AAR light boom popup similar to DCS Supercarrier IFLOLS implementation.

[P0intman]

For many users performing air refueling using boom is hard to see the lights under the tanker for Up/Down, Ahead/Behind.

Suggestion to use similar implementation in existing DCS Supercarrier IFLOLS for visual aid to the boom air refueling.

[statrekmike]

This is a really good idea. Right now, the tanker lights don't even act as light sources and while they are apparently somewhat hard to see in real life, they still should be better than they are in the sim. A pop-up in the style of the Supercarrier lights would be pretty idea and would certainly compensate not just for the poor tanker lighting but also help offset issues that come from different default head (camera) positions in the cockpit.

 I know doing such a thing wouldn't be trivial but it really should be at least an option at this point.

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

I have been using this for a good while now, and I can see the PDL lights perfectly well:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3332394/

 

 

Btw, as this is a Wishlist item, this thread should have been posted here instead:
https://forum.dcs.world/forum/207-dcs-core-wish-list/

Edited June 3, 2024 by Raven (Elysian Angel)

[speckfire]

This is an excellent idea. I have struggled with this especially in VR. This would be a great addon and help. Thank you for bringing it up.

[Py]

That would certainly help.

Or they could actually fix the lights so they aren't just textures.

Both would be best, with the popup as an option.

[AKULA_OPTIMUS]

Very good idea, tanker lights are hardly visible or directly invisible when you do AAR, this would be a very useful addition indeed.

[Chain_1]

This is a decent idea.  Unless they replaced the PDLs with LEDs since I got out, they're pretty useless, especially during the day.  Although it's worth noting that they also shouldn't turn on until you're in contact.  What would really help people is adding a couple of antennae to the model and some texture work to add in the visual references that people use IRL.

[ShuRugal]

3 minutes ago, Chain_1 said:

This is a decent idea.  Unless they replaced the PDLs with LEDs since I got out, they're pretty useless, especially during the day.  Although it's worth noting that they also shouldn't turn on until you're in contact.  What would really help people is adding a couple of antennae to the model and some texture work to add in the visual references that people use IRL.

we need that grease-pencil feature from the F4 for the forward canopy, trace the outline the tanker should fill when in the correct position.