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No i checked and it's not showing up on the options screen. I'm seeing if there's any software for it, might need to change a setting so it will show up. It's connect via usb so i'm hoping it can be used as another controller

I have an Alesis V61 midi keyboard, used for music. it's has some buttons and knobs which i would like to assign in game. (Example would be use the knobs to control the cockpit lights, or analogue rudder or pitch.) Is there any way of doing this?

Hi there When i start the mission i'm equip with Vikhr missles, once spent i land and get a rearm going. I change to KH-25ML (AS-10 Karen). But none of the missles track. I also find the rockets no longer hit the mark and fall short. The cannon still hits okay. I'm starting the mission from the runway all set up in a CAS role. standard vikhr missles, B-8 rickets, a2a set up. My first targets are on land, once i rearm I'm targeting some boats. I've done just rearming, and I've tried shutting down to do a repair and rearm. I'm turning the laser off between enermy groups, so I don't damage it. I haven't played in years and am getting back into DCS, so am relearning as i go. Pretty sure I missed something but can't think what it is. Thanks

Sweet, thanks for the helps dudes. I got a chance to test it tonight. One engine got hit, fire warning happened. Did what you dudes suggested. Fuel off, pressed the extinguish button. This time the fire went out. Was able to get back to the Farp on one engine. Again thanks for the help.

Thanks for starting the thread Alienzo. I was a little disappointed that the wipers didn't wipe the rain away. It's kinda spoiling the immersion.

It's because the manual has bit's which are in Russian and then English, it's making it hard for me to fully understand what their telling me to do. You crunched it out in a few bullet points and essentials. I'm using the English cockpit, so that's causing me a little confusion too. I got some other questions regarding the fire system. 1. If the fire system uses the main bottle of extinguisher, and I need to use the secondary. I take it, I can't extinguish any more fires, as I've used all water in the bottles? 2. twice now, one of my engines got hit and the fire system did not extinguish the fire. Eventually the helicopter blow up. If this happens, where the 2 bottles get used and the fire continues. Should I just get the chopper on the deck and evac? Again thanks for sharing your knowledge dude :)

Such a tease haha. Well maybe in the future.

Sorry, are you dudes saying, there are 2 more hard points, which technically, are capable of mounting weapons on them? The document is a little misleading. On the chat it shows the hard point but at the bottom is says Outrigger pylons (stations 1A and 7A) are not authorized for carriage. Reads like a massive tease!

Thanks Alpha! You're tutorial is easier to understand then the manual. Thanks for sharing.

I've started doing rolling landings when the MI-8 is fully loaded. It's very good at taxiing on Grass. When I'm getting shot at and I can't really take too much time landing, that's when the rolling landings have worked well. But yeah can't count how many times I've crashed because I didn't pay attention to the drop rate. When it happens I jolt it left or forward to try and get out. When the bird is heavy it's not forgiving with regards to VRS. I gotta say it really can dance when it isn't too heavy. So maybe try practicing with it as light as possible.

Enjoy dude, and a massive thanks to LazyBoots for knowing the answer :) I personally pasted the codes into the hydraulics and mechanical part of the keyboard and joystick ini files,,,seemed like a hydraulic option. I assigned the command to (Shift + Insert) to turn it on, and (Shift + delete) for off. And yup it's working on my hotas so fingers crossed everyone else can do the same. Be real nice if Razbam can get it into the options lists on the next update or something.

Hope this helps, works like a charm. I binded it to Shift insert and delete.

+1 It's a well known conflict, and there have been films about it. From what I have learnt so far about the Korean war, it might be a better than Vietnam, as the Koreans had both Chinese and Russia pilots fighting Americans in very similar matched planes. MIG15 and the Saber, which we got. I really want to create a medical base like in MASH and do flights in the MI-8. Picking up wounded troops. Get suicide is painless playing.

Same here, I'm hoping this feature get's added as soon as it's ready. I think they have done a little work to it. I'm not seeing as many memory error messages pop up in the top right when I've got 3 x 82 on the inner pylons. Seems like it's remembering my armament set ups meow.

I just tried to drop a load of 82's and Mk20 and they are still coming off the rails as a whole group. Wasn't able to get them to drop in a sequence :-/ Although, I don't think I saw the error message appear in the top right anymore. Memory error message that is.

