First impressions of the Release Version

[sobek]

The ugly: Fog still looks crap from above, new radio menu (I really don't want to see this on my screen, what's the point of it?)

 

To see which state your radio comm menu is in and also which radio is active. You'll get to like it.

[nomdeplume]

First impressions... performance definitely seems better, fewer pauses to load data when jumping to different views etc. I like the sounds for wind, flaps, gear etc. Also I noticed air intakes (?) on the MiG-29 opening and closing when it took off, which I've never noticed before.

 

Problems though... it seems really, really easy to get the AI stuck when they're taxiing. Just put them in bays opposite each other, for example. I was testing with a mission I made in beta 4 which has a lot of AI action, and many of the planes don't even manage to take off now... guess I can rework their starting positions, but that's a pretty big oops.

 

Also, AI aircraft set to 'takeoff from parking' still seem to try to reach their initial position (WP0) after takeoff, i.e. they will takeoff and then perform a bunch of low-level aerobatics to try to flyover their initial position. This wastes loads of fuel and sometimes results in them crashing.

 

Need to test the above two behaviours with a clean mission though, rather than one imported from beta 4. Seems a lot shot, but fingers crossed...

[Zomba]

Optimisation is really good. Still getting the hovering mavericks if you get a wing blown off. Sounds are very well done. Can see the airbrakes deploy in MP :) which is good to help avoiding ploughing into him. Menus are very laggy in places. In editer if you change some of the comm numbers you can get a lua error (old problem). Flight model is tweaked and better. Engines are a bit more perky, you notice it when taxing. Get the occasional LOD issue with clouds.

[PhoenixBvo]

problem with mouse is unsolvable, so I ask ED team, can that function be added in some patch (I think there will be a patch for sure)? :)

 

It's not unsolvable, you'll have to edit the appropriate .lua file. Sorry, I'm at work, no way to check exactly where, but you can add DX buttons and other controls to functions which in the GUI do not have those devices available.

It's a bit weird, but it works well enough when you get comfortable with the lua editing. I discovered this when I was creating a profile for the TM warthog with TARGET enabled. This combines the two controllers (stick + throttle) into one virtual device which is seen by DCS as a new controller. It has its DX buttons distributed differently and switching the TARGET profile on/off led to odd behavior in the DCS GUI where it would allow certain functions to be assigned a DX-button in one case but not the other. After comparing both control mapping config (lua) files, I saw that the corresponding functions had control devices missing in one of the two versions. By adding the needed control device (mouse in your case) + correct button you'll get the functionality you want.

 

Hope this helps:smilewink:

[Nate--IRL--]

are there any replays to watch in the final release?

 

Yes, however in the FAQ............

 

Q: Where are the Replay Demo Tracks located?

A: You can play several replay demo tracks that are included with the game. After pressing the Repaly button from the Main Menu, direct the browser to: (drive letter of game install)/DCS A-10C/Missions/Tracks/Demo

 

Q: Why do some tracks replays play back incorrectly?

A: This may result when playing a track on a 32 bit OS system if the track was recorded on a 64 bit OS system.

 

Nate

[NoJoe]

Just a couple observations:

 

I really like: the new sounds (especially the Gau-8!!! ), cluster bombs, JTAC, Markpoints that stay where you put them

 

I don't like: accidentally leaving my countermeasures in standby mode when flying into a MANPADS-infested combat zone.

 

I really like: The damage modelling and how the flight model reacts to severed airplane parts! :P

 

To EVERYONE who helped bring this sim to life: AMAZING JOB!! :D

 

--NoJoe

[Lonecrow66]

Is the IR launch detection fixed in the final release.

 

I won't be able to test for a coupe of days still so wondering.

 

Take up a 2 ship with a MANPAD somewhere. See if you get a launch detection when they launch against your wingie. You should!! In the BETAS you only got the launch detection when they actually fired at you!

 

Didn't notice but I did get launched at a few times last night. First one missed.. and then I noticed the labels on the missiles actually disappear as they get closer.

 

I managed to get hit in the side.. and similarly I barely heard a noise. A little tiny explosion but not much. Even when viewing from outside the reply there was very little if any noise.

 

So far all the sound in this game is spectacular in all regards except for the missile impacts. The gun rounds hitting you are "ok" but could be better and a little more realistic compared to the damage you see outside. I usually hear one "ping" that I'm hit.. I look outside and I see that I'm sprayed with bullets all over the fuselage.

 

Would sound better if when you got hit it was more like a whole bunch of shrapnel hitting it.

 

I suppose someone will work on some sound mods for this :) But don't touch the gun.. its perfect!

[Lonecrow66]

Do all of the F15E pictures appearing during the install provide a clue to the next aircraft being released?

 

Thats what I posted.. it might have been removed though :)

[Lonecrow66]

any word on the final manual? i can't wait to finally have it printed

 

Final manual is in the docs directory.

