Kaptein_Damli

Hi, I made a new account on YouTube and the video can be found here: http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=m-ch-vid&v=LFu4Qb3jOuA I am not that into moviemaking anymore and fly more seldom due to a new love in my life, a woman! :)

I have Microsoft Sidewinder Pro 2 Fore Feedback, Saitek X52, Saitek throttle and Saitek Quandrant throttle. I tried your tip to disable the sidewinder stick but no joy. I am not sure if I ask for the impossible or if it´s modeled in the sim that it IS hard to keep a 100% level flight even with trim just like in the real thing. (I read that in A-10A book once). I can try to post a track later. I can "fix" the problem by using "alt hold" command with "H" button when I fly straight and level and disengage it when I am turning etc. I am just curios if there is someone else that can achieve 100% altitude (that means keep the height number in the HUD on ie. 1000f for instance) with just using trim and not alt-h. Or if there is place I can alter how much impact each trim "button" does. I want it half en! :)

Ok, I will try to disable my sidewinder stick in device manager. Anyway, here is a video I made. Unfortunately, I can't fraps at the highest resolution so it may be a little difficult to see the hud in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD6P02TyhNg

I have Microsoft Sidewinder Pro 2 connected and checked that none of the buttons or axis on the sidewinder stick is assigned in the control setup. I have not uninstalled the driver from windows to try that as it's time consuming and boring to install/uninstall every time. Hom ever I do not think that may causing my struggle to hold altitude. I have no problems with both sticks in IL-2, old Lock On, X-Plane 9, Falcon 4.0 AF etc. I have tried to enter a bigger deadzone but I assume there is something else causing it. If someone could lead me to a file I can alter trim values, like half en the amount of each step in trim and the problem would be solved that way...I also find it strange when I try to use my sidewinder stick in Lock On 2 that it's VERY sensitive. That was not the case with the old FC. I need to adjust curves A LOT to make it flyable and even then I find the stick to be too sensitive in Lock On 2. Strange thing, since in IL-2 1946 and Falcon + X-Plane the sidewinder stick rocks! I am going to fraps a video with me talking about the problem while flying and post it on YouTube.

I have bought the download version of A-10C, but my comp is miles away from running it more than 12-13 fps on average. I bought it to support you guys and when I can afford a new computer I can start study again! I have learned Falcon 4.0 AF pretty well and Lock On FC 2.0 is a nice break from Falcon which means I don't need to learn a lot just to fly and have some fun. Hom ever I find it a bit annoying that I can't achieve a steady altitude even with trim in the A-10A. I have actually read that the real A-10A is hard to hold altitude even with trim and therefore we have the altitude hold mode for that? I can try to post a track later today. I use the alt-hold mode a lot when flying straight and level and uncheck it when I am running in hot. I have a friend who is coming back to Lock On after 4 years of absence so I plan to make some nice missions for us. :) I am also wondering if anyone else have the same problem? Can you hold a steady level flight with the same altitude with trim. I mean not trimming a lot, but trim "it in" and leave it and still hold the altitude?

Anyone? It's really annoying to constant trim the A-10. I can't remember the plane was so difficult to hold altitude without constant trimming...

Just come across this video on the Tube! As I can´t enjoy the sim because of my aging rig and steep hardware requirements I can always enjoy some nice A-10 footage! Press the HD button, sit back and enjoy, and afterwards fire up the sim! (You lucky bastards! :megalol:)

Hi all! As I have leaved Lock On and Black Shark for a time flying Falcon 4.0 AF/Free Falcon I am now trying to get back into Lock On and Black Shark again for some variety! :) I have purchased the A10C but the beta version runs like a slideshow on my aging 2.7GHZ Dual Core. Hence why I am trying to get some air time in LOFC2.0. Hom ever, I struggle to keep the A-10A in level flight. I know you can use the altitude stabilize button (ALT+H or just "H" cant't remember now) but even with trim I either pitching a little down or up. That's very annoying and I can't even remember this was a problem with the old LOFC 1.12 patch. This kills the fun for me because I use more time to keep the bird in level flight than actually searching for foes. I know I can use the hold altitude but I find it annoying to turn it off/on every time dive or evade etc. I also use Saitek X52 and I have no trouble keeping any plane at level flight in X-Plane, Falcon, Black Shark or any other sim. Anyone else that have this issue? In the F-15C it keeps level automatically if I remember right.If the trim applied was half of what it is today, the problem would have been solved. Is there a config edit to how much trim is applied? Anyway LOFC 2.0 and Black Shark is amazing sims. I am no trying to get into Black Shark after having the sim for over two years and it's a blast! Too many sims, too little time! :) So ED, don't rush A-10C! :megalol:

That´s taken from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szX45PdUOmo

GA: Do we need DirectX 11 to be able to see the awesome water and sun effects? I am on XP SP3 and I do have a GPU card that support DirectX 10, but I don´t think the rest of my system does? Crossing fingers...BTW: Awesome movie. I commented on the YouTube video, but this is a truly masterpiece of a movie and the best machinima movie I have EVER seen! And I collect those and have seen A LOT! :) EDIT: I saw the above post just now! Ahhhh...I am relaxed again! :D

Clickable pit: F-18 Hornet in Lock On 2.0 or DCS: BS? I just stumbled upon this: WOW! That guy has talent! Maybe he should team up with ED? Wags? Try contacting him! Too bad you can´t comment on the video, I may try to PM him. he can´t just have this all for himself? I want it too! :)

Wife? What´s that? Do we need that? I think sims like this really should get the wifes nervous when release dates comes near! The heck, at least they know where we are! Home in the sim doing nothing wrong! :lol:

