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So, when I'm on the main page the DCS website, I'm logged in. As soon as I go off the page, I'm not logged in. If I type in my username and password, it take me to the main page, so I click on my cart. And now I'm not logged in... edit Shanakin posted:Turn on cookies. Yeah, they're on. I may try deleting, but my internet is being rear end right now anyways, so I might just try tomorrow edit 2: Aha! Delete cookies from that site, works now. Internet is still rear end though Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Jun 20, 2013 |
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Infinotize posted:How can I tell if I have black shark 1 vs 2? I bought 2 and downloaded the module. Now with the module manager it just says black shark and option to buy black shark 2. Since I manually installed 2 when I bought it I assume it's lying? Is there a way I can tell by checking a certain Ka50 or campaign feature? (I never played v1) I thought Black Shark 1 didn't integrate with DCS world?
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Jun 20, 2013 17:10
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SocketSeven posted:It could be difficult. I've got pedals and it's difficult. I cant imagine trying to hold the stick steady and twisting it at the same time. I had an old attack3 that I've set on the floor and am pushing back and forth as my rudder pedals. I tried using the twist, but I can't twist and adjust the joystick with any kind of reliability.
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Jul 1, 2013 00:12
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How about this? http://flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/B772 find a flight with the route recorded, plug it into the generate route in http://simroutes.com apparently it creates a route for you? You just have to add SID and STAR. Not that I've done it, but it works on youtube... not how Frooglepete does it... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMrW4O4WXYY
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Sep 5, 2013 03:17
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so, VATSIM... Is there somewhere I can read about flying a pattern, procedures, the rest of the basic stuff so I don't ruin some poor controller's day once I get to the point of trying it online. I'm the kind of person who needs to read a lot about something before trying it out the first time. Also, does it have a AI mode so I can get ATC directives that don't route me to 120 while I'm trying to fly CYYC to KSNA? (I finally got it to route me back onto my scheduled course and then ran out of gas on final)
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Sep 8, 2013 20:46
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Megadyptes posted:You can plug the steam cd keys into the standalone DCS World client, right? Might pick up the Huey despite being terrible at helicopters. At  that Huey is a great buy. The startup sequence is surprisingly satifying. I got it at $15 and the week's worth of crashes was worth at least that much, no joke.
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Sep 9, 2013 21:54
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SybilVimes posted:Assuming we're talking simulated old-fashioned (not 'press a button as soon as you're within 180km')... Thatch weave is also very useful in Sid Meier's Ace Patrol. Especially with rookie pilots who need half the map to turn around.
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Sep 11, 2013 02:03
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 Look at that cockpit! Look at all those switches!
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Sep 19, 2013 17:12
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I found this neat, so I'm going to share. I'm posting 2 videos. One is a demonstration of how to start a Hip on the early version of the DCS: mi-8MTV beta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39db5ERsFD8 The second is an actual Russian flight engineer starting his Hip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwuMiBeMuyY Now the real-life version of the startup only shows the Engineer's perspective, while in the Simulator you are doing the work of 3 people. Also he's probably using ground power while the sim is using battery power. But the time you need to wait for the APU is very different in the sim, and the real life sequence for starting engines misses steps you do in the sim version. Also, the APU is WAY louder in real life. But you can look at what he's doing and say: "Oh! I know what switch that is, he's turning on the fuel pumps" Like I said, the differences are interesting as well as the similarities. edit: whoops, wrong video Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Sep 22, 2013 |
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Sep 22, 2013 01:43
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It's too bad they're never going to release and entertainment version of P3D Someday I'll buy an educational license, but I'm going to shout "I'm not having fun!" every once in a while, just to be sure.
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Oct 9, 2013 07:49
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DCS News, getting my $20 warmed up right now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzzdW0xu1qQ
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Oct 15, 2013 21:36
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gonna buzz a casino in my mi-8 show those capitalists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfMpa6V1MQ
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Nov 2, 2013 02:13
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So it's been almost a year since I could get FSX to run, and I finally figured out that a botched ie11 install messed it up. So I'm trying to remember how to fly the default jets and I keep losing my engines in the 737. I get mad and blow everything away and go for an install. Right when the un-install gets to the point of no return, I remember that I mapped fuel mixture to one of my throttles, so that's why it would die when I pulled my throttles full back. now I need to wait for it to download and re-install. I feel dumb, but GFWL is dumber.
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Feb 18, 2014 04:59
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sellouts posted:The default 737 really sucks unfortunately. I recommend that you pick up the NGX or even the iFly 737 if you want to fly a 737. I know the default 737 is pretty terrible, but I'm just playing around for today. Downloaded the free 152 from the OP, flew a few circuits of Springbank airport instead.
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Feb 18, 2014 09:04
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Have a youtube series where a guy with an IFR rating does a really good job explaining how to follow an approach chart and land a plane in FSX as he goes through History Channel's 10 most extreme airports. Each episode is in 2 parts 1 goes through the reasons why the airport is XTREEEME, then brings up the approach plates he uses and how to use them to get on the ground, follow procedure turns, etc. The second part is him landing, while narrating and explaining where is eyes are and what signals he's looking for on each point in the approach. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6gMk0hmgIA&index=21&list=PLEAE01218073C8FF5 his Kai Tak is really cool.
