HokieRob

Has anyone tested to see if this was cleared up with today's patch? I didn't see anything regarding it in the changelog and unfortunately won't be able to test myself for a bit.

For those wanting the source, the vid:

Update on the F-16 from Wags:

Confirmed by Wags 15 minutes ago on newest video, Mavs are NOT ready yet for this weeks patch. He says they're close.

I think you're absolutely right. While I'm aggravated at some of the bugs that got through OB to stable, the need to put a new version to break the cracked version makes sense. On the plus side BigNewy reported in another thread the fix should be in the next patch (probably OB but wouldn't be surprised if there's a stable hotfix coming soon, fingers crossed).

Thank you for the update BN!

It's a bug induce earlier this month in OB. Unfortunately ALL of the AI have had collision avoidance turned off because of it. Taxi, and hold, with caution. :(

Yeah, this combined with bugs that seemed to be introduced every beta patch have prevented me from finishing your Bluenoser campaign. :( Or any other campaign or scripted mission for that matter.

Off topic and no offense, but what sabot rounds are those? The M829 120mm SABOT most definitely does have a tracer, hence the standard nomenclature of Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer(APFSDS-T).

I can attest to issues of parking spots...this is Mission 9 of the Blue Noser Campaign:(

Can confirm on my end, on Caucus, NTTR, and Persian Gulf, activating Auto Throttle immediately causes crash to desktop.

I guess Jester put in for a pass today? :lol:

Thanks Nicholas! The Cat Rocks!

You mean in the actual sim, or where are the default mission is located so you can edit it? If the later is the case I believe it's in your actual DCS World Install folder under "Mods/aircrafts/F-14B/Missions". I would recommend copying a version to your saved games folder with the rest of your customized missions so you still have the original incase you break something accidentally.

Glad I'm not the only one that was digging through the mission editor wondering what the trigger was for the Floggers. Two nights ago I tried it with the late activation unchecked and did it that way.

Past couple nights I've started up the "Flogger Faceoff" mission. Here's the issue I'm having: after launching from the Stennis, heading north to the disabled freighter and taking up an orbit over it, the MiG-23s never show up. The first two times I stayed on station for 45 minutes or so. Last night I loaded up full on fuel (original mission parameters give you only about 4k pounds) and stayed over freighter for at over an hour. Still no MiGs to be found. Is there a trigger I'm missing? Thanks.

I've been playing flight sims for the better part of 20 years, started DCS back in 2014, and really got into it with the F/A-18C's release to early access. I was using TrackIR for that, with a triple monitor setup that wraps around at nearly 130 degrees. I thought I was set and VR wouldn't add anything. This Christmas I got my wife a Samsung Odyssey+ when they had them on sale for $200 off (she's an avid gamer). I decided one day in January to try out DCS with the headset. I don't think I could go back now, even with my three monitors and mfd screens. The feeling of immersion is quite impressive as you feel the cockpit is around you. I should point out that its not perfect. Gauges and displays/mfds will be harder to read from your normal seated position. Of course the perk is that you can lean in relatively easy to read, or bind a key for VR Zoom. Spotting enemy targets can also be a bit harder, but once you have eyes on, it's easier to track them. Now of course this all requires a bit of PC horsepower. Don't expect to have your graphics up as high as they are in 2D. The immersion feeling does make up for it, at least to me. Just for comparison I'm running a i7-8700k at 5.1 Ghz (watercooled of course), ASUS ROG Strix Z370-E, 32gb of DDR4 RAM, and a SSD, and a MSI Aero GTX 1080TI. No issues with the graphics down a slight notch from 2D. I do not play with hand controllers, but I have a TM Warthog setup, plus three TM cougar MFDs mounted with quick reach of the HOTAS. Be warned though to take it easy first couple times you fly with VR. If you're not used to it, you can induce some motion sickness, so best to do it in short sessions at first. If I invite guests to try it, they usually are good after 15-20 minutes. I'm good with 2+ hours long sessions but I think I had an advantage from experience with sims while in the Army. Hope that helps!

Like BJM said, I don't think they have been implemented fully currently for EA. You can't access them in the F10 menu the normal method. HOWEVER, when I first jumped into the Cat the first night, I used Voice Attack/VAICOM to order the chocks placed. Do NOT do this, as I could not convince, order, bribe, threaten, etc. the ground crew to remove them :P