Goatman Posted December 31, 2022 Posted December 31, 2022 When I try to press "\" to pull up the communication menu, nothing happens. I checked the key bindings and "\" is still bound to the communication menu. Any Idea what is going on?
speed-of-heat Posted December 31, 2022 Posted December 31, 2022 on some keyboards the \ is actually not a \ but is OEM102 (as it is on mine) or some other key under the covers, so i would go to the binding clear it and press the \ key and see what pops in ... SYSTEM SPECS: Hardware AMD 9800X3D, 64Gb RAM, 4090 FE, Virpil T50CM3 Throttle, WinWIng Orion 2 & F-16EX + MFG Crosswinds V2, Varjo Aero SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows 11, VoiceAttack & VAICOM PRO YOUTUBE CHANNEL: @speed-of-heat
Goatman Posted December 31, 2022 Author Posted December 31, 2022 It has been working ever since I first started flying in DCS (1 year ago), and just suddenly stopped working.
rob10 Posted December 31, 2022 Posted December 31, 2022 Do you have Viacom installed (even if you're not currently using it)? Unless you've updated it since 2.8 that's likely the cause of your problem. Uninstall or update it. 1
Raviar Posted January 2, 2023 Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) sometime i have it too, just repair the DCS, sometimes the lue file get corrupted Edited January 2, 2023 by Raviar
imacken Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) Are you trying to use it when in-flight? The Communication Menu using '\' is only available when you have WoW on the ground as it is for communicating with the ground crew. Whenever you take off, it is no longer there. Then, you should use the COMM 1 and COMM 2 binds. Edited January 10, 2023 by imacken Intel i7 12700K · MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 4090 · ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A Wi-Fi · MSI 32" MPG321UR QD · Samsung 970 500Gb M.2 NVMe · 2 x Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb · 2Tb HDD · 32Gb Corsair Vengance 3000MHz DDR4 · Windows 11 · Thrustmaster TPR Pedals · Tobii Eye Tracker 5 · Thrustmaster F/A-18 Hornet Grip · Virpil MongoosT-50CM3 Base · Virpil Throttle MT-50 CM3 · Virpil Alpha Prime Grip · Virpil Control Panel 2 · Thrustmaster F-16 MFDs · HTC Vive Pro 2 · Total Controls Multifunction Button Box
torong Posted March 14, 2023 Posted March 14, 2023 I have the same problem. I press the COM switch on throttle. The display responds to UFC (triangle appears) but the communication menu does not appear. On F16 it works normally...
rob10 Posted March 14, 2023 Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) Pressing the COMM switch should not cause a triangle to appear in the UFC. That should only appear either when you are transmitting or when you are receiving. This seems like a binding issue. Make sure you are binding to "COMM Switch - COMM 1" or "COMM Switch - COMM 2". And if you have EVER used Viacomm (even if you're not currently using it) make sure it's completely uninstalled or that you're using the new open source version because it can cause this symptom. Edited March 14, 2023 by rob10
Thx1137 Posted March 15, 2023 Posted March 15, 2023 Similar to rob10, if you use VAICOMPRO then you have to press it twice, sometimes. After it comes up it will work for a while with a single keypress. As far as only happening with the old non-OS version. I have the latest OS version and it did it regularly so I'm not so sure about that. Other than that I've had no issues.
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