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Shooting down the AI when you're on their dead-6 is actually super hard in the current build of DCS. It's much easier to shoot down a human opponent, even a good one. When I'm on the 6 of an AI, sometimes I intentionally maneuver way out of plane to try to coax them out of that jinky back and fourth defense they default to. If you move out of plane they will actually pull a more sustained turn to break back into you in a way that more closely resembles a normal dogfight, and they give you more surface area to shoot at. It will be more of a snapshot than a tracking shot, which is also difficult in the Tomcat with it's massive canopy bow, but it can be easier than the other situation.

Please enjoy this unedited view from our controller's perspective of the Anvil 5 flight in the forum post above this one: Website: https://51stvirtualfighterwing.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/51stvfw

Really? It feels worse to me in that zone, but it's hard to tell if I'm imagining it. Looking forward to the full breakdown.

I was able to hit 1.7 starting with your loadout, and 1.85ish if I dumped the XTs. Only difference is I started with 16.2 fuel (17k is a weird number). Both runs required me to burn until I was at 2.5 though. Yeeesh. This is bad. 2x2x4 with 2 XTs 2x2x4 without XTs

I regret saying that part, because now that I think about it, they might be linear in A2G mode, just offset about 5-deg down like I said, unless trimmed otherwise. But in a mode like A2A they act a little different. For example you will see the 30-deg rung in your HUD when you're near level flight. Obviously that can not indicate a true 30-deg as viewed from that attitude, and if you begin pitching up towards that rung it starts to run away from you as you chase it. Your wings symbol will eventually intercept it at around 30-deg of pitch though.

Forgive my ignorance, but isn't this all explained by the default position of the HB DCS Tomcat's HUD pitch ladder being trimmed ~5 degrees below the horizon, as well as the distance between the rungs on the ladder not being linear?

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I think by clean cockpit, most users mean clean stenciling, not necessarily dirt and grime free, so I don't think it would be a huge undertaking. (And of course people want the removal of FORGE elements which is a separate issue, and we know is going to be an option down the road anyway). Aren't you already nearly done your clean stenciling mod? HB should consider implementing it as an option. I personally don't care, because I'm indifferent on the FORGE elements and weathered stenciling, and I know the cockpit by memory now anyway, but I will say as an observer on these forums and reddit, I see far more complaints about the FORGE elements and weathered stenciling than I see praise for them. Maybe it's just the vocal minority, but if HB just slapped your clean stenciling mod into the game as an option, it would probably make a lot of people happy. Maybe making Tomcat users happy is not HB's priority, I can't speak for them. I understand the desire to make things realistic, but it should also be considered that not everyone who plays DCS has 20/20 vision like most pilots do in real life, not to mention FOV and resolution limitations, or enough time committed to the simulator to memorize the cockpit like real life pilots.

I switched from 4k to 2k about 6+ months ago, but I don't remember ever seeing tiled scratches like that in my 4k days.

Yes it would be cool. A working/animated visor would also be cool.

30 pilots and controllers participated last night in part 5 of our current custom campaign: Anvil Strike. Harriers tasked with ferrying jets and ammo from the Tarawa to shore based fields. Self-escorting Bombcats tasked with bridge strikes, (buddy lased by Apaches beneath the clouds). F-16s tasked with ferrying airframes and munitions to airbases closer to the FLOT. Then vectored to dispatch some pop-up RedFor attackers on a counter strike. Our team of controllers maintaining coordination on LotATC. Fun times, getting gas from the MPRS before CASE-3 at the Roosevelt in the dark and snow.

I've never seen scratches like that in my cockpit. Are you running any cockpit mods? Have you tried a repair?

I don't think the last 300 feet are compressed, or like Rongor said the glide slope would bend. I think the scale on the left is just incorrect. Easy fix?

Good catch, I've never noticed that.

My virtual squadron and me noticed a bug in the latest OB. AI JTACs are unresponsive on comms. I tested the same miz in the following conditions: MT+SP = JTAC responds to check-in. MT+MP = JTAC is unresponsive. ST+MP = JTAC is unresponsive. I haven't tested ST+SP yet, I assume that works since MT+SP works.

The liveries folder is already pretty bloated.

I get that, but it was also mentioned in the patch notes that the light direction was corrected, and that doesn't seem to be the case. Anyway, I'll drop it for now, and wait for future improvements. Thanks for the replies.

Agreed. The issue seems to be the direction the light is pointing more so than the strength of the light. @IronMikeDoes anyone from the HB team have a picture of the light working as intended?

It's not just me in particular, so far nobody had been able to show a picture of the improved light. I will try repositioning. Are you able to show us a screenshot of what it looks like on your end?

I don't think there is any bind or axis that it can be mapped to. I agree, it would be nice. I'm not a fan of the Jester LANTIRN implementation decisions. I have a spare TDC on my throttle quadrant doing nothing, which could be used for things like this.

Are you positive the implementation made it to the patch though, and wasn't accidentally left out on the cutting room floor similar to other recent Tomcat fixes? It might be worth confirming, IDK. I don't see one photon of light hitting this basket.

I wonder if it's a case of something getting lost between what HB worked on and what was actually submitted to ED for the patch, because I don't see any change to the probe light at all. It's been happening a lot lately. The fuel dump bug occurred, HB said they fixed it, but it got overlooked somehow on the next patch and we had to live with it for another cycle. Same thing with the busted wheel chocks too, IIRC.

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+1 I'm not seeing any probe light improvements in MT.