This is a mission editor game

[Hiigara]

DCS is by far the best simulator for PC. Just bought the F16 and just like the AC10II is detail is mindblowing. On par with PMDG for Prepar 3D. The only thing that really buggers me is the whole game is centered on the mission editor. And using the editor is another learning curve i do not want to learn. I want to FLY, not being busy creating missions. I just bought the F16 so all i want is to learn with very small steps: Me in the F16 against a Mig in a dogfight. For that to happen i have to dive DEEP into the mission editor to make that happen. And there are so much functions and steep learning curve that i cant just make it happen. I really hope the mission generator will be upgraded by far more options so that everybody who dont want to dive into the mission generator can create missions on the fly.
For beginners im sure the setup of the game with the mission generator is a lot more difficult that learning an aircraft. Campaigns or missions should be generated automaticly or by selection of parameters as in the mission generator by then with a LOT more options.

[bignewy]

Hi,
You can use the create fast mission option, you can download users missions also you dont have to use the mission editor if you do not want to.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/filter/type-is-single/unit-is-f-16c/apply/

The mission editor is a steep learning curve but that is because it has so many options for making scenarios.

thanks

[Blue]

Look up the Hoggit servers for multiplayer and you can learn to fly the F-16 within a very relaxed community that utilizes SRS COMMS, or Discord, or Teamspeak or the game's chat system. The Hoggit Training server is a really good start that I would recommend. You can fly solo practice missions on that server and joint missions... it's all up to you - which, to me, makes that server a great training server.

[bignewy]

Also worth checking DCS liberation user tool

https://github.com/dcs-liberation/dcs_liberation

it can create cool missions

[Gunfreak]

Don't need deep learing to set up a F16 vs Mig dogfight, one 5 minute video and your're there.
I have very basic understanding og the editor and stay away from all but the simplest triggers. But it's just putting down units and giving them some simple orders.

[jalsina]

I don´t have any problem to mess with the mission editor. Actually I like it much. It´s very powerful.
But I fully agree some aircraft, like the F-16C, have a strong lacking of missions but mostly of campaigns . By now there should be more than Red Flag for the F-16C.
I believe they will come in the future, but none will be free as part of the DLC, like in the SU-25T (the best campaign in DCSW).

The other problem I see in DCSW is the lack of modern maps (sorry, I don´t play yet WWII). They are being released very slowly.
There is a lot of focusing in the airplane cockpit, but the game (sim) is deficient a lot in the most important aspects of a combat flight simulator, which are fighting and peace operations single missions.

By looking at the insufficient AI design and performance, you can deduct DCSW is an MP oriented game with very low value for single missions.

P.S. If you forget all this above, don´t mistake me. DCSW is a great combat flight sim.

[zemzero]

I don't think you need to dive "deep" into the editor just to dog fight one aircraft. You add the aircraft, set it's weapons, altitude, speed and waypoint. Place your aircraft on a course to intercept. Takes five minutes.

[spike2071]

Originally posted by zemzero:

I don't think you need to dive "deep" into the editor just to dog fight one aircraft. You add the aircraft, set it's weapons, altitude, speed and waypoint. Place your aircraft on a course to intercept. Takes five minutes.

This sums it up nicely. The mission editor is very easy to use for simple scenarios that the OP is describing.

OP is also contradicting himself. He says the mission editor is too complicated to get into because it has so many features, but he also wants it to have more options and features.
More options and features = more complicated.

[startrekmike]

To be bluntly honest, DCS has one of the most intuitive, user-friendly editors you could ask for. The learning curve required to do the things you are talking about (setting up basic training scenarios) is pretty easy to get over. One can set up such missions with only a few quick steps.

Heck. One of the things I have found over the years is that the more realistic the mission, the less complex it often is to make.

Learning the editor in DCS is hardly a serious hardship. There are plenty of solid, easy to understand videos on Youtube that will explain the basics in the time it takes to watch a episode of a television program. It isn't a big commitment and isn't a serious hardship.

[MadKreator]

Originally posted by Hiigara:

DCS is by far the best simulator for PC. Just bought the F16 and just like the AC10II is detail is mindblowing. On par with PMDG for Prepar 3D. The only thing that really buggers me is the whole game is centered on the mission editor. And using the editor is another learning curve i do not want to learn. I want to FLY, not being busy creating missions. I just bought the F16 so all i want is to learn with very small steps: Me in the F16 against a Mig in a dogfight. For that to happen i have to dive DEEP into the mission editor to make that happen. And there are so much functions and steep learning curve that i cant just make it happen. I really hope the mission generator will be upgraded by far more options so that everybody who dont want to dive into the mission generator can create missions on the fly.
For beginners im sure the setup of the game with the mission generator is a lot more difficult that learning an aircraft. Campaigns or missions should be generated automaticly or by selection of parameters as in the mission generator by then with a LOT more options.

might try DCS Liberatioin dynamic campaign too. ( version4.1.. vers 5 has lots of bugs and isn't as good)

[Hijong park]

Try briefing room, it creates randomly generated missions and campaigns within a minute.

The only issue is that you need to leave the game to create missions everytime but it's much better than manually making everything.