Laser9 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCEp_OOJy_Y As seen in the provided video, there is visible liquid in the whisky compass which is not present in the DCS A-10. There are also bubbles produced when the GAU-8 is fired. Is there any chance of this being simulated in the DCS A-10? Edited June 3, 2021 by Laser9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealius Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Fairly certain that's a malfunctioning whiskey compass, and not normal. Compasses with fluid should have little to no air in them, and that one looks like it has a major leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugel Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Hm, I´ve seen other videos with the compass going crazy when the gun fires, so it might be realistic. If it is, I think this would be a nice little detail in DCS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leg2ion Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Oh please no! More concerned with impact area, targets, current threat assessment to name but a few (and FPS) rather than watch some bubbles in a ball! 1 AMD Ryzen 5 5600X; ASUS ROG Strix X570-F, Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2x 32GB) 3600MHz; Seagate FireCuda 510 500GB M.2-2280 (OS); Samsung 860 EVO 2TB M.2-2280 (DCS); MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X 24GB OC GPU. TM Warthog Hotas; T.Flight Pedals; DelanClip/Trackhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 A whole bunch of people have commented on earlier requests referring to this video that a well maintained whiskey compass should not nearly show as many bubbles and that this particular one is in pretty bad shape and should be replaced/filled up. Having such an effect in DCS would look nice, but would probably not be representative of the fleet of well maintained aircraft out there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convexrook Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 next thing you know you are going to request to be able to wash your planes!! hahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglecash867 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 As Yurgon said, a properly maintained whiskey compass will not have air bubbles inside it. When there is air inside the compass to make bubbles, it means that the seals are leaking fluid. EVGA Z690 Classified, Intel i9 12900KS Alder Lake processor, MSI MAG Core Liquid 360R V2 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 64GB DDR5 6400 memory, EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultra 24GB video card, Samsung 980PRO 1TB M2.2280 SSD for Windows 10 64-bit OS, Samsung 980PRO 2TB M2.2280 SSD for program files, LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray burner. HOTAS Warthog, Saitek Pedals, HP Reverb G2. Partridge and pear tree pending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Would it be possible to improve the Hog compass during GAU-8 firing? Please see attached video. I really like the violent shaking of the compass in this video. Currently the simulated compass is not really noticing anything. Please see below. 1 I fly an A-10C II in VR and post my DCS journey on | Subscribe to my DCS A-10C channel Come check out the 132nd Virtual Wing | My 4090 VR Performance Optimization SYSTEM SPECS: Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RTX4090, Varjo Aero, VKB Gunfigher MKIII MCG Ultimate with 10cm extension,VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Throttle, VPC Control Panel #2, TM TPR Rudders. 64GB RAM, W10, Gametrix Jetseat, PointCTRL (currently broken), OpenKneeboard, Wacom Intuos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 tl;dr: it shouldn't do what it did in that video. Looks nice, but that particular compass was apparently not well maintained. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASAP Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I'd bet its becasue no pilot ever bothered to write it up to maintenance because they never look at it. Who's looking at a compass during a guns pass (or any other time your not completley electric out) anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Ahh. thanks. I did not search to see if others asked for it before. Good finds! Just read these other threads and I can't disagree with any of the shared opinions. In a forward unit during wartime I could understand that might actually happen. In DCS I use the older cockpit look and to me this maintenance worthy compass would fit in nicely. It really gives a nice additional feedback on the vibrations, same as short blurring of the HUD during firing. Just makes it a bit more real for me. On the other hand I understand if others would say the compass needs replacing and it could get on your nerves if you don't like it. I fly an A-10C II in VR and post my DCS journey on | Subscribe to my DCS A-10C channel Come check out the 132nd Virtual Wing | My 4090 VR Performance Optimization SYSTEM SPECS: Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RTX4090, Varjo Aero, VKB Gunfigher MKIII MCG Ultimate with 10cm extension,VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Throttle, VPC Control Panel #2, TM TPR Rudders. 64GB RAM, W10, Gametrix Jetseat, PointCTRL (currently broken), OpenKneeboard, Wacom Intuos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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