DCS Features Wish List

[sobek]

ORBX are welcome to apply for 3rd party dev status and develop scenery for DCS, but it seems that many companies developing for FSX are not interested in developing for DCS.

[diveplane]

can we get distant bloom landing light effects, options to disable enable in gui.

 

http://russianplanes.net/images/to113000/112992.jpg

[mytai01]

I am an Air Traffic Controller in the Air National Guard and as a civilian. Over 20 years total. I can tell you that there are a great number of errors in the air traffic control phraseology and procedures used in this game if it is trying to portray American military or civilian procedures. I would love to help fix this in whatever way I can. Just let me know!

Edited November 6, 2013 by mytai01

[BRooDJeRo]

An option for the function 'unlimited fuel' on the individual group/unit level just like the current 'immortal' function.

 

Set command: Unlimited fuel

 

It would make the 'god mode' set invisible, immortal and unlimited fuel complete wouldn't it.

[Essah]

Probably already mentioned but couldn't find a post about it

 

Random faults set in the editor to not only work for Single Player but also MP.

[Witchking]

Real bird strikes...not invisible birds or a probability.

 

[SFAL]

AWACS and EWR commands .on hotkeys. Just like wingman commands

[Mike Busutil]

Real bird strikes...not invisible birds or a probability.

 

 

 

Yes! Very much this^^^^

[upupandaway]

Implementation of the noise that is created by the air distortion of falling bombs (and ballistic missiles)

[Flagrum]

Implementation of the noise that is created by the air distortion of falling bombs (and ballistic missiles)

If you mean that wwwwwwWWWWHOOOSH *BANG!!!!!!!* noise ... that is at least implemented. At least for the Mk. 80 series. Just follow the bomb with F6 and you can hear it shortly before impact.

[upupandaway]

If you mean that wwwwwwWWWWHOOOSH *BANG!!!!!!!* noise ... that is at least implemented. At least for the Mk. 80 series. Just follow the bomb with F6 and you can hear it shortly before impact.

 

Yeah, exactly that "swoosh" ;)

I just checked again and even with headphones and loud volume there is no such sound associated with bombs (in this case Mk-82s) - just the bang. I checked from the F6-perspective and from a fixed ground perspective immediately over the target. When did ED supposedly add it? I have all but the latest update to 1.2.6 installed. It wasn´t in that last changelog...

[Witchking]

Lighting similar to war thunder. :D

 

 

 

[Leviathan]

1. A Restart-Button in the ingame menu (additional to the Quit-button)

 

2. Something like a kneeboard for checklists, emergency procedures, Nav data (more detailed than let's say in the Su-25T, but something in that direction)

[WRAITH]

DCS a Complete WAR Sim

 

Well having spent a portion of the last hour or so reading other peoples ideas, proposals, requests and expressions of what DCS an a Air combat should be. I would agree with all ideas put forth. The lack of developers building high level Air Combat Simulators, is a sad thing for us all and I guess the many threads like this found in various Forums will forever just either remain as a WANT or POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.

 

What I personally would like to see in DCS, is a complete over haul of the structure of the sim starting with a new GUI.

 

Something like this.................

 

DCS GUI and Structure Outline & Development over time as a WAR & AIR COMBAT SIMULATOR

 

1. Single Player Functionality

 

 

• A.i. Cadet-ship Training – Recruit to Commissioned Pilot Syllabus based on USAF Training - (Many docs online to follow)
  
• A.i. Training Ranges and Strategic Planning Mission Operations
  
• A.i. Tactical A-A and A-G Instant Action Function
  
• A.i. Tactical Engagement Creator
  
• A.i. Theaters of War with Dynamic Campaigns & Global 3D Scenery like FSX so forth realistic tactical ground war and combined arms (DCS-WORLD + COMBINED ARMS)
  
• A.i. ACMI Recorder and Analysis Recommendations
  

 

2. Multi Player Functionality

 

 

• Online Training Ranges
  
• Online Tactical Engagement
  
• Online Theaters of Dynamic Campaign & Global 3D Scenery like FSX so forth realistic tactical ground war and combined arm so forth realistic tactical ground war and combined arms (DCS-WORLD + COMBINED ARMS)
  
• Online Squadrons
  

 

Additionals:- More Air Craft (D.A.C.T), Naval Strike Group + Carrier Ops, Combined Arms, Helos more ground war content and realism in simple WAR added with commercial aviation, ATC + Air Base Management and Air Bases......... so on.

 

 

Well we have dreams its up to people either as a business or 3rd Party or even partially Open Source Development.

 

Point is we need more Flight Sims encompassing all that Aviation and Air Combat is.

 

This cant be said enough I think, its up us enthusiasts to start up more enthusiasm for new pilots.

