[Does this module have 'VR controller' options enabled?]

Im keen to buy this- I was just wondering..
Does this have the Full Fidelity Cockpit like the C101?
Can i grab the Joystick and fly it by grabbing the control stick and throttle, as i can in the C101, I dont have a HOTAS- Thanks..

[Storm of War - DCS WWII / Historical Server]

1 hour ago, HC_Official said:

@philstyle  Would you guys consider publishing the missions you used to host on this server ?

Surely it would work in the best interests of the game, if people just made their own missions, and competed to get the players?
Storm was great, and It had the monopoly.
I think if people just gave Warbirds the time and created new Multiplayer content right now, they'd be suprised at how many players they might be able to bring in right this moment.
Especially since the new WW2, 4ya servers are struggling to gain back the player base..

[Mi-24 Gunner NVG]

Here is a Russian Documentary that has been translated into English.
Briefly, Its a 2 part Documentary that goes into great detail about the way in which the Mi24 was operated in the 80's during the Afghan war.

Lets hope this puts the argument to rest once and for all..
Here is where it tells us how the Mi24 was equipped for the War..

 

[Mi-24 Gunner NVG]

Just now, BIGNEWY said:

Reverb G2 using your track replay

Are you using any shader mods or edits?

Standard game, no mods at all

[Mi-24 Gunner NVG]

7 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

 

Which version of DCS are you using, petrovich symbology and NVG looks fine in the latest version

Latest, With a Quest Headset (VR)

Track of this clip

NVG.trk


Many thanks.

[Mi-24 Gunner NVG]

Any Chance of having the Petrovich Cursor 'Not a light source' when using NVG's..

It makes perfect sense for the sight/aiming reticle in the HUD to be conflicted with NVG's, But trying to do 'Hunter Killer' type missions at night is made much more difficult because the floating reticle to which you tell Petrovich' aim here, is way too bright in NVG's..
Its 'doable' but my goodness its frustrating..

[Still loving this module..]

8 minutes ago, kontiuka said:

I'm not a fly-by-the-book kind of guy at all but what trouble are you having with night flying?

I don't typically fly by waypoints since the waypoints would have to be over easily identifiable land marks.  I just use the radio beacons like TACAN, VOR, and ADF.

So, when target hunting- I take it this doesnt have NVG's, so how would you normally go about finding targets?
Do you have to use the Illumination Bomb?

Your second sentence is the insight im looking for, but If you had to set 4 waypoints at night, how would you navigate to them?

[Still loving this module..]

So im still loving this module, having a blast just rolling through the landscapes and skimming the ground.

I was wondering if anyone had any tips for Night Flying?
And how people Navigate waypoints when flying Solo?

[How do you guys feel about accusasions of toxicity coming from DCS community?]

1 hour ago, chlywly said:

For reference, I'm new here. I've been off - on DCS for many years. Mainly I've always found it too difficult and time consuming to get into. However, I've always been a massive aviation WWII buff, and as of recently and due to the Tomcat, F16 have finally started getting into DCS and I think at it's current state it's absolutely incredible (save for some glaring AI issues, which I also realize are quite tough to iron out).

With that said, I find the community quite helpful and pleasant but I'm also quite new.

I came across this Youtube video and scoped out the comments and seems many people feel the DCS Community has some type of toxic elitism toward other Simmers.

How do you guys feel?
 

 

 

Well, I fly with a number of guys.. Some of which have multiple forum user accounts because they feel they cant talk their mind through one.
So they act nice and humble with their main account. Then in their other, they try to speak their mind.

I suppose its about how you feel towards others. And how you feel about being looked upon by others.

I dont think it matters what game you play, it matters how you enjoy it, and how much fun you have from it.
Its just a game.

[How do you use CA effectively to create missions]

1 hour ago, Los said:

We integrate CA into our mission regularly. We might be doing a combat assault so we use CTLD to spawn troops to lift at a FARP. Once troops are deposited we use CA (simply and quickly I might add) to move them around to assault positions.  We always have a tactical commander present. Sometimes if we need TACP or some someone gets shot down they jump into a ground unit and guide us on to targets. From what it does we are happy to have it. If you want real ground combat...well that's why god created Steel beasts or Arma. (Coincidently once I remapped my CA controls to be similar to Steel beasts, it made things easier). It is nice to have some control over ground forces when we need it, after all there no point to air operation except to make sure there are boots on the target.

 

This is not to take away from criticisms that ED appear to have put minimal effort into CA other than make the models look nice. The interface could be easier, and how the units function on the ground, and how they interact with the terrain to create effective ground combat simulation leaves work still to be done. But I'm certainly happy to have it.

Dont get me wrong, before 2.7 I LOVED this module online, nothing like doing the day job with a bit of CTLD and dropping tanks and taking over an airbase on the forward line, but since 2.7 I cant even get the Tanks to follow more than one waypoint.

Id love to have this module cared for, and have a game, where we dont need outside scripting like CTLD.

Inter-Module intergration is what we should of had before the Apache or Hind was ever brought forward. Then we'd have the foundation in place, to add a great attack copter.
Now we have a (hopefully) great attack copter, and CA- and what it is now.. Which is.. in disrepair?

[How do you use CA effectively to create missions]

4 hours ago, Eight Ball said:

That's just not true. Exactly how many people are proeficient with it, I don't know, but I'm certainly not the only one. It's by far the simpliest module in DCS (not counting the SC).

If you're capable of learning the F-18 or the A-10C you should be more than capable of understanding how combined arms works. But once again you have to understand CA is just an interface to interact with AIs in real time.

I've played entire liberation campaign exclusively with CA and sure, there are some quirks, bugs and limitations but nothing OP mentionned are part of them.

the Bombing advanced waypoint feature has nothing to do with CA, neither does the helo troop transport feature. Same with your wingmen not following orders.

You don't need combined arms to use any of these features or be affected by issues with them.

 

Just open the mission editor,  add a game master, add an airplane with some weapons, a few targets, click play and see for yourself?

Given how barebone CA is, within 10 minutes you would know that you can give waypoints to airplanes, set their speed, altitude, ROE and formation and you can designate targets and that's about it.

 

Op is having trouble, instead of actually helping him, youve condescended him with 'youve never actually used it'..

Ive turned around and validated that 'yes, there is an issue..'
Ive used it, and despite making many a mission, I struggle to make it work in a fun and intuitive way- efficiently, as you can a mission for an air module.
Ive had it a VERY long time and ive spent enough time into it, to realise it doesnt work well enough.
Either the units track through a building, drop from a bridge, or you have to aim improperly as shown in the video ive posted above, where Cap aims at the tank, and then the Guy giving the advice, says 'No, you have to aim at the bottom of the reticle, if you aim at the tank, it wont actually hit'..

This is what im talking about. Who in the right mind would actively know that you cant aim directly at the tank if you want to hit it?
Its more trouble than its worth.

Now this is the important bit, No one with enough knowledge about the module wants to share what they know.

You could have posted a video solving Op's issues, or given him instructions on how to resolve his problem, but you chose to belittle him..

What I know, is that the problems ive experienced with CA, means it isnt worth implementing into anything.
9/10 times the way i solve most of my issues, and If I want to prevent days of wasted time testing missions, the simplest of solutions is to plainly avoid using the module.
An example is the Embark function which is so problematic, I just dont use it anymore.

No body wants to sit and wait while troops that are supposed to embark, run around like headless chickens for nearly 15 minutes until they realise they have to 'just walk to the huey'..
Now i just use activate and deactivate group as it works more fluidly and more reliably.

Then, theres the problems with the Asset Pack, should it work with CA in the same way actual non asset pack assets do? Because I cannot get it to..

The Editor isnt intuitive enough to actually create epic battles, I set up two squads of troops, set it up the same way i would any other mission (because why would it be any different)..
One pathfinder regiment reaches hostiles in a village in Iraq, and then the hostiles call for back up, and the player has to defend the pathfinders.
One single mission, took two of us, 3 weeks.. We can build a whole 8 mission Campaign in that time.
The unimaginable problems we experienced from CA, and the way it implements into the game just made it unusable.

AI, Never did what we wanted it to do, Firstly we wanted the player to drive the scouts into the village from the camp, the AI, WOULDNT do it. They just didnt want to drive through that village, so a trigger zone function, couldnt be used. So we had to keep the Squad stuck in one position, but they kept splitting up and driving around one house, doing nothing. So i had to have them react to nothing, but ROE weapon free. But this was even more problematic with each new enemy we introduced.
Then we wanted the opposition to do a basic flank in two positions- Nope, they didnt want to walk through the village either, so then we had to literally have the enemy just be at the end of the road.