Okey, I uninstalled, backed up my control settings, installed again, then patched and restored my control settings. Ok, I lost my tweaks and was told not to upgrade the patch from 1.01 so I lost countless of hours of tweaking . I had the sim run on my "crappy" comp at around 30 fps. Now I am around 20 fps and it´s hard to enjoy the sim with these numbers. I really appreciate the patch ED, but next time you release a patch, please make easier for us customers. We who pays for the sim. I have a family and can´t sit in front of the comp all day, and sitting evening after evening of tweaking just to get a descent fps takes time. Time I could have been spend flying instead of tweaking. If we where able to update the game to a newer patch without a complete reinstall would be much appreciated. All other game or sims I have you simply just upgrade. So this is a step back. BTW: Can you still use Frazer´s fps guide for this patch version too? So I can try to bring my fps back in the 30´s. I have a dual core Athlon AMD 2.7GHZ and 3GB RAM so I need to tweak some before enjoying it again!

Just before I apply the patch, will my config files etc be reset after the patch is applied? I have used a lot of time (countless of hours) tweaking the config files etc to keep the Shark smooth regarding fps. So, should I backup my config files or input files before applying the patch?

Yeah, but why is he not using Track IR? :huh:

Some fast tips: Mirrors off (huge fps killer), low visibility, water low, cockpit display (shkval) 256, remember to run in full screen, download latest patch (uses all cores), turn down some AA/AF on your GPU, Vsync off, download gamebooster, defrag often, have some GB´s left on disk for paging files (at least 5GB or more) and yeah, Frazers tweak guide helped me A LOT and is HIGHLY recommended! :) Good luck!

This reminds me a little when Lock On first came out and the following Flaming Cliffs. Back then we always struggled to get good fps, and most of it were solved with mods, like canopy without scratches, water mod, overcast cloud mod etc. Not to be rude or offending, but these things should be optimized from the developer. Not the customers or usermade mods. I am grateful that ED makes this good looking sims, but what they have problems with is the optimizing. I still can´t run Flaming Cliffs v.1.12 maxed out after all those years, and that tells my two things: ED is a step ahead graphic wise and flight model wise. But the sacrifice is performance. When I see your guys specs, like quad core at 3.8GHZ still getting stutters with the shval on that confirms this. I hope DCS in the future would focus more on the optimizing part. Don´t get me wrong, I love the sim and I love the mods, I know you don´t have a lot of employees like a Microsoft comp, but please focus more on optimization. I also most add that other than the stutter MFD thingy, rest of the sim runs smooth with a little tweaking on my "under the middle spec´ed comp." It could of course run even smoother, but I hope ED in the future would do something about the "water under terrain" thing that steals some fps. I heard a new soundpatch will come soon freeing up some cpu resources so ED is already doing something about optimizing the sim.

I also found the trim steps to be too large. I would prefer half the input myself. Although, you could say it realistic. Just to quote from the book "Warthog - Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War": "Also, the trim mechanism--the devices that allow the pilot to get the plane into a stable position where it can be controlled with the least amount of effort on the stick and rudder--is the subject of one of the standing jokes about the A-10. The trim mechanism is said to be so bad that when the aircraft is being fired at by AAA, there is no need to perform violent evasive maneuvers, or "jink". Instead, all the A-10 pilot has to do is turn loose on the controls and let the plane fly "hands off". So, I find it to be realistic! Just try refueling in the A-10. Challenging for sure, I had to get on and off the boom for several times to get a full tank. Although I wish I could have trim with half the input of today. I tried mapping it to my X52 throttle but it was the same. Trying to trim the plane level without using ALT+H is not easy. You need to trim every 10 seconds. Half the inputs would make the Hog more stable.

Wags: What file contains the information about the MFD? There must be some kind of numbers etc we can adjust? Other than setting cockpit setting from 1024, 512 and 256, is there no other place we can tweak the MFD? What about adding 64 as an option or something? Maybe limit the max field of view? Like if you slew it over a big city, you will only see like 20km or something? Maybe adding "fog" or just grayness so it keep fps up? Not sure how you program this feature, I am sure you guys will fix this! I think why it´s more noticeable in the frog is due to the advanced FM taking up a lot of cpu resources, so you will have little left for the MFD. A10 has a simpler FM making more resources for the MFD.

Oh, sorry, I meant to say active planar, just forgot what it was called! :) I am also curious about this happens mostly with ATI or Nvidia?

Set view distance to low, scenes to low, mirrors off, go tweak graphic.cfg etc. Look around the mods page for the tweak thread. Helped me a lot. Also make sure you run your laptop on powersupply and not just batteries. My laptop power down the cpu when I am on batteries...

Yep, you´re right, I am using low visibility. I will try with medium, but I think I will stick with low because of better fps. Strange thing is I see the weapons when they run, but as soon as they crounch and aim, the AK dissapears? Why are they shown when they are standing and not when crounched?

Got a problem with Russian infantry. They only show their AK´s when they are dead! Look at this screenshot. I was just messing around in the editor, curious to see how the infantry was modeled when I saw they didn´t show any weapon! Is this a bug? Or is something wrong on my side?

Try holding the fire button for a sec or two. I know, it confused me a lot too! :)

Hmm....strange, I see the same anomalies with the v.1.1. I also rechecked the server.lue file to see if the value was correct like in the previous post. EDIT: Works! Only strange thing is that I only get the anomalies in the "Fire range" mission. If I create my own mission everything works like normal! Dunno why, maybe Wags have any idea? I also lose 6DOF in that mission AND get the pitch down problem increased more...