fixed AI Mirage F1s not using nav/taxi lights and odd Comms issue

[cailean_556]

Adana Sakirpasa, Syria, 0630 h - Sun is rising, horizon is orange but it's still very dark. An AI Mirage F1BE is taxiing down the runway unlit. On inspection via F2 view, the police light appears to be lit, however there's no projected light coming from it. The nav lights are not on, neither is the taxi light. Once the aircraft is airborne, nav lights go on. While I could overlook nav lights not being on during taxi, not having any lights on at all is not ideal.

Another issue related to the nav lights is the difficulty of picking them up unless you're practically in tight formation, even when the sky is very dark. The distance at which you can see nav lights makes it very difficult to pick up your lead aircraft, even when contrasted against a dark background - however that's probably an ED issue rather than a Mirage F1 issue.

 

I also seem to be having a Comms issue I can't seem to diagnose. I am aware of the Thousandths issue with radios currently. As I understand it, with battery power, the green radio should be active - enabling me to contact the ATC to request start up clearance etc. I press the green button on the SIB (it depresses). Radio is set to PAL (which I understand as the normal operating mode), channel selector set to P (which I understand as being for 'Preset'), channel set to 11 (which is set to 251.000 MHz - Adana Sakirpasa's ATC freq). I hear tone when I do the test - which tells me its powered.

Using the comms menu (which I have mapped to a switch on my HOTAS), I attempt to call the ATC (which is lit up, so I'm on the right freq). My pilot does not make the call. As I start up and taxi, I get the ATC telling me I'm clear to taxi - and I also get progress reports from other AI aircraft getting airborne (which are also set to 251.000, confirming I'm on the right freq) - but I am unable to request taxi clearance or abort take off (my pilot still says nothing). This is during a custom mission I am designing.

 

Have I missed a step or pushed/not pushed a particular button? The manual tells me what the buttons are and what they do (which is obviously helpful), but doesn't really explain how they are used in DCS (for example, PTT doesn't trigger the Comms menu - in most other aircraft, however, it does - so the Comms menu NEEDS to be mapped separately and MUST be used to communicate with the AI).

 

EDIT: I have also noticed that the Mirage F1BE, on parking and shutting down, only opens the front cockpit - rear cockpit remains shut.

Edited July 31, 2022 by cailean_556

[cailean_556]

The AI not using the taxi/landing lights is still a thing... 

The Police light casts light now, so that's a win.

Also, is the AI Mirage F1CE cockpit meant to light up intense purple/magenta colour on take off? 

[Vibora]

This issue was fixed, and will be available in upcoming updates, including that cockpit magenta colour issue.

Edited May 11, 2024 by Vibora