Bah. I got busy and hadn't messed around with DCS. I was going to buy that plane set I discussed before but it didn't happen.
Can somebody give me a recommendation as to what to buy? I'd like to get the best bang for the buck.
Also, do I buy them in the game or on the website like IL2?
What do you want to do? WWII, Korea, Modern?
Don't do Steam. Dude, DO NOT DO STEAM. No benefit whatsoever. It's unified now (pretty sure) so it doesn't really matter. All you get with Steam is an extra cog in the wheel with the possibility of hiccups>>>>like not having access to the latest A/C release until 6mo after the fact unless you dl a second instance of OB_DCS or convert to OpenBeta blah blah blah.
Download DCS World from the ED website. No buying involved, it's free. Now you will have everything you need to get started... Cockasses map & 2 Planes (TF-51 & Su-25T... I don't think you get guns with Pony, not sure on Frogfoot, doesn't matter).
You can buy individual A/C from the Website OR The in-game "Module Manager" (higly intuitive) will link you out to the Website for purchase of Aircraft. (you can buy each of them individually way cheap)
Flaming Cliffs 3 comes with a bunch of good aircraft, SIMPLE Flight Model, Non-Clickable Cockpits... it's a good purchase for the basics.
All the other aircraft are simply a matter of choice/preference. Some are harder than others.
USE these:
https://chucksguides.com/ <<<very, very useful
Lastly... give me a yell. I can walk you through the tough spots, online/in-game if you like.