DCS Flight Nights

[hawk2495]

Ok, I survive a fight with 4 tors and a dog ear. Manage to take out the dog ear and 1 tor, five or six t-55s, numerous other ground targets. I RTB and get almost taken out by a bird...
http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p350/hawk2495/birdstrike2.jpg

It doesn't look so bad. Chief shouldn't be too mad.. Except for having to replace the canopy, seat, rebuild the starboard engine, fix the nose gear. Nah shouldn't be that bad.

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p350/hawk2495/birdstrikeaftermath1.jpg

[hawk2495]

Nice shots Herr und Arc. Yeah I think I got to take on about 100 lbs of fuel before I had to break off. That took forever. Every time I would be at speed and lined up, he decided change heading...lol

[Arclight]

Yeah, think I'll change his path and give him a longer leg to fly, having the same trouble... Could slow him down a bit, but it's easier to nail the speed as it is now.

A bird? That explains it. Stuff like birdstrikes and random failures are on, but it is exceedingly rare. ;)


Anyone know what the real things fly at in terms of speed and altitude when refueling A-10? :06:

[hawk2495]

I'm not seeing much on the speeds for an A-10 refuel, but I would think that 250-270 knots sounds about right. Any higher and she would burn too much fuel just to stay with the tanker. Especially since the KC-135 can move at about 500 knots @ 30,000.

Now a question for Herr-Berbunch. What key do you have bound for your mic switch aft? I'm thinking you were using the wrong radio for contacting the tanker, but I could be wrong.

[Herr-Berbunch]

The VHF radio (bottom left hand side) set to 51.000, tried switching the r/hand knob to T R and A A T R, then press # to bring up the comms list.

If that is wrong then please do tell. :yep:

[hawk2495]

Ok here's what I think is happening. Correct me if I'm wrong, but did you set up the mission and or server for complex comms Arc? If so, the regular comm menu will not work. If it is set up for complex you must use the mic switch commands for the HOTAS. I just tested this on a training mission I did for take off and landing. While tuned in to the frequency for the tower I tried the regular comm menu. ATC,Batumi,request startup. No response. I hit mic switch forward (UHF AM), then went to ATC, Batumi, request startup, and they came back to me immediately. It should be exactly the same with the UHF (mic switch down) and VHF FM(mic switch aft) radios. Hope this helps... And yes, I have no life.... lol:nope:

[Arclight]

Of course it's set for realistic comms, don't be silly. :P

And yes, that's the problem. You don't just need to set the proper frequency, you need to transmit on the proper radio as well.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Of course it's set for realistic comms, don't be silly. :P

And yes, that's the problem. You don't just need to set the proper frequency, you need to transmit on the proper radio as well.

Oh, not this then?

http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mbc/lowres/mbcn326l.jpg

Mic switch? Another key to fathom out :doh:

Thanks guys. TBH I don't know how I didn't just shoot the thing down for not replying to me. :arrgh!:

[hawk2495]

You must have had this overwhelming sense that "maybe one of my fellow pilots might need fuel soon"... Ok probably not. You just didn't like the idea of surrendering every paycheck, and the checks of all of your descendants for the next 15 generations to pay for the KC-135 and the fuel on board. Granted the fuel is probably worth more.

What flight setup are you guys using? Just curiosity.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Only an old MS Sidewinder joystick. :D Before that I had X52 Pro, but sold it :wah:

[Dowly]

See, we told you not to get rid of it, but nooooo. Had to be an stubborn ass. :O:

[HunterICX]

See, we told you not to get rid of it, but nooooo. Had to be an stubborn ass. :O:

Sais the one that till this day hasn't got a bloody mic :stare:

:03:

HunterICX

[Crécy]

Sais the one that till this day hasn't got a bloody mic :stare:

:03:

HunterICX

I almost lured him to get one once but he didn't. Tough son of a ferret.

[Dowly]

Et tu, Hunter?

[HunterICX]

Et tu, Hunter?

Yes what?

HunterICX

[Dowly]

What what? :O:

[HunterICX]

What what? :O:

Well what about me? (that was your question right?)

HunterICX

[Dowly]

Well what about me? (that was your question right?)

HunterICX

Ah, no, AFAIK, Et tu? translates to You too? :salute:

[HunterICX]

Ah, no, AFAIK, Et tu? translates to You too? :salute:

No...it translates to Et (and) Tu (you)

iirc with the wreck french I know it should've been ''(Et) Vous Aussi'' or some frenchy like that.

HunterICX

[Dowly]

No...it translates to Et (and) Tu (you)

HunterICX

It's latin, as in "You too, Brutus?" (=Et tu, brute?)

[HunterICX]

It's latin, as in "You too, Brutus?" (=Et tu, brute?)

You sure?

shouldn't it be Quoque?

you know what....let's shut up get a beer as it is weekend ffs! :O:

HunterICX

[Dowly]

you know what....let's shut up get a beer as it is weekend ffs! :O:

HunterICX

Just opened my first one. :up:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Just opened my first one. :up:

No beer in, no wine in, maybe half a bottle of sherry in the back of a cupboard... :wah: What has my life become?

I thought et tu was and you, but Shakespear's never been a favourite of mine.

[Arclight]

The exact translation varies a bit, but in modern use it's an expression of feeling betrayed. :know:

[Oberon]

Bah, you have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read it in the original Klingon:

http://www.ussgorkon.com/chang1.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiRMGYQfXrs

[Oberon]

Oh, and especially for Hunter :smug:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGFB7PElYfs

[hawk2495]

Is it wierd that I actually liked that scene better in Klingon? Nice finds Oberon.

[Arclight]

Added OSA and Buk battery. Su-25T flight changed to SEAD, added another flight with PGM.

SEAD pretty much required, suggest coming in from the sea.


Server up shortly.

[Oberon]

Ok, help needed guys. The Steam sale of A-10C has ended (bloody typical) and it's now at about £30, whereas Flaming Cliffs 2 is at about £20. I can only afford to buy one, which would should I buy?

[Raptor1]

Ok, help needed guys. The Steam sale of A-10C has ended (bloody typical) and it's now at about £30, whereas Flaming Cliffs 2 is at about £20. I can only afford to buy one, which would should I buy?

Both from GamersGate?

[Crécy]

Ok, help needed guys. The Steam sale of A-10C has ended (bloody typical) and it's now at about £30, whereas Flaming Cliffs 2 is at about £20. I can only afford to buy one, which would should I buy?

Gamersgate, to the rescue!

http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-LOFC2/lock-on-flaming-cliffs-2

http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-A10CW/dcsa10c-warthog

Edit: Dammit, Raptor!

[Raptor1]

If you still can't get both, I'd say A-10C. Not only is it much more detailed than Flaming Cliffs' aircraft, but you can also join the A-10C games until the compatibility patch is released.

[Oberon]

TA





C



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhk5pA0tLgY

[Herr-Berbunch]

Definately A-10C :yep:

[Oberon]

Well, thanks to my very good friend across the Nordzee, I now have both downloading. :rock:

http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/10/22/e1ed143b-61e3-4a0a-9176-80d05f91a4f8.jpg

[Oberon]

First Frogfoot Landing:

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/274/screenshot000sk.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30dXrUm3o6g

[Arclight]

Server is le up.

Or is that le server is up? Le server c'est la up? Lerver sup perhaps?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1YmS_VDvMY

Right.

[Dowly]

Fetchez la vache? :hmmm:

---

I shall be there after a refreshning cup of coffee.

