SnowTiger

BTW - I think it was Frog of War I was in today that also has Cargo Ships for each side to kill (amongst other things). Except none of these ships move. They are in fixed positions. Same Thing .... 3 Perfect Rocket Hits .. or should have been hits ... NOTHING. Not even smoke. Then to top it off, I took the aileron off a 109 ... it out turned, out climbed and still got behind me and killed me. Then I got a Golden BB {GBB} through the cockpit. I took a screenshot to show a single bullet hole through the glass. Not one single bullet hole anywhere else in my plane. A similar kill later this afternoon was all I could handle. I didn't hear ANY hits until I got the GBB through the same part of canopy. But this time my plane had a ton of holes all over. I didn't hear a single hit or see a single tracer. Just died when the GBB got me through the glass. SUPER FRUSTRATING !! Anyway, I don't think it has anything to do with your mission scripting. It is 100% the result of the most recent Update.

It sucks to see you have to do anything Dooom. You guys have put so much into creating and maintaining your missions, it's painful to see anything adversely affect them. I haven't made any official posts to ED/DCS about my findings. I wonder if I should ? Maybe (and hopefully) it's something they can correct with another update. Certainly it seems directly related to me that the issues started (at least for me) immediate after updating.

BTW ... I can now confirm .. it has Nothing to do with Video Drivers and Everything to do with DCS's most recent patch/update. Just got done w/Loose Lips in which 5 rockets for each of two cargo ships ... neither killed or even damaged either ship. No smoke, no flames, no mas. Had a wingman with me (Net_Man) who can confirm my rockets hit and did nothing. Sorry for the bad news fellers. Hopefully it's an easy fix (i.e. a quick DCS Update that does more help than damage would be nice !!) LOL.

I'm not sure about Guns alone, but certainly after a ship has been hit with one or two rockets, they can be finished off with guns. I can't say I Haven't killed a cargo ship with guns alone ... I just can't remember if I ever have. Best way to find out is load a couple container ships into a mission and "have at'er" !!

UPDATE: There was in fact, a new Video Card Driver Update available, however it doesn't seem to have had any effect on the "mirages" although there aren't as prevelant. As well, I haven't yet been on the same missions yet either. As far as the missile hits go, I didn't have any issues aiming at Ground Vehicles yesterday (that I could blame on anything but myself that is !!). I will let y'all know anything I find when I get a chance to get back into Loose Lips and one other mission (can't think of name) again.

Since the latest update I have been seeing some new things. For starters, I see allot of aberrations or reflections of land in the air (like a mirage) and other visual artifacts. More disturbing than that though is that it seems that the Damage/Hit/Kill zones around Boats (and maybe other targets) has drastically changed. Today I was flying Loose Lips by myself. Anyone who has flown with me knows that I can sink ships. I "often" sink 3 per flight. Today, after 4 flights, it was all I could do to sink 2. To confirm my beliefs, I actually waited for the very last second to fire my rockets. I would fire at least 4 dead center on the Boat's Tower (and on the hull and on the deck with each different flight) and this was doing nothing. In fact, when you could clearly see that the missiles where hitting cleanly, it appears that the missiles go right though the ship and splash water .... under the ship. That is the splash rings emanate or originate directly below the ship. Usually 3 rockets will do and if anything followed by a few bullets. But today, it didn't seem to matter where I placed the shots, they almost always were shown to miss when I definitely what Not Missing. But before I post in a DCS Thread re: Issues, I figured I best come here first to see if anything within the Mission itself has been changed (with regards to Loose Lips ... although I have seen the visual affects in a few missions .... I will double check my video drivers).

I was on again last night after 11pm EST with a bunch of DoW Members and others. Everything worked great (server & TS). Thanks for all your efforts.

Saturday, May 16, 2015 @ 10:40 AM (EST) No DoW Servers available, nor any TS. As well, TS was unavailable much of yesterday (Friday). Just wondering if you are aware ? PS> Thanks for all that y'all do to make our flying an enjoyable experience.

Merci

SnowTiger/SnowTiger !! https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/45m4bqc1z4ldkfi/Screen_150512_203953.jpg?dl=0 I can't figure out why I can't get images to show in posts ... even when I change the "http....etc.com" prefix ? Hopefully, the above link will work.

SnowTiger/SnowTiger !! https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/45m4bqc1z4ldkfi/Screen_150512_203953.jpg?dl=0

Hi Wolle I started flying this campaign a couple days ago (with the updated/replacement files). I am currently trying to complete the "troop insertion by fast rope technique" mission (whatever it's called ?). After a ridiculous amount of time getting all the guys to fast rope (must be cross winds and turbulence right ?!!!), now I am on the ground but there is NO WAY to pick up the troops. As you know, there is no longer a Decent Menu. Is there a solution to this problem (so I can start all over and try it again !@%$^&*!!!) ?

It looks great snowsniper. It has a Marine-type gray color to it. Reminiscent of WWII Navy gray.

