Jarlerus

Hmm, isn't the LanceR very similar to the Bis? Only with new avionics, that are also to some extent classified?

BobbyDevo: Check my list. The first part "IN GAME/IN DEV" should be a near complete list of all confirmed aircraft currently in, or in development for, DCS. Currently the Mi-24 is hanging on the edge on being confirmed :P

So, I've thought about how nice it would be if we could navigate the ATC menu with only our HOTAS. That is, some way to move a selection marker up and down the list, and then selecting an entry, with only controls on a joystick, eliminating the need to use the Function-keys. Activating the ATC-menu is possible at the moment, but moving down the list isn't- I'd like to be able to map a HAT-switch to do this, and then a Select-button to select an entry. What do you think? //Jarl P.S. Disclaimer if it's somehow already possible... :P

Unfortunately I don't think we should get our hopes up that ED will make maps that sacrifice fidelity (what little we have) on making the maps larger. For players that want larger maps, the only hope will probably be some 3rd party dev. Once 2.5 is up and running that will be a possibility. And even then, if we do get a larger map, it will probably be a map with mainly sea. (less detail is needed :P ) To conclude: The most plausible possibility for DCS to get a larger and slower plane, as I see it, would be either one that has some offensive/tactical capability, or if it is slow enough to work on the existing map size.

Update: I've been testing some more. About every 10th attempt on starting an Instant Action mission I've actually not gotten a crash. (about 50% of the crashes where during loading, the other 50% just after I click "Fly"). When I get into a mission successfully I can end it and start new mission without problems (I successfully started and ended at least 6 missions this way). I could even quit DCS without a crash in this case.

Chill? =) I'm sure they are first trying to find out what the problem is.

I did some quick tests. It only crashed when I chose Instant Action missions with air start. When I started on ground, either Cold Start or Takeoff with engines running, the game was (at least initially) stable.

I don't doubt that one bit, I just wanted to know why =)

haha! Yeah, I failed xP

Why not?

FYI: I could not find any trace of an F-4 on their site. http://www.leatherneck-sim.com/ LoL: http://www.leatherneck-sim.com/dcs-mig-21/ There it is... xP

Nice! Thanks for the info! I've updated the F86 entry accordingly.

Ah! How could I forget? Added it ^^ Can anyone confirm it's the Block 5 version, and that the Block 5 entered service in 2012?

Interesting. Makes sense. I'll extend the MiG-15Bis to at least 1973, with a note about "Lim-2 in Polish service" =)

Thanks a lot =) I agree with your reasoning, and I have updated the sheet accordingly. The only thing I could not determine was when the MiG-17F went out of service. AFAIK, the North Koreans used the MiG-17PF/J-5-variant, the service span is reduced, but I can't figure out to what =) //Jarl.

Thank you. ^^ Well, I include all eastern aircraft. Some Chinese are already in the list for example. As for Lim2, I'm not too eager to add them if they where limited to the trainer role. As for the Lim6 (CAS version) I can have them marked as active, as they might have been used in a conflict situation. It sounds interesting, but I will have to investigate further. Edit: Added the Lim-6bis CAS aircraft to the list =)

Yeah, I've generalized some aircraft as I could not decide on what version is the most interesting ^^ As an counter example I have 3 specific versions of the F-4. I try to choose versions that had a longer lifespan and was active during interesting historic times (alternatively was used in combat). The idea being to chose an airframe that has the 'best' impact on DCS and is therefor the most probable choice for a developer. If you see a generalization but have an opinion about some variant being more interesting and have some arguments for it, tell me and I might change to that version ^^

Interesting. For the 27 E versions, I've changed the date to 1990. As for the dates for the AIM-9s: I used this source: http://www.ausairpower.net/TE-Sidewinder-94.html There I read that the 9M started production in '82, so an intro date of '83 seems reasonable. I used '91 because it's the first use of it in combat, so it had to be in use by then :P Fot the AIM-7M, wikipedia says 1982, but I can't remember my source. I'll get back to you on that. If I can't fine my source (for '83), I'll switch it to '82. Thanks for the feedback ^^

Yeah, that's why I started with the easy in-game fix :P But until it's fixed, alternatives can be the only thing that works.

I'd write off such bugs and shortcomings as Alpha-related, and post (or first look for) them in the 2.0 bug forum =)

Yeah, It should be an easy fix. Just add an extra entry with the same function, but only requires one "press", and just leave it blank for those who need to switch. =) Edit1: Oups. Didn't check page 2 :P My suggestion was already brought up. Edit2: Alternatively you use something like an arduino for the eject handle and tell it to "press E 3 times" when you pull the handle.

I like it too, but yeah. Waiting until we at least have some gunships could be prudent. I'll still add it to my list ^^

I like the idea. It would give mission makers a good tool for mood-setting.

*Now updated with a lot of interesting aircraft* =)

Yeah, that sounds doable. A compromise. Snap the cursor/change cursor planes to different panels in the cockpit. Though it can be proven laborious to get the cursor from one end of the cockpit to the other... Maybe have an input on the mouse that if you hold it, the mouse is on the "perspective"-plane, and whatever panel you hover the mouse pointer over gets selected when you release said button, and the pointer transfers to the panel's plane. Selecting panels in this way should be easy enough as it doesn't require as much precision as flipping switches. So it's like you "pick up" the cursor and drop it off at another panel. Or is this too complicated? <.<