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I found out that it seems to have something to do with the TrackIR 5. When I start the TrackIR Software in normal Mode, i got a CTD in Multiplayer if DCS tries to establish an internet connection: CTD always occurs when logging in. Or, sometimes after playing a LAN game, it crashes when i switch from LAN to Internet. When starting TrackIR in Admin Mode, no crashes occur. Hope it solves your problem? (Kannst mir auch ne PM schicken) ;)

Ah too bad. Thanks for the quick answer. When I find out what those illumination rockets are, I try it with these ones ;) Thanks! ;)

Another question: Does the SHKVAL have a night vision mode? At night, it is very hard to designate a target using the SHKVAL.

But there are still some questions left. Think they are easy to answer: 1. I did not find out which button has to be assigned to switch weapons in the Sim Mode. Which button do I have to assign to switch between my weapons? :D 2. After selecting and locking a target, it should be sufficent just to fire the selected weapon or is there anything else to take care of? 3. I tried to tell my wingman to go to the DL target. He says "Copy" but flies somewhere else. If I uploaded more than one DL target to him, how can I tell him to engage/proceed to a specific target? Do I have to select it and press "DL ingress" to set it as active? 4. My wingman does not engage the target. I was saving some fuel trucks at the airport as DL target and told the wingman to attack those targets but he always respond with "negative". Is this because those targets are not real targets but simple buildings, trucks etc? Thanks for all your help! :) Chris

I finally got it!!! It was all my fault! I did not know there is a difference between the Game and the Sim Flight Mode. After I found out how to create a mission in Sim Mode (it's a little bit misleading in the mission options), the DL upload to the wingman works fine and also the auto turn function is now working as expected! The problem was that it does NOT work in game flight mode!

I found out that the npclient64.dll comes from my Track-IR. But shutting it down did not solve the problem. The game crashes accidentally. After about 25 tries, it suddenly worked again. I don't want to reinstall the game, setting up all Buttons for my joystick gave me the willies. Some parts of the game seem to be sloppy coded as many ppl have the same problem.

Crash when loading multiplayer Hey, I have a problem when starting DCS Multiplayer: I got used to the fact that DCS crashes constantly when starting the Multiplayer. Usually the MP starts finally after some tries. I played a mission before and I tried to open the MP again but it crashes always when I click on "Connect": After the dialog box "Connecting to master", the game crashes and I get two screens which tell me something about an erroneous module: - MSVCR100.DLL - NPCLIENT64.DLL I don't know what the problem could be... it worked 5 minutes ago but now I can't start the game. Very nice... Greetz, narf

Yes I placed enemy units :)

Yeah I really think that there are too much (unknown) buttons to press and I still mess something up. At the moment, trimming should not be the problem when trying the auto turn as I am currently using the game flight mode. If anyone is interested in giving me some advice on a server tomorrow, just PM me. I could set up a server and practise a bit.

I found out something concerning the auto turns: It works when pressing DL Ingress and activating the autopilot. I have to press the button "R" on the keyboard "ENR NAV ON" to make sure that the heli is turning to the selected target. The heli makes a very steep turn to the target. In the video on this thread, the helicopters turn was very smooth. How can I achieve this?

Thanks for the video. :) Auto turn worked before, tried it again but now it does not work again. I think I am too dumb for that :)

@Yurgon: You are right, perhaps it is too early to work on DL targets at that point. I was just checking the abilites of the heli and found the DL option which was very interesting, so I wanted to find out more. Currently, I am flying in Game Mode. Sim Mode works fine but I have problems trimming the helicopter. When I take off, the heli immediately tilts to its tail. So i push the stick slightly forward after pressing the trim button. Now it tilts heavily to the nose. That DL thingy is still in my mind and I still haven't figured it out. Here is exactly what I do: I create a Multiplayer mission. I create a helicopter group which consists of 2 helis. The first one is me (Client) and the second one should automatically be an AI helicopter (wingman). I selected GAME MODE, EASY COMM… from the mission options… - When I start the sim, I takeoff and head to the enemy tank I also placed in the Mission Editor. - I select the Helmet mounted sight system power switch - I press and hold the "Uncage SHKVAL" button and select the tank as target - I press "Lock target" - In the DL panel, i select type 3 (Other) and then press SEND/MEM - I press the RESET button in the targeting panel (should be the button right of the Laser On/Off switch) - I press button 3 (Other) in the DL panel again (button is lit) - I press DL TO ALL (button is lit) - I press SEND/MEM - Now the yellow SEND/MEM button is lit for half a second and the other two buttons are unlit - Does not work: Wingman says negative/unable - Then I try to send it again by using the buttons 1-4 (DLNK to wingman 1-4). After pressing the SEND/MEM button, it is flashing continuously. I remember that this was the correct behaviour described in the manual. But I can wait 10 minutes and the button is still flashing. Usually the buttons should unlit when the wingman has received the target. :( Auto turn works now, at least a little bit of success ;)

Ah okay :) I saw a youtube tutorial today where a guy was selecting several downlink targets and the heli was turning to their direction. Really cool. And thanks for the auto turn information, i had the autopilot disabled all the time. over 400 pages of manual is too much for one day. Bought that thing yesterday :)

What?! :)

That means i just forgot to press the RESET button? Will try that tomorrow and tell you if it worked. Thank you! ;-)

Hello everyone, I have a few problems with the datalink fuction. I already read the manual, checked some tutorials on youtube but it still does not work: I am selecting a target with Shkval and locking it. Then I "save" the target by pressing one of the four green buttons in the Datalink panel (e.g. Other Type), then "SEND/MEM". The ABRIS display shows the target as a blue square with the a number 1 in the middle. Everything fine so far. Then I press the button "Other type" again. The blue symbol in the ABRIS is flashing now. I press "DL TO ALL" and then "SEND/MEM". After I press that button, all previously pressed buttons are not lit anymore. I think that should be correct to send the target to my wingman. When I select "Wingman -> Engage -> Data link target -> Target", the wingman always replies with "Negative". What did I forget? I tried it in a singleplayer mission, turned Game Mode, Game Avionics mode etc. on and off. But it is not working. I created a simple multiplayer mission with one Client Helicopter (me), a AI wingman and an enemy tank. Doesn't work either. Can anyone help me with that? I am doing it exactly as described in the manual and as seen in numerous youtube tutorials but my wingman always says "negative" :mad: Can anypne tell me how the "Automatic turn on target mode" works? As far as I understood, the helicopter can automatically turn to a selected Datalink target, but I did not found out how :( Thanks so much! Chris