Explained: Getting Started, An Introduction To DCS WORLD

[@hayabusa27]

After 1000 hours of gameplay I can finally turn the engine on

[@grimreapers]

lols

[@ronavi1219]

I wonder how much tine it will take you to discover what nose wheel steering is

[@TheJakusMaxus]

@@ronavi1219 that’s the hardest part of the sim, start him off easier like using the radio 😂

[@aidenfenton8941]

I don’t even know how to throttle up

[@joekrebs964]

Me too!!!

[@SluggyBoi]

When you spend an hour trying to turn the engine on

[@x3-LSTR-512]

Cries in a10

[@Optimaloptimus]

And all it took was a few switches lol.

[@adhdrenalin4392]

This killed me😂😂

[@invertedv12powerhouse77]

I'm an F18 tech so I was able to get the f18s to start lol

[@hamzar9891]

*rage*

[@timrobinson7104]

As someone just starting out in DCS, and being an OLD man (age begins with a 6), I can't tell you how helpful these videos have been at this point. I realize some of these are older, but it has helped me tremendously. Thank you Sir!

[@3lhm4ch]

Are you 6 years old?

[@danlen1118]

@@3lhm4ch Somewhere in his 60's, would help if u could Read.

[@danlen1118]

No age is ever too old sir, just need to get the muscle memory down. Took me well over 300 hours to feel confident in a dogfight, and still haven't achieved aerial refueling.

[@scottnord9602]

Same here Tim just down loaded this yesterday 4/2/2022

[@arbazann]

​@@danlen1118if only you could detect a joke.

[@MattWagner]

Great video! But, I need to make one huge correction: DCS World is certainly NOT an “empty shell”. It includes a large and recently updated Caucasus map, an Su-25T Russian attack jet and a TF-51D Mustang. All for free. These allow new players to first try DCS World without paying a cent and see how their hardware handles it. Also, the MIN SPEC is based on the default LOW preset and plays quite well.

[@grimreapers]

Roger Matt, will find a way of making the correction on the vid.

[@neohelios77]

ROFL smacked by the dev! We love you, Grimmy :) Agreed; great video! But to be honest, there is a hidden compliment in here. If there is SO FLIPPING MUCH content available for purchase (modules / maps) that the basic version "feels" empty by comparison, then what does that say about all the extra content out there? Point: this sim is HUGE and you can take it as far as you want!

[@Sugleknug]

Matt. We all know Cap is slightly mental, but thanks for pointing out. ^^

[@phoenixsr_]

Still, most of the planes are simply way overpriced.

[@MongooseTacticool]

The SU25T is very rugged and capable once you learn to fly it :)

[@mgrosvold]

Cap, you stated there is little use for “Replay” mode. I find it valuable in training. I fast forward to a point where something, like a landing approach for example, went bad. From that point, I retake control, make my corrections and try it again from there.

[@grimreapers]

yes good point!

[@xchalibur77]

I started playing DCS because I… was an empty shell. Every time I played a game I always felt bad for the time lost in game and not outside the house. But with DCS it’s like the essentials of being a man. You cannot feel empty after becoming better day after day playing. I never was ending a session in DCS and felt bad about it. Even the fact that you have to learn a LOT to fly your first plane (or helicopter) makes it even more rewarding. The fact that you know that what is there in front of you it’s a real fidelity model of an military airplane makes it even more rewarding if you think that not so much time ago, everything about those models was classified. And the last surprise that this game gave me was the ability to use my joysticks. I don’t know why, must be my fortune or lack of, but everything that I want to achieve is more difficult to me. My first hotas was a thrustmaster warthog, then I bought a vkb ultimate. And those didn’t work in other games and I spent literally days reading the forums and watching videos. I had more luck with a thrustmaster x, the cheesier of them all. But DCS is so damn perfect that everything worked from the start, no hassle at all. Sometimes I felt bad for not having a wife, a family, but now all changed. After 140 games bought on Steam, I abandoned them all….DCS is all I need

[@ziadajam5433]

Literally just bought a 1200 dollar PC just for DCS. My first computer at 19 years old. I couldn’t give less of a crap ab video games but DCS just seems like a game I can kill time and enjoy some kills. I’m also an F-16 crew chief so I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt familiarizing with the job

[@fadidabban]

Thanks OP, My first simulator was TFX EF2000, then top gun, then Falcon:Allied forces and its separate open source subsidiaries. I’m glad the sim community is back with multiple jets, a great helpful community, and most importantly support. Looking forward to flying again.

