Roosterfeet Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 With the module being on sale, can some kind soul give a quick rundown on what features are still missing and yet to come? Ryzen 5 3600, Radeon RX 5600 XT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdavis12 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Current status of the F-16 Viper: Phase 1 Early Access: Color Multifunction Display (CMFD) symbology, Horizontal Situation Display (HSD) format, and Head-up Display (HUD) symbology: available Digitally TACAN and Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator (EHSI) available RWS, SAM, and ACM A/A radar modes WIP BDU-33, BDU-50LD/HD, Mk-82LDGP, Mk-82AIR, Mk-84LDGP, CBU-87 CEM, and CBU-97 SFW unguided bombs available 2.75” rockets LAU-68 and LAU-131 available Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) WIP (A-G mode) AIM-9L/M/P/X Sidewinder available AIM-120B/C AMRAAM available M61A1 20mm cannon available Phase 2 Product Sustainment: TWS A/A radar mode available Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) available Link 16 Data Link available A/G radar modes not available AGM-65D/G/H/K Maverick WIP AGM-88C HARM WIP AN/ASQ-213 HARM Targeting System (HTS) not available AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING targeting pod available GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-24A/B laser-guided bombs available BRU-57/A Smart Rack not available CBU-103 CEM and CBU-105 SFW Inertially Aided Munitions (IAM) not available GBU-31/A and GBU-38/B JDAM not available AGM-154A and AGM-154C JSOW not available Integration of the JHMCS with the HARM Targeting System (HTS), Link 16, and AIFF not available Night Vision Goggles (NVG) available ALE-50 towed decoy not available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uri Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 HSD is available but missing a cursor which would be a really nice quality of life improvement. There are also a lot of things not on the roadmap which should be implemented like mark points and all of the DED pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crptalk Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Current status of the F-16 Viper: Phase 1 Early Access: Color Multifunction Display (CMFD) symbology, Horizontal Situation Display (HSD) format, and Head-up Display (HUD) symbology: WIP Digitally TACAN and Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator (EHSI) available RWS, SAM, and ACM A/A radar modes WIP BDU-33, BDU-50LD/HD, Mk-82LDGP, Mk-82AIR, Mk-84LDGP, CBU-87 CEM, and CBU-97 SFW unguided bombs WIP 2.75” rockets LAU-68 and LAU-131 available Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) WIP (A-G mode) AIM-9L/M/P/X Sidewinder available AIM-120B/C AMRAAM available M61A1 20mm cannon available Phase 2 Product Sustainment: TWS A/A radar mode WIP Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) WIP Link 16 Data Link WIP A/G radar modes not available AGM-65D/G/H/K Maverick WIP AGM-88C HARM WIP AN/ASQ-213 HARM Targeting System (HTS) not available AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING targeting pod WIP GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-24A/B laser-guided bombs WIP BRU-57/A Smart Rack not available CBU-103 CEM and CBU-105 SFW Inertially Aided Munitions (IAM) not available GBU-31/A and GBU-38/B JDAM not available AGM-154A and AGM-154C JSOW not available Integration of the JHMCS with the HARM Targeting System (HTS), Link 16, and AIFF not available Night Vision Goggles (NVG) available ALE-50 towed decoy not available fixed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctrach Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Yep, Crptalk's post is pretty much where it's at. It's flyable (FM WIP) and can do limited combat sorties (Combat and navigation systems WIP, damage model WIP). It can fire AMRAAMs and sidewinders in BVR and WVR and even with half the systems and most of the switchology missing or WIP, it's pretty good at it. It can also deliver a variety of dumb munitions, laser guided bombs and mavericks, all of which are heavily WIP, missing various systems. Your mileage may vary as they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzU Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 It doesn't sound very inviting. Buzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geraki Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Phase 1 Early Access: Color Multifunction Display (CMFD) symbology, Horizontal Situation Display (HSD) format, and Head-up Display (HUD) symbology: WIP Digitally TACAN and Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator (EHSI) available RWS, SAM, and ACM A/A radar modes WIP BDU-33, BDU-50LD/HD, Mk-82LDGP, Mk-82AIR, Mk-84LDGP, CBU-87 CEM, and CBU-97 SFW unguided bombs WIP 2.75” rockets LAU-68 and LAU-131 available Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) A-A AIM 9X WIP - (A-G mode) not availiable AIM-9L/M/P/X Sidewinder ACM - DLZ WIP -LOCK SOUND AIM-120B/C AMRAAM DLZ WIP M61A1 20mm cannon EEGS available ICP all pages -WIP FCR RADAR CURSOR BULLEYE -not availiable Phase 2 Product Sustainment: Radar Modes FCR Formats • Standby (STBY) WIP? • Built-in test (BIT) WIP? The FCR format (page) provides radar video, controls, and status as a function of one of the following FCR modes: Air-to-Air Modes WIP? RWS A/A Cursor bullseye -DLZ AIM120 . AIM 9M/X WIP TWS A/A radar mode cursor bullseye -DLZ AIM120 . AIM 9M/X WIP The available air-to-air modes are: • Combined Radar Mode (CRM): available (Symbols and format) WIP o Range-While-Search (RWS) available (Symbols and format) WIP o