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Hi Guys, I was definatly going to buy the extra manual but after reading some threads and finding out its only going to be black and white I dont think I will bother, i think I will just get it printed and bound like the chap did who started this thread. thanks Mithandra

flight setups Hi Guys, I thought it would pass the time to see what people are using for flying BS. Post your PC Setup images here: My current config is: Cougar HOTAS TrackIR 4 Pro with Track Clip Pro Dell 24" Monitor 1920x1200 Iiyama 19" Monitor 1600x1200 for ABRIS and SKaval display Sorry cannot post picture while i am at work :) Thanks Mithandra

OMG they also have HAWKS listed on the site. Now that is a joke sim. Mithandra

I would also like to see the apache AH-64 since there has already been an A-10 in LOMAC. The co-op play in the same heli really interests me. Thanks Mothandta

I think I am more looking forward to the apache with co-op play in the same chopper :) if i want to play an A-10 i will load Lock-On for that :)

can the 15 year olds actually read :)

yes it must be a typo as as far as I know its being released in reltail shops soon, although when i asked in Game in the UK they didn't even have it listed on the release schedule.

also here is a picture of my setup. thanks Mithandra

Great - solved the problem, not sure what i was doing but its all working now, I am running the phantom monitor exe also which works great. For info i am also running in full screen mode in windows 7 without a problem. here is my setup hope this helps others. main monitor on left 1920 x 1200 second monitor on right 1600x1200 options.alu options = { ["views"] = { ["cockpit"] = { ["mirrors"] = false, ["reflections"] = false, ["avionics"] = 3, ["russianHud"] = false, }, -- end of ["cockpit"] }, -- end of ["views"] ["difficulty"] = { ["padlock"] = false, ["easyRadar"] = false, ["enemies"] = true, ["setGlobal"] = false, ["immortal"] = false, ["geffect"] = "realistic", ["easyFlight"] = false, ["permitCrash"] = false, ["radio"] = false, ["tips"] = true, ["fuel"] = false, ["aftSwitching"] = false, ["cockpitLanguage"] = "english", ["units"] = "imperial", ["externalViews"] = true, ["hud"] = false, ["myPlane"] = true, ["iconsTheme"] = "nato", ["map"] = true, ["weapons"] = false, ["allies"] = true, ["labels"] = true, }, -- end of ["difficulty"] ["audio"] = { ["wind"] = 100, ["radio"] = 100, ["musicEn"] = false, ["engines"] = 100, ["soundEn"] = true, ["effects"] = 100, ["music"] = 50, ["radioSpeech"] = true, ["warnings"] = 100, ["volume"] = 100, ["inCockpit"] = 100, ["mech"] = 100, ["subtitles"] = true, ["gui"] = 50, }, -- end of ["audio"] ["graphics"] = { ["multiMonitorSetup"] = "myviewfile", ["color"] = "32", ["heatBlr"] = 1, ["scenes"] = "high", ["water"] = 3, ["fullScreen"] = false, ["visibRange"] = "High", ["aspect"] = 1.6, ["textures"] = 2, ["shadows"] = 3, ["display_mode"] = { ["avi"] = { ["bpp"] = 32, ["resolution"] = "640x480", ["full_screen"] = false, ["aspect"] = 1.333333333, ["height"] = 480, ["width"] = 640, }, -- end of ["avi"] }, -- end of ["display_mode"] ["effects"] = 3, ["lights"] = 2, ["haze"] = 1, ["terrPrld"] = "20", ["height"] = 1200, ["resolution"] = "1920x1200", ["civTraffic"] = 0, ["width"] = 3520, }, -- end of ["graphics"] } -- end of options myviewfile.alu Description = 'Shkval on the left monitor,ABRIS on the right and camera on the center' Viewports = { Center = { x = 0; y = 0; width = 1920; height = 1200; viewDx = 0; viewDy = 0; aspect = 1.25; } } Shkval = { x = 1920; y = 0; width = 800; height = 1200; } ABRIS = { x = 2720; y = 0; width = 800; height = 1200; } Hope this helps others Thanks Mithandra

ok still having problems getting anything to display on my second monitor. As far as I am aware you plus the width of both your screens right? so my main screen is 1920 and my second screen is 1600 so thats 1920 + 1600 = 3520 this still doesnt work for me when i enter this in the main file appart from showing the game over 2 screens. I read something about choosing something in the Nvidia option, i have had a look through the options but have not been able to see anything. Any help with this would be appreciated. thanks Mithandra

Hi All, I am having issues getting the Abris and the Shkval display on my external screen. This is what i have: primary display = 1920 x 1200 secondary display to the right of main display 1600 x 1200 i have adjusted the options.alu file at the bottom to this ["effects"] = 3, ["lights"] = 2, ["haze"] = 1, ["terrPrld"] = "20", ["height"] = 1200, ["resolution"] = "1920x1200", ["civTraffic"] = 0, ["width"] = 3520, ----- i got this by adding the with of both displays together i then have created a file in my monitorsetup directory called mydisplay.alu Description = 'Shkval on the left monitor,ABRIS on the right and camera on the center' Viewports = { Center = { x = screen.width / 3; y = 0; width = screen.width / 3; height = screen.height; viewDx = 0; viewDy = 0; aspect = screen.aspect / 3; } } Shkval = { x = 1920; y = 1200; width = screen.width / 3; height = screen.height; } ABRIS = { x = 2720; y = 1200; width = screen.width / 3; height = screen.height; } nothing is displaying on the second screen, all i seem to manage to do it to stretch the game ove 2 monitors, which in essence looks nice but not what i want. does anyone have similar resolutions that I am using and can post their config or offer advice on what i am doing wrong please? thanks Mithandra