[@youjib]

EF2000 was great!

[@jellowiggler]

Your videos are so helpful for so many. Thanks for contributing so heavily towards the beginner community.

[@gabrielscake9916]

1:26 “you may be watching this video in a couple years time”. Me: looks up publish date... 😳

[@kenjiuniverse]

Yup ;-;

[@danielodonnell4009]

@@kenjiuniverse xd

[@Scorpac]

Theres also a DCS World Steam Edition - obviously on steam. Can you tell me if it's the "same" as the DCS World 2.5 from the Website or if i will have any disadvantage if i use the Steam Edition?

[@barrythebee6624]

Advantages of using steam is that you get automatic updates, but if you don't use steam version and use the standalone version (version that he is presenting in the video from THEIR site, not steam), you will most likely get more sales on modules (modules are the addon aircraft such as extra maps, extra missions/campaigns, and extra aircraft such as F/A-18, F-14B, A-10, etc. Modules bought from the standalone version are NOT compatible with the steam version, and if you buy from steam you only get sales on modules when steam has their big sales such as the steam summer sale, etc. But the base price (non sale) for modules is the same for both versions, for example the F/A-18C (as of June 2021) is $80 USD. TL;DR: If you buy from steam you get the same game, but with automatic updates, but you won't get as many sales on different aircraft/maps/campaigns/etc, if you buy standalone you get more sales, same game as steam, but no automatic updates.

[@L3AF]

Yay you guys are doing such a great work! keep it up keeping this community alive and going bring all the new guys into this :D

[@grimreapers]

Our pleasure!

[@Sneemaster]

I'm just starting into DCS World, some of the tutorials are tricky in the game, like the Nav points don't seem to work right.

[@yasirkhan6520]

the navs points are confusing for me too. i recommend watching a video on it as it helped me out

[@EMTinVA]

Thanks very much, Cap. As a new player, the learning curve is pretty steep. This stuff helps for sure.

[@lucasdaignault3466]

V SYNC CAUSES A LARGE DROP IN PERFORMANCE. While it might eliminate some screen tearing, it will cause you to run at a lower frame rate. Do not use it if you have a monitor with g sync or free sync, and it should be the first thing that you turn off if you are looking for a higher frame rate

[@drewjames8594]

Thank you for putting this video together sir. My 8yr old son and I struggle with moderation when it comes to watching the Reapers. I am not a "computer guy" at all and it is a bit intimidating in terms of where to start. I determined it would be wise to dedicate a machine specifically to run DCS and with this video as a guide Ive been researching materials to put together a machine. Please feel free to shoot me any tips or tricks you would like to share i.e.. monitor, h.o.t.a.s., hardware etc. Thanks again for all the work/time you put in to these videos for our entertainment/knowledge!

[@jacobsmith4453]

Drew James if you haven’t already, track IR is worth it. I use track hat which is a lot less than track ir and does the job. I can’t play the sim without it now

[@tahirusman5929]

Get the best spec machine you can afford.....

[@poiu477]

@@jacobsmith4453 opentrack is free and it works just as well, you can still use a 3 point model

[@jacobsmith4453]

Paul Hughes yes, but that means you got to make the 3 point tracker thing and get a webcam, but for £40 you can get a webcam with a mount and a high quality 3D printed thing that goes on your headset and it uses a customized version of open track which makes it easier for trackhat

[@gendoikari6062]

Im not a computer guy, but I love aircraft, and this video actually eases away the worry of trying out this intimidating but beautiful looking game..thanks!

[@x3-LSTR-512]

Basically If you can fly these you can fly the real thing

[@mataskart9894]

@@x3-LSTR-512 not really... Unless you also survived the huge G-forces irl, which you probably wouldn't >_>

[@cornbread5144]

*** I always suggest to backup your DCS on another external drive because downloading XX Gigs after a loss of data isn't fun. Also handy if you move your data to another computer. :)

[@Blairvoyach]

Is copying the DCS folder to another drive enough? i.e. will it work again by just copying the folder back, no re-installing?