Situation Awareness Mode (SAM)WIP? o Single Target Track (STT) available o Up-Look Search (ULS)WIP? o Velocity Search with Ranging (VSR)WIP? o Track-While-Scan (TWS)-4 bar ±10° scan pattern,WIP? ACM Submode: o 20: 30 x 20° WIP? o SLEW: Slewable WIP? o BORE: Boresight available o 60: 10 x 60° available Standby Override Select/Deselect (OSB 4)WIP? “OVRD” selects FCR standby page. WIP? Spotlight Search WIP? Spotlight search provides hands on temporary switching to a 4 bar ±10° scan pattern, increasing opportunity for target detection in RWS and TWS. Depressing and holding TMS Up for longer than 1 second will command the radar to spotlight search. The scan is centred about the acquisition (ACQ) cursor and elevation (ANT ELEV) wheel setting and can be slewed. When slewing the ACQ cursor, the spotlight scan pattern will remain centred in azimuth on the ACQ cursor. The scan coverage reverts to the previous pattern when TMS is released, unless a target is beneath the ACQ cursor, at which time the radar will attempt to acquire and track the target. Spotlight search is not available in RWS EXP. Spotlight scan in TWS is similar to spotlight scan in RWS. The TWS spotlight search volume is initially centred about the ACQ cursor. The spotlight search volume is not biased by the TWS track files, but is controlled through the use of the ACQ cursor and the ANT ELEV thumbwheel. In other words, the pilot can override the TWS bug priority in azimuth and elevation. Spotlighting outside the TWS priority scan volume will help establish track files on groups outside the previous TWS scan volume. Track updates on the target of interest (TOI) and targets with AIM-120 missiles in flight will only occur if the spotlight scan volume includes these targets. Air-to-Ground Modes-WIP? The available air-to-ground modes • Ground map (GM)-WIP? • Fixed Target Track (FTT)WIP? • Ground Moving Target (GMT)WIP? • Sea (SEA)WIP? • Beacon (BCN) WIP? • Air-to-Ground Ranging (AGR)WIP? ************************************************************************************************** Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) WIP Link 16 Data Link WIP A-A and A-G AGM-65D/G/H/K Maverick WIP AGM-88C HARM WIP Phase 1 Early Access: Color Multifunction Display (CMFD) symbology, Horizontal Situation Display (HSD) format, symbology: WIP- FCR cone and ghost radar cursors PRE: pre-planned steerpoints and their threat rings, MARK POINT , RINGS: concentric range rings from ownship ADLINK16: Air to Air link16 information GDLINK16: Air to Ground link16 information NAV1, 2 & 3: INS flight plan Digitally TACAN and Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator (EHSI) available BDU-33, BDU-50LD/HD, Mk-82LDGP, Mk-82AIR, Mk-84LDGP, CBU-87 CEM, and CBU-97 SFW unguided bombs WIP 2.75” rockets LAU-68 and LAU-131 available Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) WIP (A-G mode) AIM-9L/M/P/X Sidewinder available as weapon AIM-120B/C AMRAAM available as weapon M61A1 20mm cannon available as weapon Link 16 Data Link WIP AN/ASQ-213 HARM Targeting System (HTS) not available AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING targeting pod WIP GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-24A/B laser-guided bombs WIP BRU-57/A Smart Rack not available CBU-103 CEM and CBU-105 SFW Inertially Aided Munitions (IAM) not available GBU-31/A and GBU-38/B JDAM not available AGM-154A and AGM-154C JSOW not available Integration of the JHMCS with the HARM Targeting System (HTS), Link 16, and AIFF not available Night Vision Goggles (NVG) available ALE-50 towed decoy not available 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziptie Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Glad I purchased it during the pre purchase, when it was discounted. Have logged 12:xx hours in it so far, don't see any more being logged anytime soon. It's fun to fly, very far from complete and while I'm sure it will get to complete status - I'm banking on it being quite sometime. It's nice to learn systems in groups, as it can be easier for some to learn that way. I'm more capable in the Hornet, compared to the Viper - because I've logged literally a couple hundred more hours in the Hornet (428:xx hours as of today with two logbook resets in there) compared to the Viper. A10C driver originally, so since the "II" has come out, neither 18 or the 16 will be getting any seat time until some serious steps have been made in the status of their build versions. That being said, the Viper rips - is lethal as it is and in my opinion is a completely different type of bird in comparison with the Hornet. If I wanted to do a mix of AA and AG, Hornet. If I wanted to just do AA, Viper. My .02 Cheers, Ziptie i7 6700 @4ghz, 32GB HyperX Fury ddr4-2133 ram, GTX980, Oculus Rift CV1, 2x1TB SSD drives (one solely for DCS OpenBeta standalone) Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Thrustmaster Cougar MFDs Airframes: A10C, A10CII, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-16C, UH=1H, FC3. Modules: Combined Arms, Supercarrier. Terrains: Persian Gulf, Nevada NTTR, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimesake Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 The flight model is somewhat broken, according to real life flight manual: https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/englis...es-str-testing https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/englis...than-real-life However, as long as you play it to its strength, the F-16 is the No. 1 air to air platform in DCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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