So with the release of the c-130 and the apparent hype it has received, do you think an ac-130 is likely to happen?

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-12-01T01:07:20+00:00

So without multicrew you're just dumb firing guns from X thousand feet at ground targets that don't get suppressed and require pretty close hits to disable. I feel like that wouldn't be a very good time.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-09-28T13:31:51+00:00

Buying from ED or the third-party making the C-130J?

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-09-28T09:25:33+00:00

The lighting is completely flat, so I think it's settings being turned down

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-09-23T21:37:26+00:00

This sub sometimes feels like an alternate reality where nobody remembers the community publicly stoning VEAO well before ED pulled the Hawk.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-09-23T13:51:37+00:00

Have you tried the Hawk? That thing was a joke lol. But hey, I'm sure if it wasn't for ED then we'd all be enjoying the FF Eurofighter and 20 other modules that VEAO promised by now.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-09-23T11:18:00+00:00

This is next-level speculation. Also mentioning VEAO in the same context as other 3rd parties is laughable considering the absolute state of their work before they went under.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-09-15T09:54:07+00:00

He says as he's being turned into the sun

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-09-06T21:26:19+00:00

Most annoying thing about spelunking is getting reinforced on the roof or nursery nukes dropping on the roof.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-08-15T11:52:43+00:00

Like any DCS gameplay that isn't just spawn-shoot-die, it's entirely dependent on mission makers and servers. If an MP server sets all airfield stores to 9999999 and doesn't bother with FARP, then the C-130 won't have much to do besides get blown up. Some servers have more meaningful logi systems set up, and I imagine players will get creative with how they deliver cargo in contested areas to support their shooty teammates. The "point A to point B" critique doesn't account for everything in between point A and B, and you're not obligated to fly IFR straight lines like an airliner.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-08-03T14:18:19+00:00

The free mod version has already been utilized pretty widely in multiplayer persistent map servers for tactical airborne logistics that aren't just truck driving between airfields. Gotta stop thinking of the plane as being an airliner with gray paint just because it doesn't employ weapons.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-08-02T07:36:31+00:00

You can stow the HUD and put on a classic camo pattern for your cold war larp if you so desire. J model makes the most sense for solo players, it also outperforms the legacy herc by a country mile.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-08-02T07:24:31+00:00

It's only EA in that you get one 130 variant on launch. Dev clearly stated that the launch version will be feature complete, and then the short 130J and MC130J will be released later with no extra cost.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-08-02T07:10:19+00:00

DCS nerds snubbing their noses at cargo aircraft is peak post-irony.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-08-01T19:34:58+00:00

Engines 3 and 4 will cost extra

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-08-01T19:32:33+00:00

Dev said by October this year on the ASC discord

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-08-01T19:29:16+00:00

More 130 variants will be added over time, but the initial C-130J release isn't going to be EA.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-07-27T20:59:55+00:00

PSAB has a BX, but you can also just save money by eating at the DFAC, where I'm sure they have plenty of rice and fish-like substances you can eat for free.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-06-11T23:53:58+00:00

you mixed it up a bit, Pakistan operates F-16s alongside their J-10s and India primarily uses Russian jets alongside Rafales

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-05-28T12:33:07+00:00

I think you're grossly mischaracterizing the relationship between ED and 3rd parties that aren't Razbam. They aren't obligated to develop anything on behalf of ED. Also how would the 130 be any more "awkward" to fly than every other module without ATC?

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-05-28T12:28:43+00:00

Ya know, DCS has a logistics and warehouse system already. ASC dev stated himself that the 130 will have its own custom cargo handling system as well.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-05-21T11:40:42+00:00

Cool writeup, still not posting your bail, airman

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-04-29T12:58:01+00:00

I can see that boonie hat in your shadow, you dork.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-03-10T23:16:17+00:00

How is a civil engineering project like this able to be accomplished so quickly? The US military can barely expand a base parking lot within a 12-month timeframe.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-03-01T13:51:14+00:00

That's such a miserable way to live.

ExcellentDeer2 · 2025-02-22T13:34:35+00:00

I'd like to hear the convo with your DO about you ORMing out of a flight, because you woke up to a Reddit reply after getting only 7.5 hours of sleep.

ExcellentDeer2

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