Dino Might

Having trouble with capturing bases and sam sites. Sam site north of Sukhumi was red. Blue closed (0%) it and blue mortar troops dropped next to towers, no capture. Gudata base (red) was shacked, but only went down to 6%. Blue mortars dropped mid runway with a JTAC. JTAC started lazing a UAZ about 2.5 miles to the northwest, across two rivers. Wondering if these bases have been spot checked yet for capture modes. Also, I recommend having a map of where target areas are - I spent the better part of an hour searching for the last unit that made the base 6%. I don't know if it as that UAZ a heck of a long way away or not, and I didn't see that UAZ until I got shot down by a respawning SAM at that Sukhumi SAM site we couldn't capture - go figure... Not having strike and helo slots at nearer bases is making testing capture at these airfields much more arduous.

Thanks, Cobra! Just knowing it's still on the to-do list is great news. Keeping fingers crossed this long is making it hard to do the day job, but I'll get by. Looking forward to the next update video. :thumbup:

I consider this a more general dev question than specific to the module itself, but please move as appropriate. Have we had any word on who won the custom livery (callsign on canopy) for the F-14 module from the pool of Viggen pre-orders? I vaguely remember seeing that these winners would be announced at Viggen release, but I don't know what the timeline is for that, and I also don't know anything on the F-14 timeline. So, I am just wondering if I should still be keeping my fingers crossed or if I should start learning to use the paint kits if I am going to need to make my own.

Kutaisi needs to be included in PAK intel. Trying to figure out the fuel issue for Kobuleti and Kutaisi, but cannot interrogate the intel menu before and after helo fuel runs to see what's going on. We need some additional fuel spawn capability via AI cargo planes or base generation. Right now, it takes a helo run for each plane, and then the base is out of fuel after they take off. I suspect that if aircraft waited to refuel until the first plane took off, the base would be zeroed (no fuel) after just one aircraft taking off. The current tactic is to drop fuel at Kutaisi, then get as many to slot in and rearm/refuel at once, otherwise it's going to be more like 3 choppers per plane to get them fueled.

Recommend Mirages come out of fighter lives and not interceptor lives (interceptors are MiG21 and F5 last I looked). The M2k is probably the most capable fighter, and it should start unfueled and require alignment. It should be limited in the pool of the fighters with a total of 3 or 4 lives, because 1 M2k easily equals 1 F-15, and is even better than 1 Su-27. And "MiG-28" skin F5s on red side, please! I would actually like to see many more MiG-21 and F-5 slots so that F-15s, Su-27s, and M2ks are less common - keep them flying from the far bases, but don't give too many slots to any base. Limit each base to 3 or 4 of each and that's it. Each blue base should have more F-5 slots than F-15/M2k slots. Each red base should have more MiG-21/F-5 slots than Su-27/M2k slots.

Interesting idea with the road bases. You know, the F5 can land and take off on roads... *wink wink*

I've already given in and decided that I will be building a new computer, just because of this aircraft. And then I will move on to building the sim pit, after I become hopelessly obsessed with flying it.

This is fantastic - will immediately tell me which side (lower pop) to join!

How often have you been on the 10 v 2 outnumbered team? :lol: I can get airborne in a Mirage faster than I can get airborne in an F-5. Personally, I would like to see fewer Mirage and F-15/Su-27 slots available at each base, and replace with more MiG-21/F-5 slots (and put the F-5 on both sides!). I understand limitations that most people who play don't have all the modules and many just have FC3, but there are still slots of Su-25T and A-10A that can be used. I'd just like to not have to fly against 8 M2Ks in my F-5 all the time, unless the players are going to make some effort to balance teams (which they have not been doing for the past...oh...six rounds or so). Airquake is fun, but only for so long.

I think it may be server side - I'm loading up DCS 1.5 and DCS 2.0 and getting login errors with "no internet connection," right now when I'm browsing the forums. I bet it's so many people all flooding the update queue.

Tried the above - no joy on this end.

I don't think it's an aircraft issue. It's that at any given time, it's 12 vs 2. And people who join mid round jump on the winning side. I'm glad to see red finally win, but now they are winning just for the same reasons blue was - sheer numbers.

