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DOH! Of course it worked tonight but then I was in an A/G mission! What a dumbass And yes, thanks, I know about the HUD Blanking setting. Thanks again Nial

I have aligned my HMD from a cold start. In flight, I can slave the SOI to my hud and the centre dot appears. If I turn on my HMD and then slave to the HUD, the centre dot flashes momentarily, goes out and I do not see the reticle in the HMD. It used to work fine and has only started misbehaving if I carry out an HMD alignment. Can anyone else confirm this behaviour?

I know this topic is quite old, but I think it's still relevant. I personally find target aquisition to be more accurate with the ATFLIR. The LITENING pod gives a crosshair for target aquisition so it is a bit hit or miss (excuse the pun) It is difficult to get the aguisition accurate enough, especially from some distance out. The ATFLIR taget aquisition is by use of a dot, either in the diamond or with the outer brackets. Maybe I'm just using the LITENING pod incorrectly, any guidance would be helpful. I'm new to the F/A-18 and I've been practicing with JDAMs in both the TOO mode and PP mode. In PP mode I can kill static targets every time, in TOO mode I can generally kill two to three of four static target. Thanks

How does the "F10 Embark Troops" option work? I have a Mi-24P, player controlled from cold start in a single player mission. I have six troops standing by, assigned to embark to the Mi-24P. The Mi-24P is set to embark the troops - the group is named. I assumed that if I used the "F10 Embark Troops" options, the troops would embark without any other triggers. I can get troops to embark to an AI controlled vehicle, disembark etc. But I have yet to master getting troops to embark to a player controlled vehicle. Any advice? Thanks

BTW - Did this issue affect the backup of the control bindings? My backups seem unaffected. I carried out the repair as per the above and then reloaded my backup and all was well.

I recently noticed that I was unable to map most of the controls to my HOTAS throttle and joystick for the F-15C. Here's how I fixed it; I went to the module settings and disabled/uninstalled the F-15C, this then required a restart. Once restarted I closed DCS. I then carried out a repair for DCS (see link below). I reopened DCS and re-activated the F-15C module, again requiring a restart. Once restarted, everything worked fine and I was able to map my controls to the HOTAS. A useful link ... https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/709/ I hope this helps.

@Ironhand Even if I find a solution, I like to leave the post up just in case anyone else is having the same issue. The most annoying thing is when people announce they fixed an issue but don't bother to say how they fixed it!

I seem to have fixed this. I updated MIST to the latest version - mist_4_5_126.lua https://github.com/mrSkortch/MissionScriptingTools/releases/tag/4.5.126

Hi Guys I'm not sure where this questions should go, but I'll start here. I have a simple Su-25T mission where I go out and intercept a convey, blow it to pieces and then fly home. There are a couple of Manpads that might be a fly in the ointment, but hey I put this mission together quite a while ago and it has been working fine but just recently, when I hit a target, usually the second and subsequent targets, I get an error massage come up! If I hit ESCAPE, the mission continues until I hit another target. The mission has three MODS loaded: Massun92 - Humans Sam Sites Asset Pack VPC Objects by Voc & Virpil The vehicles in th econvoy are: APC MRAP MaxxPro ATGM Stryker Refueler M978 HEMTT APC BTR-80 Any ideas? I have also uploaded the mission file. Thanks Su-25T & Ka-50 III - Locate and engage convoy.miz

I downloaded Version 20240318 - 1.1.1 from ED. I also thought you said "StopGaps V.1.1.1 - 20240318 (now filters 'from runway' clients)". Is that the part that removes planes available from a runway hot start?

Ta Da! StopGap works great, thanks. I figured out the error message as I initially had the same error in StopGap. I realised that, in the mission, I had two available planes starting hot on the runway, just to save taxiing etc. Of course the two planes would be taking the same place when they spawn as AI aircraft using the script. I deleted the two runway start planes and everything runs fine without any error messages. I also figured that if I did have a plane sat on the runway, hot, if I flew any other plane I would encounder an AI plane sat in the middle of the runway.

Thanks. I bookmarked the StopGap link so I'll give it a go later.