[@cornbread5144]

Jeff Hartley *** Copy and paste will work on the same computer, but you must copy the Save Game folder if you move to a different PC.

[@GJLCreativeStudios]

@@Blairvoyach just save the install file

[@rongamblin2107]

This is greatly appreciated. I had so many questions but this one video was a major influence to my continuation. Your diction and talking speed is optimum to my brain. Pleas keep your video's coming. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2019 !

[@blakehersey6300]

Y'all didn't get me into dcs world, but you did get me to start playing it again. Also, love all your vids.

[@grimreapers]

Thanks Blake!

[@raakeshsingh7852]

Thanks for the guide cap, just started my DCS download :)

[@heinrichmirgrautsvordir6613]

Since i am a "computer guy" I will give a quick rundown of the options and recommend certain things. Note: I haven't played this game yet, but I still belive my predictions will be 90% accurate. If you got anyquestion or want to tell me how bad my english is (I already know it) feel free to write a comment. *Textures* Important for the quality of you cockpit. Will require moderate VRam (The storage your Graphics card has for textures) Overall recommended to put it on the highest setting *Terrain Textures* Obvious Will require lots of VRam. Not worth it if you dont have a lot of VRam, since you will be looking into the sky most of the time. *Civ. Traffic* Civilian Traffic Mostly more work for you processor. Maybe important if you want to shoot cinematics *Water* Processing intensive Medium settings usually is the best *Visib. Range* Very important Determines how much of the world is rendered. Highest settings if possible *Heat blurr* Not so important Only use it in cinematics *Shadows* Determines how sharp the shadows do look. Very important aspect of your experience Highest settings recommended *Resolution* Chose the highest resolution possible. 1920*1080 recommended for weaker pcs If you do have a WQHD Monitor it would be best to lower some settings in order to ramp your resolution up. *Cockpit Displays* Down to personal preference *MSAA* Renderes the image at a higher resolution, to scale it down. This softens the edges The higher the better 16X is recommended if your resolution is lower then 1920*1080. If its higher turn it off. Dont sacrifice shadows or textures. *Depth of field* No *Lens effects* Yes Expandet it a bit *Grass* Decides how many sprites (textures) are visible on the screen. Absolutely useless... Very performance hungry. If you have bad performance its best to reduce this instead of textures, MSAA etc. *Trees* Just like the grass thingy, but it actually has an impact, besides bad fps Bit more iportant than grass, but still negligible *Preeload radius* The radius, at which your PC already loads the images, to reduce stuttering and plopping If your hardware isnt strong enough it causes stuttering itself. Only for powerfull rigs *Anisotrophic filtering* Very important Textures usually get distorted if you viw them at an angle This prevents that and is therefore the second most important setting Medium impact on performance *Global ilumination* Calculates reflections and refractions Direct lighting calculates the rays from a light scource and how they hit an object Global ilumination calculates how the light bounces of surfaces and how different objects iluminate others

[@mylifeonthepeninsula9521]

ok but i have a rtx 2080 ti and a i9 7920x can i run it at max settings?

[@heinrichmirgrautsvordir6613]

@@mylifeonthepeninsula9521 No, absolutly not! First of all I recommend two gtx 560ti's in crossfire. Next thing you'll needn is a bit more ram. downloadmoreram.com/ is a great and easy to use website for every gaming enthusiast. Last but not least, is the CPU. Multi-core technology is absolutely overrated, so you'd best go with an intel pentium 4. Mark my words, Single-core will have its comeback. If you've bought all this stuff the most impertant thing to do is building it into your tower. If you dont know the ins and outs I can't recommend The Verge's video enough: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJCZmXqZZqZmis0 Have fun with the game and fly safe (Warning!!! This is a joke and literally the worst equip you can buy.) Edit:spelling

[@heinrichmirgrautsvordir6613]

@@mylifeonthepeninsula9521 Take this you filthy troll :D

[@born2bbald12]

First time I have heard of DCS! BRILLIANT video. Informative. Thank you!

[@glen8050]

Something that needs to be mentioned... The steam thing is where many people are finding this. Then people purchase modules through steam, find out there is a stand alone version that has many benefits, are are screwed by not being able to transfer them. It sucks and should be addressed asap to minimize PR damage to ED in this very important period of development.

