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Baginna :DDDD

This plane is fucking hilarious.

Like most Soviet-Russian tech the worst thing that could have happened to its reputation is it getting accurately simulated.

>>541779585
qrd?

>>541782563
The two big things are the radar barely working, sometimes finally locking within fox-3 range, dropping tracks due to wide-ass doppler filter super easy (a bandit turning cold is a guaranteed lost lock), and now you've wasted one fox-1 out of the measly two.

The other is the caveman-tier RWR. Apparently the only emitter you have a launch warning against is the ancient Nike-Hercules, which isn't even in DCS, and the emitter categories are kinda esoteric, like good luck recognizing an airborne TWS radar from a ground EWR, and whether it's already guiding a missile at you.

I don't own the Phantom to compare it, but I think that's its BLUFOR technological equivalent. The F-14 and Mirage 2000 both outclass it.

>>541784197
*fox-2 range

You only get a lock close enough to warrant heaters. And since the controls don't have a HOTAS dogfight/ACM/IR missile override switch like western analogues, nor a Tomcat-style HOTAS weapon-selector, on the real plane the pilot has to flip the inboard/outboard switch on the side panel (!), and crank the mode selector knob on the top of the instrument panel into the appropriate mode. Fucking lunacy.

>>541784197
>radar barely working
is it barely working in the meaning that it has shit range or they simulated locks dropping randomly/not picking stuff up etc?
If its the second then it's a welcome change from things like the F-16 and F-18 radars which are 0 or 1 where they seem to always work perfectly under all conditions contrary to IRL

>>541784197
>>541785707
nvm I didn't finish reading your post somehow. I'm too tired

>>541786084
Go to bed

>>541784197
>radar barely working
>>541785707
this is doctrinal and intentional, soviets didn't bother to waste resources putting good radar on planes when they expected to use ground radar to acquire and vector interceptors to targets.
western jets are fundamentally designed to go out and pick their own individual fights, eastern jets are designed to collectively defend the motherland.

>>541787248
Was the ground radar of the Soviets superior to the west?

>>541787235
i need to eat minestrone and take a shower before that

>>541785707
>F-18 radars which are 0 or 1 where they seem to always work perfectly under all conditions contrary to IRL
lol

>>541784197
I have the Phantom and I can say its rwr is still far better than ShitPO-15. The ALR-46 has 360 degrees detection and it can track 16 different radar sources. While it can't detect missile launch from an airborne threat, it has no trouble doing so with SAM at all

>>541787383
no, it was also kind of shit and easy to jam or destroy, good at OTH early threat detection but mostly inferior to a layered system for precision tracking individual targets.
IAF proved this by clowning on every russian SAM system in the middle east throughout the 1970s.

>>541791057
I was going to ask why the Soviets didn't have a U-2 or SR-71 equivalent, but it turns out they had the Myasishchev M-55 which was their answer to the U-2.
>Potentially returning to service
It looks kino

Why does Ashlomo have to release beta updates at nine o'clock at night?

>>541793374
>why the Soviets didn't have a U-2 or SR-71 equivalent
Because the enemy were free democracies, they can just have glowies with commercial microcameras roaming around freely.

>>541793374
it wasn't really even an equivalent since it was developed as a balloon interceptor.
the soviets couldn't surveil the US from forward bases and friendly territories in the same way the US could project power to surveil the soviets.

>>541817940
Apparently they might fly them again for use in Ukraine

>>541818068
they've been talking about that for at least two years now, probably just vaporware like every other post-soviet russian aviation project

What if combat flight sim, but instead of USA/NATO vs Russia/USSR, its Britain/Scandi vs France/Italy themed

>>541789467
>eating veggies

Bump

Played some IL-2 GB for the first time in awhile. Usually I play aircraft with cannons on them but started playing with the P-51D.
Forums keep saying the .50 cals were buffed but these things are still as dogshit as I remember. Skill issue I guess, but if I don't snipe the pilot it's just me spraying them until their engine finally dies.

>>541821563
So it would just be NATO vs NATO? Or are you wanting full fantasy where they all developed their own unique standards?

