TrichomeCharlie

this may be worth checking out.... it helped me (still - always learning)

This is how I would set it up... and of course you can amend the time to suit your mission needs. The Tanker will start moving within a few second of spawning so keep that in mind when working out your times. (message in the trigger is optional - I was just testing) Hope this helps. Top - Late activation Setup Bottom - Trigger setup Middle pic just shows the Tanker spawned. Sorry they aren't in the right order

I would select late activation on the plane itself. From there I would set the time to start. So if your mission starts at 8am and you want it to spawn at 930 you just have to set that time to start at 930. Another option is a trigger to activate group - when time is - more than 5400 (seconds) equal to 1hr 30min delay. There are a few ways to play around with triggers and late activation.... Ill try and post a screenshot for you after if needed....(just working)

I also deleted the file. Added the steam apps to my exception list. Restarted windows. Opened steam and was able to download and the install worked. (I have auto DL on so it started as soon as I started Steam.

I had Bitdefender delete those files. Went into STEAM to do an integrity check and it said it successfully validated the files...shouldn't it have failed or "fixed" those files I deleted? Not sure if Im missing something or its going to be a whole reinstall.

I guess what I meant was its never happened to myself. Bitdefender has never flagged a DCS file but thanks for the link.

Before I add DCS to an exception list or start deleting and reinstalling... Can someone explain how this would happen all of a sudden? (im not very tech savvy) Im just trying to understand if I've had the game for years and Bitdefender for years why would this get flagged now during the latest update? Thank you for any insight....

Same here....

Sometimes just damaging it is enough to make it inoperable from what I understand....

I use Open Track with Grass Monkey Tracker and works fine in CPG for me. Out of curiosity are you boresighting? If not, I wonder if that's the issue.

I would find a simple user created mission. Even a training mission. Load it up as a mission in multiplayer. (As long as you have those previously mentioned ports open) he can join you. I would set him up on a Xbox controller for the CpG seat and give him a pdf to have handy with the important keybinds. You guys can do everything at your own pace. Goodluck playing with your Dad. Thats awesome and hope you guys have a blast.

Thanks for taking the time to get this out. It's very much appreciated. Happy Holidays to you and yours...

Make sure you guys have the proper ports open.... thats where I'd start. If you can see it and not spawn in im not sure of the issue...

I use Grass Monkeys setup and I found that putting the ps3 camera at the bottom of my screen vs the top helped immensely. If you haven't tried that I may suggest to give that a go. I use a 43 inch TV.