@Hardcard Hi Guys. I've given this a go but I keep getting an error massage. The mission has four flyable aircraft - 2 x Su25's and 2 x Ka-50 III. When I start the mission there is a 6 second delay before the SWAPR_1_4.lua loads as I am loading MIST and MOOSE - MIST on start, MOOSE after 3 seconds and SWAPR after 6 seconds. At the point that I assume the static planes shold appear, I just get the error message. I have attached the mission file and my modified lua file. I can't see the issue but that's not to say it isn't something simple and I'm being daft! I'm using Moose 2.9.8, BTW. HELP! Su-25T & Ka-50 III - Locate and engage convoy.miz SWAPR_1_4.lua

Regarding your response, sure, I know I can screw up my own PC, but I was merely searching for a temporary, usable solution. Editing the file is beyond my expertise so I was just putting it out should someone be able to advise. Regarding EDs obligation to offer workable aircraft, free or otherwise - I know that DCS are a close knit community. That does not detract from the fact that ED are a profit making organisation and they have an obligation to offer aircraft. and other assets, fit for purpose. The Ad didn't say, "Free Su-25T, but it might not work". Regards

Yes, I know it's free, but the other thirty planes I paid for weren't. So as it's free, is that a reason for ED not to fix it?

Regarding th edark Shkval in th eSu-25T; Is it possible to change the values in "Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Bazar\shaders\MaterialFactory\mfd151.hlsl* temporarily, pending a fix?

Since the update, the Su-25T Shkval screen is too dark to be usable! Without any brightness and contrast adjustment it has been rendered useless! Please fix it! I pay good money to ED for usable, flyable aircraft. The least they can do is check they all still work after an update!

Hi Guys, Apologies if this has been asked somewhere else. I have FC3 and all of the full fidelity versions of the additional aircraft. I upgraded to FC 2024. Why? Just to support ED more than anything. My FC3 Icon is now greyed out and I cannot access Instant Action. Nor is there a new FC 2024 Icon. Where has all the Instant Action gone? If I go to the F-5E icon (I have the FC 2024 version and the full fidelity version) and select Instant Action, I now have doubled up missions - Cold Start and Cold Start 2, Free Flight and Free Flight 2 for instance. Any idea what the differences are? I've tried both and they don't seem any different to me, both cockpits are full fidelity (which is probably understandable). Maybe if the full Fidelity model is installed, ED should remove the duplicate missions.

Hi I emailed them directly from their website and they responded today: "Hey Nial! Thank you for contacting us and your suggestions! I will forward your message to the team to look into. Thank you for your support!" The more people that ask for these additions, the more likely they are to incorporate them.

Hi Guys, particularly the Heatblur guys (I assume you monitor this forum) How about some added features for the Viggen, to increase immersion? Maybe include the cockpit ladder when parked up with the canopy open and maybe an interactive power supply as per the Phantom. BTW, I have the Phantom and the F-14, purely to support ED and Heatblur, so maybe Heatblur can support me and give me a ladder at least Kind regards, Nial

Hi Rudel_chw Yes, thanks. I found that post after a little searching. It was a great help, thanks.

Hi All, The fix can be found here ... Look for the post by HawaiianRyan posted July 11 Navigate to: C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Bazar\shaders\model Duplicate both: fake_omni_lights2.fx and fake_spot_lights2.fx Rename the duplicates: fake_omni_lights.fx and fake_spot_lights.fx respectively Regards Nial

Hi brettmccl How did you resolve this issue? I'm having the same problem Regards

Thank you, Flappie. What would be the most likely source of the missing file? Reshade maybe or one of the mods? I don't think I used any specific MODs that I haven't used in any other mission but I'll turn off the MODs and see if the emission loads.

Hi guys I have one mission that crashes DCS when loading. It crashes at the point - "Terrain Graphics Init : 97, caucasus.ng5" See the screenshot below. Other missions on the Caucasus map load okay. I deleted the FXO and metashaders2 folders, just because I forget to do it after the last update, and I also carried out a DCS repair. Any ideas? Thanks Nial AJS 37 Flight Training.miz