Dual View help needed please Hi Guys I have just put in place my other monitor I have 2 monitors main monitor is (1920 x 1200) second monitor which is on the right is (1600 x 1200) I jsut cannot get the ABRIS or the SCAVAL to display on the fight monitor, all i get is the game stretched across 2 screens. Running Windows 7 with the Nvdia drivers. Any help would be appreciated Thanks Mithandra my options.lua file: options = { ["views"] = { ["cockpit"] = { ["mirrors"] = false, ["reflections"] = false, ["avionics"] = 3, ["russianHud"] = false, }, -- end of ["cockpit"] }, -- end of ["views"] ["difficulty"] = { ["padlock"] = false, ["easyRadar"] = false, ["enemies"] = true, ["setGlobal"] = false, ["immortal"] = false, ["geffect"] = "realistic", ["easyFlight"] = false, ["permitCrash"] = false, ["radio"] = false, ["tips"] = true, ["fuel"] = false, ["aftSwitching"] = false, ["cockpitLanguage"] = "english", ["units"] = "imperial", ["externalViews"] = true, ["hud"] = false, ["myPlane"] = true, ["iconsTheme"] = "nato", ["map"] = true, ["weapons"] = false, ["allies"] = true, ["labels"] = true, }, -- end of ["difficulty"] ["audio"] = { ["wind"] = 100, ["radio"] = 100, ["musicEn"] = false, ["engines"] = 100, ["soundEn"] = true, ["effects"] = 100, ["music"] = 50, ["radioSpeech"] = true, ["warnings"] = 100, ["volume"] = 100, ["inCockpit"] = 100, ["mech"] = 100, ["subtitles"] = true, ["gui"] = 50, }, -- end of ["audio"] ["graphics"] = { ["multiMonitorSetup"] = "shkval+camera", ["color"] = "32", ["heatBlr"] = 1, ["scenes"] = "high", ["water"] = 3, ["fullScreen"] = false, ["visibRange"] = "High", ["aspect"] = 3.201, ["textures"] = 2, ["shadows"] = 3, ["display_mode"] = { ["avi"] = { ["bpp"] = 32, ["resolution"] = "640x480", ["full_screen"] = false, ["aspect"] = 1.333333333, ["height"] = 480, ["width"] = 640, }, -- end of ["avi"] }, -- end of ["display_mode"] ["effects"] = 3, ["lights"] = 2, ["haze"] = 1, ["terrPrld"] = "20", ["height"] = 1200, ["resolution"] = "1920x1200", ["civTraffic"] = 0, ["width"] = 5120, }, -- end of ["graphics"] } -- end of options my Shkval+Camera file: Description = 'Shkval on the left monitor, camera on the right' Viewports = { Center = { x = 1600; y = 0; width = 1920; height = 1200; viewDx = 0; viewDy = 0; aspect = screen.aspect / 2; } } Shkval = { x = 4320; y = 0; width = 800; height = 1200/2; } ABRIS = { x = 3520; y = 0; width = 800; height = 1200; } x = 0; y = 0; width = screen.width / 2; height = screen.height; }

ok i think i have fixed this one editing the shortcut from the main menu i added the switch -no-sandbox to the end of the line, which seems to have sorted this. thanks Mithandra

Hi Guys, Installed Windows 7 a little while ago and now when I try and lauch a mission from the main screen i get the following error, has anyone seen this before? Thanks Mithandra

Lets see with the imminent release of the UK version (with the UK cockpit) will the manual be updated to allow people to follow along. Mithandra

Hi Guys, I am about to put in a second monitor (1600 x x1200) for the (hopefully) ABRIS and TV screen display. My current monitor is a dell 24" running 1920 x 1200. Has anyone got any configs that they have working for the above displays as most other people are using smaller rez's. thanks in advance BTW I am running Windows 7 my current GFX cards are 2 x 8800 GTX 768MB running in SLI. Mithandra

Yeah I popped into Game the other day and the "manager" looked on his release schedule list and said that he has no listing for DCS. Mithandra

Yeppers I will be buying it also :) Thanks Mithandra

there is a post about this debate already which is in excess of 11 pages. Have a search of the forums. Mithandra

OK, I have opened the editor and loaded Deployment01 missions from the campaign. I have selected myself on the map but dont see anything about skins. Attached is a screen shot if you could help. Thanks Mithandra

thanks for the info :) Mithandra

Thats strange, i just rebuilt my machine the other day from Vista 64 to Windows 7 x 64, i was not aware of the deactivation process. I started with 7 left now i only have 6 after installing the game on Windows 7. How does one go about de-activating? thanks Mithandra

I was just loking through the Campaign's after installing DCS on Windows 7 and notices that in 4 of the 5 Campaigns have the following text at the top. "WARNING: This Campaign is designed for high end windows XP systems and is not compatable with windows Vista" There was no mention of this on the site when i bought the product, anyone know anything about these? Thanks Mithandra

I am using MS OneCare which is fantastic, doesn't slow the system down at all and only starts doing stuff on its own when your not at the KB. Mithandra

Fantastic mate thanks very much, I was about to format my machine again and install Vista x 64 again :) Cheers Mithandra