BuzzU Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 True but i've stated many times in this thread that I don't care what others do. That should have told you I wasn't serious. The written word is so easily misunderstood. I left myself open with that post. My bad. Buzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngreenaway Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 True but i've stated many times in this thread that I don't care what others do. That should have told you I wasn't serious. The written word is so easily misunderstood. I left myself open with that post. My bad. at 225 posts in this thread running quite the gamut of opinions, its easy to lose track of who's said what no biggie, c'est al vie [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] DCS: The most expensive free game you'll ever play Modules: All of them System: I9-9900k, ROG Maximus , 32gb ram, RTX2070 Founder's Edition, t16000,hotas, pedals & cougar MFD, HP Reverb 1.2, HTC VIVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjordmonkey Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Ok, new rule. If you're a real fighter pilot you can skip manual starting. Do you qualify? :) Good thing I have a rule about following arbitrary rules that makes no sense to me ;) Regards Fjordmonkey Clustermunitions is just another way of saying that you don't like someone. I used to like people, then people ruined that for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (The limitation to this is expecting the dev to implement something unrealistic, but feel free to mod your module to your hearts content) Fits exactly for autostart :thumbup: Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyforDCS Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I never used to. Now with VR? Let's just say it makes things a whole lot less complicated and lets me actually enjoy what I enjoy most in DCS. The flying. Current specs: Windows 10 Home 64bit, i5-9600K @ 3.7 Ghz, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB Samsung EVO 860 M.2 SSD, GAINWARD RTX2060 6GB, Oculus Rift S, MS FFB2 Sidewinder + Warthog Throttle Quadrant, Saitek Pro rudder pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngreenaway Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Fits exactly for autostart :thumbup: Autostart simply automates a realistic procedure. My statement was for hanging unrealistic loadouts on an aircraft, like jdams on an f86 (hypothetical example) :smilewink: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] DCS: The most expensive free game you'll ever play Modules: All of them System: I9-9900k, ROG Maximus , 32gb ram, RTX2070 Founder's Edition, t16000,hotas, pedals & cougar MFD, HP Reverb 1.2, HTC VIVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sublime Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I know this is gonna be contentious but who here uses auto start? I literally never use it for any aircraft because I feel like it defeats the purpose of playing a game like this. If I want to auto start I’ll go play arma or ace combat or something. I love bringing the jet and it’s systems to life. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I found its very useful when learning a plane I used to autostart the F14 and now I cold start it either seat. I see NO HARM in using it whatsoever. Some planes are easy to start - if you NEED to autostart the F86 for example.. maybe you need Ace Combat. Others like the huey... Its so laborious, just autostart the damn thing. The Huey autostarting Ill add wont particularly give you insight into how the actual helo works. Cold start with the F14 DOES help you understand the plane. same with many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyC Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I cold start and never use autostart, but that is my preference. To each there own. Nothing is better or worse than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Exulte Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I do autostarts especially when learning a new plane for cockpit familiarisation, good way to learn where stuff is (I stress new pilots should do this). If I'm just popping on to joy ride something I rarely fly I'll do an autostart for sake of ignorance. If it's something I fly often it depends on the autostart procedure. Some of em I prefer to do myself cause I don't like how the macro does it, or so I don't forget misc stuff that needs to be done alomg the way. Like autostart doesn't arm guns in some modules, etc so it's better to do it myself to make sure nothing important gets missed. Де вороги, знайдуться козаки їх перемогти. 5800x3d * 3090 * 64gb * Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozon Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I do the start sequence once - then auto start always. Can’t be bothered with memorizing sequences of switches, then debugging the plane when it won’t start. There’s no need to simulate the boring or annoying parts of life. I also arm all the weapons on the ground immediately after startup. Safety is not fun either. “Mosquitoes fly, but flies don’t Mosquito” :pilotfly: - Geoffrey de Havilland. ... well, he could have said it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpeXB Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I also arm all the weapons on the ground immediately after startup. Safety is not fun either. :music_whistling: i9-13900K @ 6.2GHz oc | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO | 64GB DDR5 5600MHz | iCUE H150i Liquid CPU Cooler | 24GB GeForce RTX 4090 | Windows 11 Home | 2TB Samsung 980 PRO NVMe | Corsair RM1000x | LG 48GQ900-B 4K OLED Monitor | CH Fighterstick | Ch Pro Throttle | CH Pro Pedals | TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targanon Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 really depends on the air frame.. F16 f18 Mi8 f15 manual starts the rest auto starts.. never even tried to start the huey.. the av8 the mc2000 the f5 they are all auto start.. and I have all the NATO jets.. Targs, GTX 1080ti, Asus Hero XI, Intel 9900KF @4.2MHz, 32g DDR4@3200Mhz, 4x 1Tb SSD 1x 400g m.2mvme(boot), 28" Samsung 4k, Saitek X-56 Throttle/Warthog Stick and Saitek Pro Flight Pedals. Moduls All of the NATO jets, and all the choppers.. DEDi MP [62AW] The Blackbirds Brisbane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngreenaway Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I also arm all the weapons on the ground immediately after startup. Safety is not fun either. my approach: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] DCS: The most expensive free game you'll ever play Modules: All of them System: I9-9900k, ROG Maximus , 32gb ram, RTX2070 Founder's Edition, t16000,hotas, pedals & cougar MFD, HP Reverb 1.2, HTC VIVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr. Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Auto start. I fly mostly vr and I'm not as bendy and flexible as I used to be. Some of the things I need to turn and look at are near impossible to do with a vr headset on, no to mention focus on. Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 64GB DDR4 3600| MSI RTX 4080 16GB Ventus 3X OC | Samsung 970 Evo 2TB NVME | HP Reverb G2 | DIY Head Tracker Cap | Logitech X-56 throttle | VKB NXT Premium | Win 11 "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." --Arthur C Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPPY 7-7 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 I don't auto-start the hornet because I can start it up faster myself. auto-start for the A-10C because it gives me enough time to read frequencies and look at whats going on in the F10 map (it's not like im going anywhere fast in the hog). I would like to know how to make a custom auto-start to skip some things or speed up time between steps. Heatblur F-14 Tomcat | DCS F/A-18C Hornet | DCS A-10C II Warthog | BelSimTek UH-1H RTX 2080 Super, i7 8700K @ 4.9Ghz, 16gb 2400Mhz DDR4, Asus Z370F, Corsair H115i Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cytarabine Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Cold start usually. I think it is because I mostly like to fly a complete sortie, or if I am just practicing a skill then it will be air starts on a training scenario. If I played more multiplayer then I might autostart more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoJoy Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Cold start, always! Just love fiddling around with the switches and buttons. Makes me feel sitting in this Martin Baker seat. 1 Brrrrrrrrrrrt I'd rather call in a Strike Eagle... I7 6700K, MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon, 32GB G.Skill Ripjaw V 3200, Inno3D GTX 1080, Samsung 970 Evo, Thrustmaster 1.6000M, TrackIr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wali763 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 In MP I have to usually coldstart so in SP its 95% Auto u d FFWD. Also depends on the module. I see no reason to wait for 8 min in the F-16 to have proper alignement. Didnt know, that one can autostart the Tomcat as stated above. Have to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor05121 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 17 minutes ago, Wali763 said: I see no reason to wait for 8 min in the F-16 to have proper alignement. Just do stored heading aligment. You can be airborne from a cold & dark in less than 4 minutes -Alex i9-12900K | RTX3080 | 32GB DDR4 | Water Cooled | Logitech X56 | TrackIR5 | 34" MSI Curved Widescreen 3440x1440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigTatanka Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 You guys all start with a cold jet? I'm always hot started on the ramp, ready to taxi. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Dances, PhD Jet Hobo https://v65th.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wali763 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 6 hours ago, Raptor05121 said: Just do stored heading aligment. You can be airborne from a cold & dark in less than 4 minutes Thx for the tip. Never tried that in the Viper, even I saw it on the INS-Switch. Saves quite sime time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erniedaoage Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I wonder if there are real fighter pilots out there who can remember 24 cold start procedures at all. I mean sure if you just fly one or 2 modules a cold start shouldn't be the problem. But if you enjoy more modules in a small timeframe it's impossible to remember all of them. I mean i get the cold start procedure in like 3-4 tries into my head again as long as i fly the module but when i haven't touched it for a month and i flew some other airframe, it's gone. DCS is a huge sandbox and everyone get their fun in a different way. I mean for myself i am here for the combat and the fact it's as close to real life as it gets. I can pretend that iam just a normal guy who somehow made it into a cockpit of a fighter jet with a mission going on where i try to do my best. I am not interested in just flying a plane around and do nothing than just flying, because at some point it really gets boring for myself and i miss the feeling that virtual death (bandits,flak,sams) is around every corner. Mostly autostart except for 3-4 modules which i fly quite often. 1 Specs:WIN10, I7-4790K, ASUS RANGER VII, 16GB G.Skill DDR3, GEFORCE 1080, NVME SSD, SSD, VIRPIL T-50 THROTTLE, K-51 COLLECTIVE, MS FFB2 (CH COMBATSTICK MOD), MFG CROSSWINDS, JETPAD, RIFT S Modules:A10C, AH-64D, AJS-37, AV8B, BF109K4, CA, F/A18C, F14, F5EII, F86F, FC3, FW190A8, FW190D9, KA50, L39, M2000C, MI8TV2, MI24P, MIG15BIS, MIG19P, MIG21BIS, MIRAGE F1, P51D, SA342, SPITFIRE, UH1H, NORMANDY, PERSIAN GULF, CHANNEL, SYRIA Thrustmaster TWCS Afterburner Detent https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=223776 My Frankenwinder ffb2 stick https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/254426-finally-my-frankenwinder-comes-alive/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcabc888 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Use [WINDOWS] + [ HOME] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr. Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Recently took the time to learn the A-10C cold and dark procedure. Really not that bad if broken down in to "modules." Now it's total muscle memory ... and hella faster that the auto start assist. Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 64GB DDR4 3600| MSI RTX 4080 16GB Ventus 3X OC | Samsung 970 Evo 2TB NVME | HP Reverb G2 | DIY Head Tracker Cap | Logitech X-56 throttle | VKB NXT Premium | Win 11 "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." --Arthur C Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyEB Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I rarely have time for a full mission (cold start, takeoff, transit, tanking, action, tanking, transit, landing, shut down) so I divide it up. Sometimes I feel like doing tge first parts, sometimes just the middle parts, and sometimes the last parts. So I either cold start or air start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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