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I had a similar crash on Iron Heel - SC version, MiGCAP mission, after RTB. Wasn't sure where to report. Attached is the trackfile. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BGdxALtE2hbEfw9zcFM1i0kRjQdYZ_xS?usp=sharing Thanks for the work!

Alright, I’ll have to give it another try then sometime. Thanks!

That makes a lot of sense, thanks guys!

I see what you are saying, that's how I would normally fly the descent too. However, for ACLS the autopilot needs to be engaged (is my understanding), so I just leave it on through descent expecting an ACLS landing. At around 6 nm is when I find out that I'm supposed to fly mode 2. Even if it's a glitch, sounds like a realistic scenario that you are expecting ACLS but then have to switch to manual. And that's why I was wondering if at that point I should switch autopilot completely off. The dampening makes sense, I won't be trying to land with autopilot on! (unless ACLS). Thanks!

Hey! Loving the campaign so far. I was on mission 2, and trying to VID the boats. I get within the range where I get the call from Jester that I'm within 15 nm and I can use PAL to find the ships. However, I could not find them. Flew heading 305, 315, circled around until the sun went down haha. No luck. I also looked on the map but it didn't show any boats (maybe that's how it's supposed to be). I was at 1200ft as directed. What did I do wrong? Or do I just have to look a bit more to the West next time (in the Youtube videos I watched ppl found the ships at more of a 300 heading). I'll give it a try next time, any help is appreciated

Hi, I've been doing some Case III recoveries. I tune to Datalink while in the holding pattern, I use autopilot for the hold, then I start my descend and final approach, autopilot still engaged (attitude hold). I am set up for ACLS. However, tower tells me 'Fly mode 2', which means I fly ILS approach not ACLS. At this point, I wonder if I'm supposed to disengage all autopilot? I tried leaving it on with autothrottle. However, I usually have to disengage the autothrottle as I cannot properly descend with it. Autothrottle disengaged, autopilot still engaged -> the landing did not go well. So I am thinking that if I'm told to fly mode 2, I should disengage all autopilot at that point. How do you guys do it? Btw, ACLS approach worked like a charm in the 14B the other day. It didn't feel quite right though as I was supposed to fly mode 2 Thanks!

Try the F18 when you get a chance! It adds to the fun

No one else misses haptic feedback? thought would give this another shot

I did the same upgrade. Make sure your resolution is not set to higher than 1PD both in SteamVR and the game, I’d say that was the first big difference. After that I ran through the setup guide for HP reverb G2 that you can find here on the forum. I still have some stutters over the carrier but the resolution is way better than it was on the quest.

Just did the dogfight instant action in the F14 against Su27. It was a bit smoother experience and seemed like it kept it at around 45 FPS. I guess I have to set my expectations lower for those case I recoveries

So I did the jump from 5800x to the x3d. Unfortunately I can’t say there is a noticeable difference. Flying over the carrier in the F14 in the Caucasus, I still get stuttering. CPU frametimes seem a little better, and I seem to get a bit more stable FPS, but visually not much of a difference. The stuttering still breaks immersion (this is without OpenXR and I explained in another post why OpenXR is not an option for my setup) I have yet to test MSFS20, however that sim was smoother to begin with.

I am a little hesitant to upgrade from my 5800X. In game I’m experiencing stuttering in the F14 when flying close to objects such as the carrier or other planes. FPS on Caucasus is between 27-45. FPSVR shows that CPU time is higher than my GPU frametime with my 3080. when I stress test the CPU, it is unable to reach the posted 4.7 GHz overclocked. I have recently upgraded the cooling, and it is not thermally throttled. The max clock speed it reaches during prime95 test is 4.5ish GHz. This makes me think that there is some sort of limit built into the motherboard that is not allowing my CPU to reach the max clock speeds. Therefore, this might be a limiting factor in DCS. I’m concerned that even if I do the upgrade, with the limited clock speed I wouldn’t notice any improvement in FPS or the stutters. I am not sure if the increased cache would help me in this case. Any insight is much appreciated!

Thanks for your help. So I tried to put that into command (windows+R) and into command prompt but I wasn’t able to close Steam and yet run SteamVR. I must be doing something wrong. Specifically, I tried to run the VR manifest but my computer didn’t have an app to run it. Not sure what I’m doing wrong? on another note, I think you are right about my CPU usage. Although I am over clocking a Ryzen 5800X, I might be CPU bound. What makes me think so is that no matter what I do with the graphics settings, I cannot get any higher FPS, even when I lower all the settings or even lower pixel density. thanks for the help!

Hi, I’ve been reading about the great performance improvements using OpenXR instead of SteamVR. Unfortunately, not running SteamVR is not an option in my case. The reason is I have a motion sim and motion compensation only seems to work through SteamVR. I use Simracing Studio for the motion and motion compensation, which seems to require running SteamVR. I wish there was a way to bypass SteamVR and yet have motion compensation run. I would like to experience DCS through OpenXR. I have a reverb G2 and while it looks fantastic the performance is not good. Id love to hear if anyone else has run into the same problem or if there is a workaround. thanks in advance!

I was playing the LANTIRN training day mission in the F14. At some point I had to rejoin the tanker, and the TACAN did not work neither in A/A nor T/R, or neither when I set it myself nor through Jester. TACAN back to carrier was working fine. Am using the stable version of DCS

Great document, thank you for it! I’ve jammed the flaps with overspeeding before. I tried to use the emergency flap up keybind but it didn’t retract the flaps. Is there more to its use?

I fly in VR and thus VID is quite tricky. I wonder when real pilots called out VID? Was it possible to do before the merge?

Hi, I never had haptic feedback for the F14 in VR. In the F18 it works and it feels very nice, and I miss it from the F14. Pressing buttons in the cockpit gives haptic feedback in the controllers in the F18. Is this a bug? Was it ever intended to be implemented? I could not find a previous thread about this. Thanks!

Hi Hiob, attached is a screenshot of my settings. On the Marianas, up at altitude, I was getting 55 FPS. Also in the P51D in the Caucasus at sunset (Lochini landing challenge) In the Tomcat, just doing case I recoveries in the Caucasus it's barely at 30 though. on the other hand, MSFS gives me a smooth experience. I have a slight overclocking of the GPU.

I mostly fly the F14 in Caucasus or Nevada. After your guys’ suggestion I turned MSAA off, and clouds from ultra to high. I think there is some improvement. Textures are medium. In the air over water FPS is hovering between 35-60 Id say. However, on the deck, I’m happy if I get 30. I have a 5700x Ryzen and 32Gb ram. Unfortunately I can’t use OpenXR, as I need SteamVR for my motion SIM. thanks for all the suggestions.

Thanks Kaba for your help! Didn't realize I could do that but certainly will!

Makes sense, thanks so much!

What does ‘nose high aircraft goes high’ mean? Also wondering about the decks. Was the pilot supposed to calculate 5000’ft AGL to pressure altitude? I can see how they could use radar altimeter for the 500’ft deck, but how did they monitor the higher decks? Thanks In advance, loving the reality of the campaign!

I’m just wondering what other people’s experience is with regards to FPS with a 3080 and a Reverb G2. I usually get around 30, unfortunately I can’t say gameplay is smooth. I’ve played around some with the settings following a guide but I am unwilling to sacrifice the high cockpit resolution for now.

I am not sure where to find any more log files - there is no crash file for today's crash, maybe as I had to exit via task manager? The only file associated with today's attempt is attached. The repeatable hang does sound similar - although I had the game crash after Wp1 as well. dcs.log.old