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Sorry if I missed it, but what CPU do you have, and what speed is your DDR4. Thanks,

A few weeks back, my left earphone/speaker was giving me issues: cutting out, having static and not playing sound at all. At the suggestion of a squad mate,, ii unscrewed it (easy and no technical skills required., cleaned both connections with isopropyl alcohol (90% or better if you have it) and then tightened it back down. Haven't had any more issues (yet). If you haven't tried this, it is worth a try.,

OK, I have confirmed that the bookmark is being made by TacView. In the DCS Settings > Special > TacView screen there is an entry for "Bookmark" and it shows the command as "RALT + B". There doesn't seem to be anyway to change this in DCS. I also confirmed this by unchecking the option to record a file. With this unchecked I did not get the sound or the message. What is still strange is that with TM TARGET running (or at elast for my F-16 profile) the HOTAS presses that give me this issue are NOT RALT + B. Theny do contain RALT + other keys. Still try to debug.

OK< I finally got a little smarter and decided to look in the DCS log since DCS text messaging was printing "Bookmark saved @ xxx.yy seconds". This is what I found. 2021-11-07 02:36:54.001 INFO TACVIEW.DLL: Bookmark saved @ +2963.35 seconds 2021-11-07 02:36:54.028 DEBUG LuaGUI: --- onChatMessage--- Bookmark saved @ +2963.35 seconds 0 So my issue seems to be some interface with TacView. What is still weird is the intermittent behavior. I fly VR now, but when I used Track IR I know that you could set it such that it would capture a keystroke and NOT pass it through to DCS (or any other running program). Does anyone know if TacView does something similar? "

I did try that, and thought that was the issue. However, I am not sure that it is because 1) I have been using TARGET for 4+ years and in general haven't seen this issue, 2) it occurs when I press the RALT key on the keyboard, and 3) the issue is intermittent so it is hard to say why it isn't occurring. I will try again but I am hoping some others have seen this issue.

All, I sure hope someone can help. I seem to have some sort of conflict between DCS and something else. When in-game when I press the RALT key I get a "pop" sound and then I see the message "Bookmark saved @ xxx.yy seconds". See the attached screenshot of the message. Sorry about the quality, but I fly in VR and the screenshots aren't the best. I had the issue about a year ago and it was solved up until about 3 weeks ago. The program that I thought was causing the issue a year ago is no longer on my system. To make matters worse, the problem is somewhat intermittent. Both between sessions, and with in the same session. For example I was flying tonight and for the first 45 minutes, I had not issues. Commands that used "RALT from the joystick (and keyboard)worked just fine. After that the issue appeared. About 15 minutes later (after ALT-tabbing out and back in it stopped ... .... for about 15 minutes, and then it came back. As far as I know I haven't changed any setting, beyond WINDOWS 10 updates, and DCS updates. I do use TM's TARGET, and thought that might be an issues. I don't think it is because 1) I have been using TARGET for 4+ years, 2) it occurs when I press the RALT key on the keyboard, and 3) the issue is intermittent HELP!!!!

Nice review. I have the TCS Plus base and the SharKa-50 grip. From my experience, I echo all your observations. Knowing what I know now, I probably would have gotten the Alpha-L grip and the standard base.

Nice detailed review. I own the same setup. Mine does have stiction, at least with the default, factory set tension. I have been leery to lower the tension as I don't want to get into a do-loop of readjusting like some other have experienced. it does come with all hex screws just not the hex drivers. With that said, I do like it. With respect to connecting to my chair, I used the base that comes with it. I also ordered the Universal Chair mount, but it didn't work with my chair (I should have measured before I ordered).

Diffy, For the first one, you will need to use the "SWITCHED type trigger. Use the condition that UNIT in ZONE and then the action should be to spawn the unit. I don't know if you can de-spawn AI units or not. If not, then you may have to destroy the unit. That has the unfortunate side effect of creating an explosion and leaving wreckage. As for Question #2, I don't have a clue.

It will be here when you get it, and more polished at that!

Gunship, Gunship 2000, Jane's Longbow, Jane's Longbow II, .... .... ... DCS AH-64D a no brainer. And that doesn't mention the other helo's along the way. Well, there are several good modules and each have a different feel imho. I attempt to fly the Ka-50, UH-1H, SA342, F/A-18, and F-16. I have the F-14 but doesn't really "float my boat". Also, do some WW2 from time to time. I hope that ED and all 3rd parties keep up the production as overall the quality is had to beat (again imho).

Check their website and see if they offer a cam with a heavy center detent.

I'll echo @dburne in recommending the G2 or alternately the Q2. I have had the Rift CV1, Rift S and now the G2. G2 clarity is great. The FOV is smaller than some others (Q2 is about the same from what I have read) but I think you will get use to to. As to "Clicking buttons in cockpit" I used the mouse for several years. Also there is a method where you program the mouse clicks to your HOTAS and point the cross that comes up with your head to the button you want to press. I have a device called PointCTRL that sets of the index fingers and then I can use it like a mouse control. Voice Attack is also used by many as a method to interact with the game controls. As to seeing the keyboard, I just lift the visor up a little if I need to see it. One thing for sure about VR is that it is a tweaker's paradise! There is always something to adjust just to squeeze a little more performance out of the rig and headset. Enjoy!

Looking forward to this ME feature.

You should be able to do something like that as Buddy Spike's Blue Flag server do this from mission to mission. I don't have a clue as how to do it, but my guess is you Mission A would write the values to a file, and Mission B would read that file. Good luck.

Thanks.

I haven't tried this yet, but have a question. In the message I want to print out it will also contain variables concatenated in the middle of the text. Below is an example of what it is I'm trying to do. Bolded text are the variables. trigger.action.outTextForGroup(Helo_Group_ID, '\n\n' .. Player_Callsign .. 'You ' .. 'are now more than 1 mile from the hot LZ.\n\nYou can try again by ' .. 'returning to the hot LZ location. The results of your last attempt ' .. 'are:\n\nYour time ' .. Flag_Time .. ' seconds versus the goal time ' .. 'of ' .. Goal_Time .. ' seconds.' .. 'n\n Your Avg Speed Goal Avg Speed' .. '\n ' .. Avg_kn .. ' kn' .. ' ' .. GAvg_kn .. ' k' .. 'n\n ' .. Avg_mph ..' mph' .. ' ' .. GAvg_mph .. ' mph' .. '\n ' .. Avg_kph .. ' kph' .. ' ' .. GAvg_kph .. ' kmh', 15)

Thanks. I guess I got lucky. I set it up that way BEFORE trying to learn scripting.

@Wizxrd Thanks! I haven't yet learned much about tables, but will give this a shot. This should give me a different method to do what I am wanting to do.

Hi, Is there a way to send a message to a single unit (client) via DCS Scripting engine. I know of the trigger.action.outTextForGroup and trigger.action.outTextForCoalition. Is there something similar for the Unit or Player? I looked and in the Wiki but didn't see. THAT doesn't mean it isn't there as I have a habit of overlooking things.

Thanks. I knew of this, but each line within [[ ...]] prints on a separate line. I was looking for something that appeared on separate lines in the editor but appeared on the same line when printed out in DCS text window. With that said, it is nice to know all the ways/formats of the print statement.

Duh. I have no excuse. @razo+rthanks

Love the information. What is the basis of this? I don't follow Facebook or twitter. Thanks,

Thanks! That is good to know. Just starting my "learn to program" effort. Or should I say starting for the umphteen time.

@Grimes Thanks once again. I have a history (and a LONG one) of making things more difficult than necessary. I found the "Word Wrap" feature ( and a feature to display line numbers.