Cpt Cuckoo

I'm pretty sure unless my memory is fading, even while in Active Pause time goes on. That's one of the reasons I want to stop time. I've been practicing carrier landings just before dark, because I am not ready for pictch black landings, and if I remember correctly when I go into active pause while I'm bust setting up Tacan and radar & weapons systems etc for too long .... it seems to get darker.

According to your website, VKB stopped shipping to Australia and the company suggested "AliExpress" to buy them through, doesn't stock the Gladiator! .....Wonderful!

Yes...tank you berry much.......your website is great! .....I am looking seriously into your advice on the T1600 "lubejob" and the VKB product you mentioned. I also might consider stepping up to 32GB memory. (Not sure yet till my new laptop arrives in a few days...with only 16GB in it.) I'm using 24GB right now ... a 16gb and an 8BG together but I have been reading that there may be some imbalance to that setup. As you may not know.....I am a dedicated "laptop" DCS user......I will never go to a desktop, so I will never use pedals. I hate sitting at a desk. Laptop has to be at least 17.3" though......and they are getting harder to find these days...and I think that is a marketing mistake.

LMAO ..........!!!!!!!! That was good! ......

I just got the message now in a Multiplayer Server when I tried to spawn. Nothing happened so I just quit the server.

I always set my F18 AI wingmen and Player to spawn at the cats. And populate the carrier deck with a dozen AI planes along by the tower. They have never spawned in top of each other after I have placed them on the deck while making the mission. Even if their wings are spread and slightly overlapping when I place them on the deck, in the actual mission they are all spawned with their wings folded neatly next to each other. Are you zooming in closeup on the carrier in Mission Editor so you can accurately place them? There is a button at the bottom edge of Mission Editor you can click to go into zoom mode.

What's the simple procedure to keep the time of day in the mission from advancing? Example: If I want it to always be sunset in the mission and never get dark.

I have seen a couple of reviews of the T.16000m throttle saying that its slider has a problem with becoming to stiff and uneven making it a 'no-go' for midair refueling and precision flying. I have heard the same said about the T.16000m flight stick as well. Not finely tuned enough for these operations. If this is true then the T.16000m is off my list altogether. And since the WartHog and CH are also off my list due to them having no paddle or twist for rudder, does anyone know of the next likely candidate setup for me to try? X52 55 56? Or perhaps a combination CH trottle and some other brand stick? IF the t.16000m throttle can be fixed or lubed without voiding the warranty I would consider using that for the throttle because I like the Thrustmaster paddles.

I didn't realize the t16000 had those hats. I'll have another look at that and may try to get the combination you are using. I'm using an Extreme 3D Pro stick with the throttle from a Thrustmaster T.Flight at the moment. It's a bit awkward coz you can't detach the stick from it.

OK...what's your preference? Logitech X52 vs Thrustmaster T16000m FCS HOTAS https://www.amazon.com.au/Logitech-X52-Flight-Control-System/dp/B07QYQVQFS/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=logitech+x52&qid=1598703969&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.com.au/Thrustmaster-T-16000M-FCS-Hotas-PC/dp/B01H6KXGDY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GTB4TP14UYCQ&dchild=1&keywords=thrustmaster+t16000m&qid=1598705048&sprefix=Thrustmaster+T16000%2Caps%2C1004&sr=8-1

Thanks all.........yeah I am thinking about adding a third SSD to that 2.5 bay now. I would buy one right now but I have to wait till the laptop arrives to see exactly what's in there. If it has the cable for the 2.5 or not.

I'm upgrading from a cr@p laptop to a mid level gaming laptop. It comes with 512 GB M.2 NVMe with Windows 10 OS installed. I'm ordering another M.2 SSD NvMe PCIe 1TB for the second slot, which is available. That's way more than enough storage for me (though this laptop also comes with an empty 2.5 bay as well) What I'd like your opinions on is, if I should install DCS onto the 512GB M.2 SSD which has the OS on it already ..... or ...... install it on the empty 1TB M.2 SSD drive? In other words, should DCS be kept away from the OS if possible or away from Photos and Documents etc? And if it is better to keep games separate from everything else. Does it even matter where I put them? Both drives are equally as fast. Do you have any hints on loading DCS and all it's maps and mods which I have bought over the years, onto the new machine? Or just do a clean install of DCS World...... and what about the serial numbers? Are they automatically recognized by ED? Will I have to uninstall DCS off my old machine because of some limitations by ED or something? Thanks

The OP is correct that the sim is off. I've always thought it was. However, it is incorrect in the opposite way he sees it as incorrect. The sim tells you that you are flying at a higher altitude than you really are; at least at low altitudes, anyway. This is especially obvious when flying over the ocean in DCS. I know what the ground and trees look like at 2,000' above sea level but in DCS you have to be at 7,000' for it to look like you are at 2,000'. ..And over the ocean when you look at the waves and it looks like you are 25' above them, DCS tell you you're are still at 200'. I'm glad the OP brought this up. It should have been brought up before. Maybe it has.

Yeah that's the one I've been looking at.

Thanks. I forgot about "maps" etc. I've got 4 so far and that includes Persia....and a bunch of Aircraft and Super Carrier etc. So, I figure when I get the new laptop I will be using I'll dedicate the 512 SSD it comes with to DCS, and buy a large HDD Sata to stick into the other slot for everything else.

OK....found this thread: QUESTION if anyone can answer: How much room will DCS World 2.5.6 take up on an SSD?

I'll prolly go with what ever 16000 throttle has the most buttons at this point.

You have to add them as "static objects" in mission editor....though they move their heads and arms they don't walk anywhere or guide your plane to through the launch. But you're right....they are not the same as the crew on the US vessels.

yeah I get all those calls too. In fact, I'm thinking about making a bombing run on my own SuperCarrier afterwards, next time. ....................What do you think about that?

Yeah...That fps is the game on my PC, unfortunately...it's pretty low but once I get in the air fps stays around 40. Which believe it or not is quite a bit better than my other PC that I use to use for DCS. I'm not even sure it will run DCS anymore. I'm looking into getting a faster PC at the moment. The crowded deck? ...Well I've crashed into and set a few AI planes afire parked on the deck a number of times. Especially when after the AI wingmen return to base before I do. They seem to like to land and then turn around and drive back to park their F-18s on that starboard corner at the stern, right next to the start of the landing strip. Sometimes when returning from a mission with my wingmen, I send them to go refuel with a tanker instead, which have set up in that mission, so they'll stay out of my way while I try to land. lol!

Well, here's how the CVN George Washington looks with a little action on the deck. I made this video just now using a Mission which I made in the editor designed for multiple practice uses. I can use it for practicing takeoffs, landing (case I - III), air refueling and a whatever weapons I care to load up for both air and ground targets. ${1}

In Mission editor you can populate the Kuzentsov deck with carrier crew and planes etc. The crew are animated but as far as I know they don't interact with you....at least not like on the US carriers with the catapult. Here's my Su-33 that just landed on deck. You can see an example of how you could populate the carrier. I just did this very quickly. You could do better.

Here's how to take off:

I don't see any any crew here with me on the Kuznetsov. Though, you can add objects to the deck like various types of aircraft and generators etc.

You know..that's something I haven't messed around with. I just fire up the old DCS World and drop the Russian SuperCarrier into a mission and see what happens. Be back with my report later.