How did I miss this?! (DCS - A-10C)

[DarkMellie]

Hmmm, I got LockOn FC2 and was impressed but didn't like the task of learning so many aircraft. Would be far more interested in news of the next DCS (please let it be the F-18A).

[brimlad]

DCS: A-10C Warthog 1.1.0.8 Patch Available

Audio
Added new surround sound system. Working in any Windows supported configurations, from 2 up to 8 channels: 2.1, quadraphonic, 5.0, 5.1, 7.1, YAY

and a great list of fixes/tweaks especially for mp
http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=74726

and DarkMellie with Locon-fc2 I just focused on a few of the planes, the migs, su27 and the a10 and the the spiral bound flight manual is pretty easy to read.

cheers

[Overit]

I know this might be a bump, today i started looking through steam and on here for combat flight simulators, which back in the mid-late 90's i used to play endlessly. I was a FS2000 guy and found my old MS Sidewinder Joystick amongst a bunch of old computer stuff. I have a gift card to use and i am seriously considering this flight simulator as a choice. Would i need to grab a new joystick, my pc is a solid but not crazy and i know that some of these new flight sims require beastly builds.

How are the missions in this game? I want something that is campaign oriented and a little less tech oriented, meaning i really don't want to spend days just learning how to work all the avionics and crash every time i land. I am also eyeing Arma II off as an alternative, however after playing Arma I i am a little worried i won't enjoy it, i found Arma II horrible, however would be willing to give it another chance

[Bronze_D]

there r 2 flight type, simulation and game

in simulation then this is essentially the Falcon 4.0 of A-10 (though the campaign is not dynamic like Falcon 4.0 unfortunately) ie: if u do not want to learn the avionics and handling of the A-10 then u can forget about it because it's as close as it gets to the real thing that is available in the commercial market. You will handle EVERYTHING that is not classified and relevant (some parts are omitted) ranging from power management, damage control, countermeasures, target acquisition, and pretty much everything else the real pilot will handle though some of them can be assisted.

in game mode things are simplified to about 1/10 th, so you can do things like simply cycling through targets who are conveniently labelled and highlighted with large brackets and then just fire your fire and forget maverick.

in essence game mode is a bit closer to Ace Combat in that sense or the older arcade flight game.

But the game obviously lose a great deal of it's appeal when played in game mode.
The good news is, if ur used to the flight sim title like Falcon 4.0 or Jane's old flight sims then most of the avionics are easy to adapt to, they look different, sometimes positioned differently as well but most of the functions are similar except that you never had to deal with radar in A-10 (which is a blessing or a curse depending on how u look at it).

[DarkMellie]

Hey mate, you'll find that the DCS series is excruciatingly tech-based. To learn start-up, take off, avionics and weapons systems is going to take a long time. Missions have a facade of a story but usually come down to going places and blowing things up.

That said, this is also the most rewarding sim you'll ever play. After about 15 hours in I can take off and deploy weapons but my overall flight-handling needs a lot of work.

There is a game mode however which lets you get up in the sky and blow things down, but I find that a little empty.

If you have the slightest interest in flight sims, I recommend you throw yourself at A-10. It's just so satisfying.

[Overit]

Hey guys thanks for the comments, i had read that this game is really close to real simulators in that its based on the actual flight simulator. I actually have Falcon 4.0 Allied forces however have never spent the time on it. Perhaps i should give that a whirl and get my hands warm before i delve into this.

I do have a joystick although the drivers are difficult to find for it. I had a really good combat flight sim years ago, well two of them Tornado (british fighter bomber) and F2000 which was the Euro Fighter kinda thing, i cannot find these games anywhere, which is a shame as i would love to fire up Tornado and remember how **** it really was lol, that also had a significantly long learning curve. I think i may be interested in this A-10C game!

Just wondering does it have any online capabilities? I.e coop missions of sorts, would be so good if it did.

[DarkMellie]

Yeah, co-op works really well and it's very easy to change missions on the fly. When you get a crew together that know their stuff it's something special. The AEF boys are fun to just listen to when they're on a mission.

[Overit]

Yea i think that is solved, i might go purchase this and get involved with it

edit* my $100 gift card allowed me to purchase Arma II and A10-C so yep, looks like its time to get back into the simulators

[brimlad]

Two week sale on DCS sims...

Eagle Dynamics is happy to announce a 33% online store DISCOUNT for all its flight simulation games. This sale will last JUST TWO WEEKS and start on July 31st.

DCS: A-10C Warthog - $40.19
DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark - $26.80

Purchase from: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/i ... op&lang=en

Flaming Cliffs 2 Upgrade - $20.01

Purchase from: http://lockon.co.uk/index.php?end_pos=1322&scr=shop

and the latest patch for A10c-Warthog (1.1.0.9) is on the GON file mirror:
http://games.on.net/file/43761/DCS_A-10 ... 9_-_Part_1

cheers