[Arclight]

Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled like elderberries! :88)


Sorry, tired. Grabbed a few tonight;

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20Ka-50/ScreenShot_010e.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20Ka-50/ScreenShot_011e.jpg
Not sure about first, definetly Oberon on the wing in the second.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20Ka-50/ScreenShot_012e.jpg
Russian parking at it's finest. :yeah:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Before I go any further, here is Dowly landing a fixed-wing on a nice long runway.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9608/screenshot095h.jpg

Then I did a bit of low level over the water... (and didn't crash until back over land)

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/4265/screenshot096zs.jpg

Then the others shot some stuff whilst I blindly flew by, but I don't have pics of that. Anyhoo, got back to Sochi-Adler somehow :roll: and took off in a miraculously brand new a/c :D.

Whilst in a hover-taxi, your honour, a vehicle simply reversed into me. Nay! Two vehicles. No lights, no warnings, the first I knew of it was, ahem, on an external camera. Up till now I thought I was safely on the grass the other side...

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/6691/screenshot097n.jpg

Which was followed by the legendary (inevitable) H-B pyrotechnic display. But if I may draw your honour's eyes to the words 'took off from Sochi-Adler', absolving me of any wrongdoing... :hmmm:

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8418/screenshot098y.jpg

[Oberon]

Image Spam Starts Now!

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/4534/screenshot059qn.jpg
Raptor lands successfully in his Frogfoot. Alas his wreckage did not crash on the railway and was not run over by a train.

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8062/screenshot060b.jpg
Hunter demonstrates the latest in Kamov break-dancing

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7492/screenshot061y.jpg
Oberon attempts formation flying!

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/807/screenshot062ar.jpg
Dowly bolters the Kuznetsov, sinking it.

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/9204/screenshot063j.jpg
Oberon: "Raptor, you're facing the wrong way."
Raptor: "I am? No I'm not."
Oberon: "Aren't they coming from the valley?"
Arclight: "Pincer, some from the valley, some from the north."

(Ten minutes later, after laying waste to the North convoy, we are ambushed by the valley convoy.)

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/9777/screenshot064t.jpg
Dowly tries to pry the hangar door open with his nose

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1834/screenshot065iw.jpg
Then practices aerobatics

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7507/screenshot066ws.jpg
And then sets back Petrochemical relations by 20 years with his Rainbow Warrior MiG

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7979/screenshot067m.jpg
Meanwhile, back at the Kamovs, the valley convoy gets its own ambush...

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1064/screenshot070h.jpg
The BRDMs conspire with the terrorist trains to attack Raptor

[Oberon]

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/417/screenshot068sd.jpg
Raptor is taken down by a part of the convoy Arclight and Oberon missed

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/5791/screenshot071cv.jpg
There is a disagreement in right of way between Dowly and Raptor...

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/8995/screenshot076c.jpg
Oberon runs out of missiles whilst attacking the airbase and RTBs, so Arclight moves in for the kill.

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7396/screenshot078c.jpg
His suicide run is concluded by a Libyan AAA truck

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/4267/screenshot079w.jpg
Herr B was doing so well...and then the inevitable blade strike occurred.

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9099/screenshot080r.jpg
Oberon makes a successful landing

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/9434/screenshot081z.jpg
Herr B parks up for fueling

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/4442/screenshot082i.jpg
That's another 9p on the price at the pumps....

[Herr-Berbunch]

There is a disagreement in right of way between Dowly and Raptor...

I though Dowly was just nudging Rapror (:03:) along? Or was Rapror towing Dowly? :hmmm:

Herr B was doing so well...and then the inevitable blade strike occurred.


I'll have you know it's been weeks since I last had a blade strike, my more recent incidents are all enemy fire (some), and ground avoidance failure (some more).

[Raptor1]

Dunno about Rapror, but I think Dowly was trying to murder me...

[Oberon]

I though Dowly was just nudging Rapror (:03:) along? Or was Rapror towing Dowly? :hmmm:



I'll have you know it's been weeks since I last had a blade strike, my more recent incidents are all enemy fire (some), and ground avoidance failure (some more).

Ah, well...they're inevitable to me ;)

[SgtPotato]

Do I have to get the game Lock-on? :hmmm:

[Raptor1]

If you want to play Flaming Cliffs 2, yes.

EDIT: Oh, yeah...


Raptor is taken down by a part of the convoy Arclight and Oberon missed

Neg, I was attempting to launch a Vikhr at one of the APCs but it turned out to be directly below me. Cue broken rotors...

[HunterICX]

(Ten minutes later, after laying waste to the North convoy, we are ambushed by the valley convoy.)

My reaction when I got shot by that ambushing Convoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHlnCzalw1s

HunterICX

[Oberon]

My reaction when I got shot by that ambushing Convoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHlnCzalw1s

HunterICX

In my case it was a bit more like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO5wryDdEI0

[Arclight]

*checks valley*
"... still nothing?"

*looks out right window at smoldering remains of convoy*

*turns back front*
"Huh, you know, those white puffs look like missile trails."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afBENV1V4kI&feature=related

[Arclight]

Latest ugly dying-breed simulator of a presumed-extinct niche up and running.

Yes, that would be the A-10C.

[Arclight]

Ka-50 is up and a-running.

* aaand switching to RoF. Turn on modifications in the launcher and look for arc-RoF

[Arclight]

A-10C, up.

[Herr-Berbunch]

A-10C, up.

Sorry, too tired - asleep by 10.30 - that never happens :zzz:

All refreshed and wifey out tonight so I'm up for whatever anyone else is on! :D

[Arclight]

Suspended on account of Minecraft. Sorry. :oops:

[Arclight]

And A-10C for a bit. Coming up.

[Arclight]

Ka-50 is up. Added some jets for the fighter jocks to take on.

Or vice versa. :P

[Arclight]

A-10 iz up.

[Arclight]

Le Shark is up.

Might just do Thursdays, don't really have pilots for this one. With Il-2 back in the game and RoF on standby, it's a lot of flightsimming anyway, at least to be doing DCS twice a week. Hope that patch is close. :hmmm:

[QUARRY]

Hello! I am new to this forum, I wonder if you play HAWK2 online? Thanks in advance.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Joining in a minute, if you're gonna be waffling instead in future - what mods are you all running? :doh:

[Arclight]

Er, HSFX or something.

[Arclight]

A-10 is up. I'll be on the range busting up tanks with the Gau.

[Arclight]

A-10C is up.

[Herr-Berbunch]

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/886/screen111006234115.jpg

Arc doing what Arc does :yeah:

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/6067/screen111007000301.jpg

Me doing what I do :yeah: (between the tower and the train!)




...before ramming it into the ground :nope::D

[Spike88]

In the shot of Arc, what is that "Aligning navigation Systems... 2 mins" message?

[Arclight]

Think he has that 'radio help' thingy ticked. Have a rumage through the options.

[Arclight]

Server is coming online shortly.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Starboard engine fire, successfully extinguised, but now bad asymetry - will I get home? With my reputation? :hmmm:http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/245/stbengfire.jpg


On the return flight, even the aircraft had something to say - didn't give me what I wanted - height, speed, etc. - but did say something.
http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/3159/a10cfail.jpg

Well despite the asymetry and a shredded tyre I landed okayish, just veered off at the last moments of travel, shut down and had a closer look at the damage (stbd engine, tyres, both wings, little instrumentation), also noticed the moon...
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5543/safeldgtrl.jpg

[Arclight]

Yes, flying with you is always... interesting. :D

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_110819_015709.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_110902_005059.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_110902_005123.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_110902_014545.jpg

Got half my tail blown off last week I think:
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_110929_233718.jpg

And tonight I landed with a shredded tire on the right main gear, with predictable outcome:
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111014_013423.jpg

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yes, flying with you is always... interesting. :D


Got half my tail blown off last week I think:


And tonight I landed with a shredded tire on the right main gear, with predictable outcome:


I'll give you the wreckages are mine, the KC-135 exploding is caused by one really annoyed Raptic Foxor1, your recent loss of tail and tyre are not in any way my responsibility - in fact you've got away lightly this last few weeks...! :hmmm:

[Arclight]

in fact you've got away lightly this last few weeks...! :hmmm:
I'll try harder to fly into a SAM or 2. :O:

Server coming up.

