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On 12/24/2024 at 11:42 AM, happyhappy said:
By the way, they are still selling it. It's a joke.
I don't know why they don't remove it from the store, I think it's a joke.
I would be happier if you removed it from the module.
Probably because none of us know whats in the private contract between ED and RB. Technically, if ED pull the plug on the module it leaves them open to being sued by RB for loss of revenue through sales so pretty much damned if they do and damned if they don't.
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On 12/23/2024 at 11:46 AM, happyhappy said:
Jane's F-15, released in 1998
Still got that stored away in my old tech boxes, big box with the massive manual, over 300 pages. Used to play it for hours, loved all the Janes stuff. Imagine trying to play something like DCS on a dial up modem
Made a slight alteration to your date
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On 12/19/2024 at 3:11 AM, Sarge_DL said:
Thank you for posting this. I upgraded from a 3060 to a 7900 XTX and was really struggling with the setting. Your settings really helped me out. Cheers.
No Problem, glad you are enjoying it and the XFX card is really nice.
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2 hours ago, Lasken said:
HI Again
I actually made it myself , i made a deepdive into the gimp software and figured the basic for making the name on cockpit. So now i have made myself a few skins:) But thanks anyway for reply. Just a question for you about the norwegian flag you made one my F18 , did you just import a flag into gimp and put it on the skin?
That's what I use Gimp, used to be Photoshop until they started the subscription and my suite became outdated.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.
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On 11/28/2024 at 3:34 PM, Lasken said:
You wouldent be able to help me with two more skins ? i have not been able to do as good a job as you did on my f18 skin . I have also bought the harrier and m2000 . If you dont have time i understand , just liked your work so thought id ask
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.
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25 minutes ago, beacon said:
So they are not stepping away? If i read the site then they stepped away from it. Or is this not right information?
That has been on the site for ages, long before any of this started and they stepped away from FSX because it was becoming almost obsolete with newer flight simulators.
Why would Razbam be interested in sinking money into old, outdated software when you have two much newer products from Microsoft. It would be like Eagle Dynamics still producing content and actively updating Flanker 2.0 from 1999, absolutely pointless unless you expect developers to support products for infinity.
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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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3 minutes ago, Weed89 said:
Thanks TKhaos
No Problem
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19 minutes ago, Weed89 said:
where do i PUT this .LUA file? thanks
In the A-4E-C/Cockpit/Scripts/Systems/ folder. Just overwrite the one that is in there.
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19 hours ago, HARTMANN1145 said:
Unable to download the Microsoft install/uninstall programme...windows appears to be blocking this!
Would a fresh intall from Steam help the matter you think?
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 /ScanHealthOnce that has finished type the next command:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealthand once that has finished type:
sfc /scannowYou 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:
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14 hours ago, HARTMANN1145 said:
Cant find that version to re-install from the microsoft site though!
I appreciate your help guys.
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)]
As MAXSenna said, it doesn't always work but worth a try.
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5 hours ago, MAXsenna said:
You thinking about Quaggles?
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.
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1 minute ago, MAXsenna said:
Yeah, that's because the original file is missing from the cache, so Windows cannot uninstall the older version before installing the newer one. It's a "common" Windows issue that can happen for various reasons. But promise you it's easy to solve, just don't remember.
I made a search, and here is a link to a trouble shooter which should be able to force un-install the old one.
I normally resolve it by downloading and reinstalling the file in question, in this case version 14.32.31332
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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
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.
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2 minutes ago, MAXsenna said:
Thanks!
I've successfully moved it to my second screen and shrunk it. I've also moved the grenade GUI, though I'm struggling a bit with the size.
Looking at @Mapi's picture I'm beginning to make somewhat sense of this.
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
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On 11/16/2024 at 12:12 AM, MAXsenna said:
Toying with this now. Does anyone know how to convert this to pixel coordinates?
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.
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15 minutes ago, ZON said:
Because it is not difficult to wear nothing, but it is very difficult to achieve the performance of wearing something without wearing anything. I have tried all the best possible cameras with OpenTrack's neuralnet, and their performance is not as good as AimxyZ. If you are willing to try it one day, I believe you will agree with me.
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.
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4 minutes ago, Tonker said:
...an expanded mission set/campaign for the Loach would be make the mod such a complete package
Probably not completely what you are looking for but you can make missions and campaigns for the OH-6A on https://dcs-briefingroom.com/ then edit them in Mission Editor to add or change things, takes a bulk of the work out of it if you haven't got much free time.
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Had a 20 minute play about today and changed a few things in the info box down on the bottom right corner. Nothing wrong with it, I just like changing stuff to how I like if I can
Anyway this is what mine looks like now, only small adjustments to colouring and size.
Text and Box Colouring [changed the RGB and Alpha]
[Line 11] changed to 20,20,20,120 so made the upper text more of a dark grey colour. Dropped the transparency to 120 [original was 220,220,160,255]
[Line 12] changed to 107,154,191,190 so made the lower text more of a pastel blue colour, might change it to pastel orange [original was 220,220,0,255]
[Line 13] changed to 237,253,255,80 so the background is almost totally transparent [original was 30,30,30,100]Box Dimensions
[Line 20] decreased to 0.131 so the height of the box is a tiny bit smaller [original was 0.135]
[Line 21] decreased to 0.75 so the width is slightly smaller [original was 0.8]Column Sizes
[Line 24] decreased to 0.29 to make Column 2 marginally smaller [original was 0.3]
[Line 25] decreased to 0.57 to make Column 3 marginally smaller [original was 0.6]
This is just a sample of what it came out like compared to the original
If anyone wants the files as above I've included the two "lua" files I have edited, I have marked what I done with [TK]. If you just want the controls use ControlsIndicator_page.lua and if you just want the info box use GunnerGui_page.lua, if you want both then replace both files and can change the colours to what you want. The settings should be universal and should display where it is regardless of resolution.
Make sure you back up the originals:
ControlsIndicator_page.lua is in: Saved Games\DCS\Mods\aircraft\OH-6A\Cockpit\Scripts\ControlsIndicator
GunnerGui_page.lua is in: Saved Games\DCS\Mods\aircraft\OH-6A\Cockpit\Scripts\GunnerGui
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19 hours ago, tobi said:
it is the gunnergui folder
Yeah I was on my way out and soon as I saw you post this I knew I was thinking about something else. I thought he wanted to know about changing things like short/long burst times
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13 minutes ago, Morpheus said:
Thanks for this, and yes experiment is necessary to find position you want, you know what is the files for ROE, BURST ..... ?
No problem
Not got time to look properly at the moment as I'm on my way out but I think it's the gunner.lua in the Gunner folder.
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Just a follow on from my previous post, if using the Transparent Script in an earlier post Line 29 becomes Line 31, the other two 12 and 15 remain the same. This is the result on mine at 2560 x 1440 with smaller box and repositioned.
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7 hours ago, Gil80 said:
What I found to be common among losing keybinds, is that it mostly happens with keybinds that have a modifier in them.
I noticed that as well, quite often when it did happen the default controls would work but nothing that was bound using a modifier.
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RAZBAM Situation Post Archive (will be deleted)
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Pretty much why I haven't purchased anything with Razbam stamped on it.
This isn't the first F-15 drama when it comes to certain RB Devs, although that does all depend how the individual looked at it. Won't go there though as not relevant to the ED/RB issue, maybe the F-15 is just jinxed.