What is DCS World?

[@oilmaninpowell]

Just found out about DCS. And after reviewing just half of this video I'm sold! Excellent presentation!

[@504smudge]

oilmaninpowell well the good news is DCS has got a LOT better since I made this video, I guess I should do a updated version at some point

[@oilmaninpowell]

@@504smudge :-) But on my end I need to drag myself out of the stone age. I'm running XP 32 for gaming and a core duo with a few gig of ram lol.

[@Cult1022]

oh man... there's a lot of holiday money to be spent! What a shit decision of you to watch this video!! seriously!!

[@CVagabond]

1 correction to your video: Yo-Yo is neither a company nor a group in ED, but a person. He's the main FM builder for ED (and a lot of times also helps other 3d party devs). You can see an interview of him in the DCS WW2 kickstarter video #4.

[@504smudge]

Thanks, I didn't realise that

[@tomwunder3557]

I have been using flight sims since 1980 although I have never been much into air combat sims. I did enjoy MS’ CFS2 in it’s day as it was for a while the best FS in existence. Mostly I used free flight mode but occasionally I’d get bored and shoot up a few huts on the beach. I am getting started with DCS now not with the idea of becoming some sort of desktop ace but just wanting to learn to fly these fine aircraft well. If I do eventually engage in some combat it will probably be in some easy mode which would bore you. I enjoy the experience of flight and I am not really all that competitive. I am also a gun collector and while I am highly abusive of paper targets I don’t get into competitive shooting either. I’m just an old guy with so~so eyesight with dreams of flying high performance machines. Thanks for the instructive video! :)

[@luotsi8637]

Thank you smudge for a very informative video. Will definitely give this sim a try!!!

[@adrianstealth340]

Massive thanks for vids, just what I needed after downloading dcs last night

[@hazakdds7366]

Thanks smudge. I'm getting back into flight sims after many years. Falcon 4.0 was my last one. Very informative and pleasant to watch. Thanks again.

[@GoodGuysGaming]

Great video. Thank you very much. Just getting into this now so this was a great help.

[@raynmanfortysix]

HI Smudge, Still new to DCS and I am a new subscriber. Great work on your channel and I am enjoying and learning much. I have noticed that your videos appear to have better graphics than what appear on my computer. My questions is, do you have any mods installed to get your great appearance? I am trying to figure out if I need to upgrade my graphics card or add modes to what I have already. Many thanks

[@504smudge]

I run DCS without mods, I have it set to high but with HDR off as it kills my system! DCS is a CPU hog but it can be run with a basic GPU

[@raynmanfortysix]

504smudge Thanks Smudge.

[@turbopwr1500]

I must say great video , just got my x52 today and i'm gona try it out today.Cheers

[@redsrollingnow1]

Hi Smudge - this is a brilliantly informative video about DCS and a great orientation to the whole concept of the programme - I like your style as it works well! I've only become aware of DCS in the past week or two and have done loads of research to try to get my head around the whole concept and what it's all about but here you did it brilliantly especially such topics as TrackIR. I like your other videos from basic engine start to attacking with differing weapon systems. This model and concept is the sort of simulator that attracts me greatly and I may well migrate from Microsoft FSX as DCS looks top drawer and has so much going for it. Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing your future videos. Best regards M

[@504smudge]

redsrollingnow1 Wow thanks for the kind words! Hopefully i'll see you in the DCS skies in the near future

[@charlesdalton3830]

Excellent video, you have convinced me to give it a try. Most informative vid I have seen.

[@504smudge]

Charles Dalton thanks could really do with updating this to DCS 2.5

[@dareka9425]

Good videos. I'm curious about the type of DRM used in DCS World. I have Black Shark 2 and A-10 bought separately but they used limited activation system that I find very annoying. Is the limited DRM still used for the Steam version? I was going to get DCS World when it first appeared on Steam along with other older titles from Eagle Dynamics but I was discouraged by the warning of the restrictive third party DRM on their descriptions. I just saw F-86 Sabre module and that got me interested again(I have a soft spot for F-86s). I don't see any warning about another DRM though so I'm wondering if they have ditched it.

