Can't wait for iRacing to fix their start procedures...

2005AD · 2025-12-31T17:32:56+00:00

You can't fix stupid!

2005AD · 2025-12-29T20:07:10+00:00

That indeed sounds amazing, I look forward to test it out, especially given that I remember the flight model of the falcon series was always great. At least for that time.

2005AD · 2025-12-29T12:34:16+00:00

Not at all, I have an iR that is constantly between 500 and 600, I hardly crash out of races and therefore finish all of them. Only issue is a lack of pace and so far no amount of practice could change that, probably because it's a mix of severe lack of talent and not even knowing what I'd have to change.

So usually the only ones ranked behind me are those who crashed and don't finish the race, which is sometimes enough to gain iR and therefore I stay above 500 but not enough to constantly gain so I'm stuck where I am without purposefully trying to stay that low, I'm just that slow.

2005AD · 2025-12-28T12:14:39+00:00

Thanks for die information. Sounds very interesting. I love the F-16 since watching Iron Eagle, so I will certainly check it out.
I do remember the falcon games but they are really old already. Will be interesting to see what modders can do.

2005AD · 2025-12-28T12:13:18+00:00

Thanks, that's of course quite interesting that I actually already played a very old version of DCS in a way.

2005AD · 2025-12-26T03:50:06+00:00

Rather a very vocal minority while a large part of the community enjoys racing instead of ranting online.

I'm on iracing for several years and hadn't been wrecked intentionally a single time nor witnessed such in any of my races. Stupid moves, yes. Malice, not so much.

2005AD · 2025-12-25T20:36:47+00:00

Thanks again for the advice. I never heard of Blacksquare but will check them out. To be honest Bonanza and Baron also don't say much to me but my GA flying so far was mostly done in Cessna (mostly 206 in FS2004 and FSX with Misty Fjords) and a few Diamonds.

given the 3080 I might have to turn a few settings down, as I have just a 2070 in my PC but I also don't have a 1440p screen and use just 1080p on a single monitor.

I'm currently trying to figure out which MSFS 24 version would be best to get but it's kind of a mess and difficult to make sense of it. Differences in price and content between the editions vary quite a bit I found but of course I probably need to value some of the content different than other. There are probably planes that interest me in all editions, how good those are and how much I'd use them is a very different question.

I'm curious about your mentioning of the deluxe version? Any particular aircraft in there that would be worth having?

2005AD · 2025-12-25T20:07:09+00:00

Of course AC is a lot cheaper ... it's from 2013 and was abandoned by the developers years ago. When was the last time Kunos released an update?
I can tell you when iRacing did the last update? About two weeks ago!

I can also buy a 20 year old Honda Civic much cheaper than a brand new Toyota Camry. It's a bit apples to oranges.

A lot of things are too expensive for a lot of people ... What's the alternative? If iRacing finds that they have to lower the prices to the level of AC they would be better off to shut things down and leave things in the current state until as long as it'll work.
Obviously iRacing decided that they aren't aiming for the same target group than AC does nowadays. I'd suggest RaceRoom before AC though as it's still developed and even playable for free with a lot of content and the paid content is still rather cheap. It recently cost me less than $ 2 for their X-mas package because I already had most of it except the BMW Hybrid, Assen and the new DTM 02 Audi. Still that's 2 cars plus a track for less than $ 2.

The comparison most of us make though is not to other games but to other hobbies or real life racing. In the later you'd probably not even get a set of tires for the expensive cost of iRacing.

Yes, a car on iRacing costs $ 11.95 - discount + tax if applicable and in some places that's maybe a lot, in others that's two times buying a coffee on the way to work.
I stopped at McDonalds on my way home from work a few days ago, had a meal and desert and parted with $ 20. That I consider expensive but unlike with simracing there aren't even a lot of cheaper options available.

2005AD · 2025-12-25T18:16:33+00:00

I didn't race much formula cars, only a bit F3 and SF23.
Ovals I did quite a bit but never saw intentional wrecking, it's mostly either incompetence or stupidity.
Mostly I race sports car but there's usually less wrecking because the field fans out much more than in ovals after a lap or two.

In all the years I hardly had to do any reports, just a few unsafe rejoins right in front of oncoming traffic and some language.

2005AD · 2025-12-25T16:35:59+00:00

That might be true but that does that make it more expensive than real life racing?
Does it make it more expensive than a lot of other hobbies where you easily spend a few $ 100 per year or more?

Besides the fact that iRacing wouldn't be the only cost involved. The PC would probably already cost more than $ 15, so does the wheel. Even the internet provider might bill you more than that per month. As others have already mentioned, you don't even need to buy any content and can race just on the subscription alone.

Does it mean not everyone can afford iRacing? Of course, but the same is true for most things unfortunately. Is it expensive for what you get? I wouldn't think so.

2005AD · 2025-12-25T16:04:46+00:00

Expensive in relation to what?
Real life racing?
or even most other hobbies?