>>541847959
Alternate Cold War with different spheres of power would be kino.
Franco-Italy would presumably be hardcore Gaullists and reject US-led Europe, while the Anglo-Scandinavians would sell out to the burgers and get all of their wackiest midcentury ideas fully funded.

Ba-bump

>>541821563
There were technologically kino aerial conflicts like that:
>Falklands:
>frogshit vs. britshit
>enemy using your own make (argie Canberras)
>Chinooks and Sea Kings on both sides
>Aérospatiale on both sides (Puma, Gazelle, Alouette III)
>Amerishit on both sides

>Iraq-Iran
>Frogshit vs. Amerishit (on top of endless sovietshit)

>Cenepa War:
>Mirage vs. Mirage

all the kebabjeet vs currypoo wars:
>sovietshit vs. their chink knockoffs
>frog vs. frog
>bong vs. amerishart

Fingers crossed for an Arab-Israeli World War, a SEA World War, US-Canada war, or (one can only dream) EU-Israel War.

Huh? All I did was fly in a straight line and run his missiles out of energy.

>>541870532
The frogs also supplied the argies with exocets

>>541839524
What is that from?

>>541870532
>Falklands
they also used some MB-339s for antiship roles IIRC. There was a nice VHS documentary divided in 5 parts on youtube about the Falklands war.

>>541860369
I like the Su-25, should be a fun plane to fly.

>>541872307
Unlike the Fulcrum it shouldn't be completely inferior to westshit. I expect the Mi-24P on wings.

I read an article years and years ago about Bulgarian Frogfoot pilots on exercise with A-10's. They claimed that in daylight, once they spot the target they're just as effective at destroying them as the A-10.

>>541873018
A-10s are really slow aren't they, that probably doesn't help.

>>541874459
That's the point. Even in Afghanistan fast-movers struggled with how little time they had to identify, line up, fire their shot and break away, and then find the target again, because they're already several nm away when they start their turn for the next strafe.

These straight-wing slow-boys can provide CAS in a more relaxed manner, with being able to spend more time with the target in the HUD, maintaining a visual while circling, yadda-yadda.

>>541875042
I never thought of it like that, but that makes sense. I actually have the A-10 addon for DCS, the only addon I have for DCS, but didn't fly it that much, I wasn't impressed with the tutorials, or lack of them and I had a terrible joystick at the time. I've been meaning to get into DCS but I'm still playing MSFS.

>>541876161
>, I wasn't impressed with the tutorials, or lack of them
that's literally every dcs module

>>541878062
It was the computer side I took issue with and cbad with in the end.

>>541872307
It's mostly just a visual upgrade with new damage modeling, isn't it? So it should be about as fun as it currently is.

>>541875042
>These straight-wing slow-boys can provide CAS in a more relaxed manner, with being able to spend more time with the target in the HUD, maintaining a visual while circling, yadda-yadda.
Sounds like a job for the M-346FA. EW self defence and jamming capabilities, 120/chaff flares without losing hardpoints unlike the yak-130, dual engines for better survivability, DASS/MAWS, AESA radar (soon™) tactical data and missile link, agile and cute. Get yours for 10% off while supplies last.

>>541880594
You're right, shame
>Eagle Dynamics has made it clear that the airplane will remain at the Flaming Cliffs level of fidelity so we aren’t seeing a clickable cockpit upgrade here, though it does appear to match the visual fidelity of its counterparts.

>>541871851
blops.

>>541881091
>doesn't even have an option for a 30mm cannon

>>541881091
still better than the actual successor of the A-10

>>541881334
it can have a 20mm but with a great personality
>>541881336
how they chose that over the scorpion is beyond me

>>541881336
k i n o

>>541880594
it's correct as is, desu. the 25A is one of the most enjoyable A2G experiences in the sim.
faster than the hogs, capable in a dogfight, lethal to ground targets at 5km+ with dumb munitions if you know what you're doing, steam gauge kino. redk0d's mod gets you close enough to full-fidelity to not need to remember every keybind, too.
the T model flies like a bus but has a decent precision loadout and can even do wild weasel.
froggies are worth another shot if they're modules you generally neglect.

>>541882721
Honestly they should have went with full-clicky frog over full-clicky full-of-cum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGHArmJHAXY

>>541882721
>lethal to ground targets at 5km+ with dumb munitions if you know what you're doing
Please teach me your ways.

