ 2480x2428, TM Warthog, Saitek pedals & throttle, DIY collective, TrackIR4, Cougar MFDs, vx3276-2k Combat Wombat's Airfield & Enroute Maps and Planning Tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Wow. High praise indeed. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Skyhawk Tips and Tricks Here's another video in the series. This one is a bit different - it uses the previous videos as a tutorial about the Skyhawk. Happy to have feedback. Let me know what you think. Let me know if there are any particular weapons or situations you would like to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 Here is the latest video. Back to flying strike missions again. BTW - I fixed the issue with the info bar. Thanks for the feedback. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VZ_342 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Excellent series! Just finished binge watching Haiphong Harbor series and sub’d...imho you would make excellent tutorials with your clear voice and easy (confident) way of handling the Scooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 Thanks, very much appreciated. Glad you are enjoying the series. Spread the word :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdmart8 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Skyhawks Campaign I've watched all your vids and hope you make them into a campaign. I'm just learning the mission editor but it would take me a long time to even do your first mission. I love flying the A4 and always look for new missions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Thanks, I appreciate it. I agree that the mission editor is an "acquired taste". It feels a bit like a tool that the devs originally used to make their missions and the cleaned up so they could release it with the game. So the interface is not as user friendly as one that was designed that way from the ground up. Keep at it. It gets easier. Btw encouragement like this is exactly what I need to convince me to do the work to make these missions releasable. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 ... Btw encouragement like this is exactly what I need to convince me to do the work to make these missions releasable. I really hope you will release them at some point .. I realize that sometimes it is a chore, as there is always the chance that a DCS update will break the mission and you may feel forced to update it ... but even so, I'd love to be able to play these missions :thumbup: Best regards, Eduardo For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Skyhawk Tips and Tricks Part 2 Here's the next installment. This video goes back over videos 4, 5, and 6 to look at what you can learn from them about planning the misisons, setting up the jet, and flying the missions. Enjoy! Feedback is always welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shu77 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Your 'tutorials' are like a BTS video where you actually learn about the air-frame. I really enjoy this approach. Hornet, Super Carrier, Warthog & (II), Mustang, Spitfire, Albatross, Sabre, Combined Arms, FC3, Nevada, Gulf, Normandy, Syria AH-6J i9 10900K @ 5.0GHz, Gigabyte Z490 Vision G, Cooler Master ML120L, Gigabyte RTX3080 OC Gaming 10Gb, 64GB RAM, Reverb G2 @ 2480x2428, TM Warthog, Saitek pedals & throttle, DIY collective, TrackIR4, Cougar MFDs, vx3276-2k Combat Wombat's Airfield & Enroute Maps and Planning Tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shu77 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 and yes "Snake Eyes at Sunset" was some of your best work to date! Hornet, Super Carrier, Warthog & (II), Mustang, Spitfire, Albatross, Sabre, Combined Arms, FC3, Nevada, Gulf, Normandy, Syria AH-6J i9 10900K @ 5.0GHz, Gigabyte Z490 Vision G, Cooler Master ML120L, Gigabyte RTX3080 OC Gaming 10Gb, 64GB RAM, Reverb G2 @ 2480x2428, TM Warthog, Saitek pedals & throttle, DIY collective, TrackIR4, Cougar MFDs, vx3276-2k Combat Wombat's Airfield & Enroute Maps and Planning Tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Your 'tutorials' are like a BTS video where you actually learn about the air-frame. I really enjoy this approach. Excxellent. That's what I was going for. Now thinking about starting a series on a different aircraft. I want to do another ground attack plane since I am not really very good at ACM or BVR stuff. I own Flaming Cliffs (so SU-25 ), the A-10c, the Harrier and the F-18. Any interest in seeing the same approach applied to any those airframes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oesau Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Have you released your missions - would love to have a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 I own Flaming Cliffs (so SU-25 ), the A-10c, the Harrier and the F-18. Any interest in seeing the same approach applied to any those airframes? I'd love to see a similar series on the Su-25A (not the T), as it is an old-school airframe somewhat reminiscent of a land-based A-4. It is a fun aircraft but with few YT videos on it. :thumbup: Greetings. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick50 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) Nice videos! The running commentary is quite welcome in these vids, and it's cool to see the Scooter in action too! Edited July 9, 2020 by Rick50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekick65 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Have you released your missions - would love to have a go Not yet. Need to clean them up a bit first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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