Baldrick33

I believe you can opt in to get early updates. My quandary is I use Windows 10 for my gaming PC with a Reverb G1 but have a Ryzen CPU that 24H2 Win 11 is reporting to improve gaming performance by up to 10%

Whilst hardly by the book, I prefer to turn for the runway very short, never bother with trimming and put it down by the seat of the pants. This is an aircraft that feels alive in a sim and feels like an extension of your hands. Somehow breaking it down into numbers and angles seems somewhat cold but maybe that is just me and my romantic notion of flying warbirds.

Boomps-a-daisy, it’s enough to make you weep… I relived that scene from the Battle of Britain movie several times in my early Spit career, it seems relatively easy now with experience.

Just a thought but have you tried options.graphics.stereo_mode_use_shared_parser = true or false in autoexec.cfg? If this is still a thing.

I believe it is referring to this utility: https://simshaker.com/attachments/get/11/simshaker_mods_support_gear_v.0.0.zip

Windows will name the devices differently on the two PCs. This thread may help you automate the process of copying them and renaming them using batch files:

Although some investment in initial setup is required, Joystick Profiler is an excellent utility for managing controls across multiple aircraft. Changing a common control across all modules takes a couple of mouse clicks for example. It can also manage swapping devices and moving to a new PC where the device name changes. https://github.com/Holdi601/JoystickProfiler

+1 here too!

The risk is that without any agreement the third party product ceases to work and people get cross because they have paid good money. If ED know that upcoming projects may make the third party product obsolete or require significant work they can avoid the customer unhappiness by not approving it or at least having a discussion with the third party of its longevity. How well that process works is another matter but it isn’t that uncommon for paid third party utilities to require endorsement from the developer of the main product.

I believe the issue is that charging for a program utility requires prior ED approval as per the license.

Ah, I misunderstood it too. A rather scary 30+ years ago I was playing Formula 1 GP by Microprose. The most challenging level was full length Grand Prix which I did over many evenings as and when I could, I had three young children at the time. Being restricted to short gaming periods with no save option would have prevented that. I think a save option would open up many opportunities for running missions and campaigns that simply don’t work for many lifestyles currently.

Life. Many of us simply don't know how long we will have to dedicate to playing games. Also though I know some won't like it but a key aspect is the ability to save progress and pick up from the last save if things go horribly wrong. It may not be realistic but neither is being magically reborn to start the mission all over again from scratch.

I would imagine the Phantom guide would be in greater demand!

Same here! I find his guides essential.

A well known racing sim regularly releases new tracks and typically even if the track is of little personal interest they tend to raise the bar in terms of quality with each release, occasionally they go back and update the old tracks but in general the new ones are the best. I have kind of fallen in the trap of buying each new map in DCS in the belief the latest will be the greatest. Also to see what new third party developers bring who the party in some cases. I share Mark’s disappointment to some extent with the recent releases.

I prefer a slight twist but extensions usually make that an easy option. I would floor mount and use an extension so doubt this would be an issue.

Having worked in IT for over 30 years in a Corporate environment and having been behind the scenes on several Alpha and Beta simulation games development (not DCS for the avoidance of doubt) the games development world couldn't seem more different. If customers were prepared to pay business rates for software and wait for near bug free (fully tested for months on all variations of hardware) releases then maybe developers could increase the coding staff and employ corporate development methodologies but I don't see either happening. Also your IBM 360/370 wasn't connected to a zillion different home computers with full admin rights devolved to your users!

Or is simply means the guys in sales don’t have the info from the guys in manufacturing, someone could be just waiting for a reply to an email, this stuff happens even in small companies, who knows?

Unfortunately that is inevitable with a base device change. That is where JoyPro really shines as you can set up all your common controls across aircraft and only have to change it once when you change a device. You can even exchange devices if the button numbering matches or is close.

Trying not to veer too much off topic but many years ago as a modern F1 fan and avid sim racer I was on the fence about Grand Prix Legends. I had little interest in 1960s F1. It proved to be the de facto race sim for many of us for many years and communities were built around it, nothing came close, it was a milestone in sim racing history. I feel a bit the same about the F-4E, whilst I recognise it as an iconic aircraft much like the F-14 I wouldn't see myself as a fan. Until I got to fly it and both the way it is modelled and how the systems work just seem to fit like a glove. I have been a DCS fan for several years and have flitted between many aircraft which I have enjoyed doing but this feels like I have finally found the one aircraft I want to invest the time into learning and flying. This feels much like my Grand Prix Legends moment and the 1960s F1 cars I didn't know I wanted!

The discussion for non-FFB behaviour is here:

Have you checked axis mapping as you can use an axis for gear?

Seems like no FFB is working then, the trimmer function will only work if it can move your stick as I understand it.

Are you getting other FFB effects with your stick with FFB on?

For a quick go I took off, swung it around to land in the opposite direction to that which I just took off from, ignored the instruments and fluked a smooth landing. “Textbook” he said. I was feeling quite smug until I read your comment…