Dcs

[scottb613]

Hi Folks,

I haven't messed with DCS for a bunch of years - man they've come a long way - it is tempting but too much work to get started again. As a modeler - this just makes me realize I will never be more than a primitive neanderthal - beating mesh into shape with a club and a rock - while smearing animal blood and berry juice on it. LOL.

DCS: F-4E Cinematic

Regards,
Scott

[Darkhorse427]

As a modeler - this just makes me realize I will never be more than a primitive neanderthal - beating mesh into shape with a club and a rock - while smearing animal blood and berry juice on it. LOL.

I assume you are referring to Heatblur's new F-4e Phantom II which is a gorgeous work of art. bear in mind it took quite a few people several years of daily work and much time spent going over an actual phantom to get everything right.

so don't sell yourself short

[scottb613]

Hi...

Thanks for your vote of confidence - yeah - just marveling over the insane quality of their models. I haven't messed with DCS since the Huey was new.


Regards,
Scott

[NorthernWarrior]

Had a quick look at the spec on Steam but whlle the core game is free some of the DLC is very expensive, even with the current sale.

I miss the military flight sims of old, going back to the likes of US Navy Fighters, Longbow 2, EF2000 and the various Microprose games, not to mention Falcon 4.0. But this seems a rather pricey way of re-entering the genre as I presume the free core doesn't come with much.

[scottb613]

Hi Vern,

Yeah - yep - we’re spoiled in Train Sim with how inexpensive it is to enjoy the hobby - although we have to build our own stuff.

Falcon 4 is still under active community development and is a long way from where the original developer left off. Falcon BMS - and it’s free. The eye candy is not on par with DCS but the mechanics are known to be pretty good.

Falcon BMS

https://www.falcon-bms.com/

Regards,
Scott

[pwillard]

I dabbled with it for a while... but I'm not that wealthy nor do I have that much time to devote to *actually* learning every tiny detail of flying. (IE; I had a lot of trouble just getting planes off the runway.)