Steel Beasts

leileilol wrote:

Steel Beasts

Awesome! Thanks! Once I an free up some cash, I'll get it.

The $115 price tag is a bit steep (and $15 for the manual? WTH, guys?)

Is that a hobby like flight sims where the controller set costs 3x that and some build cockpits for much more? Perhaps the price tag is very small compared to the overall cost of true entry. 😀

truth5678 wrote:

Is that a hobby like flight sims where the controller set costs 3x that and some build cockpits for much more? Perhaps the price tag is very small compared to the overall cost of true entry. 😀

I dunno, it'll be a while before I an the spare cash for it. I'm saving up for exercise equipment, a NAS w/multiple 4 TB drives, and I want to buy THIS HOTAS or THIS X52 for DCS A-10C and DCS Black Shark. My 360 controller just ain't cutting it.

The Hotas warthog is like $500 on it's own, but I'm told it's money very well spent. Kinda like everybody here telling me to pick up a physical MT-32/CM-32l/or SC-88, instead of relying on soundfonts via BASSMIDI or Munt.

There is a web site that sells controllers specific to tanks in these simulations, but they don't list a price. 🙁 There is some discussion of pragmatic controllers for Steel Beasts here: http://www.steelbeasts.com/sbforums/showthread.php?t=15231.

For the general case, it's not very prudent to chase (100%) perfect reproduction. For one it's costly and it requires chasing the latest fashion (or interpretation of what is originally intended by the authors). 😀

T-72: Balkans on Fire
T-34 vs. Tiger
If you want something older try
M1 Tank Platoon 2
Spearhead
Armored Fist
Panzer Commander

I don't know how realistic a tank sim you're looking for but one of my all time favs is Treadmarks.

Single or multi-player fast-action tanks game with power-ups, special weapons, etc. Quake 3 Arena with tanks.

DRM free and its $4.99 USD price won't break your budget.

^ That should get a Steam release already 😀 😀 😀

...and maybe some fixes to the camera and aiming. It hasn't aged well control-wise.

From a realism POV you would probably want two joysticks, one for each track.

http://www.gog.com/game/panzer_elite_se

hm? Looks quite good with lots of mods from what I see.