[rogueone]

Having problems downloading a10C final version. System recognised my name and password but when I try to download the server does't recognise my password and won't allow me to download. Anyone else having this problem? Is there a fix or is it up to the ebmaster to correct? thanks..rogueone

[hog_driver111th]

Thats what I posted.. it might have been removed though :)

 

Funny, as I was installing this I was thinking the same thing (and the other guys in my squad were saying the same thing too). Quite a few F-15E pics mixed in with the warthog, but no other planes really... hmmm..... :music_whistling:

[nomdeplume]

Having problems downloading a10C final version. System recognised my name and password but when I try to download the server doesn't recognise my password and won't allow me to download.

That prompt means the FTP server is full, and it's rejecting the attempt to login - the browser (mis)interprets it as a request for a username/password.

 

Try other mirrors or the torrent, or wait a day or two for things to calm down.

[RodBorza]

Try other mirrors or the torrent, or wait a day or two for things to calm down.

 

Wait a few days??? Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!! :doh:

[rexehuk]

My first CBU test from the release version....

 

 

 

Conclusion - RELEASE IS AWESOME.

[Sinky]

Wait a few days??? Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!! :doh:

 

Just keep trying the different ftp's, you will get in after a while, I did. Good luck.

 

rexehuk: Thanks for the video, I don't know what I did wrong for the 97's not to work the first time. Tried again around two hours ago on a group of around 7 or so T72's, there wasn't much left put it that way.

Edited February 22, 2011 by Sinky

[SlapStik]

I'd try the Torrent version, seems to be moving along on the PC that I'm seeding on.

 

If you don't have Torrent you can go to Ninite.com and choose it, along with anything else that suits your fancy, and ninite will install it without all the extra junk you don't want like web browser task bars and so on.

[hendo97]

Nice video keep them coming I have to work for 12 more hours.

[badaboom]

Nice Vid Rex!!!!

[RodBorza]

+1! Nice vid! Keep'em coming!

[PhoenixBvo]

Yes and no.

I have found default.lua in config\imput\aircraft\A-10C\mouse, and edited it like this:

 

function layout()
return {

modifiers = {
['MOUSE_BTN3'] = 'MOUSE_BTN3',
},

keyCommands = {
-- HOTAS
{combos = {{key = 'MOUSE_BTN4'}},     down = iCommandPlane_HOTAS_SpeedBrakeSwitchAft, up = iCommandPlane_HOTAS_SpeedBrakeSwitchCenter, name = 'HOTAS Speed Brake Switch Aft', category = 'HOTAS'},
{combos = {{key = 'MOUSE_BTN5'}},     down = iCommandPlane_HOTAS_SpeedBrakeSwitchForward, up = iCommandPlane_HOTAS_SpeedBrakeSwitchCenter, name = 'HOTAS Speed Brake Switch Forward', category = 'HOTAS'},
},

axisCommands = {
-- mouse axes
{combos = {{key = 'MOUSE_X'}}, action = iCommandPlaneViewHorizontal, name = 'Camera Horizontal View'},
{combos = {{key = 'MOUSE_Y'}}, action = iCommandPlaneViewVertical, name = 'Camera Vertical View'},
{combos = {{key = 'MOUSE_Z'}}, action = iCommandPlaneZoomView, name = 'Camera Zoom View'},
{combos = {{key = 'MOUSE_X', reformers = {'MOUSE_BTN3'}}}, action = iCommandViewHorTrans      , name = 'Camera View Horizontal Shift'},
{combos = {{key = 'MOUSE_Y', reformers = {'MOUSE_BTN3'}}}, action = iCommandViewVertTrans      , name = 'Camera View Vertical Shift'},
{combos = {{key = 'MOUSE_Z', reformers = {'MOUSE_BTN3'}}}, action = iCommandViewLongitudeTrans, name = 'Camera View Longitude Shift'},
},
}
end

 

But it doesn't work.

 

yeah, NEVER touch the default.lua files. There should be another one in the directory called something like mouse.lua (or Maus.lua in my case :)). Edit that one and you should have more luck.

 

Also your syntax looks funky, are you sure that is correct? Mine looks quite different...

[159th_Viper]

I'm 100% sure there are no other .lua files in mouse folder. Just default.lua. I backuped it for any case.

 

You're looking in the wrong place:

 

See Here -

 

C:\Users\<User Name>\Saved Games\DCS Warthog\Config\Input\A10C\Mouse Folder

[Geskes]

It is AMAZING!!

 

I cant stop flying :D

 

A lot of things have been added/tweaked/fixed. FM feels much more natural now in near-stall and stall areas, spins are awesome. Smoothness is much improved, no more huge impact with mav/tgp cam for example, and way better fps in general. Also noticed many different sounds, for example ground units and of course cannon :D

The cbu's are amazing. Actually all bombs are amazing now for some reason and they hit where you aim too.

In multiplayer everything seems to work, ATC, tanker, JTAC, it all works.

 

Did notice some model issues, eg tunguska no texture, same LOD issues as before with blackhawks, speedboats and UAZ's, the f-18 external tank etc.

 

Overall it is like a dream coming true. Now back to flying. :joystick:

[636_Castle]

(Video)

 

Now that's what I call collateral damage. 9 in 1? Hahaha :)

 

It is AMAZING!!

 

I cant stop flying

 

Me either. :D

[TwoLate]

Cant wait to try it out.

[hendo97]

Can anyone say if muilt monitor works the same as the beta?