I've been hoping DCS go in the World map direction for a long time now. I understand that it would require a ton of work and a lot of the area wouldn't get used much. I recon they could do a half and half. I noticed on the Caucuas map in 2.5 that if you zoom all the way out you can see they applied a sat image to the shore line of the map. When you zoom in or get close it changes to a default texture. How about a world with some what accurate height / elevation of the land mass, but no buildings, and default textures. Like we see with the Crimean Peninsulain, compared to how it used to look. Or the south area from Batumi. It's the flat land that I would like to see go. We've got the unit assets, so we could create a target for ourselves. If they can create a temporary landing strip which we can land and take off from which works like the FARP's, then we can at least fly over the area and not pretend the Caucasus has become some where else. Over time, DCS could create new terrains and theaters which get overlay-ed onto the default world map. Hopefully both modern and historical. It would be interesting if I could start at Krasnodar and fly all the way to the Persian Gulf area and do a strike and then fly back. Flying high, lot's of clouds, a basic satellite image over the land mass. Or see how long it takes me to fly from Gelendzhik to Cairn in the SU-33 or Harrier.

+1 I've uninstalled 1.5 and the beta Normandy version. I'm sticking with 2.5.

Where are the V-1/2 sites? I can't see anything in the Static Object list or the unit lists, and I haven't seen them in the map. What does WIP stand for? Okay I just double checkered the DCS website and the game. The LCVP Higgins where can I find that, because I can't see it in the USA, UK, French ship unit list. I didn't know those little barges where called LCVP Higgins until now, but I can't see them in the game.

How about giving the cockpit a new brighter / lighter texture. Light blues, or something. Might help reflect the natural virtual light.

I had trouble with the cockpit illumination as well. I always turn on the Left Cockpit light regardless of the weather or Sun when I'm starting up the Mi8. Once started I have both the left and right cockpit lights on just to see better. You can activate a hand touch. L Alt + L, I think. I'll double check. Not the best light source ever, but something.

Cheers dude :) it worked. and apart from my bad flying I think they some effect. Need some more practice but it's nice to hear them fire. And yes it's very irritating that the back door doesn't open if one uses the rear gunner. Since I can still get troops on board and so far I've been able to drop them off, i'll keep that back side gunner as a back up. Not because he gives me some added confidence, no, not at all ;-) But yes I can't help but wander how that would work in real life. I'm telling myself that side gunner simply moves the gun for a moment as they board. Thanks again dude. I got to say I'm really enjoying the Mi-8. It's nice to play back up and logistics a bit. The more I've played DCS the more I've needed to look into these real life planes and heli's and learn how to use them. I find Youtube is where I usually start looking, and because of the auto play function in youtube, I've ended up learning more about how complex it is for military's to just move troops and equipment. I'm start really appreciating how a transport unit can be very useful. And yes Win + H for the Menu. Shift or Crtl + Win + 4 for the, stay dumb, or shoot back options lol

Hi I'm new to the Mi-8 I've started equipping the side and rear gunner but they don't appear to be doing anything. I assumed they would target and shoot any enemy I fly near. Do i need to set up an option in the mission editor or something? Also the textures on the gunners is wrong. It's that green and black checkered default material that appears when the game can't find the textures. Is anyone else having this bug. If not then I need to do a reinstall. Thx

addendum, I saw somewhere, someones making some sort of hand tracking, so we can flip the buttons in the cockpit in VR. Not what I saw but it shows the idea. Early day, but it's a start.

I don't have a VR headset yet, I don't have the funds. I am dreaming of the day I can afford one. But yes I agree with what your saying. Good luck feeling around for the keyboard you can see while flying. Bit like trying to use the mouse while flying. Multi task and flying aren't the best bed fellows. I wouldn't even need my monitor once I get a VR head set, but then I'd also want a hydraulic floor plate and then bolt a chair to that, so I could have movement and rumble. I can see that going to the £thousands :-/ But back to the task at hand :) In the mean time, as a stop gap, you can assign a key board key to the left and right MFD. also of topic but i think it's another command that needs to bve added to the default list. It's not bindable by default. You need to go into DCS World\Mods\aircraft\AV8BNA\Input\AV8BNA\keyboard\default.lua (or "joystick" if you want to bind it to joystick) And add the following: Code: {down = fcs_commands.Switch_ANTISKID, cockpit_device_id=devices.FLIGHTCONTROLS,value_down=0.0,name='Anti-Skid off',category='shortcuts'}, {down = fcs_commands.Switch_ANTISKID, cockpit_device_id=devices.FLIGHTCONTROLS,value_down=0.5,n Bless ya LazyBoots!

You can assign key bindings for all the button on the MFD. There's options for both Left and right MFD screens. I used (Shift + F9 to F12) for important buttons It's working but I'm really starting to think about getting those Thrustmaster mfd. The Tpod keep switching off. I think my hotas is failing and sending false signals.