Savvy Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Does anyone know if the Viggen's IFF needs to be switched on for it to show as a friendly in Multiplayer? I can't find much information about it, and none of the start up tutorials seem to mention turning it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) No, DCS doesn't simulate IFF transponders at all. They're all just magically working, so you can sucessfully interrogate any aircraft, including WW2 aircraft and aerobatic aircraft like the Christen Eagle II. I know that's ridiculous for such a high level flight sim like DCS, but that's just how it is Edited January 11, 2021 by QuiGon 1 Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbar Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 35 minutes ago, QuiGon said: No, DCS doesn't simulate IFF transponders at all. They're all just magically working, so you can sucessfully interrogate any aircraft, including WW2 aircraft and aerobatic aircraft like the Christen Eagle II. I know that's ridiculous for such a high level flight sim like DCS, but that's just how it is Any plans for detailed IFF in DCS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonne Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Well the JF-17 does it, but that is between JF-17s only. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Jonne said: Well the JF-17 does it, but that is between JF-17s only. True 1 hour ago, Barbar said: Any plans for detailed IFF in DCS? I'm not aware of any public announcement of this kind, but it seems like ED is expanding those features slowly, as can be seen on the latest changes on the Hornet. Edited January 11, 2021 by QuiGon Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savvy Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 So it doesn't really matter for IFF if it's turned on or off. It's just magically on all the time? I ask because I was shot down by a friendly the other day in multiplayer and was told I should've had my IFF on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 22 hours ago, Savvy said: So it doesn't really matter for IFF if it's turned on or off. It's just magically on all the time? I ask because I was shot down by a friendly the other day in multiplayer and was told I should've had my IFF on. Yes, it is magically on all the time (even in aircraft that don't have an IFF system!). The only exception to that is the JF-17 when interrogating another JF-17. Whoever said that to you either flew a JF-17 and you flew a JF-17 too, or he is an idiot. Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I've recently tested the Viggen IFF with two buddies in Hornets. They told me they first saw me as red (enemy) before I switched on my IFF. Since then, I always turn it on. 1 Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savvy Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 3 hours ago, QuiGon said: Yes, it is magically on all the time (even in aircraft that don't have an IFF system!). The only exception to that is the JF-17 when interrogating another JF-17. Whoever said that to you either flew a JF-17 and you flew a JF-17 too, or he is an idiot. Nope, I was in Viggen and they were in 18's/14's from memory. Might have to do some testing considering Flappies experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savvy Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 I've just tested this myself on a multiplayer test mission with two computers in the same room. F18 sitting behind a Viggen at about 20miles. The SA and radar pages on the 18 quickly show the Viggen as friendly regardless of whether IFF is on or off. It never showed the half circle on the hud though I presume that's due to no other donor aircraft on the datalink. I could probably test that by putting an awacs in the mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 5 hours ago, Savvy said: I presume that's due to no other donor aircraft on the datalink. That's correct. 1 Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 2:38 AM, Savvy said: I've just tested this myself on a multiplayer test mission with two computers in the same room. F18 sitting behind a Viggen at about 20miles. The SA and radar pages on the 18 quickly show the Viggen as friendly regardless of whether IFF is on or off. It never showed the half circle on the hud though I presume that's due to no other donor aircraft on the datalink. I could probably test that by putting an awacs in the mission. Does it mean the Hornet first shows a contact as red by default before the IFF interrogation is done? Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savvy Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 In my test it only showed as unkown until interrogation showed it as friendly. Never showed as red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 OK, thanks for your feedback. Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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