April 10Apr 10 HeatBlur (of DCS World fame) are bringing their F-4E Phantom to MSFS - possibly in just a few weeks! 😁 BUT, this isn’t looking to be just another mid-grade mil jet port… Instead of letting India Foxt Echo handle most of the conversion as with the previous F-14 collaboration (which simply never measured up to the DCS version in physics or systems), it seems like they’ve gone this one alone - AND are using their own proprietary external code to achieve their (VERY high) fidelity standards. This is FANTASTIC news for everyone who really loves “the feel of flight” in an addon. Depending on how successful they are, we should FINALLY have a Fast Jet that is at least equal to A2A Sims and Black Square addons in physics and systems fidelity! 😁👍 From HeatBlur themselves: [Our] F-4E… in Microsoft Flight Simulator…is based on our Anvil component based simulation framework, offering the most authentic and deep phantom experience possible. Uniquely, our F-4 will push the bar and arrive with a fully custom external flight model, accurately recreating the phantom flight envelope and behaviours, and provide a familiar feel for all the phantom drivers out there. Anvil technical brief: This video is unavailable. This video is unavailable. This video is unavailable. This video is unavailable. Flight model and engine/systems brief: This video is unavailable. This video is unavailable. This video is unavailable. This video is unavailable. And here’s some nostalgic sizzle to go with that steak: This video is unavailable. This video is unavailable. This video is unavailable. This video is unavailable. No matter how you view military aircraft in a civ flight sim, THIS is likely an addon to have for anyone who truly loves to fly. Edited April 10Apr 10 by UrgentSiesta
April 11Apr 11 Brilliant, whenever @UrgentSiesta gets excited about an aircraft , I pay attention ! 787 captain. Previously 24 years on 747-400.Technical advisor on PMDG 747 legacy versions QOTS 1 , FS9 and Aerowinx PS1.
April 11Apr 11 We need a sim world we can blow stuff up in. 7950X3D | RTX 4090 | 96GB DDR5 | 4K G-Sync | Win11 Pro
April 11Apr 11 1 hour ago, jon b said: Brilliant, whenever @UrgentSiesta gets excited about an aircraft , I pay attention ! Roger that!!!! "That's what" - She
April 11Apr 11 Author 57 minutes ago, RobJC said: We need a sim world we can blow stuff up in. I’d like it if MS would figure out a Combat Flight Simulator redux! Barring that, AzurPoly’s pending Rafale is reputed to have sophisticated air to air combat features with radar and missiles. Air to ground combat will be A Thing, too. what I’m most looking forward to is that they’ve apparently simulated a decently realistic terrain following radar (for all-weather deep strike missions). 500 knots at 200 feet…? Through canyons…? In the dark, rain, fog or snow…? 100% on autopilot..? Oh, yeah! 😎👍 In the meantime, DCS World is the best overall combat sim. Il-2 Sturmovik is great for WW2 ETO action with a wide variety of aircraft with great flight models And the classic Falcon 5 + the free and utterly amazing BMS mod can give you an EXTREMELY realistic F-16c and F-15c experience. All for less than $10 😁🤙 Edited April 11Apr 11 by UrgentSiesta
April 11Apr 11 1 hour ago, Stoopy said: Roger that!!!! Microsoft Combat Simulator 2026 🙂 Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
April 11Apr 11 6 minutes ago, sd_flyer said: Microsoft Combat Simulator 2026 🙂 If that were to happen I would ressurrect our old virtual squadron from CFS3, the Wilde Sau's will LOVE the Phantom! 😁 "That's what" - She
April 11Apr 11 5 hours ago, sd_flyer said: Microsoft Combat Simulator 2026 🙂 Probably not as far from becoming a reality than some might think... I won't say 2026, but maybe 2027 😁 Edited April 11Apr 11 by jcomm Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
April 12Apr 12 Author 4 hours ago, jcomm said: Probably not as far from becoming a reality than some might think... I won't say 2026, but maybe 2027 😁 What makes you say that?
