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Hello! DCS is crashing when I trie to load into Multiplayer on a server where a friend of mine is the privat server. Singleplayer missions work normal (I created testmission myself in ME). But also Singleplayer missions made by Squeaky are crashing - this one for example: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3332912/ I tried removing mods (only used DCS-DTC and SRS) and a Repair without success. I attached the zipped log package from DCS. Please help, Thank you! dcs.log-20240324-160954.zip

Hello all, On New Year's day I quietly released a multiplayer sandbox mission for the Mi-24 and other period Soviet aircraft. One week later and with almost 50 downloads and no complaints I am now feeling confident enough to announce it officially. The mission is a sandbox set in a fictional province of Afghanistan in October 1986. Most of the helicopters are based out of FOB 979, a remote base housing a battalion of airborne infantry. The helicopter detachment has been tasked with supplying and supporting the battalion and surrounding outposts in their operations. Players can patrol the 60x120km AO for any of the thousand-plus Mujahideen units. The vast majority of enemy units are infantry and technicals, though MANPADS are an increasing threat. Each is hand-placed and on a randomized spawn tied to a spawning system optimized for best performance. They are mostly hidden in towns but some can be found patrolling the roads or cleverly positioned on hilltops. I made a deliberate attempt to balance the mission mostly on realism, so if you are used to soloing objectives or carelessly flying around you will probably have a bad time. I think it will still be a refreshing change for people used to playing on servers with advanced SAMs and enemy air activity. In addition to patrolling the AO you can take part in one of the dozen tasks available through the F10 menu. Most of these will require one or more friends in the Mi-8 and additional Mi-24s to accomplish successfully. This mission is in beta because I do not have enough wingmen to test all of them, though I have extensively and repetitively reviewed each of their triggers. In addition to the Mi-8 and Mi-24 slots the mission also includes slots for the MiG-21, Su-25, L-39 and Combined Arms. If this sounds interesting, check out the linked mission and read the briefing to learn more. Enjoy! If you have feedback on the mission and want to make suggestions for further development please use this form. If you don't have a wingman or someone to share the cabin with, comment here, check out Hoggit, the Wingman Finder subreddit or the Wingman Finder discord server. If you are an adult, have Syria and one of the needed modules, and can play central/EST, you can also just DM and we can probably fly together. My discord is acs_dev. This is a MULTIPLAYER-ONLY mission. Attempting to run it in single-player will not work.

Currently the view in the editor is bound by the defined map edge. This it turns out creates a lot of weird behaviour and annoyance when using a wider aspect ratio display, commonly jerking the view around when working at certain zoom levels or near the edge of the map, especially when opening/closing other panels. I would like to request a removal or significant increase of the map pan/zoom limits, would simply suggest that off-map space that would end up being in view as a result at times simply be blank (black, green, white, whatever) space.

Hello Here is a free open source Kneeboard creator released for DCS Web Viewer Automatically reads all data from the .miz mission file Export kneeboards as PDF or PNG Different styles, including Night, WWII and Nam themes Bulk export for all aircraft in coalition Howto: Open unit popup in DCS Web Viewer Click "Generate Kneeboard" Choose one of many styles and options Click "Download PDF" or create kneeboards for all units of a coalition Github: Contributions are welcome. You can add more styles and customize layouts etc. https://github.com/DCS-Web-Editor/dcs-web-editor-mono/tree/main/packages/kneeboard

Hi Drivers and Developers, Would there be a potential feature of allowing a click-and-drag field over a wide area on the map to select AI and Static Objects simultaneously? Figured we could use it to mark off units to hide or remove easily, change nationalities/coalitions, move forces in any direction like desktop shortcuts, and even add tasks to units that use the same ordinance towards a single area. What do y'all think? - Toffee

