DCS: Blackshark

[allaire]

Last I heard Cougar it was using it.

[Ghosth]

Ripped from the DCS FAQ........
Q: What copy protection system does the DCS series use??
A: Currently it uses the online activation method of StarForce...................


Pity, I've been looking for a decent Helo sim.

[RTGorkle]

Are the trees real objects now?, I remember having an earlier build, and the trees, while drawn, weren't actually "there" (you could not collide with them)
Steely

I don't think you can collide with the trees, nor do they provide cover from enemy radar / optics / missiles, which is why I won't bother with the game.

[Serenity]

I don't think you can collide with the trees, nor do they provide cover from enemy radar / optics / missiles, which is why I won't bother with the game.

Um, good luck effectively operating that low in combat, lol. I honestly don't know, because it's a handful enough just flying and fighting at decent altitude.

[68Wooley]

Its a challenge. I bought it online shortly after it came out, but it was going to require more time and effort than my marriage would survive to get to a decent level. After two weeks of playing about with it, I could just about take the thing for a spin round the circuit and land again. Any kind of combat with realistic settings was a ways off.

I'd definitely invest in Track IR for this. I don't use it for AH, but doubt I'd get very far with this without it.

As for Starforce, its been pretty in-obtrusive so far.

[indy007]

I have Black Shark

1) It's freakin' hard. I mean really hard. It's not like AH2 where you can just jump in and play. It has to be compared to something like Falcon 4, and you better read that manual.

2) The graphics actually are very pretty, if you have a machine manly enough to run it at full settings. If you do, it's a joy.

3) Don't bother without TrackIR if you like a good view system. The view system is not AH2 smooth.

4) Multiplayer... pretty lacking. That's what happens when you're catering to a tiny fan base. It's there, but you have to know where to look to find people that are worth playing with.

I'm mixed on it. It's good, but not good enough for me to invest the time to get everything out of it that it has to offer.

[allaire]

The big complaint with starforce wasn't it being intrusive, but that it has been reported to kill certain cd/dvd rom drives.  Also you have to run a third party piece of software to remove it.  There were also complaints about it granting itself tier 0 access.

[mensa180]

If we could create a AH2 blackshark player base then perhaps we could do some coop missions together.  I still need to get Falcon 4.0

[Mar]

If we could create a AH2 blackshark player base then perhaps we could do some coop missions together.  I still need to get Falcon 4.0

I have DCSBS and am just a couple weeks away from getting a system that can run it. If you guys do make a team on Black Shark, count me in.

[lengro]

If we could create a AH2 blackshark player base then perhaps we could do some coop missions together.  I still need to get Falcon 4.0

Get FreeFalcon - they have done an amazing work on the old Falcon 4.0:

http://www.freefalcon.com/

Its, well, free

Install FreeFalcon 5.0 with hotfix 1. Do not install v. 5.3 - it's still to buggy.

[lengro]

I have DCSBS and am just a couple weeks away from getting a system that can run it. If you guys do make a team on Black Shark, count me in.

Sounds good Mar - finally some decent framerates in AH, eh?

[indy007]

I still need to get Falcon 4.0

F4AF is pretty cheap now. Just make sure you play on full-realism from the get go. You can also hit me up and I can give you a crash course in everything. There's a ton of tips I picked up from the MultiViper crowd that aren't in the manual.

[AAJagerX]

Indy, I decided to break out F4AF after a long break.  My question is this:  In the campaign mode, I can't get the option to use laser guided bombs.  Only guided missiles and dumb bombs.  Is there some sort of setting that needs to be changed for those to be available?

[indy007]

Indy, I decided to break out F4AF after a long break.  My question is this:  In the campaign mode, I can't get the option to use laser guided bombs.  Only guided missiles and dumb bombs.  Is there some sort of setting that needs to be changed for those to be available?

I've never even heard of that problem. What campaign are you running? How far are you in? Is the option just not there? If so, what model -16 are you running? Is the option there, but red like the nuclear weapon? That means your side doesn't have any in stock, gotta wait.

What are you trying to blow up anyways? There's typically better options than a F-16 for most targets. B-52 with 16xCALCM, -15E with 2 bruisers, 8 cbu, drop tanks, and a2a weapons.. for boat sinking I typically use a Tornado with whatever that euro cruise missile is (storm shadow or something).

[allaire]

Wait a minute.  Time out.  Back the aeroplane up.  There are nukes in F4AF?