[Arclight]

There. Flew into the ground, failing to pull out of a gun run. :oops:

Ah, and who can forget that AAA that took off a wing next flight. Not the best night. :nope:

Anyways:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111020_232131.jpg
Friendly convoy we were supporting. Not a scratch on 'm.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111021_001938.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111021_001940.jpg
Spectacular!

[Herr-Berbunch]

Any chance of setting the starting time to before dawn so we can get some night flying in?

Don't worry if it's not easy, or delays the timings of events like the convoy and the tanker.

[Arclight]

Nope, no problem. Delays are from mission start, regardless of a specific time. ;)

[Spike88]

Any chance of setting the starting time to before dawn so we can get some night flying in?

Don't worry if it's not easy, or delays the timings of events like the convoy and the tanker.


We can barely fly in the day, and you want to add darkness into the equation? :O:

[Arclight]

Yes. And I can fly just fine, thankyouverymuch. :O:


Server coming up.

[Herr-Berbunch]

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2232/zsu23crash.jpg

I offered to mark the southern-most tip of 'That Place', where the ZSU-23s reside, with smoke - I even took one out with my airframe! :yeah:

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3425/dowly135approach.jpg

Dowly nicely approaching the tanker for some... :hmmm:

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3213/kc135wingover.jpg

Target practice. :D

Note the aerodynamics of a missing wing, the remaining one just keeps on liftin', liftin' and spirallin', spirallin' and, err...

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9030/kc135spiral.jpg

Falling!

[Arclight]

We don't take reservations. :O:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111028_002500.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111028_002722.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111028_014811.jpg

(Full flaps is for landing Spike, not take-off. ;) )

[Spike88]

Ah, I thought 30 flaps was for landing, until I realized the flaps didn't actually go down to 30. I'm used to flying commercial craft. :haha:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a108/Tetsou88/Screen_111027_193416.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a108/Tetsou88/Screen_111027_193420.jpg

Hey... I recognize that plane.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Was nice to see so many one there for a change :yeah:

[Dowly]

Yeah, need to see if I can be arsed to start learning the A-10C a bit more
(usually give up pretty quickly) and fly more.

Oh your mate popped in for a bit, Noisy or something like that. :up:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yeah, need to see if I can be arsed to start learning the A-10C a bit more (usually give up pretty quickly) and fly more.

Oh your mate popped in for a bit, Noisy or something like that. :up:

Yeah, Noisy Lightning, he quit about 5 mins before I booted up my 'puter. Air trafficker. Said you guys had help him. :up:

I need to be arsed more too, all I do is the Thursday night thing, and once I reskinned an a/c and did a quick mission just to take screenies (for Oberon, actually, whatever happened to his A-10C? :cry:). Arc must really have a lot of patience flying with us amatuers. :yep:

Ooh, forgot the F-16 pilot with the bag on his head, here he is...

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/4223/f16pilothood.jpg

[Arclight]

Half the time I'm prosecuting a target, typing a response to 2 different questions and answering a 3rd one over TS at the same time. :lol:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Half the time I'm trying to avoid colliding with the ground, whilst asking a question, getting a beer, checking subsim for funny pics or jokes. Oh, and avoiding an annoyed Raptor1's ammunition! :yeah:

[hawk2495]

Wow I've missed a few things... Good to see you're all still well... ish.

[Spike88]

Most of the time I'm asking questions while using auto-pilot and trying to answer my questions myself by pushing random buttons that I think will work.

[Arclight]

Tricksy ferret.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111031_220043.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/2011-08-28_00007.jpg

[Dowly]

Spike88 buzzing me after I managed to botch my landing
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/Screen_111101_030232.jpg

[Herr-Berbunch]

Once again a good, unexpected, night. I thought I'd ask Arc to start the server and muck about for an hour, not be joined by everyone and go to bed over three hours later! :zzz:

And I've learnt all about the pitfalls of freemium games to boot :roll:

[Dowly]

BTW, the JTAC in your mission doesn't seem to work, Arc.

I can contact it, but he just tells me there's no targets and I can piss off. :hmmm:

Can always practice offline, so that's no biggie. :yep:

Check this linky:
http://dcswiki.com/index.php?title=How_to_add_a_JTAC_to_a_mission

[Spike88]

BTW, the JTAC in your mission doesn't seem to work, Arc.

I can contact it, but he just tells me there's no targets and I can piss off. :hmmm:

Can always practice offline, so that's no biggie. :yep:

Check this linky:
http://dcswiki.com/index.php?title=How_to_add_a_JTAC_to_a_mission


I think the mission is vanilla from game, the only thing arc changed is the time of day. As for the JTAC, it's possible that JTAC was provided by one of the cars in the convey, which was wiped out.

On the topic of JTAC, apparently JTAC can be played by one of us. We wont have laser designators, but we can give co-ordinates, and descriptions of the target. We just need a spectatable object near the targets.

[Dowly]

I think the mission is vanilla from game, the only thing arc changed is the time of day. As for the JTAC, it's possible that JTAC was provided by one of the cars in the convey, which was wiped out.


No, there's a FAC near the targets, think Arc just forgot to assign the target groups to it. :hmmm:

[Herr-Berbunch]

I think JTAC is parked up just north of Kobuleti airfield, the practice target area in the south. Not sure about any in the convoy.

But, hey - I could be wrong - I don't go in for this reading up on stuff malarky!

[Dowly]

I think JTAC is parked up just north of Kobuleti airfield, the practice target area in the south. Not sure about any in the convoy.

Yup, it's just North of the targets. Got it to work by assigning the targets for it.
Even managed to learn the data link crap (just the receiving bit, tho). :smug:

Think the Littlebird is pulling JTAC duty too, but it always gets shot down. :O:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Think the Littlebird is pulling JTAC duty too, but it always gets shot down. :O:

I've seen it riddled with holes courtesy of the two Hinds, but it's always made it home. :o

[Arclight]

The helo AI doesn't know what "standoff" means currently, new AI in next patch though.


There's 2 ways to make a FAC: have him magically know about the targets you want him to provide assistance on, or only for targets he can actually detect. I used the non-cheating FAC at the practice area, so aparently he's just completely oblivious to anything near him. :hmmm:

[Spike88]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a108/Tetsou88/Screen_111031_201522.jpg
From Monday's Flight night. Shot of HBB coming out of a cloud.

[Dowly]

That same damn cloud is there everytime! :haha:

[hawk2495]

No matter what mission it is, there is always that one cloud.
Can't wait to get back in with you guys one of these days, and really shake down this new HOTAS Warthog. Not sure how I flew this sim for a year without it...

[Arclight]

Silence! Don't make me buy an X-65 and clobber you with it! :O:


Hrm, price isn't too bad actually... No! Must... resist!

[Herr-Berbunch]

Silence! Don't make me buy an X-65 and clobber you with it! :O:


Hrm, price isn't too bad actually... No! Must... resist!

If you don't resist then I'll have your X52...:yep:

[Arclight]

Sorry, my intention is to fly it into pieces before I switch. ;)


Righto, mission changed a bit:
- all aircraft actually have a flightplan. Might actually be of any use, or not.
- load-outs changed to TGP, ECM, Sidewinders, M151 rockets (frag, soft targets), Mav H, Mav D, 6x Mk-82AIR (easily reconfigured for slick delivery, can teach that in a minute or 2 if nescesary), a CBU-87 and a GBU-38.
Flight leads substitute some of that for M156 WP, CBU-107 and GBU-12.
- ground FAC refused to work, so was replaced with AFAC. Predator on station at the training range (131MHz) and the first objective (141MHz).
- Kiowa is gone. Suicidal git.
- F-16s may or may not be usefull now.

