[Improved view cycle "f-key" options]

Yes, optional would be good (who knows what scripts people use that rely on pressing the keys a fixed number of times).

 

Thanks I know about the f10 shortcut, but it's not really a workaround, as you need to find the target on the map and it also requires the use of the mouse, not just keyboard.

[Improved view cycle "f-key" options]

Hi,

When cycling views with the f-keys, it's very easy to skip past the object you were looking for and have to go through all the objects again to find it again.

It's also, for example, not possible to quickly return to the f1 view briefly between time spent spectating on an object, without cycling through all objects in that category again to find it each time.

Any or all of the following changes/additional bindings for the f-keys would be very handy for quickly switching to the view you want:

1. F-keys remember to the last selected object in that category, and switch back to it when changing category
2. An additional binding to cycle backwards through a category
3. A 'previous view' keybinding to step back through the last few categories and objects recently viewed.

Thanks,

Benom8

 

EDIT: I think the most glaring omission and least disruptive of the three to add is item 2. The others suggestions might need some more thought on the details, but something along those lines would be awesome.

[Any possibility to get the satelite textures around airfileds and towns back?]

I'm still looking forward to using this map more as it develops, but I can't say I'm too happy if this is the way it is going. It would be good to get confirmation of what the devs are planning in this regard, i.e. is this the final state of these areas? How widespread will these artifacts be? And finally, why?

[Mirrors removed has same FPS hit as mirrors on]

@Flappie That's interesting! Thanks for working that out, and passing it on to the devs.

[Mirrors removed has same FPS hit as mirrors on]

Hi all,

Apologies for not checking in on this in a while, it seems like it's still happening (on my system at least). I've run a slow repair and with the attached track I get the following results:
 

Mirrors on FPS	Mirrors off FPS	Mirrors hidden	Threading	Version
25	30	25	ST	2.8.6.41066
43-46	50-54	43-46	MT	2.8.6.41066

nullDCS settings attached.

Mi24-Mirrors-FPS_2.trk

[Ground vehicle embarkment/disembarkment trouble]

I've seen it several times before where a disembarking group does not include all units immediately. Upon the AI controller getting a task or maybe when the group starts moving, the remaining units appear in the group.

[CTF Color tag altitude issue]

I also noticed the smoke disappears sometimes. Just checked and you're right, it seems to be toggling at the altitude it starts at. Thanks for figuring this out!

[Patch notes discussion May 2023]

52 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

for players there is no change, but the fix prevents a crash situation from happening. 

thanks

Being able to manually edit the .miz files to make certain modules optional to join a server is important to our group. Will this still check against only the requiredModules section in the miz file, or will editing that no-longer prevent users being blocked from joining?

[Normandy 2.0 FAQ **Updated**]

Will the limited-time upgrade price apply for users purchasing The Channel map after release, or is it only for users who own the older map before the release date?

[Liveries - Animation values for the EE]

Hi,

Just wanted to share my findings from updating liveries from the F1CE to the EE, in case it saves someone some troubleshooting. You need to set the right animation values in description.lua, otherwise you won't see the probe, updated cockpit version (for the external model), and some other small changes to the model. Based on one of the included liveries, I set the following animation params to non-zero values:

custom_args = 
{
	[70] = 0.26,-- Mirage F1 cockpit
	[987] = 0.1,--NOSE
	[988] = 0.1,--RWR variant
	[989] = 0.1,--OIL DRAIN variant
}

[Mirrors removed has same FPS hit as mirrors on]

Good thought @Hiob, but that binding just cycles between reflections on, off and mirrors removed, so pressing it while they're removed just turns them back on with reflections.

 

I should clarify that the FPS hit mentioned in the OP was not using fullscreen mode, but a similar thing happens in fullscreen just with higher total fps figures.

[Mirrors removed has same FPS hit as mirrors on]

Hi,

Being able to remove the mirrors completely is a neat feature, but I noticed that doing so gives the same FPS hit as having them rendering reflections. Brief track attached, sitting on the tarmac at Tinian, where mirrors seem to make a big FPS difference on my system. The only geometry behind the mirrors was the ground.

With the mirrors on but not rendering reflections I got 60FPS (vsync limit), but with the reflections on, or mirrors removed it was down to around 40.

Apologies if this is already known, I couldn't find a thread about it.

Key system specs: i5-9600K, 32GB RAM, GTX 1660S.

Mi24-Mirrors-FPS.trk

[Location of the IR Suppressors on the Skin Template]

That's good news about the template!

In the mean time, you can edit a copy of the dds file and include it in the same folder as your other livery textures. That way it doesn't affect any other liveries.

 

Make sure you have the following line in your description.lua file (assumes the file you added to the livery is still called "mi-24p_evu.dds") :

{"mi_24p_evu",	DIFFUSE, "mi-24p_evu", false};

[Location of the IR Suppressors on the Skin Template]

The IR suppressors are not part of the template last time I checked, but look for mi-24p_evu.dds.

You don't have the various layers, but without too much effort you can approximately extract the dirt and non-paint colours to put over your livery.

[Ercan Flagpole]

I noticed that in this map there's currently a flagpole on one of the perimeter fences slightly to the right of centerline when landing on runway 29 at Ercan. This is a real hazard when flying a 2.5 degree glideslope to the threshold. Wanted to query this as it seems an unlikely setup in reality.

[Change pre-set radio channels via kneeboard]

Just to link a very similar thread. Sorry I didn't see this one when I posted. 

[Changing radio presets in game]

Hi,

 

I think it would be handy to allow players to set the frequency presets for this and other airframes in some sensible way in-game. E.g. via an interactive kneeboard when landed at a friendly base. This would avoid relying on mission designers to set these presets/guess which ones would be useful - these can be hard to plan out e.g. if players want to use a particular frequency for their flight on SRS etc.

 

Just a thought! 

 

Best wishes

[new clouds corruption]

I used Disk Cleanup for this (e.g. get to this via Right-click the drive -> Properties -> Disk Cleanup). There's a checkbox for deleting DirectX shaders.

[new clouds corruption]

Just to add to the folklore on this, I was getting this issue sporadically (and only one black poly at a time) on my 1660S. Incidentally I was using an AMD 280X on this system previously. I haven't noticed these for the last week or so after I: Updated the drivers, cleared NVidia shader cache, cleared the DCS shader caches, repaired DCS, and cleared the DirectX shader cache. Fingers crossed they're gone. I underline the last step because I don't see it mentioned here yet, and maybe there was something lurking there from my old card.

[F2 External view - mouse not panning around aircraft]

This may be a different issue, but I sometimes find that the mouse does not pan in the F2 view. Restarting DCS is the only thing that works for me. Interested to know if this is related.