WirtsTools - LUA Library for Mission Makers So I have been considering posting this for a while, figured it was time to finally do it. I have been slowly building out a collection of features written in lua, almost entirely from running into various things that either cannot be done or are incredibly arduous to accomplish through normal triggers etc while building missions. The entire library is designed to be loaded and then have the individual features enabled/triggered with a one-liner function call, so while you technically have to 'write' lua to use it, it is quite trivial to do. Indeed within the group I fly with there are now several people using it regularly to various extents that otherwise have no programming or scripting background or knowledge. so WirtsTools, you can find it here: https://gitlab.com/b4802/mission-tools/ The info you need to use all the features is there as the readme, but I will quickly go over the various functions here as well FEATURES: popFlare: This gives your players radio options for popping signal flares, great substitute for aircraft that should have a flare gun and don't, or just as a easy aid if you are flying with new players and want a nice visual option to help them find you impactInZone: This lets you pick a zone and give a flag name, that flag will be incremented whenever a weapon (you can define specific munitions or all bombs/rockets) impacts the ground within that zone. This exists because the only weapon in zone trigger options don't have any way to detect impacts, will trigger from a weapon flying through the zone at 20k feet, also it works with quad point zones impactNear: Similar to impactInZone, increment a flag when a weapon impacts within a defined range of a specific unit or any unit in a specific group playerNear: Will increment a flag for every second that a player (any player or specific groups) is within a defined range of a target unit or any unit in a target group, great for triggers detecting intercepts etc coverMe: Sets the players invisible if there are AI near them so if you have ai following or escorting the players close the AI will focus fire the AI first before engaging the player invisAlt: Toggles players invisible if they are below a defined altitude (AGL), this works great with the later stormtrooperAA feature for warbirds and helicopters suppression: A basic suppression mechanic, hits on units in a group will set them to hold fire for a moment, more hits extends the time and kills extend it further, will always be quite short and there is a limit so you cant permanently suppress a group missileDeath: Ensures hits from missiles are kills every time, good for time travel missions as warbirds are weirdly resilient to missiles, or any situation where you want any hit to be a for sure kill killSwitch: This one is for larger PvE missions with many players, it allows you to define radio items that are attached to a player name, idea being that regardless of what slot you take only your group will see them, that way backup radio options for when triggers break or a flight fails or other issues that you may have wont be seen and accidentally (or deliberately) used before they should tasking: lets you define 'taskings' as late activated groups then you can give that groups mission (all its waypoints) to another group on demand, waypoints can be given relative or absolute stormtrooperAA: Im a fan of this one in my missions, it takes control of the units you designate and tasks them with fire at point every few seconds based on location and velocity and a basic lead calc for blue players nearby, this way you can get some decent volume of fire, players feel like they are being shot at and indeed it can hit if they really fly straight and lazy, but doesn't slaughter the players, can mix some of these with some that do their own thing to up the threat, or couple with invisAlt to make it so when the players are super low the AA shoots but has a hard time hitting them, as they climb it becomes more dangerous shelling: Simple alternative version to the base-game shelling zone, no quad zones yet unfortunately (if anyone has a performant way to generate random points in a polygon let me know), but it lets you pick a zone and define a rate, once started it will persistently shell that zone in random places, can go a long way to giving the appearance of a war going on without needing piles of units etc, also supports safe zones where it will not drop any explosions. MLRS: We all love seeing them shoot we all hate the lag spike when they strike, this allows you to have MLRS rockets deleted mid-flight (after the smoke trail has stopped), so you can get the cinematic effect without murdering FPS percentAlive: Will persistently update a flag with the percentage of units that are alive in any number of groups(you give it a list of groups) ejectionCleanup: Pretty simple one, just deletes 50% of pilots that eject immediately and all others after a minute, this is specifically targeted at missions with large bombers etc where you end up with 10+ pilots in the sky for every one of them downed and can really hurt framerate IRStrobe: This places a blinking IR strobe on units in a group, can do it(turn them on or off) in a normal trigger or easily as a advanced waypoint action Anyway that's what I have for now, always more coming and sometimes existing features are revisited and enhanced, just please note I am not a developer type, im confident in this script thats why I am sharing it but im sure plenty of people could find "better" ways to do it that are more in line with LUA standards or whatever, im not too worried about that....but if anyone wants to steal this and run with it making some new thing go for it you have my blessing. Also no promises but feel free to voice feature requests here, I'll happily include any that make sense to me, are viable, and that I have the time to develop, and love taking a stab at new and crazy ideas. Finally the user community so far is fairly small so its not uncommon for some features to go unused for several DCS patches, this means there is definitely a chance there are some bugs I've not seen and squashed yet, so please let me know if you run into issues using any of these features thanks, Wirts

