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I am new to this and hope I am doing this correctly. I have been crashing every time I try to fly anything in the F/A-18C Hornet. If I get in to the cockpit, that is great progress. I have tried Training, Instant Action, Missions, and everything, but it always crashes within 5 minutes of starting anything. It started to act up and crash shortly after the second last update. I was hoping that the latest update today would correct my issues, but nothing changed. Should I remove everything and perform a fresh reload of DCS or what? It is VERY frustrating when I get some time alone and can get training/flying in, but it crashes ALL the time. Yours Frustrated, Wayne Wilson

I fixed it myself. I removed all of my Mods with OvGME than Repair DCS OpenBeta and it worked. Back to normal. I am NOT using OvGME until I get it figured out what folder to select for the first selection. Along with figuring out the proper sequence to use before or after an update. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Again, Wayne

Thanks. I have run the repair twice and this is what happened after those.

Hi Everyone, I updated to the new version 2.5.6 yesterday and have issues. When I try to fly a training mission or other flights, it is stuck on map view and I can't get it in to cockpit view. F1 key doesn't work, it works when I go in to controller and hit the F1 key. If I hit F2, F3 or F4 they do work, but my controllers do not do anything. I have tried it with the F/A-18C, F-16C, Spitfire MkIXc and all are the same, or it just crashes on me. The attached picture is what I see when bringing up a Taxi and Take Off Training mission in the F/A-18C Hornet. I hope the attachment works. Thanks, Wayne Wilson

Sorry for pulling the trigger a little premature, but I used the repair option in the start menu and all is kinda good. I have my aircraft back and usable, but now it starts in map view and not cockpit view. The F1 key is not working. F2 gets me outside of the aircraft, but F1 is not working. How do I fix this? Thanks, Wayne

Hi Guys, I updated to the new 2.5.6 version yesterday and use OvGME to handle my mods for Helios profiles. After installing the 2.5.6 mod and running it, all looked great with one monitor working. All of my purchased aircraft were there. I switched to my two monitor setup to check my Helios F/A-18C and the DDI's worked, but the UFC/IFEI/RWR were not displaying. I figured that I needed to disable my mods in OvGME and enable them again to get things working, so that's what I did. When I went back in to DCS those three purchased aircraft are now gone. They show that they are enabled in the Module Manager / Installed / Modules selection tab. What have I done and how do I get them back without reinstalling DCS 2.5.6? PLEASE help! Thanks in Advance, Wayne

Thanks. You helped me get this program working to help as it was intended to do. I watched a video and it pointed me in the wrong direction for the main Eagle Dynamics folder. It works and thanks for the guide here. I have book marked this and will use it when required. Thanks Again, Wayne Wilson

I have been getting an annoying flicker now, as well. I thought it might be because I have just installed and setting up my Helios profiles for both F/A-18C and F-16C. Looks like it is a problem throughout the community.

Thanks Stewmanji. Will do! Thanks, Wayne

Thanks for the words of wisdom guys. I played with it and have finally found the correct setting for my monitor. The final few tweaks were 1 or 2 pixels at a time. The ZULU time window isn't perfect, but usable for now. My final IFEI settings are x:2077 y:755 width:519 height:200. What a challenge to get these numbers. I made these adjustments in the folder below: C:/Programs/Eagle Dynamics/DCS World Openbeta/Config/Monitor Setup/2_monitors_FA18C Should this be done somewhere else, as I think this gets overwritten every time there is an update? I have the OVGME program, but not sure how to set it up or check that I have it setup correctly. The Grim Reapers did a YouTube video and I watched and followed it, but no warm fuzzy after I was finished. My folders looked different than his did. Thanks Again, Wayne

Hi Everyone, I just grabbed two more monitors to setup more of my home cockpit and started by installing the latest and greatest Helios / Capt Zeen mods for the FA-18C. I watched his setup video's on YouTube,followed all the steps, and they helped greatly. I have managed to get the three CRT monitor displays in their correct position along with the UFC. I am having great trouble to get the IEFI to properly display in the Capt Zeen display so I can see all of the numbers as it appears in DCS window. I understand that setting the start reference point in Paint is not the same as the DDI's are. This one needs to be offset to the left quite a bit. I am using an ACER H233H monitor for my Helios display and getting the IEFI to sit perfectly seems way harder than it should be. I can get the Engine parameters to show correctly, but than the Fuel numbers are not in perfect view. I have been playing with the display size in 2_monitors_FA18C.lua, using Notepad ++ and can't seem to get it correct. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I would like to get flying my beloved FA-18C and start enjoying my multiple monitor setup sooner rather then later. Thank you in advance for the help. I can post screen shots if required. I am also having a problem getting the OVGME program setup, but that can be a later discussion. I watched a video from the Grim Reapers and my folders look different from his. That can be discussed after this gets displaying correctly.

Thanks to both of you. How would that look and how do I get the line/statement from ZBot into the default.lua and where does it need to be placed? I found what was there and changed it. I am not a programmer, but willing to learn what I need to get going towards my eventual cockpit completed and fully functioning. Thanks Again!

