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Can anyone tell me if PadreScout's idiotically written post about FSX was factually accurate? I'd like FSX to look a lot prettier than it does out of the box, but I don't want to spend a bucket of money on the wrong addons, and that post looks to contain the sort of things I'm after, but it's a bit too 'edgy' and try-hard to take seriously 
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| # ¿ Nov 30, 2010 23:19 |
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The Ferret King posted:We thought we'd just let that post slide through page 2 without stating any corrections to trap gullible people. You'd best just avoid it, and flight simming, altogether. Much like yourself and comedy I see.
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| # ¿ Dec 1, 2010 09:12 |
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Megadyptes posted:A couple of 1st Gen, some 2nd gen, a bunch of 3rd gen and one or two 4th gen of jets! Also a couple of props. Where does one start with Strike Fighters stuff then? Is there an easy/cheap way to get it all bundled up? Or is it a case of buying each of the games separately? edit: Is the best bet to get all of: Strike Fighters 2 (2008) Strike Fighters 2 Expansion Pack 1 (2010) Strike Fighters 2 Expansion Pack 2 (2010) Jiblet fucked around with this message at Dec 4, 2010 around 18:20 |
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tehsid posted:I just picked up Rise of Flight off Direct2Drive for $29.99usd. They've got $20 off at the moment, and a chance you'll get it for free. So jump on that if your interested in it at all. Unless you're in the UK, where it's £40. £10 more expensive than getting a physical copy from Amazon. Awesome service right there!
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| # ¿ Dec 8, 2010 09:10 |
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The Ferret King posted:I'm writing off Saitek and Logitech.... So where will that take me?
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| # ¿ Dec 12, 2010 23:13 |
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The Ferret King posted:Do you have any qualms with the Warthog system at all yet? Well, my first was a dud, the left throttle failed to respond at *all*, adn thrustmaster support were quite frankly loving useless. Telling me to calibrate it... then sending me a calibration tool. Brilliant. I'll calibrate a sensor that isn't sensing in anyway. That's bound to work! The replacement (thanks to amazon rather than thrustmaster) is perfect though. The only other concern I have is the "TARGET" software is a steaming pile at the moment, but it's promised to get better... But then I've not needed that yet. Oh and it doesn't come with rudder pedals. I'm using old CH gameport ones that run through my Cougar - works fine in most games, but Strike Fighters doesn't like playing with all those devices (xplane, FSX and DCS-A10 are all fine). What I *really* liked was that DCS-A10 didn't need any setting up. It just recognised the stick and bound all the controls correctly. Saved me 2 hours of loving about right there 
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| # ¿ Dec 13, 2010 18:34 |
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ToxicFrog posted:How is Strike Fighters 2? Does it hit that sweet spot of mostly-realistic damage/weapons/physics, but simple and forgiving avionics? Or is it more like Falcon? Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more arcadey than Falcon. Way. WAY more. So yes, its much like all the old flight sims like EF2000 or F22 ADF. It's fun, but its not terribly engaging. Recommend it though.
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| # ¿ Dec 14, 2010 09:42 |
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Insert name here posted:All this talk about Strike Fighters Vietnam makes me wish for a helicopter sim set in Vietnam about flying Hueys. It would be all about flying troops and supplies to LZs while dodging AA fire, occasionally providing air support with these babies. Imagine flying into a hot LZ and getting into position to drop off troops, all the while your door gunners are blazing and AK fire is pinging off your chopper. It'll never happen, but a girl can dream right? Battlefield Vietnam (yeah yeah I know, I know) felt like that sometimes - when you had a decent group of people.
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| # ¿ Dec 16, 2010 10:06 |
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The Ferret King posted:Didn't another goon have a failed throttle on delivery? That's pretty distressing considering the price of the Warthog. Yep, that would be me. If it helps (it doesn't), my first Cougar's throttle was DOA too all those years ago.
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| # ¿ Dec 21, 2010 10:59 |
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I think it kicks in ~12-14,000 ft.
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| # ¿ Dec 24, 2010 14:57 |
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xergm posted:IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 is on sale on Steam today. Worth checking out?! Its IL2 and it's £5. Get it now.
