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I see in the tutorials that in the SMS screen there is a square box drawn around the selected weapon station. I can't find how to get this box drawn and therefore am unable to launch a weapon. How do you get the box drawn?

The latest FA-18 update stated that an option has been added which allows slewing the maverick without having to depress the TDC. How to you access that option?

If you have Windows 10 you can use the 'Game Bar'. When flying in DCS press the keys Win-G to bring up the bar you use to start and stop recording. The clip is saved in C:/username/videos/captures folder. Make sure 'Game Bar' is turned on in Windows Settings.

Since I didn't purchase the PG map which I have installed how can I remove it? I don't want it taking up all that disc space.

If I download the free-weekend PG map and decide not to purchase it, will the install be automatically removed from my hard drive or will it just stay there?

Boat race anyone?

In Microsoft FSX you can change the graphic options, time of day, weather, and aircraft location without quitting the mission. I wish DCS could do this. The slew function is also desirable.

If you are having trouble with the visibility of the A-10C hud you can try changing the hud color. The color is specified in a file located here (your hard drive letter may differ): "D:\DCS World 2 OpenAlpha\Mods\aircraft\A-10C\Cockpit\Scripts\HUD\Indicator\HUD_init.lua" You can edit this file with any text editor. Scroll down to the last two lines: day_color = {0, 255/255, 0, 255/255} night_color = {243/255, 116/255, 13/255, 255/255} The first three numbers specify the red, green, and blue components of the color. In this case the red would be zero, the green would be one (255/255), the blue would be zero. This gives the standard green color. You can change these values. I find that for daylight black is visible in most conditions (the three values would be changed to 0,0,0. Also, during flight you can change between the day and night colors. Look in the controls listing for something like "switch day and night hud" and assign a keyboard combination to enable this command. Be aware that any new updates will wipe out these changes and restore the default green color. What I do is save a copy of my version and substitute it for the updated version. You can also vary the intensity of the hud with the "intensity" rocker switch beneath the hud screen.

Where is autoexec.cfg located to make alt-F4 work?

Does anyone know in which file those available colors are defined. I would like to make a black color option.

Anyone know how to change the color of the F15 HUD graphics. I can do this for the A10 in a file called hud_init.lua, but I cannot find such a file for the F15.

I don't think it would be too much to ask ED to provide a simple, stand-alone, conversion utility. Input 1.2 miz file, output 2.0 miz file. If it's just a matter of converting locations from one coordinate system to another I'm sure ED knows the necessary mathematical transformation function.

When the Caucasus map is modified to work in 2.0 will the mission files created for 1.2/1.5 work in 2.0?

I think you should leave 1.5 available for those of us with computers too slow to run 2.0 smoothly. It is much better than 1.2 and opens up a customer data pool that is unable to go with 2.0.

I did a comparison between flying in 1.5 and flying in 2.0 open desert. Performance is still definitely better with 1.5 although the framerate in 2.0 is indeed better in the open desert compared with Las Vegas city.

I have an older computer system which runs fine in 1.5 but comes to a useless crawl in 2.0 even set to the lowest possible options. Is the performance slower in 2.0 only because of the complexity of the Nevada map or will it also run slower with the new version of the Caucasus map when it gets converted to run in 2.0? I vote to keep 1.5 around for use by those of us who can't afford a new computer just to run 2.0.

Keep 1.5 for slower computers I have an older computer system which runs fine in 1.5 but comes to a useless crawl in 2.0 even set to the lowest possible options. Is the performance slower in 2.0 only because of the complexity of the Nevada map or will it also run slower with the new version of the Caucasus map when it gets converted to run in 2.0? I vote to keep 1.5 around for use by those of us who can't afford a new computer just to run 2.0.

sling load cheat? Here's what many would call a cheat, but it's fun trying to do it. Start flying directly toward the load at a proper altitude for hooking. Slow down as much as possible. When you are at walking speed or slower kick in the "fly level" autopilot mode. Eventually you will see the load appear at the top of the load window. If you are moving slow enough the load should stay in view long enough to hook. All without touching the stick.

Why can't you have a save function which saves the track as it does now, but when you play back the track it zips through all the key presses really fast and then resumes the normal speed mission at the end?

Suppose you don't want to complete an entire mission. Here's a way to save your progress and later reload the mission and continue where you left off. During a mission ESC to quit and select "Save Track". When you want to resume the mission where you left off, run the saved track using the "Replay" selection from the main menu. After starting the track running press Ctrl-Z several times (maybe 10) to increase the playback speed. Watch the playback. Just before the ending point set the playback speed back to normal by pressing Shift-Z and ESC to quit. Select the "Take Control" option and resume the mission. The only thing that keeps this from being a true save/load is having to watch the playback up to the save point. If you speed up the time enough that shouldn't take too long.

English titles? BTW, how did you get English labels on the switches? Mine are all in Russian.

I am trying to create an Mi-8 mission with unlimited rockets. I select "Customize Mission" and then put a checkmark in the "Unlimited Weapons" box and also in the "Value" box. However, in the mission when I fire rockets the ammo counter goes down to zero and then I can't fire any more rockets even though the counter goes back to 20. How can I get unlimited weapons to work?

I am trying to create an Mi-8 mission with unlimited rockets. I select "Customize Mission" and then put a checkmark in the "Unlimited Weapons" box and also in the "Value" box. However, in the mission when I fire rockets the ammo counter goes down to zero and then I can't fire any more rockets even though the counter goes back to 20. How can I get unlimited weapons to work?

Approximately 40% of the time I start a mission in DCS the video is stretched horizontally and extends off the right side of the screen. The attached pic shows the difference between a correct screen (top) and a bad one (bottom). I can eliminate the problem without restarting DCS by Alt-Tabbing to the desktop and then back to DCS. Most of the time that works, but it takes a lot of time. I am running Vista 64bit with a nVidia Geforce 250GT video card. This problem does not occur with any other game. Any ideas about how to fix this?

What are the white lines that grow and shrink? How do you know if you are moving backward?