[Many missiles in the game still have the max speed bug (same as Patriot before the fix)]

I believe the XMIM-115 of the Roland also suffers from this issue.

[DCS: MiG-29A Fulcrum]

10 minutes ago, SparrowLT said:

So will the old FC3 MIG-29A remain along this one?

 

wouldnt they be identical in terms of performance only the full fidely being harder to operate (or "realistic"  to put it other way)

FC3 won't be going anywhere. They should perform very closely. I also wouldn't say that the FF one has to be more difficult as FF comes with more capability and having the cockpit controls is an advantage. Though depending on additional limitations, there may be more challenges depending on what is being done.

[More Single Player Missions]

31 minutes ago, MAXsenna said:

I wonder how the Yak will fair in the Dynamic Campaign Engine!
 

I know there will be jokes made, but it's a really good question. I'm sure a lot of people just look at DCS as a place to blow stuff up, but with the flight modeling and systems modeling being so good it also has a lot of potential as a flight game without combat. We will have to wait and see what the DC will ultimately end up being but if it's really good it should offer the ability to generate non combat missions as well as combat ones. Or perhaps more low intensity stuff where something like a Yak could fit in and not be totally overwhelmed by cutting edge SAM's, etc.

If the DC is only able to provide straight forward strike or CAP missions that users can then edit further, it will have done its job and that's fine. I'm holding out for the possibility that it can do more and maybe even orchestrate things like communication between AI units and players (imagine if it was smart enough to automatically create F10 radio options for example). Maybe those things are out of a scope, but if ED can figure out how to include them it would solidify the DC as the core of DCS content for all modules.

[More Single Player Missions]

I know preferences vary from person to person, but the ME gives you unlimited content in DCS. I haven't actually played any of the official content for any module because of the ME and I never consider what content is available for a given module because of that.

The ME will take some time to learn, but making small missions is pretty simple. DCS also gives you tool to randomize missions so that even if you make them, you don't necessarily know what will happen when you fly them.

In the longer term ED is working on a Dynamic Campaign to produce content automatically. There is a very very simple version of this already available in the Fast Mission Generator.

[AI ignores route when players jumps from aircraft]

Just wanted to bump this again as it has been a long standing issue and I've never been able to get clarification on if it's intended or if it's a bug. Either way reverting to the old system where the plane jumped from followed its route would be useful in a lot of situations, especially when wingmen don't quite do their jobs.

[AI Multiple JDAM Strike]

5 hours ago, H60MTI said:

This is mostly a goof off thing for my kids. I have a B-1B armed with all GBU-38's. I have about 52 targets on the ground. I'm trying to get it to smack all of them and can't figure out how. It just seems to drop ALL the JDAMs in one spot! One big hole Lol Also, is there a way to make the vehicles not move when the bombing starts? I have them set to HOLD and disperse under fire is OFF.

If you're bombing vehicles, CAS is the task to use. Then you can tell the AI to find and attach vehicles on its own with Search Then Engage (in Zone). It won't use JDAM's for this though since they can't track moving targets.

Disperse under fire off should stop the vehicles from moving.

[I want my AI unit to sit quietly till activated.]

Start is a triggered action for the group, under Commands. You won't find it under the trigger menu, unless it was added on a unit, then it shows as an option for AI Task Push.

DCS works as it does because uncontrolled was added some time after late activation (which is the same as changing the start time).

It is also useful to have the start command tied to triggers and not WP0 time because then you can make AI start in reaction to events, like an enemy attack of unknown time.

[Stuttering! Any fixes?]

The issue might be more complicated then. If someone from ED sees this they may ask for a log from your last session with stuttering. You can find the logs in the Saved Games folder, C:\...\Saved Games\DCS\Logs

I don't know if this will help, but having it here might save a tiny bit of time.

[Stuttering! Any fixes?]

It's more than maps. I don't have stutters anywhere.

What is your PC?

Do you use mods?

How large are your missions?

If you're using a HDD instead of a SSD, that might be hurting you.

[Do both people have to own the same modules in order to play online?]

1 hour ago, maverick90 said:

For example, I have the F16, F18 and Supercarrier, but my friend only has the F16. If I set up a multiplayer for room for him to join. Will he be able to see the supercarrier and interact with it and will he be able to fly with me and see my F18 if he doesn't own that module?

Modules are fine. You don't have to own the same ones.

You do need to own the same module to fly multicrew in 2+ seats.

Both players need asset packs to see the associated units from those.

[Metronomic stutter caused by Normandy civilian traffic]

8 hours ago, Elphaba said:

It's not obvious from your post, but are you using MOOSE or MIST or just using your own scripts or purely the mission editor with yak-40's?

Are you using any mods?

I think civil traffic in this case means the road traffic.

[Getting Groups to return to their tasks]

Typically I set refueling on AI ingress, I've used pushes a couple of times I believe and this seems to work as expected. Is the next waypoint after your CAP a landing? If so maybe the push is making the AI consider the orbit and CAP task ended.

What happens if you set up a waypoint with a refueling command and instead of directly ordering refuel tell the AI to switch to that waypoint? Set the waypoint up so it's skipped initially, so WP1 (include switch to WP 3) > WP2 (refueling) WP3 > WP4 (CAP and orbit). This would mean that there is definitely a CAP and orbit task after the refueling.

[AI Ship Groups have problems to turn]

Ship formations are an issue and I agree with the suggestion to have better control over their movements. Some automation would also be nice, like trying to avoid attackers when applicable.

