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Thanks man! DCS is the only reason I have a Windows machine at all and I want to rip my hair out everytime I use it. Linux is de wey.

@namactual6992 yeah man, I know what you mean. Luckily I have never used windows, and started linux back in 2000. So I can't use a computer that doesn't have a Linux terminal.

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Ha, I never tried that to be honest. I will have to give that a shot.

Aye. I do use it, usually during take off. You can see it kick on shortly after the takeoff roll. I try to keep the ITT under *860 for long periods like the manual states even though it does not seem to be an issue for the CC model.

@@namactual6992 you are just making you slower i keep it running all the time until i land.

Thanks! 👍

Absolutely! It's still in the top ten cards on the market when it comes to raw rasterization. I have not looked at prices recently, but I bet that puts it on top of every other card in it's class considering price vs performance.

@@namactual6992 Of course, there are only three things that concern me 1. The power consumption, I have seen it consumes 330w and that is much increase in temperature. 2.Frame-generation technologies will be placed behind new generations, such as FSR 3.1 etc. 3. I don’t know if this is a problem, but how does productivity performance work? With which nvidia GPU is comparable?

Power consumption is high, but no higher than any other card in that performance range. The 6950XT supports FSR3.1. DCS doesn't, but the card supports it. Honestly, outside of upscaling, I don't use any of the other things like frame generation. This card supports frame gen and I have tried it, but other than doubling the frame rate artificially, I see no visual difference in game. As far as productivity goes, I guess that depends on what you use it for. I primarily game and do artwork on this rig. Blender supports GPU acceleration using the 6950, but I could not tell you how it compares to a 4080. The only thing I can say is I am happy with it.

Aye. The more I fly it, the more I like it. I don't fly it nearly enough.

Hmm... Are you running VR? What resolution?

Aye. This is one of the reasons I start low with these. It gives them no where to go but up. It seems to help even out the AI as long as they don't crater.

Sorry about the delay. I have not had much free time lately. Things should cool down at work here in about a month or so.

@@namactual6992 sounds good thankyou!

Options/Misc Uncheck "Battle Damage Assessment" under the "Overlays" section.

@@namactual6992 Thank you, baby

I have not used VR since they tried to force Meta as a requirement to use the hardware I bought before Meta was a thing. Lesson learned. I am going to hold off on VR until someone makes one that is open source. Or if Valve makes a new version of the index. I think AMD has better rasterization performance per dollar compared to nVidia, but nVidia is undoubtedly the king right now. Especially if you want to use the new tech like raytracing and DLSS. AMD's FSR is pretty weak in comparison.

I do. FSR at 0.66 scale in this particular video. When I am just playing and not recording I usually run 1440(2k) native, but if I am specifically recording something for a video I usually run 4k with FSR.

I am sure it will improve. That said, I don't think it will ever look like MSFS. Not without a massive engine update/change. I don't think it would be a fair comparison. Both may be flight sims, but their priorities are completely different.

I like it, a lot. I think I have a good feel on how it flies now. I can hover, start and stop all pretty well. It is just the initial take off I am still struggling with. Sometimes it just wants to swap ends no matter where the flight controls are at. It's weird. I do like it though.

It's possible. The performance on this map is not that great. It is on par with the South Atlantic map which is not the best. Although, it is only a few frames and I don't see much of a difference visually without the FPS counter. I think what you are seeing is when I use the mouse to pan in the external views? It is really jerky. I don't know if it is just my mouse or DCS, but it has always been that way. I think motion blur + FSR compounds the issue too. I typically pan around until I get a shot I like then record a bit without touching the mouse. Later I go back and edit out all of the parts with the mouse pans. This particular video was comprised of two videos that where each over an hour long. I did not spend as much time editing out all of the rough mouse movements with this one. Or you could be seeing something that I am not. Which is entirely possible. My eyesight has taken a nose dive these last few years. Getting old sucks. :)

@@namactual6992 Dis-regard what I said, I went back and rewatched your this on Google Chrome ( I always use Opera GTX ) and was smooth as butter, I think it is just my Opera browser that was messing up. After watching on chrome, it looked like I was used to seeing from you. Well done sir.

No sweat. I noticed I have been having a lot of playback issues myself lately. (Linux/Firefox) I would not be surprised if google was doing this purposely to try and encourage users to use chrome.

Thanks! I do own an Oculus Rift, but I have not used it since they made Meta a requirement to use the hardware. I love VR, but I refuse the buy into it again until we get a proper open source HMD.

@@namactual6992 Ahh alright, thanks for the response

Sadly no. There are a few training/simple missions available for just about every module you pay for and there are premium missions you can buy, but this was all custom made. But for me that is the best part of DCS. It is basically an endless sandbox with a massive library of content to make whatever you want for free. The only thing you have to buy is any aircraft you want to fly yourself. Just be prepared to sit down and go through a few mission editor tutorials. It will not take you long to get started on simple missions. It might take a while to learn what you can and cannot do though. That has been the most difficult part for me. Trying to keep things simple. The more you try to script, the more things break.

@@namactual6992 thanks. i purchased the huey at minute 1, but have not flowin it for long. now returning, but struggling with the insanely laree key map settings. took a default mission and did not manage to fire the damn missiles off. one of the reasons i avoid dcs is the stupid ui and some other stuff, it just has these frustrating elements, gotten a bit better over the years, but cost me a lot of nerves and patience with these ED guys.

Aye. I would not say it is impossible, but near enough. It might be ok with a force feedback stick using a long enough extension, but not with your standard flight stick.

@@namactual6992 How does the Apache compare to it? I mean, regarding flying it with a standard setup. I got a Winwing F-16EX stick. Might be too short. I heard the Apache is even more difficult to fly than the Gazelle.

I do not have the Apache yet. Which is odd because I absolutely love the Apache. I just have no interest in flying it. But back on the topic of flight controls, I think you will be fine. Even with the Gazelle and a cheap T.16000M like I have you just have to tweak the input curves a bit. I can't speak for the Apache, but the Gazelle is just WAY too touchy using raw input. POI happens too easily and once you start, it is almost impossible to stabilize. If you tone down the overall input and add a bit of curve, it is manageable. This video is proof of that. This was my first real flight with the Gazelle outside of a few quick hovers to tweak the input curves.

Thanks! I use FSR sometimes, but for the most part I prefer to use 2560x1440 (2k) native when I play. FSR at 4k does look better, but the ghosting that the native TAA causes is just annoying enough that I prefer not to use it. Maybe once we get Vulkan support and a newer version of FSR I will use it all of the time.

@@namactual6992 ohh i see and another question, you dont prefer play with vr?

I love VR. I am just waiting for an open source HMD before I buy a new one.

Are you asking for a tutorial on how I create these missions, or do you mean record commentary while I fly the missions?

I did not even know there was an auto-hover. I may have to give that a shot.

You need a force feedback joystick to set/trim your stick position.

It just takes practice. Just keep at it and you will get better.

It's in the controls. I have a 22" extension with hydraulic feedback on the cyclic, pedals, and collective. If you flew my setup I guarantee you'd fly that Huey like you owned one.

The tablet is part of the module.

Has it been that long? Man, time flies.

What are you talking about? The Gazelle just got two FM overhauls in last few month and just lately a visual overhaul.

Thanks! I use Reshade. I have been working on a reshade video, but my free time has been less than zero lately. I will try to finish it up next weekend if I can.

@@namactual6992 Would love to see your reshade settings, your dcs looks amazing with your 6950xt

Aye, I dig this 6950. I just wish it was not so power hungry.