Lixma 06

I have DCS World installed that was downloaded from official ED site. A couple of weeks ago I bought the Su-25A module at the Steam store. When I went to install it Steam tried to install it's own copy of DCS World. Not wanting to break anything I immediately stopped it, got a refund, and bought the module from the ED shop. Can someone explain to me how Steam and DCS work together? If I buy a module on Steam does that mean it will only work with the Steam version of DCS and vice versa? When I bought the Su-25 module I didn't receive any kind of key (Starforce or Steam) so how would I activate it in my existing DCS installation? Thanks for any help understanding all this!

Thanks! I'm slowly getting my head around the GUI (and I haven't yet touched scripting) but I'll definitely follow your tips.

You've read my mind! I have the TCWS throttle which has a self-centering rocker switch that would have been perfect for it.

It was dead easy to trim your speed. Just like the brakes in a car, being able to lightly dab on the A-10's brake 'pedal' was perfect for landing or refuelling. Plus you never had to worry about forgetting about retracting them.

Yeah, this was back in 2011-12 during the beta/initial release. Must've been changed in the following years. Shame, it was really useful.

There used to be a very useful function whereby the speed-brake would extend while you held a button down and then retract itself on release. What happened to it? Was it not realistic?

All it was I was running TARGET in 'simple' mode where there's no option to map commands to a button's release.

For example in NAV mode all your controls could be dedicated to flight, nav systems, refuelling, landing. Switching into, say, BVR mode those same controls can now be mapped to things like radar and weapons.

Never mind, found it!

I want use a single button to zoom in (RSHIFT *) and when I release the button to zoom out (RSHFT /). Is there a way to do this with TARGET GUI (I've been trying, honest) or am I going to have to do it with scripting?

In lieu of a clickable cockpit how about some audio cues when using the controls? Just to give a little bit more feedback/immersion/whatever.....

I tried last night but I got an IC warning. I was also using Devrim's English cockpit so it might have been conflicting with that - I'll give it another go.

The Su-27/33's RWR is much clearer and easier to read than in the Su-25 variants which are very dim. Any chance the Su-25A/T could get this minor graphics upgrade?

Will this be available for the 1.5.xxx world or is it a 2.xxx exclusive?

I sent in a support ticket for clarification. Here's what they said...

Is BS1 to BS2 still available? I have the boxed version from 2011 but I can't see any way to buy BS2 as an upgrade....just full BS2.

Re: Autopilot - When in LANDING mode and with auto-throttle engaged the aircraft won't settle on the glideslope and will oscillate in pitch. With manual throttle control the oscillation is not as pronounced (as long as you're exact) but the AP is still prone to excessive pitch corrections.

Despite the cockpit lights being yellow(ish) they seem to be giving off a pink light, similar to the Su-25 - which does have pink lights.

The smoke from the Kuznetsov looks fantastic. Can't a similar technique be used for destroyed targets, smoke stacks etc?

This has happened a few times now. In multiplayer (in Su-25A or T) the first flight is fine. But after a crash or landing and grabbing a new plane the waypoint info is gone. As such there is no Enroute mode to select, just None, Return & Landing.

Actually if it's possible I'd like to keep aircraft shadows, too.

+1 Maybe an in-game option to back up your controls/view/GFX configs as a 'user profile'.

Thanks for the info, that makes sense.

+100 for this in multiplayer (surprised it isn't there already). Plot your own waypoints prior to jumping into the cockpit then during the flight you can take a peek at them on your kneeboard.

Any update on this? I've disabled all shadows (the FPS boost was just too good to ignore) but I'm really missing the in-cockpit shadows.