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IronMike

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  1. Great idea, we will look into it. @Silhou please be so kind and track it as a suggestion. Thank you!
  2. I really get the frustration that comes with the reality of development, but at the same time I would like to carefully add that this kind of assessment is a bit on the unfair side. I can only tell you from our own experience that ED is tirelessly working on improving DCS, and the scope has gotten as big as we all wished for and continue to wish for, and more and more features need to be developed as the entire ground continues to shift, so that we all can continue to have a great, contemporary simming experience. I see simming like yourself, and I am sure so does ED, where additional features like CSAR, etc add a ton of fun and immersion, but the bottom line remains that the Huey is a rock solid simulation of this fine helicopter, developed at a time where the technology we have at our disposal now was still in the making in parts. There are few games that survived this long, without remaining as they were 10 or 20 years ago, that continue to improve, while in the meantime tons of new features and improvements have been added by ED, ever growing and evolving the DCS universe, from weather to multithreading to small improvements all across the board and so many more still to come. While I absolutely do not intend to speak for ED, I can assure you that it is not easy to just add what everyone wants, with so many different wishes. And most importantly, if I may kindly remind: this is not the sub forum and place to discuss non-SC related issues, while I am sure that ED will be happy to hear your feedback. Personally, if you allow me, I would just like to add that we're all in it for the long haul, that we want to fly in DCS many years from now, and that I think a very bright future lies ahead for all of us. I remember still how mind blown I was when I first started up LOMAC. If I started up DCS today for the first time, in comparison, I think someone would have to pick me up from the floor, and I ofc do not mean that as self praise, but as praise for ED. They truly deserve it, and we're all quick to forget, when this or that thing we want the most still hasn't happened, while missing the bigger picture. Thank you for your kind understanding, and I truly hope that you don't lose yours and stay with us for many years to come.
  3. Thank you @NineLine - to add to this both sides are also aware of (and working on) all the other outstanding issues regarding the Tomcat - which have been tracked on both sides. To everyone, rest assured that both parties are committed to bring a complete SC experience with the F-14. Thank you for your very kind patience.
  4. Not all pilots are the same, for some flying the Tomcat has happened over 30 years ago. Misremembering and also, importantly: often illustrating to an audience that shares many different professions and levels in knowledge about aviation - is what I think leads to such stories. The setting likely also makes a difference: you would try to leave out such things say if speaking to a class of aerospace engineers at a University, contrary say to speaking at some convention or on a TV interview to a much more general, public audience. I can assure you though that none of the pilots I (or we) flew with struggled with the Tomcat's FM, to the contrary, it felt more like them being right back at home. One of our early SMEs landed a 3 wire on his first attempt just by following his muscle memory, even prior to release (and much has been refined since then, mostly thanks to the outstanding input from Victory205). We had similar experiences with other pilots, both with or without prior DCS experience. Here is the early FM test video from, my gosh, already 6 years ago.
  5. Our apologies for the inconvenience, it is on my to-do list but unfortunately got pushed down on the priority list. My apologies for the long wait, it is a sore thorn in my eyes as well. Thank you for your very kind patience.
  6. Hey, as with most our missions, I did. I am very happy to hear that you enjoy them - but the credit should not be taken by me alone, the many voice actors and also SMEs who helped with input deserve their fair share, too! Thank you for your very kind words!
  7. Hey @captain_dalan - thank you, great find, and great fix! Will include with the next patch (not the coming one but the one after). Thanks a ton!
  8. That's the city lights reflecting? Don't think the way it is depicted is on our side, but please be so kind and compare in that same spot with the same conditions with a different module and mirrors. If it looks different/ better, we will take a look. Thank you!
  9. We may have to revisit it at some point, as the wing sweep procedure was updated after this mission has been done.
  10. The best thing to avoid being bribable, is to always accept the bribe, but never deliver. So yes, ofc, feel free to bribe me any time.
