Teriander Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I never heard of this game till this passed weekend when I saw it on Steam. Bought it because I haven't played a flight sim in a LONG time. This game was WAY better than I expected. I must have spent 10 hrs alone on Training Missions and Free Flying Missions just to learn how everything works and I just now feel comfortable blowing things up. This game brings realism to another level and I haven't even learned everything it can do yet. On top of that the graphics are awesome! I look forward to my wife giving birth next month so I can stay home and take care of her, while at the same time dropping Guided Bombs from 20k feet. Thanks Eagle Dynamics! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHepburn Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krippz Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Happy to have you here. The sim definitely sets the bar but you'll also find that the amazing community that we have here does as well. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 64th "Scorpions" Aggressor Squadron Discord: 64th Aggressor Squadron TS: 195.201.110.22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM505 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 1st child? If so, just a teeny little heads up - you will not have nearly as much free time as you think you will :) Nothing kills hobbies like children, darlings though they are....congrats and welcome though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid_DK Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Welcome Teriander, You will find a very helpfull and knowledgeable community here that are always forthcoming if you have any questions. Congrats on the child coming soon. You will experience a huge loss of time for anything but diapers and comforting a very dissatisfied child. I have a son that is now 1½ years old, he means the world to me and he loves to sit with me at my pc and play with my HOTAS Warthog or see me flying. Staffan 1 http://www.ipms.dk i7 9700K, Asus Z390 Prime A, Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4, GeForce RTX 2080 Ti STRIX ROG, Fractal Design Define R6, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, MFG Crosswind, Oculus Rift S. 32 GB 3200 MHz RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTFDarkEagle Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Welcome on board! Concur about this awsome community. However: I must stress before you get any negative comments/flames of any kind, before you ask a quesion: be sure to search the forum and the manual to find your answer. Other than that: please ask away, and there will always be someone willing to help. And to conclude: congratulations on your soon to come child! Cheers 1 Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Welcome :) Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galagamo Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 1st child? If so, just a teeny little heads up - you will not have nearly as much free time as you think you will :) Nothing kills hobbies like children, darlings though they are....congrats and welcome though! BuzzKill lol! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] OS:WIN7 HP X64|MOBO:ASRock Z68|CPU:I52500k@4Ghz|RAM:12Gb 3x4Gb GSkill Ripjaws 9-9-9-24 @1600Mhz|GPU:ASUS GTX580|HDD:2x128Gb Crucial sataIII SSD raid0|PSU:Antek 1000watt|Case:Antek 1200|Peripherals: TMWH|Saitek ProFlight rudder pedals|TrackIr4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowhand Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Welcome to the:harhar: Farm, and Conrats on your 1st..Word to the wise the day that lil guy pops he's head out.Life as you know it will no longer be the same..:thumbup: All the best a being a new Dad:doh:. Ps. PRE-PAID COLLAGE START NOW:megalol: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] SMOKE'M:smoke: IF YA GOT'M!:gun_rifle: H2o Cooler I7 9700k GA 390x MB Win 10 pro Evga RTX 2070 8Gig DD5 32 Gig Corsair Vengence, 2T SSD. TM.Warthog:joystick: :punk:, CV-1:matrix:,3x23" monitors, Tm MFD's, Saitek pro rudders wrapped up in 2 sheets of plywood:megalol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffyd123 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) Or you could give the child up for adoption if she cuts into your flying time... THATS WHAT MY DAD DID AND I TURNED OUT FINE.... sort of, well the doc sez Im getting better OK?!?!?!!!! The Sim is rather fancy aint it... i like all the blinky lights and whirring sounds. Edited April 25, 2011 by jeffyd123 i7 8700K @ 4.4Ghz, 16G 3200 RAM, Nvidia 1080Ti, T16000 HOTAS, TIR5, 75" DLP Monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teriander Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Hey Thanks everyone! MTFDarkEagle, yes. I've already found that searching the forums has answered a lot of questions I had, thanks for the heads up! jeffyd123, I think my wife would throw my computer out the window if I told her we need to give our child up for adoption so I can spend time flying. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macedk Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Hey Thanks everyone! MTFDarkEagle, yes. I've already found that searching the forums has answered a lot of questions I had, thanks for the heads up! jeffyd123, I think my wife would throw my computer out the window if I told her we need to give our child up for adoption so I can spend time flying. :) Nahh ;) OS: Win10 home 64bit*MB: Asus Strix Z270F/ CPU: Intel I7 7700k /Ram:32gb_ddr4 GFX: Nvidia Asus 1080 8Gb Mon: Asus vg2448qe 24" Disk: SSD Stick: TM Warthog #1400/Saitek pro pedals/TIR5/TM MFDs [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RigorMortis Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 1st child? If so, just a teeny little heads up - you will not have nearly as much free time as you think you will :) Nothing kills hobbies like children, darlings though they are....congrats and welcome though! QFT! I used to be into sims big time. Can't even tell you total hours logged in between Longbow / Longbow 2, F-15, F/A-18, Falcon 4, IL-2, defintely hundreds and hundreds, maybe even over a thousand. Now I have two little guys and I play mainly FPS and RTS games because I can get in and out in a heartbeat. That being said, I am going to find time for this sim since it's been so long since I've delved into this world. I've found that you make time for things that keep you sane, and enjoy most. :D Although I play mainly on my laptop, and don't have room for my full CH Products HOTAS setup, so am going to have to settle for a throttle stick. :joystick: :doh: Either way won't miss the chance to fly my favorite bird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oritpro Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 OP, Welcome to The Addiction. I haven't been able to play anything else since picking up DCS:A-10C. RigorMortis, Longbow / Longbow 2 was the shiite back in the day, especially MP where you could buddy up with a friend and play pilot or weapons officer. I really miss that. Intel