[@grimreapers]

Rgr Glen will get on it

[@Sky_Burger88]

Well I'm considering getting into DCS. Should I look for the Standalone version or should I go through Steam? I've never been a big fan of steam with my other games But it's been a year or two since I did any real gaming. Mostly I've just been using the X plane simulator stand-alone

[@zellhaufen8583]

Standalone. You can transfer modules bought on Steam to standalone but not vice versa. It's also generally more up-to date as the Steam version lags behind, plus you have a much larger community.

[@Norkeys]

@@zellhaufen8583 Not true. All modules after the Mirage 2000c release, including the Mirage 2000c, can not be transferred. Also, the ED standalone launcher is pretty terrible at download speed, and while the ED launcher gets updates a day or two earlier, to me it's not worth it.

[@SMOKEY-Junior]

Really do appreciate your work 👍🏼

[@paulc1173]

Can I give a “DOUBLE” thumbs up??? 👍

[@flyprincess69]

I just retired and want to get into DCS. Thanks for the video on this subject.

[@Wykedguy1]

I have DCS installed on Steam, and I cant play on multiplayer. Do I need to download the website to play on multiplayer in the Steam version?

[@DJDAPHD]

Thanks cap for your info videos. Really appreciate your time and effort. I'm saving my pennies to get a gaming computer and in the mean time studying all GR Vids and training vids.

[@deanraffiedean8666]

Thank u guys for letting me knw where to purchase dcs Supercarier thanks Dean.South Africa

[@Powerslide15]

I’m buying some new budget parts for my dad’s pc, just so I can take back my r9 280x and allow my ryzen 3 to use all 8gb of ram. I’m really excited to finally play this game!

[@karatebob9159]

In Norse mythology, Mjölnir is the hammer of Thor

[@grimreapers]

Affirm

[@MrNicoPela]

You guys did get me into DCS (again, as I had tried it before in my Lock On days when I had a lousy laptop), and into my first high fidelity module - the Mirage. Saving my dollars for the F-18C!

[@alisaain6800]

When i downloaded the game there was a DCS blue icon. There wasn't a DCS grey 2.5 icon and when i open it it crashes. can someone pls help me? pls

[@jacobsmith4453]

Ali Saain I believe the grey version is the steam download

[@alisaain6800]

@@jacobsmith4453 ok, thanks for the info

[@FSX3000]

On the memory subject Id like to add that DCS 2.5.1(current) is still undergoing development and is still very young so optimizations are still undergoing and will definitely improve on managing resources

[@grimreapers]

Affirm

[@arthurprevill8654]

I have a new gaming pc. And I love DCS WORLD. I LOVE AIRPLANES ALL TYPES FROM EVERY COUNTRY!

[@Handle3714]

Appreciate the video guys 😎

[@Proximax9]

Internet explorer, someone actually uses that? :D

[@Proximax9]

to me it's always internet explorer, no matter how hard they try to change the name :D

[@jemand8462]

it'S still the fastest to start for a quick look. If it had an add blocker (probably there is one anywhere) and a password manager, it would be my go to browser for sure!

[@icantthinkofaname2722]

@@Proximax9 They didn't just change the name, Edge is something completely different from Internet Explorer...

[@xxxxxPr0xxxxx]

im using edge (with ad block) and it's faster than chrome. @@jemand8462

[@dawn5785]

Trash

[@CalgaryCalamari]

Wow, thanks for the video, loved your other ones and peaked my interest... This video saved me a lot of time by showing me that this game is WAY TOO MUCH of a time investment to start out... Thanks, I'll enjoy watching your other vids! :D

[@Corsair8X]

This was an outstanding and incredibly helpful synopsis.

[@arthurprevill8654]

Also DCS WORLD MUST BE STARTED FROM STEAM. AND YOU USE DISCORD TO CHAT WITH OTHER PLAYERS. AND YOU MUST HAVE FIOS GIGBIT CAT 8 ROUTER.

[@theaceofspades485]

I'm still on BMS ,but want to pick this up for the 16,and 18. I have a good desktop,but would like it to run on my dated laptop as well.

[@johntomik4632]

Downloading now. I'm a 42yr old pilot and I can't wait to get this game going. Thanks a ton!