Is the testing done under similar loadouts? I, personally, am an offender with the TERs and the LAU-88s running a**loads of boom boom, so I am never too surprised when the occasional tip stall or dutch roll occurs.

A-6 would be a fantastic addition to the lineup.

I might have to agree with you on that. Though the Saturn V is a close second.

OP, I didn't see M2000C on your list, but if you decide to get into that aircraft at some point, lemoen is an ace in it - he kicks my butt regularly on Blue Flag.

Saw the signups very late - probably not still room, but I plan on showing up in case either side needs an extra to fill out the teams. Preference F-5, but I can also fire up the MiG if we need an extra body on red side. So glad you all are running this event again - will happily spectate if teams are full.

Huey - 60s Corvette. It can handle fairly well, not the fastest around, but you can manhandle it, drift it around, and have a lot of fun. Mi-8 - Cadillac. It's big, carries a lot of inertia, feels very smooth and comfy, good for longer trips, not the most nimble, but has good power and is quite luxurious. My current favorite helo of them all. Gazelle - Go Kart w/ a motorcycle engine. Very touchy on the controls, doesn't go crazy fast, but extremely nimble. You can get in a lot of trouble horsing around with it, and it's tiny. Ka-50 - Floating A-10C. Lots of systems to learn, more focus on fighting than flying with the autopilot controls. Carries a ton of boom boom, but not a lot of thrilling cyclic work. My answer: Get them all

I am on my phone and had zoomed so I couldn't see usernames. I was getting a bit worried for a second. For us amateurs, would the F14 rate as requiring more or less frequent trimming than the Su27?

We welcome all defectors with open arms! :thumbup: I have been wanting to play blue side for a while to get some F-5 action, but I have high hopes they'll throw a couple F-5 slots on red side soon. I just feel too guilty to not keep signing up for Red given the numbers when I play. I would like to see the overall total numbers (not just registered on the forum, because I never register there anymore). And for all other blues thinking about having more targets to shoot, come on over! :helpsmilie:

That video above not only has some serious mistakes in basic physics (using rotating frame of reference? Centrifugal force makes no sense otherwise). It also says some things rather poorly. Brake while turning? OK, if you are trail braking on the track. Otherwise, heck no. If you want great motorcycling advice for safety, get Twist of the Wrist II. Book and/or DVD. Shows you everything you need to know. As for countersteering, all two wheel motorcycles work by countersteering. It's the same way a bicycle works. Nothing special or mysterious about it. The key difference between cornering and swerving is in where you put your weight (body position). In a swerve, you counterweight, like you do with a dirt bike. In cornering, you put your weight on the inside of the turn so as to reduce required lean angle. Two different techniques for two different purposes, both of which still are examples of countersteering.

Good to know. I've got only one #50 spring on it for desktop. When I put on extension in the pit I'll go with 2 #50s like you do. I really love this gimbal. I have already started getting used to the new feel, and control is so much finer. AAR testing will be coming soon. After I got through my misreading of instructions, everything is working perfectly. Two thumbs up guys! This gimbal is excellent!

So, I got my problems figured - I simply didn't realize that it's recognized as a completely new device. Remapped the A10C controls and TMS long vs short works as normal. Only weird thing now is that I went back and calibrated the stick with the config tool and now the stick light doesn't show on the box. Used to be a green light, now nothing. But the stick works just fine, so I'm not messing with it anymore. I put on the type 50 springs, with no extension. I'm so used to the stock WH gimbal that I needed some more centering, but I like the soft-detent. It's now just about perfect, but I'm wondering if it will center well enough once I put an extension on it.

Whatever you do, don't do terminal homing (proportional navigation) immediately from launch, like they do in DCS. Sooooooo aggravating.

Dang, I've never been in here! Sad to say, I don't have my bike anymore. I'm considering getting another in a year or two, but would mostly be a commuter - looking hard at a Tiger 800. I may get back to track days eventually, but I would look to go back on a 300 or 250 rather than the 600. I never got good enough to even come close to testing the limits of the bike. Mostly too scared to do so as well. One of my last good track days about 3 or 4 years ago.