[@504smudge]

They used to use starforce? That's was bloody awful, I'm not sure what they use now. You get 10 activations, but you can deactivate a activation to reclaim it. So if your going to change computer deactivate first then you still have 10. I have no idea what Steam uses? It's probably VAC I do everything through the DCS website version.

[@dareka9425]

504smudge Yes, it was pretty annoying because it made buying one of their games felt like walking on eggshells. I thought it would be easy avoiding using the 10 activations but as in A-10 case I already used up nearly half of it in no time at all. I already used two activations for my desktop and and laptop but adding RAM to the laptop required another one while something must've changed in my desktop that I'm not aware of that required one more activation. My laptop has been acting up these days and I'm in the process of upgrading my desktop so they are not very conducive for Starforce-based games. I am downloading the DCS World atm but any presence of Starforce will hinder me from purchasing their modules/DLCs.

[@504smudge]

Even tho starforce is a paid, ED have always been really good in the past of sorting out activations. If you run out and have an explanation they will usually give you some more

[@jaromirandel543]

This is updated version of Starforce called StarForce ProActive and it is no more working like worm in computer. When you use all 10 activations, you will get automatically new one after one month.

[@anthonyfranken1306]

In all honesty, MS flight sim can give you this and much, much more. I've downloaded all those Aircraft and even more through simvation as well as scenery. The only thing that it does have going for it is the combat element.

[@504smudge]

Anthony Franken in all honesty your completely and utterly wrong, sure the planes may be in MS flight, but they will never get close to the ‘feel’ of flight in DCS, the physics and flight characteristics are night and day.. honestly try the DCS TF51 it’s free... you’d never want to fly MS again

[@JohnDoe-qo4xd]

DCS World is just the best flight sim on the market today. We're talking about an "amateur" flight sim (not military pilot education sim, although it doesn't fall short in most areas) available at Steam (and other places too). Being somewhat of a novice compared to many DCS pro's out there, I can just say to all you guys looking for a fantastic military simulator (there's ground/naval vehicles available to use too), don't look no further. This is the shit. There's no limit to what you can connect in terms of hardware (flightsticks, panels, eye tracking/VR equipment), and it is a steep learning curve, but it's fun and realistic from start. If you put a serious amount of hours into it'll blow you away! Just be aware of the system specs; to get it to look and perform really good at high res and high FPS you'll need serious hardware. But if you got it, it looks amazing! And the way the developers and users keep evolving and updating the game is great too. This is heaven, in both ways...

[@Frequency-ct4sf]

Good for me then. I have serious hardware ;-)

[@moody_goose]

Thanks for the video, very informative. I've always wanted to give flight sims a try but always been scared to buy one due to the worry I might not enjoy them. I love planes and I've enjoyed games like war thunder, although not quite in detail as an actual flight sim but since this one is free I think I'll give it a go. I'll go ahead and subscribe. Thanks again for the video and the useful information!

[@BobRadu]

Small correction, the SU-25 in FC3 is SU-25A not the SU-25T. I actually really like the SU-25A (well I love both).

[@504smudge]

well FC3 did come with both the SU-25T and SU-25A, then only decided to give the T away with DCS world for free, but initially it was part of the module.

[@BobRadu]

504smudge Ah really? Didn't know that. Though I did have FC 2 but can't remember which Su-25 came with it. I guess it is semantics then, but worth mentioning that if you get FC3 (or the stand-alone Su-25 DLC) it is the Su-25A.

[@504smudge]

it's is a good point.. The SU-25T actually came with the first version of Flaming Cliffs, but it's nothing like what we have now! they have made so many advances with the FM and visuals.. got to love ED for pushing the limits of a combat flight sim from the early 2000s

[@BobRadu]

504smudge The Su-25 was the what got me to love the series. I don't even remember which version it was, could have been the first FC, because I also played around with Lock-On back in the day. I just remember how cool the TV targeting was at the time and watching my missiles all the way to the target (usually right before I took a stinger from God knows where). Keep up the good work.

