Jagr

FYI I Just uninstalled then re installed and my settings were saved.. your mileage may vary :)

Are they working in the Beta? I select them in the weapons screen and they are not on the P51 in the game. Are they not active or am I doing somethnig wrong?

I certainly hope so..

I'd love an AC too.. the A10 would be great but remember that FPS that looks great for a helo sim can very quickly look very choppy for a high roll rate AC. I would have preferred a conventional HELO, Hind, Apache, Cobra..something that would fly in a more conventional manner..but I look forward to what they come out with next..

I'd give it several grades.. giving it a single grade is not fair..nor does it fairly describe the Sim. Simulation I'd give it a 95% (Got all the switchology, but lots of shortcuts for those less inclined to actually know how to start a real helo) Cockpit I'd give it a 95% (6DOF is wild in that pit) Weapons I'd go with a 90% (The performance and visual effects as well as the targeting are excellent) Editor I'd go with 85% (Its very workable, but nothing earth shattering) Multiplayer I'd go with 90% (I've hosted and been the client, both seem solid) Subject Matter I'd go with 80%I could think of 4-5 attack aircraft I'd have preferred over the Ka-50 with its not quite a helo/not quite an airplane setup. Out of the Box 95% very reliable and polished product for an initial release. For the complexity level I'm very impressed it is so "finished" a product.

Are you seeing a third axis in the XP or Vista game controller setup? If not, thats a problem. If you are, and its not being seen by the game, is it available for calibration in the CH control panel? You need to disable programmed mode to calibrate it..then turn programmed mode back on. I have a CH FS Pro and I'm having no problems with it.

Unfortunately for you, real Russian pilots don't give refunds either..

The UH-60L DAP would be a very unique choice.. would open up all sorts of possibilities..air refueling, inserting troops..plus all the same weapons rockets and missiles of the Apache.. http://www.guncopter.com/mh-60-dap/ If I had a single choice I would go with the AH-1W.. just a sexy beast :)

Airjocky, TrackIR is a must have. When I first got it I had been using a TM Cougar and had played Warbirds so much I could use the Hat and some other buttons to switch views without thinking.. for the first few days I thought I had made a mistake with TrackIR.. but I reprogrammed my stick so I could not use my view keys and within a day I was in love.. I do not buy Sims that do not support it.. People say that all the time..but in this case it is absolutely true.. I'm using a CH stick right now..works fine. I thinking about grabbing a FFB stick judt for DCS but there's not to much out there.. There is supposedly a new one out (maybe by "Genius") but I have no idea if its supposed to be any good.

There are smoke rockets ingame..you just need to setup a custom loadout in the arming screen.. I've flown mission in multi acting as a forward observer marking targets with smoke for others to attack.

The unguided rockets made no difference..thats all I tried. I fired US White Phisphorous rockets with no problem plus the Mi24 Pods as well.

Thanks.. that works very well.. in fact you can have some fun throwing different weapons pods on the Ka50.

Don't worry about the RWR.. it has no FLIR targeting.. now THAT is a big item this version is missing. Hard to believe it was made with no night capability.

Don't bet your life on that opinion :) The 30mm in the Ka50 (and most other helos) has a fairly low velocity compared to ground or vehicle mounted weapons, its penetratin is fairly low versus MBT's especially with composite armor. Even top down shots are going to have great difficulty doing much more than damage optics and other externally mounted items..and of course piss them off at you..

Ok, there are 6 or 7 weapons pods available through Mod Man. They are a replacement 3D model and texture and they look great. The only issue I did not understand is that a few of them are NOT for the Ka50, but if you set up and AI Mi24 you will see them on that aircraft.. Once you install them through Mod Man, you don't need to do anything other than select the weapons type..this is a full replacement so there is no skin to load. They are great looking add ons for the sim IMHO. The older style Soviet rocket pods do look meaner though :)

Specifically what I am referring to are the following mods found on http://www.checksix-fr.com/ B-8V20A UB-13L ODAB All of these wonderful new models are available in game.. The question I have is how do you use/see the following models in game.. B-8M1 UB-32A57 UB-32M57H I love those wild looking russkie rocket launchers but even in custom loadouts they don't seem to be an option.. am I missing something???

I downloaded the latest drivers when I got my card..the version is listed as 8.561 dated 12/1/2008.. No problems at all here with DCS running this version.. Smil, if it aint broke.... :)

Am I doing something wrong, or are several of the Mod Man 3D models not even carried by the Ka50? Even creating custom loadouts in the editor several of the rocket pods are not even in game.. are they just for AI aircraft?

Not sure if you have tried this, but the IN GAME AH-1W is painted up in the exact scheme we're discussing.. markings and all..

Very nice... it is definitely possible..

Just wondering if anyone had thought about the "grey/black/green" AH-1W USMC style camo? Or the desert version of the same pattern? Would be a cool addition to the skin supply..

How did you create that profile? How do you get the "left/Right" modifiers for Shift or Alt etc.? Are you writing them in Lua or using something to create them more simply?

For those of us with G15's and too lazy to do the programming, could you post the profile?

I installed BS and played for a couple of weeks without problems then I grabbed Mod Man (previous version and now the latest) Initially I had a single skin added with the old version but I downloaded all the Mods through Mod man and installed them. After doing so, my Config for key assignments was all screwed up. The column for "keyboard" wasn't even visible.. it was strange. I remoed all the mods through mod man and now the "keyboard" column is back and everything looks normal.. anyone had wierd issues with it before?

I was having trouble hosting on a Verizon Fios router and it was simply a port forwarding mistake on my part. Maybe others are also having troubles so this might help The proper syntax for the UDP and TCP should be "Any ----> 10308" for both UDP and TCP I had initially entered "10308 ----> 10308" for both.. Someone in a thread brought up the "Any" issue and it was a simple fix.