davebert Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) Me and the 2 guys I fly with seem to be having problems again switching between the AIM120 and the AIM9. It seems that in the past it worked some of the time so we thought we knew how to switch them, but today we could not get them to switch. What exactly is the correct procedure to switch the weapons? Also, it seemed like we could not get the SOI to switch either. We have Warthogs and set them up like the early access manual. Thanks, DB Edited January 2, 2020 by davebert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Press and hold the NWS/MSL Step switch/button for a bit and it should change weapons. If not, then probably WIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harker Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 The NWS/MSL STEP button on the stick will switch between different stations of the same A2A missile type with short press and it will change between different A2A missile types on long press. You should be able to switch which MFD is SOI with DMS Aft short and make the HUD SOI with DMS Forward short. All of these functions are currently working in the sim, at least in the latest Open Beta release. The vCVW-17 is looking for Hornet and Tomcat pilots and RIOs. Join the vCVW-17 Discord. F/A-18C, F-15E, AV-8B, F-16C, JF-17, A-10C/CII, M-2000C, F-14, AH-64D, BS2, UH-1H, P-51D, Sptifire, FC3 - i9-13900K, 64GB @6400MHz RAM, 4090 Strix OC, Samsung 990 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebert Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 Press and hold the NWS/MSL Step switch/button for a bit and it should change weapons. If not, then probably WIP. Thanks razo+r. That helps. I guess I was doing a short press. The NWS/MSL STEP button on the stick will switch between different stations of the same A2A missile type with short press and it will change between different A2A missile types on long press. You should be able to switch which MFD is SOI with DMS Aft short and make the HUD SOI with DMS Forward short. All of these functions are currently working in the sim, at least in the latest Open Beta release. Thanks Harker. I think the "long press" is what was messing us up. I appreciate it. DB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkey_badgers Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Similar to this. Is there a button that toggles missile seekers between slaving between the HUD and the HMCS. Been few weeks since I tried, but in DGFT I can't seem to use AIM9X's with the HMD the same way you can in the F18. But i did previously a few updates back. I must be missing something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 On the SMS page, select sidewinder and put them from "Bore" to "Slave". This should slave the seeker to the HMD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceandar Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 It should be much easier without having push it on mfd, AFAIK we just need to press cursor enable button on the throttle. No idea why its not implemented (shrug). Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. - Lao Tze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsh Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Yup I’ve brought it up in the controller bugs and wishlist sections. I just mapped the osb button to the enable button on my Hotas. The sms page does have to be up on the appropriate mfd for this to work though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USA_Recon Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 It should be much easier without having push it on mfd, AFAIK we just need to press cursor enable button on the throttle. No idea why its not implemented (shrug). Is that how it works IRL ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsh Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceandar Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 What he said I found USAF hotas functions (Viper & Warthog) much more convenient and intuitive compared to the Hornet which still involved pushing button on the MFD. Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. - Lao Tze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harker Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I found USAF hotas functions (Viper & Warthog) much more convenient and intuitive compared to the Hornet which still involved pushing button on the MFD. You, me and everyone else. If only the Navy allocated a larger budget towards a proper HOTAS integration... Although the Hornet has some nice tricks for automatic target acquisition and management with AACQ and L&S stepping according to threat rank etc. The vCVW-17 is looking for Hornet and Tomcat pilots and RIOs. Join the vCVW-17 Discord. F/A-18C, F-15E, AV-8B, F-16C, JF-17, A-10C/CII, M-2000C, F-14, AH-64D, BS2, UH-1H, P-51D, Sptifire, FC3 - i9-13900K, 64GB @6400MHz RAM, 4090 Strix OC, Samsung 990 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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