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@Rudel_chw -- This worked perfectly! Thank you for your video and screenshots - super helpful!

Hello, You are correct that it's a single player mission and I'm using the F-14. I really like your suggestion regarding the weight-on-wheels + moving trigger and will give that a try. Thank you!

Hey All, I'm creating a mission where I'd like the mission to end once the player successfully lands back on the carrier. I have a few other triggers leading up to that point (certain units equal dead, etc), but what is a good trigger for a successful landing? I've tried messing with speed and altitude minimums but can't quite get it to work properly. Thoughts? Thank you!

Hello - I've seen posts that describe how to utilize a keyboard press to initiate a trigger that is binded to a cockpit switch. Is there a way to have a keyboard press trigger to play a sound?

Thank you both for your suggestions. The file path finally worked and I did need to unzip one of the files... thank you both

Hey All, I can't figure out the proper pathing to upload and use F-14b skins for OpenBeta. The two skins I have downloaded are: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3304380/ https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3319199/ The path I've tried is: Users>myself>savedgames>DCS.openbeta>Liveries>F14>f-14b>pasted the zipped file folder. I've tried a few different combinations but can't quite get it to work. Any help would be much appreciated.

Is there a trigger sequence to spawn in a different, but specific, aircraft once your current aircraft is shot down? I have a "player" aircraft sitting in parking "hot" and I want to spawn into that specific aircraft once I'm shot down in my current aircraft (the one I start the mission with).

I'd like to have the SAM site hold fire when my aircraft is above a certain altitude (5000) and fire on me below a certain altitude (4999). I can't figure out the proper sequencing of triggers. Thank you! MissionTester.miz

I'd love your assistance once again - I've been able to set up the SAM sites. I'm now interested in setting up a trigger so that they don't fire on me unless I'm above 8,000ft. I've tried a number of different combinations of tasks and triggers but can't seem to find the right combo. Mission attached. Thank you! MissionTester.miz

All good suggestions, thank you. I moved things around I was able to get it to work - the LOS is what I was really missing.

Hey All - I'm trying to get SA-3 SAMs to fire at me but no luck. I'll eventually add a trigger to it but I can't even get them to shoot me down all by themselves. I've tried a SA-3 template AND SA-3 + SA-3 TR combo with no luck. Mission attached.... any suggestions would be great. Thank you! MissionTester.miz

Thank you for the support; I'll check out the miz file you provided. I've attached my test mission to this message as well. MissionTester.miz

Hey All - I'm just starting out using triggers in mission editor (Beta) and am running up against an issue. I've watched a few videos on basic trigger function but hitting a wall. What I'm trying to happen: When my F-18 fly's through a trigger zone, I want my destroyer to fire on a designated target. Target Area identified on map F-18: Part of blue coalition and user flown Naval Group: Country USA, Arleigh Burke, Advanced Waypoint Actions: 1. Hold 2. Fire at Point Trigger: Type: Once, No Event. Condition: Part of Coalition is in Trigger Zone, Blue coalition, Unit Type: All, Actions: Group Resume (here is where my issue is, I'm unable to select the naval group). A few questions: 1. Any idea why the naval group wouldn't show up as an option for "Group Resume"? 2. Overall, is "Group Resume" the correct action for what I'm trying to accomplish? 3a. Is Advanced Waypoint Actions: 1. Hold and 2. Fire at Point the correct sequencing? 3b. If so, is "Group Resume" the best action to use in this scenario? 4. For what I'm trying to accomplish, is there a better trigger combination I should use? Again my goal is: F-18 fly's through trigger zone, destroyer shoots at a target only when I fly through the trigger zone and not before. Thank you!

Thank you for the suggestion. I was able to find the update and repair functions. Thanks!

Thank you for the suggestions. I'm pretty new at this so I'm unfamiliar with finding the logs to upload. I've also tried googling how to run a repair on Open Beta and found a few different options. Do you have a recommendation for one process?

Is anyone else having issues with mission editor in Open Beta? I tried multiple times to open mission editor and it goes to the loading screen and crashes. The loading bar doesn't progress at all. I last played a few weeks ago and it was working fine. I haven't updated or added or changed anything since then. I opened the stable version of DCS and had no issue. Thoughts?

Is anyone else having issues with the A/A radar on the F-18 Gauntlet instant action mission? I just started playing it and I don't know if it's broken or not. I'm learning the ins and outs of the A/A radar and can use it proficiently on other missions so not seeing it work on this one gives me pause.

Hi All, I'm getting pretty comfortable with the Hornet's basic navigation, A/G modes, start up, etc .... but really struggling to get a grip on A/A. What are some good resources to learn how to work the radar? What about learning A/A BFM? Thanks!

I'm just now learning how to use the ICLS in the F-18 for carrier landings. I'm able to get the appropriate channel and the ICLS indicators/bars (I don't know the technical term) show up on the HUD but they don't move. No matter how I'm lined up, it always shows that I'm below the glide slope and to the left. This has happened on Marianas Free Flight/Case 1 Recovery as well as Create a Mission after I correctly assigned an ILS channel for my carrier. What am I missing? Is anyone else experiencing this? Does ICLS only work when you are at a certain range? Am I too close to the carrier and assuming it should work (lining up 2-3 miles on final approach)?

Thank you for the tips! I'll be a casual gamer at best, do you still think this (will bump it to 32gb) will be ok? Or am I completely barking up the wrong tree?

Hi All, I'm researching gaming PCs and stumbled across the ALIENWARE AURORA RYZEN™ EDITION R10 GAMING DESKTOP (specs below). Curious if anyone is using this or have thoughts to share on Alienware overall? I'll be using Oculus Quest 2 for VR. Processor AMD® Ryzen™ 7 5800 (36 MB total cache, 8 cores, 16 threads, up to 4.60 GHz Max Boost Clock) Operating System Windows 11 Home, English Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti, 8 GB GDDR6, LHR, 3 DP, HDMI Memory 16 GB, 1 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz, XMP Hard Drive 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage) Chassis Options Dark Side of the Moon chassis with High-Performance CPU Liquid Cooling and 1000W Power Supply Wireless Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.1 Thank you!

I'm still doing some shopping and would love anyone's opinion on the following: https://deals.dell.com/en-us/productdetail/f48a Processor AMD® Ryzen™ 7 5800 (36 MB total cache, 8 cores, 16 threads, up to 4.60 GHz Max Boost Clock) Operating System Windows 11 Home, English Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti, 8 GB GDDR6, LHR, 3 DP, HDMI Hard Drive 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage) Memoryi 16 GB, 1 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz, XMP Wireless Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.1 Case Dark Side of the Moon chassis with High-Performance CPU Liquid Cooling and 1000W Power Supply Microsoft Office No Microsoft Office Included

Ha! I love this and am certainly looking forward to the "wow" moment myself. Thank you for the time and resource

Hello, I'm a few months away from jumping into DCS using my Oculus Quest 2. What are some tricks, tips, suggestions, best practices, recommendations, etc? I'd love to learn from this group that has gone through the experience. Thank you!

I appreciate the advice and the recommended specs/machine. Thank you!