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Check if it works fine on other maps. It might be the RL magnetic effect of the carrier itself - it's simulated in the Tomcat.

In F-14 I just click through. In F-15E same but may have to heavily look around. No problem in MiG-29. May have to disable body for a second but it's very rare.

No, you can't control radar from the front - that'd be unrealistic. Also you can't see all the aircraft on the TID. You can only see radar detected contacts and then some from the data link if you have a host available. You can ask Jester where you want him to scan, what range to display and select the center of reference. It is powerful. You're just starting to learn it and know how to use it.

You're missing some control entries here so either your game is modded or you need DCS reapair/clean. First thing to try is to rename your \saved games\dcs\config\input\F-15C folder.

You can and should use the radar as you get closer: https://heatblur.se/F-14Manual/general.html#acm-modes Otherwise it's RIO who does the interception and is in command IRL. Lacking the human skills you have to ask him what you want to do with the radar sometimes. There are multiple reasons why a target disappears from TID: it can get outside the set radar scan cone, it can maneuver so it either notches your radar or the speed difference is too low and the doppler filters it out, it can hide behind the mountain, explodes... Normally you set Master ARM On, master mode A2G, set your VDI to TV mode, ask Jester to select A2G weapon, then to find a target and to designate it. Same for the next target. If it doesn't work for you, we need more info or a short track.

Good point

That'd be unrealistic and doesn't fit in DCS.

Well, from the last update log "Inputs: Fixed some functions not being bindable to mouse" so there's high chance they got something the wrong way but first try to reset your controls by renaming the DCS profile in saved games as Max suggests and of course do a full DCS repair and clean.

My Jester talks to me so we need more info, best is a short track. Make sure he can see them either on the radar or visual, that he's not incapacitated and ICS volume is up.

Depends on the switch #10 ECM ORIDE/OFF: https://heatblur.se/F-14Manual/cockpit.html#displays-control-panel

It might have been a matter of having the radio set correctly to the tanker. Thank you very much for this as this answers many questions. And as always HB didn't care to take 10 seconds to just paste it into our forum. This is a good thing. Weapons are and should be a core feature of DCS. Having it in hands of 3rd parties was a mess. Found a bit more than that: old style instrument arrangement on the right panel, from up to down: G-meter, radio indicator, clock, oxygen TACAN CMD white cube button on the left console

Never done that either but from what I know you could take your favorite livery, copy it to \saved games\dcs\liveries\ (into the proper Tomcat folder of course), change the folder name and make changes to the description.lua there including the new folder name and livery name. Then you'll be able to just change the livery to your own in the DCS ME or rearm-refuel request.

No, none of the mission files was changed with this update.

Only thing I can agree with is the sharpness of the close edge - they should think about blurring it a bit - just like we can't focus on our nose. Everything else is just as IRL - get used to it. And while we're at the nose - we should see it too

For now it's a kneebox

That's new - can you share a track?

There already is a slider for clutter/grass - they just need to connect the dots. Still confused. Here's a snippet from FAQ: Q: What versions of the -A will be simulated? A: Similar as with the -B, each version of the -A spans a certain time period, but to discern them easier, we divide them into the 135GR late version (same time period as the -B), which has more or less feature parity with the -B, except for engines, engine instrument panels and some minor differences; the 135GR early version (late 70s to early/mid 90s), which also features an older version of the RWR (the ALR-45) and the ECM page on the HSD; and the bonus 95GR IRIAF version, which is similar to the 135GR early (late 70s/ early 80s), with the difference of having no TCS, no ICLS/ACLS, no datalink, no Lantirn pod, only older weapons (no aim-9m, no aim-7M(/H), no aim-7F, no aim54A mk.60 and aim54C) and only dumb air to ground munitions. Each version will include skins for their dedicated period/country. All -A versions feature the TF-30 Engines. You can check the log and the infantry is not found. Many simmers need it and always fly with pilot body when available. It's part of the simulation and immersion. I don't feel like flying empty RC drones - if you want to simulate that you'd have to disable 6DOF camera and comms. About patch: thanks, good progress on MiG, visors on 16/18 very appreciated and finally something for F-14

Unless they refer to their own models in game. They made 135 models A and B with 90s features. What they are adding soon is still 135 A but early (old RWR and such). You know the rest.

I'm just telling what you can get from Heatblur, that's all. And you're not getting 70/75, only 95, and even that as basically early 135 model/cockpit with cut out features and different chin.

Throughout its production run, the F-14A underwent numerous changes which were divided into blocks labelled in multiples of 5. You should be using it for 6 years now.

Never planned. Anything resembling that would be the 95 model with locked out features or different chin.

You meant F-14A-95-GR

It has nothing to do with Vulkan anyway.

Thanks. Do you confirm the bug?

It is working - just not with front hemisphere. Thing is you don't enjoy it any way so you made a wish to change the module to some fictional state that would (probably) please you. That's ok, because it's a wishlist but people are telling you it's not feasible or realistic to wish for - mod forum is your only hope.