MiG-29A Fulcrum - Announcement

[BIGNEWY]

 

[T.Power]

9 minutes ago, aaronwhite said:

The Hind was one of those helicopters that I thought was cool as a kid, but wasn't really sure it would be that cool to fly in DCS, since it didn't have a lot of the bells and whistles of a modern attack helicopter. Boy was I wrong. I'm so glad I purchased that thing. 

Now I'll always love flying around in the Soviet Murder Bus. 

Agree 100%, I own all the rotor mods and many fixed wing, but nothing gives me the fizz like the Hind, so glad I persevered with it, I like to call it the flying death pig.

[aaronwhite]

6 minutes ago, T.Power said:

Agree 100%, I own all the rotor mods and many fixed wing, but nothing gives me the fizz like the Hind, so glad I persevered with it, I like to call it the flying death pig.

It really does make you feel like you're trying to throw a massive helicopter around the skies, and while I've never flown a real Mi-24, or even a real helicopter, it just feels right to my unqualified brain. 

Can't wait to take the MiG-29A up soon too. I'll finally be able to have the full fidelity experience while taking on Bluefor and not feel like I'm completely outclassed. There's definitely no way I'm getting any kills against a Hornet while piloting an F-4 or a MiG-21. 

[T.Power]

11 minutes ago, aaronwhite said:

It really does make you feel like you're trying to throw a massive helicopter around the skies, and while I've never flown a real Mi-24, or even a real helicopter, it just feels right to my unqualified brain. 

Can't wait to take the MiG-29A up soon too. I'll finally be able to have the full fidelity experience while taking on Bluefor and not feel like I'm completely outclassed. There's definitely no way I'm getting any kills against a Hornet while piloting an F-4 or a MiG-21. 

Exciting times fsure, even more so with the CWG map and the dynamic campaign edging ever closer.

[aaronwhite]

3 hours ago, T.Power said:

Exciting times fsure, even more so with the CWG map and the dynamic campaign edging ever closer.

Yeah, the Dynamic Campaign's going to be a massive addition. It'll be great to just have it create missions for you on the map so you can just go out and fly into a mystery world.

[draconus]

4 hours ago, aaronwhite said:

There's definitely no way I'm getting any kills against a Hornet while piloting an F-4 or a MiG-21

You think it'll change with -29?

[Porco Rosso]

4 ore fa, BIGNEWY ha scritto:

 

Does anyone knows if is possible to make the pre purchase on steam?

[aaronwhite]

15 minutes ago, draconus said:

You think it'll change with -29?

I like to live in the fantasy world where it might.  

[Cab]

24 minutes ago, Porco Rosso said:

Does anyone knows if is possible to make the pre purchase on steam?

Yes. Bignewy said Steam pre-purchase will come when they have a release date. That appears to be a Steam requirement. 

[aaronwhite]

1 minute ago, Cab said:

Yes. Bignewy said Steam pre-purchase will come when they have a release date. That appears to be a Steam requirement. 

Yeah, I think Steam requires a firm date to be set and then they also sometimes have a slight delay in posting things.

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

1 hour ago, draconus said:

You think it'll change with -29?

In an appropriate setting (aka with the Hornet limited to AIM-9L/M and AIM-7F/M), yes actually 

[Punkmonkey22]

Will we have English cockpit labels as an option?

[kotor633]

I hope for two things: Firstly, that we at least get an Early Access Guide that is continually updated like the manuals for the AH-64, F16 and FA.18. And that we don't have to wait years again and still wait, keyword: Mi-24P. Secondly, that GCI is made available for the Mi-24P too. Or would it even make sense to make GCI generally available for the Mig-21, Mi-8 and M2k? I would like to see these two things. Apart from that, I'm completely focused on the Mig-29. I've watched the trailer many times. And apart from that, I'm currently only flying the FC3 Mig-29 in DCS. And I'm trying to get as much information on the web as possible.

[draconus]

49 minutes ago, Punkmonkey22 said:

Will we have English cockpit labels as an option?

Full Russian cockpit and localisation of avionics, cockpit and technical inscriptions in English.

[https://forum.dcs.world/topic/373644-dcs-mig-29a-fulcrum-pre-purchase/#comments]

 

[AeriaGloria]

3 hours ago, kotor633 said:

I hope for two things: Firstly, that we at least get an Early Access Guide that is continually updated like the manuals for the AH-64, F16 and FA.18. And that we don't have to wait years again and still wait, keyword: Mi-24P. Secondly, that GCI is made available for the Mi-24P too. Or would it even make sense to make GCI generally available for the Mig-21, Mi-8 and M2k? I would like to see these two things. Apart from that, I'm completely focused on the Mig-29. I've watched the trailer many times. And apart from that, I'm currently only flying the FC3 Mig-29 in DCS. And I'm trying to get as much information on the web as possible.

You can’t make the GCI datalink work for any other full fidelity module, it requires a specific cockpit panel to set the codes. Once you turn it on and have a connection you have a circle that guides you to intercept trajectory with the enemy and gives you their speed, alt, and hemisphere on the HUD. 
 

Su-27 has the same system and 2-3 other datalinks it can use. It would be possible to make a MiG-21 that used the system, but our module in DCS has the autopilot replacing the Lazur GCI datalink. 

[draconus]

40 minutes ago, AeriaGloria said:

You can’t make the GCI datalink work for any other full fidelity module, it requires a specific cockpit panel to set the codes.

He may mean just the GCI - as the name suggests "ground controlled intercept" - as radio voiced commands. If implemented it could work for any aircraft with a radio.

[Esac_mirmidon]

There are instructions on the HUD with letters and symbols to guide the Mig-29 about speed, afterburner, guiding circles, climbing profiles. Is not by radio voice.

[draconus]

49 minutes ago, Esac_mirmidon said:

There are instructions on the HUD with letters and symbols to guide the Mig-29 about speed, afterburner, guiding circles, climbing profiles. Is not by radio voice.

You're talking about data link. I'm saying about radio comms. Yes, GCI was also done this way IRL.

Edited May 20 by draconus

[BIGNEWY]

FAQ is now live 

 

[Lord_Pyro]

Any chance the manual will be posted here some days/weeks in advance of the module release? 

[Esac_mirmidon]

Only after the Hind manual is released, please. 

[Bisch]

2 hours ago, Lord_Pyro said:

Any chance the manual will be posted here some days/weeks in advance of the module release? 

Or give Chuck Beta Access so he can start his guide

[Rudel_chw]

8 minutes ago, Bisch said:

Or give Chuck Beta Access so he can start his guide

+1 .. let’s hope ED would do that, but lately I have not been feeling hopeful on the path DCS is taking.

[Lord_Pyro]

2 hours ago, Bisch said:

Or give Chuck Beta Access so he can start his guide

That still would take some time then. I hope that the core manual was written in parallel to the module developement and therefore is already nearly finished. At least in terms of the early access systems.

[Weta43]

Anyone still got access to a copy of Overscan's guide to Russian radar?

From memory that had a reasonable amount of info on how the GCI could direct the MiG-29 radar and give instructions on intercept speed, course, AB use etc...