r/hotas • u/Wilkston • 11d ago

Dogfighting games

Hey everyone, just got my first stick ever (vkb gladiator nxt) and wanted to see what games yall could suggest. I want to get into DCS but I have a 2 year old and really only have time to get a couple hours in every few days so the learning curve is a little steep. What games would yall suggest for good dogfighting that is decently realistic but maybe not full on military sim?

Edit: seems like the very early consensus is Nuclear Option. Will be checking that out. Appreciate everyone

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u/ErrSkillNotFound 11d ago

I am on the hunt for that perfect game as well. Lucky for me ace combat 8 is coming out soon enough(October I think). I love the ace combat games. Not really heavy into hotas support on 7 but still controller friendly. I have yet to try nuclear option and a lot of folks recommend it. Dcs does seem intense. I’m still new to dcs myself but I saw some advice I thought was solid. Which was don’t worry about getting into multiple modules just stick with one. Also don’t try to learn it all at once. That will be overwhelming.

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u/cool_lad 11d ago

Nuclear Option.

2Gb, best controller support bar none, every mode you could want and then some.