How hard is DCS blackshark

I have an ancient Logitech Wingman Force and Saitek Pedals that I'm going to soon swap for a Logitech G940 set(now that it seems to work properly with Black shark).

Nate
 
Dj_Jestar said:
I've got an X52.
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And do you find that perfectly ok to play with or are you thinking about upgrading, would a x52 be suited for a begginer.

sorry for all the questions just i've never been able to really get into flight sims as i have never had a proper controller to use.
 
bigjimmyauk said:
And do you find that perfectly ok to play with or are you thinking about upgrading, would a x52 be suited for a begginer.

sorry for all the questions just i've never been able to really get into flight sims as i have never had a proper controller to use.
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X52 is fine for me. :) I may be a lucky one though, as a lot of people complain about the dead-zone on the X52.
 
Strife212 said:
How do you avoid using a mouse and keyboard, because the helicopter/plane has a hell of a lot more controls than just the thottle and stick?
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I've seen some hilariously complicated profiles for the X52, but you're right, there just isn't enough switches. You'll still need to use mouse or keyboard. The X52 has a mouse nipple (just like the old laptops do) so I can use that to flip the switches I don't have mapped on my stick/throttle. There really isn't many that I do this for, however. The only ones I've used are the various lights and heater elements. Stuff that is only used at take-off/landing. :)

I still cheat for start-up/shut-down though. I don't have the patience to learn those procedures :p
 
Strife212 said:
How do you avoid using a mouse and keyboard, because the helicopter/plane has a hell of a lot more controls than just the thottle and stick?
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Easy, do exactly what pilots do in the real Ka-50, use the switches in the cockpit. Really, what's the point in having a fully clickable cockpit if you're going to use the keyboard?

Besides, learning the layout of the cockpit and the position/function of the switches within it is much easier than learning hundreds of key combinations. If keyboards were a good way of controlling an aircraft they'd use them in real combat aircraft.

The only time I've every used the keyboard in any sim is to change views, and on occasion to eject. Everything else is done either with the HOTAS (for function on the HOTAS IRL) or in the cockpit with the mouse. Really, I couldn't even tell you what the cheat start key is.

Trust me, once you start you'll find something that looks as complicated as the Ka-50 is actually very simple, certainly compared to the A-10C and other modern fixed wing aircraft. And even they are easy really.
 
It is a pity this thread is dead. Oh wait, it's not dead yet!

I bought Black Shark about a month ago. This sim is simply not enjoyable with anything less than a joystick. I bought an X52 Pro, and just sprang for the combat pedals. You need every button on the stick but some things are only accessible via the keyboard such as the parking brake. One thing that is not desirable is using the clumsy throttle for the collective. The profile maps the collective to a slider which is marginal as it seems to me that the collective is used just as constantly and precisely as any of the joystick axes.

There are many great Youtube videos on most of the BS systems. The super detailed start up procedure from Leading Edge is great for learning to appreciate why you are flipping all these switches. Take out the gauge and light checks and it doesn't take to long to memorize the process.
 
I just bought this on the Steam summer sale (£5ish) & I'm in the process of learning the start up sequences & Nav aides it's a little overwhelming at the moment any tips for a novice pilot would be most welcome
 
Never quite got the hang of BS, I play sims like IL2, but ofc everything is much easier as the technology is old.

Modern combat sims just go over my head, I get this information overload problem and basically my head hurts when I'm playing them.

I like the idea of them though but tbh I'd much rather master a WW2 simulation as I think old planes have way more personality.
 
I have played the IL2 games a fair amount even the disappointing Cliffs of Dover & Rise of flight, I just fancied a rotary wing sim as its something I have always been interested in & at the price I could not resist, I just hope I have not bittern off more than I can chew with Blackshark.
 
Hi,
DCS black shark is pretty damn good , the way I learnt was to use the basic
tut on how to blow stuff up , got good at the basics , then learnt
all the complicated stuff
 
Nate--IRL-- said:
Tut tut :) It's actually much quicker to do it yourself and all the stuff you want on is on and the stuff you want off is off.

Nate
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This even helps (or helped me anyways) in one of the 'base is under attack, lift off asap and fall back to another base' missions since I only had to get absolutely necessary stuff going to start with and could refine the rest on the way. Otherwise I'd be sitting in a gun fight whilst turning on my warning lights.. A lucky hit or two and you can end up not taking off at all.
 
I've been interested in flight sims for a while (long time sim racing fan so I kinda get and enjoy that style of 'game' :p) and seeing as this is a fiver in the sales (or £17 for both this and the Warthog one as well, which seems a bargain) I'm tempted again, but got one or two questions...

Is the X52 still a good starting point, is it worth going for the pro? or is it even worth going for a cheaper HOTAS like the Thrustmaster T-Flight, on the basis that if I get into the sim I'm likely to want an X52 Pro, G940 or similar higher end sticks? and if I don't get into it I won't have spent so much?

With pedals because of the racing sims I've got a set of G25 pedals, now I know they're not the same as flight pedals but would they be usable in the DCS games? Long term I'm not sure I'd replace then as it would just be a hassle moving the pedals constantly.

TrackIR? how necessary, I never bothered with it in the sim instead going for triple screen goodness, which on a bit of a tangent does DCS nicely support 3 screens? and is TrackIR worth it even with a wide view (assuming support) for the up/down motion?
 
SKILL said:
TrackIR? how necessary, I never bothered with it in the sim instead going for triple screen goodness, which on a bit of a tangent does DCS nicely support 3 screens? and is TrackIR worth it even with a wide view (assuming support) for the up/down motion?
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Though I would not say TrackIR is necessary it is an absolutely brilliant bit of kit for sims, I personally would not play a flight sim now without one, it just adds so much to the games immersion.
 
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