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3 hours ago, SteelPig said:
-A new NTTR map, going all the way to the pacific.
And up to the North to include all the UTTR and all USAF and other military installations & training ranges included.
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We've still got slots open for class 25-02 if anyone is nullinterested in flying the A-10C with the v303d.
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On 10/17/2025 at 6:12 AM, Slice313 said:
I would like this terrain to get some kind of upgrade like UGRA does all the time. There is a good reason why I avoid buying ED terrains.
I wouldn't hold your breath, NTTR and PG have gotten extremely limited "updates" for years now. Personally extend the map to the north and populate up to the UTTR and to the pacific coast (to include Navy and Air Force bases in the areas) and add range items so we don't have to use a mod to accurately populate the NTTR ranges and I'd happily pay an upgrade for NTTR 2.
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18 minutes ago, cuchara said:
we don't need that actually
That's your opinion others don't feel that way. Plus it would be nice to have something that was mentioned when the update to the A-10C was announced released 5 years after the updated module was released.
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/2020-10-02/
They already changed and don't plan to include things originally announced such as updating the TAD would be a shame if the pilot body ended up not happening as well.-
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After yesterday's update still no ILS at Kandahar....glad someone made a mod to add it.
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13 hours ago, ASAP said:
No it isn't. The jet still doesn't know or care what kind of rocket is in the pod. And there is absolutely no communication between the jet and the rocket other than a firing impulse. The DSMS will not show red if you load a pod of AGR-20's as a pod of WP. There's no 1760 bus connection for the pod or the rockets to talk to the jet and tell it what it is. That's what I meant.
You are correct however, there is a CCRP mode for AGR-20s and the pilot can (and should) tell the DSMS that the rocket pod is AGR-20s and the jet will display an AGR-20 LAR in CCRP. That's a relatively new Suite 10 feature. But the jet only knows it's an AGR-20 because the pilot told the jet, the jet doesn't know on its own. You could load any rocket of any variety, and the jet will still let you fire it. The symbology you get may or may not be accurate be based on what you input.
I said the HUD shows APKWS symbology I didn't say the rocket pod was "smart" but thanks for your reply.
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On 8/23/2025 at 3:45 AM, ASAP said:
This was more a hypothetical. IRL the jet doesn't know or care what kind of rocket is in that pod. The video game designers apparently modeled the pod to be a lot smarter than its real life counterpart.
That's incorrect, I don't recall what suite number now (real life not DCS obviously) but within the last few years the A-10C does have APKWS symbology in the HUD.
as to you comment "the video game designers apparently modeled the pod to be a lot smarter than its real life counterpart" they took artistic liberties concerning the DSMS interface (another example is being able to change GBU-12 laser codes in the DSMS) because we don't have things like proper planning software or a DTC.
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Last update on the topic was March 2025 and nothing since. The newsletter said; "We look forward to implementing final touches and launching this updated pilot model soon."
So we'll have it "soon" (but not in the last 5 months).
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4 hours ago, Rongor said:
Tbh I wasn't aware the A-10C II did ever receive a gateway function already, be it with the implementation of the ARC-210, before or afterwards.
So in my world, seeing a L16 Viper, Hornet or any flight's PPLI on the TAD seems wrong at this point, regardless A-10C or A-10C II, so I think the OP has a valid point.
ED's manual for the A-10C II doesn't mention any gateway at all. Regarding datalink and TAD, it specifically focuses on SADL, which is incompatible to L16.
I don't see how the fact that we can see L16 PPLIs on the TAD is basis for the assumption that we received a gateway capability.
For now its a bug, unless ED confirms this is intended as simulating a gateway in any of the both A-10Cs we have.To be fair the aircraft itself doesn't have a gateway function the AWACS and other assets do. You're also making assumptions based on limited or no data. ED folks have said the gateway is modeled others have said it's not so who knows what is/isn't actually going on. Personally I think if we can't see client aircraft data on the TAD through the gateway we shouldn't see AI aircraft data. Keep it the same for both then it removes any confusion.
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On 7/27/2025 at 2:51 PM, Yurgon said:
The A-10A did not have any autopilot at all. Pilots crossing the Atlantic en route to the middle East in 1990 for Operation Desert Shield had to hand-fly many hours in lose formation with tankers. What fun that must have been!
The Low Altitude Autopilot with its fairly basic modes is thus a big step forward and allows pilots to spend more time heads down and focus on the mission.
While I'm not sure if it actually played a role, USAF leadership was never a fan of the A-10 and has tried many times to get rid of it. The request for additional funds might not have gone down well with them.
Plus there are probably technical reasons.
None that I know of.
Just to clarify, are you mad at Fairchild Republic or at DCS? Because DCS is a simulation, and adding an autopilot that doesn't exist on the real aircraft would put it in fairy tale land. And criticism towards the aircraft's manufacturer is a bit ill-placed in a forum about its simulation.
