The VR Combat Simulator that left me Speechless

We are taking a look at DCS also known as Digital Combat Simulator but using a VR headset.
I have been spending most of my time in the last 2 weeks trying to understand the systems in this amazing fighter jet, with a lot of frustration and multiple moments during these times where I actually just wanted to quit.
After learning most of the basics of the F/A-18C Hornet I cannot stress enough how much respect I have for fighter pilots. Being a pilot is defenitely something special and for that reason it is also quite hard to become one. So maybe this video is also a little tribute to those who protect freedom from the skies.
I hope you guys enjoyed the video and I will catch you on the next one!
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[@laubox]

I can only respect this decision. Not only do you grow older and gravitate towards more sim/complex games, but your audience-including me-grows older too. I have just given up on too many KZbinrs I watched in the past who haven't changed with their audience. Essentially, I've outgrown them. Seeing the comments below, I am not the only one who likes this change of content and I hope it gets some traction! Awesome work and Keep it up fellow Dutch fighter pilot!

[@BarkerVancity]

yeah this isnt going to be his regular content

[@icecold9511]

Naw. Hard core games are for virgins. And maybe someday I'll get my cherry popped. Or I'll just go fly my Hornet again instead. Yeah....that sounds better every time I say it.

[@MrMuzzball]

Dude, That intro was awesome!!! TBH I've been hoping you took on more realistic sims!! you have my support!

[@MERPTV]

Thank you so much!

[@ollie9916]

@@MERPTV i use oculus rift and i have lag ,what should i do ,plz?

[@user-eu1zv7hd5j]

I used to work on this jet in the Navy... (VFA-15 Represent!)... You asked what I thought of that intro.... Loved it!!! They got that bird right! 😎 My heart was racing, and my mind was lost in memory. Even the Carrier is legit with neat nuances like the texture of the non-skid, positions of the pad eyes, and all the safety markers. Two thumbs up!

[@steveatkinson85]

NICE! Nice into too. I love this sim, i have the F-15 package. Great to see ya on this.

[@steveatkinson85]

Also, getting the hang of BVR missiles after playing iL2 flight Sim took a lil bit lol it's great fun, and yes frustrating at times, but well worth the effort

[@Zerovanii_]

Honestly MERP, I found your channel years ago because of your cinematic videos and that's also why I'm still here, the comedy videos are cool too but i'm happy with you making whatever type of content that you enjoy making.

[@Rusty_Hill]

It's an awesome feeling to successfully cold start your Hornet for the very first time! The DCS community is one of the best out there too! Keep flying man!

[@slimt2270]

Your wingman is ready for some formation flying Captain Noodles..!! Seriously dope editing, you know how to make me har......

[@elitebasker]

Welcome aboard! Awesome too have you with us and a amazing video! Thx for giving dcs some love!

[@ttenor12]

As a long time DCS player and someone who has sunk a few thousand hours into it and has made some content about it, don't feel bad for calling it a game, because that's what it is, a game. If you press Esc and press quit to desktop, the prompt itself will tell you it's a game. Even Wags (Matt Wagner, you'll know who he is eventually) calls it a game.

[@onepunchndown]

Im fine with it lol this is what I do in VR! Glad to have you be a part of the DCS Community!

[@FlightSimulation]

Haha, man, things are getting serious... This is the best and most realistic flight sim out there!

[@bartoszkepa12]

My godness that intro was just awesome, i absolutely love fighter jets for me they are interesting, and i can finally watch a DCS vid from my favourite youtuber this game is blowing my mind as much as how you deployed the flares over the aircraft carrier. keep up the good work like ya always do!

[@nickgrey4136]

Dear Sir, thank you for the wonderful video. Super beautiful footage and very informative. Thank you for your passion and support. Nick

[@shadowcloaksimulations1015]

Good for you man! I have enjoyed your comedy videos, but this is a nice change of pace, and something close to my heart. I’ve been primarily playing flight sims for 15 years, and know the joy of that feeling. You nail it, and know that you have done something most people can not do. A learned skill, from practice, and dedication. I think it’s the pinnacle of pc gaming. Keep it up. See you in the skies!

