Is there a way to control Datalink targets?

[WelshZeCorgi]

So when datalink is up, datalink targets pop in and out erratically, and sometimes it feels like datalink targets are selected, seemingly at random, despite not hooking the datalink contact. What is happening?

[Karon]

If you mean which contact appear, that's due to the AI logic. It'd be great if the assignments could be made via LotATC by a human. It would make the LINK4A meaningful. Atm is kind of useless due to the limited ROE and classification.

[WelshZeCorgi]

Would be nice if they could put it in the Jester Menu to prioritize by distance, type, IFF, or something. Right now, its really inconvenient to try to build a picture and communicate with other human flights when the datalink group you're trying to communicate constantly blinks out of existence. 

[Whiskey11]

2 minutes ago, WelshZeCorgi said:

Would be nice if they could put it in the Jester Menu to prioritize by distance, type, IFF, or something. Right now, its really inconvenient to try to build a picture and communicate with other human flights when the datalink group you're trying to communicate constantly blinks out of existence. 

It would be even better if Jester would prioritize finding hostile datalink targets which are closer in the scan volume than actual radar contacts further away... 

[Callsign JoNay]

4 hours ago, WelshZeCorgi said:

Would be nice if they could put it in the Jester Menu to prioritize by distance, type, IFF, or something. Right now, its really inconvenient to try to build a picture and communicate with other human flights when the datalink group you're trying to communicate constantly blinks out of existence. 

Are you using a datalink host to an E-2 or E-3? I have not noticed any Link-4 contacts blinking out of existence, unless I use a ship as a host. Then the datalink seems to blink on and off and back on again every 3 or 4 seconds for some reason.

[QuiGon]

19 hours ago, WelshZeCorgi said:

Would be nice if they could put it in the Jester Menu to prioritize by distance, type, IFF, or something. Right now, its really inconvenient to try to build a picture and communicate with other human flights when the datalink group you're trying to communicate constantly blinks out of existence. 

The RIO has no control over what specific DL contacts appear on the TID. He can only filter them all out or show them all. So there's nothing Jester could do about it really.

Edited July 6, 2022 by QuiGon

[draconus]

Best control is TID range setting.

[WelshZeCorgi]

3 hours ago, QuiGon said:

The RIO has no control over what specific DL contacts appear on the TID. He can only filter them all out or show them all.

 

Is it the AIC that controls which DL contact shows up on our TID?

[QuiGon]

1 minute ago, WelshZeCorgi said:

Is it the AIC that controls which DL contact shows up on our TID?

AIC?
Isn't that the Air Inlet Control? That has nothing to do with DL and TID.

[WelshZeCorgi]

Air Intercept Controller

[QuiGon]

8 minutes ago, WelshZeCorgi said:

Air Intercept Controller

Oh, lol, acronyms...
 

44 minutes ago, WelshZeCorgi said:

Is it the AIC that controls which DL contact shows up on our TID?

I supposo so, or rather that he controls what's being transmitted on the net and thus shows up on the TIDs.
Just like you can put contacts on your wingmans TID through F/F DL and he can't filter them. In that case you're the AIC for your wingman so to speak.

Edited July 6, 2022 by QuiGon

[WelshZeCorgi]

Then would it be possible to add on to the radio menu regarding AIC and have them prioritize datalinks based on IFF, range, direction, whatever. That way, the F14 crews have some stability regarding datalink contacts?