How do you spend your time in DCS?

[Geskes]

Hello All,

 

I want to ask all you hardcore DCS simmers a question. How do you spend your time in DCS?

 

I am a long-time flightsim fan, though I have been on a break for some years and I am now simming like never before since about a year and a half again.

The games I grew up with were games like Tornado, Longbow, Falcon series, Total Air War, EF2000, etc.

 

The DCS sims are much more adult sims then the sims I played before, much more advanced in every thinkable aspect. And I like it alot!

 

In most of the '90s flight sims you usually had some campaigns that could generate random missions, you were part of a squadron, etc. This was nice for what it was back then but now it wouldn't suffice anymore I guess, unless it would be very good and immersive.

 

So what do you guys do in DCS? Do you create a lot of scenarios and play them? Do you just fly around perfecting your maneuvering skills? Got custom scenarios/campaigns from others? (know any good ones??)

 

I am asking this question because at first, when learning Black Shark last year I was a bit put off by the linear campaign and having to fly the same route to the objective again for 1hr should I crash. But now, because I started playing more and more BS while waiting for DCS A10, I am really starting to appreciate the beauty of the DCS series. And I mean really really appreciate it :) I really like flying it, even if it is just random free flight. All the modeling, physics, graphics and so on is fabulous. Also I kind of discovered the mission editor where I just make tactical scenarios for myself. But I want more of course :)

 

In short, I am looking for new ways to enjoy the DCS series. Ways I might not have discovered yet.

What do you guys do in the sim and what would you advise me to do to get the most out of it?

 

Finally, I have attached a small mission I made in the editor for DCS A10 Beta. There are Tornado's doing ALARM strikes, F15's and B1's with JSOW's, AH64 which will listen to you for go-code, AI Air-to-Air combat and of course lots of dropping bombs and shooting mavs. I used it for training and every day I added something to it and in the end I thought I might as well share it. Basically just a kill-em-all with some AI tossed in. Try it and tell me if it sucks or not :)

 

Allright, see you in the virtual skies!

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