Due to the issues with ships I'm generally very careful when making them maneuver. I usually try as much as possible to limit them to straight lines and have them change speed rather than direction.

Groups of one ship won't have the issue obviously so there is at least that solution, but it's less ideal from a mission building perspective.

[Why is there a wishlist thread]

Even if it is feature complete, ED can still listen to ideas. DCS is not set in stone.

[Is there a way to remove static map objects / buildings?]

19 minutes ago, modsat said:

I wanted to spawn smoke on the upper floors of a high building.

If the smoke doesn't end up resting on top of the building, the only thing I can think of is to try placing a unit on the building and then hoping it explodes from the attack, forcing it to explode with the Explode Unit trigger, or use smoke marker on unit to place smoke on it. This might interact strangely when removing the building though.

[Is there a way to remove static map objects / buildings?]

Some unique buildings do not have damage models and you're probably attacking those. You might be able to remove them with Scenery Removal trigger. You can add the smoke and fire by activating Smoke/Fire static objects.

 

Something similar was asked in this thread:

 

Instead of using a mission start trigger, you can use Once and Bomb in Zone to trigger the indestructible buildings to be removed with a clear scenery trigger instead of a destroy building triggers. Or perhaps add a destructible unit near the building and trigger the building to vanish and produce smoke if that unit is destroyed.

[Better camera controls in the virtual cockpit]

You can just change the controls to match MSFS, for the most part, as DCS inputs are customizable. There's no reason to change the defaults and that could negatively impact people using the controls as is.

Moving around the cockpit with the mouse also works in DCS, you just need to use the command for it. Was it double middle mouse click?

[Latest/Same Version Required for Multiplayer?]

29 minutes ago, 2circle said:

Thanks for the response.  This seems like a good way to proceed.  I'm assuming that means you need to redo all the key bindings, mods., etc. for the 2nd install?  Are there any shortcuts? That seems like a lot of work!

You do need to setup the second install if you want it to match the first, but DCS saves a lot of information in the Saved Games folder and from there you can copy from one DCS folder to another. This won't always work 100% because updates sometimes change controls and things, but it should work most of the time. The Config folder contains module controls and sim options.

Also backup your DCS folders in Saved Games before messing around with them just to be safe.

[Latest/Same Version Required for Multiplayer?]

39 minutes ago, 2circle said:

I'm always reluctant to update

I very rarely update right away and actually have two installs of DCS. One for normal use and one to try the latest update. It's also possible change versions, including going backwards, with the DCS updater.

So it's possible for you to stick to a specific version while also playing with others on the latest version through multiple means.

[help spawn group in random area at 8000ft?]

I don't use MIST, but you could do this with no scripting at all, or at least something similar. Spawn a bomber group with multiple waypoints and multiple switch waypoint triggered actions. Have it orbit at spawn and then trigger it to go to a specific waypoint when required.

I don't know exactly what you're trying to do so this may not be a good solution, but it is a way to make a plane take a random route to an objective.

[Bug - Embark Task prone to breaking]

I was able to reproduce on the Caucasus

Two versions of the mission. I tried to see if moving the disembark point away from the waypoint would help. With the disembark at the default location (on top of transport waypoint) the troops ran. Moving the disembark off to the side of the waypoint helped, at first. But trying a second time, the troops starting running again.

 

I think part of the issue is the troops being too close to the transport on disembark. They sometimes slide away from the vehicle as if they are being pushed by its hitbox. Or maybe they are colliding with each other.

 

test_embark_forever_run_black_sea_offset.miz test_embark_forever_run_BlackSea_offset.trk test_embark_forever_run_black_sea.miz test_embark_forever_run_BlackSea.trk

[User files notifications]

This is very much needed. I try to steer comments away from the user files section and on to the forum where I would actually see it, but most people comment in the User Files anyway. It can take me years to respond to something posted there as I have no way of knowing without checking everything I've uploaded.

[Bug - Embark Task prone to breaking]

46 minutes ago, NineLine said:

The no embark track I could not reproduce, when I opened the track and resaved as a mission and played it, they disembarked and didn't run, so saw neither issue in that one. 

The bug might be ever weirder.

I made a mission to try to replicate no embark, I could not reproduce it. But it did reproduce forever run:

I did not save that track, but I took the above screenshot. I also backed out and saved the mission first because of the previous issues with saves.

Then I played the mission intending to save the track and everything worked as expected.

Saving the mission might change how/if the bug appears?

 

More testing, moving the mission editor camera so as to get the save because of changes prompt and then running the mission causes the bug to appear. The bug might appear when the save prompt does in the ME.

 

test_embark_2.miz test_embark_2_success_after_saving.trk

[Bug - Embark Task prone to breaking]

26 minutes ago, NineLine said:

The no embark track I could not reproduce, when I opened the track and resaved as a mission and played it, they disembarked and didn't run, so saw neither issue in that one. 

I will try to recreate it, though just for my information is the intended way for disembark to work is that having a disembark task makes the transporting unit stop and unload, automatically, and then once all transported units are unloaded, it will resume the route? There is no stop condition or switched waypoint needed?

I ask mostly because I've found ReFuAr waypoint for planes need a switch waypoint which seems unintuitive, unless that's also a bug.

[Attempting to have a ship make turns through AI Task Push and triggers]

Use switched condition triggers instead of Once.

 

See this discussion for more information: