TonyP

I'm getting confused at times on the terminology for HOTAS UP/DOWN or FORWARD/AFT. I wish DCS would stay consistent within their key commands and their manual. Please confirm my understanding: FORWARD and DOWN are the same AFT and UP are the same Short = a quick tap Long = depress and hold for 2/3 seconds Can someone confirm or correct my understanding on this. Again maybe DCS can maintain a consistent terminology so you (me) don't get confused. Tony

Can you lock the Gun to the target? Currently my gun recticle moves has I'm approaching the target in a shallow dive. Is there a way to lock the gun recticle so it stays the target instead of moving?

Are they working in the BETA are are they a WIP?

Got it, thanks for the qick reply Kylania.

I'm trying to find the thread that has StrongHarm's x52 Profile linked in the thread, can't seem to find it. I'm seeing his thread on the HOTAS reference card, but can't locate the one that has the profile. Assistance from anyone (StrongHarm or others) would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Thanks for the quick response, didn't know that feature existed, that's great.

Love the sim, trying out a variety of weapons in the BETA. WOW there's a lot of buttons/switches to control to affect a desired result. What would really help would be to see the visualization in the HUD & MFDs when the sim is "Paused" rather than realizing the effect after un-pausing. Just a wish, seems to work in FSX.

HiJack & StrongHarm, just checking in with you, I have a X52Pro, looks just like the layout pictured in the StrongHarm's picture, however my throttle button for "Stick To Timmer Mode" is labeled as button 7, rather than button 3. Can those who have an X52Pro confirm this for me? StrongHarm, have been using your profile, have'nt used all of the features in-game as yet, but really appreciate your efforts, keep the great work!!

Shu, just an outstanding effort, I'm looking forward to your updates, great work.

Another aircraft possibly more capable for CAS support is is AC 130 Gunship, it can pack a lot more than a Hog, with longer loiter time, see this vid: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4639921789181083769#

Reading the Manual I came upon this::book: Note: The A-10C does not include a route autopilot system that automatically flies the aircraft to a steerpoint or along a loaded flight plan. Because the EAC is non-functioning in the initial BETA, I couldn't experiment to see how this works. I'm assuming that setting the autopilot will only hold altitude and direction, you'll need to reset it for each leg of your flight plan. I'm I kinda accurate in this assumption?

Looking at some of the vids. Man, there seems to be a lot of buttons to hit to drop ordinance, fire the cannon, etc. Lot of stuff to read is an understatement.

It's been about two weeks, an update should be coming soon.

How About An Update to the BETA Now that we got the commentary on the ETA for the release date out of the way,... when's the 1st update on the BETA to arrive? Will we get a notification on this Forum, or will the notification of its arrival be posted on the BETA Forum?

Does hitting RAlt+Home and RCtrl+Home just affect the right engine or both engines. Wondering if I need to hit LAlt+Home and LCtrl+Home for the left engine. Why I asking this is after going through the start-up procedures I noticed that I had only one engine running? Maybe I missed a step earlier and only got one of the engines running. Tony

EAC Switch in Start-Up Tutorial Has anyone gotten the EAC switch to function in the Training Start-Up tutorial? I'm following the guidance of the instructor, the visual shows the switch under the throttle, I attempt to click to move the switch from off to arm (on), nothing happens. I activate the wheel-brake to hold the aircraft from moving to get to a good view of the EAC switch while moving the throttle forward, clicking & clicking, etc., the switch just doesn't move. Has anybody experienced this problem, or is it just me? :helpsmilie: Tony

Can't Get Windows Mode To Function It only seems to function, if I'm in the Main Menu Screen. The only Window Mode that I can see in the Options Menu is "Full Screen" . Toggling that allows me go into a Window mode only from the Main Menu. Once I'm in a Training/Mission hitting my Windows button on my keyboard does not take me from full-screen into a windows mode. Is there another button somewhere in Options that will allow me to stay permanetly in a Windows-Mode? Or is this feature currently unavailable in the Beta?

Thanks for the quick reply Staffan! tony

I downloaded the Beta, have a few questions. 1. Which SinglePlay (SP) icon should I select for 64 Bit. I Have a Win7 64 Bit computer and am not using Track-IR. I have two SP icons on my desktop; one DCS A-10C the other DCS A-10C_x86. Which one is the 64 Bit version? 2. I'd like to run the Sim in "windowed mode" how do I do that? 3. In the Graphics Option Screen, what is HDR, TSSAA, and MSAA? Thank you. Tony

That may be the missing step, after getting no response, I do remember activating the Fix Point on the PVI.

I'm practicing Navagation and set-up an Inu Fix Point, a little distance from my route. About 15 Kicks away my EKRAN lights-up with a message to activate the Fix Pont. I uncage my SHKVAL and lock-up (I beleive) the Fix Pont, but my warning on the EKRAN dispay remains. Some time passes, then it goes away. Is that normal? I thought the EKRAN message would dissapear after locking on the Fix Point, I'm a little unsure if I properly activated the Fix Point. Is that the step that I should take or are there other steps that I need to perform?

Well guys, I got BlackShark(BS) to install and work on my computer, thanks to all who responded to my post. After the second re-install, BS loaded, but clicking on the desktop icon continued to give me the same result, the Vista "circle-thingy" quickly appeared after double clicking on the icon, then just as quickly disappeared without BS appearing on my monitor. I then right-clicked on the icon and selected "Run as Administrator", that was the answer, BS loaded and the Sim appeared on my screen. Apparently something got "messed-up" with my security settings under Vista which blocked BS from loading. In all probability, my original install of BS was OK, all I had to do is adjust my security settings. I can't wait for Windows 7 to arrive so I can dump Vista, it's such a pain. Again, thanks for your responses.

Andy, where do I go to get a fresh set of Setup and DataCab files? I went to the DCS homepage and could not find a page that had those links. I really don't want to buy another BlackShark download for 49.95 when I should have one able for a re-install. Any lead/help will be appreciated.

A few days ago, while closing a session of Blackshark, I may have hit another key or button on my HOTAS and BlackShark closed quickly. When attempting to start BlackShark from my desktop icon, the circle thingy appears as it seems to be loading the program but disappears (I've got Vista as my OS) without BlackShark appearing. I tried this several times with the same result. I then tried to start BlackShark from the Start Button/All Programs/Eagle Dynamics/Ka-50 BlackShark icon, also getting the same result. In frustration, I decided to un-install BlackShark and re-install it. I had saved my downloaded BlackShark setup and Data1 file. When re-installing I received several error notices, that certain files were corrupt, with the option to stop the install or ignore,... I chose to ignore (the only possible option). Well, after the questionable re-install completed, clicked-on the new BS desktop icon and got the same result,... no BlackShark. My next step was to email 'support@digitalcombatsimulator.com' informing them of my problem, requesting assistance as to how to re-install BlackShark. It's been two days, yet no response to my email. I gave my serial number and transaction number in that email. Can someone give give me some assistance/guidance as to how to re-install BlackShark so it loads and runs properly on my computer.

Thanks, found it. I agree the English translation has no "fly-over" description. If it wasn't for these bulletin boards, I'd never would be able to fly this helo.