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Yeah, this is an issue with connection with the validation servers. Either it's on your end, or the servers has hickups. That is the exact error people get when they are kicked off for no reason. Cheers! Edit: Run the DCS icon and not the Updater, and it will ask you to update, which you can cancel anyway. It will NEVER force you to update. Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk

Totally agree. It really depends of the price of the subscription, and how long you've planed to stay. In the long run paying full price of front will be cheaper. I'm not sure how much I've paid, but I don't think I'm far off with USD2000 the last ten years. So that will be cheaper than UAD19.90 every month for 10 years. [emoji6] Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk

Hi, Nice to hear. To make a dynamic campaign you only need couple of years of spare time and no other life

Hi, I know how to take off and land on carrier, but can't start the quals. It keeps "awaiting salute gesture" at parking... no command to request launch seems to work. Thanks

So true! [emoji1] [emoji1303] Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk

A lot of online servers, when you try to connect to them, require permission 'for the server to take screenshots'. There has been some debate about it when the feature was introduced, I seem to recall it is considered a bit of an anti-cheat bit somehow, but frankly, that isn't what I want to get into right now. Instead, quick question: What does the server actually take a screenshot of? Or more precisely: Can any of the online server admins, who ever took a look at one of those, actually tell me what all they show? Is it solely the DCS window? Is it the screen that DCS is running on? Is it all the screens?

I have some of the missions I use in VR showing a thick, circular haze/fog layer that I can't seem to get rid of. The mission is set with no clouds and base and thickness set to the minimums. It makes if very difficult to see the F-16 HUD symbols as they get washed out against the white background. It doesn't happen as bad in every mission, but the haze is there at a much greater distance in all of them. I use the Re-Shade mod and have the haze set to .10. Here's a screenshot to show what I mean.

There’s a few QF skins, can’t remember the authors, but go through the skins and they will be found.

Yes. With mid 2000s planes or it's an empty CW server Oh, and WW2 is dead anyway, so that period can be ignored imo

Or it's CW or WW2 server.

I've been having some issues spawning FARPs through the CTLD script when creating a FOB, but even including the "ammo/fuel depot," the FARP doesn't rearm or refuel. I found your information very useful and relevant; I will test it. Thanks for sharing!

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Uninstall the OH-6A community module from your Saved Games. Cheers! Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk

These days most popular servers are where hornets And falcons Fight hornets And falcons. There is no other way to make a server playable because these two planes are 15-20 years younger then their closest ru Counterpart. And after the release of the F-35 it will be F-35s Vs F-35s. One could say "it's up to server admins either to use the 35 or not" as long as he wants, but the reality shows that it's either bells And whistles or an empty server

All my time nerding out on aircraft footage, I haven't seen anything different on the F-35 in that regard. Feel free to post direct comparisons in the same atmosphere conditions. It is going a bit to the realm of 'nobody cares that much', especially something regarding wingtip vortexes. Doubtful if something comes in that regard with the 35. A global improvement would be nice, as in less sensitive to occurrence and longer trails.

I'm pretty sure that the days when DCS modules were available to be bought in physical boxes were a much better idea than this usual malarkey.

It seems that no red aircraft like mig29, su27, mig21..., is reacting to ARH missiles, also checked on my side, SP and MP. I test it in different circumstances and is very easy to reproduce.

HI all, I've been away from DCS for many months and decided to get back on. I'm running 2.9.6.58056@openbeta and since the replay mode is rock solid (a feature that's very important to me) I wanted to startup DCS and enter offline mode and stay with this release. I didn't want to upgrade as I thought I had read some users reporting replay problems had returned in later versions (though I could be wrong). I removed all mods, ran cleanup & repair. Everything starts up just fine but when I click the Offline Mode icon, I get a popup window showing: "can't enter offline mode: error 500". When I try again to activate offline mode I get the popup window showing "can't enter offline mode: error 401". FYI: Manually set system time and date so that's not an issue. Attached most recent dcs.log (I'm guessing the important entry is: 2025-09-06 18:30:12.471 ERROR ASYNCNET (10472): Entering offline mode failed because server returned an invalid reply. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Dennis dcs.log

Yes, in humid conditions the F-15 will often show vortices, but the F-35 is notable because you can sometimes see them even in dry environments, like desert airshows, where other jets wouldn’t produce visible trails. I’m not saying the F-35 is “special” in that sense, but its vortices do appear more frequently and tend to last longer. That comes down to wing geometry and loading, combined with weather conditions. For the same humidity, the F-35’s vortices are generally more visible. F-15: Strong, but short-lived wingtip trails. F-35: More persistent, longer trails due to wing loading and geometry. F/A-18: Heavy vapor overall, but mainly from leading-edge and body vortices rather than wingtips.

you are welcome, but what was the cause of the problem? So that we can better help other users ?

Don't ignore the other images especially the Eagle. There is nothing pointing at the F-35 to have its own effect instead of improving the global effect. Even airliners can display crazy vortexes without pulling Gs.

Hi Ghostrider 147 New Zealand Corsairs are now active to download in DCS User Files

Yes, that’s correct, but the intensity and persistence of vortex formation vary significantly between aircraft types. For example, at an airshow I observed the F-35 generating pronounced, sustained wingtip vortex trails, whereas the F-16 produced little to none under the same atmospheric conditions. Extended vortices on the F-16, such as in your first picture, are relatively uncommon. This comes down to aerodynamic factors—specifically wing planform, aspect ratio, and overall lift distribution—which determine how much and how consistently a wing generates vortical flow. The F-35 has a relatively thick, broad wing with a moderate aspect ratio and significant lift loading, which promotes strong pressure differentials at the tips. That makes vortex generation more pronounced compared to sleeker, higher-aspect ratio designs like the F-16

Medium annoying but yes I did. Not quite farther yet with a solution or even an idea what's going on. But I did some testing within my two 'standard' missions which are quite huge and crowded and long lasting so no tracks still. When I'm able to reproduce either the lock or no-lock I break it down to a small seized track. Thanks

Ich fliege die FC3 MiG29A jetzt sehr lange im PvP. Reichweiten von 1200km+ sind absolut dort realistisch, die Voraussetzung ist aber das man in 12km Höhe fliegt. Daraus ergibt sich auch eine gute Voraussetzung für Fox1 Bvr kämpfen. Mit einen dive von 12km auf 8km und Nachbrenner kann man eine gute Geschwindigkeit erreichen. Das klappt natürlich nur wenn man verstanden hat, wie die Radar delta Einstellungen funktionieren und der Gegner über ähnliche Fox1 Bewaffnung verfügt. Gegen fox3 funktioniert nur Guerillataktiken.