[Pilot/helmet not customizable for external view through livery.]

Never mind; I got it working!

You can overload any texture file that is part of the livery. It just happens to be that there are not yet any modded Fulcrum pilots in the DCS liveries.

For anybody searching for the solution:

1. Open the model that you want to mod in the modelviewer2.
2. Regenerate LUA: Alt+Ctrl+Shift+G
3. Read the LUA to see the names you need to map.

Without this, I could not have found out that `Pilot_MIG29_Helmet_Visor` would be the name for `Pilot_MIG29_Glass`.

name = "PRFS"

--order = 0

livery = {

        -- Built-in mirror renderer
        {"MiG29_Cpt_mirror_L", 0, "mirrors0", true};
        {"MiG29_Cpt_mirror_M", 0, "mirrors1", true};
        {"MiG29_Cpt_mirror_R", 0, "mirrors2", true};

        {"mig29a_ext01",    0,     "mig29a_tex1_vvs",    false};
        {"mig29a_ext02",    0,     "mig29a_tex2_vvs",    false};
        {"mig29a_ext03",    0,     "mig29a_tex3_vvs",    false};
        {"mig29a_ext04",    0,     "mig29a_tex4_vvs",    false};
        {"mig29a_ext05",    0,     "mig29a_tex5_vvs",    false};
        {"mig29a_ext05_BN", 0,     "mig29a_tex5_vvs",    false};
        {"mig29a_ext05_BN", DECAL, "mig29a_ext_bn1_vvs", false};	
        {"mig29a_ext06",    0,     "mig29a_tex6_vvs",    false};
        {"mig29a_ext07",    0,     "mig29a_tex7_vvs",    false};
        {"mig29a_ext08",    0,     "mig29a_tex8_vvs",    false};

        -- Plastic
        {"mig29a_ext09",    0,     "mig29a_ext09",       false};

        -- Pilot
        {"Pilot_MIG29_Helmet_Details", 0, "Pilot_MIG29_Helmet_Details", false};
        {"Pilot_MIG29_Body",           0, "Pilot_MIG29_Body",           false};
        {"Pilot_MIG29_Helmet_Visor",   0, "Pilot_MIG29_Glass",          false};
        {"Pilot_MIG29_Helmet_Shell",   0, "Pilot_MIG29_Helmet_Shell",   false};

}

[Support for full livery/pilot/cockpit mod in user folder, without breaking pure textures.]

3 hours ago, SharpeXB said:

Yeah I don’t really know why this restriction is there but it must be for a reason. I won’t speculate on how that could be used for cheating. 

Apparently it is a MiG-29 Fulcrum specific problem, as I compared it to the Tomcat and that does allow me to change the pilot/helmet.
 

 

[Pilot/helmet not customizable for external view through livery.]

For the MiG-29 Fulcrum, the pilot can only be customized as part of the cockpit(-view), so it is not customizable for external views.

Other aircraft have the pilot/helmet/... as part of the aircraft livery so it can be customized.

I made this (https://forum.dcs.world/topic/380055-support-for-full-liverypilotcockpit-mod-in-user-folder-without-breaking-pure-textures/ topic before I knew it was a MiG-29 Fulcrum specific problem.

[Support for full livery/pilot/cockpit mod in user folder, without breaking pure textures.]

19 minutes ago, SharpeXB said:

Again my guess is that pure textures are enforced to prevent cheating. So any custom textures will have to deal with that restriction. 

I mean, we can make our livery neon purple and not trigger pure textures. We can change the cockpit and pilot too, but not for outside perspective.

The issue I made is about the inconsistencies in how you can and can not mod stuff.

[Support for full livery/pilot/cockpit mod in user folder, without breaking pure textures.]

16 hours ago, SharpeXB said:

Custom liveries are very cool. But the only way for other players to see them is to have them installed. That’s not too likely.

For us it is just for our squad members and our screenshots and video recordings. Other people will see the default grey liveries.

https://www.youtube.com/@PhantomReapingFagotSquad

[Support for full livery/pilot/cockpit mod in user folder, without breaking pure textures.]

e.g. In our squad we have all installed this skin.

The livery can be installed in your user-folder and will be available as an additional livery, therefore not breaking pure skins and servers decide for themselves what they allow and don't allow, so on Enigma's/Heatblur's and other servers we can use it.

For the MiG-29 Fulcrum It is even possible to change the pilot (e.g. change helmet) as an extra cockpit option (besides English/Russian/...) without breaking pure skins, but that will not be visible from outside the cockpit-view, e.g. when making recordings.

So there are more skinnable aspects to the game in various directories with different rules. That should be much easier.

[Support for full livery/pilot/cockpit mod in user folder, without breaking pure textures.]

