F4e wish list items

[Mr_sukebe]

Really enjoyed my first few hours with the Phantom.

I did have some thoughts that I’d like to suggest:

- Thanks for the kneeboard already created.  However, can there be an option to disable those pages, if I choose to use my own

- The kneeboard is great, but there are some things in the rather excellent manual, that are not in the KB, eg the need request external power during a cold start.  Could they be aligned?

- Any chance of a crew chief being added in next to the external power unit?

- when I was conducting a cold start, the external power unit was very close to the left wing.  It disappeared when I’d finished the cold start and began taxiing.  Could it please be removed when external power is disabled?  I was looking for a binding to remove it, not realising that it was automatic, as I was worrying about crashing into it

- great to see so many analogue axis available for binding.  I was a bit confused about it the naming, ie the use of the […].  Could that be updated to something more meaningful?

 

Edited May 23, 2024 by Mr_sukebe

[friggindead]

Heatblur, if you're reading this- I would like to see 'afterburner gate' added please. Unless I'm missing something...

Edited May 23, 2024 by friggindead

[IronMike]

9 hours ago, Mr_sukebe said:

Really enjoyed my first few hours with the Phantom.

I did have some thoughts that I’d like to suggest:

- Thanks for the kneeboard already created.  However, can there be an option to disable those pages, if I choose to use my own

- The kneeboard is great, but there are some things in the rather excellent manual, that are not in the KB, eg the need request external power during a cold start.  Could they be aligned?

- Any chance of a crew chief being added in next to the external power unit?

- when I was conducting a cold start, the external power unit was very close to the left wing.  It disappeared when I’d finished the cold start and began taxiing.  Could it please be removed when external power is disabled?  I was looking for a binding to remove it, not realising that it was automatic, as I was worrying about crashing into it

- great to see so many analogue axis available for binding.  I was a bit confused about it the naming, ie the use of the […].  Could that be updated to something more meaningful?

 

 

Thank you for your suggestions and feedback! We will look into it. The ground cart however will remain as is, as it appearing with external power on and off (should one re-request is less immersion breaking.)

50 minutes ago, friggindead said:

Heatblur, if you're reading this- I would like to see 'afterburner gate' added please. Unless I'm missing something...

 

Check the special options tab for the F-4, you can adjust your throttle axis split for MIL and AB range and add a deadzone, too.

[II.JG1_Vonrd]

11 hours ago, Mr_sukebe said:

Thanks for the kneeboard already created.  However, can there be an option to disable those pages

I second this! Pretty much all that I want on my kneeboard is the Mission Briefing, my personal graphic of my HOTAS keybinds and perhaps 1 or 2 approach charts for my main and divert airport. I suppose that I could use a 3rd party like OpenKneeboard or KneeboardBuilder (I haven't tried either yet on the F-4E) but prefer to not use 3rd party stuff as much as possible.

[lxsapper]

18 hours ago, IronMike said:

Check the special options tab for the F-4, you can adjust your throttle axis split for MIL and AB range and add a deadzone, too.

I think he is asking this as someone with no fisical detent. The special options is great for people with fisical detents. Although the deadzone can be of some help with that.

[Zabuzard]

Not sure if I misread, buz I wanted to note that the Phantom can coldstart without external power. It is capable of doing a battery start. All it needs is external air, or the starter cartridges :)

[Northstar98]

On 5/23/2024 at 7:42 PM, IronMike said:

Thank you for your suggestions and feedback! We will look into it. The ground cart however will remain as is, as it appearing with external power on and off (should one re-request is less immersion breaking.)

With the start cart, would it be possible to add this as a static object? I'm obviously not expecting functionality, but it would be nice in order to populate airfields, particularly with AI Phantoms.

[IronMike]

42 minutes ago, Northstar98 said:

With the start cart, would it be possible to add this as a static object? I'm obviously not expecting functionality, but it would be nice in order to populate airfields, particularly with AI Phantoms.

Yes, absolutely, it is planned.

[oreeke]

On 5/24/2024 at 1:53 AM, friggindead said:

Heatblur, if you're reading this- I would like to see 'afterburner gate' added please. Unless I'm missing something...

 

On 5/24/2024 at 2:42 AM, IronMike said:

Check the special options tab for the F-4, you can adjust your throttle axis split for MIL and AB range and add a deadzone, too.

I don't understand why this 'gate' has been removed now. It runs fine on tomcat.

[lxsapper]

3 hours ago, oreeke said:

I don't understand why this 'gate' has been removed now. It runs fine on tomcat.

They didn't add it, doesn't mean that they wont, should be very simple. The new functionality is needed for people with physical detents, and is very welcome. The "gate" keybind is useful for people with no physical detents.

