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    Communications with JTAC

    in Bugs and Problems

    Posted

    Come to think of it, I know some old planes/helicopters modules never got the JTAC item: UH-1H, Mi-8, MiG-15 (the latter does not have a compatible radio anyway)... and I think the L-39 is one of them. The F-86 module eventually got it in May 2025.

    I'll ask for it to be added to the L-39.

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    Communications with JTAC

    in Bugs and Problems

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    I gave it a try: I set up two JTACs, one emitting at 133 AM (VHF), the other one emitting at 256 AM (UHF).

    • I can call the Radio menu from the L-39ZA using the "VHF Radio Button - Push to talk" command, but the "JTAC" item is absent.
    • I can call the Radio menu from the L-39C using the "Radio Button (call radio menu)" command, but the "JTAC" item is absent.

    In the same mission, I can see the "JTAC" item when flying in a F/-18C and both JTAC answer whenever I call them.

    I'm not familiar with the L-39. I'm not 100% sure it is a bug. @razo+r Can you please give my track a go?

    L-39_no_JTAC.trk

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    Petrovich cannot see targets on Cold War Germany map

    in Bugs and Problems

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    40 minutes ago, Flappie said:

    Without data, devs won't be able to identify problems. When this issue arises, please provide a short track. If you can't provide a short track, at least provide target coordinates along with the Hind heading. I'll reproduce the issue and show it to devs.

    ☝️

    Don't forget the periscope gyro can be botched, which prevents Petrovich to find targets (because he's not looking where you look at anymore). You can check whether the issue comes from the botched gyro by switching to Petrovich seat and try to find the target using the periscope.

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    TrackIR software causing DCS to crash

    in Game Crash

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    Hi. Try this:

    1. Ensure you don't have a "headtracker.dll" in your DCS /bin folder. If you do, delete if, then retry your TrackIR in DCS.
    2. Still crashing? Close DCS and the TrackIR app.
    3. Go here : C:\Users\***\AppData\Roaming\NaturalPoint\TrackIR 5\
    4. You should find some files and a "Profiles" folder. Make a backup of all these and place your backup in "Documents" or in another safe location.
    5. You can now delete these files.
    6. Run the TrackIR app WITHOUT admin rights.
    7. Customize your TrackIR commands (Pause, Reset, Stop).
    8. Run DCS and check whether it keeps crashing.
    9. Still crashing? Uninstall then reinstall the TrackIR software.
    10. Once the problem is solved, copy-paste the content of your former "Profiles" folder into C:\Users\***\AppData\Roaming\NaturalPoint\TrackIR 5\Profiles

    Petrovich cannot see targets on Cold War Germany map

    in Bugs and Problems

    Posted

    The problem affects several terrains. Ugra Media have been working on this matter on Germany but it looks like it needs more work. Some terrains have multiple "decoration" objects, such as walls, barriers... and the Petrovitch AI has to process them to know whether it can see an enemy or not. The more objects, the more Petrovich gets lost. I believe it can also cause performance issues.

    Without data, devs won't be able to identify problems. When this issue arises, please provide a short track. If you can't provide a short track, at least provide target coordinates along with the Hind heading. I'll reproduce the issue and show it to devs.

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    Bold HUD fonts and lines.

    in 2D Video Bugs

    Posted · Edited by Flappie

    I'm in the process of making comparison GIF for all aircraft. So far, I made 6 of them and I can tell you that:

    HUD boldness is not affected by resolution for the following aircraft:

    • JF-17 (the result is very clean)
    • A-10C
    • Ka-50 (the result is poor because characters are much too bold, whatever the resolution)
    • EDIT: AH-64

    HUD boldness is indeed affected by resolution for the following aircraft:

    • AV-8B
    • F-16
    • F/A-18C
    • EDIT: F-15E affected too, even though it's less striking

    I stand corrected about the AV-8B.

    This GIF method is the best I could find to demonstrate the issue (even to myself). Thanks for pushing me harder when it's needed, gents. 👍

    Once I'm finished, I'll report all affected aircraft individually.

     

    JF-17-nochange.gif

    A10-nochange.gif

    AV8.gif

    F16.gif

    Ka50-nochange.gif

    F18.gif

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    Bold HUD fonts and lines.

    in 2D Video Bugs

    Posted

    13 hours ago, Waffle 1-1 said:

    While a valid test for sure, it still doesn’t help those of us on ultrawide screens. I run at 3440x1440 and almost every aircraft with hud is affected. F16, F18, harrier, … all have very thick font lines.

    My screen is the same size and I run DCS at this resolution.

    Here's another test I'm about to do: I'll compare HUDs of 2560x1440 versus 3440x1440 screenshots.

    Black flickering issue fix

    in 2D Video Bugs

    Posted · Edited by Flappie

    Thank you, @SignorMagnifico!

    I'm able to reproduce the issue in your track as soon as I add Motion Blur, even after I take control over it (which is rarely the case with tracks showing the infamous flickering black screen).

    I tried your track with a different aircraft (F-16) and couldn't reproduce the bug anymore.

    I then made a new mission over Caucasus with dense fog and a sunset with two F-4En and... I made a strobe light out of DCS. Still no such issue with the F-16. I'll try some more aircraft before reporting it.

     

    EDIT: I'm now able to reproduce the issue without fog. I believe there are two issues: the F-4 induced motion blur issue (I'll report it), and the one described by @HR-Crumble that I'm yet to reproduce. F-4 induced issue reported. 👍

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    Bold HUD fonts and lines.

    in 2D Video Bugs

    Posted · Edited by Flappie

    My test: zoom out and see if characters are still readable.

    • HB AJS37, F-14 : different tech (letters don't seem to be made of segments) -> they are perfectly OK
    • RB M-2000C : text doesn't appear to use boldness at all -> I think it's OK, even though characters seem too thin when zooming out (they almost vanish)
    • ED A-10C, AH-64 (helmet HUD), F-16, SU-25 and Su-27/33/JF-11 : text boldness does not appear to increase when zooming out -> I think they're OK
    • RB AV-8B and F-15E : text boldness does not appear to increase when zooming out -> I think they're OK
    • Deka JF-17 : text boldness does not appear to increase when zooming out -> I think it's rather OK, even though characters seem a bit too "fat" when zooming out.
    • Aerges Mirage F1 : text boldness does not appear to increase when zooming out, yet texts are small they are very hard to read from a distance -> I think there should be an option for bigger text
    • ED F-15C MFCD, MiG-29 MFCD, F/A-18C HUD and Ka-50 HUD : text boldness appears to increase when zooming out ->I think they're bad

    Modules with no HUD, or no HUD text: CH-47, F-4E, F-5E, F-86, L-39, MB-339, Mi-24, Mi-8, MiG-15, MiG-19, MiG-21 ,Mosquito, OH-58 ,all 8 warbirds, SA342, Yak-52, UH-1H.

    For now, I'll make separate reports for the Ka-50, the F/A-18C, the F-15C MFCD and the MiG-29 MFCD.

    If you know any another way of showing whether fonts are unreadable in some circumstances, please tell.

    EDIT: 2025/08/02 - thanks to the making of GIFs (below), I revised my judgement about AV-8B, F-15E and F-16C HUD boldness.

     

    @BJ55 I cannot reproduce your issue, even when using your options.lua. I'm pretty sure your issue comes either from your graphics card settings or your shaders cache. First try purging your shader cache (in your Saved Games/DCS folders, empty the "fxo" and "meatashaders2" subfolders). EDIT; I'll test with fog and repot back in the other thread.

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