MonsterZero

No matter what I do, I can't make the gunsight turn on when starting on a ramp in a cold aircraft. As a result, I can't participate in multiplayer because even though I can start the engine and taxi, I'm unable to use weapons. Saw the training module for cold startup, it doesn't discuss the ASP gunsight. By the way, is there any way to get usable checklists for various phases of flight like startup, climb, cruise, etc.?

Is there an indicator of how much remains in the drop tank? Also, how do I set fuel feed so the drop tanks are emptied first, so I can drop them?

Thank you. I can still use the systems, I just have to make sure I turn them on only once, so I don't lose track.

In the past, if you activated ECM countermeasures or the optical jamming lamp, a bulb would light up on the instrument panel to indicate the system was on. After the latest patches there seems to be nothing in terms of indicating if its even working. Any ideas?

Is there a repair button somewhere? I think I have a corrupted game, mission editor screen turns light blue, but there is no way to continue with the mission.

After flying a typical campaign ("Georgian Oil War") mission, my score is like "30". I assume this means 30% success rate. How do get this increased? I expend all my weapons, knock out many targets, but there are so many targets out there, I would have to fly several sorties per mission (with refueling/rearming) to get them all. The sorties are tiring, usually I'm capable of just 1 before I have to take a break, so flying multiple sorties probably isn't a good plan.

Any good force feedback sticks out there? I have MS Sidewinder somewhere, haven't used it in a while. I'm currently wired for Saitek X52 but I will consider switching to FF just to fly the Mustang. Damn, the Logitech FF system with the throttle was beautiful, but it's out of production, forever, and people are asking hundreds of dollars for it, $1000 for a brand new one.

Looks gorgeous and sounds are awesome but what's up with the pitch axis stability? As I bring the stick towards me, even using the most gentle motions, the aircraft immediately stalls and rolls, generally to the left. The stalls are pretty violent. Any ideas?

I will fly "cargo" and "passengers" in the game if they pay me "credits" or "gold" which can be used to purchase future planes and updates, as it happens in World of Tanks. :D

The fire control system in trying to tell you to close the distance with the target because you're not in range yet. I realize in arcade-type games if you want to launch a "guided missile" you just press the button any time, but that's not how it happen in real aircraft. This is probably a good thing considering the $500,000/per unit cost of a modern guided missile.

Is that same as the average score per mission?

Hmm, then I will have to figure out how to use asymmetric trust. You have to be able to maneuver the plane on the tarmac...

I finally figured out how to fly a good mission, avoid SAMs and other threats, return to home plate, re-arm, repair and re-fuel. It must have taken me 2 months of practice to get to this point. :) After re-arming the airplane I find out nose steering doesn't work anymore so I roll off the concrete and get stuck in grass. :furious: Anybody knows what's going on? Also, I fly pretty good CAS mission supporting my troops, I knock out a couple dozen targets, but my campaign mission success rate is only 65%. Anybody knows how to get this to 100% success?

OMG, those missiles are so gorgeous It's almost a shame to fire them and see all those perfect polygons destroyed...

Now what? I learned to rearm,refuel and repair the Su-25T, but when the ground crew is done with me, the HUD is off. Anybody knows how to bring it back online? Also, why in the world is the front tire blowing up all the time? On landing, if you're slightly off center of the runway, you are guaranteed to blow up the front tire because strong rudder input will be needed to stay centered on the runway. Kicking the rudder blows up the tire...

Thanks for all the suggestions, what seems to work in the Su-25T against the small portable IR SAMs is throttle back+release a bunch of flares. Also, the IR lamp needs to be turned on. During the last mission I received only a minor IR SAM hit. If you're using the avionics mode cheat where you can track the approaching missile on the mini radar, they appear to hesitate once your engine temperature drops off (throttled back) while you throw flares behind you. Of course, overflying the target is a big no-no, I do runs with guided missiles and break off as soon as I score a hit, fly back to friendlies, and then return for another run. However, occasionally they still manage to chase me with a missile.

So far in the stock campaign the primary threat that's causing me most of the damage is the small portable systems of the Strela/Stinger variety. Some of them are man portable, others are on vehicles, but they all behave similarly. Here are my questions: 1) Should I bother carrying ECM pods under wings? As far as I know, they only work against complex radar-guided systems. Correct me if I'm wrong. 2) How to spot SAM launchers so I can lock them up and take them out first? I use the auto-lock cheat and labels cheat, but you don't recognize the targets until you're almost on top of them, which is very dangerous because they will fire SAMs at you.

Never mind, I found the ground crew menu. Thank you. Had problems with the menu in the past because some of the function key commands are reserved by TrackIR, causing problems with disabled commands.

I've figured out how to land my plane and re-arm it, but can somebody tell me if the ground crews can repair it? I tried to google this on the Web but so far without success.

I don't want to hear "get to the choppa!" screams on my TeamSpeak radio... :D

When I'm flying in a Su-25, what are the best tactics to deal with enemy Apache helicopters? In the past I tried to simply gain height and overfly them at a high altitude, but they still managed to unload guided missiles on me. When I try to make a run with a heat seeker to take them out, generally they manage to pepper me with cannon fire, while I'm desperately waiting for launch authorization.

Thank you guys.

My Su-25T acquires a mind of its own after using the autopilot and develops rolls and oscillations after the autopilot is turned off. There is a persistent roll to the right. Also, I had problems raising/lowering the nose. No matter what I do, the plane won't fly straight and true. I think I'm turning the autopilot off because the AP lights go out. Any ideas?

I have TeamSpeak but please remind me how to use it in this game in multiplayer. Where are those addresses posted?

LOL, if I don't see the closet monster, he's not in the closet!