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I have allocated points to various units killed via the "set mission goals", but can't work out how to get a "Mission Successful" message to appear once the scores exceed 50%. I am sure it must be something simple. Please help. Many thanks!

Thanks for the suggestion IADC. I will try that

Love the mission & voiceovers. All the four alternative starts, leave me as a singleton. How do I get an AI wingman?

Unlike in FC2 the new flight model for the Su25T seems to involve a great deal of shuddering, as if at the limits of the flight envelope.It shakes at 500kph, it shakes at 300 kph. Is this normal, or am I not flying it correctly? If it is normal it has a very limited range of speeds to operate at.

Thanks guys for the advice. I was landing at too high AOA. Too heavy for 250 kts. 260 + gives a bit of a view. Can't wait for ED's promised 6DOF for the SU27.

In FC3 the SU27 & Migs have no forward view of the airstrip when landing circles are aligned in the HUD. The only way I can land them, is to approach too high & then dive for the runway at the last minute. Without 6 DOF, can anyone suggest a better way to land these aircraft, or a way to up the seat height to see over the nose.

In FC3 the SU27 & Migs have no forward view of the airstrip when landing circles aligned in the HUD. The only way I can land them, is to approach too high & then dive for the runway at the last minute. Without 6 DOF, can anyone suggest a better way to land these aircraft, or a way to up the seat height to see over the nose.

Yes, the various problems you describe are well known & irritating. ED is aware of them & I am sure will address them in updates in due course. Check the preliminary change log in the forum for the latest updates.

Thanks guys for all the help. Have now followed instructions & it works perfectly. Happy Bunny!:)

Thanks for the replies. I guess you guys are more computer literate than me, because as I tried to explain, I need to use the hat switch to look around & so assigned the paddle on the Hotas stick to be the L ctrl modifier for trim. This doesn't seem to work. There is nothing else assigned to this switch. Holding L ctrl on the keyboard whilst using the hat switch to trim works fine, but assigning the paddle switch to L ctrl doesn't seem to work.Is there something else I should be doing, or have done wrong?

I am using a Warthog Hotas controller. In order to be able to use the stick hat switch to change views, I have to press L Ctrl on the keyboard whilst moving the hat to trim the aircraft. As the A10 needs a lot of trimming this is inconvenient. I have programmed the unused 4 lever on the stick front to be a modifier as Ctrl, but holding this in does not allow trimming, i fact nothing happens other than a twitch on screen. Can anyone suggest a way to program a key to act as Ctrl and allow trimming via the hat. All suggestions appreciated.

In a mission I am making, I would like to allocate points for destroying an existing bridge. I know how to for units I have placed, but can it be done for scenery items?

Is it possible to connect a Saitek switch panel to program additional switches in DCS? I have tried but can't get it to show up in the Options menu. Any ideas much appreciated.

I have a Saitek switch panel (the one that includes a landing gear lever) that I would like to use to add extra switches in the various DCS aircraft. My other Saitek unit i.e. the pedals worked straight out of the box, but the switch panel does not appear in the "Options" list. I have installed the driver & the panel works in the Saitek test program. Can anyone tell me how to get it to link into DCS, or is the unit only suitable for FSX? Any ideas much appreciated.

Thanks Eddie. Mystery solved!

Whilst trying to deploy a GBU, instead of the usual "L" for the Laser operation a "P" appeared in the HUD & whilst the GBU released the laser seemed to be inactive & the target was missed. What had happened to the laser operation? I can't find any reference in the handbook.

Tried your suggestion, but unfortunately no luck. Still stops loading at 10%. Looks like a reinstall required. Curses!

DCS World has suddenly stopped loading. All appears OK at first then the black screen stops loading at 10% & then crashes to a message that "DCS has stopped working". I have tried restore which has worked in the past but no joy. I am running W7 64bit & REALLY don't want to have to reload everything. Any ideas gratefully received. Multiplayer works fine & the old A10C & BS2 also load OK.:mad:

When deploying a CBU the usual time to impact is displayed in the HUD, but it is well after zero is reached before explosions occur. Does the timer have any relevance with CBU's?

Thanks Smokey, that did the trick!

I find that the default cockpit view puts one far too near the panel. This can be zoomed out OK, but as soon as I switch to trackIR it defaults back to the original view and without 6 degrees of freedom can,t be zoomed out. Is there a solution to the problem?

Boring. Not! This is a real fly by the seat of your pants aircraft. One that demands real flying skills. No AOA gauge for landing. No GPS maps. Great to practice cross country flying under VFR. As others say, just need some contempary opposition.

I can't locate where to change the aircraft skin i.e. squadron livery in the mission editor. I used to be able to find this, but no longer can. Where are they hidden?

Thanks all! Now successfully reinstalled. Deleting the keys worked fine.

Thanks ami7b5 for the suggestion. Unfortunately my screen doesn't look anything like yours, insofar as the "keys" doesn't show up anywhere. My files go Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS Black Shark2\ then Bazar,Config,Data, Doc,dxgui,FUI, etc. no sign of keys anywhere. Not being terribly pc literate I just don't know what to try next. Any help please.