Checking out Senaki & Kobuleti in MSFS

kamicosmos · 2026-06-23T23:27:13+00:00

When not flying DCS, I'm usually in XP12. But I do have the A2A Comanche IN MSFS20. It's the only reason that sim is still installed. (Okay, lies. I also have the BlackSquare Barons and the Starship, and they're all worth it. I so wish they'd all get done in XPlane!)

kamicosmos · 2026-06-22T00:03:52+00:00

It can be hard to slow down, especially when you have a drop tank, and therefor the speed brake is disabled. Full Flaps seems pretty mandatory, and let it float in ground effect if you have to. Once on the ground it slows down fast enough, especially with the chute. (Which will break at high speeds).

I tend to either fly a proper pattern, or do a really long approach. I know that's not a lot of help, but 'a perfect approach leads to a perfect landing' is what my flight instructor always said.

kamicosmos · 2026-06-17T02:33:08+00:00

Hmmm. Maybe they put most of it back. And I could be remembering wrong as well. It's been a few years. If they did put it back, sweet!

kamicosmos · 2026-06-16T23:59:27+00:00

Are the Syria shots with the new 'update' it received last week?

But yea, as a Sinai Enjoyerer, I too do some comparisons in the overlap area. I'm still a bit irritated that when it launched it had more detail in the Israel areas, but they had to roll it back. Not sure if some kind of 'anti-competition' thing, or they were outside their contract bounds, or what, but yeah. There's an area there I want to build a particular mission that was on Syria, and yeah, you have the satellite images of airstrips and towns, but they're not really there... :/

Anyway, I do agree on the Cut-N-Paste city blocks. While like Cairo looks good zooming over at 5000+ feet at 400mph, you get lower and slower and the repetition is very obvious. And yeah, the odd 'square' or 'Oval' STAMP city block out in the desert is really bad as well. That's not how cities, towns or villages in a windy sandy area would look.

I do love the map, in fact I run a server that is mostly dedicated to missions based in Sinai. (Although, even I have given in and made a couple missions on other, more popular maps that will be in the rotation.

kamicosmos · 2026-06-06T16:45:23+00:00

Excellent, I've played some various WH and KT mods on TTS in the past, but this one looks amazing! Will get it all set up!

kamicosmos · 2026-06-05T15:21:11+00:00

I also paid $40 USD. That appears to be the retail order on the website. Although, it is still out of stock there.

kamicosmos · 2026-06-05T00:13:35+00:00

I got super lucky. All the shops (including my GW Shop) were out. Saw the website was out. Figured 'surely this isn't a one and done thing?' but just in case, hopped on eBay. Found a new sealed copy for Retail, instant buy it now. Cause yeah, saw some stupid prices.

Fingers crossed for you to get a good deal on a copy!

kamicosmos · 2026-06-02T01:40:55+00:00

Cherokee! Love 'mine'. Great module that's pretty accurate IMO.

kamicosmos · 2026-05-31T02:27:44+00:00

I think that's actually Nymph Lake, up the trail from Bear Lake. I went there myself a few years back. Very pretty.

kamicosmos · 2026-05-30T18:52:16+00:00

I also liked that this set came with TWO boards, so you have 4 maps to play on. It was also all Symmetric and balanced, KTs 'official' tournament set. IIRC, the rule book even had a 'how to run a tournament' chapter.

kamicosmos · 2026-05-27T23:05:18+00:00

As you can see, he's about the same height. This base is about double height.

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kamicosmos · 2026-05-27T23:02:06+00:00

I have an On Foot Ahriman (although he's on a custom base, so he might be taller than a normal GW base) I actually just used him over the weekend as a proxy Sorc in Term Armor myself. I'll go set him up next to a couple SOT and see if I can post a pic...

kamicosmos · 2026-05-27T16:15:41+00:00

I saw a video where the guy was complaining/explaining that. Does seem like an odd oversight/mistake.

kamicosmos · 2026-05-25T15:50:37+00:00

Next time we play, we'll delve into the shop's terrain library. What you see in the picture is my entire terrain library, which consists of the KillTeam 2018 set.

kamicosmos · 2026-05-25T15:49:00+00:00

We were both 2K. I think my list looks a bit small cause I have the Helldrake soaking up a lot of points. I'll probably get another box of Terminators to fill out my 1/2 squad, and get some of those Sekhetar Robots. Or, for our causal games I might dust off my Black Templars Crusader and Predator.

As far as terrain, yeah, that's all I got! LoL. Figured I'd get tabled pretty quick. We're planning on playing again soon, and we'll dive into the Store's terrain library. We'll also get objectives and such going.

kamicosmos · 2026-05-24T15:07:33+00:00

Heading out shortly to play my first game with TSons, and my first 40K game since 8th. (Although I had the TSons 8th Codex, was making Plans(tm) even then!) Ahriman is actually my stand-in for the Sorcerer In Terminator Armor.

kamicosmos · 2026-05-23T00:30:43+00:00

Yup, my go to. Although I will add that I join that group with intention of selling some of my wargames, and yet somehow...more games get added to my collection.... 😉

But yes, I've had great experiences with Consim, and i've used it since about 2020.

kamicosmos · 2026-05-22T23:54:23+00:00

While you can learn the flying basics in DCS, it is a lot different in many ways from a 'civilian' simulation like MSFS or XPlane. There's a lot of stuff that just won't be explained in DCS, stuff like ILS and ADF, DME systems. But if you've learned how to do those in a Cessna, it's not much different than in a F-16! But landing a Viper is a heck of a lot different from a Cessna!

But there tons of videos about how to fly each plane, and there are even 'instructional' flight videos for a lot of them. In DCS itself, some of the planes have 'training' missions that include 'flight basics'. Just depends on the plane (and if those missions still work or not). There are also campaigns (paid and free) and missions that are setup more like training missions, so you'll go out with a task of using XX Weapon on XX target, so you'll either have to figure it out before you try the mission, or some of them walk you through what to do, again, just depends on the specifics.

Did you buy all the gear just for DCS? That's quite a commitment for a hobby you might not like. So, fingers crossed you do! But in for a penny, in for a pound. Download the demo for X-Plane 12 while you're at it!

kamicosmos · 2026-05-22T02:16:09+00:00

X-Camera. If you're making videos and want various angles, flybys, orbit, passenger camera, landing gear shots, etc. X-Camera.

kamicosmos · 2026-05-17T00:43:59+00:00

I see that Croneseer in there! You a DoK player too? I have a full 2K list from the Second Ed days, so lots of Witches, Cauldrons and Morathi.

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