Every time I fire it up IвЂ™m amazed that we have this all in a consumer level simulation that runs at 60FPS with a hundred units in a mission. The NTTR theater, coupled with the effects you are all glimpsing now in the 1.5 Open Beta, is just stunning.

But what IвЂ™m left with is a self realized, mediocre sim pilot taking part in this huge simulated, simulated war (yeah, I know, Red Flag, a simulation of war, in DCS World, a simulation itself вЂ“ mind blown!). So there are definitely concessions to realism there. The pause button, which gets a big workout from me when IвЂ™m writing stuff, is a huge situational awareness builder. Being a bit of a вЂњwar reporterвЂќ when IвЂ™m simming, I usually allow for external views and scrolling through enemy units to capture the right shot. Unfortunately, I have a personal pride issue that doesnвЂ™t allow me to turn on labels, or adjust the difficulty to anything other than what I feel is fairly restrictive. So you can tailor the experience to your level of fighter pilot fitness. Labels? Sure! Fog of war? No way! Invulnerability? Check. The good news is вЂ“ DCS World 2.0, just like all prior versions, is extremely scalable. I know what I want them to doвЂ¦but inevitably I just end up swapping the left MFD to the right, or resetting my TGP at just the wrong moment. IвЂ™m the guy that struggles a bit with the connection between my brain and my finger tips. IвЂ™ve seen enough YouTube videos featuring the Ace of the Base type pilotsвЂ¦you know, the ones that can give seamless commentary while simultaneously ripple firing Mavericks, popping flares, dodging SAMs, and typing responses on Twitch. This article wonвЂ™t be an AAR, but rather an affirmation of the conclusions I reached in the previous article: these campaigns are going to wring out us middle of the road sim pilots. As I reported in early October, with a Red Flag A-10C AAR, the campaign crafted by Matt Wagner of Eagle Dynamics is exceedingly realistic. IвЂ™ve not tried my hand at the F-15C campaign вЂ“ I know my limits.

ItвЂ™s so stunning, and the campaign is so professionally put together, that I look a little out of place.ДЇor the past few months IвЂ™ve been fortunate enough to have access to early builds of DCS World 2.0, NTTR, and the upcoming Red Flag campaigns. ThatвЂ™s why me wallowing around the skies of the DCS World 2.0 NTTR seems like such a crime. Sure, I can get the job done most of the time, but usually it isnвЂ™t very pretty.

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