Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) World The Fighter Collection, Eagle Dynamics (c) 2017. All rights reserved. The DCS World serves as the unifying structure and Graphical User Interface (GUI) that various DCS products (such as aircraft) integrate into. From the DCS World, you may fly any of the purchased DCS modules, view DCS news, and purchase new DCS products. News and updates available on the following links: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com http://forums.eagle.ru ======================================================= CONTENTS I. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS II. INSTALLATION III. DOCUMENTATION IV. MULTIPLAYER V. MISSION FILES VI. VIDEO VII. FORCE FEEDBACK DEVICES VIII. CONTACTS IX. SUGGESTIONS FOR OPTIMUM GAME PERFORMANCE X. MULTI-DISPLAY SETTINGS XI. UNINSTALLATION XII. TROUBLESHOOTING ======================================================= I.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum system requirements: OS 64-bit Windows 7/8/10; DirectX11; CPU: Core i3; RAM: 8 GB; Free hard disk space: 35 GB; Video: 2 GB RAM card, DirectX11 - compatible; requires internet activation. Recommended system requirements: OS 64-bit Windows 7/8/10; DirectX11; CPU: Core i5+; RAM: 16GB; Hard disk space: 35 GB; Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX780 / ATI R9 290 4 GB RAM, DirectX11 or better; Joystick; requires internet activation. ======================================================= II.INSTALLATION After downloading the DCS Web Installer, double click the setup file and then follow the on-screen instructions. It is recommended to turn off anti-virus and security software, because they can slow the installation process considerably. ======================================================= III.DOCUMENTATION Game manuals are supplied in PDF format and can be found in the “Doc” folder of the corresponding Mods directories. For example, the Su-25T manual is placed into DCS World\Mods\aircraft\Su-25T\Doc folder. ======================================================= IV.MULTIPLAYER Although many improvements and optimizations have been made, we still highly recommend 16 player limit when hosting complex missions. Depending on the exact composition of the mission, the bandwidth and number of players that a host may accommodate will vary. As always though, clients must be aware of their ping times (often influenced by connection distance to host) as this can cause warping and other connection issues. ======================================================= V.MISSION FILES The mission file extension *.MIZ is a ZIP archive and can be opened with any archive editing software. A MIZ file will always contain at least the mission and options lua files. However, it can also contain additional files depending on the design of the mission, such as briefing images, audio files and avionics system files that can be included as part of the Prepare Mission function. ======================================================= VI.VIDEO For video you can download Theora codec here: http://www.xiph.org/dshow/ Also Theora video can be played on the VLC player for example. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ ======================================================= VIII.CONTACTS General: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com Technical support The technical support department is available to help you resolve problems related to the game. Before addressing support, we ask that you prepare the following information. - Your E-mail - System specification - Operating system - Information about DVD drives and disk emulators - Problem description and(or) error text message Support E-mail: team@eagle.ru https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/ru/support/ Many solutions and suggestions can be found on the official forum: http://forums.eagle.ru ======================================================= IX.SUGGESTIONS FOR OPTIMUM GAME PERFORMANCE If you experience poor frame rates in the game, please try the following steps: OPTIONS – SYSTEM – GRAPHICS: - Decrease VISIB RANGE - Decrease SHADOWS - Decrease TEXTURES - Decrease SCENES - Check that WATER set to normal. - Turn off HEAT BLUR - Decrease resolution of game - Decrease MSAA (antialiasing) - Decrease TSSAA (transparency antialiasing) OPTIONS – GAMEPLAY: - Turn off MIRRORS NOTE If you have a 4Gb of RAM or less, you should set a low graphic settings to prevent the out of memory CTD. ======================================================= X.MULTI-DISPLAY SETTINGS It is possible to split the game window on two or three displays. To do so, access your video card configuration options to set a single workspace on monitors. In the game options, select the overall workspace resolution and choose the required MONITORS preset (1 camera, 3 cameras) in the graphics options menu. The preset configurations can be found in Config\MonitorSetup folder. ======================================================= XI.UNINSTALLATION To uninstall the game from the hard disk, access the desktop Start menu, go to Programs and highlight Eagle Dynamics. Left click on the DCS menu and left-click again on the Uninstall DCS option. Alternatively: open the Start menu, choose Settings, double-click the Control Panel link. In the new window, select “Add or Remove Programs”. Find DCS World, select it and choose Remove. ======================================================= XII.TROUBLESHOOTING FAQ http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=88164 ======================================================= Enjoy the game! Eagle Dynamics :)