Then there was the balance, because of problems again, the troops would only walk in ones, despite setting and trialling formations, they just wouldnt stay together and fight as a group, so then we had to go back and add near 40 individual groups, rather than a group of 40. Because the small group of pathfinders would just shoot all of the enemy as each of them walked forward in single file to get shot in the face.

Then there was the tanks, the tanks either do what you ask, or act like they dont have a driving license based upon skill level. Set expert, and they do what you want, but kill everything first shot, they know exactly where the enemy are through buildings, and that meant setting the enemy to expert to so they'd follow there waypoints, and then ROE weapon hold so that they not destroy everything instantly, and then the battle takes 2 minutes, set them as novice, and they act like they know where they SHOULD go, but cant figure out how to steer and actually go there..

3 weeks of trying, and me and my guy just looked at each other and said, this is DUMB'..
Here was the outcome- 3 weeks of work for a decent mission that had about 5 minutes of action..

Now, I would welcome some friendly insight into actually how to make the modules work in a way, where its fun and easy, but right now it just seems youre being unhelpful and would rather argue that ' Op is wrong- rather than just telling him how to make it work' For all of us..

[How do you use CA effectively to create missions]

56 minutes ago, Eight Ball said:

You seem a bit confused.

None of what you said has anything to do with CA.

Combined Arms is a RTS interface for DCS World. It allows you to give orders to AI units (other than your wingmen) in real time (once you're playing the mission)  as well as taking direct control of some of them (ground units) .

Your problems relate to: the mission editor (B17's bombing run), the DCS World AI (your wingmen not following orders), DCS World ground units pathfinding and DCS World buggy features (helo troop transport).

It's a bit ironic you regret buying CA since, based solely on this post, it looks like you've never actually used it

 

 

Well thats unfair, Everything he said has to do with CA, How is he confused?
The bottom line is we all have this module, and no one really knows how to make it work effectively. All people do is reference the manual, and then once theyve read that, theyve other issues and bugs to contend with.

Im an active mission maker, i can normally get my head around absolutely anything in the mission maker..
But every single one of the Missions ive made with CA (including a squad Campaign on the Syria map) just doesnt and wont make sense.

While im very sure there will be a huge flame war to follow, id first like to hear from the people that can actually make this module work intuitively and easy.
Because i cant..
And like @Zimmerdylan Ive given up trying too..

Heres a prime example, People asking, and no one really knowing how to answer..
 

I really even struggle to drive the damn tanks as their isnt really a guide to do so intuitively either.
If i want a semi accurate and fun Tank Sim- i end up going onto another piece of software that rhymes with Smacklefield More'..

Heres a well known youtuber giving us a brief insight into how to use Combined Arms effectively..
(This is from the guys that taught me how to use the MAV' in 6 minutes- Notice how this is the first of two videos)
The total guide is nearly 3 hours of media..

Heres the Playlist for anyone that wants the references to each individual vehicle..

[Mosquito Price on Steam.]

8 minutes ago, grafspee said:

Mistake ?

Thats what the people in the office might say.

Although this is a marketing strategy my old firm used to use. They'd release a voucher for Services that seemed 'too good to be true'..
And then when the clients used to ring up, we used to say 'Oh its an error, but we'll honour the mistake'..

Its just an awful way of giving those that pre-purchase the middle finger..
Its been just over a month, and this is the thanks we get for pre- purchasing..

[Mosquito Price on Steam.]

Just now, razo+r said:

Why is that one 50% off while the one from ED store isn't?

Exactly..
 

 

[Mosquito Price on Steam.]

Is this for real?
A month after EA, and its in Sale at less than EA price?

[Allow Waypoints on F10 Map.]

On 10/26/2021 at 6:02 PM, MAXsenna said:

Yeah, I have the same "issue". Some times you can click on ownship, and it will display your waypoints, connect them and where you are etc. But even if you directly overly, let's say WP1, it will not advance to the next and so on.
I'd love a feature like that.

Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk
 

So the F10 map WILL show you waypoints IF you have a wingman.

If you're flying solo, it doesn't show you the waypoints.

You'd have to look at the map on your knee pad.

[barrel on fire for lighting during night landings]

1 hour ago, Rolds said:

Well then you know its brilliant!

I mean, it's not really..

It's a modern vehicle in a ww2 setting.

 

It would be brilliant if they just added the same lighting effect to a vehicle (or vehicles) from the asset pack.

