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Here are the fixed INS training missions: Caucasus: M2K Training 02 INS FINAL.miz NTTR: M2K NTTR 02 FINAL.miz Fixed: Correct cockpit triggers so the mission continues to INS radar fix method. Fixed: Correct frequency for ATC on green radio channel 1 (NTTR). Just place it in My Missions folder or replace original files in "\DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\M-2000C\Missions\Training\" folder.

The solution how to correct this bug has been posted above, but since it may be too complicated for new players, here are the working startup training missions: Caucasus: M2K Training 01 FINAL.miz NTTR: M2K NTTR 01 FINAL.miz I have tested it and it works. There were some minor issues with some highlights staying visible but they don't affect the progress. Just place it in My Missions folder or replace original files in "\DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\M-2000C\Missions\Training\" folder.

I wasn't able to find any info on this, but I don't think it's something new. It probably can be activated only during cold start on December 25th. I couldn't reproduce it on the next day and changing OS time resulted in DCS authorization error (when launched from Steam). The HUD Christmas Easter Egg (XMS option on PCA) is still available, for comparison: And yes, I totally agree, this module is one of the best for sure.

Pressing the FBW REARM BUTTON (below the FBW MODE SWITCH) fixed the FBW errors for me. I'm not sure why it it works like that in this mission. Normally the errors disappear after performing the "stick wipe" and FBW test.

I have to say, this caught me off-guard. BTW. Is it a Christmas Easter Egg? Or simply a Christmas Egg? PS. Miss you RAZBAM.

The Syria map has been developed by Ugra Media, not ED. And there is nothing "unfortunate" about them still improving the map years after its release. But good job with pointing it out. Campaigns and missions have to be constantly updated from time to time. Such is the reality of DCS. I hope this mission gets an update as it's really fun to fly. EDIT: I just checked and you can open the mission in Mission Editor and simply move the starting location to one of the nearby thee helipads. It fixes this issue, although hard to say now if other map changes affect some missions (tasks) as well.

I just wanted to confirm that the NTTR variant of cold start training mission has the same issue. Mission does not progress after turning the HUD on.

Maybe it's a bit overdramatic, but a paying customer is "entitled" to have a working product (in this case - free of critical bugs). This bug, albeit small, is critical in my view, as it makes impossible to progress and finish the first training mission. These missions for me are always very important. They are the first thing that I do after I buy a new module (despite relying mostly on manuals and YT guides in my training). I consider them a presentation / a showcase for the aircraft. To have such situation reflects poorly on the product. I understand that currently situation with RAZBAM modules is... complicated, but I hope it can be fixed soon.

I'm sorry, but this is not the solution. With your logic all in-game training missions are obsolete since there are tons of very good materials on YT and elsewhere. There is a bug in this training mission making it impossible to accomplish (as described above). A self-edit workaround tip posted above is nice but still - it should be fixed at some point. It's very simple, really.

Hello I'd like to ask about "regional" pricing on Steam, meaning F-4E module price in local currency, in my case - Polish PLN. As far as I understand, prices on Steam are converted either based on a general conversion rates defined by Valve (which are not updated regularly) or can be set by the Publisher (or Developer (?)). In case of F-4E module, the price in Polish currency on Steam is 277 PLN (including 20% discount). This price by current (official) conversion rate USD/PLN equals ~ 70 USD (!). So that's 10% more expensive if I'd pay in USD (which I cannot on Steam unfortunately). This fact, together with the lower discount on Steam than initially announced (-20% instead of -25%), means there is barely any discount price for me. I can live with 5% less discount, but the unfair conversion rate means that I'm getting scr*wed twice. The Steam full price for the module in Polish currency (377 PLN) equals over 88 USD, by the way. What is a mystery to me, other modules (including the ones from Heatblur) seem to have fair conversion rate. This seem to be a F-4E module specific thing, so that's why I'm posting it here. It looks like maybe someone to set the custom exchange rate (same as for other modules) and F-4E uses general (outdated) Valve exchange rate. Could you please look into it? Is there any way to fix the exchange rate before the promo on Steam expires?

Thanks. I haven't seen that before. From the top YT comment, I gather it has been posted here somewhere already. It's worth noting that this is a procedure with cold-start using external (ground) power source.

Obviously the trigger is used for transmitting and not jut listening to the frequency, I thought it's rather self-explanatory. @DST Have you figured out what went wrong?

Well the aircraft in this case had no external stores whatsoever and only ~900L fuel left. It's hard to imagine that normally it was to heavy to transition into hover. Yeah but eventually I'd have to transition into hover anyway which requires more power that the engines were not able to provide due to working anti-ice system draining it. At least that's how I understand it.

It works for me. There is some message in Japanese (?). My checklist: I have noticed that the label for SPU-8 is misleading: R-828 is the third setting, not the fourth. It's just the mouse hover label, the English cockpit is fine. @Flappie

Great explanation. Thank you. So my main mistake was to leave engine anti-ice on. Since there is no automatic mode for it (as far as I know) and this system uses so much power, how should it be operated? In icing conditions rotor anti-ice in auto mode work in cycles, the engine anti-ice seems to be most likely continuously on when switches are up. Should I cycle it manually in regular flight? PS. Oh, and the right engine RPM dropping slightly was caused by engine anti-ice being on too? I wonder why it affected only the right engine.

Yeah, there is force anti-ice OFF switch for quick disconnection. I think this only affects the rotor blades anti-ice system (which must be then set to manual and back to auto to be turned on again), but I have to verify this. As for the 17% power consumption - I wonder if this figure relates to rotor anti-ice system AND engine heaters together. As I understand rotor blades heating system is electric and engine (intake) heating system is based on hot air. As for the main topic of generator failure, I have reviewed the track. It's too large to upload it here. But I have recorded the video while watching it. It's a bit long as I have included the descent, you can skip to ~4-5 min. As it turns out I had engine heaters on with PZU but rotor anti-ice was not on when generator failed. Then shortly after enabling the PZU the right engine RPM and temperature drops a bit, shortly after rotor RPM falls below 85%. Then I was trying to gain control of the aircraft with max right rudder input (it was barely working, letting it spin left would most likely end up in a crash). If you can find some time to review it and explain to me what exactly happened, I'd be grateful. Are engine heaters the main culprit here? Or some other factors too (PZU probably, but it had to be enabled in these conditions, other than that maybe the wind?).

Thanks. Very informative. That is still not clear to me. Yes there is automatic anti-ice mode, but engine anti-ice heaters seems to be manual only, as they have independent switches: And they have separate notification lights: It seems to me that the first switch with manual and auto mode controls rotor blades anti-ice system only. But I'm nut 100% sure. [Screens taken from Chuck's Guide for Mi-24D.]

Ok, thanks. To be honest I haven't been paying much attention to this indicator, as I assumed rotor RPM is auto-controlled anyway. I was focusing more on the pressure ratio indicator. I'll review the track once more to see what exactly went down. 17% or 1.7%? The first figure seems crazy high. This applies to blades anti-ice or engine heaters too? If its "off" or "on" for too long? Since you mentioned fire this seems to be more likely to happen due to overheating and not freezing or am I missing something? As for the generator failure, I understand that I should turn off anti-ice in situations where I need to increase power (collective up), especially when hovering, correct? What are the rules for using PZU? When should it be turn off (after take-off) or on (before landing)?

So the reason for Generator Failure in my case was most likely the use of engine anti-ice heaters together and PZU? Are the negative effects of NOT using anti-ice or PZU when supposed to, simulated right now in this module? As for anti-ice mode MANUAL/AUTO - this is separate from the engine heaters, right? Thanks for the video link.

I had the same issue when playing Mi-24P YoYo's campaign. When entering mountain area, at higher altitude, I noticed that air temperature is close to 0C. I have enabled the clock heater, pitot heater (left and right) and also left and right engine anti-ice heater. Anti-Ice system mode was set to auto (if I understand correctly this switch controls only the anti-ice system for the rotor blades). After 10 minutes or so, I noticed the icing warning light - it was on despite everything being set as described above. It went off after some time. Later, when descending, despite the temperature rising, the warning become visible again. Before trying to perform a vertical landing, I enabled the PZU. Shorty after right engine RPM dropped a bit and soon the "Generator Failure" message could be heard. I have lost all AP settings, rotor RPM dropped to 80% iirc and I almost crashed. Somehow I managed to transition into the forward flight and everything went back to stable. My questions are: - How we should actually use anti-icing system in this situation? Is this system modeled properly at current state of the module? - How exactly does the anti-icing affects the Mi-24P performance? Can it be used together with the PZU? - Should the battery heater be on in this situation? Does it have some impact on Generator Failure? - How to fix this situation when close to the ground? Lowering the collective is not really an option. Could you please explain this in more detail?

From Mi-24P countermeasures training mission: This seems to be significantly more visible in sunset conditions.

This looks very promising. Clearly you have put a lot of effort into this. I'm looking forward to try it some day (after I will finally start learning this module ). PS. Info on required mods (or recommended) mods would be helpful.

Thanks for testing it. It is the same issue. And fuzzy clouds on the horizon line seem to be one thing and visible pixelization is something different. I thought that maybe it is caused by DLSS or DLAA but it occurs with MSAA too. I also noticed that this issue is not that much visible during level flight. It intensifies during turns. Your second screenshot seems to confirm it (and has pixels on closer layer of clouds as well): The first screenshot looks fine (there is some fuzziness over the horizon, but no pixelization). But I bet with horizontally moving background, the effect would be similar. How about mirrors?

There you go, I have stripped the mission of everything and replaced F-15E with F-16C. Just climb above 15K MSL. Clouds preset test.miz My current settings: