Is there room for another DCS mobile app?

[FourBagz]

All,

 

I've recently started playing the game and am having quite a bit of fun. As a sort of pipe dream of mine I develop mobile apps in my spare time when I'm not at my day job in hopes of one day quitting it and doing mobile apps full time. I did consider, since I am enjoying the game so much, developing something for the game however I wasn't sure if:

 

(a) It'd be worth it (how many people actually own DCS A10?)

(b) Considering there's already a sticky with iWarthog if there's even room for another app in the mix (is there anything that iWarthog doesn't do that another app could build for you)?

 

I'd probably run an ad banner or something inside the app.

 

I actually started building a quick/simple Warthog keyboard commands list (basically a list of all default keyboard mappings since I tend to keep looking at it) just as a test to see if I should go deeper (if there are enough downloads of the app) or just pull out and stop. But then I thought, well, I could just put up a post here to ask everyone how they felt about this.

 

All comments appreciated, thank you.

 

FYI, it'd be made for both iOS and Android.

[ptako]

All,

I'd probably run an ad banner or something inside the app.

 

I don't think that we need ads in cockpit during flights. It would be annoying.

 

And about application itself - it depends on it's functionality. There is always something to add to make using of DCS World easier / more effective/ more fun.

 

Tell us more about what you're going to implement and you will get some feedback for sure.

[Harzach]

There's also DCS Manager, so it is getting a little crowded already. Maybe something that isn't a kneeboard app?

[wess24m]

I target pod view of both enemy and friendly (for when you're playing red side) vehicles and aircraft. Anything for the blackshark. I read awhile back that somebody was making an interactive app, say you have an engine out it would popup with engine out procedures (even though we should know these front and back).

 

A movable and zoomable map, with frequencies (both comms and nav). A practical way to export your TGP/shkall to an ipad. A way to pre-program your CDU.

 

I've yet to see an app for DCS with any of those features.

[zaelu]

we need an app like

 

touch pilot one

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.touchpilot.android.one&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm5ldC50b3VjaHBpbG90LmFuZHJvaWQub25lIl0.

 

 

that will do on android what touch pilot

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=80303&highlight=Touch+Pilot

 

and Icontrol

 

http://bit-shift.com/icontroldcs/index.html

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=70489&highlight=ipad+touch

 

 

does on IOS

 

adds and no adds (payware).

[hawk2495]

I would love to have an android app that does what tp does. Especially if I can get it to emulate the CDU. It's one of the few things I don't have set up very well.

[Skitter]

- Encyclopedia of vehicles with pictures to assist in spotting targets. With views from top, front, side...

+ weaponry

+ weapon ranges

 

- Application to give estimates on how much longer you can stay in the air, based on your fuel consumption.

Edited April 18, 2013 by Skitter

[Kaiza]

Not strictly a-10c related, but how about a radio stack GUI that is integrated with FC3 and combined arms for TARS.

 

That would be ultimate.

[Cedaway]

What about iControl app like for android?

[mr_mojo97]

+1 for Cukier. There are some encyclopedias out there but no where near comprehensive - especially for sam sites etc rather than planes (and real photos if poss although DCS modelled ones would be fine). O and please don't put advert banners in it, they really are just an annoyance (anyways) but in sims like this even worse

[ericoh]

A Android version of iControl would be so awesome... not everybody wants to spend a fortune on an apple product only to use it as a mfd :D

[Harzach]

- Encyclopedia of vehicles with pictures to assist in spotting targets. With views from top, front, side...

+ weaponry

+ weapon ranges

 

- Application to give estimates on how much longer you can stay in the air, based on your fuel consumption.

 

Now we're talking!

[lanmancz]

Some icontrol app for android would be nice. I'm actually trying to figure out how to use my nexus 7 for that purpose. Nothing seems very good though. What are you guys using on your android devices to control dcs (if thats even possible) ?

Edited April 18, 2013 by lanmancz

[zaelu]

not yet...

 

 

I don't have a tablet yet cause I don't see yet the point for investment... (I do have an S3 mini phone as my first ever "not smarter than me phone" :P ) But I would buy a 75$ 1GHz 512MB RAM 8GB SSD 800x480 capacitive touchscreen tablet for just two things: DCS World glass cockpit and... Google Sky Map :lol:

Edited April 18, 2013 by zaelu