Grater Tovakia Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Awesome! cant wait for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) Preview of Event 9 of the 'Zone 5' campaign by RedKite. If you've been reading my posts, you probably figured out that 'Zone 5' won't be your typical fun, easy, 'shoot from the hip' kind of campaign. These highly realistic training missions are meant to challenge you like nothing before, in order to make you a more lethal Tomcat crew. I felt kinda guilty when I sent event 9 to RedKite for preview. I knew I was throwing him off the deep end, and that's an understatement. Bio and I came up with a syllabus that presents a very steep, but still gradual learning curve. One that only adds one level of difficulty over the previous mission. Well, RedKite skipped the first swimming lessons, and jumped head first into a pool full of sharks. Being the talented virtual pilot he is, he succeeded, and did an amazing job putting this video together for you to see what it's like to lead a division of 4 Tomcats against an unknown number of bandits, fighting his way through SAMs and wildcards. Enjoy, and stay tuned! Edited January 17, 2021 by Reflected 3 Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 The full section looks great. Interesting weapons load out, too and I recall him mentioning the asymmetrical loads, too. No tanks definitely raises an eyebrow. The whole experience looks not only super fun in itself but will likely affect my own mission building towards more realism later. Can't wait. 1 Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Yes, Bio said they used no droptanks. You don't want them to slow you down during a fight, but you couldn't just make drop tanks rain down in the water off San Diego either. So they didn't carry them at all. You'll have enough fuel for the exercises, you can get back to Nellis with 3k lbs left, but if really needed, we added some tankers too. These are not realistic additions, we just added them for the game in case someone can't manage their fuel properly. In real life, though, they had a chance to land at China Lake to refuel, which is of course not available in game. So you get tankers instead 1 Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) I had the honor of being invited to an interview with the guys at the Air Combat Sim podcast, where Bio and I talk about the upcoming Zone 5 campaign, what you can expect and what it was like to build it. If you follow my page then you’ve already heard about some of it from me, now it’s time you hear it from Bio himself, he explains these things so much better than I can https://youtu.be/lJ_t42WOIo0 Edited January 26, 2021 by Reflected 4 Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus-6 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Reflected said: I had the honor of being invited to an interview with the guys at the Air Combat Sim podcast, where Bio and I talk about the upcoming Zone 5 campaign, what you can expect and what it was like to build it. If you follow my page then you’ve already heard about some of it from me, now it’s time you hear it from Bio himself, he explains these things so much better than I can https://youtu.be/lJ_t42WOIo0 I enjoyed the interview a lot. It's always great to hear Bio talk Tomcats. Can't pretend fly as well as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LASooner Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I eagerly await you taking my moneySent from my Samsung Chromebook Plus using Tapatalk 2 F-14B, F-16, F-18C, A-10C, F-5E, F-86, FC3, BF-109, FW-190, P-51, Spitfire, UH-1,AJS-37 Viggen, MIG-15, MIG-19, MIG-21, AV-8B Harrier, P-47D Persian Gulf, Caucuses, NTTR, Normandy, The Channel, Syria Combined Arms, WWII Assets,Super Carrier TM Warthog, Virpil VFX,BuddyFox UFC, Saitek Pro Flight quadrant & Switch Panel, Odyssey+ VR, Jet Pad w/ SSA, Voice Attack w/Viacom Pro GeForce RTX2080TI OC, Intel Core i7-7700K 4.5Ghz, 64GB DDR4, Dedicated 1TB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsman422 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I know personally the lady you guys got to voice the AWACS controller. Man, she lands that professionally unexcitable, totally-over-this tone perfectly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, Swordsman422 said: I know personally the lady you guys got to voice the AWACS controller. Man, she lands that professionally unexcitable, totally-over-this tone perfectly. Indeed she did a terrific job! 1 Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionSpider13 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Swordsman422 said: I know personally the lady you guys got to voice the AWACS controller. Man, she lands that professionally unexcitable, totally-over-this tone perfectly. Ha, now I'm excited to play the campaign and see if I recognize her too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreyth Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 19 hours ago, LASooner said: I eagerly await you taking my money Sent from my Samsung Chromebook Plus using Tapatalk it's already available sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_dalan Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Looks great, i'l be getting one for sure! And hopefully it'll be the first DCS campaign i actually finish! Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 I keep checking to see if and when it makes on Steam to buy it already. Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsman422 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 For whatever reason, it's not showing up in the e-store for everyone. I might recommend an updated 1st post with a direct link for those who are having trouble. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/campaigns/f-14a_zone_5_campaign/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibo Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Is it for Open Beta only or playable also in stable version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 20 minutes ago, Gibo said: Is it for Open Beta only or playable also in stable version? Only beta until DCS release the stable update. But you can switch between versions if you wish. 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...
