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This here is likely the cause. The MP mission itself sometimes has the creator's snapviews saved inside the .miz file, whether intentionally or not. Luckily if you're hosting the session, you can simply open the .miz using a zip application like 7zip and remove the responsible config file. But if you're joining a server that enforces integrity checks, chances are there's no way to override it.

I bought a DSD button box a few years ago for racing and loved it. In fact just recently I looked for a suitable button box on his site that would be good for DCS, but couldn't find any with true rotary dials. If he's thinking of making a more flight sim-useful box like that, I'd definitely buy one.

For years now I thought it had been firmly established that SLI/Crossfire simply didn't provide any performance benefit in DCS, and that it wouldn't happen until DCS 2.0. After owning AMD cards for the past 3 years (including trying Crossfired R9 290s about a month ago), I switched over to Nvidia recently with a single GTX 970. I just bought a second 970, did a quick takeoff-in-a-MiG-21 FPS test, and found the following: Single 970: 45 FPS SLI'd 970s: 64 FPS Not the doubling of FPS ideally expected, but a 40% improvement nonetheless -- not bad at all! In my quick test, I didn't see any graphics anomalies either. So, has anyone else had similar luck with SLI/CF lately?

So you fly the Mi-8 with a G27, eh? Now THAT'S hardcore. :)

These look incredible! Great job so far. Can't wait to try them out.

Hey everybody -- apologies for going AWOL from my own thread :) for over a month now. Like Chic and SDsc0rch, I sprang for the Panasonic TC-58AX800U a few weeks ago and am absolutely loving it. For those in the U.S., Best Buy carries them for $1999 but you can use the post office Best Buy 10% discount coupon (just ask for a moving coupon / address change packet at any post office) making my out-the-door price, for example, $1908. I was satisfied with the 30Hz limitation of the Seiki a year ago, but now that I have 60Hz, I'm ecstatic. It really does make such an incredible difference in DCS. As for FPS, with most graphics options medium high to high in DCS, I can maintain 25-60 FPS. As for TrackIR placement, this is indeed tricky; I had to move it from the top of my previously desk-mounted 55" to underneath my now wall-mounted 58". I've cludged together a simple solution that seems to work for now, but it ain't the prettiest -- see the [admittedly awful] second picture below.

Actually, now I'm thinking it may be modeled correctly; at least, consistently with what the manual states: p. 59, discussing launching on AOJ locks: "If the entered target range is longer than the range of the chosen missiles for this altitude, then missile launch requires either that the entered range is manually reduced with [RCtrl--] until the "ПР" symbol appears, or that launch authorization override is enabled with [LAlt-W]." So I take that to mean that using the Radar Range axis lets you get down to 10.0 km, but if you want to launch on an AOJ lock and can't get the missile to launch because its range is less than 10.0 km, you can 'trick' the missile into launching by saying that the estimated range is now less than 10.0 -- as low as 2.0. Seems a bit redundant though since we already have Launch Authorization Override.

I've noticed that in the 1.2.11 open beta, when you assign 'Radar Range' to an axis, the range will only vary from 10.0 to 150.0. But when you assign that function to a button ('Target Specified Size Decrease/Increase') the range can vary from 2.0 to 150.0. I've tried this on multiple controllers and different axes, so am quite sure it's nothing in my control setup that causing this problem.

Yeah I get weird behavior after jumping into a MiG-21 too, for example if the plane I'm jumping into is in afterburner, the afterburner graphic and sound never turn off, even though inside the cockpit I can see that I've disengaged it.

As a point of reference, at 4K, switching from an R9 290 to a GTX 970 makes almost no difference whatsoever in FPS. :) But I did it so that I can use a 60Hz 4K TV finally, not for any actual performance improvement.

EDIT: SOLD! Bought this back in February, but recently switched to a GTX 970 so don't need it anymore. I'm the original owner, and I've had no problems with the card whatosever, it's in perfect condition. I'm selling it for $225 shipped anywhere within the US.

EDIT: SOLD! I bought this monitor a little less than 3 years ago, and have used it as a 3D monitor with the TriDef 3D drivers for playing Skyrim, The Witcher 2, Dishonored, etc. It's an incredible monitor, and if you haven't played any games in 3D, you're really missing out! Just recently I swapped out my AMD cards for Nvidia cards though, and as this monitor's 3D is really meant to work with AMD cards, I don't have much use for it anymore. It still goes for $480 minimum online, although is fairly hard to find now. Amazon's page for it is here. I will note that my monitor, like most S27A750D's, has the 'DisplayPort disconnect' issue. I've never even once had it happen while in-game, but once in a great while it'll happen when on the desktop. The solution is simple: just cycle the inputs until you get back to DP, and it's fixed. I've never considered it a serious issue, as it's never impacted by use of it. But presumably this was the reason this line of monitors was discontinued. Even without 3D, it's an outstanding monitor: fantastic colors, 120Hz refresh rate, very sharp text. It also comes with one pair of active shutter 3D glasses. I'm selling it for $230 shipped anywhere in the US, and would prefer Paypal payment. It's in perfect condition, no problems whatsoever, and I've taken very good care of it. It's been my secondary monitor for the past year, so hasn't even really gotten much use during that time.

