DCS A/V-8B: FLIR Correction (It's not broken!) 

This is basically the new FLIR model. The other aspects is, turrets/weapons after being fired will stand out now. (That's a good way to "lure" static vehicles into producing an IR signature). Time of day/temperature transition should matter, as well, but not sure it's fully implemented, yet. At least Wags talked about it in some of the Apache videos. In my experience there are still a couple static objects that need an IR signature, e.g. the static personnel "sailor" model is "cold as ice" (black) in WHOT on the FLIR, but the infantry models stand out nicely. Cool is the foliage and bushes now really act as cover for the IR signature and you need a good angle to spot infantry hiding in orchards, woods etc.

I guess for mission makers this means we are going to have to have vehicles moving all over so regular dcs players (not ones with thousands of hours in a jet) will be able to pick them up in flir. At moment its very hard to find static vehicles in most aircraft

I thought it was broken as well! It was so hard to find visually my targets. Thanks for the explanation!

100% here. Ive watched stone cold shilkas start to glow as they fire on my wingmen

But there is still something missing - I guess this should be in Mission Editor - In reality, not all still standing vehicles have the engine off. We should have an option in ME to set it to "Stationary but engnie running".

Okay I have been dealing with the FLIR issue in the Harrier for a few days now. I have the same problem; no heat signature from my targets. I was not able to get any kind of lock on them whatsoever, whether it be the FLIR or the Maverick seeker head. I also had the thought that maybe the FLIR sees it as cold and dead because it is. If it's sitting there not moving with no engine running, of course it will be cold. But something that I did in the Hornet last night made me second guess that theory. I tried the same mission using an F-18 instead of an AV-8B. Same FLIR, same Maverick, same targets. Of course it all worked. But I noticed something. I had four BTR-80's along side a road, and as soon as I took out the first one, two of the others immediately changed their position. So they apparently weren't sitting there cold and dark. Just an observation. Tonight, I will try the Harrier again and I will make sure the targets are moving a bit so they should definitely give off a heat signature.

Thanks for the update. So, correct me if I am wrong but at the moment, we cannot set a ground vehicle to idle/warm in the mission editor.

Okay, but how does this work exactly? Was the cold BTR set to "inactive", reducing the heat signature to a "minimal" state? How does the heat signature change? Is it just an 'active'/'inactive' flag, or is it based on how long a unit has used its main engine? How much does this extend to AAA/SAM units, which use a generator to produce power, instead of running the main engine? Knowing things is part of the job for a pilot and I just don't understand how exactly this works yet.

Thanks for the update. Not related but pitty the un/designating remains broken.