Eagle Dynamics and The Fighter Collection have released the 16-2 Red Flag Campaign for the F-15C. The Red Flag Exercise is a typical advanced combat training exercise that happens at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The USAFWC uses the exercise to train pilots and flight crew to deal with real air combat situations. Naturally, this […]
Registration is now open for DCS’s first online tournament: MiGs versus Sabers! The registration period is open from now until November 12th. The actual event will take place from November 13th to the 22nd and will be followed by a similar event before the end of the year. Naturally, to take part in the contest, […]
The Nevada Test and Training Range map (NTTR) originally started as a third party project, but Eagle Dynamics eventually partnered up on the concept after development of the DCS: A-10C started. However, once the third party in question fell apart, Eagle Dynamics was left holding onto promises and preorders. On top of that, ED discovered […]
Eagle Dynamics, the developers behind Digital Combat Simulator World (DCS World), released a newsletter today showing off and discussing some content that will hopefully be making its way into the game later this year. Although plenty DCS news made its way into the newsletter, a surprising amount of DCS World 2 information was teased. DCS […]
Well, 2015 is here, and, if you’re like me, you’re probably already looking ahead and trying your hardest not to salivate over the games that are sitting on the horizon. No matter what video game genre you prefer, the start of a New Year stirs up all sorts of excitement; especially for those of us impatiently waiting […]
Introduction Some administrative details before we get to the fun stuff: this preview article is based on a limited pre-release beta that is believed to be a fair representative of what may eventually become the retail product. With the understanding that some features may be added, removed, or modified prior to the release, we give […]
DCS: F-86F Sabre is now available for Pre Purchase and beta testing from the Digital Combat Simulator online store for $49.99. The North American F-86F Sabre was a western fighter of the 1950’s. With a swept wing, this single engine jet was an important western aircraft of the Korean War and often fought against Russian-made MiG-15s . It was a difficult struggle […]
In this final article for our IL-2 retrospective, we look at the last chapter in the series, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 and what came afterwards – the unique collaboration with a group of modders, Team Daidalos. IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 (2006) Tom Cofield once again leapt bravely into dark waters predicting in 2006 that IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 […]
Introduction A new DCS module is on the horizon for those that like to fly rotary aircraft: The Mi-8MTV2 Magnificent Eight. Before we talk about all the juicy bits, a few notes about the preview build this article is based upon. This preview article is based on a pre-release beta version that is believed to […]
or “Your Joystick…Never Leave Home Without It” by Bill “BBall” Ball After “Dr. Kozmo” applied his miraculous cure to the HOTAS, it was time to fire-up another mission. It starts with us at dawn sitting on the “Alert 5 Pad” chatting with JTOC, we get tasked to fly RESCAP on a downed reccee Hornet. The good news […]
or “Your Joystick…Never Leave Home Without It” by Bill “BBall” Ball Webster’s Dictionary describes the word “LAN” as follows: “A network that allows the computers in a small area (such as an office) to share equipment (such as printers) and data — called also local area network.” Noah Webster might have been a smart dude, but […]
From the DCS newsletter: After the release of DCS version 1.2.4, we released multiple updates using our automatic updater. We are now moving forward on the next major update, version 1.2.5. Our primary focus will be on improving game performance, addressing game play issues, and setting the stage for further modules. Key features planned for […]
