My first DCS MP experience - bombed by a friendly while taking off on the carrier

sooo.. iff? on or off?

DCS really needs to integrate something like SRS to the game itself instead. It's a bit much for folks to expect a third party optional install with a whole 'nother layer of bindings to be necessary.

Good video concept Pascale, subbed. More suggested rules from someone who's been in multiplayer since the LOMAC days more than a decade ago. 1. Clear the runway as soon as you can, don't loiter on the runway or refuel there. On the carriers, don't loiter on the catapults. 2. Keep the taxiways clear. If you must rearm there then move completely to the side and make yourself small (fold or sweep wings for jets that can do that) in narrow taxiways. 3. It's not about 'you'. Nobody wants to hear what you can do, if you want to be noticed then show your skills without comment. 4. If everyone on a server quietly doing air-to-ground and you want to do air-to-air don't come and slaughter defenceless ground pounders and helos. Instead go and find a server with air-to-air opponents. Otherwise in order to satisfy your lame ego you ruin the flying time of others. 5. Many people have busy lives and limited flying time, don't ruin other people's experience as they may have been waiting all month for an hour to fly. 6. Learn to land. Seriously. It's not that hard. Start 1000 feet AGL and get to approach speech. 7. Read the mission brief. There is no good pilot who doesn't know at least the concept of the mission. That'll stop you killing friendly air defences. 8. When in voice comms don't interrupt folks talking. Listen and think about what you say - add something meaningful or ask questions. 9. If admin bans you go away and reflect why they did that. We don't ban unless your behaviour is egregious. 10. Ask for help. People are happy to teach you tactics or help with the next step of a procedure. 11. Read the manuals or watch online tutorials. There is zero excuse for not learning about a procedure you need. While people will help to aid your memory few have time to teach you from scratch. 12. Follow the rules of the server. If it says no taxiway takeoffs then don't do them. Land on the left of the runway if that is the rule. Unless you love being banned. 13. Manage your fuel. If you think you are elite because you ran around on afterburner but could not make it back to base then you look like a chump, because you are. Never ever run out of fuel. Good pilots bring their platforms back every time they are undamaged. If you run out of fuel you are not a good pilot. 14. If someone kills you in fair fight it is good manners to complement them with "gk" (good kill) or S! (salute!). If they thought you fought well then they may respond with "gf" (good fight). Acknowleging the work and skill they brought to bear in the fight builds up your own reputation as a decent person who can recognize skill in others. 15. Don't steal kills. If someone else is engaging a target you can support by tracking the target and preparing to engage if your coalition mate cannot complete the kill. Do not fire and try steal the kill they worked to manuever the enemy into. 16. If you want to do anything that can affect another player you can - just ask for their consent first. Keep cool if they say "no", they may have reasons you don't yet know and they cannot explain right now. 17. Don't take stuff so personally. Your ego is a tool that you need to manage as much as your energy state. Dial your ego up when you need aggression and dial it down to humility the rest of the time. 18. Practice, practice, practice. There is no shortcut to getting good. You must spent time and focussed concentration to improve. 19. Realise people don't care. This is good is that they quickly forget your mistakes. You care about you, they care about themselves - don't expect them to care about you. 20. "I'm ok, you're ok" - other people are ok and you don't need to assert you are better by putting them down. You are ok and you don't need to put yourself down either. Then we can all get along. 21. You always have something more to learn or improve on - air combat is like golf, you can always improve your game. Understand that no matter how well you have done there is someone somewhere that is better at that than you. So keep improving.

Great video! Really well put together and edited. While it isn't etiquette per se, I think it should also be said that players shouldn't fire fox-3s into a furbal. Most of the team kills I see are from situations where someone is pumping an AMRAAM or Aim-54 into a fight with a friendly and bandit in close proximity. I don't think there is malice behind it, just a lack of understanding the disadvantages of using those weapon types in that situation. Perhaps an idea for a later video!

Number One for the Aerobatics servers. Don't form up on someone without telling them. Don't know how many times I've had a mid-air because someone joined up in an EXTREMELY tight formation, I didn't see them, and I rolled 90 and pulled hard. The pilot you're shadowing may be doing airwork to learn the plane better. Remember, sims are the only place where it's not a bad idea to have a drink and fly.

"Don't Be a Chopper" *Triggered* I Identify as a KA-50!

Thank you for the excellent video! Well said and I agree on every single point!

3:58 and it's usually an f18 as well. Something about that jet just attracts those pilots.

Thank you for your prior service and thank you for some of the most informative videos about DCS!

Been thinking about trying dcs, last game like this I played was in the 90's, wow things have changed lmao

IFF rules should also include turning on IFF lol, I can't tell you how many times I've seen friendly fire happen online due to someone who's kinda new forgetting to turn on IFF

Great explanation and very simple to comply and understand, unfortunately their are still people that have issues with compliance. Good video

Look forward to the radio bollocks video, I’ll give multiplayer a shot after that.

Good work man. I will never forget the IFF.

Lmao, seeing you reiterate not clogging up the runway really make me realize how impressive the Berlin airlift was

Required reading for Aerobatics Online

Nice video. Looking forward to more.

