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Any feasible way to add a slot for the mig 21 on red and the T1 Hawk that is to be released tomorrowish for blue ? That's if it doesn't upset the balance of your mission too much. It's just those shinny new toys I got, I can't resist using them.

On a side note crew, I have been playing around in the editor. I'm thinking of a hypothetical war scenario that involves Georgia vs Turkey in a 1990 border dispute. The red Georgians would have mig21s, su25s, mig15s, and mi8s. The Turks would have T1 hawks, a10a, f86s, and uh1h Hueys. Might need your help getting the infantry to deploy from helos like you showed in your previous posts.

Hiya chaps, long time no speak!

I'm hoping to get some long overdue flying done over the weekend - and I'll fill a Red Black Shark slot for you Crew!

I have two quick requests:

1) Can someone PM me the current TeamSpeak server details? Are we using the SimHQ server? It seems to have changed and I can't find the current info. Edit: Somehow managed to miss the big sticky thread! Got the details now.

2) I just upgraded to a new PC that *should* run DCS like a dream (the classic optimistic pitfall), but I'm getting short pauses every thirty seconds or so. It's driving me mad. Does anyone have any suggestions?
My new specs are: 3.6GHz quad core processor, 16GB RAM, GTX970 (with latest drivers installed), and running the game off an SSD. I'm using a TV as my display, so my resolution is 1360 x 768, so it shouldn't be a performance issue...
I've already turned down draw distance and trees, and disabled tree shadows and clutter/bushes. Water is set to medium. MSAA x16.
Any ideas welcome as it's bleedin' infuriating!

Have a good one all!

XRay

Turn on vsync? Perhaps your TV can't keep up with the refresh rate of your new card?

Wow, great to see some old faces in the Firehouse thread! XRay -- glad to see you back. I'm looking forward to some holiday flying as no work for me today.


Still tweaking the Vulcans vs Sharks with the added Red helicopters and infantry transport. That mission is helping me to learn how to handle the Huey, especially after Einstein gave me some tips the other day. One of the things he suggested was to uncheck the Options -> Special -> UH-1H 'Central Position Trimmer Mode'. That, along with unloading some of the weps, has allowed me to get hovering and even a few landings, but I usually come in too hot and roll it.

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XRay -- I have a GTX 680 with everything on High, Heat Blur On, Cockpit Displays at 512. I suggest setting MSAA low -- mine's at 2x, and HDR is Off. Clutter is 200, Trees at 6000 and Preload at 100292. These are checked: Tree Shadows, VSync and Cockpit Shadows.


WC

Now, where's ENO?

Hey Skoop --

I have a MiG-21 mission that you can have to modify. I need to do some ME stuff in a bit and I will get that one ready for you and post the link. I'll show you how to do the embarking/disembarking, too -- in fact, it's OK by me if you want to add those planes into Vulcan's vs Sharks once I get the finishing touches complete -- should be later today.

WC

What the heck, Skoop,
I think Vulcans vs Sharks is complete. I'll add in your planes in a bit and post the mission on Hollo Pointe in about an hour...


Edit --> OK, there is a pair of MiG-21s in there -- don't get too close to those Vulcans! There was not a Hawk aircraft to add.

WC

Weird... felt my ears burning there for a sec.

Eh guys! Xray- haven't seen your name around in a long time! Hope all is well over there. The Vsync setting in game may be conflicting with the one on the nvidia control panel. Make sure either one or the other is on- not both.

I'm still in the shadows still digging the WOT Blitz game. I've got the Triarii up to around 75 members and it's a pretty active group. Still annoyed with the mission maker as it doesn't sound like they've fixed anything with the ground AI pathfinding etc... unless someone is going to tell me something different. I feel like I have PTSD from banging my head against the wall and pouring so much time into it just to have it break as soon as a truck crosses a bridge.

Crew,
Thanks for adding those, I will see if I can get close enough to a Vulcan to put a grom missile on it. It looks like the Dcs update that adds the new Hawk is delayed a week. I will be on later tonite, rough nite at work, just waking up in the afternoon.

Those MiGs had to get backed out. Too many disconnected clients.

Eno! Good to hear you are looking at this. If you get the urge to fly an A-10C then pop on in.

WC

Not just yet by the sounds of it...lol

No...

But Bast invited XRay and me to join him and Rider tonight for some SilverDragon mission fun with A-10Cs. We are doing our best.


I had some family stuff to attend to earlier but that's taken care of now.

Good to see you here my friend.

WC

Im liking the Huey.

Took off all the weight and am getting a good feel for the controls.


WC

WOw, I didn't realize the Mig had such stability issues with MP. Hope that gets resolved in an update.

Thanks for the graphics suggestions guys! I've tried a few things and lessened the problem somewhat, but I don't think I can get rid of it entirely. I'll have to take the usual approach: "Live with it, it's DCS."

Good to get some MP flying done today, even if all I did was putter around getting shot down!

Skoop -- here is the link to the version with MiG-21s in it.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwHk38uryutrRDJmRFVHTjhraFU/view?usp=sharing

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There are also stability issues with the Mi-8Ts doing the disembarking -- Clients are getting disconnected as these actions occur.

WC

Any plans to add the Hawk Beta to the Missions?

I mentioned that too, just a matter of adding it when it's updated in the patch. I just hope there are no issues like crew mention, but highly likely cause of the beta status. Must be frustrating to mission makers adding beta aircraft that upsets stability.

you can add it now if you wanted to, just download the preview installer, and add it, and anyone that has a preview/testers license can fly it.