DC designs F-14 tomcat is really good

[unweptbuzzard16]

I just got this, and I'm not disappointed. The sound design and graphics are really good, the roar of the afterburner's sounds really good and it even has a sonic boom. The detail in the cockpit is also really good the scratches and wear and tear look great. The amount of switches that work are great, and the realism level doesn't require study but also is pretty realistic. Pretty good for the price. It's sad that everywhere you go, people crap on it and say that it's pointless because dcs, I feel like they're missing the point.

Anybody else really like it?

[Atomicdogg1]

I love it finally figured most of the controls out and it looks great flies great and sounds great. I can fly slow and low to admire the scenery or I can go high altitude and let the afterburners rock the house. I can get anywhere in no time and I like how the wings sweep automatically with speed. It is a challenge to land on short airstrips which makes it fun and its highly manuverable also.

[Narf]

My response to the "but there are no weapons now go play DCS" argument is always the same:
Yeah boyo, you can't properly use the F-14 like intended in DCS either because your maps are so bloody small that the primary role of the F-14 - intercepting soviet attack planes before they can get into cruise missile range to attack your carrier group - simply isn't possible because your maps are only half the size of a Tomcat's operating radius at best.

But really - different strokes for different people. I like military jets but I honestly don't care much about doing the shooty parts. Carrier landings and air-refuelling would be nice to have ingame just for the challenge of it (although we have the former in the form of a mod, although it also does not work quite right). Plus of course there are still proper supersonic physics missing, even if the mod devs try to work around that somewhat.
DCS is great if you want to have the combat part in and has amazing study-level aircraft. That doesn't take away from the appeal in MSFS where you can travel everywhere in the entire world with your plane and the planes don't cost more than an entire new AAA game while still being decently modelled (as long as one doesn't buy from scammers like Bredok or MSScenery).

I wouldn't even say they are competing products because the two games are so very different in focus and scope. So yeah, I'm going to have fun with my F-14 in MSFS no matter what some say. But today, more TBM-930 first.

[unweptbuzzard16]

Have you guys figured out how to change the nameplate?

[unweptbuzzard16]

Originally posted by Narf:

My response to the "but there are no weapons now go play DCS" argument is always the same:
Yeah boyo, you can't properly use the F-14 like intended in DCS either because your maps are so bloody small that the primary role of the F-14 - intercepting soviet attack planes before they can get into cruise missile range to attack your carrier group - simply isn't possible because your maps are only half the size of a Tomcat's operating radius at best.

But really - different strokes for different people. I like military jets but I honestly don't care much about doing the shooty parts. Carrier landings and air-refuelling would be nice to have ingame just for the challenge of it (although we have the former in the form of a mod, although it also does not work quite right). Plus of course there are still proper supersonic physics missing, even if the mod devs try to work around that somewhat.
DCS is great if you want to have the combat part in and has amazing study-level aircraft. That doesn't take away from the appeal in MSFS where you can travel everywhere in the entire world with your plane and the planes don't cost more than an entire new AAA game while still being decently modelled (as long as one doesn't buy from scammers like Bredok or MSScenery).

I wouldn't even say they are competing products because the two games are so very different in focus and scope. So yeah, I'm going to have fun with my F-14 in MSFS no matter what some say. But today, more TBM-930 first.

The super sonic a g force physics are missing but as you said, they implemented a sonic boom to work around that. But hopefully the top gun dlc adds all that

[Narf]

Originally posted by unweptbuzzard16:

Have you guys figured out how to change the nameplate?

Go to wherever your F-14 is saved - in my case I purchased it outside of the game, so it's in my Community folder - and navigate to the textures for the model you want to change, for example:
Community\dcdesigns-aircraft-f14\SimObjects\Airplanes\DCDesigns_F14A\texture.vf142
There you find the graphics files which change the nameplates outside the aircraft (DCD_F14_TEXT_DECALS.PNG.DDS) as well as the ones which change the crew patches (PILOT_PATCHES.PNG.DDS and RIO_PATCHES.PNG.DDS respectively) and then just change the graphics files by cutting out the old and inserting your own.

[Atomicdogg1]

By the way I have DCS and have had it for some years. I have had MSFS since the first one came out. DCS is for you if you want to blow something up while flying around. MSFS is more for airplane lovers who like to fly and chill. I play MSFS way more than DCS and i like combat when im in a combat mood. Flying combat aircraft just to navigate the world is fun also. I would love for them to make a B52 next to fly around in. That would be the bomb pun intended.

[unweptbuzzard16]

Originally posted by Atomicdogg1:

By the way I have DCS and have had it for some years. I have had MSFS since the first one came out. DCS is for you if you want to blow something up while flying around. MSFS is more for airplane lovers who like to fly and chill. I play MSFS way more than DCS and i like combat when im in a combat mood. Flying combat aircraft just to navigate the world is fun also. I would love for them to make a B52 next to fly around in. That would be the bomb pun intended.

I just want to fly a tomcat around the world, whic is why I got it. I also can't afford dcs planes

[unweptbuzzard16]

Anybody know how to load payload on the plane?

[Narf]

Originally posted by unweptbuzzard16:

Anybody know how to load payload on the plane?

Same window as fuel and other loads - just type in the weight written right next to window and the payload will appear. It's all explained in the manual, too. Should maybe have a look at that.

[unweptbuzzard16]

Originally posted by Narf:

Originally posted by unweptbuzzard16:

Anybody know how to load payload on the plane?

Same window as fuel and other loads - just type in the weight written right next to window and the payload will appear. It's all explained in the manual, too. Should maybe have a look at that.

I'm using that and none of the weapons or payload are appearing, it's just adding weight

[unweptbuzzard16]

So I'm the payload screen, it's just showing generic stations not the missiles, I looked at the manual as it shows the weapons, is this is a bug?

[Manwith Noname]

Did you buy it from the in game marketplace?

[★Macman★]

Originally posted by unweptbuzzard16:

So I'm the payload screen, it's just showing generic stations not the missiles, I looked at the manual as it shows the weapons, is this is a bug?

You can choose Weapon Loadouts and Fuel for looks and weights only.

[unweptbuzzard16]

Originally posted by Manwith Noname:

Did you buy it from the in game marketplace?

Yes

[unweptbuzzard16]

Originally posted by ★Macman★:

Originally posted by unweptbuzzard16:

So I'm the payload screen, it's just showing generic stations not the missiles, I looked at the manual as it shows the weapons, is this is a bug?

You can choose Weapon Loadouts and Fuel for looks and weights only.

I know that, but the weapons aren't showing up, like they're not even in the game