We would like to announce that due to user feedback we are creating HOT START versions of each and every mission. Work is progressing well and we will announce once all versions are ready. Thank you for your support and understanding Looking Glass

In this mission, you will be able to test your JTAC assistance skills on the Strike Eagle. I'm definitely not an expert in creating missions and what I posted is just one of my "home creations" for me, but maybe someone will like it and will also want to check their level of attacking targets with the support of JTAC. I did also the short version - preview - as a video, I hope you like it too: Regards! Link: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3332634/

CURRENT VERSION: 2.9.A001a Updated Oct.25, 2023 DOWNLOAD LINK: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331710/ 10 PERCENT TRUE: https://www.10percenttrue.com/ Welcome to Inherent Resolve, a DCS F-15E Strike Eagle Mission designed by Sedlo for the 10 Percent True Podcast. This is an Close Air Support Mission set on the Syria Map and can be played single-player or multi-crew. See Read_Me file in the included ,zip for more information. There are two versions of this mission inside the zip file. One is a Cold Start and the other an Air Start. The Air Start version puts you at the refueling track, full of gas and ready to take on any tasking you receive. It is recommended to fly the Cold Start Version first though, as you will receive more information about the mission. NOTE: If you are playing multicrew, it must be a locally hosted multiplayer session. Due to the complex triggers and scripts in the mission you cannot use the Dedicated Server. This mission is designed for players who are proficient in the DCS F-15E module and its weapons systems. Examples of challenges you may face include: • Basic aircraft handling, such as take offs and landings • Use of the various radio and navigation systems. • Air to Air Refueling. • Dynamic re-tasking in a fast-paced environment. • Use of the targeting pod and employment of weapons systems. (It is essential that you read and understand the included mission briefing documents AND the Read_Me file included in the .zip) In addition, familiarity with US military terms and abbreviations is helpful to understand what is going on in the flight. A glossary of useful terms is available at the end of Steve Davies’ excellent book Be Afraid of the Dark, which you can find in your DCS World ClosedBeta\Mods\aircraft\F-15E\Doc folder. NOTE: You MUST own RAZBAM’s F-15E Strike Eagle module and you MUST own UGRA MEDIA’s Syria Terrain in order to play this mission! ************* INSTALLATION: Unzip the contents of the download to your folder at Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Missions ************* MISSION OBJECTIVES Today’s mission (XR-352-P) has three main objectives: • Provide On Call CAS support in the southern Section of the AO from 06:30z to 09:00z. • Train with 93rd ARW out of Fairchild AFB, newly arrived in theatre. • Familiarization with Local area and AO procedures ************* WEATHER AND NOTAMS OVERVIEW A weakening high-pressure system overhead the southern AO will slowly give way to a warm front approaching from the Mediterranean. Weather throughout the AO is good VFR, light winds, visibility more than 10 miles and ceilings around 10,000ft. METAR/TAF KING HUSSEIN AB (OJMF) METAR/TAF METAR OJMF 0400Z 30012KT 10SM SCT100 10/1 Q1013 2992 TAF OMJF 060404 P10SM SCT100 FM 061000 30020KT P7SM HZ BKN100 H4 AIRBASE (IQ-0400) METAR/TAF METAR IQ-0400 0400Z 34002KT 10SM SCT110 8/1 Q1013 2992 TAF IQ-0400 060404 P10SM SCT110 FM 061000 30030KT P3SM HZ BKN60 H3 AIRBASE (IQ-0020) METAR/TAF METAR IQ-0020 0400Z 01011KT 10SM BKN100 6/1 Q1013 2992 TAF IQ-0020 060404 P10SM SCT110 FM 061000 30030KT