*** Rule X - Don't try to hurry the guy in front of you when you Taxi. :) *** Rule X1 - Don't interfere with a group trying to practice formation flying, ask if you can join first. *** Rule X2 - Do your trick flying away from the airport traffic . Don't be that guy who takes out a whole row of planes on the taxi way when you do a low level stunt pass.

These really are ten essential rules for DCS multiplayer etiquette. I agree that SRS is essential, it transforms the game to a whole new level. On a semi-serious server like Hoggits, you'll have players playing GCI, and usually you'll also have Overlordbot as a backup as well. Overlord's tripwire warnings have saved me a few times. The guys on Hoggits are chill, can have a bit of a laugh and a joke around when things aren't happening. I think one rule you missed is to not fire Fox-3 active radar missiles into a furball because of the risks of the missile locking a friendly. It's just too risky.

I swear if I find you in front of me in a multiplayer session, I am going to press and hold the trigger until empty then check the IFF... XD

One thing to add... You don't have to use the ingame-voice chat, there are plugins for things like Team Speak that can be used as well, or, you can use Discord and exercise radio discipline. Whatever you decide to do, use some form of voice coms, it will go over much smoother with people than trying to read a text message while in ACM

IFF- a rule so important that he included it 2 extra times because he couldn’t think of anymore ideas

Good to know thanks for all of this

i love this sim and fly the a-10c all the time. i have always wanted to go online it sounds amazing, i have gotten so far as too scan the channels, just got to do it and get over this stupid shyness.

Hey Tac! Loved the video and your channel im really learning a lot. I’m new to DCS as of a week and a half ago. Is there any discords you could recommend for learning/training for new players wanting to absorb the most knowledge possible. I’m finding that the more I learn during the day from reading and studying videos the more fun I have when I apply it that night when I’m home. Thanks for your time and effort on the channel!

hey all...after more than 14k hours on fsx / vatsim I have made the deiscion to start something new. So I made my desicion to switch over to DSC. So my question is, at dep /arrival procedure is it kinda vatsim? thank you

Thanks for the video Sir. Hopefully you can make a video on graphics Settings please :}

Right this should be a no brainer, Im sure Ill fit right in here in DCS world :) Rule 1: DON'T BE A CHOPPER Oh no :(

Thank you!

Aerobatics Online and GS Open Conflict players: "Im gonna pretend I didn't see that"

New to your channel and just starting to get involved in multiplayer, thanks to a computer upgrade. Great advice. I have SRS installed - can't seem to get voice coms if anyone can help[ much appreciated. Again good channel I will be a regular.

We live at the same city COOL :)

Well done mate

What is IFF? … kidding. Great video, thanks. I still am not brave enough to jump into MP, but I’m gonna make the jump soon, looks like so much fun.

thx u so much :)

Update to the SRS one -- there is now the possibility that the server uses Voice Chat instead, but it doesn't sound as cool as SRS yet

I am a newb and you give tips like use F10 and install SRS without even saying what those things do. So you supposedly want to communicate with people not doing these things but give information in a way that only people likely doing it already will even understand. (ofc I looked it up quickly and figured out, but the video would be a little bit better structured without implying the viewer having all this knowledge already)

I think that you forgot to mention IFF there laddie

So mostly what I learned was "Don't be that guy"

I was all lined up on the runway powering up to take of on mp then some guy farther down the runway hoped on the run way to take off as I was moving, my callsign in game is drifter so I drifted around him and was able to take off, definitely look both ways or use f10

I can't use my mic on my pc because it has two ports (one for mic and one for headphones, I've tried buying a splitter, using the IO ports, ect) so should I play MP without communicating? (I can still hear audio, but I cannot speak)

After rule #1 I was wondering "why is nobody allowed to play helicopters!?"

Awesome video

What is SRS? I'm familiar with voice chats through team speak back in the day and use Discord for chat when playing with my friends for games I play now. Been looking to get into DCS.

#11 Watch this again, again, and again. #IFF #IFF #IFF #IFF #IFF #IFF #IFF #IFF #IFF #IFF #sorry Thank you for this as Ive never MP yet. I know what to do now. Cheers!!!

I have a question. Is it worth even using IFF?

I clicked Multi for the first time in DCS and it said "loading" for about ten minutes. I got bored and went and flew a SP Huey mission instead.

The f-5e doesn’t have iff as I have understood...is there a tactic to do it without? I saw someone use the f-10 map to see if the plane he has picked up is on the map..if not it’s an enemy...is that a legit method?

Love your accent, is that that classic east london cockney ;-)))))) Edit: wrote dialect first instead of accent

Never heard of SRS we always use Discord audio chat. What’s the advantage?

Agree!! Wilco ! ;)

What do i do if I want to fly in DCS without reading a whole aircraft manual for weeks?

Hey everyone! I just started DCS training on the A-10C and I’m just starting to stick my landings better and better. Playing keyboard & mouse with TRACK IR, but what I DONT have is a wing-man or anyone to show me the ropes online. Would anyone be willing to add me to their Discord server for friendly multiplayer? I am curious how you actually communicate between planes. Thank you all. Stay safe!

