As you’ve probably seen, a real masterpiece will likely come in the following weeks, judging from the beautiful pre-order trailer of the F-4E Phantom II for DCS, by Heatblur guys!
This seems to be a big milestone in the DCS modules evolution, which will introduce many new elements like persistent components status, renewed copilot AI, etc…
Heatblur is offering the opportunity to buy a “crew pack”: they’re simply two bundled licenses offered at a discounted price, compared to buying a single one.
So?? Will you pre-order it?? Or wait for the actual release?
Or you’re not interested at all?? (but watch the trailer before, 'cause it has good chances to make you change your mind! )
I am soo tempted, the persistence alone is a key factor to me (Like the Piper Comanche on FS2020), but i fear i will never have the time to look at it!
Btw, had to see another couple of times the trailer
Pre trailer I wasn’t interested at all. But now I’m actually considering it, if for no other reason than just to try flying the F-4 and support Heatblur at the same time. The work they are doing is IMO really pushing the boundries for DCS. I just hope they manage to deliver on their promised J-35 as well, even if only as AI (but it would be a day 1 buy for me if they actually made it flyable).
Sitting here at work thinking about it, Heatblur have really managed to pick out special planes. The Viggen is of course very special to me, powerful and brutal, and still a masterpiece. Then the F-14, again powerful and brutal, but also big and beautiful. And now the F-4, once again, powerful and in it’s way brutal, not beautiful, but very special with it’s quirky angles etc. and so plentiful and long lived.
Both the Viggen and the F-14 is also my generation of planes. First flight for both was before I was born, but when I grew up the Viggen was the hottest thing we had in Sweden. And the F-14 really became a thing when I was around 13-14 and Top Gun was shown in the movies, and really cemented my interest in flying.
The coming A-6 and Eurofighter will by the way also be special.
****Mikke (or anyone else), if you’re interested in “joining the force” we could go for a crew pack. Two licenses with a little saving. That’s not much, like 5$ (59.99 single, 109,99 the pack), but if we’re both going to spend the money…
Let me know, I’ll wait a few days more I guess!
Sorry, Cappe booked the slot very quickly!
But you guys can arrange other groups together!
F-4E is an older plane after all, so I doubt it will be more advanced, but it might be a bit harder to work some of the systems. But I think they said that some of the things that they have developed for the F-4 will be worked in for Heathblur older planes as well, I’m not sure exactly what though.
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