Ithronwise
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17 minutes ago, Shadok said:
Yes this is what I mean !
Do you use macros or similar for your keyboard? Sounds as if the external weapon view function is set twice on the F6 key, on press and on release.
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On 9/1/2024 at 2:44 PM, currenthill said:
Maybe this: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329131/ ?
No, it was something else. If I loaded a mission with missing units/mods I got a warning but I could load the mission anyway without these units. Maybe it was just a dream.
Nevermind, I use the tip by Rudel_chw now to remove the outdated units from the required mod list:
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I ran into this problem with some of my old missions:
These missions still use the old Currenthill mods before they were combined into asset packs. Unfortunately, I no longer have those old mods, so I can't load those missions to update the Currenthill units. I'm a bit confused, because I remember some time ago there was a way to load missions even if the unofficial mods/units used in them are no longer installed. But I'm not sure if it was an official feature or a mod/script.
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5 hours ago, JOEM423 said:
great advice, I do have tons of mods! Ill let you know how it goes. TIA Joe
That's what I meant with "unclean" DCS installation. If you have any problems with DCS, the first step should be a cleanup and a slow repair including all files. If the issue persists also remove all mods in Saved Games\DCS. If you still have trouble after that rename your Saved Games\DCS folder and let DCS build a new one. That would be the right steps if you face an issue and not to come into the forum first and blame an official module. You can do this if all the other steps are not working.
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In fact, controlling the Big Buddy with DAFCS On feels to me like sitting in a cab in New York and trying to tell the poorly English-speaking driver where I want to go. Only with DAFCS off do I really feel like I'm in control and flying the hook myself.
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12 hours ago, JOEM423 said:
Yes I have, But Im waiting for a reasonable explanation why FPS will goto 7FPS at lower settings, than when I run the F-14 at Maxed out settings with the lowest FPS not dropping below 40FPS with a carrier deck full of planes taking off and dozens aircraft incoming with most in combat!!!!! I'm waiting for a rational explanation! i don't think the F-4 module is complete and full of memory leaks for the F-4 frames to be that bad!!!!!
The most reasonable explanation in most cases is a misconfigured system and/or an unclean/faulty DCS installation. The F-4E is much more complex than other modules (including the F-14), so the likelihood of a misconfigured system or an unclean DCS installation leading to low frame rates is much higher.
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On 8/28/2024 at 11:54 PM, champad said:
I can’t get the NVG’s or JHMCS to work, any ideas? Thank you
Just read the post directly above yours. This hotfix also fixes the NVG, JHMCS and some other issues.
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On 8/12/2024 at 10:58 AM, Kenan said:Just wanted to report Super Hornet crashing to desktop every time FLIR screen is turned on (i.e. gets operational).(May have something to do with latest DCS update?)
There is a hotfix pinned in the bugs-and-polishing section of the Chiller Juice Studios discord channel. It also solves some other bugs.
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On 7/17/2024 at 12:06 PM, Schlingel mit Kringel said:
Mod managers are great when you change mods back and forth (IC breaking) or try new stuff often.
No, mod managers are great in any case: when dcs gets an update, when one of the used mods gets an update, when you are facing an issue and you have to find out which mod is causing it (or to exclude that one of the mods is causing it). Otherwise In all these cases you would have to do a cleanup and a slow repair including additional files (because you never exactly know where all the mod files go and it's highly recommended to get back a completely clean dcs installation). That would be too much effort for me, but this is my personal opinion. I use Open Mod Manager by the way, it's better than OvGME.
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21 hours ago, Pumba298 said:
I might be getting a bit older so this whole Discord thing is new to me, but I have the UH-60L installed and working, but how can I download the Armed Black Hawk mod? I can only load a blurry screen with a message there are no messages on Discord.
I highly recommend to create a Discord account. The most mod makers are very active on Discord and you will find not only the latest updates there but also a lot of information, hints and helpful discussions. If you click on the link you should get an invitation.
Btw, I am in the very late forties.
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On 6/6/2024 at 10:57 AM, michelip said:
cannot install the "UH Pilots-Miniguns v 2.4 or the "Armed Blackhawk v 4.1.1" over my basic UH-60 Mod. When I install as I understand the tutorials and written instructions, my DCS crashes before even getting to the opening screen. Part of the problem is the assumption in the tutorials that we understand just where to put the above files. To me, it is unclear whether they just go in the main DCS Beta folder, the MODS folder or whether to open them and put some of the contents in the original UH 60 Folder or even to cut / paste the UH-60 file from the Armed Blackhawk file and insert it into the DCS Aircraft folder. So far I have not been able to find a way.
Please, can anyone help with a detailed step-by-step Idiot's tutorial?The latest version of the Armed Blackhawk addon is v5.8, the minigun mod is integrated there, please check the discord channel: https://discord.gg/KvCushXE
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8 minutes ago, silverdevil said:
how can they be responsible for AV or anything else on an end user's computer?
Can we be sure it is just a bug in the Windows Defender? In this special case it is highly probable a false positive, but it still has a bad taste and you always should remain skeptical.
In my job, I always tell people: “When you are on the internet, receiving emails or chat messages, always be paranoid. If you have a bad feeling, don't open the website, don't click on the link, don't start the download, don't open the file, because in most cases your feeling is right."-
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On 6/6/2024 at 9:52 PM, Flappie said:
I don't know much about the subject, but since these antivirus claims appear to be false positives, there's not much that ED can do, I guess.