[@icecold9511]

Want comedy? In DCS too. "How do you paint a soybean field on the side of a jet?" "Don't you dare ask the XO that."

[@23rdGSF]

Glad to see that you are becoming one of us MERP. Look forward to seeing more of this in the future. Fantastic video, especially with the Top Gun anthem. Got chills watching.

[@pawe430]

What I like is that you mix your content: sometimes humorously, sometimes a bit more seriously. Good Work

[@guts5016]

Absolutely love your comedy vids, but loving the change of pace. Keep up the great work Merp.

[@Ravghaar._.Luissowski]

Yes yes yes! I bought Hornet a week ago and i'm totally in love. More of DCS, Hornet and maybe one day create a funny mission with comedy tasks 😁 Good to see you happy and doing fun. Do what you do Merp❤

[@icecold9511]

Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make history - flight of the intruder. Hornet pilots do both and *date* the prom queen.

[@NineLineED]

Welcome to DCS and we would be more than happy to see DCS content from you, even some comedic stuff :D

[@BradHaines1963]

Very well flown, edited, Awesome intro, great job all around mate. Cheers

[@DirkWFourie]

Bud love the video, I am an old hand at DCS and its awesome to see new people join. Hopefully see you online somewhere!

[@manfed87]

incredible intro and new style man, greetings from Argentina! love your videos!

[@greyriddance64]

This was awesome! Looking forward to more videos in DCS. Top editing as usual.❤

[@Saywhaat15]

I'm usually not into flying sims, but this video actually gave me goosebumps.👌editing on point

[@ghostofreality1222]

I have to say this is one of the best edited brief DCS flights I have seen, that intro was DOPE!! The commentary, the flight, THAT LANDING (FIRST TRY) and that reaction was hilarious. - Perfection my friend. Great content, I would love to see more of your content. Currently setting up my Sim, Today is setting up my new 48" 4k OLED Monitors -_-

[@chopper9000]

Flight simulators in VR are a game changer. With the extremely quick start up (talking the Meta Quest 2 and 3 here from personal experience) its barely more hassle than setting up your joystick now. Long gone are the days of having sensors set up in the room, and having to spend ages configuring the headset. If you have a rig that can run them smoothly it's the new way to fly sims IMO.

[@KryptoZenn]

Respect the decision man! The video and camera views are awesome, and you nailed that landing 😁

[@thedutchprospector]

Loved the intro! And what a landing my dude, noice. Love the vids ❤

[@shippr30]

Your reaction to the landing was perfect! Reminded me of the first time I landed an auto rotation in the Huey 😂. Also, your edits are awesome! Can't wait to see more

[@richardrabezzana4026]

holy **** that gave me chills. great intro bro and amazing video

[@Bummrraa]

Im so impressed man. Its very exciting all the Angles and positioning of cameras is very well done. I will only argue 1 point. I know I took some clips for you that you could use to make some comedic content. . . Lets have a Blooper reel !!!

[@PhonePhreak3z]

I'm excited for your new direction in some of your videos! Don't be afraid to try new things Merp!!

[@HakenMods]

you never know what people like next if you dont experiment with what you upload... the intro was insane!

[@AntonioMargheriti1]

Yessssssss!!!!!!! 🎉🫡🇺🇸 Edit: amazing intro and I’m super excited to see more DCS content from you. This is truly amazing!

[@blayzepoliquin7675]

This was fantastic. I've always really liked your production style, the music and audio are always on point. I'm having trouble remembering the name of the game; Lone Echo maybe? Anyway, I do remember the production quality, my favorite thing being your personal integration of dialogue for the protagonist. It was clever, and well timed. In a nutshell, keep it up man; especially if you love doing it. Your comedy content has a great, twisted charm; and your cinematic content has a very thespian charm. Love it.

