Gorn557 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 It's so easy here to get wrapped up in all the little details that can be improved or preferences we might have, so I just wanted to say how much I love the Apache and how much fun I'm having flying it. I've been flying virtual Apaches since Jane's Longbow almost 30 years ago (!!! - we're getting old) so I had very high expectations and hopes coming in, and they've been met and surpassed in spades. The joy and immersion I get out of flying the Apache and learning its systems is second to none. I find diving through the MFD pages to learn all the depth to which the subsystems have been simulated to be a joy. The feeling of being hunched over the TEDAC, lasing an enemy tank as George hides us behind a tree, hoping I nail the tank before it spots us and hits us with an AT-11 yields an immersion factor I've felt in no other video game - especially in VR. Sometimes I spawn myself on an aircraft carrier in the rain, in VR, and just watch flight operations as I sit in the cockpit ready for takeoff. It's pure bliss! So a lot of us get very "passionate" here about certain aspects of the game, but I just wanted to remind everyone what an amazing module we have here and how very far we've come from the pioneering flight sims of the late 1990s. The Apache has given me video gaming and simming enjoyment at a totally different level than I've ever before experienced. Now if I can just figure out how to consistently get myself lined up with that I-beam... 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloppyDog Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Yes, it is great, for all old simmers. The old Jane's games are great still, but they were very limited to what technology could do for them. DCS (and other sims) is a dream come true in may aspects: a full 3D, fully clickable cockpit, with a "realistic" flight model, study level module is something people only dreamed of in the 90's. Now we are living it. And yes, sometimes I just want to fly around and admire the view, because it can look great. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbu1 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) All I can add is ME TOO!!! I love the Apache and yes I‘m an old simmer Edited August 30, 2023 by corbu1 3 DCS MT : 2.9.4.53707 Modules: UH-1H - SA342 - KA-50 BS3 - MI-24P - MI-8MTV2 - AH-64D - CH-47F(Preorder) - UH-60L(Mod) - A-10CII - F-16C - F/A-18C - FC3 -Combined Arms - Supercarrier - NTTR - Normandy2.0 - Persian Gulf - Syria - SA - Sinai - Afghanistan(Preorder) — Waiting for: OH-58D - BO-105 - AH-1G/F(Mod) - OH-6(Mod) - Kola - Australia - Iraq DCS-Client: 10900K, 64GB 3600, RTX3090, 500GB M2 NVMe(win10), 2TB M2 NVMe(DCS), VR VivePro2, PointCTRL, VaicomPro, Wacom Intuos S with VRK v2Beta DCS-DServer: 11600KF, 32GB 3600, GTX1080, 1TB M2 NVMe(win10), 2TB M2 NVMe(DCSDServer), DCS Olympus Simpit: NLR Flightsim Pro, TM Warthog Grip with 30cm Extension + Throttle, VPforce Rhino FFB, Komodo Pedals with Dampers, VPC Rotorplus+CBkit+AH-64D Grip, NLR HF8, Buttkicker (3*MiniConcert), TotalControls AH64D MPD‘s, TM 2*MFD‘s, Streamdecks (1*32,3*15,1*6), VPC CP#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxica Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) Add me to the list. I've been waiting for his module since 1991 (Kissing a few frogs along the way) Edited August 30, 2023 by Moxica 7 ASUS ROG Strix B550-E GAMING - PNY GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X - AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 64Gb RAM - 2x2Tb M2 - Win11 - HP Reverb g2 - Oculus Quest 2 - Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS - Thrustmaster Pendular Rudder - 2X Thrustmaster MFD Cougar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabio.dangelo Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 I started almost 40 years ago.... my love for apache led me to this... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxica Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 The first time I discovered I could have JTAC lase targes while in hiding/cover, I was extatic for more than a week. The Reaper drone especially. This is boss! 1 ASUS ROG Strix B550-E GAMING - PNY GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X - AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 64Gb RAM - 2x2Tb M2 - Win11 - HP Reverb g2 - Oculus Quest 2 - Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS - Thrustmaster Pendular Rudder - 2X Thrustmaster MFD Cougar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LcSummers Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) Yepp, here too, almost 40. Gunship was my first Apache. Time is running..... Love the Apache, i was so glad when ED annouced the AH-64D. A dream was coming true, pure love Edited August 30, 2023 by LcSummers 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ercoupe Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 I haven't purchased any helicopters yet. Can they be flown without rudder pedals? I have a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro which I've been using for years. Will it work with choppers? It does have rudder controls, of course, by twisting the stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorn557 Posted August 30, 2023 Author Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ercoupe said: I haven't purchased any helicopters yet. Can they be flown without rudder pedals? I have a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro which I've been using for years. Will it work with choppers? It does have rudder controls, of course, by twisting the stick. It's definitely doable, though of course not ideal (same thing I say to people who want to fly without VR ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache 64 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 What a journey...came from here (1986) Amstrad CPC ...do we discuss framrates enough Can´t thank ED enough for making my dream come true. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabio.dangelo Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Yes, my first helicopter was the Gunship, immediately followed by Tomahawk and the SuperHuey (I and II). Of course all on the Commodore 64. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacts.zeagle Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 My flight-simming started in the 80's. Janes brings back memories. Anyway, I am a recent Apache convert. I love to fly her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LcSummers Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Yes first C64 with Datasette and later a Floppy disc. Then a Amiga 2000. Glory days 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tepnox Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) Damn time flies by for sure! I remember the times in my youth playing the first time Gunship 2000 on an Amiga CD 32 console: Later of course on PC with Jane's Longbow 1+2 and sweet 3dfx graphics ;D. If i watch videos from those titles today I can't believe how bad the graphics and visuals have been - but obviously very pleasent for that time. If someone would have told me that day, that I would play in the future in real-life graphics in VR with Hotas controls like in the real thing - I would not believed it. So yea, all the nagging about missing features or better implementations in DCS beside - thx ED for making this possible! We indeed live in wild times of crazy tech, I am kind of excited what we will think about our current tech in 20 years! See you then fellas! Edited August 31, 2023 by Tepnox 6 Ryzen 7 5800X3D // 64 GB RAM // RTX 4090 // Quest Pro // Quest 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorn557 Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Tepnox said: If i watch videos from those titles today I can't believe how bad the graphics and visuals have been - but obviously very pleasent for that time. If someone would have told me that day, that I would play in the future in real-life graphics in VR with Hotas controls like in the real thing - I would not believed it. So yea, all the nagging about missing features or better implementations in DCS beside - thx ED for making this possible! This! 4 minutes ago, Tepnox said: We indeed live in wild times of crazy tech, I am kind of excited what we will think about out current tech in 20 years! See you then fellas! Heh, internet being what it is, on whatever the equivalent of forums is in 20 years, people will be typing via their neural interfaces to complain that the snow doesn't feel cold enough on their holodeck version of the Apache 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotdognz Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Started 40 years ago also , all the same sims your posting here, the ED Apache is amazing What's more amazing in the the OP post is George is hovering behind a tree , we truly live in a wonderful time for gaming and VR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikwax74 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 After the classics, I really liked Enemy Engaged Apache vs Havoc in the mid 90s. If I remember correctly it has a somewhat dynamic campaign as well. https://www.gog.com/en/game/apache_vs_havoc 3 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinistripes Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) How I miss those big cardboard boxes and thick manuals though; when there were fewer games, and the ones you bought you played to death. (And when, to get a new game meant a trip into the city) Edited September 9, 2023 by martinistripes 3 Valve Index | RTX 3070 Ti (Mobile) | i7-12700H @ 2.7GHz | 16GB RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger52 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 What ED has achieved is ridiculous! I dreamt of the experiences that I have today (in my DCS Apache), 40 years ago. I still sometimes (VR) hold my hand out to shield the sun from one of the MFD's! Unbelievably, there is still more to come! Hats off to ED, thank you for letting me be an Apache pilot, even if it is just within my Reverb G2. 2 i7-11700F 64GB RAM RTX3060 WIN 10Pro HP Reverb G2 TM Cougar & Logitech X56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbw Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 I flew RW in the civilian world from the mid to later 1970s till 1995. Did the next 20+ years in fixed wing exclusively. Spent time in the 206 series, 204, gazelle, Astar, Hughes 500 etc.... Loved the helicopter combat sims mentioned above. Had a chance several years ago to spend a few hour flying the DCS Huey in VR and was amazed just how good it was. I've thought about buying a VR headset but just haven't done it yet as there seems to be more than a few different ones available and I have no idea which ones are better than others. Currently have a 34" monitor. I think I will get the Apache now that the sale is on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlomo1933 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 I started with Gunship 2000 and F18 Interceptor and Hexagon Cartell on Amiga 1200. Later I was so happy that microprose made the 3. Gunship game on PC. Anyone tried Gunship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotor633 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 It brings back memories... ************************************** DCS World needs the Panavia Tornado! Really! ************************************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watari Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I really like the apache too. For us rotor heads a longawaited module. Honestly I have to say I have more fun with my beloved Mi8. In the apache you mostly hover and snipe. If you get in weapon range they headshot you out of the pit in no time. I like the diversity of the mi8. troup insertion, sling loads, gunship tasks, transports,CAS,,,, A very good module. I guess i will love the chinnok too. Anyway a very good work from ED. Maybe we get a good campaign. I guess that apache with a human cpg is also more fun 2 :matrix: =SPEED IS LIFE=:matrix: http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/speed-is-life.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAZnBLAST Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) All of the games listed above bring back the memories ED have created a masterpiece in the AH64 Apache. ...and most other modules tbf! Edited September 15, 2023 by DAZnBLAST 2 My Hangar: F16C | FA18C | AH64D | F14A/B | M2000C | AV8B | A10C/ii | KA50/iii | UH1H | Gazelle | FC3 | CA | Supercarrier My Spec: Obsidian750D Airflow | Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K | 32GB DDR4 Vengeance @3600 | RTX3080 12GB OC | ZXR PCIe | WD Black 2TB SSD | Log X56 | Log G502 | TrackIR | 1 badass mutha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGraw Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I'm definitely more love for the Apache these days now I'm getting more proficient. I'm trying to teach my dad to CPG and boy is it frustrating when stuff crops up in the middle of an engagement. It's literally like having a civilian get in the back seat and going off to war sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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