963 my beloved

>>541876161
Just read the Chucks Guide while on the toilet. It's long but most of the information is right there.
Alongside the plethora of video tutorials. It's not a complicated aircraft but there's quite a bit to learn with it.

>>541881336
I love my sky tractor.

>>541882994
If I'm remembering correctly, the guy who did most of the work on the SU-25 no longer works at ED and nobody there really knows how it works and I don't think they have all the documentation for it.

>>541886080
Unsurprising for the shitshow that is ED, but for a full-clicky they'd have to do a fresh start anyway.

Not that they'd have to make everything from scratch either, most avionics already exist in other full-clicky modules, like most instruments on the panel, the RWR, the HUD looks suspiciously like the Mi-24P HUD, etc.

>>541881517
Have you tried out the T-7A for MSFS? I was just reminded it came out last year.

>>541884647
set up a range and build loft tables. practice.
keep an eye on your speed, release at fixed predetermined angles, measure how far the dumb round goes. shrimple as.
~700kph at treetop, pitch up to 45 degrees at a landmark 5km from your target, release at peak.
you can get fairly accurate FAB-500 groupings at range if you don't fuck up the angles of your ingress or pull.

>>541887352
No, it never came out on the plaza and I wasn't comfortable spending money on something that can't be accurate anyway seeing it's still in development IRL.

Gotta go fast.

>>541881091
>120/chaff flares without losing hardpoints unlike the yak-130
For real? That's incredibly retarded even by russian standards. Also 120 flares is more than the MIG-29 lmao

>>541884798
Cool

I am submitting the CGS Hawk Arrow II in the bid to be the next high-altitude reconnaissance replacement for the U-2. I'm about to begin a test flight at a top secret location (Area 51) where I will demonstrate the awe-inspiring service ceiling of this fearsome aircraft. The Russians are very interested in this so secrecy is of the upmost importance.

>>541902789
Day 2 of test flight: Reached 10,000ft. Turbulent air over the mountains but took advantage of the ridge lift, hitting nearly 1500fpm in some parts. Fuel getting low but should be alright, started low to save weight. Oil pressure high. Piss bag status: low.

>>541906112
Day 3: 11,900ft, progress is slow, I'm having to use ridge lift around mountains to climb, fuel low warnings, piss bag status: medium

>>541910168
Previous image missing due to malfunction, possible hostile interference.

Day 4: Out of fuel! Reached an altitude of 13,900ft, surpassing the listed service ceiling of 12,500ft considerably. Nearest airfield is 28nm away, will be gliding to land in the desert. Piss bag status: full.

>>541914375
Thabk you for your cervix

>>541914375
Day 4: Found a salt lake to land in, spotted a hut, hopefully the ground is flat. Piss bag status: critical.

>>541916634
Day 4: Landing was bumpy, sand strangely deep but survived. Now I need to thumb a lift home.

Missioned a partial success in reaching nearly 14,000ft and beating specified service ceiling of 12,500ft, but modifications required to attain the 80,000ft of the U-2.
>>541915062
You're whalecum

>>541916634
bumpy landings are normal

>>541916634
>Piss bag
never really thought about it but guess everyone pisses.
must take some skill to not piss on yourself in something as small as a hawk

>>541917268
>that wing flex/flapping

>>541917360
>venturi piss jug

>>541924786
>Italian ground effect vehicle

>>541873018
one of the contenders for the program the A-10 won looked pretty much the same as the frogfoot,, the Ya-9

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/10-warthog-got-its-wings-it-had-outfly-competitor-189563

>>541925434
>Split ailerons were fitted that could be used as airbrakes. When these airbrakes were operated asymmetrically in conjunction with the aircraft's rudder, sideways control forces could be applied (and the aircraft moved sideways) without yawing or banking, easing weapon aiming

>>541928121
Where is that? Looks nice

>>541928325
Cuba south coast

>>541930121
That looks mental, I'll have to fly there

>>541881336
let me guess: you need more

>>541931818
tbf it doesn't even have guns

Just realised I rarely fly at night because I'm tired and cba in the evenings. Maybe I should fly in other timezones in the day.