P3SM HZ BKN60 NOTAMS C007 - OJMF TAXIWAY C, C3, C4 CLOSED UFN C036 - OJMF TACAN (10X, AJQ) U/S FROM 0100Z-0400Z DEC.6 C991 - OJMF LIGHTING RWY 31 TO READ: AW INSTEAD OF AO C216 – OJMF VHF TWR FREQ 119.7 U/S UFN. CTC TWR 121.0 UFN C217 – OJMF VHF ATIS FREQ 129.75 U/S UFN. ************* INTELLIGENCE UPDATE OVERVIEW 06 DECEMBER 2016 AT 01:00 ZULU Daesh fighters are expected to make a final move on the town of Palmyra this morning after taking the airport late last night. The Syrian Army has retreated to the Palmyra Army Depot and are expected to hold the base against the current Daesh attack. The Palmyra Army Depot is a suspected WMD storage area, and it’s in Syria’s best interest to secure these weapons from being compromised. The State Department and OGA have reached out to the Syrian leadership to offer assistance in securing the WMD but all offers have been declined. The COALITION partners have determined that WMD falling into the hands of DAESH is to be avoided at all cost. ________________________________________ The Russian Navy Task Force centered around t he Cruiser VARYAG is expected to make port at Tartus this afternoon. Refueling and replenishment operations are expected to take 12 hours. ________________________________________ RIVET JOINT has detected indications of a new SA-3 battery located at TYIAS airbase. The proximity to the FEBA near Palmyra indicates that the Syrians intend to hold TIYAS in the face of any organized Daesh attack. ________________________________________ The new teletype link (POLECAT) between the Syrian Ministry of Defense, RUAFHQ and JACKAL is now operational. This development is meant to ensure positive communications between military leadership on all sides of the situation in Syrian. ________________________________________ ************* MISSION PLANNING Mission Number – XR-352-P Departure: VFR Departure runway 31 from C2 (8998 ft remaining) Afterburner: Yes Departure Instructions: VFR 31 Dep LEFT turn heading 180 maintain 6000. Note: There is no ATC control outside the OJMF control zone. OJMF Control Zone extends in a 10nm radius up to 5500ft MSL • Ford 51 will depart runway 31 with an immediate left turn to heading 180. Expect to be pushed to FOCUS control leaving 5000ft. • Rendezvous and refuel with Texaco 51 at Steer Point 2 (ADDER). • Take Up On-Call CAS with an orbit overhead Steer Point 3 (Al-Tanf) • VUL time is 0630-0900 Z. • Following VUL time, TEXACO 51 will be available for refueling if desired. • Expect the visual approach and overhead break runway 31. • When overhead Syrian Territory, ensure you are EAST of the 38 E line. ************* THREATS The Syrian Air Force has increased operations dramatically in the last 24 hours. Yesterday, they carried out multiple airstrikes in defense of the city of Palmyra. SU-24 and MiG-29 attacks were observed, with all operations out of the TIYAS airbase. Russian SU-35 CAP patrols have been observed in and around the port of TARTUS, which coincides with the expected arrival of their naval task force later today. Syrian Air Force has MiG-29 on alert at TIYAS and SHAYRAT airbases, all believed to be in a 15-minute alert status. Russian SU-35 are on 5-minute alert at Latakia Airbase. ________________________________________ Syrian IADS network is still operational. Damascus is defended by long range SA-5 and SA-2 batteries. SA-2, SA-3 and SA-6 batteries near the airbase at TIYAS are operational. High volumes of AAA and MANPADS expected throughout the AO. ************* RULES OF ENGAGMENT ROE Weapons Tight – Do not fire unless under direct attack or authorized via JACKAL or FOCUS control. *************

so when i host a Multiplayer Server i dont get the normal Server Overview of the Aircrafts and Teams i just get the singleplayer menu and the server is not online

