Trespasser

Still happening. I'm seeing a lot of threads on this. Doesn't happen with other maps. Syria issue?? dcs.log

Hmm, never seen this before, but it's happening to me as of today. I zoom in on F-10 to get accurate grid coordinates for an object and the screen/game just freezes and I get notified by windows that the program is no longer responding. It's on a multiplayer server, but it's done it now 3 times in a row and very easy to duplicate. Anyone know if this error was ever tracked down and solved? dcs.log

just starting up.. That's fun. I use VA and said "weapons" and Petro responded with voice.. That's a new one. least it wasn't doing that yesterday EDIT: 10 mins later... Woohoo! Shturms firing ok and Petro seems very happy about it too. "YEEEAAAHH! Good effects on target." NICE. I will say I'm not sure if its working quite properly. The first time I tried to fire Petro responded with basically "Too Far, Get me closer" which was fine as I was about 12km out lol. However, I tried again at 9km just to hear him say the same thing and he actually fired the damn thing. I thought the limit was about 3-5km for the shturm?

Fingers crossed. Just getting back in the cockpit to test again after the beta update. Thanks for the many responses. We'll see what happens. I should have been a bit more clear. I'm attempting to shoot from the pilot seat, not the CPG. So I'm using Petro AI to order him to shoot using the big red button on my Gunfighter Pro labeled "Press me to kill people". It's bound to - "Designate Target" or "Open Fire" command to gunner - @unknown thanks for that heads up. was not aware of that rather significant bug till u posted it. Cheers all Trespasser.

Pretty sure I've tried all those, but thank you. All of the vids I've watched so far have had petro in NON-free fire mode, (beige reticle). So that's how I set mine up. Honestly I'm not fussed if I have to tell him to fire or he fires the missile himself. I'm much more interested in the missile coming off the rail in the first place lol. In free-fire(green reticle), he does nothing. In non-free fire(beige reticle) he does nothing. He selects a target, I line-up my reticle, I get tone, I get within range and order him to fire and nada. Just cant figure what I'm not doing correctly. But I at least thank you for confirming the target IDs are in red font because that's how my simple mission was set up.

Bought the Hind when it dropped, but just getting around to using it now. Unfortunately, the vids, tutorials, docs seem to all be somewhat out of date, but I've done my best setting up the controls for the HOTAS. Seems to be working. I'm fine with the rockets and guns, but Petrovich refuses to fire the missiles. All vids and docs I've seen are over a year old, can someone confirm the current font colour for the target list he comes up with lol? Is it supposed to be red or white? All vids/docs show it as being white. When he gives me the list the font is red. I'm just trying to determine if maybe the font has changed to red and that it's working as normal as such, or there's something I'm missing, it's supposed to be white and that's why he's not firing. I've set up my hotas properly, I've watch/read all the vids/doc. I slew my head to the target area, I press up-short he picks up targets after a few secs, he displays the list of targets to choose from (in red font). My reticle is beige. I fly toward to the target, I line up my reticle with his, I get tone All switches lights I think are in the green (based of the year old vids) I click right-short on the ai menu but the list disappears... annnnd then I fly over teh target with nothing happening 'cept me taking fire lol. Or I hit fire/designate and the menu flashes off and then on but no firing 2 pics, 1st just showing the red font(normal?) 2nd pic, can anyone see anything I've missed in the cockpit. I mean there's not that much to set up to get these of the rail..or so I thought Is there something obvious here I've missed? It's happened before. Thanks for any enlightenment. Trespasser

Was this fixed? .... it's been a hot minute lol

Well that’s good to know. I much prefer hearing I’m doing sumpin’ wrong as opposed to sumpin’ not workin’ lol. so you can see your Squawk in object properties of yer jet in LotATC if you set it up in the left panel of the F-16? I only see it ifI use the overlay. Weird. I’ll keep trying. cheers

Hmm, well I set it up using the left panel as depicted in Diesel’s pic, but I see no evidence that LotATC is picking it up in that program’s object properties for my jet. Are Viper pilots just stuck using the SRS overlay?

ohh, k gotcha. Thanks for confirming.. use the left panel, not the icp/ded. Thanks!

Heya Viper Masters, recently on some MP servers the GCI's and Tower controllers have been asking for us to enter squawk codes based on our mission type more often. it makes their life easier. I've been using the SRS overlay which works great for those GCIs using LotATC. I'd like to enter it using the ICP/DED. I thought there was a way to enter it through the ICP/DED in the Viper, but have yet to get it to work. I've looked at Chucks guide (PART 13: Datalink & IFF) and it seems like you can using LIST and RCL, but based on my exp, whatever I do isn't working. Can someone fill me in or is it something we can't do in the 16. Chucks does have that notation in red on p615,618,619 that IFF codes are already inputted and not changeable so if I'm stuck just using the SRS overlay, thats fine. It blows lol, but its fine. Seems like hornet drivers are able to. hopefully it's something silly I'm missing. Based on my limited knowledge I think its the Mode 3 A/C the GCIs are looking for and using the left panel backup wouldn't be the correct way under normal circumstances if I'm right. Not even sure if that works either. Thanks in advance for any insight.

Is there an update on this issue? It appears to be happening to a ton of ppl and it goes back years based on a quick Google search. I myself have started to experience it in the last six weeks both when starting up DCS and, if I get that far, sometimes it happens whilst joining a server. I see many ppl attaching their DCS logs as requested, but I've read through many of these threads and I've yet to see what exactly is causing it and what the fix is. Did I miss it somewhere?

I've had this issue on numerous occasions including in the last hour on the Hoggit training server. It's pretty dangerous in an MP environment. "PAVEWAY"...Ahhh! ....and also MAD DOG!!!":lol: Unfortunately, I just reinstalled DCS fresh (for other issues). So I have a brand new copy, buuuut my Tacview does not appear to be recording so in addition to all the other things I'm setting up, I need to turn it on in the main menu I guess. If it happens again, I'll tack on a .trk Cheers Trespasser

Heh, I am/was using N++, but I thought closing the proggy saved it automatically:doh:. When i opened up N++ I still had all my UNsaved luas as tabs so obviously no changes had been saved. D'oh!

Oh noice, great tip! thank you. I had know idea, but will def use in the future Regards Trespasser