John Hargreaves Posted August 26, 2018 Posted August 26, 2018 I've just been watching the trailer for the helicopter pack sale, and these shots stood out to me. Can anyone give me some advice on how I could get the aircraft carrier to look so full and busy? Thanks chaps. i7-7700K/Gigabyte RTX2080/Win10 64bit/32Gb RAM/Asus Xonar DX+Sennheiser HD380pro headphones/LG 34" UM65 @2560x1080/TM Warthog+VKB MkIV Rudder pedals/Rift CV1
crazyeddie Posted August 26, 2018 Posted August 26, 2018 (edited) John Its very simple now. Open the Mission editor, Put your carrier on the map with a waypoint. Zoom in close to the carrier, you should now be able to see the deck area clearly. Go to the Add Static Objects Tab - Select Planes - Select F18 and put it on the ship, it will appear where you place it but will default to the center of the ship unless you do the following as well. Decide where you want it on the deck. Select Link Unit and link it to the ship (unit 001) Set the HEADING you want the F18 to face. Tick the Offset Fixation Box, this stop it defaulting back to the centre of the ship as you move to the next aircraft/helo If you have done everything correctly the ship will sail along with the F18 sat where you put it, if its not there you missed a step. You can select a skin in the normal way as you place the aircraft/helo, that skin may not show up in the small ME Window but it will be the right one in the game, I think that's just a small bug and it will get fixed I expect. There are also a couple of Mods out there now to add some flight deck vehs to the ship, the vehicles selection in the ME does not work when you place them on a ship, and there is, or was, a problem with the helo cargo as well, I don't know why. Edited August 26, 2018 by crazyeddie
John Hargreaves Posted August 26, 2018 Author Posted August 26, 2018 John Its very simple now. Open the Mission editor, Put your carrier on the map with a waypoint. Zoom in close to the carrier, you should now be able to see the deck area clearly. Go to the Add Static Objects Tab - Select Planes - Select F18 and put it on the ship, it will appear where you place it but will default to the center of the ship unless you do the following as well. Decide where you want it on the deck. Select Link Unit and link it to the ship (unit 001) Set the HEADING you want the F18 to face. Tick the Offset Fixation Box, this stop it defaulting back to the centre of the ship as you move to the next aircraft/helo If you have done everything correctly the ship will sail along with the F18 sat where you put it, if its not there you missed a step. You can select a skin in the normal way as you place the aircraft/helo, that skin may not show up in the small ME Window but it will be the right one in the game, I think that's just a small bug and it will get fixed I expect. There are also a couple of Mods out there now to add some flight deck vehs to the ship, the vehicles selection in the ME does not work when you place them on a ship, and there is, or was, a problem with the helo cargo as well, I don't know why. Nice one. Is this a more recent change? I tried to do something like you describe when I first got the Hornet, but zooming in to the carrier just showed the symbol rather than an aerial view. Anyway, I'm going to have a go in the morning, much obliged for the advice guys thanks i7-7700K/Gigabyte RTX2080/Win10 64bit/32Gb RAM/Asus Xonar DX+Sennheiser HD380pro headphones/LG 34" UM65 @2560x1080/TM Warthog+VKB MkIV Rudder pedals/Rift CV1
David OC Posted August 26, 2018 Posted August 26, 2018 There is a template mission file around here somewhere? Cannot find it:cry: You can always open up one of the Case 1 missions under the f-18 quick start missions and save it back to "MY missions" area so it doesn't get updated when updating the core sim. Then you can see how it's done and modify this to your liking or use as is. i7-7700K OC @ 5Ghz | ASUS IX Hero MB | ASUS GTX 1080 Ti STRIX | 32GB Corsair 3000Mhz | Corsair H100i V2 Radiator | Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe 500G SSD | Samsung 850 EVO 500G SSD | Corsair HX850i Platinum 850W | Oculus Rift | ASUS PG278Q 27-inch, 2560 x 1440, G-SYNC, 144Hz, 1ms | VKB Gunfighter Pro Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Download PDF Tutorial guides to help get up to speed with aircraft quickly and also great for taking a good look at the aircraft available for DCS before purchasing. Link
