M12, shell tanker no contact when tex tanker in the air

[DarkIgo]

I can't finish ( land) in this mission due to little fuel and I can't refuel at shell because it became unavailable
(it stays in the air at angles 15 but can't contact) when texas is in the air.

Is possible to refuel at tex, but I don't have tacan for it, and the tanker is mostly in the clouds so I didn't succeed.

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Edited April 23, 2023 by DarkIgo

[Reflected]

Thanks, it uses the built-in tanker functionality, so as long as it stays in the air, it should work, I can't do anything about it in the editor - maybe you're on the wrong frequency? Or what do you mean 'unavailable'? 

Also, you can use the overhead tanker even if it's in the cloud. Lock it with the radar to join up.

[DarkIgo]

when tex tanker becomes available I can't contact the shell tanker anymore despise it does stay in the air, before I can, also it seems that ai plane switch to tex tanker

[Reflected]

But what do you mean by ‘can’t contact’? No radio menu item? Or doesn’t reply? Or no menu at all?

[Reflected]

OK, I checked them mission, there is nothing unusual happening. Maybe all fighters got low on fuel, beelined for the tanker, and it doesn't have enough fuel left to give to you. That's why you also have a recovery tanker, Texaco - but honestly I never had to use any tankers on that mission, it's pretty short range.

[DarkIgo]

In this mission, I am a lot in afterburner and after migs are down I only have 2000-3000 fuel left, I tried once to land (case 3), had a bolter, and ran out of fuel.
When I did say I can't contact Shell anymore I meant in the radio menu option for Shell tanker disappear after tex become available I and I thought that AI tanker has unlimited fuel for refueling?

[Reflected]

1 hour ago, DarkIgo said:

In this mission, I am a lot in afterburner and after migs are down I only have 2000-3000 fuel left, I tried once to land (case 3), had a bolter, and ran out of fuel.
When I did say I can't contact Shell anymore I meant in the radio menu option for Shell tanker disappear after tex become available I and I thought that AI tanker has unlimited fuel for refueling?

I wish, but unfortunately it's not possible to give the AI unlimited fuel in DCS. It would solve many headaches for me too. Especially an S-3 is pretty limited.

[DarkIgo]

If that is the case maybe fix tex tanker alt so that it won't be in the clouds and add tacan for it?

Edited April 25, 2023 by DarkIgo

[Reflected]

Overhead tankers don't have TACAN. I can check the altitude, but IIRC in that mission there is a huge soup.

[DarkIgo]

That is why is so low?

Also, I managed to fully complete this mission today, first try failed, but the second one succeeded taking down four planes, and had 7000 fuel left and managed to land on the first try.

[Reflected]

Ok, I changed the tanker’s tasking a bit so it won’t rtb even if it’s bingo. That’s all I can do but if it’s out of fuel it’s out of fuel

[DarkIgo]

Thanks