[@derrickbyrne2847]

Great intro & great vid Merp. Very professional looking pal. Game looks beautiful. Ohh and super landing sir. 👏👏👏

[@bullyhuntr]

Love it MERP! I had the free trial of the f18c and just bought it yesterday; this video was good timing! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

[@MERPTV]

It was defenitely a struggle at first, but now that I am shitting on other jets and am firing mavericks through the tpod I fell in love dude!

[@peepxz8429]

That was beautiful, definitely would watch more of this type of thing.

[@hazy0077]

Love this vid! That intro was brill.. can' wait for more DCS and other Sim Adventures.

[@chrisjvales2]

You do merp!!! Love all the hard work and effort it takes to put out your content

[@TYLERNAVYGUY]

As a kid who joined the Navy to work on aircraft carriers and did it for 9 years aboard the USS Carl Vinson on two tours, this is beautiful. Just wish there was some AO (red shirts) on deck to represent since that hornet was packing some heat! Love the soundtrack Goosebumps engaged!

[@Samgratt]

Did he make me spend 100$ on a virtual jet? Absolutely. This video is awesome. Every part of it.

[@MERPTV]

Thank you dude! Appreciate you man!

[@MattHuey]

looks like such a cool VR game! has alot of potential...like a war thunder game.

[@JacobLM42]

🤡🤡

[@KevinPheiffer]

That intro was BRILLIANT! Loved the Top Gun theme song for realism!

[@kimheonie1143]

love the intro! for a moment i thought it was real lol 😂

[@MrWilderNapalm]

I started my flight sim career in Flanker 2.0 then when Lock On Modern Combat (LOMAC) which is now DCS came out I made the switch. We had two guys that loved to build complex missions. So part 1 would be Friday night. We would gear up around 8:00pm and put the gear down for the last time around 6:00am Saturday morning. The second part would start and finish about the same time. Ahhhhh good times

[@theogantisnipe]

Love the subtle top gun theme in the background

[@captain_coleton]

That intro was amazing, Flying in a jet is on my bucket list and that song gives me chills anytime i hear it.

[@707liner8]

Wow, great video, and kudos for a successful landing - respect man!

[@adayinthelifeofdogs165]

You had me at "it's like trying to ride a bike with a steering wheel"..😂😂😂😂 GREAT VIDEO and even a better landing!!!!!

[@malone_the_gamer]

im loving the intro i hope it doesnt get copyrighted lol , i think the mix of old style and new. its good and youre just a funny guy so it comes through and we know its not always super serious. i think everything will be a ok

[@juankaramirez]

Excellent video. Video editing was fantastic. I use FS2020 both flat screen and vr, and have been tempted to try DCS, but I know it's a commitment.

[@xXVoodooDaddyXx]

Ideally you get the #3 wire but you did good. "Call the ball" 8 years in the Navy myself. So very realisitc. I was in when they still had the F-14 C Tomcat, they were testing the D which was killed in congress. They had just started transitioning to the F-18. Pt. Mugu PMTC was my station.

[@DOS_Gamer]

DCS World has dominated my free sim time for the last 15 years, the only other really being iRacing. Glad you found it and welcome to the party.

[@DjSabio]

Great video! Is this recording the VR view? If so, can you post your settings and how you recorded it please. Very interested in how you centred the image and what you used to record it as from my experience, it's only left or right eye, and I can't quite get the image centred like this when using OBS. Thanks, looking forward to more!

[@danebeard9602]

You are fantastic. Editing and your general excitement for everything you do.

[@MERPTV]

Thank you so much!

[@johnathanmckenzie9032]

Mate loved the intro and as someone who already plays a lot of sims I love it when content creators I like to watch play them as well

[@StormBat]

Finally, I get to watch a SIM that I've been playing for many years. I love Carrier Ops with F/A-18C. Thanks Mate. Cheers.

[@nemisis_wolf]

I assume you talking about watching it on this channel cause there are thousands of DCS content creators and Vids out there. Happy Hunting!

