DCS:- Warthog (A-10C)

[Arclight]

It is? Hold on...

I see. When did this happen? Why didn't anyone (you) tell me?

[Nate--IRL--]

I thought you'd all be sick of me spamming this thread by now

EDIT:- BTW Warthog is going for £16 on Steam right now and BS1 is only £5

Nate

[Arclight]

Nah, I need these opportunities to reaffirm myself as resident dumbass anyway.


Was a little peeved with ED though. Paid upgrade for BS, departure from what people were expecting/asking for with the P-51, seemingly handing over aircraft development to 3rd parties... it's a little worrying for the ones who really want to see this whole thing succeed while maintaining it's lofty standards.

World and the 64-bit support must have cost them a lot of time to implement though. Good to see these things resolved, from what I recall from the early days they were long-standing concerns.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by Arclight

Nah, I need these opportunities to reaffirm myself as resident dumbass anyway.

I'll fight you for that position.

Originally Posted by Arclight

Was a little peeved with ED though. Paid upgrade for BS, departure from what people were expecting/asking for with the P-51, seemingly handing over aircraft development to 3rd parties... it's a little worrying for the ones who really want to see this whole thing succeed while maintaining it's lofty standards.

I'm hoping that the third-party devs have a strict contract to stick to and nothing that would be seemingly acceptable or forgiveable in FSX sneaks in to this World. It is nicer to get more aircraft, of whatever generation, into this - I just hope they keep DCS's previous standards.

I'm quite sure I'm not alone with this thought.

[Nate--IRL--]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

I'm quite sure I'm not alone with this thought.

You're certainly not. However ED has clearly stated that anything that wants to use the DCS title eg the F-15 from IRIS "DCS:-F-15E" would have to match DCS standard.

But for stuff like the IRIS F-14 not using the DCS Title, a standard akin to the forthcoming FC3 would be the minimum allowed.

Nate

[Herr-Berbunch]

Thanks for clarifying.

[Oberon]

On the upside, one of those third party chaps is doing a Harrier...ok, it's the Yank version, but still...Harrier!

[Red October1984]

What kinda PC do you need to run this? Grahpics Card?


Here take a look at this:


Here is my dxdiag report:


Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120330-1504)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
System Model: RV410/RV510/S3510/E3510
BIOS: Phoenix SecureCore(tm) NB Version 03UC.P026.20101027.LX
Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4500 @ 2.30GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4028MB RAM
Page File: 2062MB used, 5992MB available
Windows Dir: C:\windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

Graphics Card Part:

Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A42&SUBSYS_C571144D&REV_09
Display Memory: 1695 MB
Dedicated Memory: 64 MB
Shared Memory: 1631 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: CMO15A7
Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (59.989Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: igdumd64.dll,igd10umd64.dll,igdumdx32,igd10umd32
Driver File Version: 8.15.0010.2302 (English)
Driver Version: 8.15.10.2302
DDI Version: 10
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/11/2011 20:16:38, 6549504 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-6902-11CF-037F-7BE5A9C2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x2A42
SubSys ID: 0xC571144D
Revision ID: 0x0009



Will it run?

[Nate--IRL--]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

What kinda PC do you need to run this? Grahpics Card?


Here take a look at this:

Might be a bit slow - Download DCS World anyway and try it out - it is free and contains a free aircraft. Should you want any of the other modules, they will plug in to World.

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.co...roduct&lang=en

EDIT:- Actually you may be out of luck with that GPU - it is kinda weak.

Nate

[Red October1984]

Yea. Theres no way I'll be able to run it. Everything else is high, except the GPU. Which cant be changed. Whoever came up with that idea should be tarred and feathered. Thats the dumbest thing i have ever heard of. "Lets make a computer that nobody can upgrade. Its gonna have a weak graphics card soddered to the motherboard"





I'll have to settle for Lock-On for my A-10 flying.

I might try anyway.

[Dowly]

I'd rather go after those who buy a laptop for gaming purposes.

[Red October1984]

I didnt buy it for gaming purposes, but i picked up a few games for the side and realized how weak my gpu is. Then, i looked for awhile on how to change it. Looks like i cant. Im looking at cheap "build a computer" places here and there about building my gaming rig. It is just on the backburner.

[Sledgehammer427]

RO1984, since getting a nice job, I saved up about 750$ and bought myself a Dell XPS 8300 from Staples, and then a while after I got a HIS Radeon 6790, DCS world runs on all high, 1920x1080, the only time it slows down is when I'm using the shkval, and even then, it's not a killer.

But I'm planning on getting the boxed A-10C module, and I really can't wait for the DCS Mig-21bis (<Link there )
hoping later on I get a better connection to fly online, but until then I'll be glad to dogfight with the computer.
Since I know a couple guys here are 'Hog drivers, is she pretty manageable? The Black Shark (Tried it at a friends place) was crazy, but after a while (and a few rotor soup incidents) I finally figured out, and since I trust planes whose wings remain stationary a lot more, I'm hoping that it's a lot more practical and manageable that that Helo.
Moving mud, one of my favorite pasttimes

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer427

RO1984, since getting a nice job, I saved up about 750$ and bought myself a Dell XPS 8300 from Staples, and then a while after I got a HIS Radeon 6790, DCS world runs on all high, 1920x1080, the only time it slows down is when I'm using the shkval, and even then, it's not a killer.

But I'm planning on getting the boxed A-10C module, and I really can't wait for the DCS Mig-21bis (<Link there )
hoping later on I get a better connection to fly online, but until then I'll be glad to dogfight with the computer.
Since I know a couple guys here are 'Hog drivers, is she pretty manageable? The Black Shark (Tried it at a friends place) was crazy, but after a while (and a few rotor soup incidents) I finally figured out, and since I trust planes whose wings remain stationary a lot more, I'm hoping that it's a lot more practical and manageable that that Helo.
Moving mud, one of my favorite pasttimes

Im definetly going to shoot for getting a high end computer. I dont know what time it'll be, but it will happen.

[Oberon]

As a Hog n00b, I'd have to say that she handles nicely, you get a nice audio warning if you push her too hard, and the meatball indicator gives a nice indication of your approach to landing. If you have a two-stage trigger on your joystick, then it's probably a good idea to bind the first stage to the stabiliser, which will hold her in place when you fire that BFG.
Systems on the other hand, are...American. Whereas on the Black Shark you just boot it up and if it doesn't load right you hit it with a wrench, the A-10 requires a lot of button pushing, and I think that's probably the steepest learning curve so far. But as an actual flying machine, she handles nicely.