I have been making a mission with a Chinook transporting troops and noticed that since Stinger and Igla troops count as Air defence, they cannot board the vehicles. So I know its not a bug exactly but just making a suggestion to change that (unless I'm doing something wrong). There is a way around to make them spawn in after the vehicle arrives. This is the same for Mortars, as they are in the artillery category. Also as an idea, the mortars could have infantry model attached to them so they don't look like ghosts firing them. If this change is considered, the MANPAD and Mortar unit could take up 2 spaces in a vehicle as they take up more space.

Hello. This problem appeared after latest updated of MT a few days ago. A few days ago I noticed that there's no any progress in loading of my mission but after pressing alt+ctrl+del when there was an information that DCS doesn't work, at background it started to load really fast and there wasn't any problems. But the same situation was every time I wanted to load my mission. I also tried to start new mission in mission editor on Caucasus - the same story. After a few times, alt+ctrl+del didn't help.So I uninstall all mods - the same problem, then I repaired DCS with extra files - the same problem. I uninstalled DCS, installed totally once again. And it helped for a few times. The same story independently if I have mods installed or not. No Nvidia Experience or settings. New DCS installed yesterday, it worked even good so I installed mods, it worked good too. Now it doesn't work with or without mods. - i7-13700K, RTX3080, 64GB Ram, 500GB SSD only for DCS (cleaned totally after uninstalling the game and before installation). - latest drivers of everything My profile with thread about this in DCS group on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/193255800800445/user/100000542554941 I also add dcs.log (the latest) with mods installed. Anyway as I said, independently from mods, it doesn't load in my mission and in mission editor. I can launch dcs, I can't launch any mission. Any ideas? Maybe Norton? Is it possible to uninstall the latest update to check if it works? dcs.log

I've recently returned to the JF after having it on the shelf for quite a while. When I tried using it previously I was frustrated by problems with the antiship missiles, and I gather that those are working much better now. So recently I tried the "Sink Cargo Ship" instant action mission on the Syria map. I'm having trouble figuring out how to set a SPI for the MITL launch. There is no waypoint in the vicinity of the target ship, nor is there a PP target waypoint. So I've tried designating the target using radar (SEA1 mode). That requires a pop-up since there is a big hill creating a radar shadow from the launch point if I stay low. Popping up is getting me lots of attention from SAMs and two F-16s, but when I go down low again after launch the missile seems to lose guidance. So do I need to maintain a constant radar lock to attack in this mode? Is there some better way to provide guidance to the missile? I can't find a video of this mission online to provide some clues. The briefing mentions pre-planned RP points, but no preplanned target. Any tips will be appreciated. Also, if I change SPI after missile launch does the missile still guide to the original target point. (This is in DIR mode with target set to default setting of 40, i.e. SPI). Edit: I finally got this to work. First I learned that I need to launch in MAN mode. Then the missile will track in whatever direction it was going when it reached the last RP in the sequence. However I discovered the the mission had two RP points designated as RP4. This meant that there was no RP3 and it resulted in the missile flying towards the beach instead of the target area when it reached RP4. I fixed RP3 in the mission editor and finally was able to make things work.

I am struggling to get users to turn this off, and they break the mission and rules that the mission designers spend a lot of time on. Why did this even get added? May we ask that this be removed?

