Wavehopper

Okay thanks guys. Just keen to crack on with it. Good luck with the fixes!

I didn’t see any mention of fixes for the Reforger 2 campaign in todays patch notes. Does anyone know if the fixes have been implemented yet?

I need a bit of help on Mission 2 of the Reforger Part 2 campaign. On station, get directed to two Mig 29's (Jester says it's probably the final engagement?) and we get directed West. If there are 29's out there they are a long way off. The entire time Jester directs the radar south so we turn south until 4 Mig 21's scamble on top of us. Jester then claws control away from me when I attempt to use PAL mode. I think something has gone squiffy or I'm misunderstanding something.

Oh okay, that makes complete sense now you've said it. Thanks guys.

I was going to ask this too. This fella:

With the new patch fixing the carrier issue I have finally completed Speed and Angels. I can safely say that in 30 years of flight sims that was one of the best experiences I've ever had in a simulator. Granted it won't be to everyone's tastes as it's very technical but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Very clever use of the tools provided by ED, good pacing, and great voice acting. Especially the actual aircrews, Meagan was an excellent choice as the players pilot. Before this campaign came out I had hit a wall with how much more I could learn in the Tomcat and this campaign really went above and beyond to teach me new concepts, tactics, and procedures. All this has now carried over to my own missions and given me a whole new level of confidence and understanding of the aircraft. Really top job there Reflected and crew, the sheer amount of research and effort put into this is laudable.

Just finished it this evening. Can confirm it’s working.

There is a throttle idle bind. I can vouch that it works with the warthog throttle

Great result. Don't beat yourself up over a couple of blips.

The final score is in (think I got a bit gyped with an EGIW at the end): F-14 RAG GRADE SHEET UNIT: VF-101 GRIM REAPERS NAME: Jonny "Wavehopper" H HOP TASK GRADE 1 Familiarization flight Familiarization flight Average 2 Day formation and AAR Parade formation Average Breakups and rendez-vous Above Average Cruise formation Average g-warm Average Shackle Average Crossturn Above Average Tac turns Above Average In place turns Average Aerial refueling Above Average 3 Night formation and AAR Parade formation Average Breakups and rendez-vous Above Average Cruise formation Average Aerial refueling Above Average 4 Intercepts and LATT Run 1 Above Average Run 2 Average LATT Average 5 Air to Ground GBU & LANTIRN Average CCIP Above Average Low pops Average Strafe Average Low pop strafe Average 6 1v1 BFM Snapshot drill Average Defensive perch Above Average Offensive perch Above Average 1 circle abeam set Above Average 2 circle abeam set Above Average Butterfly set Average 7 2v2 Run 1 Above Average Run 2 Average Run 3 Above Average 8 4v4 Run 1 Average Run 2 Average 9 Day carrier landing qualifications Day qual Above Average 10 Night carrier landing qualifications Night qual Average FINAL GRADE Average FINAL SCORE 3.428571429 Time for the real meat and potatoes now.

All the statics are there and I couldn't see anything immediately wrong. Meh who knows, if it's not affecting anyone else then it's something wonky my end. Probably a radio binding being funny so I'll reset them. Anyway, cheers and have a good evening.

Hey man. There seems to be an oddity (or me doing something odd) with the initial comms after startup on Mission 9 (Day CQ). Call ready after alignment but no return comms from Chigs. When Chigs switches to channels 2 and 3 I couldn't hear him until I tuned into those channels myself. It sorts itself out by Departure when he switches to channel 6. The video of it will be up by tomorrow if you want to have a look.

So far it's going quite well, a few retries here and there for the more fiddly stuff (Lantirn, snapshots, etc). I made the mistake of doing both the air to ground and air to air this evening and my brain is putty. Group A2A next then the CQ's. I miss the boat..... I've been over desert for two months now (just finished zone 5) F-14 RAG GRADE SHEET UNIT: VF-101 GRIM REAPERS NAME: J**** "Wavehopper" H***** HOP TASK GRADE 1 Familiarization flight Familiarization flight Average 2 Day formation and AAR Parade formation Average Breakups and rendez-vous Above Average Cruise formation Average g-warm Average Shackle Average Crossturn Above Average Tac turns Above Average In place turns Average Aerial refueling Above Average 3 Night formation and AAR Parade formation Average Breakups and rendez-vous Above Average Cruise formation Average Aerial refueling Above Average 4 Intercepts and LATT Run 1 Above Average Run 2 Average LATT Average 5 Air to Ground GBU & LANTIRN Average CCIP Above Average Low pops Average Strafe Average Low pop strafe Average 6 1v1 BFM Snapshot drill Average Defensive perch Above Average Offensive perch Above Average 1 circle abeam set Above Average 2 circle abeam set Above Average Butterfly set Average 7 2v2 Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 8 4v4 Run 1 Run 2 9 Day carrier landing qualifications Day qual 10 Nigh carrier landing qualifications Night qual FINAL GRADE Average FINAL SCORE 3.428571429

Conversely I use a significant curve on both joystick axis. 30 on pitch, 25 on roll, and that's with a VKB stick. It's been that way with all desk mounted sticks I've owned. It's a short throw stick and I'd rather have more fine control than snappy reaction, especially for tasks like AAR. I also prefer bomb mode to AAR for the same reason I use curves. I personally get more fine control with swept wings at the tanker. The rest of it is good throttle control, trimming, and being patient (no charging in at the tanker, just creep in). The vids by Reflected and Maverick are both excellent for learning it. Also, if you're having trouble seeing the tanker pod, lower your seat a bit.

To be honest it made me laugh. Didn't dull the overall experience and had a blast on this campaign.

Hey Greg. Just thought I'd give you a heads up about some more AI oddities when it comes to refuelling. Not sure if there's anything you can do about it as it's most likely just general DCS oddness. I've got a video of it up now, but it went as follows: Mission complete, formed up with lead, diverted to tanker after signing out of range on button 14. Reach the tanker, call pre-contact, lead takes my spot shuffling me to the right-hand drogue. When about to make contact with the basket got an almighty collision knocking out both engines. I've attached a trimmed tac-view so you can see what I mean. Just really strange, I've never seen the AI act like this before. Mission 11 issues.zip.acmi

I had that happen in Mission 4 last night. The return route took us right next to the tanker and the flight lead formed up on the tanker and stayed there. Not a big issue, just an odd bug that one.

Thanks for sharing this Reccelow, that is brilliant. Just did a couple of traps with your lua and it makes a big big difference turning to final.

The big question of course is are you working on a full fidelity Willem Defoe to go with it? A creepy BN who has a SAM fetish.

Hi Reflected, I just wanted to say I've just finished it and I had a great time playing through this. Great atmosphere and missions, plus it's made me far better at instrument flying. I particularly enjoyed Alpha Strike and Alert 5 (carrier ops in the rain are amazing). Keep up the great work! I've posted up a full playthrough at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC9G7AVfi68SovXCTCH-7fA

I fixed mine by reverting to the previous update, and then updating to the newest version again. Had to do that on the last two updates, but it seems to work.

I think I've already solved it. Reverted back to the previous patch, then reinstalled the latest patch. Seems to be working fine again.