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Yeah, Betty (Nadia?) was saying watch EKRAN, but I was too busy trying a mid-air re-start...gotta work on my emergency procedures. Don't know what I'm gonna do when I actually get into combat!

Oh, I thought I did have that on, actually. Maybe it was set to Dust Prot instead. I don't use the cheat anymore...hell I've got the start-up memorized (I know, I know, always use your checklists). When I get home I'll set up some Training Missions in cold weather. God I love this sim.

There's an engine de-icing switch? Crap. :D

Not being a big MP guy, I figured I'd take a shot at BS online. I used to fly some Il-2, but I got tired of getting my arse handed to me. I thought at least with Black Shark, it's co-op! :) So, I joined the "Valley of Death III" server hosted by the 159th (it was getting good reviews, and had the most players). Snow. Okay, I haven't flown in snow yet, so I figured it be good practice. I had trouble starting my Right engine, but it finally caught. With everything in the green I flip on rotor anti-ice, and pitot heat. So there I am in the valley, with two other players up ahead. I decide to increase speed to catch up with them. I pull some more torque and get to about 250. I get the engine warning light a few times, but this had happened before in SP and I survived no problem. I push on ahead. Then my Right engine quit. I pulled the throttle to max and tried to restart...no good. I lower the gear and attempt to land on one engine. I land in a river and explode. :) Anyway, fun while it lasted. Anyone got any cold-weather flying tips? ;)

True, but it's still a marvelous piece of machinery. The fact that it's a single-seater always impressed me. Not very practical, but at least it's unique! Hell, I can't even think of another single-seat helicopter at all...military OR civilian...except for those home-built jobs.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=34791&page=2 I've given some horrible directions how I fixed mine using work TekaTeka did. He deserves the real credit here, I just kinda followed his stuff and applied it to BS.

Well, I'm not good at giving instructions, but here goes: 1) Use ModMan's CDDS explorer to look at the "\[Ka-50 directory]\Bazar\Terrain\Surface\High\LandTexturesTGA.cdds" file. 2) Extract CLOUDSHADOW.TGA.dds 3) Use Martin Wright's DXTbmp.exe to open this file. I found this program while I was looking for FSX stuff. I'm not sure where I got it, but a Google search should bring it up. 4) Send the Alpha Channel to the editor (thid is done in DXTbmp.exe). My editor is an old version of PhotoShop. Not sure about how to do it with other programs. DO NOT close DXTbmp 5) Erase the Alpha Channel. I mean actually use the eraser tool and make sure there's nothing on the Alpha Channel. 6) Just click save. Not 'save as' 7) Go back to DXTbmp and "reload from editor". Then save. 8 )Insert the file you changed back into LandTexturesTGA.cdds...again using ModMan's Explorer. I'm just remembering off the top of my head here. I'm at work, and can't check my instructions. I'm hoping someone here can give a better set of directions.

So no more Ka-50 then? :( Oh well, makes since, but I always liked the 50 better (in looks only)...;)

So, what's the current status of the Ka-50? (the real one, not the sim) :) Does the Russian Military have any plans to request more airframes, or are the few examples flying going to be it? Just curious...been flying the hell out of it in Black Shark and was wondering what the Real-World examples are doing nowadays.

Yeah, read my previous post ;) I couldn't figure out how to get it into BS, so I basically just modified the BS files the way TekaTeka did.

Well I figured out why I no longer had the problem in LOMAC. I had installed TekaTeka's no cloud shadow mod. Since I don't know how to install that into BS, I looked at his files. It seems as if the mod just removed the alpha channel from one TGA file. So I used ModMan on BS to extract the DDS and erased the alpha channel. Worked like a charm!

Got bumped over to the LOMAC section. It says LOMAC in the title, but it WAS about Black Shark... :) http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=34791

Hmmm, I know it says LOMAC in the title, but why did this get bumped to the LOMAC section? Anyway, it does look like you've got the same issue. I'll try changing the options.lua file and see what happens. The thing is, I checked and I DO have advanced haze ON in LOMAC with no problems.

Here's some screenies...I hope they are clear enough: If you notice the closest mountainous areas, those darker areas constantly "dance" back and forth with any head movement.

I hate to "bump" something, but I still can't find a solution. I can't be the only one having this problem.

Okay, just making sure I wasn't missing a step somewhere. Thanks for the tip!

When I use the Helmet Mounted sights, I have a problem when I zoom in with TrackIR. The sights are actually above the center of the screen...so when I zoom in, they move out of my FOV. Is that normal? I have to keep looking a bit down from the target to line up the sights correctly. Or is there a command somewhere that I missed and I'm showing my impatience by not reading the manual all the way through? :)

Hmmmm...was it a setting you changed with ModMan or LOCFG maybe?

No kidding. I can't wait for the AH-64...I wanna see how ED handles torque!

Oops...no haze option in BS. And I thought I found another fix...I'll have to check Lock On to see if Advanced Haze is on or not.

Flying this puppy is a breeze for me! On my first flight I was able to stable hover, land, side-slip, slalom between buildings...everything. DAMN this whirly-bird can maneuver! And before you ask, YES I'm on realistic settings!:P Okay, I admit, I DO have around 10 hours RL time in Schweizers...and I primarily fly helos in FSX. But to all of you guys that aren't into Helicopters, you REALLY want to give this a try. The FM in Black Shark is VERY VERY VERY impressive. I don't think I've ever gotten such a good representation of rotary-winged flight out of a sim. It just "feels" so right. And don't give up learning how to fly this beast. It's no Su-25, that's for sure. It's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether... ;)

No, not the "Full Shadows" bug. I get the vertical, "dancing" lines on the distant landscape in Cockpit view. IIRC it's related to the Cloud shadows. I've tried all the different shadow settings...no go. I used to get this in LOMAC, but I can't remember how I fixed it. Anyone remember what the fix was? Sys specs: Core2Duo q6600@2.66 Nvidia 8800GTX 180.48 drivers XP SP2

Harrier...haven't had a dedicated Harrier sim in ages.

Yes, it does. Just choose the little tank icon on the left instead of the plane icon. It doesn't generate missions against buildings, though...just vehicles.

Does he say anywhere what mods he's running? Besides the A-10 of course! :) The terrain does look different.