Sunbather

Thanks for the fast reply! I too judged the threat negligible but I wanted a second opinion so thanks for that! I am basically only going to use your Expansion mod, Foothold and, as mentioned, DCS Liberation/Retribution.

How safe is it to do the de-sanitizing thing for a singleplayer like me who doesn't engage in any multiplayer stuff (but obviously is connected to the internet while playing)? Also, is there some autoscript that I can use that reverts the file back on the press of a button? (Similar to how DCS Liberation/Retribution do it where it restores the mission script file back to vanilla once you close the Liberation/Retribution app.)

I also don't understand why such a basic feature isn't implemented. Having a hard time judging when or if a file was updated.

Nevermind.

That's a relief, as was finding this thread. I really though I'm a complete idiot with the F-16C. With my confidence reassured, I will tackle this mission again very soon.

I am a beginner and this is my first campaign but I think finding the drone is super frustrating as well. I've watched Connor's playthrough of this specific situation multiple times, I've tried the mission myself multiple times, and when I find the drone it seems to be pure luck. Even my three wingmen need about 20 minutes (sped up) to find the drone when I give them the mission order. (I think when you issue that order they go back to the CAP area and just stumble upon the drone as soon as it comes into their area.) Possible solutions: 1. I would assume the AWACS is able to not only spot such a big drone for a few seconds but also keep the track? So maybe it is possible to at least have the contact permanently on the HSD aka Datalink16? That would make tracking the target a lot easier. 2. Since I understand that you want to make this a bit more difficult, maybe you can have the drone hover around a specific zone and let the AWACS give you specific intel (bearing 315, hovering) --- that way the player still needs to find it with their eyeballs but doesn't have to navigate around the map blindly.

I've noticed this as well. Mission 1 - no problems. But in mission 2 and mission 3, some of the dialogue transcriptions disappear after the first sentence is spoken.

I am not saying that you made the same mistake but it is not enough to set the right frequency, you also have to press the correct transmit button. As per the manual, p. 256 (upd Dec. 20th 2024): I wanted to scream here in the forums: the tanker doesn't work, it won't respond! my wingmen doesn't comply and doesn't answer! Not even the tower is answering! Wtf! No, it was simply my error to only press [\]. Once I used the correct transmit switches, my wingman (wingwoman?) engaged like a proper fighter pilot (and much better than I did).

As a newcomer to DCS, I approve of this kind of thing! Currently playing the Dragon's Fury campaign and it's just nice to have the Chinese assets pack and the Marianas map for free. I still am going to buy Kola and Syria and the Viggen and the Warthog and some campaigns during this sale --- it's just great not every piece of new content is a paid module! The patch also rocks. I didn't expect that, today of all days!