DCS: A-10C Warthog (first screens!)

dpmcalli · 8 May 2013 at 21:41

Im not much into the Huey, but Dslyecxi's video is making my reach for my debit card....

Nate--IRL-- · 8 May 2013 at 22:04

MarkeR said:
Aw man...

Couldn't resist the Huey!

Anyone give me a quick update on what to expect?

Expect some frustration initially - then setup the input curves on your Joystick Axes in the options (7 Deadzone and 30 curve on my crappy stick) - expect it to take about 5 hours until you actual fly by feeling the aircraft and it doing what you expect. Add another 5 before you stop falling out of the sky like a brick every time you try to land.

For me the First 10 hours were the most fun, just learning the aircraft, the Flight model is beautiful. Oh, forgot to add - I hope you have pedals......

Nate

MarkeR · 8 May 2013 at 22:17

Wasn't actually that bad a first flight!

Learned the start up procedure. Make that still learning it. Not as bad as A10, still loads to do..

Took off, flew around the airfield a couple of times, buzzed the Chinooks and landed close to where I started.

I am guessing the hours in Take On Helis have helped!

Also Trackir is a must, when flying in TOH it always gave me a great assistance to come round while looking at where I was planning to land..

Not as fidgety as I thought it would be!

Can see this fast taking over instead of TOH.

lurkio · 8 May 2013 at 23:04

I didn't like TOH , but bought it anyway to help BIS out

I do like the huey

First "landing"

Door Gunners "dedication" to his job

Hot Guns

Night Flying in Thunderstorm with peeing rain

mike.grayizzle · 20 May 2013 at 16:32

I recently re-installed my OS and have re-downloaded DCS world. It recognises my login but doesn't to remember the fact I had purchased the A-10 module.

It is asking for a serial code which i vaguely remember entering, is there a way to resubmit the code or how would I go about finding it?

mike.grayizzle · 20 May 2013 at 16:41

double post...

dpmcalli · 20 May 2013 at 17:42

mike.grayizzle said:
I recently re-installed my OS and have re-downloaded DCS world. It recognises my login but doesn't to remember the fact I had purchased the A-10 module.

It is asking for a serial code which i vaguely remember entering, is there a way to resubmit the code or how would I go about finding it?

If you remember your DCS world login, go to this page whilst logged in and it'll show you your key

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/modules/dcs_a10c_warthog/

mike.grayizzle · 20 May 2013 at 20:34

Sounds good. Will have a look next time i log on.

Divinious · 21 May 2013 at 08:27

This my be a stupid question but is there actually any combat in this game? or is it just a study sim?
Are there missions to complete?

jakspyder · 21 May 2013 at 09:26

Divinious said:
This my be a stupid question but is there actually any combat in this game? or is it just a study sim?
Are there missions to complete?

Plenty of combat.

On a side note: New thread has been started that kind of pulls everything together under the DCS World title.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18512236

Nate--IRL-- · 21 May 2013 at 20:11

Yup plenty of combat.

Nate

mike.grayizzle · 25 May 2013 at 15:32

dpmcalli said:
If you remember your DCS world login, go to this page whilst logged in and it'll show you your key

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/modules/dcs_a10c_warthog/

This worked perfectly! Many thanks.

When I happened to click on the mod manager it listed the Su25 and A-10 but also had a third item listed, looked like a WW2 era M109 or something to that effect.

I have never seen anything related to this and its definately not the Mustang module. Am I missing something obvious?

Nate--IRL-- · 25 May 2013 at 15:38

I think it is a 3rd party AI module - an opponent to fight against in the P-51. I didn't know it installed by default though.

Nate

mike.grayizzle · 25 May 2013 at 15:58

Nate--IRL-- said:
I think it is a 3rd party AI module - an opponent to fight against in the P-51. I didn't know it installed by default though.

Nate

That makes sense I guess.

Don't suppose anyone uses a x52 pro but without trackir.....bit of a mission getting a joystick profile as almost all of them assume you utilise trackir.

Nate--IRL-- · 25 May 2013 at 16:54

I've always recommended setting up your own profile. Setup each system (say TMS to start), one by one, using it in Sim before adding another - this makes learning the systems much easier and the control of them becomes second nature very quickly.

Nate

mike.grayizzle · 25 May 2013 at 17:25

Nate--IRL-- said:
I've always recommended setting up your own profile. Setup each system (say TMS to start), one by one, using it in Sim before adding another - this makes learning the systems much easier and the control of them becomes second nature very quickly.

Nate

I had previously tried this with average success. I found the waiter software quite unwieldy. Will have to sit down and have another crack.

Nate--IRL-- · 25 May 2013 at 17:35

Personally I'd do it from within DCS itself rather than the Saitek software.

Nate

susus · 1 Jun 2023 at 08:35

Linwig said:
Got the printed manual today, very happy with it for £15. Black and white pictures but the quality seems fine.

http://www.lulu.com/gb/en/shop/eagl...arthog-manual/paperback/product-20469424.html

That looks very nice, how many pages in the book? Is that paperback type?

One 48 · 1 Jun 2023 at 11:34

susus said:
That looks very nice, how many pages in the book? Is that paperback type?

That link does not work for me, but his post goes back years ... I have the old third party ring bound manual too from back then, couple of others, trouble is the module has been updated a lot since that manual, a lot of it must still be relevant though, must dig mine out again.

Oz!asM!dwinter · 3 Jun 2023 at 10:33

mike.grayizzle said:
This worked perfectly! Many thanks.

When I happened to click on the mod manager it listed the Su25 and A-10 but also had a third item listed, looked like a WW2 era M109 or something to that effect.

I have never seen anything related to this and its definately not the Mustang module. Am I missing something obvious?

DCS comes with the Su-25T and T-51 (unarmed version of the P-51 Mustang WW2 fighter) as part of the free DCS core install