Community A-4E-C

[Helles Belle]

@Ducatipaul see this post

 

 

Edited April 23, 2021 by Helles Belle

[Ducatipaul]

Hey Helles,

I downloaded 2.7 onto another hard drive due to limited space, Opened it up and couldn't see  a "saved games" file so I put it straight into "mods/aircraft folder,  pretty sure am doing something "basic" wrong LOL (not the most computer literate person in the world),

[Rudel_chw]

5 minutes ago, Ducatipaul said:

 

I downloaded 2.7 onto another hard drive due to limited space, Opened it up and couldn't see  a "saved games" file so I put it straight into "mods/aircraft folder, 

the A-4 should be installed within /saved games/dcs/mods/aircraft ... if you place it anywhere else it won’t work. Read the install instructions carefully:
 

https://heclak.github.io/community-a4e-c/

 

 

[Helles Belle]

@Ducatipaul No worries

As @Rudel_chw says, it's got to go in the saved games folder.

 

I have DCS installed on a dedicated drive, (F: drive), and the saved games folder on C drive. It will work.

 

I'll forgive you as you ride an Italian motorcycle....... that's punishment enough.  

[Ducatipaul]

Thanks guys  will work on it tomorrow and let you know

[JNelson]

1 hour ago, Ducatipaul said:

Hey Folks,

Got question/problem someone may be able to help me with, 

Downloaded the A4 file, placed it in the DCS aircraft file, started DCS up and got "The following DLCs are not authorised and will be disabled: A-4E-C " msg, I opened DCS and went to installed modules and it shows up there, went to mission editor and opened the aircraft drop down box and its not there, am I missing something..? 

 

TIA, 

Cheers,

Paul

You installed it in the wrong place, check the instructions again.

 

Oops people already gave you the answer. Nevermind.

Edited April 23, 2021 by JNelson

[Jef Costello]

4 hours ago, Ducatipaul said:

Hey Folks,

Got question/problem someone may be able to help me with, 

Downloaded the A4 file, placed it in the DCS aircraft file, started DCS up and got "The following DLCs are not authorised and will be disabled: A-4E-C " msg, I opened DCS and went to installed modules and it shows up there, went to mission editor and opened the aircraft drop down box and its not there, am I missing something..? 

 

TIA, 

Cheers,

Paul

Here we go:

"

• Unzip the contents of the A-4E-C folder in the zip into the following folder: C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS
• If you have installed other DCS World mods, you might already have the Mods and aircraft folders indicated in the file path. If this is the case, merge the A-4E-C folder into any existing folders, so as to avoid overwriting any other DCS modules you might have installed in these folders."
• quoted from:
• https://heclak.github.io/community-a4e-c/
• Cheers
• Jef

OOps just saw all the answers, but keep the link with precious info

Edited April 23, 2021 by Jef Costello

[CarbonFox]

Placed the A-4 into the Mods/aircraft folder in my Saved Games folder. I had performed a cleanup and repair of DCS a few days ago. Not sure if that's playing a part in the mod not appearing at all.

 

UPDATE: Nevermind. I got it working.

Edited April 23, 2021 by CarbonFox

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Sorry for the noob question, if I find a bug or I have some suggestions, where should I post them to?

 

Thank you.

[JNelson]

16 minutes ago, VFGiPJP said:

Sorry for the noob question, if I find a bug or I have some suggestions, where should I post them to?

 

Thank you.

https://github.com/heclak/community-a4e-c/issues

 

Thanks.

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Thank you.

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Noob question: how to use radio to contact an AI Super Carrier?

[razo+r]

21 minutes ago, VFGiPJP said:

Noob question: how to use radio to contact an AI Super Carrier?

You tune the radio to the correct frequency and then use the radio button to call him

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Roger!

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Radio or communication button? Should I use "Easy Communication"?

[LCO489]

17 hours ago, VFGiPJP said:

Radio or communication button? Should I use "Easy Communication"?

 

You'll have to bind a button to Radio Push to Talk PTT on controls. No need for easy communication.

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Thanks

[Quekel]

Noticed that some controls are not working for example I binded Doppler Radar Mode CW and CCW, but both are not working when I press the binded buttons. Noticed the same on the AFCS panel

[ASW]

Why do I need the NAVPAC function on BDHI NAV COMPUTER-TACAN-NAVPAC? And what does the thin arrow on the BDHI show? I couldn't find this information anywhere.

[TBear]

 

 

 

Edited May 2, 2021 by TBear

[jacobs]

7 hours ago, ASW said:

Why do I need the NAVPAC function on BDHI NAV COMPUTER-TACAN-NAVPAC? And what does the thin arrow on the BDHI show? I couldn't find this information anywhere.

 

I don't know what NAVPAC is, maybe it's not implemented yet.

 

If you set this switch to COMPUTER, the BDHI arrow will point to selected waypoint on the navigation radar. You have 2 waypoints, D1 and D2. So for instance if you select D2 and the switch is on computer, than the arrow will point to the D2 direction.

 

Following this same logic, if the switch is in tacan position, than the arrow will point in direction of the tacan channel selected on the tacan panel.

[dmatsch]

On 4/23/2021 at 11:30 AM, CarbonFox said:

Placed the A-4 into the Mods/aircraft folder in my Saved Games folder. I had performed a cleanup and repair of DCS a few days ago. Not sure if that's playing a part in the mod not appearing at all.

 

UPDATE: Nevermind. I got it working.

 

May I please ask how you got it working?  Mine isn't showing up either

dmatsch - update:  I completely removed and reinstalled DCS.  Everything was going haywire with the update.

Edited May 6, 2021 by dmatsch
update

[Doc3908]

Hi,

I can't seem to bind the A-4's (v.2) hook up/down action to my Warthog. The configuration utility makes the assignments to the appropriate throttle switches, but the switches do nothing. Tried different switches - same result. Even tried the stick and still no-go. I have a similar problem with the master-arm switch. Everything else (LG, flaps, spoilers, etc.) binds and works just fine. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong? Has anyone else tried to bind the hook to a switch?

Thanks,

Doc

 

By the way, it would be nice if there was a toggle for the hook (like there is for the LG). Otherwise you need either a 3-way switch or two separate switches for the hook-up and the hook-down. 

[MAXsenna]

Hi,
I can't seem to bind the A-4's (v.2) hook up/down action to my Warthog. The configuration utility makes the assignments to the appropriate throttle switches, but the switches do nothing. Tried different switches - same result. Even tried the stick and still no-go. I have a similar problem with the master-arm switch. Everything else (LG, flaps, spoilers, etc.) binds and works just fine. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong? Has anyone else tried to bind the hook to a switch?
Thanks,
Doc
 
By the way, it would be nice if there was a toggle for the hook (like there is for the LG). Otherwise you need either a 3-way switch or two separate switches for the hook-up and the hook-down. 

There are DIY ways to edit the Lua to make this works.
Have a look in the T-45 mod thread where some has put some examples. I'm trying to learn his to myself.
Search for@LeCuvier's guide in the forum.
Cheers!

Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk

[LeCuvier]

You will find the tutorial here: https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/270080-lua-editing-for-additional-key-binds-tutorial-no-discussion-here-please/?tab=comments#comment-4646929

However I tried the tailhook UP/DOWN command and it works fine here. I just downloaded the A4 files and created the main bindings plus tail hook. All bindings work fine.