How do I get mission with pod? noob needs help

[silent one]

Im a total noob so unsure how I get to train with the pod , or in fact any weapon in the beta thats not in a training mission. Theres no training missions and quick mission wont pick the pod setup. Is the only way using ht emission designer. Which is daunting and I can work it out currently. I cant see how I change my loadout either :(

 

any quick fixes or points to a tutorial would be hugely helpful. Yes I did do a search but didnt find anything so far.

[vu733gt]

Editor is powerful, check yt for tutorials on mission creation, you can add planes, edit loadouts...

[sirrah]

You can also change your loadout while standing on an allied airfield

 

Enter it through your radio menu "/" and select ground communications. When you select rearm/refuel a window will popup where you can change your loadout. Tpod can be selected under station 5 (centerline station)

[noisy_lightning]

If you have it or don't mind downloading it install discord and find the "Wingman finder" channel. There are message boards in there and voice chat and I am sure someone will be more than happy to help you out on a multilayer server.

 

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[silent one]

Thanks guys :)

[Cytarabine]

Just choose one of the weapons qualification missions and change your loadout (depending on whether you want to practice with JDAMs, JGBs or LMAVs just put them on the pylons, a Litening pod under the belly and you are away).

 

For my next sortie though I plan on doing the airfield strike mission from the campaign with a targeting pod and JDAMs, those pesky Shilka's and low-altitude SAMs will not bother me this time!

[dchriest]

You can also change your loadout while standing on an allied airfield

 

Enter it through your radio menu "/" and select ground communications. When you select rearm/refuel a window will popup where you can change your loadout. Tpod can be selected under station 5 (centerline station)

 

 

Or you can simply hit LAlt - ' to bring up the "Rearming and Refueling Window" (apparently only while on the ground at a friendly base that has the "resources") where you can load your plane up with anything you want. Took me a while to figure this out too...

 

 

What I did was just load up a targeting pod, some GBUs, Mavericks what have you, then went out and indiscriminately dropped them on whatever objects, vehicles and buildings I could find in the local area.

 

 

:pilotfly:

Edited August 21, 2019 by dchriest

[imacken]

Im a total noob so unsure how I get to train with the pod , or in fact any weapon in the beta thats not in a training mission. Theres no training missions and quick mission wont pick the pod setup. Is the only way using ht emission designer. Which is daunting and I can work it out currently. I cant see how I change my loadout either :(

 

any quick fixes or points to a tutorial would be hugely helpful. Yes I did do a search but didnt find anything so far.

 

Yes, it's a frustrating situation for newcomers or those not familiar with Mission Editor. As I have said in other posts, I don't know why the missions in tutorials can't simply be linked to in the many videos that are posted by Wags, Grim Reapers, Spud, RedKite, etc. I mean they must exist to do the tutorials, so hitting the save button and posting a link would really help those new to DCS and its beta functions.

Attached is a mission to test JDAMs and the TGP. (Just a modified version of one of the stock missions.)

I hope that helps you.