Harley Posted February 28 Posted February 28 Ok. Difficult to set this up. Carrying the LITENING TGP, WPDSG, scan for targets, find one, SCS R 2x to lock pod, then SCS L, then uncage MAV-E, and sensor can be WAY off where the TGP is looking. Recage, uncaged, still points to same possible WAY off location, not scanning L to R, but locking onto empty area nowhere near where the TGP is aiming. SCS R back to TGP MFD (that's where I select it to display) and the TGP goes off of the locked target, to some unrelated area, and have to scan for the same target again, and usually by that time, you're too close to find it again, and need to make another pass, usually exposing you to enemy fire. The TGP and the RIFLE are not communicating well for me. Is it just me?
rob10 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 Are you actually TDC DEPRESSING on the target? Sounds like you're locking the pod to the target but not actually designating the target so the MAV has no idea where to look. You WPDSG, but that desigination is gone when you start slewing the pod around.
Harley Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 3 minutes ago, rob10 said: Are you actually TDC DEPRESSING on the target? Sounds like you're locking the pod to the target but not actually designating the target so the MAV has no idea where to look. You WPDSG, but that desigination is gone when you start slewing the pod around. I'm going to try a few other things. Today I was using the WPDSG because TDC depress hasn't been working as before either.
rob10 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 So I double checked since I rarely use the LITENING pod (pretty much always the ATFLIR). Even if you do as you did (just SCS toward pod) and get diamond over it should put the MAV triangle over it. TDC DEPR also works for me.
Harley Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 Well, that confirms a problem for me. A/G mode, R MFD selected with SCS fir FLIR, scanning for my target, then SCS R 2x, first for ATRK, 2nd for PTRK mode, and 2 vertical bars box in the selected target. SCS L, uncaged MAV, and sensor pans down to the PTRK selected target. Single player works, MP not so much, as above.
ED Team Lord Vader Posted February 28 ED Team Posted February 28 Hello @Harley Please supply a track file with an example of what you are experiencing so we can have a look. Thanks. 1 Esquadra 701 - DCS Portugal - Discord
Harley Posted March 1 Author Posted March 1 19 hours ago, Lord Vader said: Hello @Harley Please supply a track file with an example of what you are experiencing so we can have a look. Thanks. Will do. I hope it captures it correctly. I will be doing some more testing tonight. Just now, Harley said: Will do. I hope it captures it correctly. I will be doing some more testing tonight. Wait: multi-player is where I'm having this issue. Can I capture a track file on a MP server?
rob10 Posted March 1 Posted March 1 In MP it automatically saves the track file. If you fly MP it's actually worth going to the track file folder and deleting occasionally because it builds up pretty quickly due to this. 1
Harley Posted March 1 Author Posted March 1 36 minutes ago, rob10 said: In MP it automatically saves the track file. If you fly MP it's actually worth going to the track file folder and deleting occasionally because it builds up pretty quickly due to this. Good info to have. That is a great idea. That said, perhaps I can find the one from last night and upload it! One thing I like about this sim is how much there is to learn. Ok. I started my own MP server to test this. My normal use for MAV-E works in SP and my own server without fail. All I've ever needed to do is SCS-R 2x for PTRK mode, and the MAV-E will automatically slew to target. Last night's fiasco was just that. The mav was all over the place. Also, just to clarify this as a possibility, I know there's an issue with the pod rotating when the longitudinal axis crosses zero in either direction up or down. Really annoying, but perhaps keep the aircraft in the correct attitude, and that won't happen. Looking for the TRK files from tonight's test and from last night's problematic flight. server-20250228-204610.trk well, this one won't upload, larger than 50 MB. Yikes, that does fill up fast! All these files are huge! Man, now what? Dang.
Harley Posted March 1 Author Posted March 1 The one attached up there is one where everything worked.
ED Team Lord Vader Posted March 3 ED Team Posted March 3 Well, @Harley Without a proper capture of the issue, we can't really see what the issue is or what caused it to happen. If you can capture this in a future event, preferably in SP or in a controlled non modded MP environment, do share the track. I've tried to replicate it myself and it worked as intended. 1 Esquadra 701 - DCS Portugal - Discord
Harley Posted March 3 Author Posted March 3 11 hours ago, Lord Vader said: Well, @Harley Without a proper capture of the issue, we can't really see what the issue is or what caused it to happen. If you can capture this in a future event, preferably in SP or in a controlled non modded MP environment, do share the track. I've tried to replicate it myself and it worked as intended. I tried it again last night, and it seemed to be working ok for me, also. It seems to have been a fluke, and I can't duplicate it now either. So, maybe it was a server issue. I don't know. I'll call it good until I see it again. The trk file was over 100mb, and wouldn't upload, so I couldn't attach it here, but I still have it incase I see it again, then I'll have 2.
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