Slazi

I have access to a fast connection and a resonable pc, unfortunately my wife wouldn't be too pleased with leaving a pc on all day in the house. Ideally, some kind soul will have a server we can use for free! Asia sucks for pc gaming.

This is actually very very useful in tight situations. I remember doing this on a multiplayer server and killing multiple AA sites that should have killed me easily. Definitely worth practicing.

You can also hold the fan out the window to counteract a loss of tail rotor.

TBH that was mainly due to awful visibility pre-1.5. All you would see is sky and green outside the cockpit unless you were super zoomed.

Just get FC3. The stock Su-25 is actually a lot of fun to fly. You'll only regret not having bought it IF you play for any length of time.

Time sounds great, but you don't need a xeon based server to host dcs. A pc in a bedroom on a decent connection is fine unless you're expecting tons of players. I'd suggest doing exactly that at first and then seeing how much interest it generates before getting cutting edge gear setup. I can host decent games on my old pc without even disabling gfx output in 1.5. Count me as interested!

I had the same problem on release of 1.5.

What about adding AI Mig-31 CAPs as a tempory solution? A script to increase or decrease depending on F-15 count. And then hopefully the missiles will get fixed at some point. Perhaps a Russian long range interceptor should be the next DCS level jet.

So is the main thrust of the argument here that even if Russian missiles were accurately modeled, the F-15 woulds still dominate? Then surely it's the mission makers responsibility to ensure balance by adding more red aa / aaa and extra slots for pilots.

Screenshots or video would really help prove it if you are inclined, but that is a lot of effort. A formation flight would be best.

After a lot of practice time, I'm usually able to escape vrs quite quickly as long as I'm focused. Any direction works.

Fixed in 1.5 beta for me.

Event over! Thanks to those that joined. 3 screenshots on group chat.

Woa. That's bad. It shouldn't be that high. I'm usually around 200-300 to the US and the UK. Another option is to have someone else host it.

I'll be putting a server up in around 7 hours or so: Slazia's Mi-8 Deathmatch 4 slots for Mi-8s to fight with UPKs in a fixed lit arena. 4 huey spectator slots - they cannot enter the arena. Additional free flight slots for pilots waiting for op. I'm working the next 5 hours or so, but will check this thread for interest. Server will go up either way. Check the steam group just before the for further info. This is not serious test of skill, just a bit of fun. Any skill level welcome. Hope to see some of you there! http://steamcommunity.com/groups/DCSMi-8

For me, the exact same misson lets me pick up cargo in multiplayer, but not single player via the ME. Perhaps because my aircraft are set as client?

Co-op isn't implemented.

Working in multiplayer for me. Just didn't work when editing the mission.

I made a mission today on the latest version of 1.5 and I'm also having problems with cargo. I put a cargo box and my moi in the mission. I hover and press the button to attach, but there is no feedback. No Ft option shows up in the radio menu. Landing next to it makes no difference. Anyone else tested it in today's update? Am I doing something wrong?

I would imagine inner pilons are prefered where possible as it won't affect stability after launch. Of course, with a full load, heavier stuff that is likely to be used first on the inside.

Tested on thr Mi-8, the searchlights seem to have a very short x/y range - limited to around 10 meters. Is this by design?

Yup. The grenade laucher feels like a slow indirect machine gun on the Mi-8.

It's all speculation for now. But really, I care much more for frame rate than beautiful scenery. Perfectly happy with what we have now. The only thing I would really like is AI not being able to see through trees.

Startup is fine. But for odd situations, it's nice to be able to read stuff - especially on servers that don't allow text overlay.

I quite like them as I can track my rockets now. Before I would only see the impact. I'll leave it for others to decide the realism.