Just another appreciation topic

[travissgrey]

I’m not sure why, but the F1 is slowly becoming one of the best modules i have ever had on DCS, and i have basically all of them right now.

Yes, it still has some problems, but for sure they will be addressed and the fact that we are going to get 4 (FOUR) planes is simply awesome! I’m having a lot of fun using the F1CE for some taskings and the EE for different ones that requires the INS.

It has a lot of personality and it’s difficult to hit something just due of pure luck. Thank you Aerges, please F1BE soon because i want more!

[Vibora]

Thank you travissgrey!

[Spirale]

Yes the Mirage F1 feels "alive" while flying! A great sensation!

I am a huge fan of the Viggen, like you Travis i have nearly all of them and i think the Mirage F1M will be a great challenger to the Viggen in term of sensations/ capabilities/ fun to fly

One word Aerges: THX!

[HawkEXO]

Its by far my favorite module.  The F104 is gonna be great.

[Beirut]

Looking forward to it coming out on a trial basis. 

 

Was never a fan of Mirages, but this looks like a solid module and they really seem to be giving people their money's worth.

[Vibora]

Thank you guys for your compliments!

[kontiuka]

Thanks for the latest updates.  Appreciate the radar sweep speed being fixed.  Would it be possible to get that 14-flare load out fixed soon?  Thx.

 

[Burning Bridges]

Don't want to start another thread, but I got the F1 recently and feel very much the same way.

I don't know what it is but it brought back the fun to flying for me. Obviously it looks and sounds fantastic from inside and outside, but somehow it also feels just right.

The fact that comes with so many versions and also serves as preparation for the 2000 is an additional bonus.

Well done Aerges!

[kontiuka]

Just noticed a couple of little things with the latest patches.  The screws on the side cockpit walls are now 3D instead of just textures.  Nice.  That always kinda bugged me.  And the red pilot escape cord on the outside is now 3D instead of a texture.  keep it up guys!

[IAR-93]

I bought this module because i love the idea to make the single and double seat variant of the same plane,and because it looks pretty much with this plane below...IAR-93...great great job Aergis .

PS. If someone wants to make this skin ,i have plenty of pictures..i insist :))

Edited November 4, 2023 by IAR-93

[scoobie]

Late to the party, as always
I'd also like to thank Aerges. F1 is still WIP, but I've fallen in love already, even if "on the paper" such a flying dart shouldn't be my thing... and it's a jet, after all, I prefer helos and warbirds. Like jets, but they're not my first choice. Still, it's not too modern (which tends to be boring) and it's such a cool module, feels so good to sit inside and fly around or shoot/drop things from it (I'm slowly learning). Like people above - I don't exactly know why I like this dart so much, it just... feels good. Silly or not - I don't care, I like it!

Yesterday I tried AAR in the F1 for the first time. At one point alternator 2 yelled at me, yellow caution, ALT. 2 offline. I thought "WTH!", but since alternator 1 was still OK, I kept sucking fuel and thought I would investigate the case once she's full.
Soon after alternator 1 failed, at which point I got angry, thinking: "Oh, come on! They sold me a broken airplane!".

I paused and dove into the manual or perhaps it was the Chuck's guide... and, of course - there's a paragraph about less than perfect alternator ventillation in F1, there was a graph with 2 "forbidden zones" (altitude vs. speed), and I had set (long time ago) this particular tanker to fly as slow as 220 KIAS or thereabouts - pretty much inside of one of the forbidden zones for the F1!
I'm loving this thing! It's not broken, it's Hi-Fi. That's when suspension of disbelief happens to me - when the damned alternator fails

Also, it may be worth noting that "F1 saga" in DCS is a very special case. We get 4 variants. Since I'm doing DCS only in SP, I have not much use for the BE, but the remaining 3 variants are VERY different. It's not the same plane in 3 different "costumes", 3 or 4 quite different planes. Awesome deal!

Thank you, Gents!

Edited April 4, 2024 by scoobie

[Bozon]

I took the F1 for a spin since it went on the free trial - what a lovely module!

It is just on the edge of “modernity” that I can stomach, still a computerless plane directly controlled by the human. It is also as close as I can get to a Mirage III. The CE cockpit shares quite a lot with the Mirage III in its layout and views. In fact the entire front of the plane front the air intakes to the nose is very similar to M3. I have no special attachment to the F1, but I instantly liked it.

Had I known that the Phantom will be delayed so much, I would have bought it already. I figured two complex planes (for me, I’m a warbirds guy) will be too much to learn in parallel. F1 is definitely on my list now, and the moment I’ll be ready for another jet module, this is going to be it.

Well done Aerges, I’m a fan.

Edited April 7, 2024 by Bozon

[RPY Variable]

2 hours ago, Bozon said:

Had I known that the Phantom will be delayed so much, I would have bought it already. I figured two complex planes (for me, I’m a warbirds guy) will be too much to learn in parallel. F1 is definitely on my list now, and the moment I’ll be ready for another jet module, this is going to be it.