But then, what do I know?

[barrel on fire for lighting during night landings]

28 minutes ago, Rolds said:

The setup I use is to add the tiger Russian armoured SUVs which have their lights on at night around the edge of the landing area. Place them close to where you want the lights and have them slowly dive to that position and stop. This ensures that their lights will be on and in the right place and orientation.

 

Next I use small smoke and fire effect to mark the airfield position. This can be activated by a trigger so for example you can setup an F10 radio option to request the airfield crew to light the fire. Edit: I should also note it is helpful to consider the wind direction when placing the fire to avoid smoke drifting into the approach line, I place these at the downwind edge of the airfield.

 

You can also use this to spawn the Tigers if you don't want them illuminating from mission start.

 

In the past I have used some other options: Signal flares and illumination flares can mark the airfield or even aid in landing. I've also used searchlights just pointed into the sky to mark the airfield. 

 

Thanks, but thats exactly what @razo+r said..

[Helicopter FARPs]

3 hours ago, Focha said:

Hi all,

Are there any templates for FARPs other than the one present in DCS right now?

What works for you guys and your missions? Do you make those by hand and place the objects? What objects do you use?

Kind regards,

Focha

Depends what map, but you can make them up where ever you want them with the FARP tools..

They dont take long and once youve made one, youll realise you can make them for anything, even Warbirds..
You can make them huge, or just a tiny refuel point.

 

[Allow Waypoints on F10 Map.]

2 hours ago, MAXsenna said:

No, it does not. Viper, Bug currently IIRC.
But this is a tool for auto punching waypoints in computer during the mission those modules.
I have a feeling you want to display the waypoints for any module made in the ME/MP on the map?

Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk
 

Yeah, i just want it stamped on the F10 Map, But without an AI, it doesnt happen.
Cant imagine why..

[Petrovich as a Pilot]

On 10/25/2021 at 3:10 AM, MAXsenna said:

Too bad he doesn't have a gun though!

This Guy..
 

[Disabling the Asset Pack]

11 minutes ago, DD_Fenrir said:

Wind your neck in chum.

You're not the only user who might benefit from the information posted in these boards, and - god-forbid - someone else might not want to go through the rigmarole of disabling the module (and remembering to re-enabling thereafter) if there are other options THEY might find more convenient.

 

 

Yes, you mean like a button in the Mission Editor?

[The chat function is quite uncomfortable]

25 minutes ago, FrostLaufeyson said:

When playing with friends, everyone communicates via voice. But when you are flying alone, you have to use the chat box to communicate with others. The chat box has two major problems for me.
1. Font contrast. You can't see the words clearly, especially the blue side uses dark blue font. Every time I look at it, I have to turn my head somewhere else to make the background and font have high contrast to see clearly. I think it is necessary to add light shadows on dark fonts, and dark shadows on light fonts
2. Taboo words. These “**” usually affect normal communication, and I don’t think taboo words can avoid quarrels, and there will not be many quarrels in DCS. So I don’t think there is a need to taboo words.

 

Hope you guys could understand my poor English

This needs an overhaul..

Pilot connected...

Pilot disconnected...

Repeat 18 times and fill up my screen without the ability to highlight actual chat messages....

 

Give us a filter in the options to lock out the spam..

[Allow Waypoints on F10 Map.]

6 hours ago, skypickle said:

use 'the way'. 

 

Does this work from every module?

[Disabling the Asset Pack]

8 hours ago, Callsign112 said:

I thought you, or someone else having the same issue might be interested in solving it without having to disable the module. The question I asked was if you knew whether using templates could be an alternate solution? It seems to me that they could also be used for this purpose. Forgive me for making a suggestion, and I am glad your issue is solved!

I specifically asked and wanted to disable the module, which is why your post is very unhelpful..

 

The problem is in the post title.

In my opening post I ask for insight into something I might of missed as a solution to my problem.

It was resolved- by disabling the pack in the module manager, something I never thought of doing.

 

A template has nothing to do with helping anyone disable the pack..

Please! Stay On Topic..

Hijacking a post and then suggesting that a solution to the problem, is 'the people that don't have it should install it' is not helpful, and has nothing to do with my post or disabling the Asset pack.

It dilutes the post and fills it with nonsensical input. Which is unhelpful.

Unless you are going to be helpful towards the topic, please don't contribute to the post..

Nobody needs a 'well done' unless they ask for it just hit the like button.