[BUG] VSL and PAL don't always work

[Reflected]

Sometimes VSL and PAL doesn't work after a cold start mission. Then I ask Jester to lock someone, and after that the former may work again. It's pretty random, but frequent. Anyone else?

[Redwing_204]

Yes, agreed - sometimes I'm not able to get VSL or PAL to work either.  (I came onto the forum this afternoon to ask about this very point, but spent a moment first looking around at previous topics before raising it, which is how I came across your post.)  It does seem very random, and relatively frequent - I find it occurs at least once a day for me (and I get between maybe 2 - 4 hours flight time in the tomcat, on average, per day).  I was not aware of the fix you propose above - recovering this VSL / PAL functionality after asking Jester to lock someone.  Will give it a try.  Thanks.

Edited July 2, 2021 by _Redwing_

[Naquaii]

In what way does it not work? Not all HUD modes show the indicators for them and they're limited in range as well. Also, using PLM might stop them from working as well as it has a higher priority.

[Redwing_204]

In my case, I do not get the roving cursor appearing over the HUD, nor (as far as I can tell) the functionality of locking a target within range.  What HUD mode would not show those indicators?  Maybe that's my problem. 

 

I appreciate these settings (PAL / VSL) are limited in range -- that's not the issue I'm raising here.  I also don't think the issue I'm raising has anything to do with PLM, in the sense that the circumstances in which PAL / VSL did not activate for me were independent of my trying to utilize PLM.  

[Naquaii]

Basically the indication on the HUD only works in A-A while those two indicators aren't used for anything else. So with Gun or Sidewinder selected they won't show as an example. They will still work however.

 

The reason I'm asking is that we've had people saying this in the past and it has turned out to be them assuming it doesn't work because they're not seeing the indications.

Not saying that is the case here though, just making sure.

[Redwing_204]

Thanks for this response.   Let me carry this information away.  I can’t swear I wasn’t experiencing this problem previously with a Sidewinder. 

[Spurts]

Just to add, I tend to see the sweeping indicator with Sidewinders Selected.  I have, in the past, had intermittent VSL not working for a few minutes then all of a sudden it does.  I have also, as a RIO, practiced getting a PSTT lock in a dogfight when VSL isn't working.

[Experimental_J73]

Resently I had the same issue that PLM and VSL were not working. I noticed that this was only after starting from Cold and Dark. After playing a bit with this furthermore I have noticed that this happend when the INS allignment did not finished with Jester. So e.g. if I started letting Jester do the INS allignment, but started TAXI before getting from Jester the 'Ready to TAXI' then it did not work. But when waiting finishing the INS till getting 'Ready to TAXI' from jester then PLM and VLS are working fine. (not sure if jester is then not finishing something when it is not getting allignment complete?). 

But this was my solution so far.......would be cool to hear if this is working for someone else....

[Reflected]

It just happened to me again. The solution was to ask jester to go silent then activate the radar again. 

[Silhou]

Hey everyone! We're really sorry for the lack of feedback on this thread. I've tracked the issue internally as DCSF14-475 and the dev team will look into it when able. Thank you very much for your reports!

[BMO]

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