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Feb 24, 2014 05:54
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Dark_Swordmaster posted:I own RoF and haven't played it all that much. What do you mean joystick stuff? Curves for each plane or such? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWtupwPeL3o for airliner type route planning. It's specific to Aerosoft's Airbus 320, but can be transported to other planes easily. Froogle is kind of an rear end in a top hat, but he does a good tutorial video. edit: I'm just going to leave this here too http://www.langleyflyingschool.com/Pages/Classroom.html edit 2: want to try a tube liner that's arguably better than the default fsx ones? http://www.justflight.com/product/757-jetliner-freemium (registration req'd) Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 02:41 on Feb 25, 2014 |
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Feb 25, 2014 02:22
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Diet Crack posted:X-Plane 10 Global 64-butt is now available on steam. If PMDG ported their products over to Xplane, I could finally uninstall FSX once and for all. It's #10 on the top sellers list, day of release. A couple of Steam sales and they could have a strong market presence. Which would, in fact, attract PMDG. Also they have a proper GPS in beta now I guess? Apparently that was one of the things keeping the commercial jet developers away?
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Jul 14, 2014 17:15
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apropos of nothing, this looks fun as hell... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMVsRmR9fDM x-plane, 737-200, pilot edge, shared cockpit.
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Aug 9, 2014 21:34
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DCS Mig-21bis confirmed to have alcohol cooled radar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UxtYpBsf1E&t=47s Also, the Soviet blue cockpit triggers something in the lizard part of my brain. Need to buy...
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Aug 20, 2014 15:23
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Sagebrush posted:This video already pisses me off because the guy says the MiG-21's delta wing gives it "very high acceleration, but very poor handling and maneuverability." The wing shape has little to do with "acceleration", and by all accounts the MiG-21 is a highly maneuverable airplane, especially for its time. Yeah, you don't watch Frooglesim's videos for Aeronautical accuracy. I just like the fact that a lot of his videos show every button you need to click for a given procedure, he explains why he does it, he clearly has read the manual and has usually practiced whatever he doing and doesn't have a nasally voice. He's kind of an rear end in a top hat though.
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Aug 20, 2014 21:23
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Hadlock posted:Apparently the old DOS + windows versions of xwing and tie fighter will be sold tomorrow on GoG for $10 ea (2 skus total), including all the extra mission packs. Oh poo poo, if it's the DOS version that's an instabuy. The DOS version, btw, has iMUSE which used midi music and adjusted the song based on the phase of the mission. The TIE Fighter "just cruising around waiting for the poo poo to hit the fan" music is suspenseful as gently caress. I still get chills for the "Enemy fighter jumps in" fanfare. Also, what it has that no current generation space fighter game does is a mission structure. No flying around a vast galaxy trying to build up some credits so you can purchase 'laser lv2' It's you, fighter, goals, enemies to exploit. So, so, good.
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Oct 28, 2014 07:08
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that's why the thread title is so great. If you don't know what it's about it's good, if you do it's good on a completely different level. best kind of in joke.
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e.pilot posted:Another random question. This is what I use when I feel the need for head tracking. It uses a webcam and tracks your facial features. It's kind of only ok though. http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/home/default.htm edit: I have only ever used it in DCS, though it has a specific FSX compatibility mode.
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McDeth posted:x-posted from the BMS thread Got the Mig-21 and the F-86. Thanks for pointing this out. edit: OH SHIIT!!! 
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So I finally (sort of) got through the take-off tutorial and I was flying around at the end of the mission. I didn't know how to land (that's the next one) but I wasn't ready to quit just yet since I finally had gotten the drat thing in the air. There was a couple of mi8's orbiting the airbase used in the tutorial, so I decided to cause trouble. I haven't learned how to select, arm, aim, or fire any of the mig21's ordinance so I decided to just go out in a blaze of glory... ethanol posted:I read the f-16 handbook from the resource list posted a few days ago and it has a few priority bulletpoints for mission success. They literally are: Don't hit the ground. Don't hit anything in the air. Don't get hit by enemy fire. This turns out to be really loving hard (hitting anything in the air, that is)! edit: not gonna lie, that landing could have gone better  the plane decided to bounce like Dre was running the hydraulics though, which was nice. Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 08:14 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 06:09
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Diet Crack posted:I wouldn't say xplane runs better out of the box, because you have to tweak it to all gently caress in order to get it looking at minimum 'reasonably good' and not running like absolute poo poo. Even then the load times are absolutely insane compared to FSX, even with a ten ton of mods. Insane good? or insane bad?
