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Just a quick thought. If the fighting of the controls seems a bit extreme, it may be worth just double checking in the axis menu, and making sure there are no double entries. DCS seems to automatically assign duplicate commands to whatever flight gear you’ve got plugged in. I’ve had my rudder controlling the throttle and all sorts, lol.

Well, I’ve taken the plunge and ordered it. Just waiting for my housemate to piss off out now, so I can download it, and have a good, uninterrupted session. Splashed out on the campaign too, but shan’t be playing that for some time, as I have much learning to do first. Wish me luck :D

Hi all. Just wondered if the F5 was supposed to be inherently pitchy, or whether it’s just ineptitude on my behalf. Ordinarily, in a plane that is fairly well trimmed, in a hands-off moment, it will eventually either begin to descend slightly, at which point it gathers speed, and therefore lift, and will gently porpoise itself towards straight and level. Or, at the other end of the scale, if it starts to pitch up first, it will lose airspeed, and generate less lift, and eventually pitch down and regain speed and lift, and again begin the gentle porpoising until it finds it’s happy place. In the F5, if I go hands off, even for a short while as I set up TACAN, or play with the fuel system, or weapons or whatever, then all hell breaks loose. As soon as I lift my head up, the plane is either pointing at the sky, about to stall, or it’s in a death dive. I always try and trim it as best as I can, but seem to be forever chasing it, or permanently adding some stick input. I don’t mind any of the above. If it’s meant to be this quirky, then so be it. I actually quite like that it has character. Also wondered if the auto flaps help to exacerbate the situation or not? Anyone else find it to have a wandering nose, or am I alone?

Thanks for the great write up. You’ve definitely got my interest piqued. Watched a few YouTube videos after reading your impressions, and I must say the Sabre looks great. I’m not one for the ultra-complex modern jets either. As much as I find them impressive, it’s just information overload as far as I’m concerned. The Sabre looks like just the right level of difficulty. Enough to give me a challenge, without overwhelming me. Given that the sale is on, I shall grab both the Sabre, and the campaign that you recommended too. I purposely didn’t look up the campaign on YouTube as I prefer to watch things unravel as I play. No point spoiling any surprises. I’ll probably grab these in the morning, so shall be secretly praying for rain, and an excuse to have a good session. I did look at the other campaign, but that requires the WWII Assets Pack, and I’m not cluttering up the hard drive with that if I can help it. So, once again, thanks for the slab of text. It made for great reading :)

I don’t actually use the mouse, once in the cockpit. I just use my HOTAS, and one of my Oculus Touch controllers. Are the Touch controllers seen as the mouse somehow? I’ll have a check in the control pages, and make sure I don’t have any buttons triggering the mouse cursor or anything like that. Regarding McAfee, I don’t have any anti-virus software running at all. I’m very select about how I use the PC online, as it’s purely for simming.

That could well be it then, because on the one bombing run, my weapon release button did nothing. So I went straight to the control setup, and the proper joystick button was listed but not registering. I had to clear it, then add it again, and then all was well. I thought that was just a bit of a glitch. Didn’t realise it was a “thing”. Ah, bugger! This is going to be one of those DCS bugs to live with by the looks of things. I’ll try both of the above suggestions, and hope I get lucky. Thanks :)

I’ll try that, and see if it has a positive impact. Thanks :)

Ooh, I’m not sure. I kinda figured that by virtue of the fact that I’m able to fly perfectly with the HMD without there seeming to be any hiccups, that DCS was doing its thing properly. If it lost its focus, would I not lose my feed, or does it manifest itself by creating other issues?

Good choice. I love it in VR :)

Hi all. Using VoiceAttack today and it kept losing focus. I had it pointed at the active window (DCS in VR). It would work for so long, then, at the critical moment, would suddenly stop working. Pausing DCS and looking at the VA window, I could see the commands I had shouted out, and they were all listed as “recognised”. After Alt-TABbing back to DCS it would then behave fine again for a while. It was particularly infuriating because I was practising dive-bombing with the F5, which is tricky at the best of times. I was using, or trying to use, VA to quickly switch to Bomb View, so I could see the results. Any ideas what might be the cause of VA keep losing it’s focus on the active screen of DCS? The only other open window is the Oculus software, which is a necessary evil.

The OP has the Rift S, so there are no sensors. It has inside-out tracking.

Lol! Sodding acronyms. I meant an APC, a bloody big jeep thing :megalol:

Somewhat curiously, this thread has been moved to the wish list forum. It shouldn’t require a wish that the AI work at it’s most fundamental level, surely. Maybe move it to one of the Bugs forums at a push, lol.

