DCS: World's newcomer experience and how to improve it

An opinion piece about the current newcomer experience in DCS World and how it could be improved.

Creator Highlight: Requiem's Air Combat Tutorial Library

Santiago Cuberos

Mar 6
3 min

Creator Highlight: Requiem's Air Combat Tutorial Library

A spotlight on one of the best tutorial creators in the flight simulator scene.

A short overview of the DCS Mi-8MTV2 "Magnificent Eight" module

Santiago Cuberos

Mar 1
5 min

A short overview of the DCS Mi-8MTV2 "Magnificent Eight" module

A short look at one of DCS tactical cargo helicopters and its quirks.

Do cargo aircraft have a place inside DCS World?

Santiago Cuberos

Feb 5
3 min

Do cargo aircraft have a place inside DCS World?

Tactical cargo aircraft. Do they fit inside of the current DCS ecosystem?

Aaron Mendoza

Jan 24
5 min

Reflecting on Drone Usage in Ace Combat

As seen in the promotional media and gameplay of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV, also referred to as drones) ...

DCS World: Finding Satisfaction in its Complexity

Santiago Cuberos

Dec 15, 2020
3 min

DCS World: Finding Satisfaction in its Complexity

DCS is a complex game, let's talk about how that complexity makes it awesome.

DCS UH-1H or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Helicopters

Santiago Cuberos

Nov 21, 2020
4 min

DCS UH-1H or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Helicopters

An opinion piece on how the DCS Huey can make any fixed wing fan into a rotorhead in no time at all.

The “Switchblade” Wing: Feasible or Fantasy?

T.J. "Millie" Archer

Apr 14, 2020
7 min

The “Switchblade” Wing: Feasible or Fantasy?

It’s arguable that there is no more intriguing fictional aircraft in the Ace Combat series than the X-02 Wyvern. Appearing as the lone...

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FEATURED

Santiago Cuberos

Mar 1
5 min

A short overview of the DCS Mi-8MTV2 "Magnificent Eight" module

A short look at one of DCS tactical cargo helicopters and its quirks.

Interactive Cockpit: Ambitious Star Wars VR Shelved Concept

Aaron Mendoza

Feb 24
4 min

Interactive Cockpit: Ambitious Star Wars VR Shelved Concept

Star Wars: Squadrons (2020) is without a doubt the best tailor-made Star Wars flight simulator that has come out in at least a decade....

Mercenarial Economics: The Entrepreneurs of Ace Combat

T.J. "Millie" Archer

Oct 6, 2020
8 min

Mercenarial Economics: The Entrepreneurs of Ace Combat

An analysis of mercenaries both in Ace Combat and the real world. What do they have in common?

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