71st_AH Rob

Unfortunately not from official tools, it would be the dream if someone made a mod for servers to do this like the Steam workshop does for ArmA.

Thanks, that's great but could ED re-enable the shaders folder until this is on fact an option on all the modules? It could be years before I can fly the Spitfire again with the cockpit closed if we have to wait for this to be implemented. blockquote widget

This, like the Syria Map is a massive improvement over other maps including the old Normandy 44 map that have the block of dark green where the trees are, it looks terrible and makes difficult spotting even more unrealistic.

I use the four way hat on my Warthog and mostly can get it trimmed for level flight , it will change constantly though with change in alt, heading and wind direction. The Spitfire is a bit inherently unstable I think so it won't stay straight and level as long as a Mustang.

I really wish all those airfields were on this map along with Croydon etc, but ED hopefully has plans to expand that map now so it would be contrary to their interests. There are more airfields that are even more important to the Normandy campaign that maybe could be added; there were many 9th AF ALGs in the south of Kent like Headcorn and High Halden and a few 2 TAF ones as well that we could use that are not already on the Channel map so maybe they are a possibility.

Maybe not an autopilot as in altitude hold, but maybe something a bit more sophisticated like Iceman for the F-14 and while they are at it how about an AI Nav? Like Jester but with an accent from GB!

It would also be nice to have some WWII objects as well, fuel truck,ammo truck, CP and repair trucks of appropriate vintage for each side while you are at it.

The problem then becomes, we have a Spitfire Mk.IXc in early 1943 configuration. A Mk.IX that would have flown over a Germany map would some small but significant improvements, in fact one that flew over France from April 1944 would have at least had a Gyro Mk II gun sight, but a Spit as old and tired as ours would have been relegated to a support role by then. Or sent on Leand Lease to the USSR. A better interim solution than a Germany map would be to extend the Channel map to the North and East to the Ruhr Valley (yes, that is Germany). Then the B-17, current P-51 any 47 could escort them to realistic targets where they would be intercepted by D-9 and K-4. The A-8 could be based in Belgium and the Spitfires and Mosquito could raid the coastal area. The i-16 and La-7 would of course still be left out. A map dedicated to recreating the summer of 1944 as UGRA intends this map to be, deserves and needs an appropriate plane set,which is not a K-4 without MW50 pretending to be a G-6.

While RAF Hornchurch played a vital role in the Battle of Britain, I can't think of any role it had in the summer of 1944 as the map depicts. Was it home of a balloon unit for V1 defense or was it a try unit? Not at my references ATM.

Careful, this is what got the Cylons agitated.. making fun of their god.

Our Spitfire is a bit of a Frankenstein's monster. Also the real pilot's notes are very confusing, even for many native English speakers, so not surprised that they left it out. The wobble pump is from 1942 and early 1943. The electric pump replaced it in the spring of 1943.

No, you need to have a slot for Game Master etc and have to have set the veh as drivable in the ME. Also only those who have the Combined Arms will be able to drive. There is a setting somewhere allowing players to drive, not at my computer ATM, that would allow a pilot to drive vehs. Hope this helps

Because it is on the Channel map already, along with Manston, Hawkinge, Lympne and East Church.

same issue with the .50cal ammo, same ammo is different from the more effective and accurate WWII ammo We also have two AIM-9B missles, with different performance. The GAR-8 for the Sabre and the AIM-9B for the rest of the A/C in DCS.

Use the invisible FARP, it makes better WWII airfields anyway and I wish all were like that.

If the Patch Status thread said anything almost but TBC, it would not be an issue. You know if it said Wed 7 June, to celebrate D-Day, you could hype all you like and there would be no complaints. Then you could say it was imminent all you liked and people would happily know that it was next update, event though it was at least seven weeks away.

Will MT be coming to this soon?

They are not an improvement....

They didn't have visors on helmets yet, they typically wore sunglasses or goggles. The hard flight helmets were a new invention introduced during the Korean War, early Sabre pilots would have looked a lot like a Mustang pilot from WWII with a leather helmet. The pilot we have is an anachronism though and should be replaced.

Back to sleep then...

And Normandy 2!

If, under Options=>Misc., you have "Synchronize Cockpit Controls with HOTAS at mission start" checked, it will not matter how you set up the cockpit, this will override it and you would need to set your HOTAS controls to the settings you wished for the air start.

Please don't, it would be extremely annoying and distracting.

Everyone has their own opinion(s) about this map, based on their own expectations. Some people have unrealistic expectations. Do we really expect high detail in the middle of Patagonia where there are really no people. Who cares how detailed the wildlife trails are. At most you might see that for a few seconds between hitting the ground in your parachute and hitting the ESC key to select a new aircraft. Almost every update the developers add several new airfields and they have a plan to complete the map published and are following it. Most of the complaints are whining. I really see great potential once we have a few more critical AI and a period correct Mirage and Harrier.

Running the mission on my dedicated server, players see labels if they have them enabled and have checked that box. So far I have not been able to prevent them from seeing them.