Beirut Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 What a riot of an airplane. I tried it once or twice on the free trials but never really got into it. This time I have it on the free trial and actually put some effort into it and it's a blast. So I picked it up. I always thought the Viggen people were an odd bunch - they are - and now I understand the appeal. This thing is just fun, and surprisingly simple to figure out. A wonderfully weird and enjoyable plane. Just been flying around and trying things out, haven't run a real mission yet, but that's sure to be good fun as well. In any case, what an exceptional module. 12 Some of the planes, but all of the maps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOViper Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Welcome in the world of Viggen! 3 Visit https://www.viggen.training ...Viggen... what more can you ask for? my computer: AMD Ryzen 5600G | NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti OC 11GB | 32 GB 3200 MHz DDR4 DUAL | SSD 980 256 GB SYS + SSD 2TB DCS | TM Warthog Stick + Throttle + TPR | Rift CV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freehand Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I am not really an HB fan, but the Viggen in VR is great and the sounds in the pit are lovely and good fun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirut Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 1 hour ago, TOViper said: Welcome in the world of Viggen! Thank you. Now I'm part of your twisted tribe. I love the Mavericks in this thing. It's such good fun. 2 Some of the planes, but all of the maps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 19 hours ago, Beirut said: What a riot of an airplane. I tried it once or twice on the free trials but never really got into it. This time I have it on the free trial and actually put some effort into it and it's a blast. So I picked it up. I always thought the Viggen people were an odd bunch - they are - and now I understand the appeal. This thing is just fun, and surprisingly simple to figure out. A wonderfully weird and enjoyable plane. Just been flying around and trying things out, haven't run a real mission yet, but that's sure to be good fun as well. In any case, what an exceptional module. It truly is an odd airplane, but in a good way 3 Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirut Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 11 hours ago, freehand said: I am not really an HB fan, but the Viggen in VR is great and the sounds in the pit are lovely and good fun. I'm definitely a Heatblur fan in that they do incredible work. Although I barely fly the Tomcat at all, it was never a plane that interested me, I picked it up just to enjoy the quality of the module. I'd give the Tomcat to someone if I could, but I'm keeping my Viggen. It's funny how some planes grab you and others don't. 2 Some of the planes, but all of the maps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glowingheat Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 That first time you skim the sea to release an RBS-15 and bank sharply away back down to seagull height and destroy an enemy ship is a great feeling. I'm the same, bought the Tomcat, but rarely fly it, I always find myself going back to the Viggen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhal Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Welcome to the cool-kids-club She's definitely an enjoyable ride and combined with that real world manual a deep rabbit hole. Can't wait to let her cruise her own turf once Kola drops (two weeks). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirut Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 33 minutes ago, Minhal said: Welcome to the cool-kids-club She's definitely an enjoyable ride and combined with that real world manual a deep rabbit hole. Can't wait to let her cruise her own turf once Kola drops (two weeks). Big time looking forward to Kola. And you're right, that will add some fun to the Viggen. 2 Some of the planes, but all of the maps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiso Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 The plane is a blast to fly....low and fast... nothing is more exciting than this ! A weapon I really like to employ with the Viggen is the BK90. Enjoy ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhal Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 12 hours ago, Swiso said: The plane is a blast to fly....low and fast... nothing is more exciting than this ! A weapon I really like to employ with the Viggen is the BK90. Enjoy ! BK90 is a lot of fun. But so is SB71 toss release Love how the Viggen is an easy to learn, hard to master bird. No laser, no GPS, no TGP, no datalinks. No loitering at angels 25 dropping smart ordnance while eating a sandwich. Just you and R2D2s mute cousin. You really need to build situational awareness, an understanding of where you are, where your target is, memorize terrain features beforehand to orientate. Pop up, acquire, roll in, put that thing on the thing, pickle and get the heck out on Mach 0.95 while things around go beeep booop beeep beeep bup beeep bup brrrr. Viggen is when you bring a crowbar to a gun fight. Its personal. I truly am in love. