Comms Issues

[Alopex]

I just got the BS2 upgrade and I am having trouble connecting to my wingman and tower on single missions and campaing. I have downloaded the DCS World sound fix and the DC-10 comms are fine but cannot give orders to wingman or request anything from tower.

 

Anyone else having comms issues in BS2?

 

thanks.

[Nate--IRL--]

What frequencies are you using?

 

Nate

[Speed]

Use the new radio switch, it's RALT-\

 

The \ key has been changed to just open any active radio menu.

[sjpateys]

Use the new radio switch, it's RALT-\

 

The \ key has been changed to just open any active radio menu.

 

This is what caused me the same problem as well. Took me ages to figure out what it was.

[TurboHog]

In case you want to use an old profile follow these instructions:

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1509178&postcount=32

[Alopex]

Thank you for the directions.

 

I tried RALT-\ but it did not work. In the key mapping for KA-50, I have \ as the comms. Do I need to change it to RALT-\?

 

I will give it a try later.

 

I can get the tower before takeoff by using \ but nothing else works after that.

 

Also, is there a way to start cold and dark in the campaign? I tried to modify the missions in the editor but the start location is grayed out.

[TurboHog]

Thank you for the directions.

 

I tried RALT-\ but it did not work. In the key mapping for KA-50, I have \ as the comms. Do I need to change it to RALT-\?

 

I will give it a try later.

 

I can get the tower before takeoff by using \ but nothing else works after that.

 

Also, is there a way to start cold and dark in the campaign? I tried to modify the missions in the editor but the start location is grayed out.

 

Either follow the instructions in my link or RESET your control profile to default and reassign everything.

[Speed]

Thank you for the directions.

 

I tried RALT-\ but it did not work. In the key mapping for KA-50, I have \ as the comms. Do I need to change it to RALT-\?

 

I will give it a try later.

 

I can get the tower before takeoff by using \ but nothing else works after that.

 

Also, is there a way to start cold and dark in the campaign? I tried to modify the missions in the editor but the start location is grayed out.

 

You probably (unconsciously or not) tried to keep your settings across patches, which can cause problems. As the game is updated, the settings can change, and if you try to keep old settings from old DCS versions, you can have problems.

 

In this case, you need to delete C:\Users\<Your Account Name>\Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\ka-50\keyboard\Keyboard.lua.

 

In fact, my own personal recommendation is to entirely delete all the keyboard settings in C:\Users\<Your Account Name>\Saved Games\DCS folder after installing a new patch.

 

It looks like Turbohog has instructions for adding the key binding for the radio button, but that's not the only keep binding added with 1.2.0 that you will not have if you are using an old Keyboard.lua. You will have trouble with Combined Arms too.

 

It's best to just do a clean sweep. In fact, I prefer backing up all my missions, and then deleting the ENTIRE C:\Users\<Your Account Name>\Saved Games\DCS folder. After its deleted, the game will automatically restore it. After it's automatically restored, I just manually restore all my old missions :thumbup:

 

As far as the campaign missions go, you would need to modify them yourself in the mission editor. Change the player aircraft from "Start on Runway" to "Start on Ramp". However, be advised, the missions may be timed in such a way that this could mess them up. Most missions would be fine, however.

Edited September 10, 2012 by Speed

[Hippo]

I've just come back to BS2 (latest DCSW version) after a few months away. Does anyone know if these (considerable) comms changes have been documented anywhere by ED (in a readme perhaps)?