[@jake4194]

How'd it go, is the game accurate?

[@letssuperfuntime]

this is exactly the video I was waiting for! cheers.

[@aquarius5264]

1) download the things 2) read the text 3) click the buttons 4) play the game

[@Whitelightng17]

VSYNC is going to depend on if your monitor. If your graphics card out preforms your monitor leave it off, but if you have a fast monitor you should turn it on to keep your graphics card and monitor equal. You will lose frames so I would recommend a graphics card update.

[@1984kylea]

Very informative, thank you

[@angerissues69626]

I got a I5-6500, 16 gb ram, gtx 1060 6gb, runs 70s to lower 100s on high settings . Great experience. Was able to run 4K but lower 30s and 40s

[@kj12351]

It's "an" in front of vowels :)

[@ncm2254]

I ordered my hotas system and can't wait to get started!!

[@grimreapers]

WElcome!

[@Topper_Harley68]

My first purchase was the A-10A. I find it hard to see the targets on the Maveric display and if i finally lock on to something i don't know what it is. So many telephone poles have been destroyed 😒.

[@grimreapers]

LOL yes welcome to CAS. I think that plane has a zoom in function on the display.

[@Topper_Harley68]

@@grimreapers Yes but it don't help when the ir is showing every thing as heat signature, it's just a mess.

[@tiredhero]

im not really a computer guy but i have a gaming pc for assetto corsa watched a few of your vids and im so hooked... i started to download this and then it finished... but i had to go to work, im praying it bloody works

[@vivek1175]

Size of this game

[@MM-hm1ps]

Thanks for the useful video, I also watch your missions videos really nice

[@markstott6689]

Thank for doing these Cap. I'm not flying yet although DCS (both versions) is installed plus the Mosquito and Channel Map are purchased. I'm awaiting Christmas for joystick etc. I probably won't get Trackir until my birthday in February. Regardless I'm immersing myself in as much DCS stuff as I can in the meantime . The tough part is tearing myself away from your fun videos for the serious stuff. The one positive is I built the PC myself and he's more than adequate. Still, I'm slowly learning stuff. Again thanks.

[@torque7025]

Thanks dude, this was a huge help for me. Awesome.

[@KumidazAviator]

Thank you So much. Appreciate you took the time to help us interested. cheers.

[@grimreapers]

thx

[@greybadger3142]

Hi there. I am back to pc after an absence of a number of years and am thrilled to now have a machine that should run this sim beautifully. Also, for the first time EVER, I have an internet connection which isn’t completely Stone Age. It’s not world beating... but on a good day, it’s five times the speed of my old single digits affair and for our purposes I’m very happy with it. I ran DCS all those years ago and have a number of modules. I do seem to remember the initial download being pretty horrific, but I wasn’t worried about that this time. I mean, I just downloaded the entire world for X-Plane 11 and it wasn’t too painful. But starting the DCS download.. it barely seemed to be moving. There was no indication of how long it was actually going to take and fuelled by posts from people saying it took them 24 hrs! I cancelled out of it for the moment. Do you think I might be doing something wrong? Also. The install notes recommend turning off your antivirus to speed things up! Really? That seems like a staggeringly bad idea and I really don’t want to be doing that.

[@josetheninja3061]

Wow, this really makes me want to play the game.

[@cross7776]

Nice... now I just need to get a pc

[@eduardoroth8207]

a really expensive one.... good luck buddy

[@fragmaster76]

Same ... Should have missed those brilliant looking DCS videos, now I'm sold ... damnit

[@filmmakerstudios]

I have a ryzen 5 system slightly overclocked 16gb of ram and a gtx 1050 Ti installed on an SSD. Loading is painless and FPS is around 40 to 55 goes well over 60 when you’re cruising at higher altitudes. Now mind you this is with everything maxed out so my benchmark is worst case scenario. This simulator is well optimized you don’t need a monster pc to run it :)

[@SkylarCzaplewski]

Whoa... I AM watching this a few years in the future

[@FreakSheepVODS]

also what is a big problem with dcs is the insane prices on planes also a reason why a lot off people dont play it

[@grimreapers]

I don;t know. It's just the way it is. The FC3 planes are still pretty cheap.

