DCS

[8bit]

Not sure how feature-complete the Strike Eagle is yet? The F-16 and F/A-18 were both far from mature products at launch and as the developers added features it often meant having to completely re-learn certain features of each aircraft. I'm not keen to jump into another aircraft that will be a significantly different beast 12 months from now.

[Terry Tibbs]

That’s what puts me off to be honest. I would rather wait till it’s a bit further down the road otherwise you end up having to relearn some stuff. For Cold War stuff it’s not too bad but the f15 is a complicated best and I only want to learn it once!

[Rider007]

MikeGTi said:

Well... Looks like there's yet another module that I have to buy:

Wow , that should win an oscar for presentation. Were do I sign ?. Phantoms one of my favourite mil jets.

[Steve93]

LimaDelta said:

If self-escort all weather strike is your thing, the mudhen is awesome and now the TFR has been added it offers a unique experience in DCS. It is also one of the few two-seaters where you don't really need a back-seater, as almost everything can be done from the front. I've just scratched the surface with it, but it really is an excellent module.

Well I just crumbled and bought it

Hoping the workflow is similar to the Hornet which would make learning a bit easier

[LimaDelta]

For anyone on the phence...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSIol57vcEI

Looking good

[Matt London]

Steve93 said:

LimaDelta said:

If self-escort all weather strike is your thing, the mudhen is awesome and now the TFR has been added it offers a unique experience in DCS. It is also one of the few two-seaters where you don't really need a back-seater, as almost everything can be done from the front. I've just scratched the surface with it, but it really is an excellent module.

Well I just crumbled and bought it

Hoping the workflow is similar to the Hornet which would make learning a bit easier

How are you both doing at finding targets with the TPOD? I started this module yesterday and am having real problems seeing tanks etc.

I have played about with the contrast and brightness of the MFD and also the WHOT BHOT. It could possibly be that the Tanks in the missions I have been playing are cold.

[LimaDelta]

Matt London said:

Steve93 said:

LimaDelta said:

If self-escort all weather strike is your thing, the mudhen is awesome and now the TFR has been added it offers a unique experience in DCS. It is also one of the few two-seaters where you don't really need a back-seater, as almost everything can be done from the front. I've just scratched the surface with it, but it really is an excellent module.

Well I just crumbled and bought it

Hoping the workflow is similar to the Hornet which would make learning a bit easier

How are you both doing at finding targets with the TPOD? I started this module yesterday and am having real problems seeing tanks etc.

I have played about with the contrast and brightness of the MFD and also the WHOT BHOT. It could possibly be that the Tanks in the missions I have been playing are cold.

The Strike Eagle is currently running an older LANTIRN pod which is essentially a generation behind the ones carried by the A-10, Viper and Hornet. Wait for the LITENING pod, it will be a lot easier to break out those dots. As you said the cold stuff will not be as obvious on BHOT or WHOT, but are still visible on TV.

There are some issues reported about vehicle visibility dependent on type and which map you are on though, so It could always be a bug...

[Matt London]

LimaDelta said:

Matt London said:

Steve93 said:

LimaDelta said:

If self-escort all weather strike is your thing, the mudhen is awesome and now the TFR has been added it offers a unique experience in DCS. It is also one of the few two-seaters where you don't really need a back-seater, as almost everything can be done from the front. I've just scratched the surface with it, but it really is an excellent module.

Well I just crumbled and bought it

Hoping the workflow is similar to the Hornet which would make learning a bit easier

How are you both doing at finding targets with the TPOD? I started this module yesterday and am having real problems seeing tanks etc.

I have played about with the contrast and brightness of the MFD and also the WHOT BHOT. It could possibly be that the Tanks in the missions I have been playing are cold.

The Strike Eagle is currently running an older LANTIRN pod which is essentially a generation behind the ones carried by the A-10, Viper and Hornet. Wait for the LITENING pod, it will be a lot easier to break out those dots. As you said the cold stuff will not be as obvious on BHOT or WHOT, but are still visible on TV.

There are some issues reported about vehicle visibility dependent on type and which map you are on though, so It could always be a bug...

I have played with it a fair bit more and can see it was because the targets must have been cold. It was a built in mission where it was demonstration for some military brass, so it would make sense that the demo tanks were cold.

I look forward to the Litening Pod. Hopefully it will be on par with the A-10CII pod. The magnification and clarity(?) on that is much more useful.

I did a mission the other day where I was using FLIR and TFR to drop Durandel’s on a runway at night. That was a great demonstration to me of what the F-15E can do. Playing it in VR was amazing, talk about immersion.