Mission assumes 2x 4-ship flight;
101 - Hawg 1-1
102 - Hawg 2-1
103 - Hawg 3-1
104 - Hawg 4-1
201 - Boar 1-1
202 - Boar 2-1
203 - Boar 3-1
204 - Boar 4-1

Might be handy to set the net settings accordingly (0101,0102,..,0201,0202,...,etc). Preferably respawn your plane, rather than switching slots. (Rctl + Rshift + tab)

Will be up in ~1,5 hour, 21:00gmt

Do we want day or night?

[Raptor1]

Day, please.

[Herr-Berbunch]

How about an hour or so of daylight, and then drift into night?

[Arclight]

Well, dawn and dusk are a pain. Can't see anything outside but still too bright to use NVG. :hmmm:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Day then, we can see stuff.

[Arclight]

Very well. :D

Either works though. Actually find it easier to spot stuff at night with the NVG. Higher contrast I guess. It's really that twilight that kills ability to deliver pretty much anything unguided.

[Raptor1]

Deploying surprise in 3...2...1...

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/158/screen111104022356.jpg

[Herr-Berbunch]

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6016/screen111103222129.jpg
Who'd have thought this would get home in one piece?

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6295/screen111103223510.jpg
Dowly causing a traffic jam?

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4756/screen111103231508.jpg
I thought if I was low enough I'd not be detected, sadly as the first two SAMs approached I pulled up, this was the third hitting whatever remained. :cry:

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1525/screen111103234203.jpg
Raptor's very first drop of a Paveway, will it find it's designated target?

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3050/screen111103234231.jpg
Raptor's hit. :yeah:

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/6995/screen111104001635.jpg
I've seen it done on youtube...

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9983/screen111104001649.jpg
And this!

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8696/screen111104001704.jpg
Will I get out in time? :hmmm:

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8886/screen111104001729.jpg
Ooh, I'm horizontal, shall I sit this one out? Sadly I think I'm already dead as I could not eject. :wah:

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/6254/screen111104001744.jpg
That's the only damage to the KC-135? Enough to make him wobble you'd think? :nope:

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/7328/screen111104001912.jpg
Arclight's textbook (as usual) landing, please note the 250 kts airframe rapidly approaching!

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4883/screen111104001931.jpg
It was never going to work on that attempt. Still, at least he got back to the airfield. :yeah:

[Arclight]

Deploying surprise in 3...2...1...
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111104_012706.jpg
That's karma for you. :O:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111103_232510.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111104_003044.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111104_011204.jpg

[Dowly]

The theme of the night was broken tires.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/Screen_111104_000728.jpg

The traffic jam that stopped the mighty US army.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/Screen_111104_003043.jpg

Arclight delivering some 30mm goodness.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/Screen_111104_012452.jpg

[Arclight]

Been mucking around in the editor some more;

Added some randomised stuff (ie doesnt spawn every time):
- commando teams along the convoy's route. Give the road a scan on your way.
- Strela SAM. Short range, but these buggers don't emit radar, so keep yer eyes out.
- MANPADS. Probably a good idea to use flares pre-emptively if you do low-level runs, at lest give target areas a good scan.
- AAA trucks. Not a major threat but definitely dangerous if your not aware of them.

Not gonna tell you where, but there are at maximum 5 commando teams, 1 Strela, 4 MANPADS and 2 AAA trucks. So their could be none of them, all of them or anything in between.


Also, there's this sneaky git of a Tunguska parked somewhere with his radar off. You won't get a warning untill he locks on to you, so be sure you know where that jammer button is and be quick with the counter-measures. He's off the route though, so if you mind the flightplan it shouldn't be an issue.

Enemy convoy departs objective 2 to reinforce objective one, in anticipation of an assault. Turns out they were too late though, so it becomes our job to wear them down before reaching their objective. Provided our convoy reached theirs safely, it will keep the enemy from taking back their airfield.

Additional JTAC at both the 1st objective and target range. The 2 in the target zone should move to the 2nd objective once the Osa SAM there is destroyed.

Clustered the AAA at the 2nd objective more closely. Dealing with all of it was too much of a pain. Should be easy enough to hit a group of 3 with a cluster bomb, maybe even a well-placed mk-82.


Starting the server to give it a test. Kinda hard on my own though, so feel free to join. :)

[Dowly]

Have to pass. Just got home, need some time to recover from being around other people. :O:

[Arclight]

Alright, here we go. See if this works...

* default load for Ka-50 is Vikhrs + S-8FP2. Those are the frag rockets, don't think they are in any default load-outs.

[Dowly]

BS2's server browser doesn't seem to work, so use the Connect IP button.

[Spike88]

Was browsing through the ED forums when I came upon a topic regarding SAM's shooting down Mavericks and stumbled upon this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcR-oGeBXmc&feature=fvwp&NR=1
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAK22XkEa-o&feature=related


Oddly enough, the sound makes me want to fire the GAU of the A-10C. I have a strange attraction to the sound.

[Arclight]

Mkay, here we go. It is up.

Checking port forwarding but should be alright.

[Dowly]

Herr-Berbunch
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/HBB1.jpg

Reverse Herr-Berbunch
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/HBB2.jpg

[Herr-Berbunch]

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3697/2shipto.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1193/dowlydropping.jpg


http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/1434/arcshotdown.jpg

"Self defence" :O:

[Dowly]

Is that me dumping my CBU's in the second pic? :hmmm:

If so, quite a timing, never noticed you were there. :DL

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yeah it was, I was just going to take a snap anyway, you dumping your load was just a bonus!

And I never thought I say that to you. :o

Oh, and one more Dowly screenshot ;)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4236/dowlyslmfcd.jpg

[Dowly]

:rotfl2::rotfl2:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Found this, don't think we should install it though as we need all the players we can get. :O:

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/6154/raptro.jpg

[Arclight]

There we are, another (Thurs-)day, another chance to spend millions of virtual tax dollars.

[Spike88]

Missed out on flight night due to stuffing my face because of Thanksgiving.

[Arclight]

Server is up.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Tonight I shall see if I can last more than 20 minutes without either the wife pestering me for my time, or TIR erroring, or just randomly being booted out of A-10C. :o

If I last past that 20 minutes I may well just blow something up that isn't my a/c. :hmmm:

[Oberon]

Don't be daft... :O:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Hurry up and get a 64-bit OS so I can crash into you :D

[Arclight]

Sorry about that. Fell asleep. :oops:

Could catch up over the weekend or something, open to suggestions.


Always open for that matter. If someone feels like flying we can always try to wrangle something up. :hmmm:

[Arclight]

Right, let's try this one for a change:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/Launcher2011-12-1519-45-27-34.jpg

Enemy forces are deployed in defensive positions along the river.

It's divided up into 4 "batallions" and a HQ. Battallions are formed from 4 tank platoons (3x T-72), 2 light armor groups (BMP-2 and 2x BTR-80), a mobile mortar battery (4x 2S9) and a self-propelled artillery battery (4x 2S3). The HQ comprises 3 buildings to be taken down.

Direct threats are a short range SAM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K31_Strela-1), 4 Shilka's and 3x AAA. The SAM is positioned close to the HQ, the Shilka's are located with the batallions (1 each) and the AAA is within the HQ perimeter.

2x AFAC available; Uzi 3-1 and Colt 4-1 on 31MHz and 41MHz respectively.

Friendly flights consist of 2 2-ship CAS flights, a 2-ship ground attack flight and an AFAC (all A-10C).