So I haven't gotten onto DCS multi-player yet. What is SRS?

Soooo about the stone age... How many floppies do I need to get SRS on my PC??

Every time I hit F10 my simulator gets a little bit more laggy. I just can't do F10. It's the only problem I have with DCS on my machine.

Will you be making a video of how to do this SRS thing? I have always used discord to talk with mates in all games.

Got a question about IFF: Does the IFF system (Say, in the hornet for example), rely on the other player also turning their IFF on? Or does it just know?

Doesn’t the game have in game radio frequency’s to voice chat to announce intentions?

I'm totally that guy! I left craters all over the field! I crossed in front of someone as they were taking off, what a laugh!

it would be nice if you also included something about IFF

If IFF isn't being clear -- and in the F/A-18C that's generally the case -- call AWACS and ask for DECLAIR if you are locked on a target. It works wonders.

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rule number 1, don't take off from taxi, even if you can

*20 people on the same radio freq* me: radio check * *crickets* *

Use IFF! Me: laughs in warbirds

“Stohp it!” 😂

I was using iff in my fav server and i accidently shot down a friendly i got jicked with 74.06 penalty points is that a lot and will be able to join again?

Is it possible to be a navigator and fly with expert pilots? I am newbie it s pretty hard for me, thx

What's IFF? I avoid shooting friendlies by bugging them and then asking AWACS to declare. Same thing?

I couldn't understand a feckin' word of it but thanks mate.

Don't be that guy!! haha

man, you forgot to mention the IFF 😁😁

does huey have iff ?

IFF could also mean I Fire First :D

I remember my first multiplayer game in the f/a18, i fired a AGM SLAM 84E at a group of 10 friendly paratroopers... I was an idiot

Sorry, what was that bit about IFF again?

Rien à ajouter.......tout est dit.

Can you be too good at DCS? I have had people get upset with me because I take out too many targets. Is this right? I know another player who has the B-1 mod that can carry 30 GBU bombs and can take out a whole base in one pass and it pisses people off. I normally can take out 8- 10 targets in one pass in my harrier. Is this wrong?

fully expected rule 10 to be iff

I'm a bit of a noob and found a lot of friendlies I can't identify. I assumed I wasn't using my radar properly... do a lot of people forget to turn IFF on? I have to call bogey and hope they have srs

We have voice chst in the game now and in a few months is going to be better the srs anyway.Also study sim lol you do realize iff is simplified(exept jf17)

IFF is still not working in Harrier remember that!

Sooo..... You're saying..... IFF Is optional?

Say sorry for tks in chat not srs. If they're dead they won't hear srs until they respawn and get radios back up

Great info - Im still in training but I am very interested in learning it all or most - not to brag but I have a good set up and just bought my Logitech X56 for now so if anyone is willing to train me please let me know - I think for now I need someone to please help me bind the keys on my joy stick and throttle - thank you all.

Here up to create a noobie squad! Anyone that is new and wants to get in multiplayer just react to this!

I'm still nervous of talking on SRS. Artillery signaller for 12 years and I feel like a 16 year old again and worry about cocking it up, but I dont think anyone will jesus me on 2 barrels in my coveralls and kidney dig me anymore lol.

I have to admit, gotta love when you're getting spiked, fire at the plane that is spiking you only to find out that you just shot a friendly because he couldn't care to turn on his IFF and goes blasting that radar at people instead and proceeds to get pissy and blame you when he gets shot.

Don't know if he mentioned but use IFF please

I want to play DCS, how much will it cost to put together a rig powerful enough to from scratch please??

#11 - IFF!!

God, I still see people do all of that wrong... Last week, in a single sessions, I had 3 eventful landings, one with a guy pulling up on the runway when I was 10 seconds for touchdown, one when a guy just took off from the taxiway and steered hard above the runway while I was on approach, and one with a guy who decided landing right behind me was a good idea, crashing and taking my wing with him. And in that same session, I had a friendly shoot an aim7 at me cause apparently using IFF in the F16 was too hard for him, and later on, while coming back after taking damage, I called I was 20kts out from the base, and my bearing, saying I was damaged and needed to land fast on both SRS and chat, only to be locked by an F18, I called the buddyspike, checked on the F10 map, identified the guy, called out his name and telling him he was locking me up, and he still shot...

Yu forgot to explain or leave a link to how to use IFF.

Is number 1 a Ace Combat reference?

Ok, what does SRS stand for?

The only thing I'm sad in DCS is that you Need to use F10. This is a simulator, people shouldn't be able to see instant location. But more importantly, if all rules you gave were followed, you wouldn't need to use F10 because people would communicate. Coming from BMS this is the hardest for me because lot of people were more coordinated compared with DCS. But we all need to adapt so... F10

Chopper, come on surely you mean don't be a dobber. I just started into multiplayer around a month now, have srs and listen into radio chat but by nature I'm quite reserved and don't really know how to "speak" to people I don't know. Finally used it for the first time last night, kept it to minimum. F10 and zoom in/out are bound to hotas cause why not.

Rule 11, iff