diveplane Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 this apache is incredible and a joy the effort the details, pilots eyes even blink move stunning work this is the best module yet, ai flying the helo for u is amazing. sounds are incredible. stunning work..guys 18 https://www.youtube.com/user/diveplane11 DCS Audio Modding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Totally +1, I love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devrim Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 DEFINITELY! Also, the best early access ever. Thanks a lot ED! You make us cry after 13 years. 2 Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 Super SuprimX | Corsair V. 32GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | Saitek X-55 Rhino & Rudder | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 absolutely! an incredible bird! 1 MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scommander2 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 +1 1 Dell XPS 9730, i9-13900H, DDR5 64GB, Discrete GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 1+2TB M.2 SSD, TM HOTAS Warthog/TPR, TKIR5/TrackClipPro, Win 11 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorX Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Worth the wait. Great job ED. 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] "Is that you John Wayne?.......Is this me?" Full Metal Jacket //My Mission Data Card//My Cold Start Checklist //Clearing a Hung Store Tutorial //CDU Offset//Asterisk Error Correction Procedure//JTAC UTM Coordinate Entry Tutorial//JTAC 9 Line Lat Long Coordinate Entry Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LcSummers Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Dear Team, i have to say : THANK YOU ALL TO MADE MY DREAM COME TRUE You made an outstanding job, i´ve been waiting so long, and it s the best module for me!! Congratulations, i feel like a young kid. You all can be proud, thank you so much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Scar Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Want to give my gratitude also. Took the AH-64D for a short spin yesterday, only startup, take-off, some flying around and landing, but it is a joy. The sound, the design, the readable cockpit, its all awesome. Its Christmas again for me. Thank you ED. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) After spending most of my spare time in the Apache since release, I'm totally enthusiastic right now. A few days ago, I marveled at Casmo and the others, asking myself how many months it would take to get somewhat proficient. Now I won't claim to be proficient, but going from "What the...?" and "I don't get it" via "That doesn't make much sense" and "I wonder how I could achieve this" to "You need to make sure the laser is on via WPN -> UTIL -> L6, then select T01 as Acquisition Source, slave the TADS to it, deslave, then slew TADS on target, lase, WAS missiles, and rifle... oh, right, change missiles to SAL via R1, they sometimes default to RF if you've selected the FCR first I think, then rifle" in a few days with a bit of frustration (Why isn't the ******* laser firing?!) and a lot of "Yeah, I think I get the hang of... oh no... nooo... noooooo... damn you gravity, you win again. I'll be back!" is certainly the most fun I've had in DCS in a while. Long story short, this release certainly surpasses my expectations, and I was already hyped in the past couple of weeks. Plus, Wags' video addressing some common questions and mistakes was a huge help for me, spot-on! Outstanding job, ED. Edited March 19, 2022 by Yurgon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracoLlasa Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 I want to echo what is being said, I have hoped for this module for decades, and to see it now is amazing. The overall module quality is the best to date for an EA, the aircraft is stunning in VR and on a 2D screen. I also want to say that the community interaction has been great, having Casmo produce videos along with Matt has been so helpful to both communicate progress before the release and to provide valuable info and tutorials. Questions and concerns seem to be being acknowledged quickly and overall interactions are just the best. This has been the best module release to date. Thank you to everyone involved, the ED team, the community teams, and all the SME's and testers. What an amazing EA Releasee. 2 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] i5 8600K OC @ 5.0GHz w/ Corsair H100i Liquid Cooler| MSI GTX 1080 OC Edition | 32GB DDR4 3600 | EVO 960 NVMe SSD | WD Black NVMe SSD Win10 X64 | TrackIR 5 | HTC Vive | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS and Cougar MFDs | Saitek Combat Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donglr Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Thumbs up with all the thumps I have! I particularly want to stress what a good balance you stroke on what features to include in this EA release. The aircraft feels complete enough to be useful in any scenario, unlike the F16 back then. Time to completion will just...fly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_Bumcrack Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) Hear, Hear - three cheers for Wags and all the team who bought this to my PC. As someone who as a young teen in the 80's