redboot Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 I'm fairly new to this module and DCS. I've got a good feel for the basics of flight and want to build some combat experience without getting my ass kicked too badly. What's the best way to start? Server? User Missions? Campaigns? etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Do some fights against AI starting with easy difficulty and work your way up. After you got confident with hardest difficulty, try against humans. But dont be surprised when people behave completely different than AI. But you gotta start somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redboot Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 Thanks, so is the best way to do that by using the quick mission function? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tshark Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Quick missions are good. Don't be afraid to try the mission editor to create your own missions against the AI. This is good knowledge and allows you to increase the difficulty at your own pace. i9 10900KF 3.70GHz (5.30GHz Turbo), MSI RTX 4090 OC 24GB, ASUS Z590-E GAMING Motherboard, CORSAIR Vengeance 64GB DDR4 3600MHz, 2TB Intel 660P M.2 NVMe SSD, Virpil Alpha Joystick, T-50CM3 Throttle, MFG Xwind rudder pedals, Pimax Crystal VR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughguy Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 i usually set up a simple mission. have a flight of mustangs vs a flight of 109 or 190s. i mix up things by setting up heading and height to an advantage and disadvantage etc. keep in mind the mustang is a high altitude escort fighter. itll perform best in 18k ft plus. below 7k ft the germans especially the 109 will tear you apart. good way to test things and try stuff out. https://sr-f.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 8 hours ago, redboot said: Thanks, so is the best way to do that by using the quick mission function? No. Instant missions or do your own. Quick mission generator does not work with WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Film Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Instant action is good for start, but it becomes boring after a while, so you want to learn how to set up missions by yourself. But then setting up your custom missions also becomes boring because it is too complicated and takes too much time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linklemming Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Another option is to try some of the multiplayer missions available in the user files area on this website https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3308344/ Allows you to spawn enemies and missions to your hearts content and even change difficulty at any time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayrayblues Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 12/19/2021 at 4:24 AM, Silent Film said: Instant action is good for start, but it becomes boring after a while, so you want to learn how to set up missions by yourself. But then setting up your custom missions also becomes boring because it is too more complicated and takes too much time. Fixed that for you. What may be too complicated for you may not be for me or someone else. SLAVA UKRAINI MoBo - ASUS 990FX R2 Sabertooth, CPU - AMD FX 9590 @4.7Gb. No OC RAM - GSkill RipJaws DDR3 32 Gb @2133 MHZ, GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6Gb DDR5 OC'd, Core 180MHz, Memory 800MHz Game drive - Samsung 980 M.2 EVO 1Tb SSD, OS Drive - 860 EVO 500Gb SATA SSD, Win10 Pro 22H2 Controls - Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS X, Monitor - LG 32" 1920 X 1080, PSU - Prestige ATX-PR800W PSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmz125000 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 try the airfield raid IA mission Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Film Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 23 hours ago, rayrayblues said: Fixed that for you. What may be too complicated for you may not be for me or someone else. I wasn't mentioning someone else anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1Combat Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Use other players in MP. Don't worry about your "KDR". Be disciplined. The 51 has some advantage at high altitude. Climb, look for targets, boom and zoom. Once you can do that while staying disciplined and high speed... You can maybe start turning a tiny bit... but generally stay high speed and don't fight under about 17K feet. Nvidia RTX3080 (HP Reverb), AMD 3800x Asus Prime X570P, 64GB G-Skill RipJaw 3600 Saitek X-65F and Fanatec Club-Sport Pedals (Using VJoy and Gremlin to remap Throttle and Clutch into a Rudder axis) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=475FG= Dawger Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Skip the AI altogether. Find a friend and fight each other, Pony v Pony until you fight to a draw and then do dissimilar (Pony v. LW). Better yet find someone who knows actual BFM and is willing to teach you. However, if you do find a teacher, you need to understand the need for repetitive practice. Every hour of instruction should be followed by several hours repetition of the concepts and maneuvers discussed. If you follow this plan, you will improve rapidly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flygav Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 There is a map in downloads for shooting down planes and another one spawns. Change it to unlimited ammo so you can practice shooting. In multiplayer expect to get your a** handed to you a bunch. It takes most people a lot of practice and some adjustments with graphic settings so you can see other planes (Reshade app helps too) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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