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UPDATE: After yesterday's patch the Kill event is going out every time. However, I see that it is being triggered once upon Kill from a weapon and again when the wreckage impacts the surface (like a crash). On the MOOSE discord I was told that this is a known issue. But it would be nice to have confirmation from ED that this is indeed the case. Thanks. null

The Kill event has been inconsistently firing for me since the patch that changed up Event functionality. What I see now is the following. In a simple mission with scripting to show each Hit, Kill, and Unit Lost event I get something like the following: null Hit and Lost show up for all four targets. However, Kill is only showing up some of the time. Prior to the patch I would always get the Kill event (when a unit is killed by a weapon). Now its inconsistently firing. The script code is as follows: EventHandlerHit = EVENTHANDLER:New() EventHandlerHit:HandleEvent(EVENTS.Hit) function EventHandlerHit:OnEventHit(EventData) MESSAGE:New( EventData.TgtUnitName .. " was hit." , 300):ToAll() end EventHandlerKill = EVENTHANDLER:New() EventHandlerKill:HandleEvent(EVENTS.Kill) function EventHandlerKill:OnEventKill(EventData) MESSAGE:New( EventData.TgtUnitName .. " was killed." , 300):ToAll() end EventHandlerLost = EVENTHANDLER:New() EventHandlerLost:HandleEvent(EVENTS.UnitLost) function EventHandlerLost:OnEventUnitLost(EventData) MESSAGE:New( EventData.IniUnitName .. " was lost." , 300):ToAll() end As a side note. I've conducted this particular test several times. The Kill event never shows up for the Flankers. However, it sometimes shows up for the Fencers (though not always). This has happened often enough that I think there is a correlation between the event not firing and the type of aircraft involved. Mission file is also attached. LuaEventTesting2.miz

Four-ship formations are two two-ship elements. So 1 & 2 and then 3 & 4 worry about each other first. Then they worry about proper alignment with the other element. So an A/A TACAN link can be set up between the two members of each element. Since the F-16 is equipped with an air-to-air radar the element lead of the rear two-ship can use that to get the proper range on the front two-ship element. NOTE: Though the graphic depicts a two-dimensional layout a real world Box formation has separation in altitude too. This will make it more difficult to visually pick up the rear element (and the F-16 has a tiny front profile making it even harder). Second NOTE: A true Box formation has the second element lead lined up on the first element lead in trail. The picture you're showing is technically an Offset Box formation, which should make it a little easier to maintain visual contact between flight members.

I really enjoyed the free version so I'm sure this one will be even better. Question: Will we be able to use liveries made for the free version on this version? Or has the livery template changed? I'm asking because I have a few liveries I made for the free version I would like to use again. Thanks!

I would have been fine with 2 x HARMs, but I thought this deserved a mention. 1. ED listened to customer feedback. 2. ED looked into the issue mentioned. 3. Then ED took the time to implement the change. I think that's awesome. You have this customer's appreciation.

I've been using GIMP to make my liveries so I can't help with PhotoShop specific issues. But I can share some of my experiences. Early on I would accidentally export just one layer of the file and it would produce an effect similar to what you described. Once I figured out the issue it went away. To export to DDS I needed to install a plugin. Then when using the export command I had to select "DXT5". In one case the image was being exported with dimensions three pixels smaller than what DCS wanted. It didn't render within DCS. Making sure the exported file was the correct size fixed this. Eventually I figured out that DCS can use image types other than DDS. In fact JPGs work just fine and it's what I use for all my current projects. I know its not exactly what you're facing right now but I hope these tips help.

I'd like to echo that this is a terrific module. The MB-339 is a joy to fly and it's great that it's free. I've spent so much time in the plane that I thought I would make a livery for it. This one is how I imagine the MB-339 would have looked if it had won the 1994-95 competition to become the USAF's primary trainer. Download available here

Hi there, New to DCS here and thought I would take a shot at this. Let me know if you like it and I'll upload the livery to user files.