YOU DO NOT NEED A HOTAS but you do need some sort of controller. Just know that there are many general game and graphical settings that you cannot set or change unless you do so from the main menu.īefore doing anything, get yourself either a USB Xbox or Playstation controller and plug it in if you do not have a stick. If you start up a mission or a map and the game makes your CPU and GPU fight one another with flamethrowers, that is where you will find the video settings that tell them to chill out. Make a note of the positioning of the small gear icon in the top center. When you first launch DCS, your home screen will look something a little like this:
