New DCS: A-10C Web Page is Live

[Laud]

I personally never use all the three modes of the X-52pro. Just use the buttons in one mode plus some of them shifted.

Also I feel very comfortable with my touchscreen using TouchBuddy instead of struggling with all the modes of the HOTAS. I can absolutely recommend this combination! I'm sure this will be perfect for any future DCS-module too.

[sobek]

You'll have forever to set everything up going in to kill something on a slow moving A-10.

 

I'll remind you of that sentence after your first sortie on the virtual battlefield. ;)

Edited September 12, 2010 by sobek

[Eddie]

I'll remind you of that sentence after you first sortie on the virtual battlefield. ;)

 

Indeed, 250-300 knots might sound slow to a fighter jock, but trust me it isn't.

[NotiA10]

I wouldn't be too worry about a HOTAS lack of buttons and programming ability until DCS: Fighter come out. You'll have forever to set everything up going in to kill something on a slow moving A-10.

 

i guess it comes down to what ever you mean by "something" and what is around trying to protect this "something" :megalol:

[Steve Davies]

I wouldn't be too worry about a HOTAS lack of buttons and programming ability until DCS: Fighter come out. You'll have forever to set everything up going in to kill something on a slow moving A-10.

 

Totally disagree.

 

The HOTAS set-up in the A-10C is a 21st century system that is actually pretty complicated.

 

You might not spend much time using HOTAS in air-to-air mode, but it is, IMHO, essential for killing anything on the ground while handling threats, wingmen and navigation.

[Eddie]

"Durandal 1-2, Durandal 1-1 bandit bearing 120 for six-zero angels(metrics) 5, cold".

 

This roughly translates into, "Durandal 2, this is flight lead, there is a bandit on a heading of one-two-zero(true). The bandit is at a range of sixty nautical miles and flying at an altitude of five thousand feet. He is heading towards us (hot (heading away would be called cold)).

 

 

Your radio message it that situation should be as follows.

 

"Durandal 1-2, Durandal 1-1 bandit bearing 120 for six-zero, 5 thousand, cold".

 

It was already pointed out previously that you had confused heading and bearing, but make sure not to confuse angels as well. Both angels and cherubs calls refer to friendly aircraft. When referencing hostile/bandit/bogey aircraft use thousand or hundred.

[Poor mans sniper]

Those illumination and smoke rockets sound amazing for certain co-op strategies.

[HiJack]

Those illumination and smoke rockets sound amazing for certain co-op strategies.

 

You got smoke rockets in the FC2 A-10A also. I belive it's on the 10th reload selection (F10). They mark the target area for ages :D

[leafer]

Oh noes...:D

[JEFX]

ME questions

 

As far as I am concerned, there are two functions of the ME that are dearly missing and I really would appreciate if someone from the TEAM could answer these, please :

 

Will there be a copy/paste function (essential in my opinion) in the ME?

 

and for gameplay immersion :

 

Will it be possible to print the briefings, flight plans and maps directly from the pre-flight briefing page?

 

That would be so nice and realisitc..

 

 

thanks in advance!:)

 

 

JEFX

[JEFX]

I have another special request for the editor. I dont know if this is of general interest but I believe it is really a small thing to implement :

 

is it possible to make the tools palettes (left and right sides) of the ME floating palettes so we can move them around ? I have a large screen and find myself constantly moving from extreme left to extreme right all the time??

 

thanks!

 

 

JEFX

[nomdeplume]

Will there be a copy/paste function (essential in my opinion) in the ME?

 

Yes, this is mentioned on the web page.

 

I don't know about printing or floating palettes. I would think the latter is very unlikely, and the former is rather unlikely. Though it would be nice to have some printer- or second-monitor-friendly briefing materials for each mission.

[JEFX]

Yes, this is mentioned on the web page.

.

 

I dont understand, I look very carefully through the whole page, used the search function of my browser, etc and still cannot find any reference to a copy and paste unit function ??? Where do you see this on the webpage?

 

thanks

 

JEFX

[leafer]

This reminds me of something that has been frustrating me since the original Flanker: no way of knowing if the unit I just placed is where I intending it to be.

[Sarge55]

JEFX,

 

Perhaps he's refering to "cloning", see extract below.

 

Revised trigger system interface including cloning, trigger re-ordering, and OR rules

[JEFX]

JEFX,

 

Perhaps he's refering to "cloning", see extract below.

 

Revised trigger system interface including cloning, trigger re-ordering, and OR rules

 

 

Yeah, that cloning pertains only to the triggers, not to the actual units in the ME (that take so much time editing all the time...)

 

JEFX

[Laud]

Yap, beeing able to copy and paste units, including their loadout, waypoints and task would be somehow essential!

[nomdeplume]

Sorry, you're right, the web page does only refer to the trigger system. Strange. Blindspot's mod allows you to duplicate groups...

[JEFX]

Nom de plume,

 

what are you reffering to as 'Blindspot's mod'???

I have never heard of it?

Is it for BS or for FC2?

And can it really copy groups in ME?

I would love to use that in FC2...

 

thanks

 

 

JEFX

[159th_Viper]

 

what are you reffering to as 'Blindspot's mod'???

I have never heard of it?

Is it for BS or for FC2?

And can it really copy groups in ME?

I would love to use that in FC2...

 

thanks

 

 

JEFX

 

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=55463

[JEFX]

Thanks Viper, that is indeed fantastic for LOFC2!!!

I will start using it right away!

And thanks to Blindspot!

 

JEFX