[@NitroCorn]

Great video mate :)

[@Voodo0Cat]

Would love to see you do a vid for noobie flyers. Basic flight skills and set manouvers.

[@airram2107]

Hi , looks interesting ... I note you haven't uploaded any vids for a while, any reason?

[@504smudge]

Air Ram I've been having a few PC related and RL issues, I'm actually starting to get back on track and hopefully be remaking videos soon 🙂

[@airram2107]

Great... Downloaded DCS today from STEAM... Looks brill so far, now I have to bind my MadCatz fly5 stick... oh god! Wish I understood pc's better, got into flight simming late in life sadly! Block your ears now lol!

[@RicheUK]

Hey Smudge, did you find out why key mapping was not displaying in the Controls Tab? Was it because you had no controllers connected?

[@504smudge]

Just an unknown bug mate, restarted the game and they were all back, I have 2 joysticks, pedals track IR and a 360 controller plugged in!

[@RicheUK]

504smudge only ask as I just loaded up DCS and same thing happened to me Anyway just got hold of KA-50 mod :) study time :)

[@504smudge]

strange! just restart the client, i'm sure it'll sort itself out :-D

[@RicheUK]

504smudge hopefully it will, thx

[@TheMaxibonzGaming]

504smudge I believe its been narrowed down to a overload because of all the text. Should be fixed soon I hope ;)

[@airram2107]

Just wondered what your nearest airport is?

[@itsmemakz]

are all the Showed aircrafts in this Video, In the Free dowload?

[@jaromirandel543]

Hi, Free is only TF-51D and SU-25T. All other are payware.

[@fastwing3295]

The weird thing in DCS is that in the TF-51 the NPCs WILL attack you even tho you can't do anything to them

[@504smudge]

S.W.A.T Team well one of the most dangerous aircraft is a reconnaissance aircraft! Stopping the enemy gaining intel on your positions is vital.. in DCS the TF51 kinda fits that role

[@josephskillen2247]

First video I've seen by smudge and instantly subbed have war thunder and downloading dcs

[@504smudge]

Thanks :-)

[@as680783]

Yeah. I've got WarThunder and DCS World. Haven't spent a fraction as much time as I'd like in DCS due to the complexity of it, but with videos like this from smudge it certainly helps wet the appetite. Did that HEDGE improvement to graphics ever happen smudge? Cheers and subbed!

[@koc988]

DCS is a free to play game EA is a credible company

[@RGCobra]

was that 3 bounce landing or a 3 point landing...?

[@jaromirandel543]

Haha, the most difficult thing to land on 3 points is find the right attitude. If you have too high pitch, then you touch tailwheel first which causes damn unpleasantly unbalanced behaving :D

[@Nine-TailedFox4]

Jaromír Anděl Just idle her out and put it down gradually. So long as you approach at 120 mph, she lands very smoothly. 2 points are harder if you ask me

[@D800Lover]

Are they only military air crafts you can buy? Not into the violent stuff.

[@504smudge]

Well it is Digital Combat Simulator, it's a combat game. You'd be better looking at the likes of FSX

[@GhostRider659]

the tf-51 is a trainer aircraft without guns, and I think they also have the L-39 Albatros jet trainer. I don't think you can get completly away from the military scenario though.

[@eastonwilliams1722]

Look at Prepar3D, FSX is cheap but outdated and a performance hog and doesn't look as good, P3D is the best! but it takes a fair amount of $ in add ons...

[@jaromirandel543]

Well, in this case, I have to recommend new X-plane. It is just Hi-tek flight sim for now. Pitty it has limited online capabilities now. Prepar3D and FSX are really outdated when you compare them with X-plane 11

[@eastonwilliams1722]

Jaromír Anděl I disagree 100% FSX is dead, people need to quit making stuff for it and talking about it. X Plane just lost a major add on Dev, Orbx. If someone wants a realistic Sim experience they will most likely go to P3D and Get some Orbx Sceneries, some good airports from Flightbeam, Orbx, and others, then EZdok 2, Chase plane, A2A which are heavenly, PMDG, FSlabs, TDFI, and get very accurate flight models and systems. Then with P3D someone WILL DEFINITELY get way higher FPS at the same settings as X Plane 10 and 11(I get more than double), the only downside to P3D is it's 32 bit but all that does is prevent someone from using more than 4gb of ram, however X Plane is a performance hog for no reason whatsoever and uses well over 10+ GB of RAM because no one cares about management. Then there is FS Aerofly 2 and Orbx is possibly making a sim.

