Sandman1330

Yeah, after more testing they work pretty good up close, within 3-5 miles. However, this is supposed to be a BVR missile, I’d expect decent performance at 10 miles at least in a head-on situation. Part of the problem may be that Jester seems to switch from P-STT to PD-STT while the missile is guiding, I think this trashes the missile. They also seem to be too sensitive to chaff.

Oh man, are they ever... They just don't track. Even if I keep lock throughout, range 5-10 miles in trail, they don't even guide, just go stupid.

Same. I can remote in from any computer, including the server computer, via the DCS webpage - but the local webgui index.html does not connect.

Brownout is a real thing and is extremely dangerous. 2 of 3 Canadian helicopters that crashed in Afghanistan were due to brownout rather than enemy fire. The DCS brownout effect is very under-simulated. In the desert maps it should be so thick as to block all visibility outside 10ft or so by the time you slow below TL on approach.

This is fixed in the current open beta.

Confirmed, and previously reported some time ago. The work around is to switch to guns, then back to Aim-9 or whatever other mode you are using. You can tell when it's not working because the PRF selection disappears from the left side of the radar DDI (when it works, you get the HI/MED/INTL option, but this option is missing when the bug is present)

+1

Sure! Because the cyclic has no centering force, you have to hold it -all the frickin time-! Otherwise it will literally flop to one side due to its own weight. Think of a joystick that has no spring, it will topple to one side. The force trim system IRL is simply a system of magnetic brakes (in most cases) that holds the stick in whatever position it is in. A button on the cyclic releases the brake, so whenever you move the cyclic, the button needs to be depressed. Releasing the button engages the brake and holds the cyclic in the new position. After long missions with lots of hovering, my thumb can literally get numb from holding the button down the whole mission (the system can be turned off, but we rarely do for safety reasons). For more stable regimes of flight such as cruise, with force trim engaged you can let go of the cyclic without it flopping over. Not all helos have a force trim system, but most of the medium to large ones do. I suppose calling it trim can cause confusion, as it doesn’t work like we would expect based on the fixed wing usage of the word...

Haha, I am a helicopter pilot, and that’s how she works. There is zero feel in the cyclic, if you feel any resistance it’s time to write her up :smilewink: I’ll stop derailing this thread now. :music_whistling: edit: ok one more!

This is incorrect. There is no centering force on a RW cyclic. Force Trim holds the stick in it's current position, but does not recenter it. For example, if I'm in forward flight, my cyclic is quite forward of center. When I release the FTR button, the cyclic stays in that position - it does not return to center. DCS simulates FTR by having the stick return back to center, but it's not realistic behaviour - it's a simplification to make it easier to use sticks that have centering springs. Haha, yup! That's what it's like flying a helo without a force trim system (like an EC120 or Jetranger). You literally have to be holding the cyclic at all times, or it will flop over (and so will the helicopter!)

Yup. While ASW 2.0 does feel a bit smoother for me, there are still too many artefacts in DCS. Hopefully if DCS exposes depth info to the Oculus API, those artefacts will improve.

I think I will be buying a reverb from a store with a 30 day return policy (Microsoft store had this for my CV1, so hopefully they will for reverb) If I can’t run reverb, I’ll return it for a Rift S.

Logitech X56. It allows you to remove the spring entirely, which is how helicopter cyclic work (no centering spring). You can then put the spring back in easily within 30 seconds to fly fixed wing.

I bounce between the 2 middle springs.

I found a touch of heavy oil or grease (I used assembly lube) on the bottom of the disc that holds the spring in place really helps reduce the notchiness, it helps the disc slide against the base.

Thanks Wags! Oh man, now I’m not sure between Reverb and Rift S! I had my mind made up until now... Do the new touch controllers work in game? I understand that WMR controllers don’t, and I’ve gotten very used to using touch controllers to manipulate switches...

Yeah that would make a huge difference!

The Hornet controlled by a human (I always have a hard time saying “flown” when talking about a game lol) will bleed energy very fast in a high AoA pull, but will retain the ability to control and point the nose well into single digit speeds. This is good and bad. It allows you to nearly turn on a dime and get the snapshot that few other aircraft could (as you see me do in Hummingbirds tacview), but if you miss you will be low on energy, so don’t miss! (Which I did in that video, and paid for it) :)

Yeah, what hummingbird didn’t show you is the 10 other tracks where I smoked him, sometimes only a half turn post merge :megalol: I say the above in jest, we had a real good time and will no doubt be back at it again soon. By the end we were very evenly matched. The only thing the Tomcat would do that gave me any real angst was force a 2 circle rate fight at less than 300kts. In that specific case, the Tomcat would outrate the Hornet. At 300-350kts, the hornet easily out rated the Tomcat, and had enough energy to bring the nose into lead pursuit for the guns shot. Other than not allow him to force a slower rate fight, I’ve yet to find a counter to that tactic - but I will! :devil: It seemed in the vast majority of cases outside this one tactic, the Hornet had superior turn, and did so with much lower pilot workload.

No issues for me, even while dogfighting

This explains sooo much!

Yeah, their 12.5mm and 14.7mm guns mounted in the tanks, BTRs and BMPs are snipers. They take down the A10 despite having just received a dose of 30mm in their faces. Maybe some type of suppression effect could be tied in with this fix, if it is considered!

I think it’s reflective of the quality state the Tomcat released in that our biggest complaint is with the music player! :lol:

Disregard - I know why I think. The LST must be part of the WWII assets pack, which is not installed on my server. I'll try installing it and see what happens...

Hey all, Strangest problem. I have a Marine invasion that can be spawned from F10 as part of my server mission that allows players to jump in and provide CAS to support the Marines. On late activation are a couple of Oliver Hazard Perry Frigates and 3 Landing Ship Tanks (LST), as well as Marine AAVs and LAV-25s that storm the beach. When I test the mission offline, everything works fine. But when I run it on my server, the LSTs do not spawn. Everything has been done using the vanilla editor, no scripting. The spawns occur through simple late activation triggers (F10 menu turns a flag to true, which activates all the groups). The mission is huge, so it's a bit hard to post. If need be I can try, but I thought I'd just put out the ask if anyone has seen this before?