investigating Litening "travels" when commanded POINT/AREA track outside 54NM slant range

[itn]

Hi,

DCS 2.8.3.37556 Open Beta
Multithreading or normal made no difference

F-16 Litening TGP travels downwards when commanded POINT or AREA track from over 54 NM slant range. In INR (TMS aft) it says in place, but when commanded POINT or AREA track, coordinates start running on the display and the view starts to travel downwards.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Fly towards a steerpoint over 54 NM away
2. TMS aft - Note the pod stays in place
3. Enter either POINT or AREA track - Note the pod travels downwards and coordinates change on screen
4. TMS aft - Pod returns to STPT, view stays in place and coordinates are stable
5. Repeat steps 3&4 and keep flying towards the STPT
6. When withing 54 NM slant range, note that POINT or AREA track work as they should: Coordinates are stable and the view stays in place.

I say repeat steps 3&4 because it seems the pod might not stop moving on its own even when inside 54 NM slant range, if commanded to track when outside 54 NM. So to test, keep repeating the TMS aft / track commands.

Best regards,
itn

F16 Litening over 54NM slant range.trk

[AlexCaboose]

I’ve noticed this as well.

[Lord Vader]

We are looking into this currently. It could be a case of exceeding limitations. We'll see. 

[itn]

Any news? Still happens in current OB.

F16 TGP downward travel.trk

[_SteelFalcon_]

Almost feels as if the pod is staring at and fixed to a point in the sky instead of being stabilized on the ground after a certain distance, in area or point track. Not so in INR when CZ‘d staring at a Steerpoint for some reason

[itn]

And IIRC this started, or maybe only became an issue, after the patch where they upped the TGP view range limit.

Edited August 7, 2023 by itn

[_SteelFalcon_]

1 minute ago, itn said:

And IIRC this started, or maybe only became an issue, after the patch where they upped the TGP view range limit.

 

Same observations here, yes

[Lord Vader]

Sorry, nothing new to report so far. It doesn't mean we're not looking into it, just means it's still under investigation. Some items take more time than others and sometimes they are waiting for other items to be improved. 

If anything changes, you'll certainly know in future changelogs.