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Server is down sexy's... Hup hup get it back up :)

As somebody already said. You don't have to be exactly on the radar contact to bug it. So you can be a little bit above, below or next to it. Also if bank your plane slightly left and right they will separate a bit on the radar because of the memory of the radar. So the target updates will lag a bit. Knowing this you can do the following. Be patient. If they are human players and not really experienced in formation flying they will separate a bit eventually. But lets say it's a 4 ship really close together. Bug as much as you can normally. So put cursor over the target and bug it. The next one you bug might be a little bit more difficult. Try to bug him up first by putting your radar cursor next, above or a little bit below. Wait for the right moment the radar contact lags behind and lock fast. If that does not work bank left or right to get a bit more sideways separation of the radar contacts. It takes a bit of playing and practice with it. But you can lock up to 8 targets in close formation when done right (After several try's if you have enough time). It requires a bit of practice and playing with it. After a while you will know how it behaves and you will be quicker next time. Zooming in helps. But you dont need to fully zoom to achieve this.

That is pretty obvious huh... It's designed to be fired from good range in TWS mode. It's designed to go pitbull so you can run away or defeat missiles without worrying the missile loses track. So yes you have a advantage with it. Even if all the missiles worked correctly inlcuding 120C. So no we are not suggesting it gives no advantage. That is the whole reason why we carry AIM-120C and why it's used in real life. That is also why the R-77 is designed right?? That it doesn't work to good in DCS is another question. But is exactly the same for AIM-120C.

I totlaly agree with you 0xDEADBEEF if this was the case. But look how his request is asked. 120C noobs.. blablabla.. F-15 noobs leaving server blabla. He did not ask if people want to setup a only SAR cold war server to simulate those environments. Most of the times people suggest this because they get shot down by AIM-120C a lot. So they want the 120C out. Because then they think they will fare better. But they won't. They will only fare better against the non experienced ones. If you want your satisfaction out of that is your own choice of course. But it seems kind of cheap. You can see this in the missons only SAR is allowed F-15 against Russian jets. They say all the AIM-120C noobs leave. But at that point the F-15 guy's that stay around put up a pretty good fight with their AIM-7 and a lot of times they are equal. But totally outnumbered. So the conclusion is that they only like SAR fights when they are in superior numbers. Cause only then they suddenly feel they have a chance to win and have a more fun type of fight. If that is the reason you have to question your pilot skills (not directed to you). Maybe time to start simulating the fighter pilot spirit instead of only demanding plane realism and than complain when you get it. If you really want a server like this maybe they should stop depending on other servers and start their own. If you can not afford it you fight with what you have and get or leave. And if you stay and fight, fight till your the last MoFo breathing. And a Stuge said.. terrain is really important factor. I always fear for my V live in hills. But on the flats they better play it extra smart with a extra wingman or two.

I dont know what you guy's are doing if you are being shot in DCS with a AIM-120C from BVR. It's just poor piloting. Every day i fight MIG-29 and SU-27 pilots and other F-15. Every flight i'm in a WVR fight or merged cause i fail to hit them with AIM-120C. It takes a lot of skill to deploy the AIM-120C against somebody that knows what he is doing. But it takes no skill shooting a AIM-120C against somebody that has no clue what he is doing and how DCS missiles work. I encountered SU-27's and MIG-29 pilots being superior against AIM-120C platform. Shooting 4 down in a row. And those guy's they shot where very experienced. You know why????????? They anticipate the moves of their enemy. They know how the weapon works and what their strong and weak points are. Stop complaining and fight like a man and get some experience. Way more rewarding than keep complaining to take shit away other people like to use and call them noobs and un skill full. And taking away AIM-120C is only going to help you against un skilled F-15 pilots. The experienced ones will still r*** you left and right with AIM-7.

You dont understand Codefox.... The MIG-29 has no AFM YET. The SU-27 has. They are both FC3 aircraft. It has nothing to do with being a study simm or not. It's just a old flight model from the beginning of times. I'm going to love seeing DanielNL complain about the MIG-29 AFM when it comes out. Going to be lovely times.

In game mode it will give these cues.

On the next round. Can we have Full armament F-15 and SU-27's and MIG-29's with only R-73 and EOS disabled. /endsarcasm

I think we already have 6 post with this issue.Lets hope it fixses itself when .0 comes out officially. Cause i have no hope that they will go look into this seriously. It's a game breaking bug and should be resolved ASAP. Something has changed in one of those patches.. And that change needs to be undone.

Two weeks ago i had a total computer re-install to windows 7. Did not fix it. Than i switched to windows 10 a week ago still no solution. :(

It's no memory leak. It started only after a certain patch. And never went away.

Wouldn't it be great if the next DCS Module would be DCS NETCODE and DEDICATED server MODULE. After all these years supporting in good times and bad times we deserve something like this right? We kept playing hoping it will improve. And we will keep on playing till this game is improved or obsolete. But it will never be obsolete. Yes single player DCS is played more at the moment. But if ED gets this right Multiplayer will come close to have the player base of the single player, COOP.As virtual fighter pilots... isn't it that all we want is to contest with others and be epicly defeated by a real player or win he battle because of pure skill. If the infrastructure is there we will make it work and be popular.