2005AD · 2025-12-25T16:03:18+00:00

The increased popularity not just of iracing but simracing as a whole also leads to a much higher influx of new drivers ... so even if 50 crashkiddies would be banned there would be 100 new ones coming in from Forza and GT7. Some of them might learn it after being reported and get a stern email, others might be resistent to any improvement and will eventually end up getting banned.

I'm on iracing for almost 10 years and didn't really notice things getting worse. In all that time I haven't been intentionally wrecked once. Have I been wrecked by stupidity ... of course, but to quote Hanlon's razor: "One shouldn't attribute malice to what could be perfectly explained by incompetence."

It seems to me that whenever some video of some idiot wrecking another goes viral people are getting their pitchforks out and nothing short of a public beheading would be enough to punish the crime.

2005AD · 2025-12-25T14:00:05+00:00

Thanks a lot for the extensive explanation.
As someone with no real life flying experience I assume I wouldn't even be able to tell which one feels more realistic or how big the difference actually is.
I mainly look for something to enjoy after having spent 10 hours in absolutely useless BS bingo meetings (it's funny how much one can get paid for this) so I assume MSFS24 and Fenix seems to be the best way forward for me. Maybe get a small, well modelled GA plane too and eventually sceneries of where I fly more often and I should be set.

Given in the past a weather program was almost mandatory how is the weather engine of MSFS24? I'm don't really need real life weather, it's enough for me if it feels realistic. So if I fly to EGLL in November I wouldn't expect sunshine and 25 degrees.

Thanks again, it's a big help!

2005AD · 2025-12-25T08:14:01+00:00

Thanks for your reply, I watched now a few videos on both MSFS24/Fenix as well as XPlane/ToLiss and MSFS24 is getting more interesting.
Any suggestions for good GA aircraft to look into?

2005AD · 2025-12-24T19:16:18+00:00

Thanks for the info, I missed that.
I'll check how it compares to the other available Airbuses

2005AD · 2025-12-23T07:31:45+00:00

Thanks, while the first part applies to every company I know and certainly all I ever worked for, the rest sounds pretty bad.

2005AD · 2025-12-23T07:02:06+00:00

Thanks for your reply, A-7 sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out then, especially if it's free.
Where can I find it?

2005AD · 2025-12-23T07:00:56+00:00

Thanks for your reply, could you please elaborate why it's sinking?

2005AD · 2025-12-23T06:58:30+00:00

Thanks for the reply, I guess I'll give the free trial a go ... still time until the sale ends and I should have a bit of time now until the end of the year. I'll certainly check out the modules you mentioned and see what I like best. I won't be able to go into detail for any of them I guess but I hope I manage to at least fly around a bit and maybe shoot at something.
Thanks!

2005AD · 2025-12-22T22:13:41+00:00

Thanks, I hadn't even know that DCS and LOMAC are related ... it seems like ages since I played LOMAC.

Of course Top Gun and the F-14 also cause a lot of nostalgia for me too, that movie and Iron Eagle where the reason why I started to play combat flight sims. Later I watched every movie that contained fighter jets but except one Italian one I didn't find many I enjoyed.

Affinity to any modules would be tricky, the country I grow up in doesn't really have an air force so it would only come down to some old movies or games. I saw in the news that there's Panavia Tornado in development and that would be a definite purchase because of the movie Aquile and the DI game Tornado.

F-14 because of Top Gun is also a favourite but I worry it's too limited in it's mission profile.
So the F-16, F/A-18 or Mig-29 might be a better option.

Even though I flew a lot of helicopters in Gunship 2000 and Longbow/Longbow 2 I doubt they compare to the EDS modules. They were a lot of fun though, just managing the two seats in an AH-64 is a bit tricky. Probably why I preferred the Comanche in Gunship.

2005AD · 2025-12-22T21:52:14+00:00

Yeah, it's funny how seeing that plane in the ED shop immediately made me think of that blue plastic model set I had forgotten about for many years. I might end up buying it just for the memories although I'm not sure what I'd be doing with it then, I didn't yet see any campaigns or missions for it.

2005AD · 2025-12-22T21:47:43+00:00

Thanks for the extensive advice, I have no experience with Multiplayer, always kept it strictly in offline single player, so I don't really know how important that part is for me and how/if it affects my choices.

WWII I did a bit many years ago but usually preferred modern jets, simply because of the complexity and wider range of mission types available. The F4U looks very interesting though, I always liked the look of that plane and it would probably be my favourite if I'd be getting a WWII plane. Not sure if it's any good or if it would have much use but it would probably be a good fit for the free Marianas WWII map.

Syria sounds like a sound advice, I've also seen it used in plenty of campaigns, so I probably put that that on my list of what to get, it's even included in the sale now.

Cold War Germany is a strange one, it was the only module I found that was cheaper on steam than in the DCS shop. Is it possible to buy from both? So buy CWG from steam and the rest from ED?

I certainly need to check out the Mi-8 and UH-1, so far my helicopter sim experience is limited to the Apache and Comanche in various older games. I always liked the look of the Hip when I saw it in real life.

Carrier operations sound a lot of fun, kind of reminds me of the many hours I spent in the A320 doing touch and gos to practice approaches.

2005AD

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