DCS Features Wish List

[HiJack]

There are a new video from Outerra! Amazing :D

 

[Schnarre Aggro]

ED devs are working on their own terrain engine. They aren't going to use a third party engine.

 

I hope they dont "ride a dead horse"(developing a terrain engine which doesnt look as good as outerra),

... this enginething "looks" quite fancy and i would buy a flighsim with this terrain ... no matter which plane, just to have this amazing feeling/look of "flying over real land"

 

schnarre

[GGTharos]

Uhm, their engine will be what is needed for air combat simulation ... there's no point in comparing it with other engines until you're seen them in action in a similar context.

[EtherealN]

The fundamental point isn't to make something look better or worse than X other product. They could make it as pretty as far cry or such stuff if they want.

 

...it's just that there won't be many processor cycles left for actual simulation then. ;)

 

ED will develop a terrain engine that works well together with the other components in the simulation, both in the development sense and in the utilization of resources sense.

[topdog]

I was happy with this terrain engine back at the time :)

 

http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-8-bit/flight-simulator-ii/screenshots

 

Was that really 26 years ago.. :shocking:

[Schnarre Aggro]

damn .... allways read more than the next post ....sry i outdated my post by not reading properly ^^

Edited February 10, 2010 by Schnarre [Aggro]

[Ramstein]

Has anyone asked that the spotlights be made much brighter? In real life the military and police helo lights are much much more powerful...

 

IMHO

 

Thanx..

:joystick:

[Krippz]

I just want more IMMERSION. ATC vectors,running ground troops. I want intel reports and a dynamic campaign. I could care less about graphics.

[Warbird_242]

This is going back a bit, but have any of you guys played Wings of Prey? Because it has the best scenery I have ever seen, and would be perfect for DCS :)

[GGTharos]

Have you seen the viewdistance in WoP?

Not to mention the postage-stamp sized world.

Edited February 12, 2010 by GGTharos

[Ramstein]

This is going back a bit, but have any of you guys played Wings of Prey? Because it has the best scenery I have ever seen, and would be perfect for DCS :)

 

 

the aircraft look like they are photshopped into the terrain..

:(

 

other that that the terrain really does look nice

[funkee]

Btw. I wish AH64 in DCS will look at least as good as in Bad Company 2.

Download and check this out (21 mb), I just recordered it to post here. Looks amazing imho.

 

http://www.speedyshare.com/files/20963483/BFBC2Game_2010-02-12_23-00-53-23-1.AVI

Edited February 17, 2010 by funkee

[EtherealN]

How are you going to see that detail when you hole it from 5km? :P

[funkee]

Cuz I got a better display than you :P But being serious its not only chelo details but the way he moving, firing, splatter on water, sound etc. I know you like it :)

[joey45]

I would probaly guess it would look 10x more better going by the standards of BS...

[EtherealN]

I definitely like it - in a shooter. I just don't think the sound of a chopper that you won't hear, nor detail of something that you'll only see through the Skhval, is all that important. As for sounds, you won't hear all too much of that through the helmet when DCS:Apache arrives.

 

But all the nitpicking aside, it sure is eye/ear candy, and I hope GA gets some good material for videos when the time comes for the 64. :)

[joey45]

As long as it comes in British Racing Black... That is the camo we use isn't it??

[funkee]

I would probaly guess it would look 10x more better going by the standards of BS...

 

I hope so. Well, we will see...

 

I just don't think the sound of a chopper that you won't hear, nor detail of something that you'll only see through the Skhval, is all that important

But I rather meant DCS: Apache than DCS: Blackshark. :) Would be the best opponent for Ka50.

[EtherealN]

Yes, but my point is that in a simulator like this the eyecandy/earcandy of that style is pretty pointless. The opponent won't see all the detail, nor hear your chopper, and you yourself will mainly see the detail in the cockpit and hear those sounds that make it through your sound dampening helmet. :P

 

It would end up being only for those times when you take a bit of an eyecandy tour with F2 while transiting in SP, or for videos, in my opinion.

[funkee]

And what about close formation flights? :P It all depends on what you looking for in games, and not all the ppl prefer realism over graphics. For me external view is as important as cockpit, and this is the best apache model I've ever seen in PC game.

 

Btw. I would invite you guys all to play Bad Company 2 beta, but forgot this is ED not EA forums ;)

Edited February 16, 2010 by funkee

[EtherealN]

It all depends on what you looking for in games, and not all the ppl prefer realism over graphics.

 

Very true - and DCS is a Study simulator. ;)

[159th_Viper]

....It all depends on what you looking for in games, and not all the ppl prefer realism over graphics.....

 

Gamespot U.K. agrees with you :thumbup:

 

 

"Tom Clancy's HAWX is a rewarding arcade aerial-combat experience that looks and sounds every bit as good as it plays. The controls, and in particular the ERS innovation, make dogfighting in iconic planes over famous cities as accessible as it is enjoyable."

[funkee]

Very true - and DCS is a Study simulator. ;)

 

Yes sir, the last word must always belongs to you, sir. :P

 

Gamespot is a very nice portal btw. :)

Edited February 17, 2010 by funkee

[Lucas_From_Hell]

Funkee, you're missing the point.

 

Not everyone prefer realism over graphics - true. That's why many play Wings of Prey.

 

However, in this case, almost everyone - we might even say "everyone but you" - prefers realism over graphics, mainly because this is a SIMULATOR, meant to simulate, and not a movie with fancy graphics.

 

In this case, you can say external views are a concession made by the devs, as you should only have internal - after all, that's what pilots have, right?

 

And still, why are you complaining? The DCS Apache model is excellent. Actually, all models introduced with DCS are jaw-dropping.

 

 

[Boberro]

Agree DCS model is really good, very good and maybe even great ;]