>>541933016
are you only flying in your realworld timezone?
try chasing golden hour around the planet, it's great for building out a screenshot folder

>>541933554
Yes I avoid changing the clock, I find it more fun, but it does mean there are parts of the world I've never flown because it's basically always night. The golden hour is a great idea though, I'll try it tomorrow.

this feels like trying to unlock a new level of autism, but do any worthwhile modern pinball sims exist besides visual pinball and pinball fx?

>>541779585
>accurately simulated
its literally a testfight plane, ED should have made the upgraded variant or at least the first normal production one but as always they make the simplies most cucked version they can.
Its kind of like the retarded eurofighter razscam or whoever is making, half of the plane is missing or has outdated crap shoved in as pretend weight because the stuff thats supposed to go in it isnt ready yet but they want to have a plane to show off and start training pilots.

>>541952681
>half of the plane is missing or has outdated crap shoved in as pretend weight
this is how their commercial business model works. they sell the 3D shell, the flight model, and the sim environment to a government which then fills in that pretend weight with their own classified specs and systems.
if they pick a model that's simple enough to be declassified, which they can then release on the consumer side to double-dip on returns for their dev investment, it's a win-win for ED.
zoomer balance airquakers and simg purism autists are not their target market.

>>541952681
It might be true that the gangster-government of the Puccian Pidoration will get mad if they make a module of something that's still in active service with them (For example I think every last Russian Mi-24P got upgraded to PN and Mi-35P).

The 9.12 Fulcrum is long gone, the R-77-capable "humpback" 9.13 Fulcrum-C IIRC is in service on only one airbase, I think an aggressor unit.

>>541960020
A 9.13S would've been nice to have. A 9.17 SMT would've been perfect. It's never happen in DCS. I'm hoping BMS eventually adds a MiG-29 and it's at least a 9.13 model. We'll have to see. Two more weeks, I guess.
I know analog gauges are SOVL while glass cockpits are gay and cringe or whatever but it'd be nice to have both.

>>541977172
Is that the Fulda Gap map?
About time.

>https://weartv.com/news/local/textron-shows-off-potential-navy-t-45-replacement-during-pensacola-visit
TV piece about the M-346N in Pensacola.At around 3:30 it shows the ETTS, the internal simulations

>>541950952
I used to be into pinball sims, you have maybe three options
>The Pinball Arcade
This used to be THE pinball simulation game with tonnes of tables but they lost the Williams license and had to strip them out. I had the tables before this happened, not sure if I still have them, shame as it was great. There's also Stern Pinball Arcade for the newer Stern tables but apparently it's shit.
>Pinball FX
They got the license from TPA, decent fictional and real Williams tables
>Zaccaria Pinball
More of a niche pinball manufacturer but a good sim, says early access, it's been in EA since 2016 but apparently coming out 'soon'.

>>541977172
X Plane 13 is lookin good

Watching through last night's MSFS 2024 stream as I'd forgotten it was on.

Winwing panels are suspiciously cheap

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsnYkAno8es
Cool video with the DCS OH-6. I tought he was exagerating with the flying since it's DCS till I watched how actual pilots fly at these events
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVDxPvGxpXw
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_0RME99Iik

>>542004071
I bet every heli pilot wishes they had that job, though I suppose it's all drones now.

>>541998958
I don't do airline sims but for that price I've been seriously contemplating grabbing one just to have a bindable data entry panel for DCS jets.

>>541998958
chine stuff is supposedly coming down in price for europeans due to the trump tariffs. In order to cut losses the chinese are redirecting their export here. No idea if it's just raw components or even consumer stuff.

>>542018589
Can you kill the carrier crew?

>>542006830
Not all drones yet, you still need a helicopter to chase anything that sustains more than 80-100 mph or so, or if you want to have a gimmick airborne commentator for high dollar events (ex.: Tour De France). With drones, basically you can have it go fast but with a fixed camera (FPV drone), or you can have a gimbal stabilized camera, but not both on the same airframe yet.

>>542022874
Oh yeah, also you have a much greater flight time and range with a helicopter, and you don't need to worry about maintaining line of sight like between the operator and drone.

