Relayer Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Wow. This was a mission and a half. Four hours of flying without leaving my chair once. Been flying A-10C since the beta came out, and only now am I starting to really get to grips with this machine and start putting it into a semi-realistic scenario. Took off from Kobuleti with a heavy bomb load, bound for NATO positions north of Beslan, to support NATO forces pushing further north into Russia. With such a heavy payload, I had to take off with much less fuel to meet the MTOW. So, time for some night time refuelling just north of Tbilisi - certainly was a fun challenge! From there, north over the mountains into Russia, had a great time putting lots of things I'd only recently picked up into practice - using offsets, mark points etc - dropping 14 GBU-12's over the course of an hour on station. Nothing too special here, just night-time CAS with a Predator as AFAC. Lots of advanced low-level SAMs around so I had to stick fairly high and hope that the fighters and SEAD had done their jobs and that I wasn't going to find an R-27 or SA-10 heading for me. Then, as planned, it was back south to the tanker track to refuel *again* in the darkness, as it was going to be a bit tight on fuel back to Kobuleti. Had a lovely time flying back in the early dawn light, made a textbook landing, shut down the aircraft and pretty much slumped in my chair with relief and a fantastic sense of accomplishment. While I know I've essentially just sat at a computer for four hours and was never in any real danger - I can have just a tiny glimpse into the world of the guys and girls who do this for real. So, I feel compelled once again to thank ED for creating this wonderful sim - it's been a long time since a 'video game' has captured me in such a way - and I'm a games design student. Not since my days playing Falcon have I had that same sense of achievement from a computer game/sim. I'll be tweaking this mission in the future and hopefully release it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF74_Raptor Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 And that is what it is all about. Glad you had a good time flying I came I saw I got blown up by a SA-8:pilotfly: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.firstfighterwing.com/forums/content.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hassata Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Nice! Was that a campaign mission? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpanside Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 nice do you use trackir for better realism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
711Hancer Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 What is the mission? If its custom can you post it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta9856 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 What is the mission? If its custom can you post it? I would also be interested in finding out what the mission was. It sounds quite cool and challenging. Oli 'Scarecrow' Lusk Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Intel Core i7 3930K @ 4.20Ghz ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard 16GB DDR3 RAM EVGA Geforce GTX 680 4GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relayer Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 As I said, I'll be tweaking it and probably release it. Thus, it was a custom mission I threw together :-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relayer Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 nice do you use trackir for better realism? No - not enough spare £££ to get a TrackIR system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S77th-konkussion Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Try to save as best you can to get one.. It changes the entire dynamic THAT much.. [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=43337&d=1287169113[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadster Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Great to hear you're enjoying this Sim Relayer... S! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Try to save as best you can to get one.. It changes the entire dynamic THAT much.. I rarely advocate "gadgets" but TrackIR is absolutely amazing. The mission does sound cool, BTW! ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Falcon Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Cool, and yes, Track IR is worth its money. next best thing after a HOTAS. About the mission, if your still adjusting it maybe make it a small multiplayer co-op one? Anyway's eager to see what you've come up whit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] The keeper of all mathematical knowledge and the oracle of flight modeling.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMFA117_Poko Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 There is no way to fly without TrackIR again for me :). If it would brake I immediately buy new one (and I would be happy as the first time when package arrived). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenra Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Let me add another shameless request that you post the mission once you get it the way you like. Glad you are having fun - I know I am! Zenra Intel i7 930 2.8GHz; ATI HD5850 1GB; 1TB Serial ATA-II; 12GB DDR3-1333; 24 x DL DVD+/-RW Drive; 800W PSU; Win7-64; TM Warthog HOTAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relayer Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Just ordered myself a TrackIR 5 with the vector clip. My wallet is emitting tortured screaming and begging for mercy - but if it's as much of a game-changer as you all say, then it's money well spent. Also, I need to change the mission still - having problems getting a 4-ship flight to refuel (3 doesn't refuel), so I'll change it down to a 2-ship. Less explodey-bang-power but there you go. Truthfully, it'd take you 10 minutes to knock a very similar mission up yourself - but I'll still post this one eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Sell Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 your going to love your track IR. gamechanger Home-Built Rig - | ASUS TUF Z390-Plus| i9 9900k | 2080ti | 32g G.SKILL TridentZ |Samsung 970 evos | Tagan 1100w PS | Warthog Hotas | Track ir 5 | Saitek Pedals | PFT Collective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloomstomb Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 track ir = a big step towards realism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticcoho Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 look, I can See everywhere with my head, lol TIR is a Must!!! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]Celticcoho (OriginFreedom) WIN 7 64 bit, I7975 at 3.6ghz,X58 Classified 3 Mobo, 6gb Corsair 2000 ram, 2 ea ATI 5870 Eyefinity 6 2gb's , 27" Ultra Sharp,(main view), 3 23"touch screens , Tm Warthog, Saitek Combat Pedals Track IR 5,:D JIM.:book: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexrey Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Or you could spend 40$ and make ur own head tracker with Free-Track software, a webcam and 3 IR LEDs... way cheaper and very easy to make. The software's free, so you'll only be spending on the webcam and IR LEDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMFA117_Poko Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 ^ One of disadvantage of freetrack now is that you won't find 64bit soft for it yet. So you'll have to fly on 32bit ver. of Hog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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