DCS black shark released :O?
 

Yo,

The helicopter sim from the lockon developers seems to have hit the market recently , i bet everyone here already knows but i just found out. So if anyone have tried it , is it any good and worth the money :)?



// Virre

Looks great, contains Starforce.

Caveat emptor.

A few squaddies have gotten it and say it is absolutely a brilliant helo sim. Understand there is only 1 flyable (Black Shark) and there are a few small issues that should be ironed out very soon.

Bottom line...I hear them saying "get it!"

it's also important to note that DCS intends to add a new aircraft every nine months. in fact Matt Wagner says progress is moving along on the next aircraft, the A10C yeah, the C, not the A). Also, DCS hopes to implement two-seater multiplayer aircraft at some point. Imagine the Strike Eagle, or Apache online with two players occupying complex aircraft. I'd like to see the Tornado too. ;)
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Interesting about the A-10C. That variant is extremely new. I guess its easy for them with the A-10A already modeled. I heard there was a F-16CJ in the works as well.

I reaad somewhere that at first the A was going to be done, but then DCS got permission to do the C as well. IIRC DCS does a training version of the C for the U.S. military. Also, DCS posted a list of a/c it plans to model. I'm not sure which version of the F16 is on there.
Flyby out

After four days with DCS: Black Shark, I can safely say that it's the best sim I've played in years.

After the disappointment of Flanker 2, Lock On and (to a lesser extent) Flaming Cliffs, I was a bit on the fence about Black Shark. I shouldn't have been. It's utterly incredible and, unlike previous ED offerings, is very, very polished with (shock!) a game at the heart of the sim!

That last point is probably the biggest thing of all - a quantum leap in the overall quality of the simulation (I still haven't fired a single weapon after 4 days) and yet there's compelling, beautifully presented series of campaigns just waiting for me. This is a million miles from the frankly embarrassing campaign presentation and structure from the Flanker and Lock On series.

Starforce?

Meh... I don't care. I'll take the risk of having to replace my DVD drive if it means I get to fly simulations of this quality.

Amazingly, I actually get better frame-rates from Black Shark than I do with Lock On and Flaming Cliffs.

I don't know if you flew Long Bow 2 but it supported 2 guys multiplayer in the Apache. It was the best Helo sim for a very long time.

I just picked up BS on Friday and I've done a few FAM flights. I'm very impressed.

I have to agree. I have it on some pretty high settings but what I did notice and my hats off to them is the FPS stays very consistant. Not a lot of jumping around. The minimal FPS stays VERY playable and consistant.

I have no clue about the gaming aspect of the sim just yet. I'm only scratching the surface and hope that it's not as steril as previous products. Nothing beats Falcon 4 for immersion but hey this is what we have at the moment.

Here is a 4-part review of the English version:

http://www.simhq.com/_air12/air_390a.html

http://www.simhq.com/_air12/air_391a.html

http://www.simhq.com/_air12/air_392a.html

http://www.simhq.com/_air12/air_394a.html

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