>>542018987
no

>>542022874
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pEqyr_uT-k

>>542023501
Yeah, that drone can fuck really hard for one to two minutes before the load is blown, you get better flight time with basically any other kind of aerial platform besides model rocketry.

>>542024882
Yeah they're impressive but probably only fly for 5 minutes

>>541989065
what are the chances it gets chosen?

Bought F-14 but haven't flown it yet, seems like an extremely cursed and complicated plane. Should I start learning A or B? Are there any differences in DCS that stem from level of detail or updates or something like that?

>>542029438
just learn the B. The A is never used since it's just the one with shitty engines.

>>542029438
the A variant is very susceptible to compressor stalls

>>542026563
Almost zero to be honest. The initial codevelopment with the russians cursed the whole thing, especially when trying to sell it to americans.

>>542029438
>>542031046
the one with shitty engines accomplished more in real life than every B model combined

>>542031376
What's the likely replacement then?

>>542031570
I'll never forgive the kikes for destroying them when they weren't ever going to be a threat anyway due to lack of spare parts.

>>542031046
>The A is never used
As in, you can't use it on servers?

>>542031891
No it's just that no one uses it. It's like choosing between an AIM-120B and an AIM-120C, the C is just better

>>542031570
I hate to admit but I'm kind of leaning on A for the history alone...

>>542031706
I don't know.
Maybe the T-50N due to it being 80% Locksneed, and we know just how strong their political hold is even if it waned a bit after the F-35 delays.
If the USN ever plans to return to land their trainers on carriers (extremely hard with their current situation) or even just a full FCLP then the totally-not-scorpion, turkish funded Freedom Trainer would be the one I feel like has the most chances of being chosen, as SNC has stated they will make it carrier compatible.
I have a lot of doubts on them being able to do it but it's still less complicated than modifying an already existing design for carrier ops. In this regard the T-50 would be the one facing an uphill battle considering it's basically a baby F-16.
But for all I know *hint hint* the T-7 could sweep the rug under everyone else's feet and win this one as well. Maybe even the FA/XX if we want to stick it unlubed to NG.
Last candidate is the Stiletto which is just a ploy to get their name out in the open, if it wins I'll tatoo a yak-130 on my forehead.

>>542033267
Isn't the T-7 stuck in development hell?

>>542033467
Yes, and the whole saga is kinda hilarious. But it will not stop Boeing from lying and claiming their flyaway cost is less than all the competitors, claim production is just about to start and once they have the contract signed tell them it's going to be delayed and the final cost is going to be much higher. They did it to the USAF, why can't they do it to the USN?
We *might* get the news of who will build the FA/XX soon, if Boeing gets that as well it's going to cement what I heard and they will also get the T-7. If not then my money is on the T-50.

Taking this bad boy out for a spin on the Chatham Islands off the coast of NZ to chase the golden hour as suggested. I have never flown a gyrocopter so I don't know what to expect.

>>542034326
cute

>>542033267
should've just bought JL-9's on temu

>>542035125
Never saw it before. Looks cool and similar to a mig21 in a way. All trainers are cool as long as they are literally a scaled down version of an already existing fighter.

>>542036029
Forgot pic

>>542034372
It's bizarre, the rotor rpm is so slow and it makes a funny sound, I cocked up the climb by turning the pre-rotation off though which didn't help.

>>542036918
This is it, this is what the Red Arrows will be flying next.

>>542040883
Imagine the terror of waiting for it to flip back from inverted in real life.

>>542041898
holy shit is this the new microsoft flight simulator 2026

>>542041968
I'm amazed it didn't say 'You crashed' honestly, the rotor sounds were ridiculous and there was this strange groaning sound, probably the pilot.

>>542040883
gyros are fun. no real stall speed and the less you fuck with the controls the more stable they get.
no idea how well msfs actually models them though.

>>542044026
Irl it would've broken clean off at the rotor

>Blackbird Simulations are the biggest provider of T-38 simulators to the USAF
Should be a decent addon then.

>>542044335
>>542045236
I hate this plane

>>542046701
surprisingly boring for something so well-rated in sim and lauded by irl historic pilots

>>542046364
If it's anything like the F5 in dcs it flies like a brick

>>542047064
Apparently they've had four instructors fly it and say it's decent. They also said that because T-38s are 50 years old now and have had various problems and refits they all fly a bit 'wonky' and not to spec. It does look like it flies like a brick, it's a long plane.