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| # ¿ Dec 28, 2010 18:27 |
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Quincy Smallvoice posted:Anyone schooled on Falcon 4.0 AF? Got Hitiles, just need a good pit. Preferably for 1920x1200 Cool, now tell the rest of us.
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| # ¿ Jan 4, 2011 12:24 |
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Al! posted:By the way does anyone have any space combat sim recommendations that aren't Freespace, X3, the X-Wing Series the or that Babylon 5 game?
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| # ¿ Jan 10, 2011 17:33 |
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hannibal posted:Bolting to a cockpit made of PVC pipe So very much this. My Warthog is industrial-stregth-velcroed to wooden plates that are bolted to the pcv pipe frame... and Ive not actually played a flightsim in weeks.
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| # ¿ Jan 10, 2011 22:12 |
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Much like I did looking at that report. Can anyone explain the fun side of flying for 18 hours at the same speed, altitude, and pretty much heading...? I'm sure I'm missing something. Jiblet fucked around with this message at Jan 20, 2011 around 16:38 |
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Lag? I don't think that word means what you think it means. But my frame rate has started dropping to single figures when I fire off the canon in beta 4. I don't recall it happening in any of the others.
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| # ¿ Jan 23, 2011 09:05 |
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Dominoes posted:Quote this if you'd like to play A-10 multiplayer with me. If anyone would like help with aircraft startup, avionics or weapons use, I'll walk you through it. I'd like to. But real people scare me because I suck quite hard.
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| # ¿ Jan 26, 2011 18:42 |
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Shambles posted:I've just bought a CH Flightstick, Pro Pedals and a Pro throttle for a stupid amount of money. They're old (but brand new) but when they came out they were one of the best setups you could get. I was gonna go for the Thrustmastr cougar setup, but I remembered that they were really stiff and needed to be mounted on your desk. Should have gone for a warthog no need to mount on a desk and nicely sensitive. And not plastic squeaky poo poo like the CH stick.
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| # ¿ Feb 10, 2011 09:21 |
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ShineDog posted:So is there anything these that kind of fits into the pseudorealism of older flight sims like, say, USNF? Something where the mechanics are simple enough to pick up and get on with it, but where planes still stall and have realistic weapon loadouts and the missions are built around being entertaining above being authentic. Strike Fighters is your best (only) bet. e: curses.
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| # ¿ Feb 11, 2011 12:40 |
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Is it me, or are laser guided munitions still a bit... hit and miss in A10?
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| # ¿ Feb 25, 2011 21:58 |
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MagnumHB posted:I've only dropped a couple GBU-12s in the release version so far, but one was a near miss on a stationary tank close enough to kill it and the other was a direct hit on a moving BMP, which is definitely better than it used to be. Keep in mind that auto-lase is now off by default, and it's good practice to not start lasing until 8-12 seconds of bomb fall time left. It may have been me and my technique but I was following the guided munitions tutorial, so my technique should have been fine. The first missed by a country mile though the second was pinpoint accurate. I need much more practice but it struck me as odd.
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| # ¿ Feb 25, 2011 22:18 |
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I was 12-15,000, so I don't think it was that. I'll keep trying and see. Thanks!
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| # ¿ Feb 25, 2011 22:36 |
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orange lime posted:So what if he's happy? Tons of despicable assholes are completely happy with themselves. This dude is monopolizing a public area by taking his entire cockpit to loving Starbucks and playing on VATSIM. What if he was a film aficionado and brought along a laptop, a projector, a folding screen, and surround-sound speakers? No one should care because he's happy with himself, right? The "gently caress you, got mine" attitude is a blight on society. Angry man. Sit down, relax; tell me about your mother.
