ED Team JimMack Posted June 2, 2009 ED Team Posted June 2, 2009 Aerospace International June issue. Review by Ed Macy - author of "Apache" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apache-Ed-Macy/dp/0007288166/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243931582&sr=8-2 http://www.raes.org.uk/cms/uploaded/files/BlackSharkPCReview.pdf Having problems? Visit http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/Main_Page Dell Laptop M1730 -Vista- Intel Core 2 Duo T7500@2.2GHz, 4GB, Nvidia 8700MGT 767MB Intel i7 975 Extreme 3.2GHZ CPU, NVidia GTX 570 1.28Gb Pcie Graphics.
Chizzy101 Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Wow, that's some high praise from Ed Macy! When a real attack helo pilot with his experience says Black Shark is "absolutely phenomenal!" and the best sim he's seen, you know you're onto a good thing :thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever" - Napoleon Bonaparte
-fox- Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Another great review by someone who should know. Congrats!
Groover Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Interesting review! I'm so going to order his book Apache for some summer reading.
ericinexile Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 ...Though the campaigns are not truly persistent (a la Falcon) they are dynamic in the sense of a number of linked missions whore the outcome of one mission affects the following one. Hmmm. While technically true it implies a carryover of battlefield results from one mission to the next. The Macy parts were really interesting. Thanks for the link. Smokin' Hole My DCS wish list: Su25, Su30, Mi24, AH1, F/A-18C, Afghanistan ...and frankly, the flight sim world should stop at 1995.
Kifaru Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Great review from a great author. Can't recommend his book enough. A brilliant read. [sIGPIC]http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/4178/vaafbannerum6copyyj2.gif[/sIGPIC]
EtherealN Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmmm. While technically true it implies a carryover of battlefield results from one mission to the next. The Macy parts were really interesting. Thanks for the link. Well, the language is a bit unclear but as you say - technically true. Basically, there is nothing in the system that prevents moving "battlefield results" over to the next mission - it's just not very specific "battlefield results" - ie. it's not on the level of, say, the later Close Combat games where individual artillery craters and tank wrecks would carry over to the next mission. But the structure does definitely allow campaign designers to have the results of a mission carry over to the next stage in a more rough state. The one sole thing I feel would be needed to be able to do a fully "smoke and mirrors" dynamic feel to a campaign in DCS would be to be able to output variables or even just regular flags at the end of a mission and then read those flags at the start of the next mission. Then some truly fantastic things could be done. But I especially liked his elucidation on how to handle A2A tactics with the Ka-50. Definitely something I am going to try out to see if it helps me. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
enigma6584 Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 I just finished Mr. Macy's book myself the other day. It was a real good read and gives good insight into combat helicopter operations. The book gives some pretty good ideas for scenarios as well. Highly recommended if you have not yet read this book.
CAT_101st Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 cool read. I have to go get the book now Home built PC Win 10 Pro 64bit, MB ASUS Z170 WS, 6700K, EVGA 1080Ti Hybrid, 32GB DDR4 3200, Thermaltake 120x360 RAD, Custom built A-10C sim pit, TM WARTHOG HOTAS, Cougar MFD's, 3D printed UFC and Saitek rudders. HTC VIVE VR. https://digitalcombatmercenaries.enjin.com/
HansRoaming Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 He tweeted it this morning, good review, worth a look and great points about air to air.
spyda Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 great review and Ed Macy would know :thumbup: hopefully the PDF makes its way around and helps with some good advertising for DCS :D HP TouchSmart IQ816 / 25.5" HD touch screen / 9600GS 512/ Core 2 Duo 2.16 / 4GB RAM / VISTA 64 / CH Fighterstick
leafer Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Wow! You need to post this on DCS main page! ED have been taking my money since 1995. :P
Boulund Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 I'd like to voice my opinion that this "review" is more Ed Macy-promotion (Oh he knows so much about helicopters and you'd love to read his books) than it is an actual review of Black Shark. This is not the very great review everyone is claiming it is... But this is of course my humble opinion and I do not dislike any of you for thinking otherwise =) Peace Core i5-760 @ 3.6Ghz, 4GB DDR3, Geforce GTX470, Samsung SATA HDD, Dell UH2311H 1920x1080, Saitek X52 Pro., FreeTrack homemade cap w/ LifeCam VX-1000, Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1. FreeTrack in DCS A10C (64bit): samttheeagle's headtracker.dll
Vapour Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 I'd like to voice my opinion that this "review" is more Ed Macy-promotion (Oh he knows so much about helicopters and you'd love to read his books) than it is an actual review of Black Shark. This is not the very great review everyone is claiming it is... But this is of course my humble opinion and I do not dislike any of you for thinking otherwise =) Peace I thought it was a good review, OK most of the review was written by someone else, but having a individual like Ed Macy give it the thumbs up is really good publicity. You mightn't like the review but you have to admit that this will help shift more copies. Thats the bottom line after all.
