Noob lost his countermeasures

[DimSim]

All my AV8 missions start with zero flares and chaff now.

If I visit the Prog page for ECM, all dispensers read zero.

Requesting re-arm on runway shows sliders but count does not increase after re-arm.

 

The counter measures training mission appears to be the only one with them.

Please help a noob recover his countermeasures. I'm not sure what I did.

Edited June 2, 2020 by DimSim

[JackHammer89]

I think you have to load them via kneeboard... maybe. Which is "K" or RShift + K. Then cycle through the pages with [ and ] until you find the countermeasures.

[Wakeshift]

user-made missions or packaged ones?

 

If user-made, open in the Mission Editor and check your unit stores/loadout. Should be able to set quantity there. Sounds like an update or something changed this on you, but I haven't seen it on mine, so I'm not sure.

 

As JackHammer said, in order to change the absolute or relative quantity during a mission, you have to do it via kneeboard. The rearm window will only replenish the existing setup.

 

Good luck and report back

[DimSim]

Thanks, I didn't know about kneeboard. I'll check that soon.

 

Yes, this occurs for both user and official missions.

If I try to change loadout in the mission editor, the flares and chaff are dimmed out, but I can otherwise create and change weapon loadout.

[DimSim]

Still not sure what I'm supposed to do.

I'm attaching a screenshot of my cockpit display and kneeboard.

 

I started this mission with engine off as per knee board. This is the Instant Action "Caucasus - Cold and Dark" mission.

Pressing RAlt + RShift + # toggles between Chaff and Flares for each slot on kneeboard, but has no other effect.

 

My game appears to be corrupt somehow, however I have switched back to Normal, not Beta version and verified files in Steam.

I'm attaching a screenshot of kneeboard after loading the same Cold and Dark mission a few times.

 

 

Update: I tried deleting the entire game config from saved games and uninstalled the DLC via steam, verified by AV8BNA folder gone. Re-installed DLC and issue remains!

Edited June 3, 2020 by DimSim

[Wakeshift]

That's puzzling for sure. At this point, 1 more thing to test:

 

- in the Instant Action example, after setting the countermeasures quantities in the kneeboard, does a rearm load them for you? In other words, does the kneeboard change the settings, and then the rearm function executes the order?

[DimSim]

I tried changing the flares and chaff on kneeboard then did rearm/refuel. Still zero chaff and flares.

 

 

I completely deleted entire DCS game and config files. Reinstalled to different hard drive. Tested, and still zero! (definitely fresh game, nothing was configured and had to use default key binds to test)

 

 

:(

[DimSim]

Can someone please verify that my experience is unusual?

Just start the AV8B in Instant Action - On Ramp or Cold and Dark missions and observe the countermeasures configuration on MFD. Also look at the kneeboard to see if the weapon section is blank or has strange numbers/letters.