ED Team Raptor9 Posted April 29, 2014 ED Team Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) On the Mi-8's that have hardpoints installed, the UV-26 flare system works normally. However, the Mi-8's that do not have them installed, the UV-26 system seems to be inoperable: With the UV-26 powered on, and the COUNTER/PROGRAM switch set to COUNTER, the left or right dispenser counter selections will show 000; but when set to both, the total count displayed 006 (singleplayer), or six random numbers running off the panel (multiplayer). Even though the flare count is set to 192 in the mission editor, the rearm/refuel menu will display 0, and the ground crew won't refill the dispensers. The flares themselves won't dispense of course (dispensers were reading empty in rearm/refuel). The panel itself seems to function fine in PROGRAM mode, I could program whatever I wanted, just wouldn't do any good. To test this out, I used the same mission file in SP and MP, the same aircraft slot; with armor, IR suppressors and engine health bars were both set to 100% (I doubt any of that matters, but that's for programmers to decide). First go around WITHOUT hardpoints, UV-26 was inoperable as described above. Second go WITH hardpoints, UV-26 worked normally. Third go around WITHOUT hardpoints again, same results as the first. Edited April 29, 2014 by Raptor9 Afterburners are for wussies...hang around the battlefield and dodge tracers like a man. DCS Rotor-Head
joey45 Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Did you resave the mission in 1.2.8? The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
ED Team Raptor9 Posted April 29, 2014 Author ED Team Posted April 29, 2014 Did you resave the mission in 1.2.8? Yep, sure did. Afterburners are for wussies...hang around the battlefield and dodge tracers like a man. DCS Rotor-Head
Flagrum Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 If you have the hardpoints disabled (="civilian" version), you also will have no flare dispensers installed. This is by design, I believe, as it is the same for the Huey. But the behaviour of the dispenser panel should be at least consistent with that, yes.
ED Team Raptor9 Posted May 2, 2014 Author ED Team Posted May 2, 2014 So you're saying that a Russian or Georgian Army Mi-8 without hardpoints installed is considered a "civilian" helicopter in DCS? If it's coded that way, that's silly. Afterburners are for wussies...hang around the battlefield and dodge tracers like a man. DCS Rotor-Head
GunfighterSIX Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 Is there a work around for this? I am sure there is a 0 we can change out for a 1 in some script or another. I just cant seem to find it. Our online group would really appreciate a fix for this. Having the hard points off saves a lot of weight on the aircraft. HHC, 229th AHB, 1st Cav Div http://1stcavdiv.conceptbb.com/
Flagrum Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 BST could perhaps implement the flare dispenser as a loadout option - similar to the ASO-2 of the MiG-21. But a workaround, a mod ... no, probably not that easy.
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