Black Assassin

@IronMikeThankyou for the advice. Much appreciated! @draconusYes, I am thinking something is wrong.

I didn't know that, it's wierd that I've been able to do it up until this update. Only static objects, ammo, and humans etc. It is absolutely necessary for VR with my setup unfortunately, otherwise those missions with populated airbases and carrier decks make it impossible to play on the ground for me. I seem to remember accidentally deleting aircraft which had waypoints on occasion, and having to restart the mission/ planner screen to avoid any mission-breaking situations. But yeah I usually start with very minimal static objects at my starting position. Maybe it was a bug all this time that it allowed people to do it, and now it's fixed so to speak?!? It would be hugely appreciated if this was allowed again in some way.

That would be it! Thankyou!! Does anybody else have the problem deleting static objects from the briefings-->mission editor of pre-made missions? If I start in the mission editor and load missions from there, I can delete objects but not if I'm accessing it from the briefing screen before a mission. I know a lot of mission makers like to make their bases nice and populated but in VR on my rig it's a slideshow unfortunately.

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I can't select the Reforger II campaign - I can see it listed, but when i click it nothing happens, no details on the right or any way to proceed. I've tried repairing DCS, but this doesn't change anything. Also has the update changed anything to do with deleting objects in the mission editor? I'm currently playing Fear the Bones, and before I start any mission I have to go into the mission editor in the briefings to delete static objects to make it playable in VR. Now when I select objects I can't remove them with the Delete key any more. Strange. [EDIT]Confirmed with starting other campaigns too, I can no longer delete static objects around the base in the mission editor during briefings. This makes it quite unplayable when cold starting for me

I've only noticed since the new patch that my communications menu no longer appears in the top right - it can't be accessed. I've tried re-assigning it to other keys but usually I use BTN26 on my warthog throttle. I don't know what to do as even using the Voice attack instructions (such as Chief hook us up) has no effect. I don't use any mods. Edit: I did a repair of DCS and this fixed it! Edit2: Nope it's disappeared again! Wierd!

Awesome, thanks for this idea. Just ordered one in good condition for AU$28 from World of Books!

I have found the radio menu continually keeps appearing without me pressing the button. It will appear, I then press the radio menu button to make it disappear, but it reappears again. The subtitled text from things like jester's instructions keep bouncing from the top of the screen to the bottom as a result of this. I haven't yet tried to see if it happens outside of the Zone V campaign but it seems only to have started happening after the last update.

I would start by turning down the clutter/trees and preload radius, at least only halfway along. Even though my PC specs are very similar to yours, I only use VR so mine are down lower, but it will still help. I turn my cockpit resolution displays down to 512 as well, along with lower shadows and civ traffic too. Do you really need DoF on too? The F-14 module is an AMAZING module. Yes it can be taxing on the system but it is WELL worth it. Best wishes.

Wonderful, that's great to hear! It's the summer holidays now here, and it didn't feel right to spend hot days at the beach playing with the boys while the cat is grounded at home. Looking forward to this hotfix immensely! :)

Thanks I didn't know that! It's great to learn more about it so long after the fact. I think it was the first week of January on the ship's way home so those dates make sense. I remember feeling so ecstatic as an 11 year old Tomcat-obsessed boy going from only seeing them in books and in the game Afterburner (was a week or so before I first saw Top Gun lol) to being up close and personal in the most isolated city on Earth where almost nothing ever happens... now I'm 39 and still obsessing but in DCS with VR....

I feel this too. In early '93 I got to plentifully touch one of the low-viz VF-1 cats on board the Ranger when it was docked in my home town in Western Australia returning from the Gulf. The high-viz CAG bird was securely roped off but the low-viz (can't remember the number though) was out in the open for all to touch, caress and poke - my hands were beautifully black and greasy by the end of it. The tactile connection was amazing, I seriously think it stands out far, far more than my first time with a girl. It was a real PR exercise. I even remember my dad lifting me up so I could look down the vulcan tube. The plane's driver was also available to answer the public's questions. I think the ship and squadron were on their way back to the US for decommissioning. Even though the Black Lions are my favourite the Wolfpack will always hold a dear sentimental place for this reason. Memories.....

Amazing. The cat at its original and best. Well done!

Thankyou Draconus much appreciated :)

I can't seem to find any information in the briefings about the ICLS channel. I find it really difficult to land on the carrier without it, how else might I be able to find out what channel it is? Thanks heaps :)

Thanks for this - so far it's terrific! We really needed another good PG campaign, especially for SP.

Hey Bailey I've always used your VA profile, it rocks! Only lately I've noticed the phrases "jester - select waypoint 1,2,3/fixed point/go home" etc phrases no longer work, even though everything else seems to still work ok. I do have VAICOM Pro installed, only because it removes the player voice when giving commands. I don't know how to do that manually since all the voice files were changed in an update. 0. i have read the readme 1. Qwerty 2. I use a button on my hotas throttle for the comms menu 3. Yes currently installed 4. Australia 5. I put the F14PilotKeyboard file you included in my user files/config/input/keyboard folder, now it sits along with the default keyboard.diff.lua file. 6. The only things to have changed between it working and not working are DCS updates and VAICOM updates. Cheers man great work.

Yes, cold it must be for SC!!

Because I use VoiceAttack I always delete the 'player' and 'NAVY_player' sound folders inside the Sounds/ENG/Common folder after every update. After this update I can no longer find the files to delete, only a Sounds.edc folder is there now containing no sound files, am I having a brainless moment?

I'm still waiting on mine, too. :( There's a guy on here from Adelaide that got his a couple of weeks back, so there's a chance it might show up soon... hopefully... :noexpression:

I realize there's nothing explicitly about (VR) performance in the changelog, but I swear something's changed to make it run a wee bit smoother in VR. is HB experimenting on the population with 'silent' fixes? If so, thanks. Every extra frame counts in VR F-14.

That was it! I managed to pass it now! :) Thankyou for all the help.

Thankyou for the replies. I've never had any problem with the SA-10, it's always been destroyed long before I get there (I always fly toward the smoke plume). It's mainly the new SAM that pops up (SA-6?) or my AI wingman dying on ingress due to low altitude flying (assuming the reason I'm failing the mission upon return is because my wingman hasn't hit his target?) Do all of the parked bombers need to be destroyed for mission success? Thankyou Kaba for such a fantastic campaign!!!

I am stuck on the Maykop airbase bombing mission. I've tried it like ten times and I can't pass it. I know it's cheating, but is there anyway to skip the mission? Cheers!

Not yet...

Hey great work there! Looks amazing... I can't wait for the F-14A too... with VF213 liveries Black Lions!