Lights for FARP

[Usagi]

Landing at FARP at night or very poor weather is really hard or almost impossible as there's no mechanic for setting up some lights for helping approach.

Even spotting a FARP is really hard and sometimes requires a lot of circling and if you are not in exact place, it's impossible to found.

If not automated, at least by contacting FARP via ATC menu, there should be option for some guidance lights.

[Mike_Romeo]

3 hours ago, Usagi said:

Landing at FARP at night or very poor weather is really hard or almost impossible as there's no mechanic for setting up some lights for helping approach.

Even spotting a FARP is really hard and sometimes requires a lot of circling and if you are not in exact place, it's impossible to found.

If not automated, at least by contacting FARP via ATC menu, there should be option for some guidance lights.

 

[twistking]

The solution proposed in the video is not good enough honestly.

Adding some "proper" light objects is not that much effort for ED and would really help mission designers. Not just lights for FARPs, but all kinds of light source objects. DCS WWII would also really benefit from some era appropriate illumination.

Edited March 7 by twistking

[caramel]

It's not just FARPs that don't have lights, AI vehicles don't have lights either. I hope this will be fixed soon.

[Usagi]

Yesterday I flew randomly at Sinai map and found these helipads - with lights!

So some civilian pads has lights, at least at Sinai map (I don't know are these more common assets).

[Exorcet]

On 3/7/2024 at 7:20 AM, twistking said:

The solution proposed in the video is not good enough honestly.

Adding some "proper" light objects is not that much effort for ED and would really help mission designers. Not just lights for FARPs, but all kinds of light source objects. DCS WWII would also really benefit from some era appropriate illumination.

 

Placeable light objects are something I've found myself wanting as well. The best that can be done currently is to place the one or two vehicles with illuminating headlights as lights, or to use illumination flares. Both have issues though.

For helipads though, there should be lights built in with the option to turn them on or off, it would save on the object count in missions and mean we only need to place the helipad and not many lights (though if the helipad lights were toggable, they could be toggled off and lights could be placed if the mission maker so wanted).