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Offline Russian

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Black Shark is out
« on: December 11, 2008, 09:06:17 PM »


http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/index.php?end_pos=3&scr=newslist&lang=en

FYI for those who don't know, Black Shark by DCS is out.

Check out manual for this monster....a true study sim.

http://www.simhq.net/downloads/air_combat/black_shark/dcs-bs_flight_manual_eng.pdf

and review of Black Shark (4 parts)

http://www.simhq.com/_air12/air_390a.html

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Offline trax1

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2008, 09:53:14 PM »
Jesus, 385 pages. :O
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Offline 68Wooley

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2008, 09:55:49 PM »
Oh Jeez - I'm totally getting divorced now....
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Offline Saxman

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2008, 10:06:03 PM »
A flight sim is SUPPOSED to have a manual as long as a novel. I miss the good ol' days of games like 1942: The Pacific Air War when you got not only the big hulkin' flight manual, but the big hulkin' guide to aircraft and combat tactics.
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Offline Chalenge

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2008, 10:31:49 PM »
Quote from: 68Wooley on December 11, 2008, 09:55:49 PM
Oh Jeez - I'm totally getting divorced now....

You? Well good thing my wife wont leave me but she is going to ask a lot of work out of me for a 'third' sim pit. AHII FSX and now this... will there be no end?... Lets hope not.
« Last Edit: December 11, 2008, 10:34:30 PM by Chalenge »
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Offline Curlew

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2008, 12:05:26 AM »
holy cow, that looks amazing
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Offline SIK1

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2008, 12:13:53 AM »
Quote from: Chalenge on December 11, 2008, 10:31:49 PM
You? Well good thing my wife wont leave me but she is going to ask a lot of work out of me for a 'third' sim pit. AHII FSX and now this... will there be no end?... Lets hope not.

You need three different pits? Use one pit, and tell her it's all the same game just different levels.
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Offline Cobra516

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2008, 12:45:08 AM »
Looks pretty damn cool - like the Falcon 4.0 of helicopter sims.
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Offline RAM

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2008, 01:37:07 AM »
That's one I'm not getting. Besides being all about a helo (and I'm not too much into helos) It's simply too good for me. Don't get me wrong, I've seen that sim in motion and know how good it is. I've seen an english translation of the manual aswell. 60% of it it's dedicated to the different functions, buttons, etc the cockpit and frontal displays have. With so many features, buttons, functions, etc, it demands a HOTAS I don't own (and can't afford), and a time dedication I simply cannot devote right now.

Some five years ago a simulator like that, with a 350+ page manual would've meant heaven for me...but not now. Had it been about a plane I may have been interested.... but to re-learn flying a completely different creature (and learning all the fancy tech stuff in the meantime) will be a hard job taking too much time.

When any of it's expansions with a plane on it (I think they're doing an A-10 expansion) is out, I may join the club. But for now I'll stay well away from it. Took me long enough to learn how to properly fly a virtual plane...no need to do the same with an helicopter ;)
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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2008, 02:15:31 AM »
cmon RAM, how hard could it be??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4CQfaBGWSo
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Offline RAM

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2008, 02:22:28 AM »
I love that clip. Epic fail of universal proportions  :D
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Offline Chalenge

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2008, 02:26:04 AM »
Quote from: SIK1 on December 12, 2008, 12:13:53 AM
You need three different pits? Use one pit, and tell her it's all the same game just different levels.

Well I had just started on one for the P51 since I fly it all the time in AHII and FSX it would be great except it will be setup for the P51. Now when I fly the F-16 in F4AF or FSX I want a different pit of course and I will start that project after the P51 pit is finished and now theres a heli program out!
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Offline RTHolmes

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2008, 05:40:55 AM »
just check out the damage modelling too :o



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Offline trax1

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2008, 06:28:35 AM »
Quote from: moot on December 12, 2008, 02:15:31 AM
cmon RAM, how hard could it be??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4CQfaBGWSo
:rofl, I bet after that the only thing he was allowed to get behind the seat of was a desk.
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Offline Sombra

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Re: Black Shark is out
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2008, 12:26:31 PM »
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# The 385-page Flight Manual (22.9MB pdf)
# The 162-page GUI Manual (8.03MB pdf)
# The 56-page Quick Start Guide (13.1MB pdf)
# The 5-page Key Commands - Game Mode (278 kb)
# The 9-page Key Commands - Simulation Mode (396 kb)

56 page Quick start  :lol

Maybe it's in the in-game encyclopedia, but I find sad and odd that not a single page is dedicated to the history of the machine. Maybe because they should include possible uneasy truths at this level of detail? I don't know. If it's because it is not what the target buyer is interested in, it's a shame, and maybe a bad marketing decission, IMHO.
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