WIP DCS A-10C and Teamspeak 3 Integration

[Headspace]

There is, as of last I checked, no way to get the currently manned CA vehicle from the game. I've requested this (obviously) but it would be more cost effective not to add a hack workaround to for that functionality.

 

TARS has taken a backseat to paid projects for the past two months unfortunately, but the SDK is still being worked on. The goal will be to allow you to specify, with scripting, new radio stations and "radio enable" vehicles of your choosing.

[Sylvan]

TARS has taken a backseat to paid projects for the past two months unfortunately, but the SDK is still being worked on. The goal will be to allow you to specify, with scripting, new radio stations and "radio enable" vehicles of your choosing.

 

TARS has taken a backseat to paid projects for the past two months unfortunately

 

TARS has taken a backseat

 

 

I hope that registered with everyone. Free will always take a backseat to paid, this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. Headspace has put A LOT of work into TARS. A lot of us are using it, submitting bugs (mostly poorly documented), asking Headspace (directly!) for tech support, requesting features (many of them impossible) etc. yet most of us hasn't paid one bit for any of this. I suspect we must appear like a bunch of whining two-year-olds most of the time.

 

I'm willing to bet that less than half of the commenters in this thread has donated anything to the TARS project. (I don't have any evidence for this claim but it would take Headspace actively denying it for me to believe otherwise).

 

This is not okay, people. TARS is effing brilliant and that kind of quality does not come for free. Let's keep it alive. Programmer no money for coffee; programmer no make good program!

 

In short (and sorry for the rant): Donate, people!

Edited August 17, 2013 by Sylvan
Multiple quotes for dramatic effect

[Kaiza]

The goal will be to allow you to specify, with scripting, new radio stations and "radio enable" vehicles of your choosing.

 

Sounds great. Sounds like we may be able to implement an ATIS in missions :)

[Headspace]

Sylvan:

I'm willing to bet that less than half of the commenters in this thread has donated anything to the TARS project. (I don't have any evidence for this claim but it would take Headspace actively denying it for me to believe otherwise).

You would be surprised how many have donated. Just about all of the "serious" VFWs have. All funds go towards additional materials for further development (software and books). Donations are certainly very helpful, but free software is ultimately free software.

 

Ultimately the SDK may become something that is payware, for other developers. But the early versions will not.

[gunterlund21]

Hopefully the paid projects are for DCS :-)

[Headspace]

Hopefully the paid projects are for DCS :-)

One of the truisms I've learned producing software at the professional level is that the more remunerative a project is, the less interesting it tends to be.

 

I try to strike a balance between the interesting and uninteresting.

[Spetz]

Fast question, do you have the ability to mute any of the three frequencies that you can use for FC3 aircraft, or do they transmit and receive all the time?

 

It would seem like if a player isn't used to having three nets active at one time, they might get overwhelmed.

Edited August 27, 2013 by Spetz

[Headspace]

spetz:

 

Different keys are used to transmit. If you want to mute one, set the frequency to zero or uncheck both volume boxes (your choice).

[Spetz]

Thanks. We have some FC3 airframe pilots in the 159th and we are trying to see the feasibility of using TARS, and the biggest issue right now is the max 3 frequencies for FC3 aircraft, which are essentially shared between all FC3 airframes. The Ka and A10 have no issue obviously as we just tune off the FC3 freq's, but they don't have that option.

 

Any idea if it will be possible in the future for separate FC3 aircraft to have individually tuned radios? That is really the only thing holding us back from committing at this time.

[Headspace]

Any idea if it will be possible in the future for separate FC3 aircraft to have individually tuned radios?

Please clarify--they are all tuneable by using the control panel. Do you mean something else? Thanks.

[Spetz]

What I meant was each FC3 airframes to have three radios. My understanding is that all FC3 aircraft share only 3 freq's. is this correct?

 

So if we have 4 x frog foots, 3 x flankers and 5 x fulcrum airborne, all 12 aircraft can only use the 3 freq's are entered in the control panel, correct? Or is the control panel individual for each player?

 

Hope that makes sense....

Edited August 28, 2013 by Spetz

[Kaiza]

It's individual mate. Anyone can put whatever they want in there. There is no requirement to have all FC3 aircraft on all the same freqs (that would defeat the purpose of TARS somewhat :) )

Edited August 28, 2013 by Kaiza

[Paganus]

What I meant was each FC3 airframes to have three radios. My understanding is that all FC3 aircraft share only 3 freq's. is this correct?

 

So if we have 4 x frog foots, 3 x flankers and 5 x fulcrum airborne, all 12 aircraft can only use the 3 freq's are entered in the control panel, correct? Or is the control panel individual for each player?

 

Hope that makes sense....

 

Negative.

 

When you open the TARS control panel you can set those 3 freq's to what you want...

 

Tell the frogs to set Uniform 226, the Flankers 227 and the Fulcrum 228.

 

As long as they all still have 1 channel in common, like Guard then each group can still communicate with each other but also have discrete channels for each flight.

 

With 3 radios, each configurable before the mission, there is a lot of versatility.

[Spetz]

Thanks. I think I knew that but I brain farted for a minute.

[Spetz]

One last question. For FC3, all players have to be in the same TS3 channel, and with that you get your 3 freq's...is it possible to switch TS channels via hotkey and have another 3 freq's for that one? Essentially have 6 freq's divided into 2 TS channels.

[Snoopy]

That's not possible and if you did you couldn't talk to say an A-10C in another TS room.

[OttoPus]

TARS 1.0.2.4 and DCS World 1.2.6 not working?

[davidp57]

TARS 1.0.2.4 and DCS World 1.2.6 not working?

Works here...

Although I do have TeamSpeak 3.0.10.1 because of an incompatibility between ACRE and 3.0.11.1

[Headspace]

I've tested it with the newest versions of both.

[Historic]

Sir all I can say is +1 this is soooo cool

[VTJS17_Fire]

Bug?

 

I don't know, if it's an issue, but long time ago (maybe 1 year) TARS worked as follows:

 

+ If you set the Mic-switch to UHF, you can only speak and listen on UHF

+ If you set the Mic-switch to VHF FM, you can only speak and listen to VHF FM ... and so on

 

If my wingman spok on UHF, butI was on VHF FM, I couldn't hear him and he couldn't hear me.

 

But now, equal which radio I set (with the Mic-switch), I can hear my wingman ever. If I'm on UHF and my wingman is on VHF FM, we can hear each other. Is that real?

 

The only setting, in which I can't hear him, is if I change the frequency.

 

So, why should I switch to another radio at all, if we hear us everytime? :huh:

 

 

Thanks in advance,

Fire

[Laud]

You can HEAR everything on each frequency (and device) you've tuned in (and turned on). Now, and before.

 

You can TALK on the device you selected by the mic-switch. Now and before.

 

If it's been different for you in the past, something might have been wrong??

[seikdel]

TARS isn't, perchance, working in the Hip yet, is it?

[Shaman]

Hi, is TARS still supported with new versions or due to lack of time abandoned, maybe on-halt?

[ApoNOOB]

Hi, is TARS still supported with new versions or due to lack of time abandoned, maybe on-halt?

 

 

I've tested it with the newest versions of both.

 

 

Post from 09.09 so I think everything is fine. :)