>>542047001
I wouldn't know, I rank planes only in terms of which looks the sexiest, and I've always hated this piece of shit

>>542047485
For me it's this stupid thing
>'Mum said it's MY turn to fly the plane'

>>542047862
That's definitely on the list of the uggos for me too
Nothing against the singular plane but sheesh

>>542047485
front and side visibility are also kind of shit even with the gunsight removed

>>542049248
Nice cockpit, I presume the plane itself is sluggish and not interesting to fly?

>>542049586
Flies really nice, very agile, controls work just like they should, worth that 4.7/5 or what ever the shop rating was

>>542049992
Interesting, I assumed that it'd be quick but not that agile.

I'm reminded of the XF-11, interesting plane, there's an addon for msfs that is apparently decent and still being updated.

>>542050674
It was one of the best dogfighters at lower altitudes actually.

>>542055579
>the P-38 downed over 1,800 Japanese aircraft, with more than 100 pilots becoming aces by downing five or more enemy aircraft
Noice, apparently it had shit roll initially but they fixed it with boosted ailerons.

>>542049586
it flies extremely well, falls into that area of being able to do just about anything, maneuvering almost at will, and having so much performance you can't really ever get yourself into trouble.
the seat being low and far back relative to the engines bothers me for whatever reason, too.
it's great somewhere like IL-2 where you can use its strengths, but much prefer flying the bronco for military twins doing GA

>>542053097
Well now that's different

https://streamable.com/7xxedq

https://streamable.com/i93d2i

https://streamable.com/2bulqq

>>542070126
Damn

>>542070126
>>542072226
Where are the /carsim/ people at? It seems I'm the only one posting cars in here

>>542072727
They have a thread in /o/ i think

>>542073505
Well, shit

>>542073583
You can stay, we need the bumps. Small indie general...

F-14 was actually really fun to fly, surprisingly easy considering what I expected, but still has character because it isn't full Tesla mode like the later stuff

>>542083736
Yeah, there's a lot of feedback with her unlike fly by wire. I haven't flown a ton of it but I practiced a lot of case 1 landings and it was really fun.

>>542086346
>there's a lot of feedback with her
The vibrating and groans were pretty scary in VR, I think she's more expressive even than the warbirds I've played
Only issue so far with her was that I repeatedly failed re-engaging the auto wing sweep mode if I fiddled around with it, even though I think I did everything right. Maybe me manually trimming the plane fucked up with the system? Don't know

>>542087103
Check your flaps and make sure they aren't down or that the lever is locked into the detent for auto. When all else fails, hit the master reset.
Reminder that your flaps will jam at 230 knots.

>>542090660
I ran through all these, but the auto mode just doesn't reactivate if I disable it once. It does read "auto" in the panel, but the wings don't actually move, which is the confusing part
It might have been just some bug, or then I'm doing something really wrong, but if I fucked it up somehow I don't know why it would still claim to be in an auto mode
The emergency mode still works, so it's not like I can't adjust the wings mid flight at all, so it's not the end of the world in any case

>>542091924
Well that was about all I had. I figured it was jammed flaps. If it doesn't happen again on any other flights, I wouldn't worry about it.

>>542092601
>If it doesn't happen again on any other flights, I wouldn't worry about it.
Yeah, and I think I'll try and see if trimming affects is somehow, because that's pretty much the only thing I can think of aside there just being some glitch
Either way, really fun plane, this was pretty much the only thing I found unintuitive

falcon BMS still mogs

>>542095075
I tried to get into BMS but there's just too much stuff there that I'm allergic to
>shit to no tutorials, pointlessly difficult to learn the F-16 with the framework
>fucked up keybindings that some can't be changed (for some reason)
>redout in VR physically boils your eyes with epileptic light
I mean it's worth it for the cost of basically nothing and I appreciate the developer hustle, but I haven't booted it once since I got F-16 for DCS.

>>542095075
if you're fortunate enough to be an F-16 person, sure

>>542095434
>>redout in VR physically boils your eyes with epileptic light
Sounds like a feature to me.

>>542101921
the F-16 is cool to fly. Boring to fight in.

