DCS Discussion

[RyanE]

I got a little excited about DCS when I saw some of those videos.  I downloaded World and tried it out.  I am getting 10 fps even with every option set to lowest in the training missions.  I get 30-40 in Rise of Flight and BOS.  I don't think DCS looks that much better than RoF or BoS.  Am I missing something?

[Asid]

I got a little excited about DCS when I saw some of those videos.  I downloaded World and tried it out.  I am getting 10 fps even with every option set to lowest in the training missions.  I get 30-40 in Rise of Flight and BOS.  I don't think DCS looks that much better than RoF or BoS.  Am I missing something?

I agree with the above. Even FSX with addons (orbx) works a lot better  :o

[PanzersEast]

I got a little excited about DCS when I saw some of those videos.  I downloaded World and tried it out.  I am getting 10 fps even with every option set to lowest in the training missions.  I get 30-40 in Rise of Flight and BOS.  I don't think DCS looks that much better than RoF or BoS.  Am I missing something?

A couple of notes about DCS... the engine is not optimized and can run poorly, even on a high end machine like mine so some tweaking is needed.... but yea, it is unexpected for something that looks just ok.  For Air to Air it is not a great sim presently, however the Close Air support aspect of it is very well done and why I only fly the SU-25 and A-10.  Currently Falcon BMS is still my go to game, but with CAS I have been leaning back to DCS.

PE

[MengJiao]

I got a little excited about DCS when I saw some of those videos.  I downloaded World and tried it out.  I am getting 10 fps even with every option set to lowest in the training missions.  I get 30-40 in Rise of Flight and BOS.  I don't think DCS looks that much better than RoF or BoS.  Am I missing something?

A couple of notes about DCS... the engine is not optimized and can run poorly, even on a high end machine like mine so some tweaking is needed.... but yea, it is unexpected for something that looks just ok.  For Air to Air it is not a great sim presently, however the Close Air support aspect of it is very well done and why I only fly the SU-25 and A-10.  Currently Falcon BMS is still my go to game, but with CAS I have been leaning back to DCS.

PE

DCS is a mysterious thing.  Some parts of it are pretty neat and other things are just plain puzzling.  I started getting into it because I wanted to see the MiG21bis, but there were other fun moments.  I think a jet simulator along the lines of RoF/BoS would be fantastic, but for the moment (or the next few decades?) DCS is the jet simulator I use, though these days I just play in BoS.

And the MIG21bis is about to arrive (and the trailer is hilariously excessive):

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4008824/1

[RyanE]

How are the graphics of BMS compared to DCS.  I used to think Falcon looked really poor down low.

[Toonces]

I don't think any reasonable person could conclude the terrain graphics in Falcon are better than the graphics in DCS.

Having said that, contributors have really come a long way to improve the Falcon graphics.  They're not great by modern standards, but they are better.

Ideally you're too busy to notice the poor graphics!

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

70% off Flaming Cliffs 3 and UH-1H Huey on Steam today.

[RyanE]

That really tempts me, but I see no point getting it when it runs so poorly on my machine.  I have a couple games like that.  I really want to like them, but performance sucks.

[Jarhead0331]

One day until Fishbed!

[JudgeDredd]

I don't know if you saw my post - Fishbed is up for pre-order and is available from the 18th September as a full release

http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=11219.0

[Jarhead0331]

Right. Like I said, one day until the Fishbed. The 18th is tomorrow.

[Nefaro]

70% off Flaming Cliffs 3 and UH-1H Huey on Steam today.

I don't regret buying FC3.  You get quite a few aircraft, some with improved cockpit and TrackIR support over FC2.  Along with DCS World integration.

It was more palatable because I don't need the extra functional cockpit button-pushing to enjoy simming.  Especially don't wanna spend the extra time on that when the environment is so dull.

[PanzersEast]

My only issue with DCS other than not fully optimized, is that the lack of any Dynamic Campaign.  I love flying the A-10, however it is limited by the number of missions I have for it.  Sure, you can quick build a mission, but there is no campaign or greater sense of fighting in a struggle, just target practice.


PE

[Jarhead0331]

My only issue with DCS other than not fully optimized, is that the lack of any Dynamic Campaign.  I love flying the A-10, however it is limited by the number of missions I have for it.  Sure, you can quick build a mission, but there is no campaign or greater sense of fighting in a struggle, just target practice.


PE

Not only that, but the game is also hurt by a blatant lack of theaters in which to operate in.

[mikeck]

Do any of these flight sims offer a chance to fly a true attack aircraft like an F-111 or a bomber like a B-1B? I used to have a sim of the latter for my C-64. I loved flying nuclear attacks on the Commies...*sigh*....things were so much simpler back then. 'Murica=good...Pinko commies=bad