Can one cage a MAV after uncage?

[majapahit]

Can one cage a MAV after uncage?

 

So, when uncaged, sometimes the opportunity passes,

 

but I can only go to another MAV to start with a MAV caged.

 

Is WIP? Is normal behaviour? I missed something?

[Baaz]

Pressing "C" on the keyboard, or the appropriate binding, will both cage and uncage your MAV. If when you rollout your MAV is way off boresight, it may take a few seconds for it to return.

 

EDIT: I do believe the seeker of the MAV is still a WIP, and the return to boresight speeds may be part of that.

Edited December 14, 2018 by Baaz

[majapahit]

Actually it's a bit weirder (in my setup Openbeta latest)

 

select

- DDI L stores/Arm/AG

- DDI L designated

- select MAV(F)

- select MAV again (4 loaded 4 pilons) for TV

- DDI L says 'caged'

 

"C" does nothing, repeated C does nothing

"ENTER" (Throttle Designator Controller - Depress) uncages and groundtracks

hold "ENTER" + slew SLEW MAV

release "ENTER" ground tracks

"C" does nothing

'step' gives the next pilon and a freshly caged TV

 

?

 

Part must be WIP? But no cage/uncage "C"? I am forced to step to another pilon to have a caged MAV?

 

(NB. I don't like the slewing (WIP) so I fly the diamond on the target and press/release 'depress' ENTER which then locks the near target, if there's no succesful lock, I go around but need to 'step' to another pilon to get a caged MAV)

 

BTW - Absolutely GREAT plane sofar. Well done DCS.

Edited December 15, 2018 by majapahit

[majapahit]

admin appearantly added [CANNOT REPRODUCE] in the header.

now what :) ?

I'll do a repair see what happens

Edited December 15, 2018 by majapahit

[crazysundog]

Same mav-f behavior here...

 

If I click cage/uncage enough it will eventually slew back to boresight.

 

It seems wonky, but is a WIP

[majapahit]

admin appearantly added [CANNOT REPRODUCE] in the header.

?

******* SOLVED *******

 

old

Keyboard.diff.lua

 

messing up

had to re-assign bindings fresh,

 

sorry about that

Edited December 17, 2018 by majapahit

[chouclak]

And how ?

 

How do you repare your problem ???

[BoneDust]

We have had the same issue.

 

First MAV times out...fire it and the next MAV has black screen and cannot be uncaged. We haven't been able to correlate a specific action to uncage the second or third MAV. We've cycled trough the stores page, stepped through the missiles, turn DDI on/off. The MAV works again but it is very random; not a keyboard issue on our end.

[majapahit]

How do you repare your problem ???

delete the

Keyboard.diff.lua

 

in

 

"c:\Users\<your username>\

..\Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\FA-18C_hornet\keyboard\Keyboard.diff.lua"

 

and then you'll rebind the key definitions fresh whatever you think worthwhile.

(I for one define a key to 'emergency jetison' and such and the A/P buttons )

 

my Keyboard.diff.lua was about whatever, 5-10 updates, old and when I chked the contents I found double bindings and anomalies (obsolete definition f.i.), which apparently generate weird effects in DCS.

 

If you're not quite sure what all your ADDED KEY-bindings were (hence '.diff'), before you delete, load the game, go to controls and do an 'export to html' so you have a record.

 

 

BTW also, this particular 'cage' "C" command is one of those 'do not tap, push slow' commands/buttons, which might be weighing in here.

Edited December 17, 2018 by majapahit