 

FSX has good Pilot Training (Commercial Only) modules but then leaves you dry or want more out of the sim more air combat gaming if you like. So this is where the above concept and whole WAR aspect comes into play for any new recruit or advanced experienced pilot. A "LEARN AS YOU PLAY" concept but until DCS see their product for what it really is which is "AIR WAR" and we need more of it via Theaters more here on that........... http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1936777&postcount=905

 

We all are left in want! :(

 

I really cant believe this when we are living in the era of GAMING and its EVOLUTION as more of a home entertainment situation and the many avenues which you can experience a game from i.e PC's, Tablets, Laptops and Consoles........ so on. With new tech added like Quad CPU's and HD 3D GFX and large flat screens you would think the market would be flooded by such games, yet the desire is there with many found across various Flight Sim Forums.

 

More Study Sims, "Yes Please"! :joystick: :smartass::pilotfly:

 

Kinda tired of reading threads where we all want, request, wish yet very little happens, just build the darn thing! :helpsmilie::thumbup:

 

Still waiting on a Multirole Fighter like a F/A-18A or C Hornet, Naval Strike Group Carrier Ops and Theaters of WAR............... so on.........................

 

Well as funny as it might sound I might as well just play HAWX2 and be done with all the "WISHING and WANTING" in Flight Sim's and go for Arcade type fun and just enjoy a more complete game at my leisure......................

 

 

 

Cheers,

Edited December 21, 2013 by WRAITH

[OneFatBird]

A feature that allows the player to get out of the aircraft they are currently in, walk to a different aircraft and get into it. I mean this would be pretty cool to do :)

 

Support for this one!

 

Not so much because it would be cool, but because it also serves a purpose. It is despairing watching the aircraft burn after one of those belly landings with the pilot sitting there like an idiot waiting to blow up and the player obtain an unnecessary death. Getting out would enable him to wait the fire out and either repair the aircraft or get a new one to continue a mission (as long as there are still some of the type available at the base, that would be).

 

Also, some quick response "visible" emergency/fire service vehicles to put out these fires would be good. They could be waiting near the runway whenever a damaged aircraft requests an inbound to a particular airfield.

 

Just wondering.

[diveplane]

audio terrain and object masking coded in, if a unit drives flys behind a hill mountain or object , audio is masked.

 

 

would be a great feature to code.

Edited December 23, 2013 by diveplane

[-Demon-]

audio terrain and object masking coded in, if a unit drives flys behind a hill mountain or object , audio is masked.

 

 

would be a great feature to code.

 

Isnt that included in the free tool TARS? %-/

 

Cheers Demon

[diveplane]

Isnt that included in the free tool TARS? %-/

 

Cheers Demon

 

tars is radio comms,

 

I was mentioning actual ingame audio coding of units sounds and environment audios.

 

with this effect.

[-Demon-]

Ah I see. Yeah that would be very neat! But to be honest I doubt that this will happen.

Cheers

 

Demon

[phant]

MQ-9 Reaper feature of Combined Arms?

 

 

 

What do you think about a generic-low-fidelity MQ-9 Reaper as a feature of Combined Arms?

 

No full avionics, no AFM, just a generic UAV Work Station like you see in this video: it would be anyhow a nice improvement on gameplay side.

 

 

 

Bye

Phant

Edited January 3, 2014 by phant

[Frostie]

I'd like to see transport planes have the ability to carry weapons/supplies. Cargo points instead of pylons/hard points with multiple weapons per pylon/cargo point.

Or for them to just have the ability to affect airbase warehouses.

[-Demon-]

Great idea. All in all the airports could become more populated. All in all its very poor traffic there.

 

Thumbs up!

 

Cheers

 

Demon

[diveplane]

display smoke pods for helicopters with smoke being blown down while heli is in hover.

[WRAITH]

DCS MQ-9 Reaper for Combined ARMS

 

 

 

What do you think about a generic-low-fidelity MQ-9 Reaper as a feature of Combined Arms?

 

No full avionics, no AFM, just a generic UAV Work Station like you see in this video: it would be anyhow a nice improvement on gameplay side.

 

 

 

Bye

Phant

 

Nice I agree that would be nice, I cant see why not that code implementation would be quite easy as your just exporting MFD functions. I hope you get a YES and delivered before XMASS 2014 :thumbup:

[Vampyre]

I'd like to see transport planes have the ability to carry weapons/supplies. Cargo points instead of pylons/hard points with multiple weapons per pylon/cargo point.

Or for them to just have the ability to affect airbase warehouses.

 

Yes! This is what is needed. The ability to transport needed supplies to differing bases across the map. I'm talking planes, trains, trucks and ships as well, you know stuff that can be destroyed to prevent their arrival to where they are needed. A sort of logistical game inside DCS. There are many things that have to be fixed with the current DCS for this to be useful but hopefully sometime after the implementation of EDGE this can become a reality. It could be a draw for the commercial bus drivers from FSX to come fly DCS. Can anyone say DCS C-5B Galaxy? Imagine all the troops that could be carried by a DCS 747-400.

Edited January 21, 2014 by Vampyre