Mission 5

[Aa416295]

That was mean... and I loved it....

[Reflected]

Spoiler

You mean the HUD? Did you use acls or just went for the approach?

 

[Aa416295]

 

Spoiler

Yeah. After it died, I was sweating all the way back to the boat. I couldn't get the ACLS to work, so I did it using the HUD repeater, and boltered on the first try, then got in on a visual circuit after that. Very stressful!

 

[Reflected]

Wow, that's impressive, well done!

[JupiterJoe]

This mission starts at Midnight and yet the brief describes a Case I departure:  "Start your engines, taxi to the catapult and launch. Fly on BRC and maintain 300 KIAS at 500' MSL until you're outside 7 miles DME,   then go button 2 and check in with Wizard."

Shouldn't it be Case III departure procedures?

[winghunter]

I went in manual, boltered. Jester said something about the engine. In the first bank after bolter i get a flameout on the left engine few hundred feet above water. I had no chance to recover it went into a left stall and became a Seacat. Very scary. In wonder if the left engine out was scripted? I had enough fuel for sure.

Track file

https://www.transfernow.net/dl/202312180MgeG5sL

[Reflected]

No, it was not scripted. 

[jmarso]

Heh. No HUD, no big deal. Flew back to the boat, couldn't get ACLS to work, flew a really nice approach then lost the bubble at the end and had a ramp strike attempting to wave off in close. Game over, man. Game over! (But Mission Accomplished!  )

[Reflected]

1 hour ago, jmarso said:

Heh. No HUD, no big deal. Flew back to the boat, couldn't get ACLS to work, flew a really nice approach then lost the bubble at the end and had a ramp strike attempting to wave off in close. Game over, man. Game over! (But Mission Accomplished!  )

Imagine being a Phantom pilot. No HUD ever.  

[jmarso]

I look forward to that eventually. We also need a good Vietnam map!

[speed-of-heat]

On 6/19/2021 at 4:14 PM, Aa416295 said:

That was mean... and I loved it....

Came here to say this... Very mean indeed!!!

[Reflected]

It’s a heartfelt gift for all you HUD cripples out there  *evil laugh*

Edited April 3, 2024 by Reflected

[PhantomHans]

I can't even get this mission to load.  Constantly freezing at "Sim Post Start".
I started turning graphics down but even with my settings at "Fleet Defender" I can't get the mission to load!

I tried opening it in the mission editor to poke around and all I noted was a real odd loadout on the F/A-18s.  AIM-9 on one wingtip, Harpoons on different pylons, a twin AIM-9 rail with a single missile on one wing?

Makes me wonder if my F-14s are loading with the correct weapons now...3x AIM-9, 2x AIM-7, 1x AIM-54C?

But won't matter if I can't get the mission to load.  Starting to think the SC module is bugged badly.

[speed-of-heat]

It certainly loads for me... As of yesterday on the latest build... Any mods?

[PhantomHans]

1 hour ago, speed-of-heat said:

It certainly loads for me... As of yesterday on the latest build... Any mods?

None.

Tried deleting the Metashaders2 and FXO folder contents several times while adjusting graphics settings and eventually it just decided to start working.  No idea why.

[PhantomHans]

Spoiler

Oh and the landing was interesting...

DCS seems to be VERY VERY DARK at night compared to lots of other flight sims, at least to me.  Managed to get her landed on my first try but it was not what I would call a really pretty approach and I probably should have gone around to try again another time and wound up with a one wire.

TBH after the little 8 vs. 2 I thought I was charging into I didn't expect the landing to be the hard part.

 

[Reflected]

It loads for me too, try running a slow repair.

Edited April 5, 2024 by Reflected

[Jayhawk1971]

vor 3 Stunden schrieb PhantomHans:

I can't even get this mission to load.  Constantly freezing at "Sim Post Start".
I started turning graphics down but even with my settings at "Fleet Defender" I can't get the mission to load!

I tried opening it in the mission editor to poke around and all I noted was a real odd loadout on the F/A-18s.  AIM-9 on one wingtip, Harpoons on different pylons, a twin AIM-9 rail with a single missile on one wing?

Makes me wonder if my F-14s are loading with the correct weapons now...3x AIM-9, 2x AIM-7, 1x AIM-54C?

But won't matter if I can't get the mission to load.  Starting to think the SC module is bugged badly.

I had something similar happen in another Tomcat campaign recently. In my case, for some reason, DCS couldn't load/ find the player skin anymore, and froze. Doing a slow repair fixed the issue in my case.

You can try by opening the mission in the mission editor and choose a different skin for your aircraft.

[speed-of-heat]

Finally managed to trap and proove i'm not a HUD cripple ... (well not much) 

[JupiterJoe]

Shouldn't my wingman have his formation lights on?

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[Reflected]

I have no control over the AI’s lights but no, he’s flying form on you not the other way around

[Hammer_251]

I have never used the ACLS in the F-14 maybe to prove I was better than that. However I did not expect a HUD malfunction and yes I do use the HUD. Long story short, boltered twice and caught the 1-wire on the third attempt! HUGE sigh of RELIEF!!!!! BTW, I did get past the mission 1 bug by retracting the nose gear.  I have reported it but no response from ED.

  Anyhow, enjoying the campaign and SO GLAD TO STILL BE ALIVE! Hopefully I'll survive to the end...

  Cheers Reflected.

[Reflected]

We’re all hud cripples aren’t we?

[JupiterJoe]

On 7/25/2024 at 12:24 AM, Reflected said:

I have no control over the AI’s lights but no, he’s flying form on you not the other way around

 

[Reflected]

1 hour ago, JupiterJoe said:

 

I meant in real life. In real life the wingman doesn't turn on their formation lights. But it's still moot as I still don't have control over the AI's lights.