investigating Hornet HMD (HACQ and LHACQ)Broken

[PvtGetSum]

Most recent update almost completely broke both the helmet acquired and long range helmet acquired lock modes. you can have a nose hot bandit at any range/aspect/altitude and you have about a 10% chance of actually locking them. Don't know what the issue is caused by, but if anyone else can chime in it would be appreciated.

Is anyone at ED aware of the issue/working on a solution?

[Tholozor]

Hi, welcome to the forums! Do you have a track replay we can look at?

[Valique]

After the last couple of patches, the radar has become awful. This is especially evident when using the helmet-mounted sight. At distances of less than 8 miles, it takes 4-8 seconds to keep the enemy within the circle. The STT mode drops the lock when flying head-on over water at 4 miles, and this has happened multiple times. Using the helmet-mounted sight has become literally impossible. The TWS/RWS modes are somewhat more reliable, but even with precise radar positioning on the target, it takes a long time for a track file to appear, and sometimes there's no target indication at all, as if the target doesn't exist. This happens quite frequently. I understand that people who fly competitively are in the minority, but for this mode, the Hornet has become practically useless. The F-16 radar is currently far superior to the F-18's, making it impossible to compete at close distances.

I would appreciate a comment on this—if this is how it's supposed to be, then I'll start retraining on a different aircraft so as not to wait for any changes.

[BIGNEWY]

please include short track replay examples 

thank you 

[Valique]

HMD issue.rar Radar issue.trk

[Leva80]

Agreed, the hornets radar has definitely degraded since the last update. Very challenging to be effective in any engagement scenario. Even basic intercepts on a tanker have become a chore because of constantly loosing lock. Most frustrating is the hmd's inability to lock targets. 

[Old_School]

I support the guys, there is a problem and it really appeared after the last patches and makes it very difficult to fly on the F-18 module. We hope for your understanding and solution of this problem. Thank you in advance

[Lord Vader]

Hi all.

We are aware of users having difficulty locking targets in various situations and modes, including ACM.
We're investigating these issues to make sure we fix whatever needs correction.

Thanks for bringing this up and for your patience.

[Foxhounds]

The only way I have had success with attempting to get the HACQ to work is spamming NWS and HACQ repeatedly until the little box stops appearing and it actually grabs a lock. My whole squadron is noticing issues with ACM modes and with the Radar of ED 4th gen modules as of late. Keeping my comment relevant, I will say that the Hornet is EASILY much worse than the Viper with the ACM modes. Its so volatile. At least our hornet pilots are using their passion and support into learning new modules, like the 15E. Oh wait...

- FOX Nemisis

[PvtGetSum]

Been busy so i haven't had a chance to check on the post. Thank you very much for taking the time to look into the issue, the F/A-18 is my favorite module in the game and I fly it a lot so the problems building up over time have had a big impact on my enjoyment of the game. I'll attach track files the next time I manage to get some time to get in the cockpit, thank you valique for adding yours to the post