Shval lock distance

[prawncracker]

Hi guys,

 

I have setup two view ports so the ABRIS and Shval show on a separate 24' monitor.

It looks great and is a lot easier to identify things on both the ABRIS and the Shval.

However, when I am 15km or further out from a target I am unable to lock items up even though I can see them clearly and track them manually.

Most of the time they will lock at around 9km.

 

Does anyone know why this is? Also, is there a way I can change this if it is a limitation?

I have been experimenting with all of the lua files but can't seem to find how to change this or the the zoom value of the shval. (So I can zoom in further than the standard settings)

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks.

M

[159th_Viper]

Which objects?

 

Size of the tracking gate also matters, depending on what you are attempting to track.

[prawncracker]

Reply

 

Thanks for the reply.

The tracking gate at ranges 15km+ is normally at its smallest and the object fits perfectly within it. (edges of the truck/tank/apc/shilka touch the targeting gate border)

once i get closer (around 9KM) it will finally lock.

I thought it was maybe down to zoom level so I looked into modding the shval so it could zoom in further by editing:

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Scripts\Database\db_sensors.lua

and changed:

magnifications = {28, 100},

to:

magnifications = {28, 100, 300},

I also tried:

magnifications = {28, 200},

 

but this makes no difference and it does not allow the Shval to zoom in any further than normal.

 

Thanks again for the help

[71st_Mastiff]

yea noticed that too, can not lock on with laser until I'm real close to the target. :thumbup:

[prawncracker]

yeah, its no good when you plan to out-range a strela and can't lock anything until you are 8-9KM away by which time you have a nice missile enroute to your position :joystick:

[159th_Viper]

yeah, its no good when you plan to out-range a strela and can't lock anything until you are 8-9KM away by which time you have a nice missile enroute to your position :joystick:

 

Remember that you do not need a hard-lock to launch. The missile will impact the tracking gate so even though you do not have a lock in a Strela does not mean you cannot plink it from afar.

[prawncracker]

Yeah, I've tried that before but it seems that most of the time if i launch without a lock the missile will with fall short (miles short).

 

anyone any ideas about the zoom level?

[Boberro]

Zooms are stored in Ka-50 files (cockpit folder). I forgot which one because I haven't changed files for long time and I am without access to the other PC but I managed to test various zoom levels there.

 

File you've changed doesn't apply player's view.

[-Mop-]

But that problem isn´t too bing, because the vikhrs can only be shot from 7 km max... of from a little more distance if you stay on high altitude... but you won´t tell me that in rl you would go to 5000 m agl in order to strike a target, because you would be a sitting duck to every plane and long range gta defence

[prawncracker]

vikhr's have a range of 10km, at least in mine.

I know this because the lock doesn't happen until <10km and once i get a lock, i fire. majority of them hit. :)

I wanted to know the lock distance as i like lining up and locking the target so i can fly over with the cannon.

The earlier the lock, the easier it is :)

 

I will take a look in the cockpit folder and see what I can get.

I wil post my findings later.

 

Thanks again for the help :)

[ErichVon]

But that problem isn´t too bing, because the vikhrs can only be shot from 7 km max... of from a little more distance if you stay on high altitude... but you won´t tell me that in rl you would go to 5000 m agl in order to strike a target, because you would be a sitting duck to every plane and long range gta defence

 

They can be shot farther out, not in automatic, using Kentucky windage. Takes a bit of playing around to set the target box high and farther out and actually hit and kill the target. In World the Abrams tank is a pretty easy kill, at least easy as to the Multiplayer mission that was set up.

 

And half the time, still, I have problems getting into hover...