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One other observation I have while playing these, is to wait till the end of the speech before doing the required task.

I have noticed that the buttons seem to trigger better when you are zoomed in on the ABRIS and not adjusting your view. So, don't use the trackIR(I had to stow mine for these) Pressing and holding the mouse button and making small circles over the button will get them to trigger as well. This is a strange problem with black shark and not the triggers themselves however.

Will do PeterP Thanks for your help.

I'm not sure why these are taking so long to approve, they are normally up within 24hrs. :( I keep checking however. I am hoping this will be fixed by monday. *other thoughts* Perhaps they are on vacation?

These videos are great, but you don't have to always watch a video. I have created some in cockpit training missions that you can play through. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=84612 Due to the trigger systems in the editor, they will only work in black shark 2.

PeterP, I have uploaded the new ABRIS AMMS advanced mission using the new naming convention and I have also re-uploaded all the mission files using the new naming convention. A couple of them like weapon employment were changed so they all say BS2 and Training ex: "BS2_Weapon Employment_Training.miz" Once I have released the final mission I will upload your link to the user files section.

:/ I did not mean for this thread to become another yelling match... I was just curious if it was at all possible to update the airports running lights. Kutaisi for instance just has balls of light compared to Batumi. If there is a link to a mod that will fix this for a-10 and bs2, i'm fine with that. Is there a way this can be done with the tools we have now? or is this something we need to wait on for an SDK?

Are there any plans to update the Caucasus region map with updates such as fixing the lights at various airports among other things?

I would love to have the ability in the mission editor to do this as well, however, there is a program that you can use to string multiple clips together to generate the desired effect. For example using the numbers or alpha bet you could do something like "Hawg 1-1, target destroyed." Its called audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Import multiple sound bites, then export the whole thing as one file. Only thing I have not quite figured out with it is how to record in it with or apply a filter to sound like a radio. I would love to have the ability to play a sound localized on the map. Example would be flying past an air base as a siren is blaring or a police car or emergency vehicle driving down the ramp sirens blaring. It would add a new level of immersion to the game. Complicated I'm sure due to the Doppler effects.

I can look into it. *EDIT* I will not be doing an Air to Air combat mission. The procedures for air to air combat are virtually the same for air to ground attacks just harder. You still have to lock the target with the Schkval. PeterP, your awesome!:thumbup: I will update all the mission files with your new naming convention to make updating the missions through the user files section easier for people.

He is new and has not yet learned the difference between the throttle, collective, and cyclic. I did the same thing when I first started up the sim. Got a good laugh when my controls were all messed up. I have created some training missions to help new comers to the game get started faster. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=84612 Happy Flying!

As far as creating the multiplayer aspect of it, be sure the aircraft AI type is set to client.

What worked for me is installing the BS2 upgrade into the Black shark folder. so, it looks something like this but for whatever directory you choose (c:flighsims\black shark\black shark2) So, all of my game files are IN the black shark 1 folder.

That is awesome. What a ride. I stand corrected then!

Unless you are having players start at multiple locations, having it detect all players or any players in a zone is unnecessary since you are all there. You can leave the middle colum blank for triggers on mission start since there are no conditions that need to be met. For this, I would probably use a flag type system. Create a trigger to check the radio dials are in the correct position and flag on 1. If you wanted to have the mission play exactly at 8 minutes into the game, you could set flag on 2 during mission start. Then create a trigger condition to see if flag 1 is true, flag 2 is true, time since flag 2 is 480 seconds. Once all 3 of the conditions have been met, then it will play the message to all. So, if the 8 minutes have passed but they have not set the dials yet, it wont play until they do. Time since flag 1 with 480 seconds will play the message 8 minutes after the dials have been set to the proper frequency. The prepare mission to my understanding is used to set cockpit parameters to certain positions and be able to save them. I personally have not been able to get this to work properly. You could hit the fly button with out any errors or issues to test your mission. :) Hope this helps!

Thanks PeterP!

Have you fixed this problem?

funny that its an electric train but they did no t model the power lines that provide it power. I am sure in the future, we will have a much better map to play around in *waits patiently for nevada map* It would be nice to see some updates to the caucus region though.

If I understand you correctly, you are wondering if during a multiplayer mission, you can rescue a downed buddy? Unfortunately with the way the system is laid out, you can not do so currently. As far as a pilot entering a KA-50 that is not possible either. The KA-50 is a single seat aircraft and unless the guy is going to sit on your lap while you fly, just not feasible. Perhaps he could strap himself to a wheel? If he was flying an A-10 he could not jump into the KA-50 cockpit if say he ditched his aircraft near an airfield. Its similar to the way you can not fly an a-10 then switch to the ka-50 even though they are both flyable in the same mission. You have to quit a-10 load black shark, then join the mission to fly the black shark.

You can also set a smoke marker to a specific unit using the triggered action. say your hog enters your engagement zone and sets flag 1 to true. Trigger type "once" > Flag is true "1" > smoke marker on unit "Unit name"

I have a mission that it works fine in (last I checked), It is VERY finicky to setup however. I made this mission a long time ago while I was still learning the mission editor. Training Mission 4.miz

You could also check out the JTAC 9 line tutorial I made in my signature. Just download it to your missions folder and have fun. Its an in cockpit training tutorial similar to those found in your training misisons.

Not to beat a dead horse here, but I would LOVE to see DCS move to dual seat aircraft. There are so many awesome possibilities they could go with if they did such as the Apache. Just my $0.02 though :)

To be honest, going from black shark to BS2, I was completely thunderstruck about the graphical improvements. Its like night and day. I'm not sure about low end modern day comps, (mine is quite a machine) but its runs smooth as glass. I have no complaints about it, and highly recommend it.

The answer to this question is yes. I bought BS on steam. Upgraded it to BS2 through this website.