Respective load-outs:
2x CBU-87, 4x Mk-82, 3x AGM-65D, 3x AGM-65H, 2x MK5 (HEAT) rocket pods

2x CBU-105, 2x GBU-31, AGM-65G, AGM-65K, TGP, ECM

2x GBU-38, AGM-65D, AGM-65H, M156 (smoke) rocket pod, TGP, ECM

[Arclight]

Oh, and it's up.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Only just got on, having real problems with WMIPRVSE using a continuous 50% CPU and struggling to locate the cause. :damn:

Looks like it would've been great tonight, a nice change. :cry: Was up for a flight even though I can't mount my TrackClip Pro any more!

[Arclight]

Well we'll run the new one for a bit. There's no time pressure and the anti-air is light. To be honest I'm a bit weary of seeing people get shot down, it only stops happening because the SAMs run out of missiles.

Point being that I always feel rushed to get in there, in order to take out the defences. Normally I would hold back and orbit for a bit, mark out enemy positions and then engage (hopefully) effectively. But by the time I head, everyone else is generally already shot down.

[Arclight]

Server coming up, Kamovs are in there too now.

[Arclight]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111229_235525.jpg
Combined arms bonus!

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111230_004930.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20A-10C/Screen_111230_005001.jpg
Herr B. leading and Seaniam trailing iirc.

[seaniam81]

That was a great night.
Me, Arc, and Herr lining up on the runway
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o250/seaniam81/Subsim/Screen_111229_191948.jpg

Me in the A10 flying past Arc in the KA50
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o250/seaniam81/Subsim/Screen_111229_175742.jpg

My A10 just finished being repaired and rearmed, Arc in the K50 buzzing me waiting for Spike (who was having some serious crashing on take-off issues)
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o250/seaniam81/Subsim/Screen_111229_182100.jpg

Me, Arc, and Herr
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o250/seaniam81/Subsim/Screen_111229_192040.jpg

Herr in the A10. I didn't see him before my turn. I dove under him.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o250/seaniam81/Subsim/Screen_111229_192219.jpg

Arc getting shot down.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o250/seaniam81/Subsim/Screen_111229_195053.jpg

Arc flying in formation. He did a pretty good job.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o250/seaniam81/Subsim/Screen_111229_200805.jpg

Me getting shot down. Lesson of the day don't attack a ZSU-23 with a cannon.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o250/seaniam81/Subsim/Screen_111229_194627.jpg

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yeah, I nearly ran into the back of Arc - I throttled forward then went to external cam to see us all lining up, and forgot to turn - duh! Still, I didn't touch him, and even if I did I know he has a really great crew chief who can iron out anything. :D

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/681/seaniamturn.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5607/arcwingless.jpg

Why do I feel the need to gloat whenever Perfect Peter gets shot down? :O: (No McBee, if you read this it says 'feel the need to gloat', not 'feel a goat'.)

Just what manoeuvre did he think he was doing to not even realise a whole wing was missing? :hmmm:

That aside, you both did an excellent job looking at all the burning, I only destroyed one (enemy) thing, and tried to take out another Shilka with my plummeting wreckage. And failed. :roll:

[seaniam81]

Spike did a fair amount of damage to the enemy when he managed to take-off without crashing.

[Arclight]

Just what manoeuvre did he think he was doing to not even realise a whole wing was missing? :hmmm:
Just trying to level it. Biggest problem in my mind was that my engines were gone, but I got it under control... untill the speed dropped and it stalled.

Then I tried to get it oriented for an ejection... but t'was not to be.

[Arclight]

We're set to go.

[Arclight]

Only one that came out properly:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/Screen_120105_235642.jpg

All my screenshots tend to fall apart after resizing, anything of interest being reduced to a mere bunch of blurry pixels. :(

[Herr-Berbunch]

That's me, I remember opening my canopy and airbrakes (more on them later) as I passed you. :D

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5286/10478191.jpg
Lined up with Raptor01, brakes released.

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9020/47187713.jpg
Along the North bank of that river, targets, thousands of them. :arrgh!:

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2718/30706440.jpg
Turns out I was the target. Engine fire, fuel to that engine was cut and extinguisher discharged to no effect, even cutting off the fuel (rather than just pulling the handle) had no effect on the flames. Once I'd established a safe airspeed and got to grips with the asymetry I found and circled Spike88 in his Ka-50, suprising him with my flame-grilled, smokey display.

Then I grew up and decided to head for home.

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/8207/10103885.jpg
With the LMFCD out, and me not entirely (at all) au fait with moving things to the right, I headed down the coast and turned in towards our old base knowing that our new home was roughly inline eastwards!

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/336/64606135.jpg
It's out there somewhere, the HASs are better camoflaged than I was used though!

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/5027/30226252.jpg
Got it!

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7769/70454126.jpg
Nearly down. Once there I didn't seem to be slowing as much as I should.

Then Seaniam81 reminded me I had airbrakes :damn:

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/3850/67461036.jpg
Too late though! At least I was able to climb out ...

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/659/21582221.jpg
...but only after I'd sat there thinking how awesome I am. :03:

[Arclight]

Something to note: the wheel brakes are on the left hydraulic system. If you lose the left engine, yank the emergency brake after touchdown. :)

(Yes, just looked that up, had a suspicion)

[Spike88]

I'm throwing in a vote for tonight's mission to be a night mission. Anyone not want a night mission?

[Dowly]

Think both Arclight and Raptor1 were against night missions when we flew them the last time. :hmmm:

At any rate, I'll be post-poning the flights until I get the new parts for my rig.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yep, they were against it, could maybe ask for a pre-dawn start to give you some form of darkness!

[Spike88]

Think both Arclight and Raptor1 were against night missions when we flew them the last time. :hmmm:

At any rate, I'll be post-poning the flights until I get the new parts for my rig.

Raptor is a bit hit and miss with showing up, and Arc wasn't directly opposed to it when I had mentioned it earlier in the week. Seaniam is working tonight(I believe)

So most likely it'll just be HBB, Arc, and I flying. Unless raptor does show up.

[Raptor1]

I always show up, it's just that usually I'm dragged off to do other stuff. :shifty:

Anyway, I don't particularly like the night missions. But if everyone else wants them, fine...

[Spike88]

I always show up, it's just that usually I'm dragged off to do other stuff. :shifty:

Anyway, I don't particularly like the night missions. But if everyone else wants them, fine...


We could do it in the Early AM so that by the time you get on It's Day. Although Twilight and Dawn are terrible.

[Arclight]

That's what I'm against, that twilight. Can't see a thing with the Mk.1 nor the goggles.

At night is preferably for me; goggles provide nice contrast to spot targets, but with the snowy textures now that's fairly easy as it is. So either way... rather not fly the Shark at night though, which is what I was planning on flying. :hmmm:

[Spike88]

That's what I'm against, that twilight. Can't see a thing with the Mk.1 nor the goggles.

At night is preferably for me; goggles provide nice contrast to spot targets, but with the snowy textures now that's fairly easy as it is. So either way... rather not fly the Shark at night though, which is what I was planning on flying. :hmmm:


I want to fly the Shark at night just so I can play with the spotlight. :hmmm:

[Herr-Berbunch]

It's your house, arc, paint it anyway you want and we'll still come to the party. :D

[Arclight]

Shkval doesn't lock at night, optical tracking tends to be fairly useless then. Same for Mav-H on the A-10.

Really isn't a night flyer, but could make it work.


Doesn't matter to me, I'm equally capable of finding a way to get shot down at day or night. :D

[Herr-Berbunch]

Low-level follow my leader through the mountains with NVGs. :o:yeah:

[Arclight]

Mkay, lets give night a shot then. Can switch to day if we want, just need to load the other mission.