No worries. I did try and find some humour in my darkest hour :)

I’ve only been playing with any degree of seriousness for about 2 months. I’ve had it on my hard drive since the original Black Shark, but it has always been too complex for me, and too demanding for my pc. So, in the past, I’ve only ever tooled around with a few take-offs and landings, with a bit of (poor) flying in the middle. No learning of comms, navs, weapons or anything until now. I now have a decent(ish) pc, and more resolve to learn. But no, I hadn’t factored in learning the Editor as well. Maybe I should, but that shouldn’t be a get-out clause for ED.

Although I do agree with your hopes and wishes, I can sort of accept the in-flight AI for what it is. Although it is far from perfect, I know that the AI programming involved for flight is incredibly complex, so certain nuances are gonna be missing, and short-cuts taken. It’s when the AI fails at the most basic of levels that I get frustrated. I mean, even a toddler knows to try and put the brakes on rather than smashing his pedal car into a wall. Two out of two separate missions have had my jet destroyed before I’ve even got the wheels rolling this morning.

And that’s all fine and dandy for you. But, for me, I have enough on my hands trying to learn the planes and systems. If learning the Editor is a prerequisite of playing the sim, then it should be stated on the homepage before any purchase is made. If making the AI is problematic for ED, then an alternative would be to have Certified missions. In other words missions that have been thoroughly tested with the current build and Certified as being in a suitable state for general use. Missions that are uncertified can then be used either at the user’s peril, or by those, such as yourself, who have the necessary skill set to make them playable.

Just wondered if anything was being done about the AI? More specifically, if AI was anywhere near to replacing ill conceived scripts. Three times, this morning, I’ve been taken out by ATC’s whilst on the ground, cold starting. So now, if I want to play those missions, I’ve either got to start my plane against the clock, just to get rolling quick enough to escape Blind Eddy, or I’ve got to become proficient with the Mission Editor, and try and eliminate all of the nonsense before I even think about flying. Can we not just have some good, old-fashioned IF....THEN code. IF My F5 is in the path of a speeding AI vehicle THEN either STOP or CHANGE COURSE. In it’s current state it is incredibly frustrating. Some of this lunacy doesn’t rear it’s ugly head right at the start of a mission, so much time can be wasted, and a great experience ruined. To add insult to injury, when the last ATC smashed through my F5, I had the ground crew screaming at me, because I was still hooked up to the Ground Air Supply. And then, for the final kick up the arse, I’m informed that my combat points have been taken away because I’ve just committed fratricide. Meanwhile, Blind Eddy is careering through all he can find at the airport. It’d be funnier if I had more time to waste.

All the ones I’ve tried so far have been great in VR. But I do find that the more complicated the aircraft, the smaller some of the dials etc, will have to be, so sometimes a bit tricky to read. Also, the control panels can reach behind you making lots of swivelling round necessary. It depends what type of plane you are looking for. Personally, I have found the F5 to be the best in my hangar for VR. All controls where you can see them, and everything perfectly readable. And a lovely plane to fly too.

I’m an idiot! Watched a YouTube video about the Persian Gulf map, and the guy pulled up quite a few missions for the various modules. Many more than I was able to find. So I fired up the PC, expecting I had a corrupt folder or something, and lo and behold, there was quite a few missions waiting for me. Absolutely no idea why they didn’t display yesterday. Anyway, I have quite a few things to be cracking on with now. Started off with an air-to-air refuelling mission, with the F16. It was my first attempt, but somehow don’t think I’ll be welcome to try again, seeing as I slammed into the tanker from beneath, and we both burst into flames. I must admit, it was quite a release after all of the tension created by trying to get into position. I positively laughed out loud when I saw two parachutes open. I know that’s not quite in the spirit of things, but hey-ho :D

Yes, thank you. I’ve bought it, and given it a brief fly around. It certainly seems to be at least as efficient as Caucasus, but I believe it is a tad smoother. Very pleased with it. And the lighting seems way better.

Much appreciated. I’ll have a crack this evening :)

Thanks for the suggestions. I’ll have a look. Modules owned are F16, A10C, Ka50, P51, F5E, Huey, and all FC3 planes. However, I haven’t learned the tricky ones yet (F16, Ka50, A10C). So I need fairly simple missions/campaigns I guess. Just anything to get some use out of the new map.

That is very helpful. Thank you. I’ve not tried to download any missions as yet. What do I need to do? Just drop the folder(s) in somewhere?

I have had a peep, but jeez, it’s complicated. I’m struggling enough with learning the planes and choppers. Not sure my feeble, ageing brain can cope with yet something else to learn :lol: