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There is certainly the argument that liveries or no, storage capacity for DCS is an issue. Whether it's seen an undesirable, unreasonable, or even unsavory, you have to have a big fast storage setup. There is no way around it. Fortunately, good 1TB SSD storage can be had for under $50US. And 1TB gives you solid breathing room. I'm certainly not against some kind of livery manager for those who want it. More power to you. But the "OMG! I have 10GB of unnecessary DCS files!" is no argument at all when storage is available, inexpensive, easy to install, and required anyway. As far as DCS goes, a hardware upgrade that costs half the price of a new plane is not an extravagance.

If it's an improvement that will make the game more fun or more effective to manage for you, then I hope you get the improvements you want. My path is a 2TB drive. But I have about 200 GB left to hit 80% capacity on my DCS dedicated NVME, so I think I'm good for another couple of maps and planes.

Just citing reality for its own sake. Why Northstar, you're a philosopher. I'm not arguing against the improvement. I'm saying that 10 or 20GB in the size of DCS is a small matter. Literally. If you have the storage, and the files aren't escaping at night and eating all the food in your fridge, it just seems to be a non-issue. I think you just answered your own question. If they change this fine. If they don't, then it rests comfortably at #3481 on the list of desired/required changes for DCS. I think the whole matter is a lot of nothing. Hence most of what is said about it will be the same, no? I'm not against a "fix". I'm against the idea that it's actually an issue when storage is, in your case, on hand, or can be had on the cheap and is required anyway.

I'm all for improvements. And if this one is made, fine with me. But I see it as a minor thing. Just my opinion of course. Saving space is fine and dandy. no argument. But if a game is in the 500GB +/- zone, then there comes a point where, if the player is "dedicated to the issue", he's going to have a 1TB just for it. We're the nerds and geeks who go from 16GB RAM to 32GB, possibly because of a single map. And then maybe to 64GB because of MP. We do all manner of upgrades for DCS. And as a worker bee I fully understand the value of a dollar. But in the grand scheme of DCS, investing less than the price of a single module for high speed adequate capacity storage is not much of a stretch. No, I am certainly not. I played DCS on a cold baked potato years ago, and now I have a rig with a 4070 in it. That's a real luxury for me. And in the grand overview of DCS hardware requirements, storage is one area where the fix is easy to install, affordable, and benefits the game as a whole. There are many arguments to made for this and that with DCS, but as far as storage space goes, we need it and we're in a good time and place to make it better for a very fair price.

Because it will always be imperfect. It's doesn't have to be kept that way, it simply will be. If they decide to incorporate it, fine with me. But that does not negate the truth that good high capacity storage is essential for DCS anyway. Anyone running the sim on a 250GB HDD is definitely a man out of time. I just looked on Amazon US and a 1TB Crucial SSD, which is a fine option for DCS, is less than $50. We're getting into non-issue territory. Because life is full of slings and arrows. And there's a point where you're best to just take a bite and chew and not worry too much about the small stuff.

I don't think that's fair. It's EA after all. Everyone knows the module is incomplete and requires updates and fixes. But those updates and fixes are coming. Patience is required.

I can: because it's an imperfect sim in an imperfect world. (Except for the Ka-50 which is just glorious!) When you have a sim that takes up several hundred GBs - 550GB in my case, on its own 1TB NVME - there is little merit in canoodling over a few extra GB over thisaway or a few GB over thataway. The truth of the matter is that it's a great big fat honkin' flightsim and takes up a lot of space. Just as we want to/have to have good CPUs and GPUs for DCS, storage space is also on the list of things to keep up to date.

Subjective, but still true. A 1TB Samsung 980 Pro NVME is on sale for $99Cdn. ($73US) on Amazon right now. That's pretty cheap for quality and capacity. And 1TB is chunky enough for a lot of DCS content. And good 2TB SSDs - Samsung, Crucial - are in the $150Cdn. and less range. For a vital component, that's not terrible at all. We're either at the stage or close to it where storage space should not be an issue.

We have to be kind, the video is aimed at non-uber nerds who think the number 1688 is just a year when stuff happened in Europe.

F-111? Yes please. I'd buy it day one, hour one, minute one. On the plus side, I have a lovely F-15E as a modern replacement. Just need that terrain following radar to kick in.

You're a special spud. A terrific tuber. You should be proud to say: "I yam what I yam!" This is cool, thank you.

We have Franglais here, a mixture of French and English. We go back and forth between languages non-stop, often in the same sentence.

Klingon?

My guess is the sale was extended in order to keep the children quiet while the next update is being prepared.

Same here. I have the Warthog throttle but I just go by the sound.

Because most of us are in our comfy chairs wearing Tickle-me-Elmo pajamas while flying, so real life is kind of over there somewhere. And because Knob Creek is really good. We're might need a thread for this. Beer?

I'm not saying an official fighter pilot whiskey - I'm saying an official DCS whiskey.

Looks like a great addition. I wonder if there is a speed limit for using it?

I admit to being impressed. I've never seen anyone effect change that quickly. A guy with less than a 100 posts over four-years gets something cancelled in days. That's a neat trick. I'm thinking of starting eight new threads in eight different parts of the forum asking for Knob Creek to be made "The Official Whiskey of DCS". Wish me luck.

I can assist you, sir, with the whiskey. For I have little chocolate and less money. But I have the very best of bourbons.

You can't be too harsh. The free trials are/were really great and, I think, very generous. I've enjoyed it a great deal. But I probably won't continue as it requires my phone to be involved. For what it's worth, the Mi-8 is really nice. The cockpit has dated graphics, but the flight model is great! It's a lot of fun.

May I offer, sir, my deepest apologies for any hurt/offence/sadness I may have caused you. It was unintentional and I beg your forgiveness. It is my sincere wish that you be happy once more, therefore I will drop seven tons of MK84s on the nearest building that does not sport festive artwork. The honour is to serve.

This is an ISIS AAA vehicle with mounted weapons capable of being fired by the player. Please delete this vehicle. I will end my requests here. Thank you for your patience.

Is this and several others like it part of the official DCS game? Please delete this vehicle and others bearing similar markings. Thank you.

Agreed. And please delete the damage models from all civilian buildings on all maps. All 42,793,031 of them. Thank you. Because it's beautiful.