I'm building a mission for multiplayer, but the waypoint setup script isn't working. I don't know much about this, so I wanted to ask this question. local wpzone = trigger.misc.getZone('Mozdok') local wpZoneV2 = mist.utils.makeVec2(wpZone.point) local wpTask = { id = 'Mission', params = { airborne = true, route = { points = { [1] = { type = "Turning Point", action = "Turning Point", x = wpZoneV2.x, y = wpZoneV2.y, alt = mist.utils.feetToMeters(16500), speed = mist.utils.knotsToMps(570), } } } } } local group = Group.getByName("Fullback-1") local groupCon = Group.getController(group) groupCon:resetTask() groupCon:pushTask(wpTask)

Bonjour, When you arrive on the crash site, the helos tell you to wait for them to destroy all ground to air enemies for you to start bombing "Daddy", but they are just flying around and not shooting at anything. I tried messing a bit with the mission with mission editor, but to no avail. HELP! Thanks in advance for any response

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/upload/iblock/ed6/87v22jwd1xh51i3rgki944xsf503istq/DCS_User_Manual_EN_2020.pdf @BIGNEWY Can we pin this please?

Hi All, After a while, I have started making missions again. Here are two missions I would like to share, from the Luftwaffe point of view mostly, you are with a group of friendly's so just follow them, and practice your formation flying too. just maintain course, and be sure to tell your flight to engage bandits, when they get close enough (it's about 50 miles from spawn to first contact) so there is time to get comfortable. like combat though it gets hot very fast. If there is enough interest there are more where these came from. I forgot to say that these missions are on the Channel map and use the WWII assets pack. Luftwaffe bomber intercept.miz P-47s vs A-8s 11-24022.miz

...or "How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Saving Fuel", this is the first mission I'm actually reasonably happy with publishing beyond just a group of friends. This is a very long range (450-500+ NM each way) strike, with 4 different objectives happening within a single mission. Here's a quickfire list of the key features in the mission: A very long-range mission from the Falkland Islands to mainland South America 4 different objective styles in a single mission (CAP, Anti-Runway, Anti-Ship, SEAD)! Most modern/late cold-war era jets available to fly A CVN and LHA offshore the Falklands for a true challenge! Completable solo - but better with friends! Spawnable friendly AI to assist in singleplayer/low playercount MP! Mixed afternoon/night conditions with moderate clouds Semi-randomized air threats (higher-threat fighters should spawn more rarely) There's a detailed briefing and custom kneeboards in place to help you figure out what to do/what to blow up. It's overall a relatively simple mission with not much fancy stuff going on under-the-hood, I'm not a professional mission builder. Everything is set up through the in-game mission editor with no external scripts. There's also not too much 'set dressing' as far as extra AI/static units goes(for most of the transit you'll be up above the clouds anyway!), so it's hopefully relatively lightweight to run. I had no issues framerate-wise flying this mission in VR, if that's any indication. There's a few things I'd like to do in the future to really polish it out, like adding some limited voiceovers (mainly for the AI so the player has more understanding on what's happening in the theater), better threat scaling (to support larger MP operations), and just some general polish here and there. For now though, I'm happy enough to consider it a "1.0" release, as everything should work. Enough reading, here's the link: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3327542/ Please leave any feedback - good, bad or otherwise - either here in the thread, or you can find me on Discord at Haydz # 0275 Thanks!

