LanceCriminal86 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 U to hook up, Shift-U to launch. At night you'd switch on all external lights to launch. Heatblur Rivet Counting Squad™ VF-11 and VF-31 1988 [WIP] VF-201 & VF-202 [WIP] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Jockey Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 50 minutes ago, AG-51_Razor said: I have looked through the Docs in the F-14 section of the DCS World folder and cannot find any reference to how to get a plane - Tomcat, Hornet or even the Skyhawk - hooked up to the catapult and launched off the Forrestal. Where would I find that? Does it differ between the Hornet and Tomcat? Is the Skyhawk different as well? In the F-14B Manual 1.0 at DCS documents, there's a brief procedure at page 188 - usually at: C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\F14\Docs Then there's the more detailed procedure at Chuck's F-14B manual from page 185 onwards: https://www.mudspike.com/chucks-guides-dcs/ Hangar FC3 | F-14A/B | F-16C | F/A-18C | MiG-21bis | Mirage 2000C ... ... JA 37 | Kfir | MiG-23 | Mirage IIIE Mi-8 MTV2 system i7-4790 K , 16 GB DDR3 , GTX 1660 Ti 6GB , Samsung 860 QVO 1TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealius Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 After how long should the flood lights shut off at night? I noticed that after a first round of AI launches, the flood lights shut off after a few minutes. After the second round of AI launches, the flood lights stayed on permanently and didn't shut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz000 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I would think 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, same as when case 3 goes into effect, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz000 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) For the "look" Heatblur was going for, it looks very accurate to me. She (Navy ships are always a she) can also be seen with fresh paint but that isn't the "look" Heatblur was aiming for. So, much like a lot of things in the fighter pilot world "it depends" Edited October 29, 2021 by Baz000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Best solution there is for the carrier to be skinable and have fresh and dirty versions in the pull-down menu in the mission editor. If not change the number on the bow & island and name on the stern for the other ships in class). The latter wouldn't catch some of the antenna or mast changes but would let the community relieve some man hours from HB's plate. 4 Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 14 hours ago, AG-51_Razor said: Where would I find that? It's also in the online manual: http://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/general.html#nosegear-catapult-system Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M HOTAS FC3, F-14A/B, F-15E CA SC NTTR, PG, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt_Jaeger Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I love the dark, grimy appearance, even so I can't make the lineup right. In VR it's just a "black hole" but as soon as you are close, seeing all these fine details...man, I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagulha Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 4 hours ago, Uxi said: Best solution there is for the carrier to be skinable and have fresh and dirty versions in the pull-down menu in the mission editor. If not change the number on the bow & island and name on the stern for the other ships in class). The latter wouldn't catch some of the antenna or mast changes but would let the community relieve some man hours from HB's plate. Meanwhile https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3319070/ 1 - "Don't be John Wayne in the Break if you´re going to be Jerry Lewis on the Ball". About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.' PC: I7 4790K 4.6ghz | 32GB RAM | Zotac GTX 1080Ti 11Gb DDR5x | Water cooler NZXT AIO Kraken x53 | 3.5TB (x4 SSD´s) | Valve Index| Andre´s JeatSeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey45 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) He needs to make it into a proper mod for saved games... The one I did has a lighter deck.. But yeah having multiple liveries of dirt and grime would be great Edited October 29, 2021 by joey45 1 The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagulha Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, joey45 said: He needs to make it into a proper mod for saved games... I use it in saved games folder, so i can choose the liverie in ME. Just create a folder like other liveries. Also, it´s described in the comments of the link. 3 - "Don't be John Wayne in the Break if you´re going to be Jerry Lewis on the Ball". About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.' PC: I7 4790K 4.6ghz | 32GB RAM | Zotac GTX 1080Ti 11Gb DDR5x | Water cooler NZXT AIO Kraken x53 | 3.5TB (x4 SSD´s) | Valve Index| Andre´s JeatSeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDancingBear3 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Are you able to have