[Spike88]

I'm missing tonight, stupid internet is down. Finally caught it in the act(I've called twice before and the Internet fixed as soon as they ran the speed test).

I'm getting .92mb when the lowest I should get is 3(I pay for six). After mucking about and having the engineer try to rebuild the connection they realized there is a problem in the area that will be affecting me until 3:30 tomorrow(at the latest). So much for night flying. :-?

[Arclight]

Way too tired anyway really, spend a hour with engines idle on the ramp and called it.

[Spike88]

Way too tired anyway really, spend a hour with engines idle on the ramp and called it.

Well that works.

Before I called them, I at least had a connection. After they mucked about I no longer get a connection, as I figured would happen.

Time for the waiting game :/. Shame I can't play steam titles as It won't let me in.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Way too tired anyway really, spend a hour with engines idle on the ramp and called it.

Sorry mate, the wife's only just got off my computer! :nope:

[Arclight]

Figures. :haha:

Buy her a nice little notebook for her birthday. :yep:

[Arclight]

Running server for a bit, hour or so.

[Arclight]

Imma starting mai engines. And the server too.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Onmyway! :yeah:

Edit:

OK, I started and it all power on board just cut out. I restarted and server/client timed out. I restarted and forgot to rearm sooner rather than reload DSMS. Learnt how to reload DSMS. Taxi to Runway 08, unfortunately I braked to turn on at the threshold and for some reason Raptor01 didn't! Flaming wreckages = ejected. Restarted, remembered to rearm sooner despite now knowing how to reload DSMS. Checked wreckages of two A-10s at 08 threshold, only one showing and it was towards the South side, advised others. Took off, only after take off did I realise Raptor01 was using Runway 26 to take off - I'm hoping he realised I was rolling and held back? Woo hoo! finally airborne but overshot target area whilst trying to find any targets left by Arclight and Spike88. Server dropped out.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/5959/screen120119222258.jpg

[Arclight]

Er, guess Spike's overheating laptop/dropping connection took the server down with it. :hmmm:


Bugging Spike while he tries to get the thing to fly.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20Ka-50/Screen_120119_234302.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/DCS%20Ka-50/Screen_120119_234449.jpg

[Herr-Berbunch]

Let's see if we can get some stability tonight :yeah:

I may be later than I normally am, got to chuck in a new PSU so I can unleash my new GPU, and then I'll have to load SP so I can change the graphics options and test! :-?

[HunterICX]

^ooh..what card are you to unleash in that PC case?

HunterICX

[Herr-Berbunch]

MSI's GTX560Ti OC Twin Frozr II.

[HunterICX]

That's a very nice card. :yep:
Guess you're like this now '':D''

HunterICX

[Arclight]

server is down - no up, I meant up.

[Herr-Berbunch]

That's a very nice card. :yep:
Guess you're like this now '':D''


Not quite, more like :damn:

I had three drives, two SATA and one IDE, along with a SATA DVD/RW. While I had the case open I thought I'd stick some extra screws into the three drives as one's been vibrating a bit. Plug it all up and turn it on - No Boot Manger! Swap SATA cables, no Boot Manger. I've tried all sorts and the only way I can get it to boot is by only having the drive with the O/S on it and the IDE (which fortunately has FRAPS and my music on it :yeah:).

So now I'm a DVD drive down and a SATA disk that contained all Steam games amongst other things! :damn:

At least A-10 is on my C:

Off for a shower, tidy up a bit and then I'll be back on, I'll get it loading in the mean time. :yep:

[seaniam81]

From last night. I'm in a impromptu formation with Arclight. He was flying too slow so the formation didn't last too long.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o250/seaniam81/Subsim/Screen_120126_171936.jpg

I had crashed and since no targets were left I watched arclight setup for landing before my DCS crashed.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o250/seaniam81/Subsim/Screen_120126_192018.jpg

[Dowly]

Right, I'm back in business, new parts work like a charm in DCS so shouldn't have
any FPS problems now. :yeah:

[Arclight]

Alrighty, lets get this thing started then.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Hope you guys had fun, I was in bed ten minutes before you got the server running - and straight to sleep :nope:. What has my life become. :hmmm:

Still waiting on new stick to arrive!

[Dowly]

Myeah, went to bed early last night, stupid normal sleep rhytm. :nope:

[Arclight]

Was alright. Watched Raptor do his thing while I marked out targets, emptied my stores and flew home. Kinda botched the landing, flared too late and bounced up, but other than that and some small calibre bullet holes it was uneventfull.

[seaniam81]

ya sorry i missed it too. I fell asleep on the couch after work. :zzz: wow what a group of exciting guys we make

[Herr-Berbunch]

I fell asleep on the couch after work.

Blimey, what time do you finish - you're about 5 hours behind us? :hmmm:

[Arclight]

Server coming up.

[Arclight]

A little late, but here we go.

[Arclight]

Server shall be up momentarily.

[Arclight]

Think I'll skip this tonight, bit knackered. :yawn:

[Arclight]

Mkay, lets organise it a little differently; get up on TS if ya wanna fly, I'll host a server if we've got peeps. Saves me bolstering my stats with multiple posts at least. :D

[Arclight]

It seems a spot of flying is in order. Server coming up.

[Herr-Berbunch]

I'm up for it but have no PC or telly tonight! :/\\!!

[Dowly]

Apparently our flight night yesterday killed my P-51. :doh:

Freezes on every mission I try to start and once it goes to the debrief screen
it shows the stuff from last night.

[Arclight]

Impressive. :hmmm:

[Dowly]

Quite, even reinstall didn't help.

Try #2 with everything even remotely pointing to Eagle Dynamics deleted from HD & registry. :hmmm:

EDIT: That did the trick. Apparently, installing DCS World anywhere else but the default path can cause this problem.

EDIT2: Except now I'm missing the pilot textures. :/\\!!

[SgtPotato]

Okay, I got DCS world installed, plus the two modules too.

Sign me up for a game, I'm available after work at 1:30pm every day. :03:

[Arclight]

Seems likely I won't be able to do Thursday; got a funeral Friday and I'm probably leaving sometime Thursday, stay the night over at family.

[Dowly]

That would be understandable.

[Arclight]

On the "connection interrupted" thing; it's being tracked by ED internally, so they are aware of the issue. There's a possible solution:
Experienced this ourselves last night! May have found the solution possibly! The host was using the network speed set to LAN and we were using ADSL 256. We changed our setting to LAN too and we no longer got the connection interrupted message!! This may have been a coincidence but it seemed to work fine
Maybe if you try this next time and see, matching what the hosts network speed setting...

We had this issue too: in my vSQ our server manager tried to set the server in "LAN" mode instead of "internet", than all the client also goes in "LAN" mode. Everyone connected using the "connect by IP" option whithout any single "connection interrupted" message, even who (like me) can't connect at the server if run in "internet" mode.
http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=90584&page=12

As such, I'll launch the server in LAN next time. People who want to connect should set their connection to LAN as well, connect through IP, and be sure to use the proper password (wrong pass causes the same problem aparently).

(http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1637739&postcount=1)

[HunterICX]

Sterkte deze week Arc

HunterICX

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yep, what Hunter said.

I'll use this opportunity to fight with remapping my stick, and maybe learning to fly again - it's been a while.