Hi Guys, I am starting to get things working, like the Speed Brakes, Fuel Probe and a few others, as I want them. I am trying to get the EAC switch on my TM Warthog to act as my Gear up/down, but having a problem figuring it out. When I modified the speed brake control in the default.lua file it changed it to amber in the game settings page. How do I get the EAC switch (Button #24) to behave as I want it to with "OFF" as Gear Down and "ARM" as GEAR UP? Still not that clear to me and there are 59 pages to go through. When I open the settings and control tab and set Landing Gear Control Up/Down to JOY_BTN_24 it needs to by cycled up and down to make a change to the gear. I used the -1.0 and 1.0 to get the Speed Brake switch to work, but can't seem to find what line to modify to get the gear to do the same. This is what I have for operating the Speed brake switch to pull back to open when being held in the 'ON' state and closes when I release the switch ('OFF"). Am I doing this correctly? { down = hotas_commands.THROTTLE_SPEED_BRAKE, up = hotas_commands.THROTTLE_SPEED_BRAKE, cockpit_device_id = devices.HOTAS, value_down = -1.0, value_up = 1.0, name = _('Speed Brake Switch - EXTEND'), category = {_('Throttle Grip'), _('HOTAS')}}, This is in the FA-18C aircraft. This is the one I am currently playing with to get working and enjoying before the F-16 gets released. Thanks

Thanks LeCuvier, I have downloaded and installed the latest Notepad++ (7.7.1) and also downloaded your above mentioned How-To document. I am starting to get my head wrapped around what it needs to look like and might start getting into this next week as I have the week off of work for a little vacation. Thanks and I'll let you, and everyone here, know how it goes. Flying is not that fun when I have to remember to cycle switches a few times to get something to work. I do like FSX for using the FSUIPC program from Pete Dowson; worth every penny I paid for the paid version. Wish we had that style of program for us here in DCS world. Thanks Again!

Hi Guys, Just starting to read all the posts here starting at page 1 of 59 and noticed that when I opened my LUA file in Notepad, Win10 64x, that there are a lot of tabs in between stuff and wondering how to remove those to make the file easier to read and navigate? I have copied all of the actual files in that joystick folder and moved them to a folder on my desktop so I don't corrupt or mess up while figuring this button 'ON' and 'OFF' state. I have the TM Warthog and using it only with the F/A-18C currently, but have pre-purchased the F-16C and want to use this knowledge to get that working when it gets released. I learn quick, but need good references to see and figure stuff out. Please help and be patient with me.

Glad to hear that you have it working. You will need to do it with every update, but worth it. Happy hunting and killing. Take Care, Wayne

Probably a silly question. Do you have multiple versions installed? If so, are you overwriting in the correct folder of the one you generally fly? The font should be quite big after. I tried to post a picture, but that failed big time, just way too many characters. I have lots of patience!

These are replacement files for the originals. Mine are located here C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\FUI\Fonts. They are reset with every update, so this needs to be done after every update. I hope this helps and if not, just let me know and I'll help you with it.

Does this mean we will be able to refer to the FPAS page and be able to set super cruise with fuel flow? I hope so, I loved this feature in the VRS F/A-18E Super Hornet in FSX. Thanks, Wayne

Thanks BaD CrC. I should post a few pictures of my pit there. Thanks Again, Wayne

Hi Everyone, Just started enjoying DCS since Jan of this year, so still rather new to this program. The graphics in DCS is way better than my FSX world and I love that about this program amongst other details and features. I have been using FSX for quite a while and they have a great program called FSUIPC that helps programing controls and is very easy to use. Does anyone here know of this program? It seems rather difficult to get a simple ON/OFF switch to get something like gear or hook functions to work with a simple flip on for gear up or hook up and flip down for gear down or hook down. I had a learning curve in FSX, but it was very shallow. Does anyone know of video's on YouTube to watch and get things going? I have a nice cockpit started and use one Leo Bodnar BBI-32, along with switches, allowing me to have great functionality; would like to get it working to the same level as my FSX cockpit to fly both the Legacy Hornet in DCS and the Super Hornet from VRS in FSX. Hope I don't sound to flustered, but I enjoy using switches and NOT a keyboard and my mouse while flying, kinda ruins the immersion and enjoyment thing. Thanks to Everyone, Wayne

Bomb the CRAP out of this cancer Cap!!!! I just started to get into DCS this year with the early purchase of F/A-18C Hornet a few days after it was announced. I have watched and ALWAYS learned stuff from your, Cap, videos and still watch them again to get more out of them. Take Care Cap and hope to hear that you beat cancer. Fight the Fight, Wayne Wilson AKA: Hrnet940

I figured it out. Thanks a lot. It is a good size now for me to see. Looking at upgrading my video board from my current Nvidia GTX 660 to either the Nvidia GTX 1080 or the Ti version. Thanks, Wayne

Thanks a bunch. Where does it go to make it work? Thanks, Wayne

Hi Everyone, Does anyone know how to increase the font size on the FPS display so it can be read? It is way too small for my aging eyes. Thanks!! Wayne