>>542092601
A shame there's no F-16 Megumin livery

does beamng fit here. where the fuck do i take hazadous waste. it doesnt show on the map, or tell me when i pick it up. ive driven this van everywhere. god damn it

So, after I got burnt out on Cold Water by the bong campaign having me hunt advanced soviet subs with an Oberon, what are some non-flight sims I should check out?
Already have GHPC and ETS/ATS.

>>542119008
okay never mind first it turns out i never loaded it OR i loaded it and it bugged.

so i loaded it and finally got there and i guess the fucking liquid containers decided to just fucking implode. so i made 1200 credits and my van instantly reshaped itself into this.

FUCK. dont do hazardous waste transport in a van, fellas. FUCK

The Boom XB-1 will be released for MSFS 2024 for free in the near future. Made by FlightFX who apparently worked with Boom on it and used code from them.

>>542119712
Depends what you want to do. Have you played Mudrunner?

>>542125790
I am frankly not quite sure what I want to do.

>Have you played Mudrunner?
Was that the one with the trucks in the russian tundra? I remember getting it from Steam for like a buck ages ago, but apparently even the cards can't be sold anymore, and it kinda sucked because it had only a single map.

>>542119008
>does beamng fit here
yes

>>542125946
Mudrunner is the sequel, Spintires was basic and has been delisted now but Mudrunner is fleshed out, has multiple maps and vehicles etc.

>>542126141
Ah, I see. Thanks, I might check it out then.

>>542126426
nta but isnt there some controversy around it, like some other group just kinda stole the ip and fucked the original owners. not that much of a concern to me, but to those who care, it may bug them. you can probably still find keys for spintires if you care about game dev drama

>>542112785
The MFD was created to destroy sovl.

>>542127153
Yeah it has a weird past, used to be published by Oovee who made sim addons and they fell out iirc

>>542119979
I had no idea beamng had a career mode, I've had my eye on it for years but it seems like it'll never be finished.

>>542127708
its been in for a while, you click the career mode a few times and it goes "hey, are you sure, its not done" and you can click okay anyways. you used to have to click it 10 times or something, now you just click it twice.
its not worth it, standalone, just neat, but rls career mode, some mod you can get reaaaally fleshes it out and makes it almost worth it. not enough to buy the game for it, but its definitely promising. they need to just hire/contract those dudes to work on that shit asap because it could easily be the selling point for the entire thing.

pic related, what happens if you press career mode enough times.

>>542128150
for example, the above post i made about not having any idea where/how to load liquid material, and my van fucking imploding when i unloaded it. i just started a new career in frustration, and the NEW profile kept all my career mode progress, and the amount of money i had in my last save. which was okay to me because basically i lost my second garage (75k) but started with 33 grand instead of 10 grand so basically just started over with a head start. buggy shit.
and if you want to have two maps to play career mode on, you need to "support their patreon" (or steal it).

>>542128150
>you used to have to click it 10 times or something, now you just click it twice
Fuck what have I missed out in games in my life by not clicking on things multiple times to find secrets?

>>542128481
you really didnt miss much. its just wildly unfinished but neat. really, beamng is just the best "fuck around with cars that are NOT supercars" physics simulation game. its the only game i know that actually focuses on shitboxes, which i enjoy a lot more then the same 3 different types of hypercars everyone else does.

its honestly just just my ADHD coping mechanism, im just idly puttering around in the welded dif derby version of a 2004 grand marquee with blown suspension in traffic while half watching youtube videos. not really "racing" enough to actually pay attention to either.

>>542128864
I tried it years ago, maybe nearly a decade, and the body deformation was impressive but I remember the handling feeling awful, but my controller might not have been set up properly for it.