Small correction…the A-10A didn’t initially but with LASTE came auto pilot after Desert Storm.
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3 hours ago, TheSkipjack95 said:
You can fix this by using scenery objects removal trigger zones, but yeah I would like to have the highway strips function like airports, I think Kola does that already.
True but that also doesn't work 100% of the time in MP.
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On 7/23/2025 at 3:46 PM, Tarres said:
No. The gateway is present (WiP) in the A10C2.
The A10C (first version) doesn’t have an Arc-210 so no gateway is available so only the SADL datalink must be functional.
The bug is more related with the use of the eprls on/off code that enables or disabled the “datalink”. When the A10C was launched it was a “standalone module” so no other DL was implemented.
Now we have 3 or 4 different DL and the eprls code now enables or disabled the DL “all of them”.
This is a bug report for the A10C, the first one, without the ARC-210 and the associated gateway.
It's been long time but IIRC that's incorrect the gateway was around before the ARC-210 was added to the real jet.
Even if I'm not remembering correctly I think ED could put their resources to better use than to fix something that isn't that big of a deal like have them model the actual gateway so we can see client F-16s or F/A-18s (and maybe add some missing TAD & HMCS symbology:)).-
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47 minutes ago, draconus said:
Because their project manager selected other priorities for the team to work on. I try to avoid saying how easy it is to do though.
And also from this very thread:
Yes I can read but I'm sorry referencing a response from 2022 ....3 years ago with no updates on status since isn't valid, at least to me.
Anyway, based on your responses to me this morning if it's so easy to add the lighting like you are insinuating ED not having it added to the NTTR map by now is ridiculous, other priorities or not.
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24 minutes ago, draconus said:
Maybe certain features, yes, like high res mesh, but we're in the lighting thread and I'm sure because lighting visibility is just a number in the config and dynamic lights work independtently of the map used.
Although I agree with you in principle If it’s so easy than why hasn’t it been added almost 4 years after PG?
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3 hours ago, draconus said:
There's no "tech" that prevents updating the map lighting, no excuses.
Really how are you so sure ED has said in the past certain new features/tech for new maps can’t be done to old maps like the NTTR and Caucuses.
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The NTTR map is basically abandoned and likely such old “tech” that the only way it gets the latest map features/tech is to start over. Although I would enjoy that. Especially if the map was expanded to include the UTTR up north and other key military locations that should be there now and the coast of cali I don’t see that happening.
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So what you're saying is you don't want the gateway modeled in DCS so the A-10 can get Link 16 equipped aircraft data (which to be fair and to your point right now only AI aicraft data is shared not client)?
This is the first time I've seen someone report a bug for a feature most want to actually work (i.e. have the gateway modeled so SADL and Link 16 equipped aircraft can talk)
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Track? I’ve never had this occur
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On 1/1/2024 at 10:50 PM, ASAP said:
From what I've observed in the actual sim the trim is realistic in DCS
This, I’ve spent a few hours in the realms on and talked to many A-10 pilots over the course of my career and they all say they are constantly trimming the jet.
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22 hours ago, Silver_Dragon said:
A Sniper Pod will required a Suite 8 A-10C.
That’s incorrect we carried the sniper all the time in suites older than 7+ when HMCS was introduced. The A-10C never stopped being able to carry it we just didn’t it.
17 hours ago, Mad Dog 762 said:Looking back through my pics it looks like the Fort Smith and Moody Hawgs were the ones most often carrying the Sniper.
We carried sniper only at Moody until around 2012ish.
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14 hours ago, Mad Dog 762 said:
Well, I'll get you guys a pic next time one flies over my back yard.
Cool, all I know is the units I've been a part of and/or visited the last few years aren't using them (Moody, Whiteman, & DM). And soon you won't get to see it in your back yard at all since they're divesting their A-10s soon IIRC.
On the topic of DCS though it isn't going to matter we aren't getting it.
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4 hours ago, Victor3 said:
Just my humble opinion, but if it was used as an option on the real AC why not make it available as an option on the DCS version??
Likely because it's not a plug and play from one airframe to another, even on the real jets. ED does "just enough" to keep the A-10C II viable (how long have we been waiting on the in-cockpit pilot) so I wouldn't expect any additions. Heck we can't even get a simulated gateway to share network information with client Vipers or Hornets (but we can see AI viper & hornet network data last I checked) they're not going to invest the time to develop the Sniper for the A-10C.
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On 6/5/2025 at 9:51 PM, Mad Dog 762 said:
A-10C's fly with the Sniper Pod every day. It is probably more common than the litening these days.
That’s incorrect the Sniper pod hasn’t been used regularly in the A-10 community since around 2012.
On 6/7/2025 at 5:03 PM, Mad Dog 762 said:I live near a A-10 base (190th FS) and I see them all the time. There is still a mixture of pods, and I would say more Sniper than Litening these days.
At Moody now and at Whiteman for 2.5 years and I can tell you that isn’t the case at either of these bases.
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