[@t4zur066]

Love the Cinematics! ❤ I recently started doing Cinematic Star Citizen videos and know what a pain it can be 😂 Keep this up I love the stuff! Also great work on the music and cutting 👌🏻

[@jtjones4727]

Amazing. This really makes me want to jump in and have a look at DCS myself. I've looked at DCS many times on Steam over the years but have never d/l or installed it. I have many hours in other flight sims, but somehow never got around to this one. I've always been more interested in single and twin engine small planes, but this was awesome.

[@deekamikaze]

If you are serious about it. Get the standalone. The steam version sucks and doesn't have sales. The standalone still has the same player base but you can also test drive vehicles for free in MP so you can see if you like a vehicle before spending money on it since every plane is about $70

[@ChrisAnilao]

I love your videos, but seeing you play DCS is super exciting! I hope to see you adding videos to the DCS community 😁

[@BIGNEWY]

Subscribed, enjoyed the video, thanks for joining us in DCS. Best regards - bignewy

[@YorusNL]

More please! insane editing btw.. gonna be hard finding yourself an editor now that can do the same as you just did yourself

[@NemohHoes]

Merp you can have comedy in the simulation videos. This was so weird 😃 Still made me really want to try DCS though

[@chrispietersen804]

Great job with the video brother. Was amazing!

[@MERPTV]

Thank you Chris!

[@ytdlder]

Absolutely love your decision to get into Simulators; all the best and most importantly: have fun!!

[@maxemixam4598]

I watching you from france dude since a long long time ago. I like your style but i have to say ... Welcome in DCS world ! Enjoy, we all love you ;) Welcome on board captain Merp !

[@DdriagGoch]

Nice Effort! Welcome To DCS :) 100% want to see more vids !

[@MERPTV]

Thank you man! Hope you enjoyed it! 👊

[@simracingjunky9679]

Excellent video and great job on the landing!

[@stecollings5038]

Love the video, DCs is a challenge, but I love it, what graphics card and specs you running., looks awesome. Nice touchdown too.

[@ATGG]

Dam man. Huge respect. I know what it takes to even launch from a carrier, not to mention flying. Huge respect. I met you in your Comedy Videos -era but I'll stay! Can't miss this sht. Love you.

[@fabriziocagni9835]

Your video is really great. As a professional pilot the only suggestion that I have is that when you have a marshall giving you signal turn off your nose light or he will not even be able to see your aircraft. Besides that.. it’s perfect!

[@MERPTV]

Thanks for the tip!

[@m.andrews5578]

Merp…I am so happy that you started DCS. That is getting legendary, because with your range in VR content, many people can get a view on one of the best sims ever made (imho). And like you do, I prefer to fly in VR. It is so immersive and fun…but I must admit, that I am jealous about your good hardware. Graphics looking great. Which gpu do you use? I hope to see you on a multiplayer server 😉

[@British_Dragon-Simulations]

I just received my Pimax Crystal and it’s been a nightmare to set it up but I think I’ve done it. I’m going to hop on the F-14 today and practice some BVR. I effin love this Simulator!!! The flight model in the F-14 is so complex. I started DCS and just flew the WWII planes in multiplayer but now I’m moving up to Cold War jet’s. Learning about TACAN etc and all the new modern aerial warfare technology is complicated. I’m constantly looking on KZbin to educate myself with tutorials.

[@dexstjok1]

That was a beautiful intro. Great video, bro. Thanks

[@BackerCZ]

OMG it is really nice to see you in DCS. I am in this Sim for some time and it is absolutly nuts simulator. And really super hard to learn it. It is how you said. But when you learn it you will love it.

[@mattcarrozza816]

Man you are the best! you just convince me to buy all the stuff for dcs i hope for you all the best!

[@icecold9511]

Hurry. I am not sure if it happened yet, but they were discontinuing half off for new users. Get the 18, supercarrier, and a couple terrains. Middle East at least. And Raven One campaign is great, but requires experience first.

[@MeanStreakGaming]

Great video, love it! Your external shots could use some work, I can give you a few pointers, because I've been making DCS videos for a while now and I've learned quite a bit.