Core I7 2600K, DP67BG Motherboard, 12GB Ram, MSI GTX460, Saitek PRO Flight X-65F, Dual 1080P Monitors Flight Sims: * DCS: A-10C Warthog * DCS: Ka-50 Blackshark * Lock On Platinum * Rise of Flight * Enemy Engaged - RAH66 Comanche Vs KA-52 Hokum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RigorMortis Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 OP, Welcome to The Addiction. I haven't been able to play anything else since picking up DCS:A-10C. RigorMortis, Longbow / Longbow 2 was the shiite back in the day, especially MP where you could buddy up with a friend and play pilot or weapons officer. I really miss that. I do too. That was awesome, nothing ever like it that I can recall. Would be marvelous for DCS to do their own "sequel" to Longbow. :D. Matt Wagner was part of that wasn't he? Anyhow, I look forward to getting my hands and feet dirty again. It'll be like it's new all over again since it's been a solid three years at least since I touched Falcon 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 \\ Although I play mainly on my laptop, and don't have room for my full CH Products HOTAS setup, so am going to have to settle for a throttle stick. :joystick: :doh: Either way won't miss the chance to fly my favorite bird! X-52 can be mapped for every HOTAS function that the A-10C has, plus some more, and costs $100 last I checked (edit: Wait! Amazon supposedly has them for like $83: http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-X52-Flight-Control-System/dp/B00030GSJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303754246&sr=8-1 ) Intelligent discourse can only begin with the honest admission of your own fallibility. Member of the Virtual Tactical Air Group: http://vtacticalairgroup.com/ Lua scripts and mods: MIssion Scripting Tools (Mist): http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=98616 Slmod version 7.0 for DCS: World: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=80979 Now includes remote server administration tools for kicking, banning, loading missions, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jireland607 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 1st child? If so, just a teeny little heads up - you will not have nearly as much free time as you think you will :) Nothing kills hobbies like children, darlings though they are....congrats and welcome though! I second that, you'll soon find you're staying up late just to catch a couple of hours flight time, then knackered the following morning when your little'un wakes you up at 6.30. :bye_3: Sorry to spoil your day ______________________________________________________________________________________ AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.4 Ghz | 8GB DDR3 Dual Channel | Ati HD4850 XFX | 22" Samsung TFT & NEC 17" touchscreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RigorMortis Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) X-52 can be mapped for every HOTAS function that the A-10C has, plus some more, and costs $100 last I checked (edit: Wait! Amazon supposedly has them for like $83: http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-X52-Flight-Control-System/dp/B00030GSJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303754246&sr=8-1 ) Thanks for that. I was actually considering the Thrustmaster T-flight for about $50. http://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-Flight-Game-console/dp/B001CXYMFS But maybe I'll look at the X-52 as well. I just have to consider cheap in case my kids get ahold of it and break it. But if it won't be sufficient for A-10 then not worth buying. Edited April 25, 2011 by RigorMortis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtail Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 This sim is "AS REAL AS IT GETS" ! Truly a work of art. ~Redtail~ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rud Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I second the remark about the X-52. I have the entire A-10C HOTAS on my X-52 in a single mode, no switching required. Still had enough buttons left over to have every view I wanted, pause, time acceleration/deceleration, and toggling labels all in mode 1. Pretty snazzy for the price if you ask me! I do use mode 2 for communications just so I never have to use the keyboard for a thing. I can actually use the mic switch in mode 1 if I want to, and even a handful of the function buttons, but fitting the full F1-F12 keys in there took its own mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RigorMortis Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Hmmm, maybe I'll spring for the X-52 then. I wanted to go cheap, but maybe not a good idea. I have heard of those Saitek's losing center calibration over time and becoming quite sloppy. But it seems to get favorable reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) Hmmm, maybe I'll spring for the X-52 then. I wanted to go cheap, but maybe not a good idea. I have heard of those Saitek's losing center calibration over time and becoming quite sloppy. But it seems to get favorable reviews. Mine still works after 5 years. Only issues are that one of the rotaries (which I don't really use anyway) goes quirky, and sometimes if the connector between the stick and the throttle gets loose it will blue-screen the computer (this is rare since I hold the connections firmly in place with duck tape). That other thing you linked, that T flight or whatever, looks to be wholey inadequate due to the lack of buttons and hats. You need hats, hats, and more hats with any modern combat flight sim. The X-52 actually four of them if you convert the mouse-slew thingy into a hat using bands. I use that for my boat switch and mic switch. Considering the pinky shift function, then those four hats become eight hats. Edited April 25, 2011 by Speed Intelligent discourse can only begin with the honest admission of your own fallibility. Member of the Virtual Tactical Air Group: http://vtacticalairgroup.com/ Lua scripts and mods: MIssion Scripting Tools (Mist): http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=98616 Slmod version 7.0 for DCS: World: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=80979 Now includes remote server administration tools for kicking, banning, loading missions, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RigorMortis Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Yeah, I was just trying to get out cheap, and that won't work. Gonna spring for the X-52! Sheesh, $130 just blew out of my wallet (A-10 + X-52)! lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar72 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Yeah, I was just trying to get out cheap, and that won't work. Gonna spring for the X-52! Sheesh, $130 just blew out of my wallet (A-10 + X-52)! lol. Got a trackIR?....No? Add $150.00 :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTFDarkEagle Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Got a HOTAS Warthog? ....No? Add $500.00 :D Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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