[@fried1537]

what device did he say he was using to look around????

[@Schizopantheist]

TrackIR (TackIR 5 is latest)

[@nasond4338]

"fairly safe landing" NO IT WASNT

[@nasond4338]

IRL that would be damaging to the plane

[@aviationproductions5840]

Any landing that you can walk off on is a safe landing.

[@nasond4338]

'fraid not

[@stevenconkle6017]

I downloaded DCS world to my laptop but I can't get it to work any suggestions would be great please, thank you for any help you can give me.

[@504smudge]

Steven Conkle could you give any more indication on what’s not happening? Are you getting a error? Does it crash on loading? Or is it just not launching? Also what specs are your laptop?

[@stevenconkle6017]

My computer specs. are HP G72 notebook pc, Pentium R duel-core CPU T4500 @ 2.30 GHz, 3.00 GB, 64-Bit OS, Windows 7 Home Premium, when I try to start it up I get the DCS World opening screen but then I get an error message that says" Windows can not start program.

[@504smudge]

Steven Conkle ok how much ram does the laptop have, and also what GPU, one thing to try is a repair, if you go to your start bar, the eagle dynamics, then launch Repair DCS, that will integrity check and fix and errors

[@stevenconkle6017]

Installed RAM is 3.0

[@stevenconkle6017]

Ok and just to be sure, it's the DCS World 1.5, correct?

[@homayoonhakimi533]

Thanks for the video but I was trying to get to know what DMC World is. Why are you explaining so long about the air crafts sir? I guess you forgot the topic.

[@buickkkkkk1]

The mighty Gingal's …..

[@bestofthebest3821]

Is this simulator for pc xbox or tablet????

[@CATGPlbCapacityPneumaticTireFo]

I literally found out about this game less than an hour ago, I know absolutely nothing about it, but I can 100% guarantee that it is not on console or tablet.

[@ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣΜΑΣΣΑΛΗΣ-β5γ]

hi everyone i have just download the dcs word but i can't start nothing . I'm in the menu and the only things i can choose is logbook and encyclopedia.Can anyone tell me what i should do to start a flight?

[@504smudge]

You only get a few planes to start with! Try a quick mission with the TF51 or SU25

[@ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣΜΑΣΣΑΛΗΣ-β5γ]

that's my problem. The only things i can click on in the menu are logbook and encyclopedia. It doesnt let me click in quick mission and etc.

[@504smudge]

+ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΜΑΣΣΑΛΗΣ try running a repair, if you look under your start options in Windows you should have a DCS repair launcher

[@kubanskiloewe]

this old LockOn map sucks a bit after all those years, i wish they would improve this simulator with newer maps and other theatres like WW2 (perhaps english channel and germany) for P51 and FW190 planes. How many Players are flying this Online ? not very much i think. You explain nothing about the Multiplayer mode, why ?

[@504smudge]

Well we are soon to see the Nelis/Nevada map, and they are developing a Normandy Map for DCS WW2, the online community is actually very strong, there are numerous Online communities, I didn't look at the multiplayer aspect because that would have taken much longer to go over, and it's all community driven with dedicated servers running player made scenarios. If you try the game you'd see it's far from dead, and with the new modules in the works it's only going to get stronger.

[@kubanskiloewe]

thx i´ve flaming cliffs and lockOn perhaps i load DCS and buy the P51. But i doubt it´s better than Cliffs of Dover with ATAK patches.

[@kubanskiloewe]

***** i play ARMA3 too ;-)

[@504smudge]

You do know you can scale the difficulty?