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I fly the Aerosoft Airbus X extended and Twin Otter X mostly. they are really nice entry level payware planes. As for why, there's a huge difference in modeling and texturing, plus you can take a cold and dark plane, run through the type checklists and click every button and turn every knob. It's really cool. Plus if you want to do a Cat III ILS landing or use the FMS you need an add on plane. These are the kind of videos that convinced me. Once you've seen someone setup a flight and fly a complete route (with SIDs and STARs) in the PMDG 737, the FSX one really, really doesn't cut it. Note that you can also get things like DC-9 Classic which has no FMC of any kind and is all steam gauges (that run off fully simulated systems) This is probably the Spergiest of GA planes, most aren't this detailed... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvdZ-aVwlZ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrSdUCfvkT4 PMDG 737X https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So3WN-g9Slg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=188rAL2bfRY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcaHl-E-0Kk Airbux 318x (this is the newest Aerosoft one) I like the Aerosoft Airbus because you can tell your co-pilot to click a lot of the buttons for you, so it's less to take in when beginning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsQu-YvGByk EvilJoven posted:My two fav planes are the Carenado Baron 58 and the freeware Basler BT-67 because a turboprop DC3 is super fun to tool around in. Snagged. Thanks!
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Jan 9, 2015 06:27
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Hadlock posted:Some Colombian outfit is releasing high res Colombian airports for $20 each, Bogota being free apparently. You probably shouldn't think about it as DLC, by the way. It's more like 3rd party mods, like Counterstrike or Team Fortress or DOTA. But also nothing like those. edit: Oh wait it's like the master levels for DOOM. Also nothing like that either. umm, HTH? edit 2: Got it! It's like community addons for a game on Steam Workshop. Only the best stuff you have to pay for and will do stuff the original game is not actually able to do... Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 06:51 on Jan 9, 2015 |
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Jan 9, 2015 06:42
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Does anyone use a throttle quadrant? If so which one and what do you think of it? Looking at pictures, the CH one looks like the most likely one for me, but the length of travel on the knobs looks really short compared to the Saitek. That would be a real sticking point for me. How do Saitek and CH's software packages compare?
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Jan 9, 2015 08:53
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Mederlock posted:I'll try to get setup, are there any good GA planes like carenado, or even better A2A, in P3D? JustFlight has the A2A for P3D http://www.justflight.com/product/a2a-cessna-172-with-accu-sim-for-p3d
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Jan 9, 2015 18:04
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Wow, I actually watched a fair number of his Youtube videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/FSXGenius/discussion Some pissed off people here (trigger warning: Youtube Comments)
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Jan 11, 2015 06:25
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ZekeNY posted:How did it go? Yeah. You guys both had your belly tanks rip off then the stream stopped mid-sentence. Sounded like fun in the end though
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Feb 12, 2015 17:49
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I don't know, you mean like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zjjgnX0iYg It's the only mainstream flightsim out there not using a 20 year old flight engine, sorry. Eh, gently caress it, have an F-15 flying the I-15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBO6upgDrIw
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Feb 25, 2015 03:36
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By the way, most of the FSX beauty videos are bullshit because they will record it at low settings then record the replay with settings maxed then gently caress around with the frame rate in post-processing. Also we won't ever get the whole world in high detail because the man-hours required to make those kind of details would make it hilariously expensive. Here's a beauty video of xplane 10. It's bullshit too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3aZQSJVsIo
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Feb 25, 2015 05:29
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Speaking of weird bugs, FSX Steam Edition still hasn't fixed the himem bug, so the .cfg fixer (the link for which I can't find all of a sudden) is still required if you don't want you sim to just stop when halfway though Airbus X (and I assume other planes) flight. fake edit: http://www.venetubo.com/fsx/
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It also put PMDG in an awkward situation. One where they can sell you a plane you already own at full price.
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Hey is anyone running Active Sky Next with FSX-Steam Edition? I'm asking because it's on sale until the 15th http://www.pcaviator.com/store/product.php?productid=20000 http://secure.simmarket.com/hifi-tech-active-sky-next.phtml Also, Rex products are ALSO on sale until Monday (25% off) http://www.fspilotshop.com/rex-game-studios-m-415.html?utm_campaign=150404&utm_medium=email&utm_source=PilotShop edit: If you dont' like fspilotshop (I just realized that they only allow 1 download so if you loose your file, too bad) try http://www.flightsimstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=2_200_214&products_id=3223 http://www.pcaviator.com/store/product.php?productid=20375&cat=0&page=1 and other places... Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 02:57 on Apr 5, 2015 |
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Apr 5, 2015 02:50
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Truga posted:I wish everyone would just use airbus style autotrim A320hittingtrees.mp4
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Apr 16, 2015 18:46
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EvilJoven posted:Bought Prepar3D. Out of curiosity which 2 planes. Also could the guages be a permission issue? Is there a way to reset the trust settings in FSX or windows? (Maybe you can adjust your trust with a trottle.)  By the way. If anyone is looking at the aerosoft Airbus, get the 318/319 package if you only get one. It's the same flight deck as the 320/321 but the 318 is rated for steep approach and the 319 has the range for trans-ocean work. My favorite plane right now.
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EvilJoven posted:I've always had a copy of FSX installed, both an old school SP2 and Steam copy. Is this relevant EvilJoven? I just happened to come across it... http://forum.simflight.com/topic/74745-fsx-automatically-mistrusts-modules-fsuipc-not-loaded-solution/ Its a generic windows key location and not a fsuipc specific solution. Maybe helpful?
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