  11. Unfortunately Iceman would be utterly incapable of doing so, short of creating a real piloting AI (which he isn't, he actually just pretends to be). This is also why he does not do more complex tasks as landing, take off, dogfighting, AAR, BVR maneuvers like extending and recommitting. We tried a bunch of these, as we would kind of like him to be more capable, too, but unfortunately for the time being we need to continue to consider him feature complete. Maybe one day we will have the spare capacity to revisit Iceman, but it is not something we can or want to promise at this point. Thank you for your kind understanding.
  12. @Delta Kilo provided all things go well, the fix should be in the coming patch. Thank you for your patience and testing!
  13. Thank you so much for the very kind words, nothing is as rewarding for us, as seeing that you guys enjoy it! From the entire team, thank you!
  14. Glad you like the new missions, Bones! Try Op. Gauntlet, and ofc, my new all time favorite, the Suez canal crossing (it's so relaxing to just sit there and watch it hahaha)
  15. Thank you for the report. Could you try on the same server, but without the LANTIRN pod equipped? I wonder if it is connected with Jester being in LANTIRN mode. Thank you! @Silhou will monitor the replies and track the issue, once we can pinpoint it more.
  16. You will be pleased to hear that ED is currently working on that.
  17. Dear all, we have no changelog for the Viggen this patch, except making it work with the new update ofc - our apologies for that. We will ofc continue to push the Viggen further on remaining items/ fixes in the coming patches. If anything occurs during this patch, please be so kind and leave your feedback here. Thank you all for your continued support!
  18. Dear all, as usual we would kindly like to ask you for your feedback for this patch. The changelog is rather small this time, we added the SEAD task in preparation of a TALD fix coming from ED (so the F-14 AI will be able to use TALDs again), and most importantly: the pilot is now killable. Note that this is the first iteration of a killable pilot - currently we are having some issues separating the pilot from the RIO, if the RIO seat is manned by a human player, both SP and online. This means that if the RIO is killed, the pilot dies, too, provided the RIO is a human player when being killed. We will continue to look for a solution ofc. As always thank you for your kind feedback and continued support! DCS F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations Added SEAD as a task for the Mission Editor. Partially fixed pilot not being killable. (WIP: killing a player spawned as RIO will kill the pilot instead, both SP and MP.) Prepared Op. Reforger Mission 5 for pending F-14 AI TALD fix by ED. Fixed certain shader params in the F-14B cockpit causing very dark panels.
  19. The issue is that TALDs were shifted to the SEAD task by ED, we added the SEAD task and a mission fix in preparation for the coming patch, but ED will have to adjust on their side, which they envisioned for one of the following patches. Our apologies and thank you for your kind patience.
  20. This is prolly a DCS issue. The AI recently does not want to drive through checkpoints and sometimes just random locations. When I initially created the mission it drove the entire way from start to finish, by now I think I am already despawning and respawning it 3 or 4 times.. We will continue investigating.
  21. I think I just left the default value, but I cant remember now. If you would prefer another one, I can change it.
  22. I doubt that, simmers are proud to be simmers, haha. It's funny how much that changed in society in general, btw, imho. I remember my friends rolling eyes at me "you do what?" "don't you rather want to go out and live life?" (as if I didnt lol) - nowadays all our guests want to see the sim setup (it aint even special just a few aficionado HOTAS and pedals, etc), and it is more like "ooh!" and "aaah!" and "wow!"
  23. No, there is no professional side to the F-14. But it is being used in some museums or exhibitions to offer an experience to visitors, which is great. And indeed, at some point we may get the professional sims, but not by intention ofc, or when used in active service, and depending on what part would remain classified for how long. But also, apart from the aha effect and the fun of experiencing a professional sim, some you couldnt fit in your home, and if you could they may not provide the same, well, entertainment. It's something they don't need to care about as much as we do, though also in education we think more modern, and fun during learning yields better results.
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