[Arclight]

Comes back pretty fast; it's like riding a bicycle. :yep:

... A jet-powered, heavily armed high-tech bicycle. :hmm2:

[Herr-Berbunch]

... A jet-powered, heavily armed high-tech bicycle. :hmm2:

I'm thinking of splashing out on the P-51. :hmmm: Another learning curve like /

[Dowly]

It's not that hard. :salute:

[Yamato_NF]

this still ongoing??
id really like to fly with ya guys :rock:
I have every module except DCS P-51D.
but i specialize in the A-10C.

looking forward to hearing if this is still alive!:sunny:

Yamato_NF

[Arclight]

I can fly anyday. :yep:

Problem is just getting others on board. :hmmm:

[Oberon]

I'll download the latest files today so I'll be in a position to fly tonight. Count me in for an A-10C flight, I need to do the odd flight from time to time or I'll forget how to use the darn thing.

I think Hunter would be a tad more reluctant though, but otherwise I think we'd have a full compliment, if an advanced warning to download the latest stuff is given. :yep:

[Herr-Berbunch]

I can't d/l at the minute but will try later. Any chance of sticking a playable P-51 in?

Not been on ts for a while, still the same details?

And finally, rough times anyone? I doubt I'll get on until gone 9 GMT.

[Dowly]

I'm grounded until I get a new monitor. :shifty:

[Oberon]

I can't d/l at the minute but will try later. Any chance of sticking a playable P-51 in?

Not been on ts for a while, still the same details?

And finally, rough times anyone? I doubt I'll get on until gone 9 GMT.

9GMT is the usual Lolwaffles flight time, that's when most people show up so I imagine that would be the same unless Arc puts the server up earlier.

[Yamato_NF]

Im up for a flight tonite,
A-10C.
ill be on at 9GMT.:D

[Oberon]

Looks like I'm going to have to scrub my flight, something has gone funky. My cockpit view is juttering backwards and forwards in the Z axis, like the pilot is having some kind of seizure. I've tried clearing out the view settings in DCS:A10, I've updated TrackIR, nothing...and it's given me a headache. :dead:

TrackIR is showing no problems when I alt-tab out of it, so I suspect it's a conflicting setting somewhere, but damned if I can find it, so I'll probably just play Minecraft tonight, or Xcom since that's probably what Hunter and Raptor will do.

[Arclight]

Right, so not just yet then. :hmmm:

Think I need to sort my controls still anyway. At least there's no reinstalls necessary with updates anymore.
I can't d/l at the minute but will try later. Any chance of sticking a playable P-51 in?

Not been on ts for a while, still the same details?

And finally, rough times anyone? I doubt I'll get on until gone 9 GMT.
I had set it up with 2 mustangs previously, servers are still the same and yeah it's a bit of a mess at the moment.

Looks like I'm going to have to scrub my flight, something has gone funky. My cockpit view is juttering backwards and forwards in the Z axis, like the pilot is having some kind of seizure. I've tried clearing out the view settings in DCS:A10, I've updated TrackIR, nothing...and it's given me a headache. :dead:

TrackIR is showing no problems when I alt-tab out of it, so I suspect it's a conflicting setting somewhere, but damned if I can find it, so I'll probably just play Minecraft tonight, or Xcom since that's probably what Hunter and Raptor will do.Sounds like a slider overriding zoom. Might be something in the axis section.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Only just finished downloading DCSW and the two modules, still not installed. Not tonight Josephine. :(

Edit: assumed I'd finished d/l, modules done but torrent of DCSW is still only ~60% :doh: More seeders please.

[Yamato_NF]

hb, ill seed if you need it :D
i have a 1.6 MB/s upstream :arrgh!:

P.S. anyone going up tonite?

Yamato_NF

[Yamato_NF]

By the way guys, ive been cooking up a MP mission we could try out/test!

Situation as follows:
Russo-Georgian tensions are at an all-time high, with the recent ousting of the Russian president, the Red Army threatens to take back Georgia in hopes of restoring the Iron Curtain... The U.S. Responded to the outsting by providing Georgia with Crypto-Military gear and bolstering their military and also stationing 2 squadrons at Sukhumi AFB. The Russian spearhead consists of mainly of BTRs reinforced by T72Bs. it looks as though the Russians are looking to break through quickly to Sukhumi AFB then drive south after a resupply from the airbase.

If they take Sukhumi, it will give them an advantage because that means their bombers are in range of Ochamchira, and giving us limited air cover capabilities.

Do not allow this to happen.

Briefing:

Conduct CAP/CAS SE Of Sukhumi as you see fit.
the Russians are believed to be massing armor there for an invasion of Georgia.
if you spot ANY russian vehicle crossing the border, you are weapons hot. lock and load!
Godspeed!

ATC (SUKHUMI): 129.00 MHz AM
TANKER:100MHz AM
AWACS: 141 MHz AM


Loadout(s):
A-10C #1(HAWG): AGM-65D*6, CBU-97*2, GBU-12*2, TGP, ECM, AIM-9*2\
TASK: CAS
A-10C #2(DODGE): AGM-65G*2, GBU-38*2, TGP, ECM, AIM-9*2
TASK: BLOW BRIDGE INSIDE OF KVEMO- MERHEULI
Ka-50 #1-3 (FORD): 12x9A4172, 40xS-8
TASK: INTERDICTION
F-15C FLT #1-2: AIM-9*4, AIM-120*4,
FUEL TANK*3
TASK: CAP EAST OF SUKHUMI

(Required; DCSW / Modules: A-10C/Ka-50/FC3/CA)

mind you this is still in the works,
will take me a couple days to get everything in order. :O:

Yamato_NF

[Arclight]

Looks good. I've never really gone beyond setting up training scenarios.

*(if you want to close off loadout customisation, only load the airbase warehouse with what's needed. I can gaurantee you people will change their load-out if they can)


How's everyone doing regarding the ability to fly?

* aparently there's a hotfix or some such today as well. T'is downloading something at least.

[Oberon]

Will take a look at the sliders more on Wednesday or Thursday. :yep:

[Deamon]

Ahoy gentlement, i have a lil question, how draconian is the copy protection system of DCS ? How much of a hussle is it for playing ?

[Arclight]

It's an online activation with limited activations, 8 activations 10 deactivations, technically.

In reality with the old system on Black Shark the devs didn't make a hassle of refunding activations if you ran out. Personally I never did; owned BS from the early days. The new system on A-10C (and I think BS2) refunds an activation every month.

Never had any hassle with it.

* ah and you log in to master server for online play.

[Herr-Berbunch]

It's an online activation with limited activations, 8 activations 10 deactivations, technically.


It's something like you need 8 points to need to activate again, if you're upgrading it is something like, 4 points for RAM change, 8 points for a new mobo or processor and a few other things that escape me.

It is Star-Force, but not as we know it. :D

Just finishing d/l of DCSW now, seems a lot quicker now. Must remember to install it all before I try and play. :doh:

[Arclight]

Aye, something that tracks hardware changes. 1 activation per machine and such. Iirc you can swap out the graphics card without issue, but a different motherboard or CPU and you'll need to reactivate. Similar system to Windows actually.

* to clarify, the point system relates to keeping track of hardware changes. Components are given a score and if there's too many changes from the hardware profile it was activated on, you need another activation.

[Tchocky]

Installed A-10 and Black Shark on the new machine - I had bought them but never installed them due to hardware limitations of the previous hamster.

Plugged in new HOTAS - that I haven't had time to set up.

Start -> Eagle Dynamics -> DCS World

*two minutes later*

http://i.imgur.com/70djb.jpg

[Herr-Berbunch]

Plugged in new HOTAS - that I haven't had time to set up.

Start -> Eagle Dynamics -> DCS World

*two minutes later*



1. Set up your HOTAS, and learn it.
2. Start>ED>DCSW>A-10C module>tutorials

Two minutes later:

Read the manual, watch youtube tutorials, try again.

Two minutes later:

Reconfigure HOTAS as you didn't learn it a la step 1.

Try again. Randomly click buttons in the cockpit until something happens. Watch more youtube tutorials contradicting the first lot.

