Unable to get no radar lock with HMCS any more

[EncryptedToast]

Not sure what I am missing here, this used to work fine for me. I did replace my X52 with a CH stick/throttle and set it up with the included Kolbe keymaps so that is what I am using. As far as I can tell everything else appears to be working (rather well I will add! Love the new setup)

I realize I have to be in dogfight mode, have the HMCS up and sidewinders ready to go. Per the documentation I understand the procedure (and this used to work with the X52) is to

Have HMCS on
Engage DF mode
Hold TMS forward (goes into NO RAD)
The ellipse should appear
Release TMS when over a target and it locks.

This used to work exactly as shown in Krauses tutorial here:

Falcon 4 BMS Tutorials: FCR, AIM-120, AIM-9, HMCS, Dog Fight Mode – 46:24
— Krause

Around the 42:56 mark

I can’t for the life of my figure out why it never activates any more and I never see the ellipse…I am still able to get locks by pointing the cross with the ac but not with the HMCS. Must be missing something but cannot figure out what

Any ideas, did I miss a step in the process?

[Blu3wolf]

Hmm. For me normally, the procedure is a little different. I hold TMS forwards for a long press, then release when the ellipse appears - then drag the ellipse over the target.

When you said you set it up with the kolbe keymaps, to clarify - you are using directX settings such that pressing the TMS up in the setup>controllers page displays the button number and the TMS up information?

You should not require sidewinders to use the HMCS cuing.

[Martin_Lee]

I don’t have any CH joysticks so I can’t really tell how the buttons would behave, but I’d suspect the keypress is only played once, but not being held.

When I first try programming my Cougar, I didn’t realise that you can choose between playing the assigned keypress once, or keeping the keypress held until the joystick button is released.

Try to see if this is the case, especially since from what you’ve said the keypress is correct, and your button isn’t broken

[EncryptedToast]

Wouldn’t you know it, I went and tested again in the AA Radar Modes missions and it’s working - wonder if it has something to do with mission settings/loadout? Will have to try some of the others.

[Migbuster]

Does it work in the AIM-9X training mission?

Have a CH Fighterstick - works as advertised with that with TMS up long