104th_Crunch Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) I am so sick and tired of flight sim makers and their usual boring planes. Its always F16s, F15sand F18s. What I want to see is someone interesting enough to do a good F14 in detail. I'm still waiting but have lost all hope. I'm sure that they will make good sims but I'm not impressed if they are going to keep doing the same old thing. Your opinion has been expressed by others here before. The last combat F16 study sim was Falcon 4, the last combat F18 and F15 study sims were released by Janes. All these I believe before the year 2000. That was over 12 years ago. There is no mass flood of sims for these that we are sick of sorry. For sure as well none are at the level of an ED DCS release. Eventually, I am sure there will be a F-14 release. Edited March 27, 2013 by Crunch
Steel Jaw Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Check out the F-14D from Dino Cattaneo for FSX. It is actually very good and it is freeware! Except it doesn't fire any weapons... :music_whistling: "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, Red Dragon 7800XT/16GB, monitor: GIGABYTE M32QC 32" (31.5" Viewable) QHD 2560 x 1440 (2K) 165Hz.
IonicRipper Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 I think what they did with such an old engine is just incredible. Unfortunately, once you've played DCS, everything else feels... meh. i5 4590 @ 3.77GHz | GTX 1060 6GB | 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 | 1TB HDD+500GB HDD | Win10 Home X64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
SUBS17 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Except it doesn't fire any weapons... :music_whistling: Heres some good news then: I never ventured into the "working weapons" functionalities so far, for several reasons - mainly the lack of time, and the fact that I am more interested in flying rather than shooting things. However, the people at Vertical Reality Simulations were kind enough to provide me with access to the Tacpack Software Development Kit - and I was very impressed. For those who don't know (very few I assume), VRS has developed an incredibly complete and realistic rendition of the F/A-18E Super Hornet - which is IMHO the best military plane for FSX - and, on top of that, they have developed the Tacpack - an add-on module for FSX which implements working weapons (an a lot of other features, like the drones you see in the screenshots). Not only weapons are working, but they have a realistic behaviour and can be used in multiplayer. For the moment, their Superbug is the only plane supported, and it is required for the installation - but this will change in future. More information here: http://indiafoxtecho.blogspot.co.nz/2013/03/vrs-tacpack-integration-ie-working.html [sIGPIC] [/sIGPIC]
Razi Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 +1! One of the first things i'll do is try to find people interested in starting a CF-18 vSqn. I'd be very much interested in this.
WildBillKelsoe Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Gents, at this point, we can all hope the next DCS <ED> will be a fighter with rockets strapped on.getting tired of the hog myself... AWAITING ED NEW DAMAGE MODEL IMPLEMENTATION FOR WW2 BIRDS Fat T is above, thin T is below. Long T is faster, Short T is slower. Open triangle is AWACS, closed triangle is your own sensors. Double dash is friendly, Single dash is enemy. Circle is friendly. Strobe is jammer. Strobe to dash is under 35 km. HDD is 7 times range key. Radar to 160 km, IRST to 10 km. Stay low, but never slow.
WildBillKelsoe Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 W H macey jr??? AWAITING ED NEW DAMAGE MODEL IMPLEMENTATION FOR WW2 BIRDS Fat T is above, thin T is below. Long T is faster, Short T is slower. Open triangle is AWACS, closed triangle is your own sensors. Double dash is friendly, Single dash is enemy. Circle is friendly. Strobe is jammer. Strobe to dash is under 35 km. HDD is 7 times range key. Radar to 160 km, IRST to 10 km. Stay low, but never slow.
