HAD stopped letting me target (mission 9 part II) Software or Me?

[Aronis]

Just a quick question.  I was again doing mission 9 part 2 and when trying to target with the HAD, it would not lock on.  Initially it worked fine, I targeted an SA6 with it and then tried to find with TGP (no luck), sent ROTOR after it. Of course he missed. Bastard.  Then I flew all around where they said the SA11 was and it would not come on line, I flew at 7000 feet to entice it. LOL.  At least I am getting used to using the bearing and range from bullseye to search an area.

Is this a "simulation of the HAD messing up?" or did I mess up and do something perhaps to turn it off?  I double checked my key binds and also tried using the Key Board controls but for some reason I could no longer lock with the HAD.

These are the kind of odd software glitches which make a sim very frustrating. It takes about 25 minutes to just get to the part of Mission 9 Part 2 where you are trying to find targets, then the thing just stops working properly. Oh well. I enjoy the FIWOS campaign but such things take all the fun out of it.

Any ideas?  Why would HAD just stop working? Did I hit a button?

 

Mike

[PawlaczGMD]

I've seen others complain about this, but it works for me, and there shouldn't be a way for you to mess this up. You need to power the HTS up with the cheek pylon switches on the RHS, and have INS aligned, and it should just work.  

If you just want to pass the mission, you can always use the HARM directly with the WPN page...

[Aronis]

15 minutes ago, PawlaczGMD said:

I've seen others complain about this, but it works for me, and there shouldn't be a way for you to mess this up. You need to power the HTS up with the cheek pylon switches on the RHS, and have INS aligned, and it should just work.  

If you just want to pass the mission, you can always use the HARM directly with the WPN page...

wait a minute, what do you mean?   WPN Page?  My plane does not have a HARM, Rotor does.  

 

Mike

[ChillNG]

IIRC there are conditions where the HAD won't lock onto a target, having the mark point page up on the DED is one of them so could be the culprit.

[PawlaczGMD]

12 hours ago, Aronis said:

wait a minute, what do you mean?   WPN Page?  My plane does not have a HARM, Rotor does.  

 

Mike

Sorry, I didn't get to mission 9 as the campaign is bugged atm, so I don't know why you would want a HAD lock without a missile. But I would suggest posting this as a Viper bug, the campaign maker can't influence if your sensor will lock onto a target or not. If the target is emitting and you can't lock it, it's a module issue/bug. 

[ChillNG]

1 hour ago, PawlaczGMD said:

Sorry, I didn't get to mission 9 as the campaign is bugged atm, so I don't know why you would want a HAD lock without a missile. But I would suggest posting this as a Viper bug, the campaign maker can't influence if your sensor will lock onto a target or not. If the target is emitting and you can't lock it, it's a module issue/bug. 

You'd still lock up on the HAD to direct your TGP to the SAM and cue your Mavs/JDAMs.

[Aronis]

what Chillng said LOL.   I actually turned the HAD off in game and back on and at least the curser returns but still won't lock.

 

I am doing a DCS update (without syria map, just learned that trick LOL).

 

Report back later.

 

Was sooooo close....

 

Mike

[Aronis]

Got though mission 9 and actually landed (well, I went off end of runway, but landed).

 

I fine tuned the Reshade settings (I turned down the Gamma) and finally pretty much matched the MDF screen with the main screen image.  This made a big difference.   Also I am learning how to adjust the gain and brightness on each screen more effectively to add in seeing stuff on the ground.

However, I finished the mission with immortal and unlimited fuel and weapons turned on, so basically cheated my ass off.   But with that I did drop ton of bombs on every target I could find. Took out the SA8's LOL.  And Rotor is a tool, he kept missing his targets.

 

Mike