Topgun505

I have a midrange system and up to this point have had no significant performance issues of any kind with DCS (using flat panel, not in VR). When in my multiplayer server last night ... anyone (not just me) who was in a Hind and they fired rockets, it would cause my DCS to stutter for a split second. Definitely seems like there is room for improvement with the optimization for rocket code.

When you turn on the Server messages ui , it apparently diables Track IR as long as the window is open.

It would be nice if there could be a window we could activate as needed to see the status of the switches on the countermeasures panel so that if we are in a multiplayer server and do not have a human gunner, that we can see the series, interval, power settings of the left and right launcher, and which Set is currently active.

Patched up to 2.7 and flew several aircraft. No graphical glitches found so far save for one. Jumped into a L-39 and when I got airborne (it didn't seem to do this on the ground) I was seeing a graphical glitch every few seconds right outside the canopy. Basically looks like a large triangle about the length of the canopy suddenly appearing and disappearing about once every 3-5 seconds.

Hmm. When I ran into that situation I tried to do just that (just put in 37T and input it on that line), but it kicked back a CDU error. I'll have to try that again.

So, contacted a JTAC for a mission, got the UTM coords and plugged them into the CDU. No problem. Flipped over to mission and cycled to the inputted target point and .... it's several hundred miles away. Upon examination of the F10 map I believe it is because the JTAC was in one of the large grids on the map 38T (on Caucus map) , and evidently when you plug in UTM coords the A-10C CDU automatically puts the grid part in for you based on what grid you are currently in ... so if you happen to not be in the same grid (so, for example, if you are in 37T while the JTAC is in 38T) then you just plugged in the coordinates ... for the wrong grid. The problem, however, is from looking at the CDU that line of the coords is in format of 37T XXXXX (I forget exactly how many characters was after the grid, but it wasn't just simply 37T or 38T, etc. So what exact syntax is it looking for on that line of the CDU? And if it really is more than just 37T, how do you determine the the rest of that line?

Yup ... the commands in question did not like being mapped to a button. If I mapped it in the Adjust Controls section it would recognize the button press for the function but when I hopped in the aircraft the control wouldn't budge. The moment I set it to a switch instead it was fine.

When I was trying to map it I would watch the switch while pressing the button, it doesn't move at all. I would expect if you were correct that it would switch on while the button was pressed and then would switch itself back up when the button was let go. I'll try a switch instead tonight and see if I have better luck with it.

Tried that one. Didn't work. Will that not map to a button and has to be a switch perhaps?

I've been mapping out my HOTAS for the 14 and I can engage the autopilot just fine from within the cockpit. The heading switch and altitude switch and nosewheel button all map fine. But NOTHING seems to work for the actual Autopilot Engage/Off switch. I see several different controls in the controls listing that could refer to that switch but I have tried them all and none of them activate that switch. What keybinding is that control??

I know how it is currently implemented is probably true to life ... but would it be possible to increase the brightness of the Master Caution light a touch? I have tried cranking the internal lighting as much as it will go and the Master Caution is barely visible when it comes on (unless it's night of course). Just way too dim.

RESOLVED. There are a couple of people with editing access to my training mission. Evidently one (for unknown reasons) decided to move 2 static crewmembers over to the right side of the catapult. I didn't notice them as they kinda blended in to the rest of the crewmembers there. Once I went back in to the mission editor and zoomed in close enough was able to see and delete them. The problem with collaboration projects. lol. Case closed! Good night. :)

Got the video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/54zamhduwu...issue.wmv?dl=0 In short ... it isn't a dip in the deck. It looks to be some sort of invisible wall that the right wingtip is clipping just after launch. It doesn't seem to damage the aircraft (though does decelerate it for a fraction of a second). It doesn't do this for the F-14. And it doesn't do this on the Stenis, only the Supercarrier module. It doesn't do it on the other 3 catapults. I've confirmed this behavior with 2 other pilots on my server.

Copy, will try to make those this evening.

When moving the emergency wing sweep to the aft end of its travel when it reaches the end it suddenly snaps to the front end of the track. I sorted the bug forum by Emergency wing sweep and there were 6 pages of results but didn't see anyone reporting quite the same thing. I'm assuming though that it shouldn't be doing this, correct?

SOLVED: If you take a Hornet and launch on the Roosevelt from Cat 1, about half way down the deck during the shot the left main gear 'dips' down into the deck slightly like there was a hole in the deck. It does not happen on Cat 2 (I haven't tested 3 and 4). And this does not appear to happen with the Tomcat (but maybe the stance of the Tomcat is wider so it isn't hitting the 'hole' and thus this is actually a problem with the Supercarrier model and not the Hornet? Have been able to replicate this and other players can see it happen during the shot.

I was teaching two other people on the Viper. We all started in hot starts and all three of us lost electrical in the same fashion. Not sure how long it took. 15, 20 min? I was able to clear the warning but some electrical components would not turn back on like the RWR equipment. I hooked up external power and everything turned back on. But the moment I unhooked from ground power the equipment went dead again. It appears to be an electrical generator dies and there's no way to get it back online.

I tried this earlier this evening and must be doing something wrong. I got all 8 designated. Then I hit undesignate. No weapons would leave the rails no matter what I did. What would be going on there? Master arm on, AG mode, efuz was set. Had the In RNG message. Pickle .... and nothing.

Yeah. With that switch not activated I had essentially zero control over the aircraft. So it was either try that switch or hit the silk. Once I turned it on she grudgingly started to respond and allow me to point her nose down and finally get control. But yeah, just 1 more second and I would have pancaked on the ground. As it was I had to aim for a clearing in some trees in order to not clip a wing as I'm sure I dipped below the treeline.

Are there any known maneuvers that are prohibited when flying with Walleyes mounted? I was on my server and was testing the bug people were reporting of not being able to release bombs and I had a pair of Walleyes on board and I did a little bit of a zoom climb to get some altitude and then did a negative G pushover to dive and my aircraft immediately flipped on its back and I had almost no control authority. Had to hit the emergency spin switch in order to get out of it. Was really weird and happened quick ... took me by surprise. Have a Tacview if needed. Are the Walleyes so heavy and far enough forward that they mess with the CG of the aircraft?

I found them just fine ... but I've watched the video from Wags several times over to follow along and they do not drop with the weapon release.

I have my left wheelbrake set to my left toe brake and right brake to the right just like all other aircraft I fly. Last night I noticed that the left brake didn't seem to be working. I see the toe brake move in the cockpit but it doesn't actually apply brakes. One other person on my server reported the same thing. I jumped into a Hornet and both brakes are fine so it isn't my pedals. Anyone else noticed this?

I recently did a Windows 10 update and now when I attempt to record video in FRAPS it will record audio but not video. Anyone else getting this behavior?

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If the nose of the ship were 12 o clock, my nose was pointing around 9 or 10 oclock. And yet I drifted sideways towards the bow (the 12 oclock) position. So no ... I don't think so. If I were drifting I would have inched over the port side of the ship.