Welcome to the forum, rossi.

The flight sim I'm interestd in is this:

welcome aboard rossi.

that sim looks amaze and hard work.
utill console is capable of pulling something like that detail im stuck flying jets in to other jets on bf3.

Cheers Ross-EEEEE i'll inquire as to purchasing. And making time. Have to say I love the esoteric military jargon.

If anyone is interested and they have the game, im willing to spend time teaching you the ropes. It's easy to put up a server and put on a simple training mission.

metagonzo wrote:

Maybe this thread could expand it's remit to include anything relevant to flight sims in general. As terrifying awesome as DCS is I'm sure there's room for some good chat about some others as well.   

We don't already have a flight sim thread, right?

Or just sims in general. Lots of great racing sims out there too.

I think ArmA 2 can come under the Simulator umbrella! Which opens it up somewhat.

do you like lifts?

vicinity_of_pie wrote:

I like flight sims!

Tried LO:FC2 once but never got past setting up the basic controls for it. DCS Blackshark & Warthog are games i've been looking out for on steam, waiting for a decent sale but I much prefer the WW2 sims like il2. Been waiting for il2 cliffs of dover patch to fix the game for a year now (and it's finally been released) so will probably be going back to that pretty soon.

Also, love Arma 2 and I can't wait to try Arma 3 next month (playable alpha supposed to be out in June).

Rossi, are you into space 'sims' at all? If you are you should check out Evochron Mercenary. (Downloadable demo on the website). It's quite an indie game but it was released recently on steam and the combat is great.

P.S. What Hotas system do you use? I use an x52 pro with free track. Always wanted a trackir but have learned to be happy with free track, which from what i've read is more flexible than trackir anyway. (If I were to get a trackir i'd get it second hand anyway as Natural Point are notoriously anti-competitive).

I had Lock On:FC1 but never got FC2. You just missed a Steam sale which had A10C on there for a tenner! It'll be around again im sure.

I do love WW2 sims too, I played IL2 and all of its updates for ages. I have Cliffs of Dover but the game was so bugged and so utterly useless that I gave up on it. Rumour is the patch hasn't resolved most of the issues.

ArmA is a fave of mine too. Myself and Metagonzo used to play that a lot and it's predecessor Op Flash. I still hate Codemasters for completely ruining the Op Flash name.

I've not tried many space sims, but they intrigue me. I quite like the look of that Lunar Lander game on Steam.

I uses the X52 HOTAS (non Pro) and TrackIR5. I tried to use FaceTrackNOIR but it wasn't very responsive.

Catch me on steam if you're up for a game of something... tgukrossi

Edit: Eagle Dynamics are in the process of moving all their sims to a single 'Core' engine. Which means, much like FSX you'll be able to add in third party items and buy and download their new aircraft when they're released.

Do you have a survey that needs filling in, or an iOS game to push? NO?!

This place is going to shit.

Still, it's one more real person than nu-edge managed to attract. Oh yeah, and welcome.

Bollockoff wrote:

Cheers Ross-EEEEE i'll inquire as to purchasing. And making time. Have to say I love the esoteric military jargon.

You people realise I've been here for 7 years if you wanted esoteric military jargon, right?

Well, you crack on then.

My favourite brevity term is when an angry, gruff-voiced man asks me to sparkle.

I thought Elm was a pilot. Now he might actually be a rent boy.

I'm as joyous and full of respect as the last time I visited Duxford airfield.