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiso Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, Minhal said: BK90 is a lot of fun. But so is SB71 toss release Love how the Viggen is an easy to learn, hard to master bird. No laser, no GPS, no TGP, no datalinks. No loitering at angels 25 dropping smart ordnance while eating a sandwich. Just you and R2D2s mute cousin. You really need to build situational awareness, an understanding of where you are, where your target is, memorize terrain features beforehand to orientate. Pop up, acquire, roll in, put that thing on the thing, pickle and get the heck out on Mach 0.95 while things around go beeep booop beeep beeep bup beeep bup brrrr. Viggen is when you bring a crowbar to a gun fight. Its personal. I truly am in love. You describe perfectly what is all the excitement of flying the Viggen ! The only "drawback" I could say is that it is really not a plane to go for target of opportunity... basically all must be pre-planned. But in a way it give you a sense of tranquillity...because you know what your task it is and all is planned accordingly.... And...if you see trees below you, you're definitely flying too high... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyBoot Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 6 hours ago, Swiso said: The only "drawback" I could say is that it is really not a plane to go for target of opportunity... basically all must be pre-planned. You can get a surprising amount of TOO out of if, if you grab the right weapons. Sure, you're limited to your mk1 eyeballs and the simple radar for finding targets. But it can be done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiso Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Of course you can do it, but It wouldn't be my plane of choice... mainly because you are pretty limited in the amount of ordnance you can carry and the mix of it... Basically you are limited by 2x A-G guided weapons (or 4x BK90) and a combination of gunpods/ ecm /chaff pods.... To me with this limitation, you either go for the planned TGT or go out hunting for TOO. Don't think I would do both on one mission... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyBoot Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 5 hours ago, Swiso said: Basically you are limited by 2x A-G guided weapons (or 4x BK90) and a combination of gunpods/ ecm /chaff pods.... Don't forget you can load 4x mavs (Rb-75) as an option as well 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiso Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) Right...my bad... Edited March 28, 2023 by Swiso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhal Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 While targets of opportunity are indeed a (great) thing in the Viggen, i really fancy the pre-planned strike role most. Having a set route, include nav points for a fix, set TOT to arrive on point. Just working on learning/practicing that part. It is a lot of fun. TOO is cool because things just develop spontaneously, are fluid. Planned strikes on the other hand are a lot about focusing on correct execution of what was planned beforehand. Two very different worlds, each asking for very different skills. Both enjoyable in their own way. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamicosmos Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I'm also new to the Viggen, and have been enjoying it a lot! I'm also a big fan of the Planned Strikes it's designed to do. Will be interesting to see how that works out online, especially on ECW and TBF. Sounds like at least on ECW setting up waypoints is pretty 'automagic' which will be nice. Also good to know that it can still have a bit of Freedom to go hunting. I figure those Rocket Pods might be a good choice for that, or just the gunpods even. When I first trialed it I thought 'wow this thing is so NASA meets Buck Rogers' so it's been a journey finding out that yes, that impression was pretty much correct! And, the side bonus of once you start to get into learning the systems, they really aren't that complicated after all. Just very ... Specific and Methodical. And I love the Thrust Reverser! I want to build a buttshaker for my chair just for that feeling! lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXsenna Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 @BeirutWelcome to the club my friend! Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirut Posted April 2, 2023 Author Share Posted April 2, 2023 7 hours ago, MAXsenna said: @Beirut Welcome to the club my friend! Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk Thank you. Still enjoying the basics with this thing. Love the engine sound and the ridiculous simplicity of the Mavericks. Going to have to bug Therio to make one of his great CadPat skins for it. 1 Some of the planes, but all of the maps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik75 Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 (edited) Very cool! I´ve watched the german tutorial series by Rakuzad, and it really motivated me! I just bought the Viggen, and I´m totally looking forward to learning it... Edited May 3, 2023 by Mik75 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Greets, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 20 minutes ago, Mik75 said: and I´m totally looking forward to learning it... these are old, but I learned the Viggen with them: 2 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik75 Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, Rudel_chw said: these are old, but I learned the Viggen with them: Thx! I´ll definitely will have a look! 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Greets, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIghtymoo Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 I am a fan of the Viggen and just love the RB-05 (remote controlled missiles). Feels great when you nail the target. 2 Intel i9 13900K | RTX4090 | 64 Gb DDR4 3600 CL18 | 2Tb PCIe4.0 | Varjo Aero | Pico 4 on WIFI6e | Virtual Desktop running VDXR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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