April 12Apr 12 4 hours ago, UrgentSiesta said: What makes you say that? Hmmm, just a conjecture 🙂 based on absolutely no evidences or factual information. Yesterday I was watching a youtube about Jasom Williams having left the Combat Pilot project to where he moved after he left IL-2 Great Battles - 1C / 777. Just as Petrovich left 1C / 777 to join ASOBO, I started daydreaming 🙂 that Jason might join something related to Air Combat and MS / ASOBO... But truth is we never had any signs / hints of MS or ASOBO planning to go Combat Aviation... Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
April 12Apr 12 Other than you get the whole world to fly in MSFS, what is wrong with DCS? Has a ton of military aircraft with great modelling and system details as well as killing stuff! DCS would seem to be the best sim for military operations. System 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X @ 4.2GHz, 2x16GB DDR4 2600MHz CL18 RAM, EVGA RTX 3090 FTW, Samsung 840 Pro SSD 1TB, Samsung 840 Pro SSD 512GB, Seagate 2TB HDD, Windows 11 Pro 64bit, Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog. System 2: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D @ 5.7GHz, 2 x 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 RAM, ASUS ROG ASTRAL RTX5090 OC, 2 x 4TB Lexar NM790 M.2 PCIe 4.0, Crucial T705 2TB Gen5 M.2, Samsung 840 Pro SSD 1TB, Moza AB9 with Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog Flight Stick, Winwing Orion Rudder Pedals, Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog Throttle Quadrant.
April 12Apr 12 Author 1 hour ago, jcomm said: Hmmm, just a conjecture 🙂 based on absolutely no evidences or factual information. Yesterday I was watching a youtube about Jasom Williams having left the Combat Pilot project to where he moved after he left IL-2 Great Battles - 1C / 777. Just as Petrovich left 1C / 777 to join ASOBO, I started daydreaming 🙂 that Jason might join something related to Air Combat and MS / ASOBO... But truth is we never had any signs / hints of MS or ASOBO planning to go Combat Aviation... Ah - I see! 😎 yeah, that’s a sad story re Jason. it’ll be interesting to see if they can push that sim across the finish line, or at least a min viable product to get some positive cash flow… // I’ll never say never, but I can’t see it being a priority for MS/Asobo. Maybe if some big gov contract comes along that requires combat systems, they might enable the stubs on the consumer side? Kind of a big deal as the combat would almost have to be modern era because of the scenery, instead of the WW2 era of the former CFS. Not to mention needing to have destructible ground assets, etc I guess they’re smart enough to figure it out, it’ll just come down to if they see enough upside to give it a try. Edited April 12Apr 12 by UrgentSiesta
April 12Apr 12 Author 9 minutes ago, Dusk said: Other than you get the whole world to fly in MSFS, what is wrong with DCS? Has a ton of military aircraft with great modelling and system details as well as killing stuff! DCS would seem to be the best sim for military operations. Main issue with DCS is that it’s actually not a very good general purpose flight sim. E.g., weather/atmospherics is like going back to Prepar3D. Nav aids and such are relatively skeletal, and forget about GPS icao nav… And that’s hardly all. They’re kinda like two sides of the same coin…
April 12Apr 12 If you want the best of both worlds then you are correct. When was the last time you played it? Things such as weather have been improved a lot, but agree it lacks in certain area's (not covering the whole world being one of them). For sheer fun (especially in VR) when dog fighting or trying to strafe ground targets, you really currently cannot beat DCS. Just wanted to add - It's great to have these jets in MSFS, no doubt about it. But for me it's more than just flying around in a military jet. Need to have my wingmen, awacs, fuel tankers, a whole squadron of different aircraft on a complex mission, as well as the systems depth of most of the aircraft. (including helicopters). Edited April 12Apr 12 by Dusk System 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X @ 4.2GHz, 2x16GB DDR4 2600MHz CL18 RAM, EVGA RTX 3090 FTW, Samsung 840 Pro SSD 1TB, Samsung 840 Pro SSD 512GB, Seagate 2TB HDD, Windows 11 Pro 64bit, Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog. System 2: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D @ 5.7GHz, 2 x 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 RAM, ASUS ROG ASTRAL RTX5090 OC, 2 x 4TB Lexar NM790 M.2 PCIe 4.0, Crucial T705 2TB Gen5 M.2, Samsung 840 Pro SSD 1TB, Moza AB9 with Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog Flight Stick, Winwing Orion Rudder Pedals, Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog Throttle Quadrant.
April 12Apr 12 DCS is a great combat sim, just as IL-2... and my new kid in town right now... the one I am getting addicted to more than any other flightsim, just as I got with War Thunder some years ago - Aces of Thunder 😍 it's sooooooo Cooool !!! LOVE IT !!! Play it 75% of my simming time, the rest being shared by MSFS, Condorsoaring and Xp12 in best effort 🙂 Edited April 12Apr 12 by jcomm Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
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