Bob Morton

Thank you so much! I will test it out!

I have done all these things. I put the system in missle override mode for AMRAAM. I have master arm on. I lock on using RWS or TWS. I press the trigger for a few seconds. Nothing. I think there must be one step in the auto start that does not configure and prevents me from firing. Going to try again tonight to see if I can figure it out and let you know. Is there a guide as to what else needs to be configured after you use the auto start cheat? Such as the RWR and the countermeasures?

Hello, I believe this might be a very noob question. I am playing a mission that requires cold start and I use the auto-start cheat to start the F-16. The mission is in the Marianas and it is an intercept of Chinese bombers. When auto-start is complete I take off and fly to the enemy. I lock on as normal. I make sure that master arm is on. However, when I press the button to fire the AMRAAM i refuses to fire. I am well within range. Sorry for the noob question, but why will it not fire. I suspect that it has something to do with the auto start and it not preparing something. I found for example that the auto start does not turn on the RWR or turn on countermeasures. Thank you for the help.

Hello, I have a 2080 ti graphics card, which is still pretty good. My processor is an i7-6700k 4ghz. I want to get better performance in VR. What would be the best bang for the buck? Thank you!

Thank you so much - that is what I was doing wrong... I was in missile override mode, so that when I pressed AA again it did not go to NAV mode. Thanks for your patience here, but one last question...how do you get out of missile override mode? I usually use missile override mode to get into AMRAM or sidewinders since that is the fastest was on my HOTAS. Pressing the buttons on the screens takes too long. Thanks again. I think the problem I was having accessing the FCR is that I always use the missle override mode at the start just to get in AA in transit to the target. Then when I get to the target i'm stuck in override mode and don't know how to access the other modes.

Can you please remind me how to get to NAV maser mode? I though I could get there by pressing the AA or AG button a second time, but does not seem to do it. Thank you

This might be the problem... I try to access the ATG FCR when I have a sidewinder and aamram loadout...no air to ground weapons on the plane. Are you saying that I need air to ground weapons on the plane to access the ATG FCR? What if I want to use guns to attack a ground target but my loadout is air to air?

Hello - I hope you are doing well. I cannot access the air to ground radar on the f-16! Based on youtube tutorials it should be as easy as pressing the AG button right below the HUD. Also when I am in the FCR page there is no option for ATG radar. Is my DCS in an old version that does not have this or what? I am using steam with automatic updates and the game seems up to date! Please help!

Sorry for the topic. I just found the solution!

Hi all, I have a warthog HOTAS system. When targeting the Maverick F version my understanding is that you uncage the seeker and then slew the seeker using the TDC while holding down the TDC. I can’t do it. The TDC does not seem to respond. The TDC works fine when I use it for radar or other functions. Does anyone experience this? Thanks.

Apparently the USAF uses DCS A-10 with VR for training: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40620/a-10-warthog-pilots-are-using-the-digital-combat-simulator-video-game-to-train-in-vr

Hi, I am looking for a wingman to play the Oil in the Water 2 player co-op campaign. It is a super carrier Persian gulf campaign. I live in the Mountain Time Zone and I use VR and voice attack. I have kids, so this will be pretty casual - a mission or two a week max. I am okay at the F-18 - I can do air-to-air and air to ground using dumb bombs, laser guided and GPS bombs plus mavericks. Let me know if you are in my time zone and want to try it out!

Thanks. That is interesting. I not overclocking my CPU. I have never tried that. Does it mean I need to get some new cooling equipment? How can I even tell how hot my cpu is at any given time and how high it can go. Any resources for over lock noobs?

Hi All - my CPU is an Intel i7-6700K 4.00ghz. I bought it a few years ago and I feel that it might be a bottleneck in my search to improve my VR experience. I have a 2080ti for a GPU. For those of you who are savvy about hardware, is there new CPUs out there that would give me a significant improvement in terms of VR quality over the CPU that I currently have? Thanks for the help.

So o did as recommended and shot two HARMS at the SA-10. Direct hits in both the search and the tracking radar. I saw the missiles in F6 mode. But zero effect. It was as though the radars were invulnerable. Any explanation for this? Thanks

Thank you for the advice! I will try that. Can I edit that mission using the mission editor to give myself HARMs? Even though it was provided with the module? Sorry for the stupid question.

Hi, the F-18 module has a JSOW practice mission where you are equipped with 4 JSOWs and have four targets at four waypoints. the targets are defended by a SA-10. every time I fire a JSOW to a waypoint the SA-10 fires missiles and destroys the JSOWs. How do you use JSOWs to get by air defense? thanks.

Hi - I was referring to the graphics engine update rather than the 2019 one. I guess this has not yet happened. I can’t wait though since I have a 2080ti but my CPU sucks. So I am probably limited by the CPU. Would love to have DCS draw more from the GPU. Cheers.

Hi, A few months back the ED head guy stated that they were going to work harder to improve graphics for DCS on VR. He stated that the current program does not us the power of modern GPUs and is more intensive on CPUs which creates bottlenecks. anyone heard about these upgraded graphics for VR? I have not played in 6 months but want to get back into it and was wondering if there was going to be improved graphics. Cheers

Great video in the importance of a WSO: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36764/strike-eagle-pilot-gives-a-detailed-walkaround-of-an-f-15e

I would still love to have a rudimentary Backseat AI even if everything can be done from the front seat. For example to call out missile launches and position of bogey in a dogfight. Will make it feel like it’s a two person plane even if there is no one there.

Thank you - when I play I can only call the strike. I cannot independently call SEAD. Maybe I need the patched version. Thanks.

Hi, I am on the Flaming Cliffs mission 6 where I am required to escort F-15E for a strike in an airport. There is supposed to be a SEAD strike by some F-16s. The briefing says that I need to meet up with the SEAD flights at waypoint 4 to start the strike. But when I fly all the flights are at waypoint 3. What happens is that I order the strike and the F-15Es rush ahead of everyone and get shot down by the S-300s. The SEAD is totally ineffective. Any advice on this mission? I always end up deep in the S-300 engagement zone and am too busy eta int alive to help the F-15Es.

That is it! Thank you. I was doing INS during refuel and rearm. I tried it without refuel and rearmed and it worked fine. Thanks!

Hi - I use the autostart cheat to start up the F-16. The startup seems to initiate okay, but after while it says "aligning INS" and then after two minutes or so it says "autostart stopped" and something like the INS cannot align. Does anyone else have this issue? Is there are workaround other than doing the startup on my own? I am using VR and therefore would have to memorize startup and also I do not have the time to learn the entire startup routine. Thanks for your help!