RazorbackNL

Did you copy the bin folder from the Huey to your Bell 47?

Hi guys, I am having issues with this new feature. I simply can't get it to work. Pressing each one of these six commands results in..well...nothing actually. Am I missing something? Could it not be working in combination with the Rift CV1? It doesn't work in both 1.5 Public and 2.0 OA.

Whatever I do, I just can't see the Controls Indicator, at both day and night, the indicator just isn't there in VR.

Better stick to Sleipner's mod, Cib. You might get to distracted, old chap :smilewink:

Nice indeed, Pato. Do you have a download link for that?

The same goes for the controls indicator. Invisible in VR. I thought I once read something about a mod or plugin making overlays visible again in VR but I can't seem to find it anymore.

Where are the cargo doors? New feature in 1.5.5?

The rotor will also come off when the cyclic is deflected fully forward. You could open the controls indicator (rctrl + enter) to make sure the cyclic axis are centered during startup.

Sweeeet!! Thank you, ED! Now all we need is to get it implemented into the Ka-50, the Gazelle and every future helicopter mod :music_whistling::thumbup:

OMG!!! You are my ambassador of quan!! That so did the job!! Thank you so much!! :thumbup:

For all these years DCS is on the market having a secondary FFB device connected wasn't a problem. It became a problem only recently. What made it work for so long and is now being thrown overboard? If I could somehow revered back to the old system, my problem would be solved. A simple JSGME mod could do the trick hopefully. Since I am not a coder I have no idea how to do this. I have seen the new trimmer option for the Mi-8 but I cannot tell if it has a truly working trim function or if it is only a cosmetic feature, only to let you hear the trim sounds. This option would shine the most if you could get the chopper to stabilize when you would momentarily hold the trim button. It is good to know this feature is being worked on for the Huey. Will the Ka-50 and the Gazelle get this feature also eventually or is that out of you hands?

No axis curves. I have been flying like this since the beginning of DCS.

You are spot on, Penshoon :) I want that behaviour back in the latest updates of DCS because it changes the way of helicopter flight in DCS in a possitive manner. Downside is it indeed doesn't work with the fixed wings but I am more of a rotorhead anyway.

This is probably hard to understand if you do not have witnessed the behaviour yourself but I am gonna try to explain it. This is for helicopter flight only, most noticeable in the Huey. My gear: - a selfmade long throw floor mounted cyclic based on the HOTAS Cougar, no self-centering springs, hall effect sensors for X and Y axis - a G27 steering wheel secondary FFB device, FFB checked in the options menu The behaviour: The 2 big advantages of having a secondary FFB device connected before the 55952 update were, according to my findings: 1) My cyclic became more responsive, which is a good thing flying helicopters. In comparision with the virtual cyclic the movement is 1:1. Without FFB, there is a latency between moving the real life (RL) cyclic and the virtual cyclic. The virtual cyclic responds slightly later to the RL cyclic, making it harder to control the helicopter in a hover. 2) The default trimming system was overruled because of the connection of a secondary FFB device. Pressing the trim button did not require a fast recenter of the RL cyclic anymore in order to prevent the virtual cyclic jump behaviour. Pressing and holding the trim button with the FFB device connected however did result in a temporary slightly less responsive behaviour of the RL cyclic (simulating the Force Trim system of the Huey), which was extremely welcome during landings and takeoffs. In this way I could stabilise the helicopter. This behaviour was less noticable in the Mi-8, probably because of the auto channels or a different trim system. Connecting a secondary FFB device had a positive outcome when using a non-FFB joystick for helicopter flying. In the Ka-50 it means you can control the heading channel without the default trimming system kicking in.

It surprises me that I haven't had a single reply yet. Is my request that hard?

Dear ED, In the previous version 1.5.4.55584 it was still possible to have a secondary FFB device connected. After the latest update to 1.5.4.55952 this has been changed. Would it be possible for me to copy a certain file which manages the availability of the secondary FFB device from the 55584 version into the 55952 version in order to still have the secondary FFB device available with the latest version of DCS? I desperately need a secondary FFB device in order to overcome the trimming system for the helicopters. I use a non-spring non-FFB selfmade floor mounted cyclic based on the HOTAS Cougar. Before version 1.5.4.55952 I could use the helicopter trim systems without the need to have to recenter the cyclic because this was overruled by the secondary FFB device. I totally understand the DCS sim is evolving but some things better need to be left unchanged. The absence of the mentioned feature requires me to stick to 1.5.4.55584, which is a shame because of all the nice updates which are being done to the program. Hope to hear from you soon. Best regards, Razorback

Please check out this old tread. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=98371 and specifically this post https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2420803&postcount=9 Since the latest update of 1.5.4 Public, this doesn't work for me anymore. I use the Hotas Cougar with a G27 enabled, but DCS doesn't recognize the G27 FFB ability anymore eventhough FFB is checked in the option menu. Any thoughts? EDIT: Going back to the previous 1.5.4.55584 version cures the problem. So apparently ED did some changes to the controller system. ED...please don't!

Am I seriously the only one who is using a joystick without springs and FFB??

Your trim problem is probably related to the same thing as with all the other fixed wings in DCS; if you have FFB enabled in the option menu, the trim doesn't work.

No, I am not using Aries or another kind of radio mod.

Hi guys, Every time when I exit the game I get a crash message, saying DCS has stopped working. No matter what I do, I always get the crash message. Known problem? Thanks in advance, Razor EDIT: I use the 1.5.4 non-Steam version DCS-20160721-202250.zip

Will all helicopters receive this option? Why is it specifically for the Mi-8? Been waiting for an option like this for a while because the default trimming is useless when using a joystick without springs and FFB.

Haven't seen it mentioned here before but TrackIR also is active in F2 outside view now since the update. It doesn't pan the view around the aircraft like the mouse or keyboard would do but it turns the view away from the aircraft. Is this part of a new feature or is it also a bug? If it is a new feature please make it an optional one.

I second that. It is beyond me why this still hasn't been implemented. Truely, how hard can it be. Please devs, make this the first item on your to-do list :thumbup:.

I would send Upuaut a PM if I were you. He is a true skin artist. He has made some awesome skins on my request.