Multi-Player with Multiple FACs

[flyco]

I have produced a Mission for our Group which uses up to 4 x F-14s for CAP, up to 4 x F-18s for SEAD, and up to 8 x A-10s for CAS, with FAC provided by 6 x FACs, using the standard DCS FAC setup. Each FAC operates on a different frequency, although some targets are shared.

 

When I test it as a singleton F-18 or A-10, all FACs respond as expected and identify and mark all required targets. However, when our group flew it, the FACs stopped responding quite early on, and even seemed to transmit some messages twice, with about 2 seconds between each, so that they overlapped. By the end of the mission, when most of our ac had departed the area, they appeared to come back on line, albeit intermittently.

 

I suspect that the multiple units, responding simultaneously (although on different frequencies to different ac) were overloading the FAC ability of DCS. Has anyone else experienced anything similar or can suggest any other reason, or a solution.

 

As I say, I use the standard DCS FAC procedure, and wonder whether the CTLD system might produce better results.

[S D]

Good luck getting most standard game features like that to work in MP. CTLD is definatly the easiest and most reliable way for MP FAC. MOOSE has the same functionality plus alot more, but you need to have a little more scripting know how to get this set up correctly for MP.

[Pikey]

Sounds for sure overlap and I dont think there is a workaround that doesn't include using messaging. I can only agree with Shadow that CTLD is the easiest no brainer for the actual serving of the details. DCS FAC isn't really great once you stack a few up, but without more information on the miz, it's impossible not to throw guesses out and ask if you checked your frequencies were all segmented thoroughly.