[@kj12351]

Idd. 2000+ euro for eveything is INSANE! 60 euro for ONE fucking plane, that's the price of a FULL game.... I just fly the su-25t.

[@fpz3491]

Dragonmoth ever heard of War Thunder?

[@raakeshsingh7852]

Hey cap, I have a similar icon but it's blue saying 'DCS updater', is it normal, it also says 'dowloading update'? (This is my first time downloading a PC game) :)

[@grimreapers]

Yup all sounds normal. I use the DCS Updater to play game sometimes.

[@raakeshsingh7852]

@@grimreapers okay thanks :)

[@jq7169]

This gets me motivated to get back into PC games and to build a new gaming PC

[@ThisOLmaan]

was wondering, how this works, thanks man for this video very useful, and yes it takes time to install this, so I'm deleting it and wait for my 2TB SSD

[@xavierh.5102]

good video cap, I would love a vid on proper radio communication, IE how to request landing, bogey dope, general communication, that type of stuff. I have around 100 hours in the game and still don't know how to communicate well, which has been sorta keeping me from multiplayer, and there arent a lot of resources on comms so it's hard to learn. thanks!

[@grimreapers]

Roger mr Scorpion

[@themacgamer3535]

Hey I’m so excited to get into this game! Thank you for the video introduction.

[@333crypta]

sucks being a noob so much to learn. ty for your videos. you work very hard helping people learn dcs. many thanks

[@anthonyhershko]

Great video, I bought the Syrian map and I don't know how to change the old map in mission editor. I will appreciate if you can tell me. Thanks!

[@AliBaba-vw7mo]

Hi, does DCS have any interactive cockpit aircraft? Because it seems like every single procedure is done from the keyboard

[@keisorestis6487]

The expensive modules have fully interactive cockpits, while the cheaper ones only have some cockpit functions modeled

[@theheadsbrewhause3119]

Nice flying guys. Ex RAAF - F/A-18A ADV Avionics Tech Currently flying X-Plane 11 Intel Core i9-9900k 32Gb Ram 3 x WD Blue 500Gb SSD in RAID 0 (About to switch to NVMe Drives) ROG 2080 Super OC Gigabyte AUROS Master Extreme Z299 MB Saitek X52 Joystick and Throttle. Occulous Rift and Track IR5 Custom Hard Tube cooling system EK and Thermaltake ( Self Built)

[@FeWolf]

just got started, thx for videos

[@adrienneflateau8430]

Thank you

[@jaddenmp]

After hours of torrenting. Here I am again 😂

[@pocok5000]

"The more people we can get into dcs world, the better it will be". Are you sure about that? In my experience, large communities automatically destroy themselves, because they attract the idiots.

[@grimreapers]

lol fair point. Hadn;t thought about that.

[@GJLCreativeStudios]

an idiot could never figure this out

[@SilverHwk7]

Watching you guys got me back into DCS world, even though I'm not great at it.

[@grimreapers]

Welcome back Silver

[@jasperthane4226]

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

[@grimreapers]

Pleasure

[@arthurprevill8654]

It is V.R. READY TOO!

[@gazgazgaz2]

Thanks, great helps

[@cfjruth]

Great video, thanks! I'd love to get into DCS sometime, it looks like a lot of fun and something with which you can do so much. I will have to wait until I upgrade my computer though - a six-year-old laptop just won't cut it with those heavy system requirements. Also, at 12:14 the word Mjolnir (pronounced "me-YOL-near") is the hammer of Thor in Norse mythology.

[@grimreapers]

Copy thanks

[@GoatednSauce]

Finally have a PC strong enough to run these kinds of games and id love to turn that childhood sense of thrill I got from ace combat back in the day to something a "tad more realistic". These videos are very helpful

[@terrylegrand1950]

Thank You Great Video

[@xxxxxPr0xxxxx]

i loved flying planes in bf1 so i cant wait to try out DCS.

[@themadpyro8560]

dat Pianoguy ever so slightly different

[@xxxxxPr0xxxxx]

@@themadpyro8560 tried it. turned out my computer cant handle it :^) im currently using a graphics card that i fixed by baking it for half an hour in an oven so yea. thats that

[@drizztdourden4476]

"in fact it wont be, it will be 3, 3.5, 4 something like that" im here literally to the day lol 5/22/2021 version 2.7 pepehands

[@JASHVEER22]

Hi so it means to start now we need to download 2.7 file??

