Living in Wisconsin gives a person an appreciation for nice weather, so I don’t sim as much as I’d like to when I can be biking during the day and sipping beers by my fire-pit at night. Now that Winter has arrived I’ll be flying the friendly skies of Korea once again.

I’ve been flying the virtual F-16 on and off since I discovered Free-Falcon in 09. Still think my wife left me do to that.:p

When 4.33 was released I installed it and gasped at it’s beauty. So I decided it was time to build a new gaming rig just for that. Then, shortly thereafter, I installed DCS A-10. I try to give both sims quality time. Maybe three hours a week. If I don’t I quickly forget what button and key does what. Really gives me an appreciation for what the real pilots have to learn. And I thought the Infantry was a pain.

I fly only TE’s, ones I create and ones I can transfer from 4.32 in “Mission Commander.” Right now I’m in the habit of using the KTO range to learn and become proficient in different ordinances. I should try a campaign to see how my current rig handles it and to see what’s changed in the AI since 4.32. The other theaters look wonderful. Maybe I’ll install the Balkans. I miss that area since the “Allied Force” days.

I still use a Saitek AV8R with the keyboard doing the rest. I think I’ll move to a HOTAS within the year. With my current set up I can survive a good number of missions. It’s a never ending learning curve, but one I enjoy.

I would like to try multiplayer, some day since I now have a head-set but I don’t know if I’m good enough. I watch You Tube and am simply amazed at what I see. and the community seems great. But for now I’ll stick to solo-play. I’m not shy, I just don’t want to make an ass of myself or piss any one off.

Toy I built in January: (Windows 7)-(Pentium 5 6600 O.C to 4.0 gig)-(16 gigs of ram) (Track IR-5) (Logitech keyboard, mouse, and head set, All glowing in silly colors) (AV8tr stick)

Saitek AV8R-01 believe it or not. But someday I swear, I will have a HOTAS. Oh yes, I will.

That Hot-babe flickering has been going since I can remember. It’s advertisement after all.:-D

Hello all.
Flying mav training in inclement weather. I noticed that the ship I’m using to site TGP and Mavs has no textures. Also noticed my grey nobs in pit also look “texture less.”
Is this just me?
I’m using an ATI Radeon 2 gig R7 3670 XFX card. Windows 7.
It just seems odd that’s all.
Thanks:)

I saw this training mission on U-tube and the cruiser looks the same. So when I fly this mission later tonight I’ll dump a bucket of paint over the ship to give it some color. At least I know it’s nothing silly with my install.

Thanks for posting this. I’m researching HOTAS products and may eventually go with this due to cost.
Have all the kinks I’ve read concerning USB 3.0 been worked out?
-Happy flying

I too have never used Torrents for anything. Maybe by the time I upgrade my system to get the most out of 4.33 there will be a direct download link. I’ll be watching and saving my pennies.
Oh, my. 4.33 looks awesome!