DCS F-4E Phantom II Release Date Announcement- May 21st 2024

[Hayrake YE-ZB]

13 minutes ago, upyr1 said:

and if they had waited until the 28th it would be on the anniversary of the first flight

Are you going to wait to fly it to the 28th? Maybe have a ceremony with your friends and family?

[Dragon1-1]

Since the date has been announced, can we have a Steam preorder?

[Mike Force Team]

@IronMikeMike Force Team's Mig-21 and Mig-19 crew members are celebrating. We look forward to becoming Phantom parts distributor very soon.

Mike Force Team 

[Qcumber]

"If there was ever an airplane designed by feuding committee members, it is the Phantom."

"With its butt-ugly lines, <profanity>-colored paint, yawning air intakes, and dangling armament racks, the Phantom is the consummate war machine."

Lt. Col. Ed Cobleigh

 

 

Edited May 8, 2024 by Qcumber

[Smokin Hole]

I didn’t buy the Phantom. I just didn’t feel the need to learn another old jet. But Wow! That vid. DCS and its family of 3rd party creators have produced great promotional content over the years. (The very first Black Shark video comes to mind). Now, all of it gets relegated to the Cheech and Chong heap. THIS was Laurence of Arabia. 

 

Buying now. 

[Mike Force Team]

@Smokin HoleI agree with you that heatblur's f-4 videos are awesome. I can watch the videos over and over again because they are so well made.

Mike Force Team 

[toni]

Come ooon !!!  this one with the further naval Phantom please

[bfr]

6 hours ago, Smokin Hole said:

I didn’t buy the Phantom. I just didn’t feel the need to learn another old jet. But Wow! That vid. DCS and its family of 3rd party creators have produced great promotional content over the years. (The very first Black Shark video comes to mind). Now, all of it gets relegated to the Cheech and Chong heap. THIS was Laurence of Arabia. 

 

Buying now. 

I was a bit like that too. I wasn't initially all that bothered, and even now i've finally ordered it I still don't even expect it to become my daily driver. I do however appreciate and like that they're trying to raise the bar and am happy to support that ambition.  And hopefully gains from this spill over into gains for other products (like I don't have masses of hours on the F-14 because I find working with Jester a bit clunky currently).

[freehand]

The f4 is the first I have not bought on pre order, for me performance is king for VR so will wait for opinions.  

Edited May 9, 2024 by freehand

[ThorBrasil]

[Qcumber]

8 hours ago, freehand said:

The f4 is the first I have not bought on pre order, for me performance is king for VR so will wait for opinions.  

 

I really want this module but like you I'm worried that it will be like the F-14 or worse for performance.

I will continue to dither until 20th May at 23:59. Then I will panic, rush into action and buy it. 

[ak22]

Any idea if we can still Purchase on Steam and play it on standalone client still? 

[Hiob]

31 minutes ago, ak22 said:

Any idea if we can still Purchase on Steam and play it on standalone client still? 

You can transfer licenses you bought on steam to stand alone, but not vice versa.

[Qcumber]

8 hours ago, ak22 said:

Any idea if we can still Purchase on Steam and play it on standalone client still? 

Are you considering buying on steam at post launch discount, play for less than two hours to see if you like it, refund if not? Transfer to stand alone if you want to keep it? 

[ak22]

14 hours ago, Qcumber said:

Are you considering buying on steam at post launch discount, play for less than two hours to see if you like it, refund if not? Transfer to stand alone if you want to keep it? 

No lol I just have money on my steam account 

22 hours ago, Hiob said:

You can transfer licenses you bought on steam to stand alone, but not vice versa.

Nice thanks I have done this before just wasn't sure if ED changed things. 

[Qcumber]

3 minutes ago, ak22 said:

No lol I just have money on my steam account

You got my ideas flowing. 

I don't think it will work for me as I find steam VR does not work as well as standalone. 

[ThorBrasil]

LOL 

 

 

[Gr4v3d1gg3r1986]

That will be awesome, to see this beauty in a proper simulator. But is there any chance you'll team up with IndiaFoxTecho again and bring this iconic plane to MSFS?

[Horns]

On 5/9/2024 at 10:18 AM, Smokin Hole said:

I didn’t buy the Phantom. I just didn’t feel the need to learn another old jet. But Wow! That vid. DCS and its family of 3rd party creators have produced great promotional content over the years. (The very first Black Shark video comes to mind). Now, all of it gets relegated to the Cheech and Chong heap. THIS was Laurence of Arabia. 

 

Buying now. 

Cheech and Chong reference... Any relation to your username?

#stillsmokin

[ebabil]

@IronMike please make the steam pre order issue clear 

[Q3ark]

31 minutes ago, ebabil said:

@IronMike please make the steam pre order issue clear 

It’s all here in this pinned thread

 

 

[bfr]

15 hours ago, ThorBrasil said:

LOL 

 

 

When you think about it, Rick is exactly the qualities you want in a back-seater.

[16AGR_Darkwood]

How many people are taking the 21st of May off work just to download the F4?

[=475FG= Dawger]

15 hours ago, average_pilot said:

It's not worth it. The MSFS version of the F-14 only makes me want to go back to DCS and enjoy the original in its full glory. And for some reason high AoA destroys my fps, what the heck is going on?!?

That sim is so limited that only allows for mediocre simulations, which is a pity.

At least it wasn't too expensive.

MSFS seems to be glorified Google Earth to me. I try it every year or so but it just is not anything more than weird slew mode of satellite photos.

[Hayrake YE-ZB]

2 hours ago, 16AGR_Darkwood said:

How many people are taking the 21st of May off work just to download the F4?

Not me! Taking off work for software releases is a fool’s errand. 

Pro tip, wait a day or two before downloading too.