Having custom skins for a squad is quite tedious and when fully implemented, every player even has to make changes to texture files that will break 'pure textures' so you can't play on multiplayer servers.

It should not just change how you see yourself in the cockpit, but also how others (which have the same mod) see you, without changing core DCS files.

Update: I have been able to package the livery and pilot clothing as a mod in the user folder. But regarding the pilot clothing for external views, there is no option to change it without breaking the texture check.

[MiG-29A Fulcrum missing in 'User Files' section.]

 

On 9/21/2025 at 1:17 PM, tribbin said:

People (like me) are uploading their user files under the same 'Unit' as the Flaming Cliffs version, making it impossible to filter on the compatible module.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3347023/

Hmmm... seems like the modules (like my link) in the wrong category were removed? Didn't get any notification or explanation there.

[Problem with wind shield rim texture mapping]

Yeah, it really looks like a random mapping was used from mig29a_tex1_vvs.dds around the wind shield.

[Problem with wind shield rim texture mapping]

So the front-side of the canopy bow is using (seemingly random) textures that cross other visible parts.

It picks up the white from textures at the nose (between the red and gray).

Therefore it is impossible to get a clean look if you have a contrasting color there.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3347023/

[Individual mirror control]

8 hours ago, Nialfb said:

In VR I am unable to adjust the mirrors individually using the mouse scroll wheel. Am I just doing it wrong?

Works for me in VR. The 'hitbox' to click is a bit small though, especially as there are no other components around they could make it larger.

[MiG-29A Fulcrum missing in 'User Files' section.]

People (like me) are uploading their user files under the same 'Unit' as the Flaming Cliffs version, making it impossible to filter on the compatible module.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3347023/

[Navigation landing switch: auto does not work.]

Made a new topic, as this is a different issue than in the other RSBN-related topics.

Both RSBN and PRMG work just fine for me, but automatically switching between the two does not work for me.

I attached a video that shows that if I set it to auto, the glide slope thingy disappears. Even if I complete a full landing on auto, it never switches to the glide slope thingy.

[Issues finding rsbn in the dtc from in game.]

Cool, I have set it up for Gudauta (two-way) now and everything works.

But when the switch in my previous screenshot is set to 'auto', it seems to never switch to landing-assist mode. If I flip the switch manually it does work, but the description in the cockpit says that it should switch over automatically.

What are the conditions for the MiG-29 to switch over to landing mode?

Update: just checked again. At some point the 'beacon' circle disappears, but only when I manually set it to landing mode, do I get the glide slope.

[Issues finding rsbn in the dtc from in game.]

1 hour ago, BIGNEWY said:

Hi, 

please ensure you have set the correct advanced waypoint actions

You mean it has to be programmed for the group in the mission editor? But that does not seem to be available for dynamic spawns?

[Issues finding rsbn in the dtc from in game.]

52 minutes ago, primus_TR said:

Are you sure the aerodrome has PRMG (ILS)? Some have RSBN but no PRMG.

Yes, Maykop-K. has them both. Works like a charm. (except for the 'auto' for switching to landing mode; have to flip manually)

[Issues finding rsbn in the dtc from in game.]

We randomly navigated to a neutral airfield just now on Caucaus. No problem with RSBN.

Only thing is that it did not automatically swap to landing mode.

[Wheel brake sound loops when press-holding.]

On 9/18/2025 at 6:37 AM, NineLine said:

Checking with the team to make sure this isnt just top of the line Soviet braking systems

Thanks for checking!

[Wheel brake sound loops when press-holding.]

So the pneumatic pump sound keeps repeating.

[Hitboxes Brandenburg Gate don't allow me to drive through.]

So I'm building a mission where people try to flee East Berlin, but the hitboxes of the Brandenburg Gate are broken.
 

 

[Multicrew Bugs in Huey]

On 7/11/2024 at 7:39 PM, Flappie said:

Issue 2 should now be fixed.

Today we multi-crewed again and had a lot of fun.

However, there is still an issue with the low-RPM alarm for people who are slotted in the gunner positions. We solved it by the person re-slotting after startup.

[Observe on stutter]

So when Petrovich is searching (on ECW/HBCW) there is a heavy stutter that is hurting my brain in VR.
 

 

[Polychop drama]

Just now, Oban said:

Depends on the context, and intentions.. The originally post, the way I looked at it was "Dont shoot the messenger" it never came across as disparaging, just dissapointment.

I think people who read the original post by person B are primed to look at it with suspicion and dismissal.

[Polychop drama]

3 minutes ago, Oban said:

What double standard would that be?

If person A posts it people defend it and if person B posts it people agree that it is a really bad thing from a bad person.

[Polychop drama]

3 minutes ago, Oban said:

I do hope that's the case indeed...

Funny how people openly acknowledge the double standard.