BOLD CHEETAH (current version 2.9.A001a) VERSION 2.9.A001a - Updated Oct. 26, 2023 - Mission 04 - Fixed Briefing - Mission 12 - Fixed trigger so certain aircraft are not invulnerable. VERSION 2.9.A001 - UPDATED OCTOBER 19, 2023 - Unlimited Fuel for AI Wingmen, Scritps/Triggers updated, Silenced Wingman in Mission 3 (eliminate spam) Welcome to Bold Cheetah, a realistic and challenging 13 mission campaign for the DCS F/A-18 Hornet that will test both your and your aircraft to the limits. DOWNLOAD LINK: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3326679/ Before we get into the details, there are some requirements that you need to be aware of before downloading and flying this campaign. • You MUST own the DCS F/A-18C Hornet Module • You MUST own the DCS Persian Gulf Map • You MUST own the DCS Supercarrier module. NO LONGER REQUIRED • OPTIONAL: For realistic Iranian F-14 markings, download this amazing skin (https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3304485/) by sadjad_vosoul on the DCS User Files section. Mission documents are included in the zip file. Please read the Bold Cheetah Campaign overview for more details on installation. ******************** Bold Cheetah is designed for a player who is proficient in the use of the DCS F/A-18C Hornet module and its weapons systems. You will also require knowledge of US Carrier operations and how to conduct operations off both aircraft carriers and land bases. Examples of challenges you will need to be able to perform include: 1. Case 1 and Case 3 operations, day and night 2. Ability to meet time over target requirements 3. Dynamic re-tasking in a fast-paced combat environment 4. Advanced targeting pod and weapon system employment 5. Formation flying. In addition, familiarity with US military terms and abbreviations is helpful to understand what is happening once in flight. A glossary of useful terms is located at the end of this guide to help you out. ******************** INSTALLATION This campaign is designed and tested for DCS the latest Open Beta version.. I will endeavour to keep it updated as new Open Beta versions are released. I highly recommend players use the Open Beta version of DCS to get the most from this campaign. This means it will not work well on any version of DCS that is not the latest. Unzip the contents of the download to your C:\Users\YOURNAMEHERE\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Missions\Campaigns\en folder. Since there is not currently an Iranian F-14 skin in game, I have used the amazing IRIAF Blue-Grey skin by Sadjad_Vosoul, which can be downloaded here: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3304485/ Download and extract that file into your C:\Users\YOURNAMEHERE\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Liveries\F-14B folder. If you do not have a folder named F-14B, then you can create one in that location, then extract the contents. If you do not do this, the Iranian F-14 in-game will visually appear to be an American Tomcat. Once you download and install the campaign and skin, you will find it in the “My Campaigns” section listed as F/A-18C – Bold Cheetah. ******************** SITUATION UPDATE JUNE 1, 2013 The USS Abraham Lincoln and its task group have taken up station in the Gulf of Oman, and will soon commence air operations in support of the invocation of Article 5. The objective of our presence is to deter the Iranians from any military expansion in the region, and to show our allies that we are here for them. Our goal is to provide support to the UAE governments in fighting the growing insurgency on the peninsula. US, British, Canadian and French special forces are now on the ground, helping advise the UAE military in counter insurgency strategy. The air wing will provide assistance to this effort, including Close Air Support over and on UAE territory, and air defense of UAE and Saudi Arabian airspace. At this time, we will not be commencing any military action against any regular Iranian military force, nor will we violate the 12-mile Iranian territorial waters or 12-mile airspace boundary. However, we will be ready to strike, if and when called upon. It is hoped that once the regime in Tehran gets a taste of our presence in the region, cooler heads will prevail and they will de-escalate. ******************** More information is included in the Docs folder inside the .zip file. ******************** Author’s Note As you may know, the release of Bold Cheetah has been delayed for quite some time. In fact, the campaign has been completed for well over a year now, but due to some real-life challenges I had to put off submitting it as an official, 3rd party developer. These challenges are continuing, and I foresee them continuing into the near future. This situation has, unfortunately, caused me to pause my pursuit of releasing Bold Cheetah as a 3rd party, paid DLC. At the same time, I’m aware that I’ve been promising it’s been “coming soon” for far too long. I have decided to release the campaign, for free, into the User Files section of the ED website. I started working on Bold Cheetah back in 2018 and finished it up in 2021. It’s been a lot of hard work, and I’m really excited for you to finally enjoy it and I look forward to your feedback. Sedlo ********************

In the built in DCS World F/A-18C mission "Paveway II Laser-Guided Bombs", the JTAC gives you an 8 digit MGRS coordinate for artillery targets. "KN81960551". However the WPT UFC only lets you type in 6 digits, entering only the first 6 digits does not give an accurate location. If switched to PRECISE, I don't have the full 10 digits and entering the 8 digits does not give the correct grid. Any help is appreciated!

