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I'll just run a repair for now, without the .exe file not sure what else I can do. Going to take several hours to download the repair. Any suggestions on a full clean reinstall where I can at least try to save some of the repaints and control inputs I've put in over the past year?

Nope missed that one, great now I bet it's totally messed up. As this point I have no idea what to do since I've tried to update it twice and the .exe file seems to be missing. Don't want to reinstall everything but this doesn't look good.

purchased the FA-18 yesterday and installed with no issue, had all updates installed up to 6-20-18 update on open alpha. tried to update with updater and ended up with the error : Can't move D:\DCS world 2 open alpha\_downloads\bin/DCS.exe to D:\DCS World 2 Open Alpha\bind/DCS.exe: 183 Cannot create a file when that file already exists. At this point when I try to start the open alpha exe it says it doesnt exist and yada yada yada. I deleted the _download folder and am attempting a repair. Any ideas is that doesn't work, and please don't tell me a full install, lol.

APU sounds great, thanks

This is great Thanks.

Thanks for revisiting this and putting the effort in to get it working again. It seems the Hellfires are not working, but then again they might need some sort of laser designation which isn't modeled with the Gazelle. On a better note I was able to tweak your file and add the TOW missle. Since it's wire guided it seems to do much better than the Hellfire. I've found that you can't just put the crosshair on the target but rather need to get a feel for how it's flying and guide it a bit more which adds to the fun of using it.

Thanks good to know.

I don't have nearly the success in getting wing men to follow commands in relation to Data Link items on the ABRIS with 2.5.2 Alpha. It's a hit and miss process trying to get the wingmen to fly to created ingress points. In 1.5.8 it seems to work without much issue though so maybe something has changed. I create the point using the Shkval, reset the system, then try to uplink the point to the selected wingman. I'm using Devrims english cockpit and so the lights aren't exactly working (they are grey) but that shouldn't be affecting things. One thing seems to have changed in 2.5.2 After selecting the Ingress Point, and the wingman, the Send button flashes until it's pressed. This is not the same behavior in 1.5.8 Either way I can occasionally get them to fly to the designated point but usually the answer is Unable or Negative. The fact that I can do it some of the time makes me think it's an AI issue. Anyone else having issues?

I've tried everything that was suggested , and maybe it does have something to do with DLC protection at this point. As you mentioned Redglyph it started in 1.5 Not sure what DCS could do to the windows operating system to cause it to lose focus.

no, the 980m is it.

No I'm using native resolution 1920x1080, so as far as I know there shouldn't be any type of scaling.

It's annoying because I constantly need to adjust gamma to get things to look right especially with an overcast. I skinned a completely flat UH-1H in green and using a gamma that is too bright on a sunny day makes it look completely black on an overcast day. I can see it being darker with little or no shine but it shouldn't loose all detail and look all black either. Also it seems that it's shading a bit too dark overall. The sunlit side of a model looks ok but the backside becomes so dark you can't see much at all of the skin. I guess it will take tweaking by the devs to get things right again.

Thanks for the reply. I am already running in Fullscreen Un-checked mode. However when the sim launches I have to Alt-Enter into full screen to get my V-synch/G-synch to work. One thing I do want to clarify is that this is causing the issues after the game is shut-down and continues until I re-boot windows.

I'm bringing this problem back up because it's driving me nuts. Every time I finish using DCS it causes the window selection behavior in Windows 10 to change. Not sure if the original poster explained it well enough but instead of clicking on a window and having it come up to the front and be the center of focus you have to click on it, then on the window in front of it and then back to it. It's highly annoying if you want to work with files or windows after a session of DCS. Somebody else has to have this issue and if not what is the fix? And yes it's been this way since 1.5 and all the way up to 2.5.2 Open Alpha which I'm using now. Help

Thanks for the reply. It seems that it has fixed itself, I have no explanation for it.

I just fired up the new 2.5.2 after taking a break for a few weeks and now it seems my Shkval isn't working at all. I'm using Devrim's cockpit and it acts as if it's working showing the proper brackets and the circle moving on the HUD but it's a white background on the TV screen. Any thoughts?

Any updates on this?

So now where would they like the Cobra and other Belsimtek chats to take place? Everything under the Huey or MI-8 doesn't seem appropriate.

I've been testing a bit myself, I'm still seeing inconsistent results. Sometimes I am getting immediate locks at 6km and sometimes even in "clear" areas I don't see a lock till about 3km. I'm trying zoomed in and out, changing the box size, putting the shkval into standby and then starting it again, etc etc. Maybe it is vehicle dependent as well? Seems I've had the most trouble with T-55/72? Either way something has changed but I won't say that it's a bug either. IRL locking isn't going to be consistent but it shouldn't just be random either.

Yes so far I haven't collided with any power lines in 2.5 but then again I haven't tried. I'll do a little more testing to see if it's specific to just one part of the map or if it's all inclusive. Update: yes it seems neither the KA50 or the Huey are making contact with the lines, the towers are however acting as collidable structure.

Looks cold down there.

I adjust the Gamma depending on the aircraft I'm using and also the cloud cover and time of day. I find it really just depends on what looks good to you. I'm a bit frustrated when using Deferred Shading especially with a low sun that the shaded side of the aircraft is completely black and the sunward side has a white sheen to it. I'm hoping this is a work in progress and the only thing I can do is adjust the Gamma till it looks good to my eyes.

The request to have a slick only version goes back some time. I also find it annoying that if I want the cable cutters I have to use the external mounts. I doubt it's high on the to do list but it would be good to see someday, as well as maybe a few troops sitting in the back. we can always dream.

other than the panel being a bit lighter I don't see much difference.

Yes Rain, would love to see an effect and finally give the wipers on the Helicopters something to do.