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[b]What is DCS:Blackshark/ DCS:A-10C?[/b]
Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) is a series of study combat flight simulator video games by Eagle Dynamics, and the descendent of the popular "Su-27 Flanker" series.
The “Digital Combat Simulator" started with its first release "DCS: Black Shark” in 2008 a series of simulations, which can only be compared with Falcon 4.0 (and may excel the older simulation). The PC game simulates the Russian Kamov Ka-50 attack helicopter and was developed by "Eagle Dynamics" in cooperation with helicopter-manufacturer Kamov (the Kamov-logo can be found in the main-screen). The simulation features a complete and detailed cockpit of the Ka-50. All relevant switches are accurately modelled and functional. Over 500 key-commands are mapped, but the fully interactive cockpit allows virtually every switch and radio-button to be clicked and changed. This level of high fidelity is down to Eagle Dynamics securing military contracts for simulators. They negotiate the clause in their contract that they will be allowed to release a retail level simulation with top secret features of the aircraft in question removed.
Besides the traditional input-devices such as joystick, throttle and pedals, DCS has a built-in support for TrackIR with 6 DOF, creating (in conjunction with the interactive 3D-cockpit) a very realistic experience.
Due to the increased flexibility of the DCS system, additional fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter add-ons will be released as (independent) "modules" one by one, each module providing another realistic vehicle. The next module will contain the A-10C (currently available as beta).
Black shark is available from Steam and the DCS website, the A-10C beta is currently only available on the DCS site, purchases from the DCS site include bonus starforce
[b]Features[/b]
Really to many to list here so i will link to the product pages but Black Shark Features
* Advanced helicopter and ground force AI that creates a realistic combat environment
* Detailed modeling of 330,000 sq km of the western Caucasus region
* Twice the ground detail of previous TFC/Eagle Dynamics simulations
* Head-to-head and cooperative multiplayer
* Powerful mission editor with advanced scripting capability
* Campaign system with a moving front line that depends on mission results
The first aircraft to be included in the "DCS" world will be the Ka-50 attack helicopter. The Ka-50, like later "DCS" add-on aircraft, will feature:
* Highly-detailed six degrees of freedom cockpit
* Unrivalled flight physics system
* Realistic damage model and system cascade affect
* Mouse-clickable cockpit
* Detailed modeling and control of engine, fuel, hydraulics, electrical, navigation, radio, fire suppression, sensor, and weapon systems (casual game play modes also available)
* Advanced weapon physics for missiles, rockets and cannon rounds including ricochets
A-10C expands on this with a larger map, improved editor and has a 64 bit version, the features of a-10 will be patched into black shark to maintain online compatibility
[url]http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/index.php?end_pos=950[/url]
[url]http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/index.php?end_pos=2452[/url]
[b]Multiplayer[/b]
Currently Black Shark can be played online alongside Lock-on [url=http://lockon.co.uk/index.php?end_pos=1671&scr=default]Flaming Cliffs 2[/url] (digital download, requires a cd of the original lock-on) and the servers support 64+ players, on release of A-10C they are going to patch Black shark to be compatible but not FC2, so either two installs will be required or you cant fly the black shark with FC2 users.
[b]Video's[/b]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6nlALaTUyI[/media]
[hd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUu4SV3GjVw[/hd]
[hd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oucXaEZG0vM[/hd]
KA-50 start up
[hd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrxOY0RBeLo[/hd]
A-10c start up
[hd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iIkYO8ZOGU[/hd]
A-10c landing with half a wing missing
[b]mods n shit[/b]
There are not a huge ammount of mods for black shark and almost none for A-10 c so far, mostly its cockpit mods or reskins, theres a couple of wip landscape mods on the dcs forum , i would reccomend getting a nice cockpit mod like Dragons shark pit, also not a mod but you can tune the ka-50's radio to local sations for in flight music or replace them with cutom music [url=http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=47292&highlight=custom+music]link[/url]. another useful mod for mp is [url=http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=65643]TARS[/url]
[b]useful links[/b]
[url]http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/Main_Page[/url]
[url]http://www.lockonfiles.com/index.php?/files/file/889-modman-73/[/url]
[editline]17th January 2011[/editline]
created to keep dcs post out of the il-2 thread, if you think i missed anything pm me. there used to be a steam group for black shark but im not sure if its still active, i couldnt find the old topic about black shark
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