Mt5_Roie Posted November 7, 2011 Posted November 7, 2011 So now that Black Shark is going to with A-10 (in the next patch) does that mean A-10 will also be able to play with the older Black Shark folks and the Flamming CLiffs folks? That would make an awesome online play environement! Coder - Oculus Rift Guy - Court Jester
JG2_Miller Posted November 7, 2011 Posted November 7, 2011 The Hog will be compatible with Black Shark 2 when the 1.1.1.0 patch comes out, which will probably be in the next few days. Black Shark 1 remains compatible with FC2, whereas FC2 was only considered to get a compatibility patch for the A-10.
104th_Crunch Posted November 7, 2011 Posted November 7, 2011 ED would have to make a patch for FC2 to make it compatible with BS2 and A-10C. Until then it is FC2 and BS1 together, or BS2 and A-1C together. There won't be many BS1 pilots online when there is BS2 I bet. IF ED makes a patch for FC2 they may call it FC3 and charge for it as it would bring in many features currently avaialble in A-10C. Again, IMO, forget FC make DCS:Fighter before I am dead please lol. Also, I was always thinking, why is ED working on improving the engine of A-10C when they could be working on DCS:Fighter? Maybe an idea would be to stop development on the DCS engine, release a few DCS modules, then work on the engine again. Just an opinion. Regardless I appreceiate the hard work at ED and the sims they provide.
GGTharos Posted November 7, 2011 Posted November 7, 2011 Because engine development = actual progress. Maybe an idea would be to stop development on the DCS engine, release a few DCS modules, then work on the engine again. Just an opinion. Regardless I appreceiate the hard work at ED and the sims they provide. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
HitchHikingFlatlander Posted November 7, 2011 Posted November 7, 2011 Can you imagine the moaning if they released a FC3 and charged for that too lol? I'd buy it for the record though! http://dcs-mercenaries.com/ USA Squad
104th_Crunch Posted November 7, 2011 Posted November 7, 2011 Because engine development = actual progress. Yes of course. It is a catch 22 I guess. What to work on next and how. Even though perhaps the release of future DCS modules is slowed by the upgrading of the engine with patches for current modules, it is not the worse thing in the world by any means! Would I rather wait some more for DCS:Fixed Wing and have it look awesome like A-10C does today? Or would I rather be already playing DCS:Fixed Wing today, but it looks like FC1? Hard choice for me! :huh:
ALDEGA Posted November 7, 2011 Posted November 7, 2011 Graphics is just one of the things that evolve. Flight model, AI, weather simulation etc. are all evolving with each DCS release. Improving the engine (and adding to it) is as important as introducing new flyables.
104th_Crunch Posted November 7, 2011 Posted November 7, 2011 Graphics is just one of the things that evolve. Flight model, AI, weather simulation etc. are all evolving with each DCS release. Improving the engine (and adding to it) is as important as introducing new flyables. Yes for sure. When I say, 'look like' I should say, 'includes features of'.
kylania Posted November 7, 2011 Posted November 7, 2011 FC2 can only fly against BS1 A-10C can only fly against BS2 BS1 or FC2 cannot fly against BS2 or A-10C (This is as of 1.1.1.0 of BS2/A-10C) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Christmas Cheer - A Landing Practice Mission : Beta Paint Schemes : HOTAS Keyboard Map : Bingo Fuel - A DCS A-10C Movie
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