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Flying F-18 and Wingman, Singleplayer, VR mode, Last DCS update released January 20: Aircraft AI. S-3B refueling lights in VR is always broken. Wingman problem during refueling the filling time is too long or stuck with S-3B and also KC 135 , if you have the third wingman it gets stuck in the refueling phase without releasing anymore.

AI aircraft now get stuck at the tanker with this latest patch. The attached trk is a training mission I have been using for a while now without problems until now. Takeoff from carrier, go bomb something at the island target range, hit a kc-130 for some gas, then go south and do some air to air with the air force, back to the ship at the end of a 1:15 cycle, with other ai flights doing their own 'training' too. The other ai flight of this cycle used to do their thing just fine at the tanker and then leave so that my flight can get a drink. Now with this new patch, ai aircraft are getting stuck at the tanker and not leaving. That F18 on the right drogue is totally stuck there. Also, this new 25-degree bank turn feature for refueling aircraft is completely unrealistic and makes a hard task unrealistically harder than it needs to be. According to ATP-56A, the NATO air to air refueling manual, the anchor pattern should be 50nm minimum length, and 20nm wide. 20 nautical miles wide. These tight 25-degree bank turns do not make a 20nm mile wide holding pattern (Annex 4A, Figure 4A Anchor Pattern). The previous 10-degree bank turns were much more realistic for a tanker in a tanker track. Please undo whatever these recent updates were and just go back to the old code. Refueling worked much better before than with these 'improvements' the last couple of patches. Please. RefuellingBug_.trk

Having a problem with a few missions where AI aircraft either get right to the probe and won't connect or they seem to just refuel forever without finishing since the last patch. Am I special or is anybody else seeing this as well?

NOTE: I do not believe this is a DCS defect, however this behaviour commonly occurs when in DCS Problem At least twice a week (at times much more - i play DCS every evening) and within the first 15minutes of a SPlayer VR DCS session the following has been occurring over the last year - Black Screen, Fans 100 percent, hard-reset or power-cycle is the only option to restart (12VHPWR sense pin LED indicates normal signal) History I first encountered this issues last year with a new gaming rig however windows event viewer was reporting WHEA errors - in response i RMA'd the 4090 which turned out to have bad capacitors. About 3 months after installing the new 4090, i again started to encounter the same behaviour with similar frequency and symptoms. Just prior to black screen event, the Windows Event viewer reported the nebulous and useless Event ID 56 ACPI 2. I was able to eliminate this event from being reported by Windows by setting NVCPL to prefer max performance and restart (no fast start) PC prior to any DCS session. Over the last 10months i have tried many settings to resolve or at least minimize (see below). Currently the Windows Event Viewer reports (albeit with a timestamp nowhere near the black screen event) \Device\Video3 UCodeReset TDR occurred on GPID: 100. What i have tried to solve or at least mitigate Variations of this behaviour is littered en mass in forums across the internet (NVidia, Reddit, Overclock.net, etc.); as such and as expected with anything on the internet, the unstructured responses, recommendations, etc wildly vary from moronic, insulting, helpful. There is of course no systemic solution as influencing hardware, software, OS & BIOS configuration varies materially enough that a resolution for one particular person's ecosystem does not work for others. Removed all useless bloatware e.g. gamebars, overlays, RGB crap software, razer trash, armoury crate toiletware, ... NVCleanStall 552.44 driver; Disable Telemetry, disabled NVIDIA HD Audio Device sleep timer, enable Msg Sig Interrupts (default, High Priority) BIOS, Disable PCIe Native Power Management & ASPM, Enable Resizeable BAR, power limits set to Intel spec for 13700K Windows 10: Disabled hardware accelerated GPU scheduling, Disable PCIe link Power Management, TDR delay to 15seconds, no fast start on boot NVCPL: Neg Load Bias Allow, Prefer Max Performance NOTE: Have not tried the more controversial settings such as turning off C-State in BIOS Power Supply: MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 (12VHPWR) GPU: ASUS TUF RTX 4090 GAMING w/ latest (23-2-22) VGA Bios. I use the anti-sag adjustable support brace (although a stupid design by asus) to help support the card and (hopefully) avoid slot contact issues that might lead to the behaviour i am experiencing. AC Power: I don't use my UPS as it is only 900Watt, instead using a high quality monster power surge protector. Not sure how sensitive the MSI power supply is to voltage variations (while under higher than normal load) in wall power? I do, of course, actively profile and log all relevant sensors via HWINFO and i use the Remi Mercier's FanControl (github) for all heat mgt. Nothing recorded is ever out of temp, voltage, etc bounds for any measured component when the black screen occurs At my wits end with this and truly hoping i don't have to RMA my 4090 again.

