DCS Free Weekend

There's been a little information going around DCS. Mainly that the Modern Air Combat (MAC) should be released sometime this fall. But, there's bigger news than that out today.

According to Matt Wagner of Eagle Dynamics, the F/A-18C, Su-33, and Persian Gulf Map are free to use from September 28 to October 1. If you're new to DCS and want to try something other than air to ground attacks with the free Su-25T then now is the perfect time.

Just go to the DCS E-store or go onto DCS on Steam if you prefer and download those 3 for free and give them a try. I bought all 3 a long time ago and I can honestly say you won't be disappointed.

With these 3 modules you'll be able to try out carrier landings, air to air refueling, and get a look at one of the best maps in DCS. I know, a desert map might not sound that great since it's all tan. But I promise there's a lot more too it than just that. The textures are wonderful and the amount of work they did on the water is amazing. The city of Dubai is spectacular and the detail is wonderful.

When it comes to carrier landings the Su-33 is easier for me. But the takeoffs are tricky. Just start off with 50% fuel or less and between 0-4 missiles/ECM unit on each wing. Still, the F/A-18C is great. There's no need for limiting fuel or weapons load out and landing is simple enough. Just make sure you have the TACAN and ILS beacons set in the mission editor. I also prefer to use the Auto Throttle Control (ATC) while landing both planes. It's just easier that way.

Head on over to the DCS E-store or Steam and give them a try. Once the time period is over you don't have to buy all 3 if you don't want too. But you certainly can if you liked them.

And just to let everyone know, on October 7 Heatblur will be revealing their F-14A/B Tomcat to the public. I think it's a safe bet that they will also start pre-orders around that time too with it finally being released in November or maybe December. Head on over to www.heatblur.com to see the big reveal. They have a countdown timer running.

Until next time. Happy flying.

DCS: Heatblur Update

There hasn't been much news coming from Eagle Dynamics lately. Oh, they've updated the Hornet a bit and the WWII Asset Pack. But nothing has been said at all about the new planes we're all waiting for. 

That is, until just today. Heatblur has posted a video on YouTube just a little bit ago. You can watch it here:

Now, from what I can gather they seem to be creating an AI version of the A-6 and hoping that ED will allow them to create a full fidelity module of it. Also, they seem to have something planned for the F-14 on October 7th at 8pm Central European time (that's around 3pm for those of us in the Beijing, Manila, Hong Kong time zone). Are they going to release the F-14 on that day? I highly doubt it. Honestly, it's looking more and more like we won't see it until sometime in December. That's pretty bad considering they were promising it by December last year. But, maybe we'll get some kind of answer as to what is going on and when they will finally release it. 

Personally, I'm getting bored just flying the same planes over and over waiting for the F-14, F-4, JF-17, Mig-19, and Mig-23. But, waiting is all any of us can do. Hopefully the wait will be worth it.

At any rate, enjoy the video and we'll see what happens next month.