Pimax Crystal Super DCS Benchmarks: RTX5080 & 5800x3D
Pimax kindly sent me a Crystal Super, and my first step has been to configure the headset and DCS to achieve a good compromise between quality and performance, something necessary given the age of my setup.
This discussion contains my findings and observations.
Bigger Than The B(U) – Pulse Gain and Extrapolated Tracks Fixes
Two major issues affecting the F-14 Tomcat since the early days are the Pulse Gain exploit and the Extrapolated Tracks not working as intended.
Along with the F-14B(U) scheduled for 22 July 2026, noticeable improvements will be released.
Live Event: From Zero to RIO – RIO 101 in the F-14B(U)
A quick recap of the 3+ hours live event about the fundamentals of the Radar Intercept Role in the F-14B(U).
Event: DCS RIO 101 – 18/07/2026
A brief introduction to the event I will host on Saturday, 18 July 2026 at 1900 UTC (2000 BST / 2100 CEST).
Anatomy of Explosions: Lethality, Blast, Fragments
The video about the F-4E executing Dive Toss attacks at low altitude raised questions about the safety of such a manoeuvre. To answer those, I decided to have a look at how explosions work in DCS.
F-14B(U) Preview: Managing Expectations
The F-14B(U) Tomcat sits at a point where popular DCS scenarios, geopolitics, and history diverged. Since the “core” of its air-to-air capabilities is still the 1960s AWG-9, how does the new F-14B(U) fare in the new virtual millennium?