built a 1:72 scale plastic kit because the Apache was so badass, spent countless hours with Longbow and Longbow 2 in the 90's and who now gets to 'really' fly this incredible machine (thanks to VR) I applaud you. It has been worth the wait. Edited March 20, 2022 by Harry_Bumcrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storemaster Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 I second the posts above - its incredible and an absolute joy und fun to fly well done folks! Intel i7-9700K @4.7 Ghz ° Win 11 64bit Pro ° 32Gb DDR4 3000mhz ° 1Gb Samsung 970 Evo plus Nvme M.2 ° RTX 2070 super ° Virpil WarBrd and Constellation Stick & TM Warthog Throttle ° TM pedals ° 5120x1440 samsung 49" monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasstmichdurch Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 So Longbow 3 came true after more than 20 years... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Thanks ED, this was a new benchmark in EA quality. ___________________________________________________________________________ SIMPLE SCENERY SAVING * SIMPLE GROUP SAVING * SIMPLE STATIC SAVING * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemon1808 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Indeed is a great work and the team has made a great effort to make a great module. Congratulations ED team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger22 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 I’m a pretty hardcore Tomcat fan whom was mildly interested in the Apache, but by George has this become my favourite module. With its stunning attention to detail and amazing graphically fidelity. I was curious to how it would both look and preform in VR, I’ve been blown away with not only how the IHADSS has been modelled but also with what seems to me to be even better performance than the F-14 get’s in VR. I’ll be also very honest in that I had lost a great deal of trust and respect in ED’s ability to honour its customers after the F-16 debacle but the really high standard release of the 64 has gained some back. While the sim is still a while off all our visions of a fully immersed battlefield and there some lingering performance issues, seems like ED are up for the fight with how this has turned out. "I'm just a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Jaw Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Dont have it yet but tried it on my brother's rig in VR. I had a new experience with flight simming: this bird INTIMIDATES me. And I love it. A very mean looking and sounding machine, in VR I had the feeling of being the meanest bad ass, just barely controlling this thing, looking for anything to mess with me. Definitely on my next to buy list once funds are squirreled away. One downside I foresee however: given that I am usually a Lone Wolf flyer I see problems with fighting it since it is a 2 seater. "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, ASUS RTX3060ti/8GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirut Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Quality merchandise through and through. Some of the planes, but all of the maps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badhorsie53 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Thanks to all who made this possible and the wonderful videos by Wags, Casmo, and other community members who share their insight from development to flight. It makes enjoying this beast all the better. Spoiler System Specs: MB - MSI ACEX570S, AMD 5950X, 64GB 3600 NEO RAM, 3090 TI 24GB __ A-10C2 Wisconsin 176th (TFS) 128th (TFW) - Repaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Low Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 It’s really amazing. Have a beer fellas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirley Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagdgeschwader Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Thanks a lot ED!!! "If we don't end war, war will end us." H. G. Wells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team Wags Posted March 20, 2022 ED Team Share Posted March 20, 2022 Thank you, all, and have fun! A lot of hours, devotion, and passion has gone into this from all the programmers, artist, designers, IT, and managers. Kind regards, Matt 12 9 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/wagmatt Twitch: wagmatt System: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3729544#post3729544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Steel Jaw said: One downside I foresee however: given that I am usually a Lone Wolf flyer I see problems with fighting it since it is a 2 seater. George really does a pretty good job there. However, having flown solo, front- and backseat, I have to say flying together with a buddy is just phenomenally rewarding. It just comes naturally, like "Hey, can you take us along the valley to our 10 o'clock, then go up on the ridgeline, but keep the hill to our right as cover against those units in the adjacent valley. That should give me a good vantage point against our primary target a few klicks down that adjacent valley", and then the pilot actually does it, or comes up with an even better plan. No way George can do that, at least not in the foreseeable future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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