Welcome to DCSWorld. :yeah:

It is great when you get the hang of it, but don't expect to be an A* pilot out the box. :D

[Oberon]

Well, I tried again just before I headed out to work, managed to take off, circle around, do a couple of aerobatic maneuvers and set up to land before the z-axis problem started. So will take some more looks at it tomorrow.

Love the look of the mission Yamato, I'll probably take Dodge flight, try and GBU-38 the bridge.

Of course, I've got to get it all working and then relearn how to drop them, IIRC I'm not too bad with CCRP, got to brush up on CCIP a bit though, and Mavs, once I get Windows for Warthog configured properly, are fairly easy.

[Yamato_NF]

@Tchocky,
ive started flying the Hog without the training wheels a week ago, and im already pretty adept (that is, no easy comms, real avionics, real Flight model etc.) just go through the training missions, then brush up on things in Single player, i personally had trouble with GBU-12/10s falling 10 feet ahead of my target. easily remedied by using the NWS for the laser :oops:
and flying level while keeping in sights with CCRP.

but try to get used to the radios, as you will be using the MIC switch alot for comms... and the panels for channel switching. :know:

anyway,
ive almost completed the mission ive been building. and i never read the effin GUI manual :rotfl2: and i have a good grasp of triggers... (or so i hope...:har:)
@Archlight,
whens our next meet?
perhaps you guys could join me and a bunch of other guys at reddit.com/r/hoggit/ ?

ive stumbled on these guys, and they're really helpful, great starting point for a newbie.
we also do alot of unorganized training sessions, feel free to drop in our TS aswell, TS3 is: hoggit.us

like i said, these guys are great pilots, and fun to fly with!

Yamato_NF

[Arclight]

Hrm, Thursday? Not gonna be in a condition to fly tonight at any rate, and the weekend might be tricky.


Yeah, could do hoggit. Depends on the times really.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Not gonna be in a condition to fly tonight at any rate, and the weekend might be tricky.


Blasted family again? Insisting on ruining some fantastic gaming opportunity, blastards. :03:

[Oberon]

Excellent, the TIR problem seems to have fixed itself (I love it when problems do that) so...all I have to do now is remember how to start the thing up properly and shoot and bombs things with it... :har:

[Arclight]

Very good.
Blasted family again? Insisting on ruining some fantastic gaming opportunity, blastards. :03:
Right? For them the question is whether I arrive Friday afternoon or Saturday morning, while I'm still debating going at all. :haha:

Seriously though, dinner at my aunt and drinking with my old buddies... could be worse. It's more the phobias and general dislike of events in my honor that hold me back.

[Arclight]

Mkay, might be a server up.

[Oberon]

Indeed, although some technical hitches are being ironed out.

Raptor spawns in.

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/9993/raptorspawns.jpg

And no, neither me or Raptor own the P-51 addon...Yeah, it's that kind of technical hitch...

[Arclight]

Landing succesfull. Collision with the C-130 wreck Raptor created on the runway, not so much.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/Screen_121116_000636.jpg

[Yamato_NF]

sorry i couldnt make it...

funny pics! :har:

[Oberon]

I know FC3 is essentially FC2 with a better looking F-15 cockpit and some behavioural changes...but goddammit this video tempts me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlKtabXn0-E

[Herr-Berbunch]

I know FC3 is essentially FC2 with a better looking F-15 cockpit and some behavioural changes...but goddammit this video tempts me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlKtabXn0-E

That does look good. :yep: DCS-lite.

[Arclight]

Ah yes, give this another shot tonight?

[Oberon]

http://www.aatc.ang.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/web/020220-F-1851F-005.JPG

[Arclight]

Great succes...

[Yamato_NF]

Any more meets?
dying to see how my LGBs hit this time! :rotfl2:

Yamato_NF

[Arclight]

Can do, problem is people showing up.

[Oberon]

TASK FORCE!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKhhHI-wiME

1:18 mark

[Task Force]

Yay! What version I wonder.:hmm2:

[Oberon]

DCS: Huey start up procedure -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tEweoCnIuPc

Looks very nice indeed, the instrument panel shakes nicely!

Wonder how long it'll take someone to mod speakers to the side of it, if it doesn't come with them already. :hmmm:

Oh, and Herr B, they're looking for Alpha testers for the BAe Hawk if you're interested. :yep:

[Arclight]

Huey looks like a handful... might finally order some pedals. :hmmm:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Oh, and Herr B, they're looking for Alpha testers for the BAe Hawk if you're interested. :yep:

:yeah:

Make your mind up? Is it a Hawk or and Alpha Jet testers? :O:

Smoke on, go!

Not for me, I don't meet the requirements on just about any level. I've seen enough of them though. I rather get a new map that a new a/c at the moment.

I did visit BAe Brough once, many moons ago - a hanger full of crashed Hawks including the famous (although I can't find it anywhere) crash with Blue Peter. That one is more like a blue arrow now as the blue dye spread all over the a/c.

[Oberon]

http://www.imaginarywars.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/And-now.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/EJINMfz.jpg?1
Taking off as Arclight warms up and Raptor tries to figure out if he's broken his engine or not

http://i.imgur.com/UEYgReZ.jpg?1
I forget to load up any missiles, rockets or bombs, so rely on my trusty cannon to slaughter some Urals.

http://i.imgur.com/KEnwbE0.jpg?1
Passing over my handiwork on the way back to the airbase to rearm and refuel

http://i.imgur.com/dmVHRC5.jpg?1
I get distracted on the way back trying to hunt down DL designation 4, which should be Arclight but turns out to be a field next to a river. I land briefly whilst the gear is still going down, making Svetlana very upset.

http://i.imgur.com/l6DC4ww.jpg?1
We suspect that because Arclight was on the wrong side of a hill from me that it was just displaying his last known location, because he certainly wasn't there. Raptor suspects a capitalist plot and sorties to assist in our investigation.

http://i.imgur.com/NIFxmI9.jpg?1
Myself and Raptor play laser tag briefly, I lose and then the real Arclight shows up, so I follow him back to base and Raptor follows me.

http://i.imgur.com/LhbpqiQ.jpg?1
Meanwhile Task Force is trying to remember how to start up his A10C, he finds the ejector seat handle, ejects through the roof of the hangar and then his A10 explodes. All in a good days work! :up:

http://i.imgur.com/O3rO9ZX.jpg?1
Arclight lands, I crab over next to him and land, and then Raptor wobbles over.

http://i.imgur.com/sshLfNZ.jpg?1
Arclight: "I think I'm going to go over here..."
Raptor: "You didn't die...that time..."

[Arclight]

Ka-50 procedures: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170158
A-10C procedures: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=1913420&highlight=procedures#post1913420

If there's any questions I'm sure we can find the answer. :yep:

[Kapitän Schneider]

When are flight nights?

[Herr-Berbunch]

When are flight nights?

About two years ago. Or the last I joined at least. :cry:

[Oberon]

Might be one tonight, depends on whether Arc is busy or not. :yep: 22:00GMT/21:00BST usually, although I tend to roll in a bit later than that.

[Kapitän Schneider]

Cool, I can practice my stalling of aircraft xD

[hawk2495]

I'd offer to throw one up, but I fear I'm on the wrong side of the pond. Hell, I'm even on the wrong coast for that matter.

[Arclight]

Tonight tonight? Yeah, that's in the realm of possibilities. I appear to be in a semi-functional state today, which is a definite improvement over the past 2-3 days.

[Oberon]

Tonight tonight? Yeah, that's in the realm of possibilities. I appear to be in a semi-functional state today, which is a definite improvement over the past 2-3 days.

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120115230627/scottlandminecraft/images/c/c3/Zombie.png

Whirrrr