Can't select aircraft in ME after save, exit then return to edit mission. It's only showing bottom half of the aircraft properties box. And, it has ground vehicle formation options in the formations list. Have to delete object, which deletes all associated triggers if you have any for that object. Only does it with non-static aircraft.

Blindsided : 5th revision (v6.0.5.0) Original release in 2012, a decade of getting 'Blindsided'! Updated for modern DCS, now fully voice acted and re-scripted with a new twist or two! Mission download here! Co-operative mission supporting up to: 46 player slots (2-6 players recommended default, 3-12 on difficult). Flyable aircraft: CAS (Air to ground) - 2x A-10C (Old), 3x A-10C II, 3x AH-64D, 2x AV-8B, 3x F-16, 3x F/A-18, 2x JF-17, 3x KA-50, 3x Mi-24P, 3x Su-25T CAP (Air to air) - 2x F-14B, 2x F-15C, 3x F-16, 3x F-18, 3x MiG-29, 2x M2000C CSAR (Search and rescue) - 2x Mi-8MTV, 2x UH-1H [Briefing room] We have not received any word back from the eastern patrol, since they reported hearing heavy vehicles in the pass. We can only assume the worst. Twenty minutes ago we received confirmation that insurgent forces are attempting a surprise attack on the Batumi aerodrome. Be advised we have received reports that the insurgents are able to mount a credible anti-air threat, furthermore there are indications they may have the support of unknown airforces. US Specops are right now sending ahead a two man TACP unit, designation 'Ferret', to provide coordination for a counter attack on an insurgent outpost located due east. Before we can rid ourselves of the outpost though, we must succesfully defend Batumi from the insurgent forces closing in. Be aware that we are facing at least two groups heading in from the outpost. Local defense forces are engaged with light enemy units as I speak. Your aircraft have been fueled and armed, there is no time to waste, scramble! Aimed at: Pilots reasonably comfortable with combat tasks and start up, moderate difficulty level. Pilots up for more challenge can enable higher difficulty at the beginning of the mission (Radio options, F10 Other). Featuring: * Co-op and single player support. Note: Difficulty higher for single player. * Plenty of scripted events with radio traffic and detailing. Fully voice acted! * Combined operations of air to ground and air to air aircraft, all playing important but not interdependent roles (Set higher difficulty for best effect). * Adapting mission design: Air to ground, air to air and combat search and rescue operations are each an optional component of the mission. All you need to do is fly the right aircraft and the mission commences. * Dynamically generated randomized air to air threats for the entire duration of the mission. You can't be sure where the enemy air assets will strike from. * Dynamically generated CSAR rescue operations for both stranded aircrews and vehicle crews. * Up-to-date tasking can be requested even if a player enters the mission in the middle of it. No more guessing what state the mission is in. * Choice of two difficulty levels. * Some more aggressive, scripted AI behaviour. * Some munitions restricted through the warehouse functionality for a proper challenge. * On the move troop deployments. * Airlifted JTAC available (but not necessary) for operations against the insurgent outpost. * Optional AFAC available for the defense phase of the mission. * Adapt to rapidly developing situations as you fight an enemy that fights back rather than passively waiting for you to attack. * Be a part of a team where your actions truly matter to the outcome of the mission. License: Freeware, distribution allowed as is with all files and attributions intact. All rights otherwise reserved, unless specifically agreed upon. (It's ok to ask.) Mission download here!

Think it would be cool if we could spawn units in random position with in a designated zone. Something like Going to triggers, On Mission Start, Active Unit in Zone, Select the Zone and the Unit. This could help with mission replay ability. Take out SAM's at this town. Every time you play that mission the SAM's will be in a different place in that town.