spawn locations on CAT2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG-51_Razor Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Thanks Top Jockey and Draconus for the help. Much appreciated [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimp Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Has anyone been able to use RedKite's static template solution on the Forrestal? I can't get it to work and I didn't find this out until after I completed my template. So a lot of time wasted. i9 9900k @5.1GHz NZXT Kraken |Asus ROG Strix Z390 E-Gaming | Samsung NVMe m.2 970 Evo 1TB | LPX 64GB DDR4 3200MHz EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra | Reverb G1 | HOTAS Warthog | Saitek Flight Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I followed the instructions and "Forrestal 1987" showed up in the pulldown but it looks identical. 21 hours ago, BigDancingBear3 said: Are you able to have spawn locations on CAT2? Works for me. Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG-51_Razor Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I built a small little training mission for the Hornet and Forrestal, I have found that after spawning on the ramp, I can taxi to and hook up on any of the catapults except #3. Take off, go around and trap, taxi to cat 3 and after putting the launch bar down right on the cat shuttle, hitting the "U" key does nothing. No steam, no movement and no JBD erection. Move on to another cat - any one of the others, I can get hooked up and launch normally. Every time I return to the deck, I try to get hooked up on cat 3 with no luck at all. Any suggestions?? Am I obviously doing something wrong? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Jockey Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Just now, AG-51_Razor said: I built a small little training mission for the Hornet and Forrestal, I have found that after spawning on the ramp, I can taxi to and hook up on any of the catapults except #3. Take off, go around and trap, taxi to cat 3 and after putting the launch bar down right on the cat shuttle, hitting the "U" key does nothing. No steam, no movement and no JBD erection. Move on to another cat - any one of the others, I can get hooked up and launch normally. Every time I return to the deck, I try to get hooked up on cat 3 with no luck at all. Any suggestions?? Am I obviously doing something wrong? It happens exactly the same here - no luck on connecting to the shuttle on catapult 3, don't know if it's a bug or whatelse... Hangar FC3 | F-14A/B | F-16C | F/A-18C | MiG-21bis | Mirage 2000C ... ... JA 37 | Kfir | MiG-23 | Mirage IIIE Mi-8 MTV2 system i7-4790 K , 16 GB DDR3 , GTX 1660 Ti 6GB , Samsung 860 QVO 1TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Yeah just tried it. If I start on the cat hot, I can launch from Cat 3 but wouldn't let me hook up. I tried behind the shuttle, slightly past it, too. Also tried after an AI took off and tried with no one on the cat first, no difference. Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG-51_Razor Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Well, I'm sorry you guys are having the same problems I am but I'm happy to know it's not just me doing something stupid. I'm sure HB will get it figured out. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basco1 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) HB have done a stellar job with the Forrestal......what a beauty,thanks guys. Edited November 1, 2021 by Basco1 2 Chillblast Fusion Cirrus 2 FS Pc/Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake CPU/Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 1070 G1 8GB/Seagate 2TB FireCuda SSHD/16GB DDR4 2133MHz Memory/Asus STRIX Z270F Gaming Motherboard/Corsair Hydro Series H80i GT Liquid Cooler/TM Warthog with MFG 10cm Extension/WINWING Orion Rudder Pedals (With Damper Edition)/TrackiR5/Windows 11 Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunaticfringe Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 re: Cat 3. Works fine here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard_03 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 What are we doing about the IFOLS spotlights? 2 DCS F/A-18C :sorcerer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisedByWolves Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I fall into the camp of works rarely to never when trying to get attached to Catapult 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhunter Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 13 hours ago, Wizard_03 said: What are we doing about the IFOLS spotlights? Probably looking at several months for this given the next major patch will be mostly for the Viggen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzer1977 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I've found some bugs on deck operations ... 1 AMD Ryzen 9 5950x, MSI MEG x570 Unify, G.Skill 128GB DDR4-3200, MSI RTX3090 Ventus 3x 24GB, Samsung PCIe 4.0 M.2 1TB 980 Pro, Seagate PCIe 4.0 M.2 2TB FireCuda 520, Quest 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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