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| # ¿ Mar 8, 2011 23:52 |
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I just want to say how much I am *loving* DCS: A10. Especially after Blackshark delivered a mix of disappointment, confusion and terror. I've only been playing it properly for a couple of weeks now (and bear in mind I have 2 young children, so gaming time isn't as common as it used to be), but I'm now happily saving the day running CSAR and CAS missions with JTAC tasking, dropping GBUs, CBUs, Mavericks and FFARs all over the shop. And my acronym knowledge has become vastly multiplied. What a simply superb simulator. Midair refuelling's still kicks my arse though
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| # ¿ Mar 29, 2011 15:20 |
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MagnumHB posted:I think cycling your fuel door will allow you to reconnect, and according to the ED Twitter, either .7 or .8 will increase the durability of the KC-135. I haven't done a whole lot with refueling myself because of framerate issues though. Can you just press your NWS/Lase hotas button to flick from a disconnected to a ready state?
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| # ¿ Mar 31, 2011 10:34 |
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MagnumHB posted:According to the manual, this works too. In related news, there's a possibility of the .7 patch being released today. Seen a changelog yet? I'm hoping SPI broadcast will be in there cos MP is getting frustrating.
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| # ¿ Mar 31, 2011 13:01 |
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MagnumHB posted:No changelog, but one of the mods/testers posted that the datalink was a major focus for this patch and that SPI broadcast and message sending should be working. Ooooh I've come over all tingly. Can't wait.
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| # ¿ Mar 31, 2011 15:32 |
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MagnumHB posted:thanks to some crash/timeout bugs. Think you'll find it's thanks to you
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| # ¿ Mar 31, 2011 21:45 |
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Young people with beards are stupid IRL rite? loving idiots.
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| # ¿ Apr 3, 2011 19:23 |
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Insert name here posted:Find me a flight sim which has actual good tutorials and I'll find you a drat dirty liar. DCS - A10s are. At least they're WAY better than Blackshark - For instance, Ive managed to pay attention and learn things from them... Blackshark I got piss bored after a couple of hours.
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| # ¿ Apr 5, 2011 23:16 |
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Any FreeFalconeers about? I don't remember a *thing* from my falcon 4 days... but I have pulled out hte original manual (hard copy at that!) and I'm wondering if most of the info is still good for FF5.5? Stuff on avionics and weapon delivery in particular. If not, wheres the best place to get some decent instructions?
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| # ¿ Apr 14, 2011 19:20 |
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MagnumHB posted:I would guess that the FreeFalcon Forum would be a good place to start. You see, you'd think that but I respectfully disagree.
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| # ¿ Apr 14, 2011 19:38 |
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I respect the amount of time, effort and love that's obviously gone into FreeFalcon, but the manuals look like they were  designed by a hyperactive ten year old on a caffeine drip.
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| # ¿ Apr 14, 2011 20:20 |
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I may be being stupid, but where can I get RoF for $30? I dont see it.
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| # ¿ Apr 20, 2011 20:43 |
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Well cocks. Looks like the RoF sale is over and I missed it. In my defence it's only today that Ive been able to log in to the whatever server it is I have to log into to play this loving game single player  Ah well, they saved me $30.
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| # ¿ Apr 29, 2011 16:31 |
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Treat yourself to a thrustmaster warthog. And cougar MFDs. Oh and pedals.
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| # ¿ May 1, 2011 20:54 |
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cheesetriangles posted:Yes well, I am still a flight sim novice this is the first flight sim I have played in years. It is a bit early to lay down 150 bucks for a headtracking system. You wouldn't happen to live in the UK would you?
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| # ¿ May 2, 2011 17:46 |
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"Yes" and "eventually" are the answers to your questions.
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| # ¿ May 6, 2011 10:23 |
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Triggs posted:What's the best simulator out there for helicopters? Define "best". FSX and I assume XPlane both do helis, but FSX has never blown me away with the fidelity or really even the flight model - but then I've not got any payware helis. DCS-Blackshark is incredibly detailed since its a hifi simulation of a single aircraft. Apache Air Assault is fun but utterly unrealistic, and ArmA2 goes in that boat too. But the correct answer of course is Jane's Longbow 2.
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| # ¿ May 16, 2011 10:19 |
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Snapshot posted:Looks like the DCS compatibility patch is coming up: Booooooo! I'd rather have NV than integration with an imp[possible to fly heli.
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