[oreeke]

2 hours ago, lxsapper said:

They didn't add it, doesn't mean that they wont, should be very simple. The new functionality is needed for people with physical detents, and is very welcome. The "gate" keybind is useful for people with no physical detents.

For sure, hope this setting gets added ASAP.

[II.JG1_Vonrd]

How about a Luggage carrier?

[Zabuzard]

Planned, yes

[II.JG1_Vonrd]

1 hour ago, Zabuzard said:

Planned, yes

Noice!

 

[Miro]

Is there a kneeboard planned that would be on the knee of the virtual pilot model? It would make things a lot easier (and looks cooler), because now it takes up half the screen, and when I put it on the side, I turn my head back with the trackir when I look at it.

Edited August 15, 2024 by Miro

[Zabuzard]

3 hours ago, Miro said:

Is there a kneeboard planned that would be on the knee of the virtual pilot model? It would make things a lot easier (and looks cooler), because now it takes up half the screen, and when I put it on the side, I turn my head back with the trackir when I look at it.

Not planned right now. But might be done eventually, sure.

[Hikaruncat]

3 時間前、Miro は次のように述べました:

仮想パイロットモデルの膝にニーボードを付ける予定はありますか? ニーボードがあれば作業がずっと簡単になります (見た目もかっこいいです)。

 

I've always wondered about kneeboards,
but I think the sense of immersion would increase if all the chat during multiplayer and communication command displays
could be displayed on the kneeboard.
In particular, if the pilot model has a kneeboard on its knee,
it would be great if the option to issue all commands there was added.
It would be cooler if the commands appeared on the kneeboard rather than letters appearing in the air in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
It might be harder to see, though.
I'm particularly bothered by the floating letters in VR.

I wonder if this is the job of a DE and not an F-4E.

Thank you

Edited August 15, 2024 by Hikaruncat

[Oesau]

1 hour ago, Hikaruncat said:

I've always wondered about kneeboards,
but I think the sense of immersion would increase if all the chat during multiplayer and communication command displays
could be displayed on the kneeboard.
In particular, if the pilot model has a kneeboard on its knee,
it would be great if the option to issue all commands there was added.
It would be cooler if the commands appeared on the kneeboard rather than letters appearing in the air in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
It might be harder to see, though.
I'm particularly bothered by the floating letters in VR.

I wonder if this is the job of a DE and not an F-4E.

Thank you

 

Have a look at open kneeboard as an alternative. It imports the radio chat during the mission, you  can add different tabs, have two kneeboards etc. I use it in VR and along with the DCS web editor moving map & auto kneeboard generator (which brings in the mission briefing and even stuff like the preset radio channels) and very rarely use the in game kneeboard now days 

[Hikaruncat]

7 hours ago, Oesau said:

代替案として、オープンニーボードを検討してください。ミッション中にラジオチャットをインポートし、さまざまなタブを追加したり、2つのニーボードを用意したりできます。私はVRでこれをDCSウェブエディタの移動マップと自動ニーボードジェネレータ（ミッションブリーフィングやプリセットラジオチャンネルなどを取り込む）と一緒に使用しており、最近ではゲーム内のニーボードをほとんど使用していません。 

Um... does that mean there is a fee for that?　　XD

[Volator]

For flight plan creation with the UI and F10 map markers, please make it show waypoint names in all phases, not the coordinates.

Edited August 18, 2024 by Volator

[Oesau]

On 8/16/2024 at 3:54 PM, Hikaruncat said:

Um... does that mean there is a fee for that?　　XD

@Hikaruncat - Open Kneeboard is free, the DCS web editor and autokneeboard are currently patron accessible so yes, there is a fee for them but they eventually they will be free

[Zabuzard]

11 hours ago, Volator said:

For flight plan creation with the UI and F10 map markers, please make it show waypoint names in all phases, not the coordinates.

This is on the list already, thank you

[Hikaruncat]

15 hours ago, Oesau said:

ひかるん - Open Kneeboardは無料です。DCSウェブエディタとautokneeboardは現在パトロンがアクセス可能なので、確かに有料ですが、最終的には無料になります。

Thank you.
I also tried installing openkneeboard,
but for some reason my DCS doesn't have a save game folder
and has three kneeboard folders.
No matter which folder I hook into, the images don't show up, so I'm having trouble.
I'm having a hard time because the instructions are only in English.
I installed a moving map instead.
This is useful.

左上に　

[Skyspin]

HEATBLUR: Is it possible that you could share with the community the progress development on the Naval version of the F-4,

Much thanks in advance,

Sincerely, Skyspin

 

[VladimirSputnik]

On JESTER 2.0: please look into enabling the numeric keypad when entering manual waypoint coordinates in the Jester menu. Only when that window is open. Will be of great help for VR users (or some key bindings that we can set).

Thanks