MARLAN_ Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Tested before and after this patch with these results: 2.7.11.22211 BLUE ALT / RED ALT -> Detection Range (NM) 35K / 35K -> 48 35K / 30K -> 46 35K / 25K -> 31 35K / 20K -> 31 35K / 15K -> 31 35K / 10K -> 31 2.7.12.23362 BLUE ALT / RED ALT -> Detection Range (NM) 35K / 35K -> 48 35K / 30K -> 46 35K / 25K -> 31 35K / 20K -> 31 35K / 15K -> 31 35K / 10K -> 31 So radar look down wasn't changed this patch, unsure if the "Slant Range" fix meant this or something else, but regardless the look down penalty is grossly excessive currently. Look-down penalty should be nearly non existent over water (where this test was conducted) and over land should have a small effect due to ground clutter but not a -35% radar range across the board as soon as the bandit is greater than 5000 feet below the nose. As far as I'm aware, DCS uses the degrees of radar look down, I didn't record that here though. It does appear however that this is a bug and not intended. The 48NM to 46NM is reasonable for a 5K difference in altitude, and then the flat 31 NM across the board perhaps could be a bug in the code somewhere. I didn't want to record & include 12 tracks but it's easily reproducible 100% of the time. To reproduce: place yourself and the bandit at the noted altitudes and L&S (undesignate switch) the bandit as soon as detected to get an accurate reading. Virtual CVW-8 - The mission of Virtual Carrier Air Wing EIGHT is to provide its members with an organization committed to presenting an authentic representation of U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing operations in training and combat environments based on the real world experience of its real fighter pilots, air intercept controllers, airbosses, and many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcrusty Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Lookup performance is also the same as before the patch. Side lobes noise is 'jamming' the radar very effectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team NineLine Posted April 28, 2022 ED Team Share Posted April 28, 2022 Slant Range shouldnt have anything to do with this, I will ask about the rest. 1 2 Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARLAN_ Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 Did some more testing, even with bandits flying at 50 feet off the deck they are detected at exactly 31NM I also tested 5K and 1K, same result. Virtual CVW-8 - The mission of Virtual Carrier Air Wing EIGHT is to provide its members with an organization committed to presenting an authentic representation of U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing operations in training and combat environments based on the real world experience of its real fighter pilots, air intercept controllers, airbosses, and many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted May 3, 2022 ED Team Share Posted May 3, 2022 the team are investigating look down currently. thanks 1 Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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