r/hoggit

I know that someone made a post on this on the f-18 but I'm actually quite curious. The a-10 has things that are slight more harder like targeting pods, ccip and other types of systems that are highly accurate

Will I be able to effectively intercept those TU-95s at 35,000ft on the contention servers?

How is the F-100D as a dogfighter? Im not really familiar with its flight characteristics. Will it have any strengths it can exploit against the Mig-17/19/21? Is it generally a 1 or 2 circle fighter?

Edit: Thanks everyone for your comments! What I have gathered is don't try to fight on equal terms, you are better off trying to disengage and run in the F-100 unless you have an initial advantage or a lot of practice.

Yesterday's 16 player test of OpenFreq went great.

OpenFreq is an open-source, drop-in IVC replacement with physics-based audio effects, improved GCI and modern network stack.

Coming soon!

it'd be nice if we could get this added.

ED plz.

Multyplayer has been rough and extremely frustrating lately. At this point, im genuinely happy and satisfied if I land my plane or helicopter.

Lately it's either been losing connection to the server, the game crashing (unplugging/plugging peripherals in usually does this), crashing all on my own, or getting shot down. These four things usually seem to have a rotation going. And when I think I've avoided all 4 and I just might complete a sortie, the server restarts! Maddening!

I don't even care if I didnt kill anything or I damaged my plane or I just flew around for an hour and didn't see anything. After this rut of terrible MP experiences, im just super pumped when I get to land the damn plane. I've taken off like 20 times if the last week or so and havn't landed once.

Just curious if anyone else feels my pain (...and satisfaction when simply landing)

I've been playing a lot of IL2 for the past few months and I've read mixed thing about VR. My gut feeling is that VR would probably help solve a lot of things that I feel are particular weaknesses of mine such as situational awareness, losing track of my target in close maneuvers or if I need to look down at my instruments.

But I've also read a lot about how people don't like it, and feel the cons outweigh the pros. My understanding is the most elite players still prefer a monitor for the spotting and ID advantages.

I'm curious to hear the personal experiences of people who switched to VR and if they felt that it helped them get significantly better at the game, or it just added immersion? I'd also be interested to hear if switching to an ultrawide monitor was helpful for anyone in terms of their actual in game performance.

I have spent some time in a smaller tomcat group and I have found a way to learn the tomcat, but now I am ready for larger scale operations, any milsims that aren't also full time jobs but offer larger scale operations?

I've been working for some time on the latest F-22 mod, that I'm calling the block 40. I've acquired 3D models, so this will be completely separate from the Grinnelli Designs version. I wanted to share an update for those that are interested. So far here are the features I've built into the avionics:

• Updated 3D model and external model
  • Cockpit model has all knobs and buttons modeled/animated
  • External model will have ECMS doors, APU doors and other updated animations
• Custom Radar:
  • Air to Air: RWS/TWS mode with ripple fire capabilities of Fox-3
  • Air to Ground: Terrain mapping with DBS 1/2 and SAR mode
• Tactical Situation Display fully modeled
• Datalink/Link16 capabilities for air contacts and SAMs printed on the TSD
• GPS guided GBU-32 and GBU-39 (with ripple fire capabilities)
• Moving map (satellite and traditional map)
• Fully modeled navigation with INS alignment and steerpoint management
• Custom RWR with MAWS
• Customizable ECMS programs with auto mode based on approaching missile
• Dynamic RCS based on bay doors or external stores
• Fully modeled electrical system with backup emergency power, OBOGS, hydraulic system, radios, and autopilot
• NVG/HMD

It's still very much a work in progress, and I have no ETA for release just yet but wanted to spread awareness.

Some screenshots:

https://preview.redd.it/01q5h5e1as1h1.png?width=2348&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba2a5ebed17380e136d295212635abbd3b04c4bd

https://preview.redd.it/3joqa6f2as1h1.png?width=1417&format=png&auto=webp&s=eb90cf310cda17dd467b42f703ce8364aa3d72b5

https://preview.redd.it/4iaq7uh5as1h1.png?width=550&format=png&auto=webp&s=0bb8ecf50698dd047b7eef34381595ef986f64d4

Here's a video demoing how the dynamic RCS works (SAM locks when bay doors are open): DCS World: F-22 Block 40 - Dynamic RCS and TWS Ripple Fire Demo

For more details, check out my Discord: https://discord.gg/cNZjqN2rP6

I've been using Neuralnet with Opentrack for the last few years but it leaves alot to be desired when I fly an aircraft with a HMCS. I've been looking at alternatives such as Beam, LookPilot, Stableview, etc. What software offers the best responsiveness, stability and accuracy?