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Would be nice to see the return of Trim Speed sensitivity in the MB-339 SPECIAL Options menu just like what was in the Free Mod a few years ago. For example the Community A-4E-C has an excellent and handy Trim Speed option:

AFCS -Autopilot and ALT Hold are my friends in the new F-4E. The best plane to implement Trim Speed Options today I feel is the A-4E-C mod. The once "free MB-339" Mod also had a handy Trim Speed SPECIAL menu Option that is now sorely missed. I really appreciate the latest Heatblur "work of art" F-4E. Excited to see what fixes and improvements come in future updates. - no rush -

Agree on the F-4E Mirrors 100%: Looking forward to future updates of the F-4 when mirrors are optimized and the handy "tilt" feature like in that the F-14 and other modules is implemented. Thanks Heatblur.

Resolved my Problem with "Autopilot" AFCS ALT toggle switch binding would not Engage: "Thanks to @zildac from another F4-E post on this forum. I did read all the AFCS, deadzone related and breakout limit text in the Heatblur manual but I never thought I would need to increase the AFCS Special Options deadzone by so much. I needed to increase the Special Options AFCS Breakout Deadzone for Pitch and Roll all the way up to 6.5% for Pitch and Roll. Maybe this tip should be added to the Heatblur Issues you may Encounter Document posted by @IronMike?

100% Perfect! Thanks - You all solved my Problem with "Autopilot" AFCS ALT toggle switch binding would not Engage. I did read all the AFCS, deadzone related and breakout limit text in the manual but I never thought I would need to increase a the AFCS Special Options deadzone by so much.. lol. For me I needed to increase the AFCS Breakout Deadzone for Pitch and Roll all the way up to 6.5% for Pitch and Roll. Maybe this tip should be added to the Heatblur Issues you may Encounter Document posted by @IronMike?

Slats and Flaps

Make sure no Antivirus or Windows Settings are preventing changes to fxo and metachaders2 folders. Delete the two folders. DCS will re-create them on the next startup Example: \Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\fxo \Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\metashaders2

@BIGNEWY you need to check out this Weather Mod.. It is Glorious!

Looks like HeatBlur has gone to a new level with regards to Input Binding logic and options. I was looking at F-4E-Pilot\keyboard\default.lua and it looks very different than what I was used to when figuring things out. Very impressive @IronMike Anyone with an X-56 Throttle: You can use the Slider Switch for Extending and Retracting the F4E Speedbrake: (simulates the On->Else_off switch logic)

Agree on the "Dark" Theme of the Cockpit. Reminds me of the same situation when the Mirage F1 Came out. Turning on all the cockpit lights and will play with Gamma, and time of day etc... The F-4E really is beautiful! Going to try and set a custom keybind for the Speedbrake using On - Else Off logic so I can use the Slider switch on the X56 Throttle.

Maybe post a screenshot of your DCS Updater Launcher GUI Utility Home screen. It shows your current Build and Slots plus the the Directories used. It also indicates if Multi-Threading is ON. Maybe you only have reshaded installed in the DCS World\bin folder? For example if you are using Multi-Threading Reshade should also be installed in bin-mt.

l love the F-86 but am tired of the outdated cockpit textures. When the G.91 comes out it will be my "replacement" for the F-86..

@GEIST: Have you tried Bartheks Caucasus Redone 2022 v2 and Batter Trees for Caucasus V6 by Taz1004? Both Mods could be implemented by @Eagle Dynamics some day. ED has many priorities at the moment also would have their internal reasons for not updating Caucasus at this time.

I did a 5 minute "Hack" on the Kola map to make it "Winter".. Slightly surprised with how different 3 higher gamma settings for surface, objects and trees made the map look. Happy to wait for the professional artists at Orbx to do their real texture magic in June. The file I changed was Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\terrains\Kola\shadingOptions.lua (See reference below for my values. You can change them to anything) I also used a Color Grading of Blue Tint in the DCS OPTIONS >> SYSTEM Menu to give a colder look. surface = { ['gamma'] = 6; -- 1.0080000162125 }; objects = { ['gamma'] = 4; -- 1 }; trees = { ['gamma'] = 8; -- 0.95200002193451 };

Like others have helpfully mentioned in other posts, lowering Forest Detail Factor helps keep the FPS respectable. I don't even notice a big difference even as low as 0.55. Looks like South Atlantic and Kola share some similar "DNA" so Lowering Forest Detail Factor also helps with the SA Map. I have to give credit to EA for providing that slider a few months ago.

Great Trailer indeed. It really creates a positive mood.. I may buy Kola now... lol Thanks @IronMike

@Raz_Specter must be rewarding to be able to take the thousands of hours of what you have learned on your free time with the South Atlantic Map and be able to apply it on Kola! Looking forward to your first Kola map update and of course hoping that anything new you learn from creating Kola can eventually be applied to South Atlantic, when business conditions allow. Good Luck Specter and Orbix..

I am hoping the next Patch will have the Sinai update that is long overdue. I decided to hold of on a purchase of Kola map until Sinai gets some improvements. -Edit - I bought the Kola Map 2 days ago. Maybe it was my birthday. lol.. Thanks to all the DCS YouTube reviews (some of them very honest!) I know what I am getting myself into. This is my Hobby and I want to see DCS and any new 3rd party developers like OnReTech move forward in a positive and profitable way.

For me the map has gotten better during it's current life of updates. In the initial early access, some of the ground textures and patterns were very distracting. Of course they are better now. The performance of the map has improved but is not as good as some of the other maps like Syria and even Sinai. I just hope that when Razbam and ED resolve their business disagreements we can get some exciting updates for SA again. Cheers.

Thanks to all for the over 9 pages of comments above. My gut feeling is that I will not be disappointed with my Kola Map purchase. My South Atlantic purchase left me a little unhappy but I wanted to support Razbam as a new map developer and the technology being adopted. Same logic goes for Orbx plus I know they have years of experience. Good luck to Orbx on Friday!

Kola looking like a very interesting map. Looking forward to the usual parade of DCS YouTubers flying around in the map..

I am a bit of an "Speed-Brake snob" and prefer the switch used on the E compared to the EX Grip. RedKite WinWing F-15E and EX TwinShock Review

The wait will be worth it.

@OnReTech the screenshots all look very cool. It feels like a new map!