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Full specs are up now. Check the edited thread above. It is an attached file.

No problem. DxDiag.txt

Greetings all. Flying again (which is why I'm not posting threads). With the righteous terrain mods for LOMAC and FC and high settings (despite tweaks) I'm noticing that I get very slow fps on the ground before takeoff and many of you kindly let me know that I shouldn't post movies unless the fps were much higher. Would you all mind checking my specs and telling me what best steps to take to increase fps? OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600 OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation System Name USER-F1230D1F5A System Manufacturer System manufacturer System Model System Product Name System Type X86-based PC Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11 GenuineIntel ~2666 Mhz Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11 GenuineIntel ~2666 Mhz BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS P5N-E SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 0608, 6/11/2007 SMBIOS Version 2.4 Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32 Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1 Locale United States Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)" User Name USER-F1230D1F5A\user Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB Available Physical Memory 1.53 GB Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB Page File Space 3.85 GB Page File C:\pagefile.sys IRQ 16 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS OK I'm still CRT screen as well. Not in the market for a while but would like to plan out the finances.

Yeah I think I'll use the throttle index finger switch to slew left and right. Good to know the horizontal is something that I shouldn't try to fix.:doh:

Okay... TDS is set. Weird thing... I can assign the E rotator as the radar vertical slew but I can't assign my second rotator for horizontal. Weird! Either way, I'm oh so happy to be flying again thanks to the replacement stick from Hitman. I love it. Working out great. Still don't have the profile ready yet but I have the basics down. AHHH!! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!

EXCELLENT!!!! I KNEW THERE WAS A WAY!!!

I'll fiddle around with it and see what I can come up with.

Thanks again man. You're money is on the way August 31st. (explanation in your PMs) The webpage crapped out so I wasn't sure if I would get your email to send it to you! I haven't found a single PR0 profile where people use the throttle ministick. Do you? I'd LOVE to use it to designate targets on the HUD and search for ground targets using the Mercury pod. I figure if YOU don't use the ministick then I should assign the function to one of the other hats.

Well, I'm soon to be up and running thanks to Hitman giving his old X52 to me. :thumbup: I am having issues with mapping the control system, mainly the sliders. Buttons I can do but the .PDF manuals are vague about more advanced settings. Ideally I'd like to use the precision slider for radar range control but I have no idea how to do it. SOOOO.... my usual solution to a problem like this is to see someone else's programming in another profile and simply cut and paste it into mine. The problem is that I can't find a single NON *.DAT Lomac FC profile out there!! All of them are *dat version which, Hitman so eloquently explained was "taken out behind a shed and had its brains blown out." I'm detail-oriented and thus a real pain in the ass. I don't leave the ground unless my avionics are JUST LIKE I WANT THEM. The good news is that you all know that I learn fast. So.... we can either: 1. teach me how to code for the sliders and rolling knobs or 2. point me where I can get new profiles that are compatible with the new editing system. I'm grounded until my quest is complete. Don't let Hitman's generosity go in vain!

Actually, I had a negative experience with ordering FC online. I went through the official website and paid using a secure service. No game ever arrived. This was over 6 months ago. I got tired of waiting and no one at customer service responded to me. I THEN realized the game could be bought right off of friggin' amazon and I had it in a week. Still... I want my $15 back.

This forum is about a love of warplanes not of war. It sounds stupid but its true.

I always wanted to replace it with something like "DON'T CRASH YOU DOUCHE!"

LOL! No, I tend to stay away from ANY autopilot mode when Im engaged! Especially when I'm encountering ATA contacts! :doh: Can you imagine someone complaining that the autopilot doesn't evade missiles for you!! Some people just played too much "Top Gun" on the Nintendo. I'm talking about the following situation: I find myself avoiding vibration by throttling back enroute, then the enroute mode autopilot WITH altitude stabilizaion mode makes a course change that is too abrupt and without human intervention youll auger into the ground. There is the "quick disengage" key but I usually like to take full control and 100% disengage the auto mode to be safe.

is That is what I do.

So... I'm banking to the left with the autopilot on and cancel it because I feel that my speed won't keep the turn without sinking... what would YOU do?

As I am waiting for my new flight stick and throttle (Thanks again Hitman!) I realized while watching Ironhands tutorials to cancel trim when leaving an autopilot mode. No kidding! It gets really nasty to fly it if you leave an autopilot mode when you are not level. IS THERE A CANCEL (NEUTRAL) TRIM KEY FOR THE T-TOAD? I'm imagining that I programmed the wrong key because it never seemed to work right.

To keep this short... Yes... its still down. No.... it will not be down forever... Yes... they know its down. No... we don't know when it will be back up. Yes... I brought this up a few days ago. :music_whistling: Just be patient.

Everyone probably knows what an alarmist I am... 1. I CAN'T WIN THIS OR THAT MISSION (yes, you can rookie) 2. I CAN'T FLY THE SU-25T! (yes you can rookie... it's your joystick that is dying) Could you guys check it out in your area? Thanks!:smartass::thumbup:

You're going to need a fair amount of putty.

Modelling thread The Flanker is a Trumpeter build. I built an insanely large B-1B while I was living in my cramp apartment before meeting my wife. It's been with me everywhere! Built the MiG-29 3 years ago. Built the Hind 4 years ago. I guess I have to build something every Summer.

Once again, thank you so much friend. I really can't tell you how much I appreciate you doing this. Here you take the time to reach out to a fellow simmer who's a complete stranger. I've been away from simming for not even a week and I've got withdrawl symptoms. I've taken to building a 1:32 scale Flanker in the meantime to help me get through it. THANK YOU HITMAN! THANK YOU ED SIM COMMUNITY FOR HELPING NOOBIES AND MAKING US FEEL WELCOME!

Yeah IH, the only way I found out about it was because you mentioned it in your tutorials.

I'll watch over it I promise. Tuck it in at night.:thumbup:

I need to name my first born after Hit-man. My wife is like "Okay... what's the catch?! You went out and bought it didn't you!" I'm like "No Honey! Flight simmers are a tight group of brothers! He's just giving me his old hardware since he's getting new!" I told her to check to banking statements and only then did she believe me. Thank you again for helping me out. You'll be getting Christmas cards for the rest of your life Hit-man.

Most generous! Talk to you in a week or whenever you're ready. I've had 3 Thrustmasters (2 FLCS and one Cougar) and I think it's time to switch companies. I read the poll here at the ED forums that the X52 is what most people use anyway! Thanks again Hitman!