[@hot00head00red]

They really hype up this game, the hole game is so frustrating just to set it up, their should be an easy mode

[@grimreapers]

yup so true

[@namedropper9237]

It’s hard to set up, but once you do it’s definitely worth it.

[@ramzan.k9266]

The easy mode is ace combat 7

[@hot00head00red]

Ace combat is not realistic

[@mataskart9894]

@@hot00head00red hence the name easy mode...

[@srabansinha3430]

I want to enter the DCS world, but never played any combat game this intense. Can you suggest some resources or documentation where I can learn the basics of air combat, maneuverings and associated stuff?

[@grimreapers]

download DCS learn to use the free plane, we have 20 tutorials on it. If you like it then you will slowly grow from there.

[@davidcole2337]

This is Game reminds me of Star Citizen. Great Game if you understand it. But a Serious Learning Curve and Hardware Requirements to play.

[@cmbaileytstc]

Question: The multiplayer numbers seem quite low atm. Are most people still playing the older version or what?

[@arthurprevill8654]

Real flying costs over $120 @ hour for dual instruction. Or $220 @ HOUR FOR HELICOPTER DUAL TRAINING!

[@canadiankrispybacon]

DCS is smart enough to create this SiM however cant manage a simple startup for their customers

[@saddamhocinederrouaoui4932]

hello, please can you show me how to get different datas (speed, postion, roll, pitch, yaw ..) from mission editior?? thank you

[@colesounds1367]

I don’t know if anyone will see this but I just bought a key for the F-18 but then found out that steam doesn’t take them. Does this version take keys of G2A?

[@grimreapers]

to play the hornet you need to install the non-Steam DCS. Steam no longer supported by DCS. this is what you asked?

[@Nanne118]

Hey Cap, as usual a good and very informative video, which should come in especially helpful for those new to these sim / simming niche. I was kind of hoping for a Chuck's Guides reference in the section about aircraft setup though, as these guides and the videos that you guys (GrimReapers) put out so diligently are IMHO the best ways to get familiar with (new) aircraft. However, they are naturally not exclusive to one another and I think having the information available on seperate media (eg a nice GR video as well as a crisp guide by Chuck) does wonders for the DCS module learning process, especially if you can cross-reference the 2. Any thoughs?

[@CarloftFhang]

Nanne118 i agree with this i also wish to see videos for fixes when the install breaks and other bugs preventing playing or making it harder to play from bugs

[@grimreapers]

yup very good thinking Nanne, let me think of how to do this best. It could also save me a hell-ova-lot-of-work lol

[@blueskys5435]

I got like so close to downloading it. (Wifi goes out) Need to do download again from start.

[@fortza11]

It´s the most difficult game to play, I have not yet had any success setting up my X52 Pro, it´s so difficult. Watching YT videoes on how to, and I can´t find what they are saying when using the search function under "control".......jesus it´s tuff.

[@SebastianWoodard]

I'm rocking the 350 dollar PC off eBay. i5 6600, GT1030, and 16gb of ram. Pretty happy so far

[@grimreapers]

cool

[@Warman_12]

Well Done & Thank you Cap....... Just about to get into DCS but I need to spend some money ..

[@fredricknietzsche7316]

dear GR, you may like a you tube vid of two brits flying Nellis AFB. I can give link but look for "Nellis AFB Range with mike".

[@grimreapers]

Affirm thx

[@michaelmartin9022]

Was thinking of getting this, if only to become cannon fodder for the Reapers to breeze through, but I expect it would kill my computer.

[@arthurprevill8654]

I think I will love DCS WORLD.

[@komalpoddar9kp]

Bro downloading's the worst part. I mean there should be a way in which you first download the basic game and then it downloads everything extra.

[@arthurprevill8654]

I bought a T16,000M by THRUSTMASTER FOR MY SUPER FAST PC THAT HAS A SOLID STATE HARD DRIVE AS THE BOOT DRIVE AND A 1 TERABYTE HARD DRIVE AS THE DATA DRIVE! AND A 4K CURVED SCREEN AND AN MSI GRAPHICS CARD!