Rudel_chw Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 21 minutes ago, Gibo said: Is it for Open Beta only or playable also in stable version? The Store says it's Open beta only. Probably on the next Stable update the new Campaigns will then be usable on Stable too. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger22 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Well done reflected, can not believe the realism and immersion you’ve managed to cram into this campgain so far. I really loving it! 1 1 "I'm just a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunSlingerAUS Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 +1 for the Steam release of this campaign. It looks absolutely incredible, possibly the most realistic training campaign I've seen yet. Intel 11900K/NVIDIA RTX 3090/32GB DDR4 3666/Z590 Asus Maximus motherboard/2TB Samsung EVO Pro/55" LG C9 120Hz @ 4K/Windows 10/Jotunheim Schiit external headphone amp/Virpil HOTAS + MFG Crosswind pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Got it tonight on Steam. Fun! Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCPGrinder66 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Great campaign! really enjoying the realism of departure from Nellis, checking in, radio comms, etc... Learning alot....enjoying Bio's commentary Can't seem to locate the 'quick practice missions' though, are they coming later? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisedByWolves Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 28 minutes ago, SCPGrinder66 said: Great campaign! really enjoying the realism of departure from Nellis, checking in, radio comms, etc... Learning alot....enjoying Bio's commentary Can't seem to locate the 'quick practice missions' though, are they coming later? Thanks I think they have been added with todays OB update 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 To load the practice missions you need to run Mission Editor, load one from main DCS folder /mods/campaigns/F-14 Zone 5/ and then run it. I suggest copying them to /saved games/dcs/missions or other more convenient place to load them from the Missions menu. 1 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...
SCPGrinder66 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I was flying 04 2v unk where you are the wingman. On the way to India, I took a 1.5 mile spread as mentioned in the briefing docs but about 6-8 miles out, Sniper 4 broke out of the spread formation and flew over behind me.... went ahead and pressed spacebar and the bogeys were literally right under us upon fights on call.....of course we both got our asses kicked and couldn't use AIM-7s that close in. it was weird. Briefing said they were supposed to 40 miles to the western side of range.... It brought up a question that i had in 03 too.... So, after the check in at Bighorn are you guys flying all the way to India (and turning around) before pressing the spacebar to start the fight? or are you doing it somewhere between IP and ST? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhawk1971 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 vor 35 Minuten schrieb SCPGrinder66: I was flying 04 2v unk where you are the wingman. On the way to India, I took a 1.5 mile spread as mentioned in the briefing docs but about 6-8 miles out, Sniper 4 broke out of the spread formation and flew over behind me.... went ahead and pressed spacebar and the bogeys were literally right under us upon fights on call.....of course we both got our asses kicked and couldn't use AIM-7s that close in. it was weird. Briefing said they were supposed to 40 miles to the western side of range.... It brought up a question that i had in 03 too.... So, after the check in at Bighorn are you guys flying all the way to India (and turning around) before pressing the spacebar to start the fight? or are you doing it somewhere between IP and ST? Thanks I always "pressed the spacebar" as soon as the option became available (and I was ready to commit), which gave me enough time to prepare for the engagement; the red AI always spawned well outside visual range in every mission (except mission one which is set up differently) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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