@Teapot I generally fly between 50 and 5000 feet AGL. Rarely do I get any higher and more often than not, I'm close to the ground. But even "I" (who has often complained about this Mustang) can cruise closer to 300-325 max in level flight (give or take a bit). @SVTONY I'm not so sure about your approach. It doesn't seem to meet anything I have read, seen or tried. Although, in Mustang Racing (Shahdoh's Mustang Racing Series 2015), we have flown Full Throttle, WEP ON and RPM at 2700 and keep it like that for a full 20 minutes (consistently if you are really good .... Sadly .. I'm NOT !!). There are several factors which will determine whether or not you go that long at that setting ... but I'm sworn to secrecy ! LOL

Trimming the Rudder (constantly) so the Slip Indicator (Ball) is Always Centered, will ensure minimal drag and maximum speed. While climbing the ball is moving to the right and thus has to be corrected which in turn increases my climb rate. When speeding up and/or Diving, the ball moves left, requiring that I adjust it accordingly. Also if the Rad Damper is all the way open, it will create enough drag to hinder your performance. However, I still think the P-51D lacks overall speed/performance based on every documentary I have seen (with actual fighter pilots). On the other hand, >>> Since the latest update (which I only installed on Sunday April 19th .. after Shahdoh's Races), I have found the Engine likes to just quite for seemingly no reason. I'm not talking about and Engine Seizure but more like it's running out of gas and then just slowly dying and ultimately quitting (shutting down). I'm not doing ANYTHING that I haven't done a thousand times before. In fact, this even happened once today about 3 minutes after take-off. I barely got it in the air and it puked on me. It doesn't seem to make any sense to me at all. As such, I can't help but to think it is something to do with the Patch/Update which also appears to have had a slight affect on the Mustang's Start-Up making it slightly more difficult to start, although it is easily overcome with a minor tweak to the startup/Priming procedure. I would really like to know what gives with the Engine Failure/Shut Down I am now experiencing ? If an engine randomly dies like this when it hasn't been pushed at all, I can't see it being very reliable for battle, let alone racing !

Dang ... these guys are all going to be back home, polishing their planes by the time I cross the finish line !! I wonder if they are going to guard their planes tonight ?

Here is my qualifying time submission .... from THIS week !! 19:20:79

Hopefully the new paint job will help me slide through the air a bit better !!

I hate to admit it, but I cannot find the Thread that we are supposed to submit our Qualifying Run Times in ? Can someone please post a link in this thread ? OR Should we just PM them to Shahdoh ?

Hi Shahdoh I just got your message that you are now accepting Qualifying Time Submissions for Gudauta Loop. However, I am a bit miffed (nothing new !!). Your post said you are accepting submissions "until April 19, 12AM GMT". Isn't that Race Day ? Is that in fact the Cutoff Date for submissions ? Thanks in advance.

Hi Fakum Don't each aircraft have/save their own Snap Views ? I know I have saved views for at least 3 of my Aircraft Mods and haven't noticed any of them being changed when saving views in another. But the truth is ... I really don't know. I'm only making an observation from my own experience.

Based on S.3.1.(a), it is my opinion that you are NOT affecting or modifying "the Program" (being DCS World or one of their Mods). You are not reprogramming the Mission Editor either. You are simply modifying a mission that was created (I'm sure) using the ME. So where you are trying to Edit the Mission, I would say that's "open season" (i.e. permitted). However, as would be the case regardless who creates the mission, I think it's only prudent to make sure Credit is given where due. In other words, you should clearly specify or indicate that the base programming of the mission was created by ... whoever (in this case DCS or ED). I would say the exact same thing for any mission that other players have created and shared. That said, some if not many player's "User Files/Missions" clearly state that they don't want any 3rd Party Sharing or modifying, at least not without the original Author's express approval (i.e. Written approval). In short, I don't think there should be any problem with doing what you want to do as long as you give Credits. But then, it never hurts to ask DCS/ED directly to be 100% confident of what you are doing. However, do Not Expect anyone to "Interpret or Clarify or Define" what ANY of the Terms of Use. That is always your responsibility to get your own Lawyer to do that. But obtaining permissions is something anyone should be able to request.

Yup.. By the time I got back in Multiplayer, both Servers were up.. 0:00:00 on one time clock and 4 minutes and something on the other. Thanks Whiplash \ Have a good one buddy. PS> When you get a chance, please take a look at the PM I sent you a while back at the DoW Forums. But Note: NO EMERGENCY. I know you are very busy. Thanks

4:30 EST ... Can't find either DoW Server in the Server List. No Good Friday Flights or Fights ?

I'm not exactly sure what you are asking but if it is about taking multiple screenshots, well first of all, you don't need to hit "Alt + Print Screen" .. you only have to hit Print Screen .. as many times as you like. All your screenshots are saved in a Screenshots Folder in you Saved Games/DCS/.... folder. @HeadHunter52 > Any existing missions will have to be revised and re-saved with the new aircraft. They have to be placed in their respective Parking Locations (assuming it's a Ramp Start type mission) and they must be set to allow humans fly them.