Night vision ?

[Caps]

How can i get the night vision cause i cant see nothing at night and i dont see key for any jet i have

[Undead Rufus]

Which jet(s)?

[Gunfreak]

Depends on the plane, a surprising amount or relatively modern planes don't have them by default.
And in some you just choose. In the F16 you have yo choose between HADS helmet or night vision helmet and it has to be done in the mission editor.

[Paradox1126]

should be N for multiple aircraft.

[Roddy]

I fly the f18, I thought I had to get the ground crew to give me the NVGs.

[Caps]

Originally posted by Undead Rufus:

Which jet(s)?

I just have the F-15 the su-33 and Mig-29

[Troll Norris]

Originally posted by JimJones78:

I just have the F-15 the su-33 and Mig-29

None of those have NVG. You can turn on the cockpit lights "L"

[Troll Norris]

BTW If you are met with IFR rules, you will be able to fly without any visual.
https://youtu.be/3BN3UPK2L_8?t=4725

[Jel]

Originally posted by Troll Norris:

BTW If you are met with IFR rules, you will be able to fly without any visual.
https://youtu.be/3BN3UPK2L_8?t=4725

exactly. You don't need any visibility to fly - that is if you try to learn your stuff.
But since many players also come to dcs for arcade style gameplay, the question for night vision might be justified :)

[Caps]

Originally posted by Jel:

Originally posted by Troll Norris:

BTW If you are met with IFR rules, you will be able to fly without any visual.
https://youtu.be/3BN3UPK2L_8?t=4725

exactly. You don't need any visibility to fly - that is if you try to learn your stuff.
But since many players also come to dcs for arcade style gameplay, the question for night vision might be justified :)

Im not playing DCS to play arcade style i bin playing IL-2 for few years now i also have all the DLC except for a few collectors planes, the missions on this is way to dark, im 44 years old im no pilot and playing like that makes no sense to me cause i cant see no planes to attack or ground targets, if anybody wants to play like that that,s ok but i like to see what am doing

[Undead Rufus]

Originally posted by JimJones78:

Im not playing DCS to play arcade style i bin playing IL-2 for few years now i also have all the DLC except for a few collectors planes, the missions on this is way to dark, im 44 years old im no pilot and playing like that makes no sense to me cause i cant see no planes to attack or ground targets, if anybody wants to play like that that,s ok but i like to see what am doing:bf109:

I feel ye. It's a sim, though, so the only options are to learn how to use the tools at your disposal for night flying, or fly in daylight.

[Cream Corn Lover]

Originally posted by JimJones78:

Originally posted by Jel:

exactly. You don't need any visibility to fly - that is if you try to learn your stuff.
But since many players also come to dcs for arcade style gameplay, the question for night vision might be justified :)

Im not playing DCS to play arcade style i bin playing IL-2 for few years now i also have all the DLC except for a few collectors planes, the missions on this is way to dark, im 44 years old im no pilot and playing like that makes no sense to me cause i cant see no planes to attack or ground targets, if anybody wants to play like that that,s ok but i like to see what am doing:bf109:

A goodway to learn how to fly at night is by flying at dusk so you can still sorta see and learn how to fly without nvgs then go to night after a few sessions I found that really helpfull

[Caps]

Originally posted by Crusty Sock:

Originally posted by JimJones78:

Im not playing DCS to play arcade style i bin playing IL-2 for few years now i also have all the DLC except for a few collectors planes, the missions on this is way to dark, im 44 years old im no pilot and playing like that makes no sense to me cause i cant see no planes to attack or ground targets, if anybody wants to play like that that,s ok but i like to see what am doing

A goodway to learn how to fly at night is by flying at dusk so you can still sorta see and learn how to fly without nvgs then go to night after a few sessions I found that really helpfull

The campaigns im playing mostly be at night i see the light in the towns but i cant see to good, i think i have my monitor a bit to dark also the game lol

[Caps]

Thanks for the advice anyway fellas

[spike2071]

At some point they changed how lighting works in the game, and the nights became much darker. The older missions and campaigns don't take that into account.

If you're playing a user made campaign or one of the default ones, you can change the date or time of the mission in the editor; literally just make it a daytime mission. If you still want the nighttime feel, you can change the date to whenever there is a full moon. Just make sure it's clear with no clouds. A full moon with a clear sky has decent visibility at night.

You can't edit a paid campaign, so you're out of luck on those.

[Cream Corn Lover]

Originally posted by Roddy:

I fly the f18, I thought I had to get the ground crew to give me the NVGs.

Nope