Strut Posted August 27, 2018 Posted August 27, 2018 Here : US NAVY DECK CREW MOD by Highwayman : https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=212966 Regards DL available skins here: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/?CREATED_BY=Strut Pictures of my Skins here: https://imgur.com/a/bOQyQqW [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Win10 64bit, Intel® Core i7-5820K CPU OC @ 4.50GHz x6, X99A GAMING PRO CARBON, MSI RTX 2080 TI GAMING X TRIO 11Gb, 32GB DDR4 RAM, SSD 960 EVO250GB, SSD 850 EVO 500GB, JetSeat, MFG Crosswind Pedals, VPC Mongoose T-50, TMWH, DSD ButtonBox, Pimax 5k XR/BE
PatientMental Posted August 27, 2018 Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) John Its very simple now. Open the Mission editor, Put your carrier on the map with a waypoint. Zoom in close to the carrier, you should now be able to see the deck area clearly. Go to the Add Static Objects Tab - Select Planes - Select F18 and put it on the ship, it will appear where you place it but will default to the center of the ship unless you do the following as well. Decide where you want it on the deck. Select Link Unit and link it to the ship (unit 001) Set the HEADING you want the F18 to face. Tick the Offset Fixation Box, this stop it defaulting back to the centre of the ship as you move to the next aircraft/helo If you have done everything correctly the ship will sail along with the F18 sat where you put it, if its not there you missed a step. You can select a skin in the normal way as you place the aircraft/helo, that skin may not show up in the small ME Window but it will be the right one in the game, I think that's just a small bug and it will get fixed I expect. There are also a couple of Mods out there now to add some flight deck vehs to the ship, the vehicles selection in the ME does not work when you place them on a ship, and there is, or was, a problem with the helo cargo as well, I don't know why. Added a way point & linked the static F/A-18 still cant zoom in on the carrier, what am i missing please? Edited August 27, 2018 by PatientMental
mvsgas Posted August 27, 2018 Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) Added a way point & linked the static F/A-18 still cant zoom in on the carrier, what am i missing please? In the mission editor? Look at the bottom of the screen for a tank symbol. [ATTACH]192732[/ATTACH] Edited August 27, 2018 by mvsgas To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
PatientMental Posted August 27, 2018 Posted August 27, 2018 In the mission editor? Look at the bottom of the screen for a tank symbol. Thanks the icon for model brought it up!
David OC Posted August 27, 2018 Posted August 27, 2018 Here is that CVN template for the Caucasus region. Or you can copy the layout onto a carrier on the PG map. i7-7700K OC @ 5Ghz | ASUS IX Hero MB | ASUS GTX 1080 Ti STRIX | 32GB Corsair 3000Mhz | Corsair H100i V2 Radiator | Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe 500G SSD | Samsung 850 EVO 500G SSD | Corsair HX850i Platinum 850W | Oculus Rift | ASUS PG278Q 27-inch, 2560 x 1440, G-SYNC, 144Hz, 1ms | VKB Gunfighter Pro Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Download PDF Tutorial guides to help get up to speed with aircraft quickly and also great for taking a good look at the aircraft available for DCS before purchasing. Link
John Hargreaves Posted August 27, 2018 Author Posted August 27, 2018 Ah yes, that little icon at the bottom is the secret so that it shows a plan view of the assets. Anyway, thanks guys, I have modified my little practice mission so that my carriers now have a bit of life on them. It seems that only certain static objects will show up on a carrier, but they look much better now with a few Harriers and Hornets around. i7-7700K/Gigabyte RTX2080/Win10 64bit/32Gb RAM/Asus Xonar DX+Sennheiser HD380pro headphones/LG 34" UM65 @2560x1080/TM Warthog+VKB MkIV Rudder pedals/Rift CV1
SharkBaztard Posted September 2, 2018 Posted September 2, 2018 Hey guys, I can see the carrier but after I place a static object on it the game crashes to desktop everytime..after about 20-30 sec, any ideas?
pixelpilot Posted September 2, 2018 Posted September 2, 2018 There seems to be a few of us getting CTD from the mission editor since the last round of updates, is yours only crashing out when trying to set up the carrier? I cant even put an aircraft on an airfield.
BoneDust Posted September 2, 2018 Posted September 2, 2018 Hey guys, I can see the carrier but after I place a static object on it the game crashes to desktop everytime..after about 20-30 sec, any ideas? 2.5.3.21153 Open Beta hotfix 2 should fix that issue. Alienware New Aurora R15 | Windows® 11 Home Premium | 64bit, 13thGen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9 13900KF(24-Core, 68MB| NVIDIA(R) GeForce RTX(TM) 4090, 24GB GDDR6X | 1 X 2TB SSD, 1X 1TB SSD | 64GB, 2x32GB, DDR5, 4800MHz | 1350W PSU, Alienware Cryo-tech (TM) Edition CPU Liquid Cooling power supply | Pimax Crystal VR
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