ericinexile Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 I'd like to voice my opinion that this "review" is more Ed Macy-promotion (Oh he knows so much about helicopters and you'd love to read his books) than it is an actual review of Black Shark. This is not the very great review everyone is claiming it is... But this is of course my humble opinion and I do not dislike any of you for thinking otherwise =) Peace Thinking out of the box there, Boulund. Which sales will be higher based on the review: Macy fans buying DCS or DCS fans buying Macy's books. My guess is the later. Peace. Smokin' Hole My DCS wish list: Su25, Su30, Mi24, AH1, F/A-18C, Afghanistan ...and frankly, the flight sim world should stop at 1995.
-fox- Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 But does it change the fact that this is a very favourable review of DCS BS by a person who knows how it feels to fly in real combat situations? It may not go into great detail but it's a first class recommendation, which may help to get more people into flying it. If it helps him to sell more of his books (which seem to be quite good), good for him - where's the problem?
Oceandar Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 I'd like to voice my opinion that this "review" is more Ed Macy-promotion (Oh he knows so much about helicopters and you'd love to read his books) than it is an actual review of Black Shark. This is not the very great review everyone is claiming it is... But this is of course my humble opinion and I do not dislike any of you for thinking otherwise =) Peace I agree its not a great review but I`d rather say its special review from someone who really knows what he`s talking about. Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. - Lao Tze
Boulund Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 My, what a lot of responses I'm not saying it is a bad review or that it is even a bad thing for anyone. Just saying I didn't enjoy it as much as maybe some others here did. =D Just like I enjoy crashing my Black Shark occasionally where (I guess) everyone else try to stay out of the ground ;) Core i5-760 @ 3.6Ghz, 4GB DDR3, Geforce GTX470, Samsung SATA HDD, Dell UH2311H 1920x1080, Saitek X52 Pro., FreeTrack homemade cap w/ LifeCam VX-1000, Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1. FreeTrack in DCS A10C (64bit): samttheeagle's headtracker.dll
Oceandar Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 My, what a lot of responses I'm not saying it is a bad review or that it is even a bad thing for anyone. Just saying I didn't enjoy it as much as maybe some others here did. =D Just like I enjoy crashing my Black Shark occasionally where (I guess) everyone else try to stay out of the ground ;) Hey...why so worry ;) Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. - Lao Tze
WynnTTr Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 I'd like to voice my opinion that this "review" is more Ed Macy-promotion (Oh he knows so much about helicopters and you'd love to read his books) than it is an actual review of Black Shark. This is not the very great review everyone is claiming it is... But this is of course my humble opinion and I do not dislike any of you for thinking otherwise =) Peace No it is not piece of good writing as far as reviews go. However, what everyone's getting worked up about is that it's kudos from an actual combat heli pilot, and not someone who claims to be one. Not only that, but an experienced, decorated Apache pilot no less. For someone who's logged thousands of hours in real life combat situations, to call a mass market helicopter simulation 'phenomenal' is saying something - something that I think you've missed the point of. So the 'review' is more about approval from a well respected combat pilot rather than the actual game itself. Does the review itself plug his book? Apart from the blurb at the end (which all authors do, even respected TIME journalists), there is nothing that could be seen as promoting his book. You're also forgetting that Ed's name is nothing new in the Longbow community. So if he's trying to actually sell his book, he's preaching to the choir.
Distiler Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 (edited) Or I'm getting the wrong impression or this discussion about who is promoting who is a bit shameful. Let's thanks Ed Macy for the review of DCS and also thanks for the book because good literatury about helicopters is scarce. Edited June 3, 2009 by Distiler AMD Ryzen 1400 // 16 GB DDR4 2933Mhz // Nvidia 1060 6GB // W10 64bit // Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2
ED Team JimMack Posted September 10, 2009 Author ED Team Posted September 10, 2009 Ed's new book "Hellfire" has just been released on Amazon. A very interesting read. 1 Having problems? Visit http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/Main_Page Dell Laptop M1730 -Vista- Intel Core 2 Duo T7500@2.2GHz, 4GB, Nvidia 8700MGT 767MB Intel i7 975 Extreme 3.2GHZ CPU, NVidia GTX 570 1.28Gb Pcie Graphics.
MrReynolds Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 Ed's new book "Hellfire" has just been released on Amazon. A very interesting read. Thanks for the heads up, tried to give thanks but it seems i've already given rep in this thread....... erm, link please? looked on uk and us site but couldn't find. (you know after posting and searching a bit more I'll find it myself)!!!! :doh: pre-edit: link :megalol:
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