ED could contact Microsoft and find out why these files are suddenly being recognized as PUAs. If it's a bug in Windows Defender, Microsoft should fix it soon, if it's because these encrypted files don't have trusted certificates, ED (or Razbam) should create certificates for them. It's not the customers' job to do these things, and it's highly dangerous to just say “don't worry, it's a false positive”. Next time it may not be a false positive, but then no one will take it seriously (you know the story about the boy who kept shouting “wolves!”?).
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13 hours ago, silverdevil said:
fair enough. though how does defender know that it is bad if it cannot unencrypt it cannot tell either way? isolate your machine and run wireshark to inspect the packets being sent from your network.
dcs.exe starts -> loads the dlls into the RAM -> decrypts them there and executes the contained functions -> Windows Defender finds there is something suspicious -> Alert
My machine is alright, otherwise I would have the wrong job. The dll is the problem and even if it is a false positive alert it isn't my task to clear this issue with Microsoft, but ED's.
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1 hour ago, silverdevil said:
to help others and yourself, you should submit the offending files to Microsoft. false positives do happen. you being a professional should always do this. ED is merely going to tell you there is no worry. this in itself should not alleviate your worries.
You are right, but these dll's are encrypted. So Microsoft will not be able to check if there is a potentially harmful function in it or not. These files are only decrypted during their runtime by the dcs.exe and that's the moment where the Windows Defender can check the functions in it that are loaded into the RAM.
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14 hours ago, Rudel_chw said:
wow, just wow, I have no words
… on my case, I employ my PC just for gaming, so the damage that an eventual virus or malware can do is very limited, my e-mail and web browsing and purchasing is done on my other computer (an iMac) or on my iPad, the PC is strictly for playing.
I guess, your gaming pc is connected to your home network? So, in this case if you catch a malware (a backdoor for example) on this pc you have good chances that your other devices within this network will be compromised, too. As soon as someone has access to one device within your network you are lost.
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12 hours ago, oldcrusty said:14 hours ago, Ithronwise said:Expand
Probably, but because of my job I am highly alerted if I get such a report, especially if more than one or two scanners on VirusTotal report an issue.
The file has been changed by the update but there is no information about any M-2000C patches in the release notes. That triggers my professional paranoia.
I have uninstalled the Mirage 2000C module until further notice.
I don't blame you... files that changed didn't trigger alerts, file that wasn't supposed to be changed did. I'm not a professional but I'm up to my ears into this stuff... sort of fascinating
Not sure what do you want to say. The alert pops up, when dcs starts. Didn't happen before the update. So, some function within the dll has changed and triggers the Windows defender now as soon as it is read by the dcs.exe.
The different file size and timestamp shows the file was changed by the update.
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1 hour ago, Rudel_chw said:
Most likely a false positive ... if it were a real virus the Forum would be all over with virus alerts from other users which updated as soon as the DCS patch released.
Probably, but because of my job I am highly alerted if I get such a report, especially if more than one or two scanners on VirusTotal report an issue.
The file has been changed by the update but there is no information about any M-2000C patches in the release notes. That triggers my professional paranoia.
I have uninstalled the Mirage 2000C module until further notice.
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Hi folks,
after the latest DCS update the Windows Defender reports DCS World\Mods\aircraft\M-2000C\bin\M2KC_FM.dll is a PUA:Win32/Packunwan.
Timestamp of the file has changed with the update and also its size but there is no patch note about the Mirage 2000C in the release notes.Edit: VirusTotal Scan added
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20 minutes ago, Hiob said:
I‘m probably beating a dead horse, but I would suggest to ditch Norton in favor of the integrated MS Defender. You‘ll be better of in every way.
Full agreement. Third party antivirus programs are snakeoil that dig deep into your system and cause more problems than they solve.
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On 4/4/2024 at 4:19 PM, SharpeXB said:
It’s worth noting that less than 2% of this demographic uses Linux.
13 minutes ago, drPhibes said:Making DCS a native linux application would be a massive undertaking, and is not worth the effort.
That's the typical chicken-and-egg-problem. If more game developers would support linux this number on steam would much higher. We all will pay the price for this dependency from large software providers and their closed source products. I already see it in my professional environment (latest topic: VMWare).
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12 minutes ago, F-35 Guy said:
And I THINK( I’m not positive about this) that the AIM-9X-2 or AIM-9X-3 will be able to fire from the weapons bays.
The AIM-9X Block II and Block II-plus still cannot be carried in the weapons bay.
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59 minutes ago, F-35 Guy said:
In the end if it has a sidewinder you’re dead. It won’t need to go BFM. After all it can fire backwards. Let’s see the F-22 do that.
Too bad the F-35 can't carry AIM-9X in its weapons bay, only on the wing pylons.
Because of the higher RCS it would be dead long before the F-22 is in its Sidewinder range.
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18 hours ago, F-35 Guy said:
But have you ever seen it at an airshow? Because I have, and I think it could only be said to be F-22 esque
At air shows, the planes fly with little fuel and no payload at all.
The F-35 simply has too little lift area (except perhaps for the C variant) to be a good dogfighter. With digital flight controls you can get the maximum out of these limited aerodynamics, but you can't outsmart the laws of physics.
The F-35 doesn't even have thrust vectoring to compensate for this disadvantage.
The F-35 was never intended to be an air superiority fighter. Its advantages lie in its superior sensor equipment and its ability to operate in a datalinked network of different units. This creates a superior situational awareness for the pilot.
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CJS Super Hornet Community Mod v2.4 - Official Thread
in Flyable/Drivable Mods for DCS World
Posted · Edited by Ithronwise
As I already wrote earlier in this thread (just few posts above) there is a hotfix pinned in the bugs-and-polishing section of the Chiller Juice Studios discord channel. It also solves some other bugs.