DCS Newsletter discussion 2nd September - DCS C-130J | FLIR is progressing | Open beta patch

[MAXsenna]

1 hour ago, Germane said:

Really a great announcement!!

 

The Eurofighter was also announced with a trailer at the time. I guess that most of what we have seen in the pictures and teaser so far are placeholders. So I think the development is not yet that far advanced

 

Watch this, and tell my WHY it says, "Coming soon"???!!!

 

[Germane]

vor 9 Minuten schrieb MAXsenna:

Watch this, and tell my WHY it says, "Coming soon"???!!!

 

We will see...

I mean, I would be happy if it came soon.... buuut we will see

Edited September 2, 2022 by Germane

[Mogster]

Jeez it’s a new content waterfall...

A weekly newsletter without a new map and flyable aircraft announcement is going to feel like a serious disappointment 

[Hiob]

31 minutes ago, Jayhawk1971 said:

I wonder if the collision modelling will support landing anywhere flat? I'm looking at the Straight of Hormuz map, and then my thoughts drift back to the spring of 1980.....if you catch my drift, wink wink, nudge nudge. 

[yeeees, I know, those weren't "J's"....who cares?!   ]

Wouldn’t it be cool if we got STOL rockets?  (I know - wrong model….)

[Exorcet]

Excited to see a heavy plane in DCS. I'm also hopeful that this will open the door for civil aircraft as well.

[Mig Fulcrum]

Very nice add, the entire cargo mechanic is very interesting and I'm curious to know how it will be implemented in MP and Dynamic Campaign.

I'm only a bit skeptical about the current map size for a cargo plane, I think they are still a bit small for a good implementation

[Furia]

hace 2 horas, ThorBrasil dijo:

Today is the happiest day in the world of DCS for me! It will be the best module! I will buy on the first day!

 

 

 

Same here, thrilled and extremely happy !!!! Inmediate pre-purchase !!!! ED you can charge my credit card today if you want !!!

I really love this plane !!!!!!

[Angelthunder]

Wow,i guess fridays are the best day to hear news of something new like maps or aircraft modules coming.I wonder how there going to model multi-crew with this transport but it does lead hopefully to more types of aircraft and helos like more transports and even bombers and even recon only type aircraft.

[Gunfreak]

4 hours ago, MAXsenna said:

Yeah! You called it!

 

So I love this game! Lets do it again!

So it seems, every two weeks we'll get a module announced, and every two weeks we get a map announced. 

So what map will be announced next Friday do you guys think, and what module in two weeks? 

 

Do you think it will be Vietnam if I say Vietnam?

Probably not.

Since these maps of late are 3rd party developed. I'll say southern Africa or Baltics or Balkans.

[Nodak]

Hope they get a SME helping them with that C-130J because that movie is hilarious, a fatality in progress.  That cargo ramp lowered in the ground loading position with it in the air is technically impossible with the mechanical arms hooked up in the flight configuration as shown.  The ramp beyond flight position is one huge elevator with a nose down pitch moment the regular flight controls would never overcome.  That's a huge mistake, written abundantly about in the manual, it they can't even get that right, just saying.

[ThorBrasil]

2 hours ago, Mig Fulcrum said:

Very nice add, the entire cargo mechanic is very interesting and I'm curious to know how it will be implemented in MP and Dynamic Campaign.

I'm only a bit skeptical about the current map size for a cargo plane, I think they are still a bit small for a good implementation

How a C-130 flies at a speed far below a fighter jet. "The map will be twice as big for them." Flying from one point to another will take a lot of time. So I believe there will be plenty of room to fly a C-130 on the map of Syria.

[Jester986]

Definitely a day one purchase for me. Hopefully one of the additional variants will be an older model. I love steam gauges. 

[Jascha]

I hope this will evolve into AC-130 one day.

[nick10]

Only buying if they simulate the toilet down the back with the Curtin you pull around yourself.

also needs a angry/sweary loadmaster 

[SUBS17]

This sounds like a good addon, I wonder if there will be the later versions modelled?

[Phantom453]

2 hours ago, nick10 said:

Only buying if they simulate the toilet down the back with the Curtin you pull around yourself.

also needs a angry/sweary loadmaster 

Trust me, you don't want that!!  

The grumpy, swearing loadmasters are standard issue on all variants of the C-130 from my experience   No avoiding that.

[Hiob]

10 hours ago, Nodak said:

Hope they get a SME helping them with that C-130J because that movie is hilarious, a fatality in progress.  That cargo ramp lowered in the ground loading position with it in the air is technically impossible with the mechanical arms hooked up in the flight configuration as shown.  The ramp beyond flight position is one huge elevator with a nose down pitch moment the regular flight controls would never overcome.  That's a huge mistake, written abundantly about in the manual, it they can't even get that right, just saying.

IIRC it just took of from the runway. Probably just a money shot/„fan service“. The alarms in the cockpit that probably come with it are not shown here…

Let‘s give them the benefit of doubt and start judging once it comes out.

[thesystem]

I'll be happy to be consulted regarding the loadmaster stuff...including why we are grumpy 

Edited September 3, 2022 by thesystem

[Razorback]

Next week : Chinook + map Afghanistan ?

[BIGNEWY]

4 minutes ago, Razorback said:

Next week : Chinook + map Afghanistan ?

wrong.

[Dragon1-1]

I'd bet on another map, it'd fit the pattern, all right.  

Edited September 3, 2022 by Dragon1-1

[MAXsenna]

wrong.

I bet you guys are having so much fun, yet can't wait to tell us the good news!

Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk

[Knock-Knock]

42 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

wrong.

I'll have a side of some F-5 update news, thank you very much.

[Gunfreak]

52 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

wrong.

Martha's Vineyard?

[Weasel]

vor 13 Stunden schrieb ThorBrasil:

A very important issue for the KC-130 is... There will be realistic physics in the refueling hose and basket. Currently the mode that is in DCS is very unreal. There is another F-16 simulator that has recently added physics in aerial refueling. I'd love to see something at the same level or above implemented in DCS World.

Improved refueling physics has been announced several years ago but since then no more news about it. We need patience, I am sure it comes sooner or later!