Relics Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Hello All, With as much anticipation that this module will bring I was looking at it more closely and noticed there are some missing crew members and incorrect crew launch positions. I know its not out yet and that there are lots of features to be added and fixed, however if someone doesn't bring this stuff up or post about it then its a slim chance if it will be noticed or added. Missing Catapult Centerdeck Operator: In between CAT 3 & 4 there is a green shirt that will usually sit inside a open panel. This green shirt is the Catapult Centerdeck Operator's job. Inside the panel the green shirt has communication with catapult control relaying aircraft type, gross weight and the side number, and assisting the Catapult Officer (or, Shooter) in selection of different launch settings. Each plane requires a different catapult setting based on weight. Currently from the videos I've seen and all posted images from ED. This crew member is missing. The hatch in Red ----------- The IRL view from that position Topic Two: Aircraft Prioritization/ Shooting Order One thing I've noticed is that when two aircraft are attached to two catapults at the same time the AI crew doesn't appear to hold the other aircraft and stay within their safety spots till the other aircraft is launched. What should happen is, say cat 4 just launched an aircraft and planes are lined up behind cat 3 & 4. One aircraft gets lined up on cat 4. Crew brings the aircraft in and applies the hold back bar and the crew tell the pilot to wait. The non-essential(ie. The crew from cat4) turns and sits behind the red and white striped line. Cat 3 and its crew load an aircraft and then immediately launch it. The crew for cat 3 get out of the way and move to their safe location while the cat4 crew sets up for a quick launch on cat 4. The crew resets for the next planes. Here is a video of what this would look like from the Catapult Safety Observer: ${1} There are some more smaller items I can go on about like how they keep the red catapult shuttle guard and the different hold back bars in between the cats and so forth but you get the idea. The current progress is better than any other game or sim out there has tried to achieve, however if you wanna push it further to how it is, these changes would make a big difference. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] DCS KC-10A - WIP My professional Game Artist Portfolio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Thought I saw crew in the Bubble in Wags’ video? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.476vfightergroup.com/content.php High Quality Aviation Photography For Personal Enjoyment And Editorial Use. www.crosswindimages.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimp Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Maybe they will add it since they have the bubble between cats 1 & 2. i9 9900k @5.1GHz NZXT Kraken |Asus ROG Strix Z390 E-Gaming | Samsung NVMe m.2 970 Evo 1TB | LPX 64GB DDR4 3200MHz EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra | Reverb G1 | HOTAS Warthog | Saitek Flight Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkis Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 There is that "bubble" on the side of Cat4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Dragon Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 The Centerdeck operator has not exclusive, on Wags video we see the Integrated Catapult Control Station (ICCS/"Bubble") on video start on the Hornet HUD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 I think the OP is referring to the centre deck "hole" rather than the bubble. VNAO, CVW-14, VFA-146. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 I think the OP is referring to the centre deck "hole" rather than the bubble. Yes, but the picture is from older carrier (69). Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M HOTAS FC3, F-14A/B, F-15E CA SC NTTR, PG, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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