TKhaos

No Problem, glad you are enjoying it and the XFX card is really nice.

That's what I use Gimp, used to be Photoshop until they started the subscription and my suite became outdated. Good that you have had a go though and can do some stuff, Gimp has got a bit of a learning curve but I've always been been able to reproduce anything I could do in Photoshop. When I do skins I open the base DCS file, well copy of it then create off that. Each bit I add has it's own layer so you can make alterations or switch layers on and off, the F/A-18C had left and right names as separate layers. With the flag I just opened it in Gimp alongside the DCS file I was working on and copied the entire image, switched back to DCS file and pasted as a new layer then resized and positioned it off that. Always save a working copy of the file in Gimp XCF format, pretty much the same as Photoshop PSD. That way it saves all the layers separately so you can go back and alter things or add new stuff, as soon as you save as DDS is flattens the image to a single layer. I normally open the DCS DDS file and save straight away as XCF then work off that. Once you have finished or want to test what you have done Export As: DDS for the first time, after that you can just press save as normal. When you save as DDS select MipMaps: Generate MipMaps and Save: All Visible Layers and you don't need to change anything else. If you want to check in real time what you are doing use the DCS Model Viewer, you load either an EDM or LOD file for the aircraft then select the skin off the list.

Hi Lasken, I'm a bit tied up with work at the moment but will have a look to see if I can do anything in the next few weeks if I get chance when I'm back home.

I use the Thrustmaster T.16000M HOTAS and have just as good control with rudder using the flappy paddles on the throttle as I did when I was using pedals. You can buy the Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle on it's own which is handy. It's much better and easier than trying to used the twist function on a joystick. I had pedals for years, with small breaks in between but after the last ones broke I decided to go back to not using them, I had spent 20 years flying without them and other times never had real issues with twist axis controls but the paddles are so much better. Might be a solution until auto rudder is introduced. People reported issues with the Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle being a bit sticky, mine was out the box but I undid the tension screw underneath and cured it almost completely in less than a minute. I think the reason why so many people were likely having issues was because they were too heavy handed. Out the box, if I used normal force on the throttle it did feel sticky, totally different if I just rested my hand on it and operated it gently but then even better after the tension screw. If you aren't bother about warranties then you can get a bearing mod really cheap or just use something like a teflon grease on the slides. I think the only time now I am likely to buy another set of pedals is when I eventually build a cockpit, until then I'm happy with my paddles

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In the A-4E-C/Cockpit/Scripts/Systems/ folder. Just overwrite the one that is in there.

It's the full install file, once installed it gives options for repair/uninstall. It's a genuine Microsoft file, I downloaded it and tested it like I do before I submit links for anything and it's from a Microsoft site so can pretty much rules those issues out. Often when you are getting this issue with preventing the download it's due to permissions, I take it the system you are downloading on to that you are logged in as a default admin and not a user, quite often with users they are unable to download various files unless logged in as the administrator to prevent malicious actions. We used to lock people out at work, they would have full use of the computer but the minute you tried downloading or installing a driver or piece of system software, even an update it blocked it. If you aren't having issues with any other things though pretty much rules that out as well. It could be corrupt system files, previous versions of the VC 2015-2022 have left users unable to install, uninstall or repair. Try the follow: Open a Command Prompt as Administrator and type the following commands. DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth Once that has finished type the next command: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth and once that has finished type: sfc /scannow You might have to reboot the system after that command finishes, depends if it finds and repairs anything. Don't know if you use anything like CCleaner but if not another possibility is redundant files in your temp directory, can clear that with the Command Prompt using: del /q /f /s %temp%\*

No problem, Microsoft like to make things difficult and don't keep older versions in easy to download places, probably in there My Visual Studio section you need to log into which is a pain. I have found the file though, will link the page rather than just the file, I have downloaded it to check the version and it is the one you need, it's the second link marked [Version 14.32.31332 (x64)] https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/looking-for-microsoft-visual-c-2015-2019/1c3734af-d1bb-46ce-ba76-9e2f07b766f3 As MAXSenna said, it doesn't always work but worth a try.

I remember you posting about it before so downloaded it but never got round to trying it Probably a newer version by now so will downloaded it again now you reminded me.

I normally resolve it by downloading and reinstalling the file in question, in this case version 14.32.31332

Download the full update from Microsoft. This is the direct link for the latest version [14.42.34433.0] which was released a few days ago. This is the x64 version you need https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe This is the x86 version to update if you have that installed as well, I always install the x64 and x86. https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe And this is the direct link for the Microsoft site if you would sooner look for the links yourself https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-studio-2015-2017-2019-and-2022 Download it and try installing it, if it doesn't work straight away then right click on it and select [Run as administrator] and see if that installs it. If not go into your settings to the [Add/Remove Programs] and click on the latest versions of 2015-2022, select Modify and Repair then try again.

I had problems with the Grenade GUI and making the text smaller as I wanted to make the box a lot smaller but never managed it so shrunk the box as much as possible around the existing text. Need to sit down and look at it properly instead of doing 5 minutes here and there

I've not seen it done with coordinates but that doesn't mean it can't be. I did originally think that it would need fine tuning for different resolutions but then it's not written that way using coordinates so it adjusts using whatever resolution you are using, I tested it with 1080p and 1440p. It's mainly trial and error, I took the default setting and altered one part to see what position that gave me on screen then judged off that. You can get it a bit more precise by going to more than two decimal points, handy if it's slightly off. I did it with one setting that 0.13 was too little, 0.14 was too much and after a bit of fiddling I got the display where I wanted with 0.133. I know you can use larger numbers -/+ numbers to move it on to a second screen, be nice to export it and have it on a second monitor like you can with MFD but not looked that far yet.

Give me one for free and I will try it. I'm not replacing a free option I'm happy to use with one I have to pay for. Like I said a close friend owns just about every one on the market and spent thousands, the only one he swears by is Tobieye which is why I got offered all the others practically for free. Each to there own really you love using the AimxyZ and I like my setup. As for performance I can honestly say I have never notice a single time when lag in head movement has cost me the fight or led to me being shot down.