netizensmith

Log overwritten sadly and after doing a repair the txture is back I should have tried that before reporting really... I did think it was urban camo as I approached it initially, until I saw the text lol

See attached image. Literally says missing texture on the boat lol. Latest beta, non-steam install, VR, HP Reverb, Radeon 6800XT, Ryzen 5600X

I think the issue is when we strive for realism in some areas, without being able to achieve it in others. For example, it is determined that at some altitude with little wind we should not render any texture at 1080p. In real life a Pilot doesn't see in 1080p, or even 4k. Their ability to move their head around and the massively increased resolution and nuances detectable by the human eye are able to convey that texture in some way. We must compromise on the realism sadly. I would say the old renderings are indeed a bit in the wrong direction regarding textures, wave peaks etc. but that the new rendering has gone too far in the other direction. Regarding realism the same issue exists with the sound of the aircraft; we need exaggerated noises to compensate for our inability to feel what the airframe is doing.

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Disappointing for those still on the stable version.

Bit aggressive and judgy mate. Suggesting a workaround is fine, particularly if you have no clue as to the real problem. Might get the OP up and flying in MP while someone works out the real underlying issue.

From a gameplay perspective it’s worse in both 2d and vr. Driven my harrier into the sea a few times in both modes since 2.7. I can’t say whether it’s more realistic or not now but it does make life more difficult!

As title. It looks weird and wrong to me. Is this intentional? The way the sea looks has quite obviously changed. Maybe (cloud reflections aside) it is more realistic now but it has caused me to crash into the sea several times because the see looks the same at 1000ft as it does at 10ft.

This fabulous mission is giving us all kinds of issues in 2.7. Crashes, aircraft not rendering properly, super low frame rates etc. Anyone else has this?

This has always worked in the past but I just installed this for 2.7 - deleting the shaders first using the DCS Updater app - but the display on my monitor does not display the VR mask i.e. I get a full rectangular image on my monitor. Is this normal now or have I done something wrong? EDIT: Ignore me. Just read about the mask situation here - Everything behaving normally now I've understood it all!

Yep, I don't care if people like them or not; if you want to see a video of a changed system the grim reapers are invariably there first, and on day one of a systems change that's what's important. If you don't like them then I guess you go figure it out yourself or you stop flying til someone else makes a video. For a detailed, considered breakdown of how the systems work I go with RedKite or deepphack but the style of their video means they will take longer to come. EDIT: Last night Chuck's Harrier guide was unavailable from Mudspike. Possibly he's updating it?

My Display_StrokeDefs.lua looks like this: stroke_thickness = 0.5 stroke_fuzziness = 0.4 -- Currently is used for DMC generated fonts black outline DMC_outline_thickness = 0.0 DMC_outline_fuzziness = 0.0 DMC_stroke_thickness = 0.65 DMC_stroke_fuzziness = 0.42 Note the changed values in red. I couple this with dialling the gain right back and dropping the contrast a few notches and have a super readable MPCD in 2D and VR

This is the only complaint I have in 2.7. Well done Razbam, good stuff. The MFCD font is still annoying but I personally have a good workaround that I'm happy with:

When A2A refuelling the little v symbols drift toward you from the tanker engines as they monitor the heat. Very cool.

...when mirrors are turned off. It's still reacting to changes in the environment. Hard to explain but visible in 2D and vr.

The sticky zone is already there and currently cannot be removed (to my annoyance!). It's there deliberately to help people with controls like yours so if you still have difficulty hitting 82 degrees then it might be time for some new hardware lol.

What stick and throttle do you have? There's a zone that Razbam added so that 82 degrees "sticks" for a bit.

I go to 82 degrees about half a mile out, then use witch's hat to control speed and throttle for altitude. Apart from that it's just practice. I have no curves set on my throttle, which I think might help but I'm scared to mess with what I know! If the throttle starts behaving differently I wouldn't know what to do. For newcomers, practice is everything. At first I was trying to remember all the numbers etc. but after a while my hands and feet just operate the throttle, stick and rudders without me even thinking about it. I'm still not great mind. I can't do the fancy line up port side and drift across landing but I can do a full vertical landing at carrier matched speed pretty much every time now. That's from about 2 hours practice today; on Sunday I fell off the end of the Tarawa...

Cheers @JIGGAwest - I've added the above images to my kneeboard!

Took off from FARP. Waypoints not shown on hud, possibly other symbology missing too. Trak attached: https://www.dropbox.com/s/40k7kaaar3aj7pf/NoWaypoints.trk?dl=0 EDIT: I'd had to reset my config earlier, which had set INS alignment back to default. All good after that.

I do. I'll see if I can find the right one and take a look.

Thanks for the replies. Everything was set up as it should be. TPOD was active (live video feeds working). I could change the laser type e.g. training, safe, laser etc. It had a laser code of 1688 set. The only issue was that it would not come out of safe mode. I use the drop bomb, then fire laser, wait for impact, stop firing laser method. I was in a fairly dangerous zone so I wonder if my pod had been hit. I don't *think* I was warned of any damage but that doesn't mean I wasn't hit. Oh well, if it happens again I'll save the track.

As title. Normally works fine but just now, after dropping first bomb I was unable to take the laser out of safe any idea where I might have messed up? Thanks.

No rush. My current project at work is 4 weeks late. Software is difficult and often unpredictable.