[@504smudge]

If you get the Flaming cliffs pack they have the old Lockon aircraft with basic controls

[@BlueSkiesVinny]

brilliant video ! :)

[@504smudge]

Qu4DSprayz thank you 😄

[@ThunderersTriumph]

I bought my flightsick called logitech extreme 3d pro... only for US$9 locally and new! It cost so little because no one is interested in this genre in the country i live in... Kuwait

[@jaromirandel543]

Nice buy for someone who wants to try this simulator. Pitty the logitech is not using hi-tech sensors so it has much lower lifetime than other products like from Saitek or Thrusmaster. The good cheap start with good quality is also Defender Cobra which uses very good sensors with very good lifetime.

[@ThunderersTriumph]

Thanks! And thanks for your honest help!

[@kidtroller45smush69]

where do you buy your joysticks from, im from kuwait too

[@micograal182]

Can you download DCS world on Laptop ? Please answer

[@504smudge]

I guess that would all depend on the laptop!

[@AeroeGraphix]

+Mico Graal You can, but you probably won't be able to run it well at all.

[@nightman7263]

You can if you have one of those gaming laptops, like the ASUS ROG series.

[@thatdirtyninja5829]

i got one of those,and it runs it perfectly fine with no fps drops,but ROFs are not cheap,they are about 1400 dollars haha

[@thatdirtyninja5829]

ROGs*

[@Awesomelord101]

Well ill be danmed i never relized dcs was also / came from Lock on modern air combat i pre ordered the gold edition of that

[@Lb8068]

Lock On in itself actually came around as a spiritual sequel to Su-27 Flanker with more aircraft.

[@jameswilliams1085]

Good video.

[@504smudge]

Thank you!, it's really good to know people like this stuff!

[@jameswilliams1085]

i do..you have a very good way of explaining it all,especially your comments during a dogfight. Your start up procedures are excelent too.You did briefly comment on the missión editor, i don't know if you're going to go more in depth on this or not. Anyway,as i commented in another post i now have COD,with the TF patch,but i beleive when work permits ill sit in the cockpit of the TF51 and try starting her up. Thanks for your videos youre getting me hooked on this!

[@darthbeavis8511]

SR71 would be cool

[@504smudge]

Darth Beavis hmmm would also be entirely useless in the current environment, by the time your airborne you’ll be on the other side of the map

[@simonwillis1529]

Only just found this game

[@504smudge]

Simon Willis welcome! It’s a great game/Sim, it’s been updated a LOT since I made this video, you’ll certainly get out what you put in 😃

[@simonwillis1529]

504smudge I look forward to my first flight loved the x wing series and not many games like this on consoles pc is where it’s at

[@504smudge]

Simon Willis if you’d like some help learning the ropes, come join us in the 504 Discord discord.504vfs.org/

[@GuitaristOfMoon]

I really would like to see f-16

[@arcosiancosine1065]

Check out Falcon BMS

[@jaromirandel543]

F-16 is on the way. But I guess it will not be sooner than F/A-18 which is in development now and it should be done late 2017....hopefully.

[@eddo]

it is not free

[@504smudge]

+Edwardthegamer50 whats not free? please clarify

[@eddo]

Most of the veicles

[@tldeck8282]

+Edwardthegamer50 I don't think a roblox player would understand dcs world anyway.

[@jaromirandel543]

TF-51D and SU-25T are free. Other modules are payware because it took e.g. Over 3 years to make such immersive flight models like they are.

[@BruisedASScheeks]

very informative but you got to liven up your voice, it made it veeeerrry slow and boring. Not to be an ass lol. Nice vid.

[@ゴーゴリ-t6d]

GarlicKnotz I disagree. The very reason I liked this video more than some other videos with a similar review was a calm and clear voice.

[@Maverickf22flyer]

"What is DCS World?" Becoming a crap (in latest years) in terms of respecting the real aircraft performances which pretends to want to be a good simulator. In game tests and data show another reality. Some 3rd party modules are still using SFM (simplified flight models) for years already and cost very much. DCS goes more and more down because the 3rd party modules are not professionally validated nor first of all built by professionals (people with good knowledge), so what could you expect? A growing pile of crap which costs more than it offers all around.