sorcer3r Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 I think what they did with such an old engine is just incredible. Unfortunately, once you've played DCS, everything else feels... meh. Flying on a dynamic PvP-campaign feels just awesome. :pilotfly: [sIGPIC]http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b582/sorcerer17/sorcf16-b_zpsycmnwuay.gif[/sIGPIC]
GeorgeLKMT Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Isn't buddy tank available only on E/F? ■ L-39C/ZA Czech cockpit mod ■ My DCS skins ■
cichlidfan Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Isn't buddy tank available only on E/F? I seem to recall buddy tanking going on in PBS's Carrier series and those were C's unless I am mistaken. 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:
SkateZilla Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 E/Fs have buddy Tanks. Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
GeorgeLKMT Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 I seem to recall buddy tanking going on in PBS's Carrier series and those were C's unless I am mistaken. If you're refering to episode "Rites of Passage", around 41:55 - definitely E. :) It's that episode where they had billion bolters at night. ■ L-39C/ZA Czech cockpit mod ■ My DCS skins ■
Eddie Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Yep, E/F model have the buddy refuel capability. And they can deliver a total of, 5,000 pounds of fuel, that's it. And that's with a flight time of around 20 mins. They used to fly with the refuelling pod and 4 drop tanks, however the US Navy recently switched to flying with only the refuelling pod as they determined that the actual amount of fuel that can be deliverd is actually the same with both configurations. http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.NAVAIRNewsStory&id=5268
GodsPrototype Posted March 29, 2013 Author Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) Yep, E/F model have the buddy refuel capability. And they can deliver a total of, 5,000 pounds of fuel, that's it. And that's with a flight time of around 20 mins. They used to fly with the refuelling pod and 4 drop tanks, however the US Navy recently switched to flying with only the refuelling pod as they determined that the actual amount of fuel that can be deliverd is actually the same with both configurations. http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.NAVAIRNewsStory&id=5268 It would have been cool if you could buddy refuel in the F/A-18C. Edited March 29, 2013 by GodsPrototype [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
SUBS17 Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 I'm quite sure that they can buddy refuel. [sIGPIC] [/sIGPIC]
Eddie Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 I'm quite sure that they can buddy refuel. The C model can receive fuel from an E/F with refueling pod, but it cannot carry the refueling pod to buddy refuel other aircraft.
Sierra99 Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 The C model can receive fuel from an E/F with refueling pod, but it cannot carry the refueling pod to buddy refuel other aircraft. Seeeee... Yet ANOTHER reason we need the A-6E...:smilewink: Sierra [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Primary Computer ASUS Z390-P, i7-9700K CPU @ 5.0Ghz, 32GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce 1070 Ti AMP Extreme, Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe drives (1Tb & 500 Gb), Windows 10 Professional, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Thrustmaster Warthog Stick, Thrustmaster Cougar Throttle, Cougar MFDs x3, Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals and TrackIR 5. -={TAC}=-DCS Server Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3, i7-3770K CPU @ 3.90GHz, 32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 @ 1600Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 970.
Dudester22 Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 So when is it out? Do they only announce a plane once they have it ready for release, or when they are about to start building it?
Revelation Posted April 1, 2013 Posted April 1, 2013 So when is it out? Do they only announce a plane once they have it ready for release, or when they are about to start building it? They've been "building" FA-18C for some time now. ED typically makes announcements when they are close to pre-order/beta. At least that is how it has been lately. Win 10 Pro 64Bit | 49" UWHD AOC 5120x1440p | AMD 5900x | 64Gb DDR4 | RX 6900XT
Zenra Posted April 1, 2013 Posted April 1, 2013 They've been "building" FA-18C for some time now. ED typically makes announcements when they are close to pre-order/beta. At least that is how it has been lately. Yep, that's been their practice. I purchased the A-10C as soon as the beta became available and found it was worth every penny. Now i have my credit card ready and just waiting for the announcement of the FA-18C beta... 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
GodsPrototype Posted April 1, 2013 Author Posted April 1, 2013 They've been "building" FA-18C for some time now. ED typically makes announcements when they are close to pre-order/beta. At least that is how it has been lately. I am relatively new to DCS, so I don't know much about when they release their products. I have seen pretty old posts that mentioned that they guessed the next DCS aircraft after the P-51D would be the F/A-18C, but the official announcement from DCS was in a video on Youtube I think. However, the email seemed more like a formal announcement, whereas the video seemed more like a teaser, because it was only mentioned. How long do you think it will take? When you so, "close to pre-order/beta", do you mean close as in months? or close as in maybe a year? Thanks! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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