bkthunder

Constantly overshooting 3 wire with ball centered I know there was some discussion before, including a report of the Stennis being too small by a few feet or so. Not sure what it is, but while I am perfectly able to get consistent 3-wires in the F-14, with the F-18 flying the ball all the way to the deck ALWAYS ends up in a 4 wire or even a bolter. To get a 3-wire I have to keep the ball one unit below the center. I have even tried to "fly" the ball in F11 view, and I end up several feet in front of the 4 wire if I keep the camera centered on the ball all the way to the deck. Now, I would doubt my piloting skills if I weren't able to fly the ball properly, but this is not the case anymore, besides, I do it with the F-14 which is arguably harder to land. Do you have any ideas? Is this happening to you as well? could it be a bug? Thanks!

Lol because *somebody* changed the title after moving it from the bug section :music_whistling::music_whistling::music_whistling::music_whistling::music_whistling:

It sounds like it has been ripped from some youtube video, I doubt they would have such bad sound quality if this was a purpose-made recording

How is this a topic for the wishlist?????????????? It's a bug not a wish, and it wasn't there before the last update.

Since the last update, the nozzles jump from full open to less than 100% position when quickly advancing the throttle to full AB from IDLE and back. watched in slow-mo as well, and it just jumps from one position to another without intermediate animations. The same cna be confirmed from the cockpit gauges. As as side-note, what about that RL F-18 pilot's comment that nozzles close by slightly advancing the throttles without increasing RPM or FF (and this is enough to start taxiing)?

Sorry to be the negative one on this happy bandwagon but... these are the most terrible sounds ever! I mean seriously, it only sounds half decent sitting at idle. There is a single file, no changes looking from the front or back of the plane, the flyby is awful, I don't know how you can even compare it to any of the other modules! Anyways, even though it's a step back, it's also a step forward as we have the first example of custom sounds in what, 4 or 5 years? Keep it up, but please, try to compare yourselves with the other 3rd parties and bring something of comparable quality to the table! The F-18 is the gold standard right now.

Thanks for chiming in! I think a rise in RPM should also happen when the nozzle closes, so it doesn't seem to be just a visual bug.

Internal sounds are ok IMO, but external sounds are really a low point. I think there is something wrong because there is a constant "afterburner" jet noise even at idle RPM and the volume of that sound doesn't scale with distance as much and as well as other modules do. The Harrier has the same issue: if there is a harrier or F-14 idling at the opposite side of the airport, you can hear it so loud that it covers pretty much any other aircraft's noise including your own, with canopy open.

According to Natops (and the F-16 as well - same engine), in SEC mode the nozzle closes completely and there is a slight rise in RPM. This is not currently modeled in the F-14.

Again today flying on Aerobatics online, some random guy jumped in the backseat and as expected, it was impossible to contact the tanker for either of us. There is definitely something wrong here, and it has nothing to do with radios or incorrect frequencies. We literally tried every radio on the jet, nothing works.

My RIO was the host and he couldn't contact the tanker

I agree, external sound is not a strong point of heatblur. This needs to be worked on to be on par with the Hornet (or better :smilewink:)

it's fantastic, these little details punch much above their weight in adding realism and life to the sim. Yes, they add life, something DCS lacks completely otherwise.

Having a ton of fun flying with a friend as RIO, however it's impossible to get an answer from the tanker to refuel. Tried several different missions, with Jester not a problem, but with human RIO it just doesn't work. In the same MP mission flying with 3 friends, 2x in one aircraft and one with Jester, only the F-14 with Jester could contact the tanker.

The F-14 is not only a great aircraft, but a well released module of a great aircraft. Sure there are bugs here and there but all in all, this is the most complete release to date, and it is enjoyable to a higher level than any other module has been upon release (or even 2-3 years later for some :music_whistling:) So, thank you Heatblur. It feels good to have spent money on something polished and enjoyable like your F-14! This is really on a different level :thumbup:

The point folks like you are constantly missing is very simple: Razbam sold a product, with a price and with a description of its characteristics. People who buy it are not required to deeply analyze, understand or be experts of the process behind the production of said product: they rely on what's written on the tin. If the tin says tomatoes, you expect to find tomatoes inside. If you find no tomatoes, or rotten tomaotes, or any other thing that is not what was advertised, then the company selling it has a problem that falls somewhere between giving misleading information and frauding customers. Now I'm sure in the EULA somewhere there is some fine type that says you're not the owner of anything, you didn't actually buy anything etc. So technically we are always wrong and they are always right. But the reality is, as ED's customers, we expect that the seller has the knowledge and resources to deliver what they are selling. If not, then WHY are they selling it, and WHAT are they selling exactly??

The whole thread was deleted :music_whistling:

Finish the Viggen and the Tomcat, then, just then, make a TORNADO!!!!

Something is fundamentally weird with the DCS wind / flight model interaction.... it seems like wind is more of a hack than actually a simulated mass of air that moves, in which the airplane flies. Anyway good that they can fix it.

That's understandable. IMO the videos are really not all that necesary, a well kept changelog and list of missing / planned features would be much better than monthly videos. Besides, nobody would be desperately waiting for video updates in search for a hope, if they were happy with their purchase. And that's the real point here. You've been trying to fill the gaps in lieu of Razbams lack of progress (which is commendable) and now the heat is on you, but it really shouldn't...surely not because of video updates ;)

16 people, lol. I personally don't think we deserve a video, we didn't pay for "monthly" updates. We paid for a high fidelity module for a high fidelity flight sim. We didn't get it, and for some reason common business to customer good practices don't seem to apply here. So, pretend you lost your wallet and stick to 3rd parties with a better track record from now on (if you can find any). Posting, complaining, reporting bugs and such will at best give you nothing, and at worst grant you a deleted thread/post or get you banned. Don't bother. There's a forum chock-full of bug reports, enough to keep any 16-people team busy for a while. My real gripe is that legendary airframes (such as the Harrier and MiG-21) are never gonna be faithfully represented in DCS, because licenses have been "spent" with 3rd parties who bit far more than they could chew.

Well, I mean, no point making a video if there is nothing to talk about... Nothing has been happening except the release of the MiG-19, which is covered in enough videos I think.

Lol, core systems are still incomplete and / or bugged, and people worry about wingtip vortexes on a KC-135 (a.k.a. not the Harrier).

the ADV- line is bugged, been reported a long time ago.

Can't tell if realistic or not, but surely I find the F-18 to be terribly unergonimic compared to an F-16 (or the A-10), starting with the hotas setup all the way to the SA page, radar and ACM. One good example is the SA page and Radar page have no direct correlation, they act like two completely separate systems and you basically have to guess if the contact you see on radar is the same you are seeing on the SA page, by looking at BRA and speed... Surely takes practice but I find my self fumbling with the mouse (pushing MFD buttons 'cause the HOTAS is pretty limited) and with the castle switch all the time.