 

That is precisely why they announced the F-4 just when Aerges was about to release the F-1. With the promise that the F-4 would be available before the end of the year. In this way, they induce several people not buy the F-1 and wait for the F-4... in the end, the wait turned out to be more than two years, but they achieved their goal. These are the rules of the market, but a very unhappy move if you ask me.

[Panny]

14 hours ago, RPY Variable said:

That is precisely why they announced the F-4 just when Aerges was about to release the F-1. With the promise that the F-4 would be available before the end of the year. In this way, they induce several people not buy the F-1 and wait for the F-4... in the end, the wait turned out to be more than two years, but they achieved their goal. These are the rules of the market, but a very unhappy move if you ask me.

That is utter speculation and there is no substance to that statement. I'd look forward to your evidence that HB would do such a thing beyond your interpretation.

I actually think the release of the F-4 will make the F1 even more popular. Currently there isn't a directly comparable 3rd gen aircraft to the F1 in DCS, with the CE being a mid70s vintage. The F-4E that we get is early 70s, and aside from being a more complex two seater, have similar capabilities. I suspect people will jump in to the F-4 and become naturally interested in trying other aircraft, and most particularly the likes of the F1 and future MiG-23. Principally because the Mirage and Phantom complement each other in terms of gameplay - not compete. The presence of both serve to greatly enrich the Cold War gameplay potential DCS has. 

[jeventy26]

3 hours ago, Panny said:

That is utter speculation and there is no substance to that statement. I'd look forward to your evidence that HB would do such a thing beyond your interpretation.

I actually think the release of the F-4 will make the F1 even more popular. Currently there isn't a directly comparable 3rd gen aircraft to the F1 in DCS, with the CE being a mid70s vintage. The F-4E that we get is early 70s, and aside from being a more complex two seater, have similar capabilities. I suspect people will jump in to the F-4 and become naturally interested in trying other aircraft, and most particularly the likes of the F1 and future MiG-23. Principally because the Mirage and Phantom complement each other in terms of gameplay - not compete. The presence of both serve to greatly enrich the Cold War gameplay potential DCS has. 

It might be speculation but this is marketing 101... They would be kind of stupid NOT to do this.

[Bozon]

44 minutes ago, jeventy26 said:

It might be speculation but this is marketing 101... They would be kind of stupid NOT to do this.

I highly doubt HB opened the F-4E early access sale and then announced a huge delay just to spite Aerges. HB can only lose from such a move.

The F-4E has a very large and very eager fan base that would buy it regardless of other models they were tempted to buy just before the sale - a huge fraction of their sales potential is assured. The opposite is not true regarding Aerges and F1, and my own example is a testimony to that.

So HB can hurt Aerges, but have little to gain from it, and they did take a reputation hit from these events. The sale & delay was a fiasco not a cunning plan.

[TasDozer]

I don't find the F1 to be particularly complex to operate... it looks more daunting than it is! But it's been a delight to get moderately competent in the CE, and I'm itching to see if I can spread some misery on ECW with the EE.

The BE, I'm still a little mystified by, I'd be interested to know if anyone's used it for in-game training of another human player. In multiplayer, a second pair of eyes and hands to operate the radar is probably outweighed by the loss of the internal guns. Thoroughly enjoyed Don Rudi's training campaign though where you mostly fly the BE!

But yes, this is probably my favourite module, and I'm not sure the F-4 will surpass it, as that really does seem like it needs two people to operate, so it'll live or die on the Jester implementation

[RPY Variable]

13 hours ago, Panny said:

That is utter speculation and there is no substance to that statement. I'd look forward to your evidence that HB would do such a thing beyond your interpretation.

I actually think the release of the F-4 will make the F1 even more popular. Currently there isn't a directly comparable 3rd gen aircraft to the F1 in DCS, with the CE being a mid70s vintage. The F-4E that we get is early 70s, and aside from being a more complex two seater, have similar capabilities. I suspect people will jump in to the F-4 and become naturally interested in trying other aircraft, and most particularly the likes of the F1 and future MiG-23. Principally because the Mirage and Phantom complement each other in terms of gameplay - not compete. The presence of both serve to greatly enrich the Cold War gameplay potential DCS has. 

I am talking about the reason for the hasty announcement of the F-4 and you are talking about the effects that the launch of the F-4 will have on the sales of the F-1. They are two different things. Beyond that I don't agree either since it is like saying that the Toyota Corolla does not compete for sales against the Honda Civic.

[irisono]

Am 6.10.2023 um 15:00 schrieb HawkEXO:

Its by far my favorite module.  The F104 is gonna be great.

Also for me, the F1 series from Aerges is one of the best modules in DCS. Controls, operation of the systems and especially the flight model provide the virtual pilot with a feeling of flight that is hard to beat. The Tomcat ranks in the same category. In my opinion, the fun is many times greater than with all the other FBW aircraft from DCS. The latter makes you feel like you're driving a locomotive on rails. I'm incredibly excited about the upcoming F104. For me that will be an instant order when presale is announced.