dresoccer4 Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 Hey there, can someone point me to instructions on how to control planes in Combined Arms? I'm struggling to get them to fly where i want and attack who i want. Or simply cancel orders. Like I click "stop attack" and he very much does not stop his attack. Thanks for any tips. 1 Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
AH6OY Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) Maybe give waypoints out of where the plane is triggered along with cancelling the red condition. You can say cease fire but if he's reurn fire or condition red he's going after what's there. There's also his trigger area but I'm not sure if it's editable. Good luck. Edited August 23, 2021 by AH6OY
dresoccer4 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Posted August 24, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 7:22 AM, AH6OY said: Maybe give waypoints out of where the plane is triggered along with cancelling the red condition. You can say cease fire but if he's reurn fire or condition red he's going after what's there. There's also his trigger area but I'm not sure if it's editable. Good luck. thanks. but what i really need is precise instructions from either official manuals or guides. can someone point me to this info? thanks Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
Callsign112 Posted August 24, 2021 Posted August 24, 2021 I'm definitely not the authority on CA, and TBH I never tried what your asking. But my understanding is that Combined Arms lets you control ground units while your in a plane. It also lets you designate targets for real players in planes when you are in multi-player. I did a copy/paste from the CA webpage. DCS: Combined Arms gives you control of ground forces during the battle. Use the Command Map to move ground forces, set artillery fire missions, and control the ground battle. I recently found out that this also includes naval assets too Assume the role of a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) in multiplayer and designate targets for player-controlled close air support aircraft, or directly control armor vehicles or air defense weapons and engage the enemy. Play DCS: Combined Arms as a real time strategy game, a first person armor warfare game, or direct the ground battle from the cockpit of a DCS aircraft like the A-10C Warthog, Ka-50 Black Shark, or P-51D Mustang. But you can still do what you want in a way though through the mission editor. So when you go to set up your mission, add the planes you want with all the needed logic. This can include things like trigger zones where a plane takes off and does something after being triggered. So while your controlling the ground war, the AI planes will complete the logic you give them in the back ground. It would be great if Combined Arms users could access the mission editor from the F10 map when in single player mode. Not sure how hard that would be to implement, but in the case you are describing for example, it would be useful to be able to enter the ME from the F10 map to make any needed adjustments without having to exit the mission.
Callsign112 Posted August 24, 2021 Posted August 24, 2021 You have probably already seen this, but in case you haven't it is a really good place to start for basic control of ground units. There are other YouTube guides out there that go into things with a bit more detail. 1
darkman222 Posted August 29, 2021 Posted August 29, 2021 I just play CA for fun. So I am no expert either. There is a server called "kirks hangar". Its a very blue biased server Time and again it spawns 4 red Mig 21. I can contol them just like ground units. They follow the path, they attack whom I assign them to. But they dont stop attacks, and I cant remove targets. Maybe you want to do quick check on this server if you can do what you expect to do, then investigate further. 1
dresoccer4 Posted August 29, 2021 Author Posted August 29, 2021 19 minutes ago, darkman222 said: I just play CA for fun. So I am no expert either. There is a server called "kirks hangar". Its a very blue biased server Time and again it spawns 4 red Mig 21. I can contol them just like ground units. They follow the path, they attack whom I assign them to. But they dont stop attacks, and I cant remove targets. Maybe you want to do quick check on this server if you can do what you expect to do, then investigate further. i can assign targets as well, but i want to be able to call them off like good trained dogs. if they won't listen to you as supreme commander then something is wrong. or we're just missing some key commands there needs to be a manual or tutorial somewhere 1 Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
darkman222 Posted August 29, 2021 Posted August 29, 2021 Yeah you are right. On that server it happens that I end up having them assigned to 3 targets. But not able to remove the targets. Maybe its bugged. CA does not get too much love from ED recently. 1
Callsign112 Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 3 hours ago, darkman222 said: I just play CA for fun. So I am no expert either. There is a server called "kirks hangar". Its a very blue biased server Time and again it spawns 4 red Mig 21. I can contol them just like ground units. They follow the path, they attack whom I assign them to. But they dont stop attacks, and I cant remove targets. Maybe you want to do quick check on this server if you can do what you expect to do, then investigate further. 3 hours ago, dresoccer4 said: i can assign targets as well, but i want to be able to call them off like good trained dogs. if they won't listen to you as supreme commander then something is wrong. or we're just missing some key commands there needs to be a manual or tutorial somewhere So how do you call up the AI planes when in single player mode? Can you do that from the F10 map, or do you have to add them in the mission editor first? I am assuming that the MP server has included AI aircraft on the map.
darkman222 Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 In SP and MP you need a game master or tactical commander slot created / enabled. You'd pick it then you can command all controlable vehicles via the F10 map. 1
Callsign112 Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 @darkman222, thanks but my point was more about the planes themselves. Do the planes have to be placed on the map in the mission editor, or can you add AI planes from F10 map to control?
dresoccer4 Posted August 30, 2021 Author Posted August 30, 2021 23 minutes ago, Callsign112 said: @darkman222, thanks but my point was more about the planes themselves. Do the planes have to be placed on the map in the mission editor, or can you add AI planes from F10 map to control? yes you must add them in the mission editor first 1 Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
Callsign112 Posted August 31, 2021 Posted August 31, 2021 That is what I thought, thanks. So how intricate is the control? Do you have the same control as in the mission editor?
dresoccer4 Posted August 31, 2021 Author Posted August 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Callsign112 said: That is what I thought, thanks. So how intricate is the control? Do you have the same control as in the mission editor? how intricate is the control of what like the mission editor? Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
Callsign112 Posted August 31, 2021 Posted August 31, 2021 2 hours ago, dresoccer4 said: how intricate is the control of what like the mission editor? No, how intricate is the control of planes from combined arms? I didn't know that you can control planes with combined arms, but then again I never tried it. So I guessing it works just like if you are in the mission editor?
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