Please stop this... Life stuff. The server is not stable enough for this. We are losing lives because of server cashes and lag of enemy planes and our self. I am not saying that having a life limit is isn't a good idea. I actually think it's great. But with this netcode and server stability it's really annoying to lose lives because of those factors. And i''s a test anyway right... So why not let them test it to the fullest till the stability is fixed. So you can start testing with lives. DCS is a long term commitment anyway. So before we have dedicated servers and improved netcode we better just keep testing and provide network information to Eagle Dynamics. This game mode has the potential to be unforgettable... But that is not really happening if we don't have reliable server code and stability. Unless the guy's from blue flag know more about what is coming than these tests are going not far. The only thing you are optimizing is non sufficient netcode and server tools. And with every update it's guessing if it will work. But if you already have a stable netcode and server tools you have a little bit more room to play around with less efficient scripts and mission code. Right now you have to code it perfectly to be on the edge of being stable or not being stable. I would really like some more news and info on the progress of the netcode and dedicated server tool. Right now we only talk about modules... But those modules are not going to be played to heir limits, strengths and weaknesses unless you have a good and stable coop netcode and Team VS Team and both sides AI. me as a simple mind can still have fun in this. But a lot of people will stop playing this once the hype of this misson is over. Till it's good again. I know the concerns of this being degraded to air quake. But the ranges are just to far for that. Please let the Eagle Dynamics network code and dedicated server gods react on this. What is the progress... Why should i keep playing these game modes? Is it because that you get more data to create better netcode? Are you working together with the more popular servers to get more data to fix this. Am i asking to much?

Hmmm if the AIM-54 sparrow and other missiles can be created by separate 3th party developers, than they can also develop their own versions of AIM-7 and AIM-120C right. In the Mirage you can choose two versions of the same missile anyway at the moment. So it's totally possible. Maybe instead of thinking in issue's we have to start thinking in solutions. This would be a viable and legal go around to create other missiles. Mission editors would have total control on what missiles they allow and are available in the mission. And andre pro is that missiles from other modules become integrated in the game anyway otherwise the clients that don't have that module are still being effected by it and can see the missile. Maybe you are talking to the wrong people IASGATG to try and get these adjustments in the game. Maybe this thinking is to positive... But that doesn't matter anyway.. The other solution takes to long for most people taste. I can live with the situation now. But better and more realistic is always something i would vote for.

Delete this please. Wanted to make a poll but i don't know how to do it. They know anyway we need better netcode and dedicated server.

First setup your NAV so you don't have to go there anymore untill you go home to switch to ILS. Than press 2 for BVR mode and stay there most of the time. If you keep switching radar modes you keep losing lock. Unless you go from TWS to STT or you switch from any radar mode to vertical scan if you point it to any enemy within 10 miles.

Nice.. i will be ordering.

I heard before that the module is already done... Why this forced wait?

OOww i understand it's just pre-order.

Should the module not be out today? DCS: F-5E Tiger II will be available for pre-purchase on 20.05.2016 http://www.belsimtek.com/news/1641/ Bring it on you sexy module makers.

I hope myself as well that the Crimea will be added later. I can remember the day it was deleted. I did not understand where that part of the map went haha. I think i searched forever for that rock with a hole in it so i could fly trough it. It took me half a year to realize they just ditched it because they added some more Georgian terrain at the expense of the Crimea.

Dammit.. now i want better AIM-7's to.

I don't think what you don't really understand what we are trying to say here. Do you fly with full AWACS support in DCS? Do you fly with superior tactics? Do you fly with a excellent wingman that knows every trick out of the book on how to engage bandits and when to extend / bug out? Do you communicate in game with other flight on a pro fighter pilot level so you have almost 100% situational awareness and dominate the virtual DCS sky's only because of your superior SA? Are the pilots you fight online all out classed by you? If yes.. Then the AIM-7 should be enough for you to carry. And you would dominate with it. Because all your engagements would start with a superior advantage. Not because of the missile you are carrying. But because you have superior support, tactics and skill. Even if your missile sucks worse than the ER or AIM7. It seems that you think your missile makes your plane superior. But it's you skill, support and SA that makes you superior. If you are not so stupid as me charging in any engagement you should be able to have many AIm-7 kills without the enemy shooting to much missiles at you. Even against a SPAMRAAM platform as you call it you should win. You have to start with yourself and get a good team together to be able to be superior with AIM-7. On your own it's not going to work against these DCS Flanker pilots that are flying the Russian birds in DCS since the beginning of times. Especially in the last year and a half all DCS pilots became really really good.

You don't know the answer to your own question??? Also said here multiple times!!! The US brought all support they had. From AWACS to JOINT STARS. Superior numbers, tactics and planes. Try flying with a dedicated wingman in DCS and suddenly all changes. Or maybe support the friendly's that are being engaged. Also you can easily merge to 5 /6 miles against a ER platform and keeping the AIm7 locked. Dodge the first 2 / 3 missiles and ET's at 9 miles you fire the first AIM-7. get ready to defeat the 3th 4th missile while keeping the lock. He has to maneuver as well. To defeath the sparrow. So after you turned back in at approx 5 miles you fire your second AIM7. If he does not defend this one he is death. Doesn't work always but most times it does. Even against good players. Because ER sucks as well. But be aware they can also use this tactic against you. And if he has a wingman paying attention your death. But if you have a wingman you can do some combinations as well. We all have to deal with the same issue's you are having. But we do get kills with it. Why can't you? And also.. the most people that just spam AMRAAMS are the people that get killed the quickest. Unless you are stupid enough to fall for their 10+ Miles SPAMRAAM shots.