DCS World Steam Edition

Blue (NATO) aircraft: are generally more capable in the sensors, weapons and ergonomics department, "almost plug and play", you can fly them almost instantly, but they take a lot of time to master.

I can turn up graphics all the way and run CAD and KICAD on my other monitor without getting any lag.

The learning curve was steep but it's part of the fun for me: learning the different aircraft systems and configuring Joystick, Throttle, or XBox Controller and coming up with the ideal control scheme for my playstyle.

Each dlc is easily 50+ hours of gameplay and a free mission to play once you learn to use it, and jets are mainly the only really expensive planes, other ones (like ww2 props) are around $40 instead of $80.

Multiplayer expands this further, offering large-scale, cooperative missions where players can take on specialized roles within a coordinated team.

super fun, but is very hard to learn. it is so in-depth and detailed that there are so many keybinds and sequences to even start taxiing.