Blades of Steel - Syria [Helicopter Sandbox] - by Element All Helo Modules (Single or Multiplayer) After the Syrian President was assassinated, that country fell into civil war as various groups fight for power. The city of Damascus is currently under siege by ruthless insurgents. Major airports and Syrian strongholds have been captured. As part of the Combined Joint Task Force (blue) we are to push the insurgents (red) out of Damascus and return peace to the city. Blades of Steel - is a PvE sandbox operation for all current DCS World helicopter modules and Syria Map. While I did develop this mission mainly for the huey and transport ops I do have missions and targets for more advanced helo modules such as sam sites, convoys, airfields, ect. You are able to play many different rolls from troop transport ops to recapturing airfields to completing ground strikes/attacks. Mission can also be play in singleplayer or multiplayer. This mission will provide hours and hours of flying fun with over 100+ different LZs for transport ops an even an option for Live Player Stats using my already included and installed EasyStats script. Features: - 100+ LZs for Troop Transport Ops - Troop Insertions - Troop Extractions - LZ's will smoke during the day and Flare at Night time.. - Combat Search and Rescue Operations (CSAR) - Ground Attack / Strike Missions - EasyStats for live player stats To Enable LIVE STATS You will need to edit your MissionScripting.lua file. Edit your MissionScripting.lua ("C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Scripts") so EasyStats may create and save data. Comment out sanitizeModule('os'), sanitizeModule('io'), sanitizeModule('lfs'), and require It should look something like this... do --sanitizeModule('os') --sanitizeModule('io') --sanitizeModule('lfs') require = nil loadlib = nil end Strike / Ground Attack Missions Use menu to check for the latest targets for your unit. Also use F10 map to pinpoint its location. These will include convoys, SAM & EWR sites, as well as airfields and road outposts ect. Troop Transport Operations (DO NOT USE CTLD IF SELECTING ONE OF THESE MISSIONS) Inserts, Extractions, CSAR If you choose one of these roles and if troops are required they will be loaded and/or spawned automatically. No need to load troops via CTLD menu. Plan your route wisely! After you are assigned a mission and doing a transport operation be sure to check the F10 map so you may avoid problematic areas such as SAM sites, outposts, and strike/ground operation areas as they may provide a serious threat to your Huey or Mi8. You may wish to go around to avoid these areas during your mission. Manually Loading Infantry Troops - CTLD Menu Transport helos also have the options to transport troops into battle at any one of the current Strike / Ground Attack operations. Just be sure to drop troops within 3000 Meters of a target and troops will march and attack target. Check out the F10 Map for current ground/attack missions. Use the CTLD -> Transport menu to load troops. Most of these operations will be very tough for transport helios alone. Load troops at White Smoke at airfields or anywhere on a FARP. Things to Know: Ambush Attacks: Uh1 Hueys and Mi8s will need to stay vigilant as its very possible you may be attacked randomly by insurgents while in Enemy Territory. SAM Threats: SAM Threats are very likely , fast and low is the way to go when performing troop transport ops Download Blades of Steel Syria - By Element Support Developer - If you enjoy this mission or any other my other missions and/or scripts please consider supporting! Enjoy!! Element ********************* Updates / Change Logs 12-10-2020 - LZ's fill smoke during the day, and flare during night time ops 12-11-2020 - Fixed bug with CSAR tasks 12-15-2020 - Added 10 Addls CSAR LZs 6-16-2021 - Added the New Mi-24P Hind & Added the latest version of Easy Stats