Back To Page 4 Flight Impressions: Game Mode Now don’t get an attitude about playing in Game Mode and think only Simulation Mode is where the fun is! Stay with me here and I’ll show you. Here are the System Graphics settings I’ll be using… For my Gameplay Options, you’ll see a scaleable and […]
Back To Page 3 System Requirements (continued) Following some discussion on the topic, SimHQ decided to do an analysis of what it took on our test systems to bring a standard trk file to life. The test computers were loaded with high graphic settings, full screen, 1024×768 resolution and the 512 cockpit. We started […]
Back To Page 2 System Requirements In this section we will talk about the machinery to run DCS: Black Shark. First, let’s look at the minimum and recommended system specifications from Eagle Dynamics, then what SimHQ used for our testing. DCS: Black Shark System Requirements Minimum CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz / AMD […]
Back To Page 1 Encyclopedia Every good study sim ever created has a showcase for the 3D models in the sim, and DCS: Black Shark is no exception. Typically it is portrayed as a reference area so the player can learn more about what just shot his butt off, or what he is about […]
by Ken “531 Ghost” King This report will address the feature differences between the two language versions, the Encyclopedia, System Requirements, and Flight Impressions for the Game and Simulation Modes. Feature Differences (Russian and English Releases) One of the big questions, what are the differences between the Russian version and the English version? Here are […]
Back To Page 7 Training One of the highlights of DCS: Black Shark are the 22 video training missions. Narrated in the English version by Matt Wagner himself, the training videos offer a step-by-step walkthrough of the different Ka-50 components. A very short video excerpt from the traffic patterns training video is here in wmv format […]
Back To Page 5 Controls Options Now lets turn to the controllers section. Settings? You want controller settings? You got ’em. DCS: Black Shark has a huge amount of options and settings available. But as is the case with other parts of the sim, the scaleability can be lost in the multitude of available options. For […]
Back To Page 5 Controls Options Now lets turn to the controllers section. Settings? You want controller settings? You got ’em. DCS: Black Shark has a huge amount of options and settings available. But as is the case with other parts of the sim, the scaleability can be lost in the multitude of available options. For […]
Back To Page 4 System Options (continued) Audio Now lets turn to the “Audio”. Adjustable sliders for each aspect of the sim. Nothing shockingly new here, but efficient and it works well. One thing that is worth special mention, and it’s something most simmers turn-off right away: the music. Both the Russian and English […]
Back To Page 3 System Options Graphics It is suggested that players start out with the program recommended graphic settings for their machines. If you’re one of those who think every option setting for graphics should be set on maximum because your Electro995 Super X video card is the fastest on earth, we’ll bet […]
Back To Page 2 Copy Protection …or what’s that 800 pound gorilla doing in here? Remember the story about the 800 pound gorilla? When asked, “Where does he sit?” the answer is, “Anywhere he wants”. The point is that even if the topic of copy protection is not about the 800 pound gorilla, people in the room […]
Back To Page 1 Installation After downloading DCS: Black Shark, unzip the files then click “autorun.exe”. You can install with either the default Game or Simulation modes so the player does not need to set the Options or Difficulty settings. Those with Vista should follow this advice provided by Eagle Dynamics Online Community Manager […]