[@ryanmarmite9689]

This whole video was awesome that intro was next level ❤❤

[@snstrainer4346]

Love your VR videos you convinced me to buy one🔥🔥

[@afaulkingham4130]

I love this!, I found Sim drifting 4 years ago, I am a 45 yr old just sliding around with people from all over the world. every now and then we get to slide with the pros.

[@fatmagpieproductions5785]

That looks amazing, I am keen to get back into PC gaming and sims, if I may ask, what is your setup, your PC specs etc to get this level of detail? Thanks

[@MERPTV]

Hey dude, no problem. I9 13900K + RTX4090

[@richardneville4255]

Great job, i recently upgraded my gpu to a 4070ti super just so i can play this (also using an index). Its incredible how detailed the simulation and all the aircraft are. I am currently starting out with the spitfire and normandy 2.0 map but i also have flaming cliffs addon and looking forward to learning how to fly the jets properly. It blows my mind how good it all looks and feels when taking off and getting above the clouds.

[@franciscoborges9591]

welcome!! good to see you in DCS, you cannot go back now😂 nice video

[@MLSsoccerstar19]

This looked very real I worked on an aircraft carrier not on the flight deck but it was quite realistic and I love to watch it!

[@zachwillmadeit]

I’ve been following Merp for forever. I’ve always liked your videos.

[@r3dl0g1c]

No one should judge for that, there are so many great simulator games and it's fun to be able to play games where you do things you maybe could never do in real life. I think they are a valuable training tool as well.

[@scrumpyenglish]

Love it so much. What are your PC specs?

[@Bluetoothedshark]

Whenever I hear the slightest hint of that tune I get goosebumps.....goose bumps 😂

[@davewills6121]

I am just getting into DCS, i mean i brought the care aircraft a few yrs ago, have all the top end gear, Virpil sticks/base/throttles/Panel, Streamdeck, TPR pedals, upgrades from VRG2 to Tobi which is freedom. Dcs is a unique Sim, like Star Citizen, they have no competition, and offer next level immersion and diversity. PS: your content is top quality, visually and sonically, and the content is fun

[@c.j.rockwell5803]

I caught the bug myself a few years ago. Only advice I have is to pay attention to your AOA. That bracket to the left of your Vc is your AOA. Once you hit like 165 knots or so, trim nose up until your Vc is towards the middle of that bracket, then use your throttle to control your pitch. It'll make landing, especially on carriers, so much easier.

[@DanteSeime]

Keep it up, I love simulations. Definetly need more content like this.

[@LaCrepe_]

Awesome to see you there! DCS is my main "game", I have thousands of hours in it, and flying all airframes, for a reason: It's awesome! Nice shots, maybe remove the blur though ^^"

[@acemcplane]

It helps to talk to ATC in the COMM menu. Request an Azimuth. Keep doing it and it’ll guide your landing pattern. You can also just turn the landing lights on, switch to the carrier’s view with F9, and spot where your plane is to guide yourself to a strait landing.

[@neilsmith8427]

Great video have always loved combat flight sims since the falcon days. Yes more please 😊😊

[@joshprout1726]

Been flying in dcs VR for 5 or 6 years now. Nothing compares to it. Majority of the time I takeoff at sunset or sunrise and just take it in

[@MERPTV]

100% agree!

[@TylerTerror3]

I had to go out of my way as a tv viewer to say that I want more of this type of content. Please.

[@Jynnfully]

Nice Job bro ! Amazing Intro ! Amazing video ! keep it up !!! Peace !

[@MERPTV]

Thank you brother!

[@P0intL3ader75]

Nice to see that you tackle on DCS and the F/A-18. Next challenge is of course to operate the plane in bad conditions and also do areal re-fueling in VR which is almost mandatory in my opinion as doing it on a flat screen is sooo hard to do without the proper feel for scale and distance.

[@DallasGraves]

Digging the growth and adjustment in content displayed in this video but looking forward to some integration of your comedy into this new genre. Can’t wait to see you take Jester for a spin and what your reaction will be when he punches out early! 😂