Mission 5.1 - fuel issues ?

[Dachs]

Is there supposed to be fuel available at Sierra Oscar ? If not, I need to take on a whole lot more fuel at Sierra Mike!

When I get to lifting the second team of manpads, I'm pretty much running on fumes with the default fuel load from mission start..

I tried refueling at the Sierra Oscar landing site and a couple of different spots around camp, but no luck, and no reply from Ground crew. I even tried shutting down and opening the doors, to rule out it was some radio setting messing it up.

 

Edited May 17 by Dachs
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@Dachs

There should be fuel available at the helipad. But I will check that as soon as possible and circle back with the information.

[CHPL]

@Dachs 
Tested.   Fuel is available at Siera Oscar at the marked Landinzone in the main camp.
The exact location where you pick up the troops for Transport. 

Also, at your first landing spot, the correct place is hard to find because it is not marked with tiers or flags.

[Dachs]

That is strange

My inverter was shot up, hence why I tried shutting down and opening the doors, before yelling at the ground crew.

I wonder if that could be the culprit anyway ?

Anyway, I'm gonna give it another go in couple of days, thanks for checking it out.

[Dachs]

Ok, tried it again, and its just not working for me. No reply from Ground crew, when landed at Sierra Oscar LZ.

Also, took the first Stinger team to the observation tower, and landed behind the bunker, but then nothing, they didn't get out.
After that, the mission seemed to kind of die. No more radio transmissions.

Low res VR screenshot  from the LZ attached.

[CHPL]

You are right on the spot.
Did you change your Radioselect switch to Ground? 

I will review the complete mission over the weekend.

Edited May 31 by CHPL

[Dachs]

On 5/31/2025 at 12:14 PM, CHPL said:

Did you change your Radioselect switch to Ground?

I pretty much tried all settings. Today I flew it again, and managed to take on extra fuel from the starting point in Sierra Mike, using INT, with rotors turning. All working as expected down there.

However, at Sierra Oscar, the Stinger guy didn't get onboard, when I landed at the base, after unloading the guys brought from Sierra Mike, at the top.
And then the mission ground to a halt, it seemed.

And, still unable to get any response from Ground crew at Sierra Oscar, so no refueling.
This was all after applying hotfix 2.9.16.10973 from 30. May.

 

Edited June 1 by Dachs
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[CHPL]

@Dachs

Hello, and sorry for the delay in responding.

I have now checked the mission several times, and all triggers are working perfectly. All infantry units appear and board.

The only slight problem I could find is that if you land on the mountain top, not behind the bunkers, but a little too far to the side, the units do not disembark, and you have to move the aircraft.

In my tests, I still had fuel on board for 20 minutes at the end of the mission. (See photo, made after embarking the 3. Group about 5 minutes before the end of the Mission.)

As for the question of refueling, I must admit that I was at a loss for a long time, because it should work and does in simple tests, but not during the mission.

Finally, however, I had a moment of clarity and can tell you why it doesn't work in the mission.

The station is under attack, and enemy units are nearby. In this case, DCS does not allow refueling or reloading.

Unfortunately, it took me a while to figure this out.

If you continue to experience problems with the mission or have any concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me directly via the LLH Discord, and we will work together to find a solution.

 

Hallo und sorry dafür, dass es so lange für die Rückmeldung gedauert hat. 
Ich hebe die Mission nun mehrmals geprüft und alle Trigger rbeitn einwandfrei. Alle Infaterie Eingheiten erscheinen und steigen ein.
Das einzige kleine Problen, das ich feststellen konnte ist, dass wenn du auf der Bergspitze nicht hinter den Bunkern, sondern sondern etwas zu weit daneben landest, steigen die Einheiten nicht aus und du musst die Maschine umsetzen.
Bei meinen Tests habe ich am Ende der Mission noch für 20 Minuten Sprit an Board. (Siehe Foto)
Was die Frage des nachtankens betrifft, da muss ich zugeben war ich lange selbst ratlos, denn eigentlich sollte es funktionieren und bei einfachen Tests tut es das auch , nur im Verlauf der Mission eben nicht.
Letztendlich hatte ich jedoch einen hellen Moment und kann dir sagen warum es in der Mission nicht geht.
Die Station wird angegriffen und es befinden sich gegnerische Einheiten in unmittelbarer nähe der Station. In diesem Fall läßt DCS ein Auftanken oder Nachmunitionieren nicht zu.
Hat leider etwas gedauert bis ich diese Erkenntnis hatte.
Solltest du weiter Probleme mit der Mission, oder generell haben, melde dich bitte gerne über den LLH Discord direkt bei mir und wir finden eine Lösung.