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  1. I think that is doomed to dissappear at some point down the road Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  2. That would be nice, it would open up so many tactical considerations for low level flying, I think the mirage 2000 from Razbam already simulates this which is neat. Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  3. @BIGNEWY thanks a lot and cheers to the team, lovely info. Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  4. Thanks Nineline, I'm sure the team is busy and appreciate the feedback, if I may ask for something, for me part of the fun is also reading about what has been developed, kind of a white paper style as the team did for the Amraam refactoring some years ago. I really enjoyed that as much as just receiving the patch with the changes. If you have the opportunity please let the team know some of us would love something like this. Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  5. The real aircraft has what you'd call in windows mouse acceleration, basically is sense pressure so can be extremely fast when needed or extremely precise if force applied is subtle. In this video you can kind of see how the tdc accelarates in certain moments.
  6. I would be happy enough with a newsletter chapter explaining which are the main items being refactored and how ambitious is ED on this. What things like scan azimuth means in this context, what was wrong about that (:/?) What about probabilities of detection, detecting chaff, behavior of prf other than different baked in detection ranges, introduction to basic RCS changes depending on aspect... Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  7. I like your outdoor activities definition sir, my respect
  8. If it comes in July the preview access to youtubers creators this week is not very thoroughly thought if you ask me. I'm still counting this will come earlier. No one in the team said "Guys are all the EA buyers a bit pissed off not having the plane but watching YT content for 2 months? Nahh hand me another beer! XD In anycase its ok for me, I can waste my flying time mastering other jets I almost never fly.
  9. Well, it's coming this Wednesday/Thursday so little time left to suffer. *Source*: None, My intuition given known material, and the release to content creators. I expect a cold start video from RB probably Monday/Tuesday. Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  10. Why are you screaming? [emoji854] Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  11. I understand. Don't take it as a rant, just a suggestion to better handle customer expectations. In fact maybe worth exploring giving a planned window a bit wider (eg. Next patch: "estimated week 15th-19th") but then putting this a bit earlier, not the same day it happens. This has one additional positive psychological effect, it generates the surprise factor of not knowing whether the patch will be Tuesday, Wednesday... which mean more healthy hype and more room for the devs when bugs appear. Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  12. @BIGNEWY if i may put in here some positive criticism related to the PATCH STATUS thread, it does not make a lot of sense to leave the planned date unknown until the very same date of the patch, only for some hours later delay to the next day. What i mean is, i know that is wishful planning when things can go wrong, so if a patch was expected for today you could very well update that on Monday or past Friday, and if its delay all is fine. Otherwise it kind of defeats the purpose of that thread as a public planning reference to check.
  13. What is exactly the main items and changes that are being developed in general terms? Any news on when will have updates in a newsletter?
  14. Hopefully one day we'll see this implemented, it is a very important part of RL defensive tactics and maneuvers, just like preventive flares which indeed work in DCS very effectively.
  15. In RL you have a STT reject that automatically switch to the next target, but as far as I know this logic is not currently implemented (in all auto acq modes after rejecting a target, the radar should avoid that same target for a period of time/radar cycles) For the time being you have 2 options I would say: 1- you could try the HMD I HAQ mode, that let you be a bit more selective with your target selecrion. You'll need to manually place the HAQ circle within the target you desire and avoiding the second target being within the same circle. 2-Other option is using the Aim9x without radar lock, just placing the seeker circle in one target , uncaging, shooting, then quickly look at the second target, uncage and shoot again, quite simple and effective. Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  16. Sounds like a bug to me. They've probably not considered the expand function and the TDC is moving by its original radar coverage parameters of the non expanded view. I will test it today to see if I can reproduce on my setup EDIT: just tested myself, I don't see anything wrong, for me the TDC does not move too fast when in Exp mode, is perfectly usable. BTW my tdc is assigned as an axis to my virpil index TDC cursor
  17. But can the Su27 fighter to fighter data link receive info from more than 3 other planes? On a maybe not so relevant sidenote, a data link from the same time-frame in the Ka50 can only receive data from his 4 element package (3 other wingmen). I've maybe incorrectly assumed similar limitations for flankers/fulcrums datalinks from the 80s/90s. Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  18. Exactly, as Harker said. You can hover with the TDC and select the TWS. Why they didn't make it to an physical button in the HOTAS like in other jets I would not understand. Apparently the real TDC in the throttle use a force sensing mechanism that lets you be really precise going for the different options, "PC-Mouse like". But I would never know unless one day i find a hornet parked in front of my house.... If you are not a realism freak you can always bind it to your HOTAS as I've done myself. BTW, I know that the hornet has this neat function of saving a set of parameters like range,HRP, bars to a certain weapon, which i use a lot, I wonder if in the latest SW OFP/lots you could for example do the same including the TWS mode, so for example you use the sparrow WCS as your normal RWS wide search mode but when you go WCS forward to select the AMRAAM you directly enter in TWS...
