DCS VR 4K | F/A-18C | 4YA Syria | Clear the Base.. Own the Base

This video may be familiar to those who watched my previous one in which I demonstrated how I capture and record DCS. I used this as an example to illustrate audio capture etc.
This was a fun video in which I reconnected with a fellow 4YA pilot with whom I had flown before and even posted a video of that experience. Back then iut was the first time that I had flown with someone and it took getting used to. I also was having bad microphone issues so the video seemed awkward as I appeared to never respond to him.
Well, I think I did much better in this video and we had a great time attacking the airbase along with several other pilots. Once all enemy units present were destroyed, the base was captured and it became a friendly base and one could land there to refuel and rearm. This was also one of the bases where you can spawn into a hot running aircraft and be in the sky within minutes (after arming up).
There was a funny moment where a JDAM was falling towards the base when it became friendly and several people immediately spawned into aircraft there. The JDAM was unaware of this change of sides obviously and continued towards its point of impact. It was close to a pair of F-16's which had appeared on the ramp but didn't cause any damage.
4YA servers can be great fun with a lot of action constantly happening close by. Give it a shot if you want a quick fix!
Main System Specs:
AMD 7950X3D
ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
PNY RTX 4090 XLR8 Gaming VERTO Overclocked Graphics Card
645 G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO RGB Series SDRAM DDR5 6000
SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Gaming M.2
Additional Device List
Varjo Aero
PointCTRL
ButtKicker Gamer2
JetPad
Virpil MongoosT-50CM2 Base
Thrustmaster F/A 18 Grip
VKB STECS Max Throttle
Razer Tartarus v2 Gaming Keypad
SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Gaming Headset

[@Ready.A-10C]

Nice one! can relate with tucking in the kids :) I sometimes get kisses on my cheeks when I am inside a flight and you can very softly hear goodnight pappa in the background. So sweet.

[@StrIIker-TV]

Aww! That’s great! That happens to me as well! Or a gentle tap on my shoulder.. I also love when editing a video, I can sometimes hear my daughter in the background or when she comes to ask me something on my headset audio track. I sometimes laugh (and my wife often laughs) at how dorky I know that I look, sitting on my wooden throne talking to invisible people, looking around at the ceiling and walls and clicking nothing with pointCTRL on my fingers. It still makes me marvel at how amazing DCS and VR are. For me, I’m elsewhere, flying and doing such fun stuff. When I am outside and I see contrails from jets, I immediately want to hop into VR.

[@Ready.A-10C]

@@StrIIker-TV Same here. It is a great hobby. I started due to Covid and social distancing, being stuck in the house for a while. This whole VR thing almost turned me into some sort of VR monk sometimes preferring to be VR-flying over going out for a dinner with friends. hahah bad.

[@Hub7]

Great vid! Thanks for putting the effort in, I’m usually on 4ya Syria it’s fun to practice on.

[@StrIIker-TV]

Thanks! yeah I do fly on other maps but there is a lot to enjoy on the Syria map which is why I keep coming back. I like the look and the geography of the area. Flat plains and wide valleys lined with hills and mountains. It certainly makes SEAD a little easier! Hope to see you on the server! It would be fun to team up.

[@Hub7]

@@StrIIker-TVlove a good deep valley covert strike. The mountains really help. I think it would be hard because I’m in GMT timezone which is why I’ve probably never seen you online

[@StrIIker-TV]

@@Hub7Yeah I am Eastern time so typically -4 Hrs from you. I sometimes poke around earlier but generally while you are flying around in your dreams.

[@Hub7]

@@StrIIker-TVhaha yeah. Do you have a discord?

[@StrIIker-TV]

@@Hub7 Yes, you can find me on Discord via @draygon. (the trailing period is needed)

[@Shakerthreehundo]

its definitely different flying with a wing, but as long as you both communicate your heading and alt once you combat spread then you're good....and obviously the hmd helps too when you look in their direction

[@StrIIker-TV]

Yeah I need to practice it more. The first time I was too focused on the microphone issues which compounded issues. Subsequent times have been much better. I like hanging out with people in DCS. Ideally we would also fly cover for each other. One attacks while the other observes etc. But on 4YA it’s kind of a free for all at times. I don’t want to get too hung up on formalities as I want everyone having fun.

[@Shakerthreehundo]

lmao 4ya is all about staying out of the way on the ground bc you can wind up getting run over by a jet landing on the taxiway but it def is a fun change of pace....a good thing to do with a partner is set up a grinder. one guy stays back a little bit and when you do bvr one guy rips off a shot and then circles back and falls in behind and it just keeps rotating so you always have a missle ready to go and one in the air @@StrIIker-TV

[@StrIIker-TV]

@@ShakerthreehundoThat's a cool sounding tactic. I hope to some day be able to spend more time flying with others and be able to better coordinate stuff such as what you mentioned. There's still a lot for me to learn and try out. I still have aircraft which I have not yet flown!

[@thegrizzly4780]

Could you make a VR settings video pls?

[@StrIIker-TV]

I sure could. It's tricky with VR settings since there are so many different headsets and systems etc. I'll try to figure out a good approach to it though.