Simulated Aerial Combat Roundtable

[AKIron]

And of course any and all modules have a free two week trial that resets every 6 mos.

You want a challenge take off in the 109 with all assists off like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3hY_iiZEuI

[CptTrips]

And of course any and all modules have a free two week trial that resets every 6 mos.

You want a challenge take off in the 109 with all assists off like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3hY_iiZEuI

Unless you are on Steam.  No trials there.   

No, I don't want to transfer my licenses to standalone. 

[AKIron]

You can install a standalone version too. Don't need any licenses associated with it if you use it just for trials.

[CptTrips]

You can install a standalone version too. Don't need any licenses associated with it if you use it just for trials.

Ah.  Now you're thinking!

BTW, if you do pick up the Huey, grab this free mission pack.  It's a lot of fun and good Huey practice.  Not sure how to get the extra assets shown in vid.  Must be a mod pack somewhere.  I did get the sweet skin.
Kinda reminds me of GTA.

[hazmatt]

I got the free download. Is DCS "world" something different or is that included in the free download? I wanna get an F14 and launch 5 Phoenix at them as the FNG and kill them hehe.

[RichardDarkwood]

DCS FC3 looks like it is on sale for $24.99. Is this a good price? It looks like you get  F-15C, A-10A, Su-27, Su-33, MiG-29A, MiG-29S, Su-25T, Su-25, and J-11 for that price? That's less then $3 per aircraft.

I'm really interested cause the $80 per plane was a deal breaker for me but this seems like it might be worth checking out. Am I wrong?

It says they are compatible with DCS world. Is this the place where you see the dogfights like growling sidewinder or is this on a specific server.

The Flaming cliffs stuff doesn't have a clickable cockpit. There are always sales. Your not going to buy three modules and have all of them mastered by the time the next sale comes around.

If you get the F-18 for example, you may just be in that module for months or years before you try something else.

[AKIron]

Should have recommended the open beta version which is what the large majority uses. They are unifying the stable and beta soon. You can only fly on multiplayer servers with the same version as yours.

Something else I just remembered. You have to have at least one paid for module on your account before you can do the free trials. It was that way a while back and probably still is.

DCS World includes two free terrains, Caucuses and Marianas. Also two free planes, TF-51 and SU-25. And of course the many free mods.

[AKIron]

There are dozens of videos on what settings to use. Tell me your CPU, memory, and GPU and I can recommend some settings.

[AKIron]

Also, the first purchase made on an account is 50% off. Whether you buy one module or all of them. That's 50% off the full price, not already discounted prices.

[AKIron]

I'm not sure about the free trial of modules requiring at least one purchase on an account. Try it and see.

[AKIron]

A quick walk through on how to add the A-4E mod and create a basic mission.

https://youtu.be/QiN7MzYrkLI

Here's the link to the A-4E mod.
https://github.com/heclak/community-a4e-c/releases/tag/v2.2

[xanax]

I found an interesting flight sim today. Massively multiplayer, fair to middling graphics, decent flight model and lots of cool planes. It was right in my attic all along.
https://imgur.com/qRalvYS

[Tumor]

A quick walk through on how to add the A-4E mod and create a basic mission.

https://youtu.be/QiN7MzYrkLI

Here's the link to the A-4E mod.
https://github.com/heclak/community-a4e-c/releases/tag/v2.2

It's been awhile for me... but if you end up on Enigma's Cold War Server, last time I was active there they were 1 version back regarding the A4 due to some conflict or another.  This may have changed but easy enough to find info about on his Discord. I get more fun and spend more time in the A4 than any other module, and I have every one of them.    While on the subject, Enigma's is the place to be if you're into the Strategic 2 sided war.  The A4 is plenty competitive there.  Growling Sidewinders (the other more consistently populated server) is more akin to AH in that both sides have the whole planeset... and it's pretty much a missile-fling-and-run operation.

FC3 is a really good/cheap stepping stone for getting your head around modern combat while flying at hair-on-fire speeds, and not sure if it was mentioned before but the single aircraft options are dirt cheap.

[edge12674]

For those interested in trying out DCS for the first time...DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN A SALE!

You can get the "open beta" version of DCS (this is the version the majority use) FOR FREE directly from Eagle Dynamics here:

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/beta/

This will give you two maps (Caucasus and Marianas) and two aircraft (flaming cliff like SU-25T and a full fidelity TF-51). Included in the "open beta" version are training tutorials, instant action scenarios, assorted missions, multiplayer ability, and a mission editor to create your own missions.

Next get the FREE A-4E aircraft.  The installation instructions and FAQs are here:

https://heclak.github.io/community-a4e-c/

The module itself is available here:

https://github.com/heclak/community-a4e-c/releases/tag/v2.2



This will give you a FREE early war jet that will allow you try out air to air/air to ground combat, air to air refueling, carrier operations, basic radar usage, and multiplayer servers.  There is no time limit and LOTS of tutorials out there to do a deep dive into DCS for free.

IF you like DCS THEN consider making a purchase.  Whenever you make your first purchase with Eagle Dynamics you are given a one time 50% discount on your ENTIRE purchase.  Order just one aircraft you get 50% off.  Order everything Eagle Dynamics has you get 50% off.

After all that, you can take advantage of free two week trials of aircraft and maps you might be interested in.  Find something you like then wait for a sale (usually five or six sales a year) and purchase then.

Please understand this post is not to persuade AH players to abandon AH.  I am pointing out that here is a FREE full fidelity flight sim available to you that you can learn at your own pace.  You can try out "state of the art" and not have it cut into your AH budget.

[Dadtallica]

Feels like this has run its course. It’s no longer a discussion of sims.

Disclaimer: I don’t give a frogs fat butt if other sims are talked about here but this thread is no longer what was intended. A new one should be started if this current discussion needs to continue.