  19. As people correctly pointed out, it depends on the mission, A2A radar management, flir management, and dropping precise munition like jdam and lgb will virtually make no difference, you would do it in a SE the same or similar way to a viper/hornet, so it could be done by 1 pilot. The moment you need to manage the A2G HRM of the plane, you need a dedicated operator to handle that, it's too complex to allow enough remaining time to concentrate for real flying and combat. So in essence, true low level deep strike pre-gps era type of mission, indeed require a WSO. Also a WSO will always be better to help with the SA in any type of mission. Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  20. this You Can, no one said is the efficient way of doing it versus 2 man crew. You can drive a rally car fine with one person, you just can't do it fast enough to win a rally without your copilot calling you the directions of the next turn and how sharp it is.... Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  21. This is probably a moderator doing it's magic merging threads with similar topics [emoji848] Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  22. Same here, at first thought it was my joystick not working well (that button at least), then realized it was actually a bug. Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
  23. Hello JZF, I was not able to prepare a video as i will be away from my computer more than i thought. Although i leave you here 2 YT tutorialssthat will help you understand what i described in my post: Setting up Sensor/RWR to show on the radar page (starts at 11:42): Using WACQ/Spot mode: I hope that helps
  24. There is a very easy way in the hornet, or at least one it works for me in difficult situations with the enemy close by. 1-In the central MFD open up the SA page 2-Click on sensors > make sure to highlight RWR, with this selected you will see the rough direction of the enemy in the top of the radar page even if you dont see it or your radar is silent. 3-Go TDC up long (>1.5 sg) to activate SPOT mode 4-Move your TDC to the general azimuth of the RWR indications of your radar and play with your radar elevation every 2 seconds until you find it. If you dont want to go SPOT mode you can just go 20/40 degree 6 BAR scan and do the same, biasing the search within the azimuth of the RWR nails. Is that clear? I can do a short video to show, when i'm back at home at the end of the weekend. Additional tip: If you suspect to be close to merge distance there are 2 modes that work wonderfull, 1st one is GUN ACQ in the direcction of the RWR contact and pitching up and down. 2nd one is WACQ autoacquisition and going TDC depress to be able to move your scan radar around. You will find anything within 10nm in a couple of seconds,
  25. I understand that in most cases this bug does not add anything real, very probable for modern planes like F16/F18 and in general modern Western/eastern RWR equipment. But on the other hand, in DCS all RWR, from all generations and from all planes basically detects always if you are being launched, ignoring some basic physics such as the Frequency at which they operate or simply because they could have higher sensitivity or malfunctions. Let me give you some example, we have a mirage F1 in DCS that was known to have problems detecting F14/phoenix during the Iran/Irak war, as a solution if a F14 was airborne they basically went home, later this was solved with new RWR for newer F1 versions. In DCS this is irrelevant, you will detect always if you are being detected/launched. This could apply to other old equipment like the SPO10 in the Mi24hind, Mig19 equipment with very restricted frequency bands as to detect everything as they do now. Take this just as a reflection or just a rambling that had we a more realistic EW sand box, people going cowboy style against SAMs networks would be frustrated for real. Enviado desde mi ELE-L29 mediante Tapatalk
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