>>542128981
im not really a sim racing guy, or even really an irl car guy, so your mileage will vary. it seems a lot better then a decade ago. the games MUCH better with a proper wheel set up, and its "okay" with a controller, i use some knock off xbox controller. barely tolerable with mouse/keyboard. but if your willing to play around, its got a LOT of configuration for tweaking the controls. i care more about being able to drive a limo offroad and thrashing it to death and trying to drive it around after losing a wheel then it "feeling 1:1 to irl".
people seem to love it or hate it.
its also got a mod now for multiplayer, free one, so you can tool around with some friends, it works pretty decently. keeps the crashing and deformation online without too much buggy crap. again, mileage will vary. every new major update breaks a shitload of the mods in the repositry and for me thats a huge pain in the ass, going from 300 mods and a shitload of random cars back to just the stock ones and figuring out what broke every time.

theres also people making mods like simulating thermal/tire wear/yadda yadda, and the aerodynamics are good enough there are actual planes in it that actually fly using the aerodynamics itself. kinda fun to dick around with a b2 bomber, turn too hard and overload the frame and watch the wings literally fold and then crash into the ground at 1% speed to see how it crumples. or now you can hit a tree just right and actually rip your car entirely in half with some of the current vanilla cars, or just have so much hp your engine block rips itself out of the engine bay. its getting there, but yeah, never ever going to exit early access imo. the collab with automation seems pointless unless you really do like acoustically (not fixing that) tuning an entire car and engine from the ground up.

>>542130064
and they do really seem to be putting constant, good work into the game. every update has them going back and reworking a few of the cars, and adding new properly fully fleshed out cars. the last big one was some 1930's model t knock off, and they added configs and parts for old bootleggers, 60's era hot rodding, 1940's land speed configs, all the way up to modern restomod stuff from 2000+. cant garuntee they wont just drop it out of the blue someday, but so far, they really do seem to care and treat it like a real job, instead of just stringing out the userbase with drip fed content to keep that patreon money train going

>>542130421
Do you have Automation? That's another game I've had my eye on, and I've heard the games can link together.

>>542131403
i have automation, dont recall if i bought it (pretty sure when they linked the games, they did a promotion and heavily discounted both, so i just probably got it becuz cheap). they are linked, and you can "export" your cars from automation right into beamng and drive them around, complete with destruction/deformation simulation. HOWEVER, its not perfect, the cars imported from automation are obviously "lower quality", and wont deform/crumple as realistically as the vanilla or even decent mod cars. but if its your jam, it does mean you get to actually drive your automation creations around in a proper world.
as for automation itself? ive never actually played it, im not really interested in that level of detail, tuning, designing cars from scratch. but i do see people doing stuff like "heres my super hyper mileage car from automation, gets 250 miles per gallon!" and its paired with the 3d model exported from it. so, kinda neat, you get to actually drive your stuff. youd have to ask someone else about if automation itself is worth it.

>>542047862
The forbidden double Mustang.

I would too if ED had a map of my home country (vegas doesn't count. Fuck las vegas).

>>542136195
Forgot pic.

>>542135952
For me it's the F-83 Triple Mustang

>>542128864
>the welded dif derby version of a 2004 grand marquee
body on frame was peak car.

>>542136921
Still don't believe he's alive. Not a single fucking photo since december.

He was on that Ilyushin that I watched go down live.

>>542112785
I feel the complete opposite, flying feels very automated but it's interesting to fight in. Maybe because it was my first jet
>>542104670
Kek I understand it might sound like that but it's basically unplayable
And that's just the most severe one, VR mode is full of similar jank

is Quest 3S good enough or should I go with Quest 3?

this never stops being funny.

>>542149794
Hasn't this been happening for a while now with consoles? Exclusives don't really exist any more, or if they do it's only temporary.

This gyrocopter is actually really comfy, it is very stable in low wind, I don't even need to touch the stick, and the sound of the rotors is relaxing.

>>542153608
Also how many planes have a glovebox? Mental

>can label custom switches
pretty cool

any idea why any screenshot i take is in absolute dogshit quality?

>>542151050
There's a big difference between consoleslop flavor of the month games and Microsoft's 40-year-running flagship tech demonstrator program.

>>542161583
Money

>+2kmh above sign
>instantly derailed
fuckin shitfuckcunt i hope the repairs arent too expensive

>>542167116
de6 died too, this lazy fuck dragged me for a good 30 minutes before i noticed its not on...
it also is broken, this will be one expensive trip

-50k
AAAAAAAAH

>>542167116
>>542170338
kek

>>541954327
they should just bite the bullet and make a 100% fictional israely jet that has all the hollywood features and makes everyone happy...

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we are living in funny times...