FWIW, in my takeoff mission, this method worked to get one of the two dials on RH to work, but would not fix the second. Or 'takeoff from runway', it seems.

Here's working sections for Radar Low Altitude Filter (assuming that Filter Off would be middle position of 3-position switch, even though it's not like that in the actual MiG-21 cockpit), Navigation Lights (assuming user only wants Nav Lights Max, Min and Off), and RSBN Mode: --Alternate Navigation Lights {down=device_commands.NavLights,up=device_commands.NavLights,cockpit_device_id=devices.LIGHTS,value_down=0.99,value_up=0.0,name='Alternate Nav Lights Max',category='Lights'}, {down=device_commands.NavLights,up=device_commands.NavLights,cockpit_device_id=devices.LIGHTS,value_down=0.33,value_up=0.0,name='Alternate Nav Lights Min',category='Lights'}, --Alternate Low Altitude Filter {down=device_commands.RADARlowAlt,up=device_commands.RADARlowAlt,cockpit_device_id=devices.RADAR,value_down=1.0,value_up=0.0,name='Alternate Low Altitude Antenna Tilt',category='Radar and SPO'}, {down=device_commands.RADARlowAlt,up=device_commands.RADARlowAlt,cockpit_device_id=devices.RADAR,value_down=0.5,value_up=0.0,name='Alternate Low Altitude Filter',category='Radar and SPO'}, --Alternate RSBN Mode {down=device_commands.RSBNmode,up=device_commands.RSBNmode,cockpit_device_id=devices.RSBN,value_down=1.0,value_up=0.5,name='Alternate RSBN Mode: Descend',category='Avionics'}, {down=device_commands.RSBNmode,up=device_commands.RSBNmode,cockpit_device_id=devices.RSBN,value_down=0.0,value_up=0.5,name='Alternate RSBN Mode: Landing',category='Avionics'},

Same problem here, but in a simple SP mission I created starting from a runway takeoff.

As far as other keybinds that would be nice to have, I'd like to request the following: Radar Lock Cancel (CM52) ASP Angular Correction Knob (CU25) Radar Low Speed Target Mode (CM50)

jjohnson241, I just verified myself that what you suggest does indeed work.

My lucky day -- not only does the MiG-21 manual finally come out, but I talked myself into paying $35 for a bound B&W printout (as opposed to the $140 FedExKinko's wanted to charge for full color) ... but then when I went to pick it up, they said they'd made a mistake and printed in full color! So I paid $35 for a beautiful full color manual. No complaints here. :)

Ok, so then yes, we're definitely talking about the same parameter. I presume you were using a similar FOV with your 3-screen setup? I guess your standards must be much higher than mine. :)

OK but, where are you getting that 80 FOV value from? How do you know you're using 80?

Kuky, I'm confused at your comment about stretching at high FOV. As you of course know, I too switched from a 3-screen-wide config to a single 4K monitor. I use a 107-degree default zoom in A-10C -- right at the point that the outside of the canopy frame touches the edges of the monitor -- and I don't feel like there's any noticeable stretching at all. Certainly not compared to what I got used to with the 3-screen setup, where the side screens honestly looked pretty bad. You say even at 80 FOV it appears stretched; how are you measuring FOV? From 'viewAngle' in entry 13 of the A-10C block in Saved Games\DCS\Config\View\SnapViews.lua?

Home Fries, I think you're talking about a different thing than OP: he means resizing/placing the KB to a specific location on a single screen, whereas the viewport option you provide only works for multiple monitors -- no?

Nice find, thanks! I too have been searching for a way to resize the kneeboard for a while.

If you still want to use external speakers for sound, I'd highly recommend using a Bluetooth earpiece headset. I use the Plantronics M165 and it works great in TS; you can send all incoming TS audio to the headset, and use the mic to transit, and thereby keep the TS audio stream entirely separate from the rest of the game audio. Also makes it easier to customize volumes, as you can control TS volume separate from everything else.

I've been using a 55" 4K TV for 8 months now and it's absolutely perfect for DCS. I posted about it here, and I've also got a video of it (note that I don't know why the picture appears so blue on video; it looks normal in person): 49kTDznfrus