Sandman1330

Do you guys use Vaicom? I’ve seen this too (the original problem with read backs), but it only started when I installed Vaicom.

I get the same thing when taking off at mil power as well - it’s been around for awhile now. Not a deal breaker but it’s there.

Bump, I have the same issue... Edit - solved. I copied the contents of the first server’s saved games into the new one, then edited serversettings.lua to change the port, and created autoexec.cfg to set the new control port. It still didn’t work, until I added —server —norender to the second servers DCS.exe I didn’t think it would need this as it doesn’t when using DCS_updater.exe but apparently it does.

The Viper was announced in 2019 and beyond at the end of 2018, and was released in October of 2019, so about 10 months later. However, it was released in a very incomplete state and I believe ED has stated they don’t want to do that again, so it could be longer, or perhaps they are at a further stage of development already. TL;DR: maybe late 2021, maybe longer

Huh, interesting. I would have thought flares would have been higher priority, I mean the Russians learned as early as the 80s that helicopters are vulnerable to MANPADs! And given the ineffectiveness of the disco ball against anything but the earliest threats... But hey, if it’s not realistic than so be it. Just blows my mind a bit... And on second thought, 2002 was a freaking long time ago. God I’m getting old haha

@joelsi @NeedzWD40 thanks for the detailed breakdown, that’s awesome! The Apache definitely carries flares. Aside from being an obvious oversight (the IR jammer alone wouldn’t be sufficient), there’s this footage from Baghdad last year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CJTF-OIR_Crisis_Response_to_Protests_DOD_107565097-5e0cec395974d.webm

In the ME, did you ensure to link the static object (LSO) to the carrier unit? There’s a drop down to do this in the options for the static object.

I’ve copied my post from the newsletter thread, as I think the same perception exists here that there aren’t many helo drivers around here: I know many wanted the F4, Tornado, or a modern REDFOR (and I do hope you get what you want, though none of them personally interest me), but us rotorheads have been waiting for a western attack helicopter for 5+ years!

There are a lot more helo drivers than you guys may think. Indeed the Huey and Blackshark were some of the very first DCS World modules released. Then helo development seemed to stagnate for a long time, until recently it picked up again with the Kiowa, Hind and now Apache. Some of us who came for the helos ended up staying for the jets when nothing new came out for us for a long time. Many will now be going back to being rotorheads! DCS World has about the most realistic helicopter flight modelling possible on the PC (as it also does for fixed wing), nothing else really comes close, so I’m pumped to see the Helo stable getting larger!

At the time they announced a new, face melting module (back almost a year ago IIRC), there had been no teasing of the Apache aside from stuff that was 5+ years old. After they announced a reveal was coming, in the months following was when they started the teasing (Wags’ Syria video, “if not when”, etc). It started with the announcement, then the breadcrumbs started dropping. In my mind they’ve done exactly what they said they would nearly a year ago, officially announced a new module in 2020.

To put some positivity to this thread, I for one am stoked for the Apache. It’s exactly what I was hoping for! I know there are a lot of people who want a lot of things, but a Bluefor attack helo is sorely needed to face off against KA50 and MI24. I also know there’s no modern Redfor jets to face off against the Blue ones, so I do hope they find a way to get you guys your modern Redfor jet. While I feel your pain, I and many others are celebrating today!

Depends. Typically our aircraft commander sits in the left, the first officer on the right. The FO does most of the flying, but the AC can and will take control if needed. It also makes sense for instruction, the student would normally sit in the right.

IT’S AWESOME!! Two of us just did about 30 mins of ripping around. Observations: -Left seat has control priority, he can take control without asking permission but right seat must ask permission. I think this can be changed in the ME. You can also see the other guy’s control positions on the indicator, so you can line up your controls before transferring control. -Right seat pilot needs to stay put, and needs to be the first in the aircraft. Left seater can jump between left seat and both guns. -Request aircraft control is ‘C’ key by default, but doesn’t seem to be possible to bind to HOTAS. Hopefully we will see that soon. -I don’t want to call it a bug yet as it could be user error, but sometimes the left seater cannot shoot and can no longer switch between seats. Most times it worked but occasionally not. Other than that, very nice update so far, great work by ED!

Glad it helped! Slightly OP, but I also use symlinks for some of the DCS terrains that I don't play on much. I create a symlink where they usually belong on my main SSD, but link them to my secondary SSD to save space on my primary (which is faster (NVMe) but smaller than my other one (SATA))

The Jester comment is a great idea! My favorite is when you buzz the tower on the boat while supersonic... I don't remember the exact wording but something about how the Airboss is going to be peeved!

I agree it would be nice to have this integral, but as a workaround I use symlinks, just create one for your actual DCS location within your saved games and you should be able to do it. Mine allows me to access mission files stored on my server PC over the network. There are a few utilities that can easily generate them for you.

Ha, you nailed it. Any FO who can’t hold heading wouldn’t have made it through the first phase of flight training

I see your point, and agree. I’m a military helicopter pilot myself so of course we train for emergencies such as these. I still stand by my original point though - it’s much easier to do it all from the right, and that’s why single pilot operations are on the right! (Incidentally our PIC usually sits in the left, as he spends more time running the mission and working the comms than actually flying the aircraft, the FO gets to do that )

I’m not sure I follow your train of thought. Are you saying that someone flying from the left seat of a Robinson uses different hands or positioning than someone in the left seat of a helo with a standard cyclic, like a B206 or Huey? What I’m trying to say is that the left seat pilot would have to use his right hand to change radios (and therefore let go of the cyclic), while a right seat pilot can keep his right hand on the cyclic and do all the rest with his left. This would be no different with a standard cyclic arrangement as it would be in a Robinson...

Between your tests and those of Aurelius, it seems the AMD cards are the way to go with DCS right now. I wonder if it’s due to AMDs rasterization focus or due to the additional VRAM on AMD cards... If a higher VRAM 3080ti comes out, I wonder how that will change the calculus? It’s GPU upgrade year for me, but since I can’t get any of the new ones anyway, I’m waiting to see if Nvidia comes out with a higher VRAM version of the 3080...

You can let go of an airbus stick and the FBW will prevent it from going into an unusual attitude on you. Even a non-FBW airplane will maintain attitude if properly trimmed. Ever flown a helicopter without a force trim (all early helicopters and still most light helicopters)? The cyclic has 0 resistance, and will flop to the side the second you stop holding it. Believe me, you don’t want to take your hand off of it like you could in any airplane And as for flying it with your other hand, I’ve never tried it myself, and I don’t think I’d want to, especially in a hover. The controls require such finesse that I wouldn’t want to go against thousands of hours of muscle memory by using the other hand, it would be like learning to hover all over again! The Robinson does have a cyclic, it’s just a throw-over center mounted type. It still works the same.

Actually, the reason is because when you single pilot a helicopter (as most civvie helicopters are flown), you need to keep your right hand on the cyclic at all times, especially in smaller helicopters without force trim or autopilots. Sitting on the right allows you to use your left (collective) hand to tune radios and manipulate switches on the center console and overhead. If you sat in the left as airplanes do, you'd have to take your hand off the cyclic to do this.

They didn't really start teasing the Apache until AFTER they'd said it hadn't been teased yet. The last we heard that from ED was back in the Spring, and they didn't really start teasing Apache until Wags' Syria video and the various interviews that came out in summer/fall... I know you want it to be the F-111, but I want it to be the Apache - so I guess one of us will be disappointed!

Fair warning, when I got my Rift S I leant my old CV1 to a buddy with a similar setup to you (Mac on boot camp), he tried and tried but wasn’t able to get it working on a Mac... hopefully you’d have better luck but make sure you’ve got a solid return policy on whatever you purchase!