Hunter_5E

Just started happening today - I log in, read a couple posts and then go to reply to one and it says "Please log in". This is less than five minutes since I logged in. What could be causing this? It's a bit frustrating.

Just a quick note:- Max speed does not mean how fast it will go in level flight under it's own power. Some can hit their max speed in level flight but a lot can't. Max speed actually refers to what's called "VNE" or "velocity never exceed". Above that speed bad things start to happen like aerodynamic instability or structural damage. To be honest the only time the Gaz will hit it's max speed is in a steep descent.

I've seen those blue panel lights in videos (daytime - not night) and see people posting about them but mine are just yellow, like incandescent bulb colour. Can they be changed at all as I quite like the blue and would like to have that if I can.

Downloaded the MP version from FraternitySim site to have a go but it has problems. After Nooks land, Nook 3 takes too long to load and the line of troops to board seems to go on forever, respawning more as its loading up. End result, Nooks 1 & 2 take off before 3 is ready and they circle back and land. Then all troop lines respawn and process starts again. They eventually did get going, presumably when they were at capacity but the flight was strung out and then sim hung as they were about to cross the bridge at the mouth of the river. Any chance you're going to fix the mission far latest version of DCS World? Looks fun and I'd like to fly it.

This one 2 years old but gives good overview of DCS unit and what is\isn't functional on the unit. A good point of note is that the "OBS" button in the DCS module is simply used to suspend automatic waypoint switching whereas in the real world it would give you a proper OBS function.

This in another post but would be handy to be in here so all useful info together in one place. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Couldn't find the manual anywhere on this forum or DCS site but eventually found it on Manualslib. Link below for anyone else looking for it. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/15...ek-Ns-430.html Also found out that Garmin offer a free trainer program that is handy to play about with, without having to go into the sim. I found it handy so here is the link if you want to have a look. https://www8.garmin.com/support/down...ls.jsp?id=3531 NOTE: Select unit from menus before power on the get the right one - GNS430W in the trainer but pretty much the same as the GNS430. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This one courtesy of Ramsay in another thread. Short vid for DCS module, but shows how to set up custom data fields which is handy.

This one for the DCS module - how to input user waypoints using coordinates.

Seems to be a shortage of vids and no dedicated thread for them yet so here goes. Please post any good ones here for everyone to benefit from. Thanks. Perhaps make this thread a sticky if it fills up enough? Here is a pretty good one - for X-Plane 11 unit, but principles are the same and covers the most useful options. Disregard radio stuff at the start, but could be handy later when they get implemented in DCS.

I've also been looking around for video tutorials and tbh can't find that many. Here is a pretty good one that I found today. It's using the GNS430 from X-Plane 11 so there are some slight differences but the overall procedures are the same. Disregard the radio info at the start as they are not yet implemented in the DCS module. Will be handy later when they are though I guess. Perhaps a dedicated thread for tutorial vids would be good?

Been a few months since anyone posted here so not sure if people still struggling with this. If you are however, here is how I managed to effectively move my viewpoint back in cockpit. I fly KA-50 on triple screens (1 camera) with res of 5940 x 1080 The file to edit is:- C:\Users\YourUserName\SavedGames\DCS\Config\View\Server.lua If the Config\View folder does not exist in SavedGames\DCS create a Config folder and copy your View folder into it from DCS World\Config, then edit the Server.lua file in there. I edited the value for "CameraViewAngleLimits". Was 20, 120. Now 20, 135. Works a treat. ViewSettings["Ka-50"] = { Cockpit = { [1] = {-- player slot 1 CockpitLocalPoint = {3.188000,0.390000,0.000000}, CameraViewAngleLimits = {20.000000,135.000000}, CameraAngleRestriction = {false,60.000000,0.400000}, CameraAngleLimits = {140.000000,-65.000000,90.000000}, EyePoint = {0.090000,0.000000,0.000000}, limits_6DOF = {x = {-0.020000,0.350000},y ={-0.150000,0.165000},z = {-0.170000,0.170000},roll = 90.000000}, }, }, -- Cockpit Chase = { LocalPoint = {-0.512000,2.790000,0.000000}, AnglesDefault = {180.000000,-8.000000}, }, -- Chase Arcade = { LocalPoint = {-16.812000,5.390000,0.000000}, AnglesDefault = {0.000000,-8.000000}, }, -- Arcade NOTE: If you encounter a mission that overrides your custom view, read the following - posted under comments section for Operation Snowfox v120 by Surrexen in DCS user files:- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunter_5E 12/15/2019 16:27:00 For some reason this mission overrides my custom "CameraViewAngleLimits" setting (for KA-50) in Config/View/Server.lua. I run triple monitors and this forces me into a view that is too far forward for my liking. I've searched for quite a while to find a solution but to no avail. Some missions don't upset my custom view settings and some do, like this one. Can anyone offer a solution to this as its rather annoying and to be honest its stopping me from flying any missions that override my settings. Link Surrexen 12/15/2019 20:18:14 Rename the mission file to a .zip file and open it up in winzip/winrar or whatever. Go into the config\view folder and try either removing the server.lua file or editing the server.lua file to have the view settings you want and then rename back to a .miz Hopefully that will sort it out for you. Parent Link Hunter_5E 12/16/2019 11:47:29 I removed the entire Config folder - as there was only "View" folder in there anyway - and that did the trick. Many thanks for your help. I would suggest however that you might want to remove that from any missions yourself before posting them - same goes for all mission makers tbh. Your fix is fine if I play solo or host the mission myself but if I enter a server online with your original mission file I'm stuck with default view, as will anyone else with custom views. There's no need for that Config/View folder in the mission anyway and I assume it's the editor that sticks it in by default? Surrexen 12/16/2019 22:25:46 Very interesting, I don't even remember putting it in there but I've been working on this thing for ages so who knows. Anyway, will investigate this for next version etc. Thanks for letting me know! -------------------------------------------------

Couldn't find the manual anywhere on this forum or DCS site but eventually found it on Manualslib. Link below for anyone else looking for it. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1503423/Belsimtek-Ns-430.html Also found out that Garmin offer a free trainer program that is handy to play about with, without having to go into the sim. I found it handy so here is the link if you want to have a look. https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3531 NOTE: Select unit from menus before power on the get the right one - GNS430W in the trainer but pretty much the same as the GNS430. Trying to figure out flight plans at the moment which is a bit scuttery in DCS. In the real world there are tons of "fixes" to use for waypoints where there are no airports or beacons etc but in DCS you need to create a bunch of waypoints using coordinates then make a flight plan. Takes time but once you get used to it you get quicker. Thanks to the makers of this mod btw. Very handy and I appreciate your efforts in making it.