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Couple of great real photos of an F14 cockpit. I’ve noticed in this picture the screws seem to be the same colour as the cockpit panels. Also the lighter grey sections of the pit look a darker shade than is often portrayed although I accept this could just be the lighting conditions when the photo was taken. Looks like quite a clean pit I’m guessing it was a fairly new cat.

Hi Currenthill. if someone has already asked this I apologise and I have a feeling with over 200 pages someone probably has but without scrolling through every page, are ww2 assets something you have an interest in and is it possible you may do some in the future? I use your Tu 95 to do close formation intercepts with the F14 and see animated crew members through the windows. Absolutely amazing work and thankyou for adding so much to our favourite flight sim.

Dear Heatblur A request! if this request has already been asked I apologise, and before people start saying that you like the addition of wires and panels in the cockpit of the Tomcat to keep the missile prep switches etc in place, I have absolutely no problem with that and in fact I’m glad Heatblur has added the feature so you can enjoy it. I would just like to request that we have an option in the mission editor to select a cockpit that doesn’t have it because I personally find it ugly. Admittedly at the moment I have to load the mission a couple of times when I first load the F14 because I still get the TCS camera problem, but sometimes I’m having to shift-R 4-5 times to get a cockpit that I personally like. I would just like to have the option if that’s a possibility HB. Best regards, and love your work as always.

Yes I’d like to know this as well. (chaff and flares bit) I can’t find any orders in the Jester wheel.

Favourite module in DCS always happy to see new content added to this amazing Tomcat module. thanks. Will the visible pilot get some work at some point? I notice his feet don’t move with the toe brakes etc

I have read precisely this F14 in its early life was reliable and I’m sure as the Superhornet ages over the years the number of maintenance hours needed to keep it airborne will increase it’s just how it goes.

Exactly this ^^

I would buy the mig 21 again if it was done by another developer I like the jet find it interesting but looking at HB they are very busy.

TFX vibes!

Ok at least I know thanks

Original post over a year ago any chance of an answer Magnitude? best regards…

Is there a timescale for the GFM?

Question 1 : when the AI Zero is released at the same time (I assume) as the F6F Hellcat. What sort of flight model is this going to receive? Because, by accounts the Zero was highly agile, tight turning but lacked the speed and power of aircraft like the Hellcat and Corsair, so like the accounts the American pilots adapted their tactics to exploit the advantages of their aircraft. But if we have SFM AI aircraft still, and in particular the Zero it’s going to be difficult to get a fully authentic experience when flying air combat in say the Corsair or Hellcat, having to dumb down skill levels for example to make it a fairer fight? I know ED are working on flight models for AI, will this now be a priority for the upcoming pacific theatre? Question 2 : Will the Enterprise carrier receive animated deck crew? Something that in my opinion will add huge amounts of immersion to the PTO, and carrier operations. Really excited about the Pacific, I feel it’s been a long time since it’s been properly represented in a simulation, and loved the scenarios and the feeling of flying alone around the Pacific looking for enemies in Microproses Pacific Air war in the 90s and i’ve been waiting for Eagle Dynamics to do this for a long time. I sincerely hope it’s a success for them and us as sim lovers!

So this won’t be a fully clickable cockpit then? TF-51 free mustang is fully clickable so would be nice to do the same with the Su-25.

Ah ok I didn’t realise this so is the low altitude fps drop present for non VR as well then?

I was delighted with this announcement

Enable force feedback in settings clashed with the trim on the F4e and some FC modules in the past from memory. You may want to put a message to explain this on the checkbox?

I’ve just raised this issue with ED and explained how the developers are not even acknowledging a problem, I’ve been assured that performance issues are being addressed and that the SA map is in early access. I’m in a position similar to you I’m not using the map at all because I only use VR so it’s been €49 or €59 for very limited use but I hope they begin to consider VR users that have purchased this map and try and get some kind of fix as a priority so at least we can use it.

Do you not have an FPS drop at low altitude? Massive improvements on this map can take off fly around and a constant beautiful 45fps then after a while as soon as I drop below 1400ft half frames still 25fps stutter, its so frustrating.

Still no news about working on the low level performance drop when you fly lower than 900ft on the SA map in VR though.

Please when is this going to get sorted, I'm really not one of those that goes on about refunds but I just don't use this map because of this bug. It looks fantastic after this update but low I have half the FPS. In VR its a gamebreaker. Are there any grounds for a refund?

I don’t get any gain from it. I saw no gain after the update. Loaded a few flights this morning and had terrible performance I need to do a repair build and try again I think. But don’t think everyone has seen a VR gain.

Yeah when I say extra performance I meant added performance compared to my setup. Because I was talking about me maintaining 45fps with most modules which normally gives me a smooth experience and you experiencing a solid 60 plus fps. Unless you’re saying that you’ve received a 15fps boost just from this update which would be unlikely? I’m assuming you’ve noticed a smaller improvement but none the less an improvement?

I can only assume that your graphics card is giving you the extra performance does your card have the 24gb VRAM? otherwise I can’t see anything your doing that’s that dissimilar to my setup for dcs. Motion vector is something that I run with which does restrict me to 45fps but I do see a performance boost when I run with it.

Thanks for taking the time to share this. Your PC is similar spec to mine but your graphics card is stronger. Can you maintain a solid 45fps with these settings and how does your antialiasing look on your external views? I’ve always found MSAA really taxing on my setup with the G2 and I actually find MFAA looks better for me personally. Also do you not experience any of the random drops in frame time that some have been experiencing and have to alt tab or alt enter to re-establish your frame times? thanks