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South Atlantic changelog for the next patch, from RAZBAM_Prowler on Discord South Atlantic Assets: Added: Animated Nodding Donkey Static object. Added Ski ramp 02 (less angled version for Hornets) Ski Ramps can be found in Airfield Deck Equipment Category (missions that did include the first itteration will require adjustement) Sounds enabled for all Frigates & invincible Fixed: Added launchers with New weapon number for torpedo fixed Ski ramp 01 rotated 180° in mission editor Adjusted position of offshore wind turbines to now sit at their pivot point on the surface of water Standarised naming convention Swapped Achilles LOD - commented out error Removed the "common" from the ships all individual entities. Landing point on Invincible - AV-8B NA now lands on the flight deck instead of in the sea. Set landing runway as per value recommended by ED. South Atlantic Map: Added: Aeropuerto Internacional Comandante Armando (El Calafate Airport) Aeropuerto de Santa Cruz Aerodromo Guardiamarina Zanartu (Puerto Williams) El Calafate Fixed - Collision with Hanger R04 with some plains Development of new ground detail textures (WIP)

Yesterday, I took the Apache for a spin in VR (Valve Index). I normally run in 2D, only because my laptop 3070Ti/Headset combo just can't offer enough clarity and detail at smooth framerates (I have motion smoothing off as I don't like the artifacts). As I found with the Mi-8, the sense of depth perception allows you to instinctively throw the helicopter around with a whole new level of confidence and finesse. Landing and maneuvering, and (better still) targeting things with the monocle all suddenly feels "right". For short periods it's an amazing revelation. I'm a little envious of those with desktop rigs right now with fewer thermal/performance limits. Because I absolutely would invest in a 3090 and top CPU if I didn't work away. For a guy that grew up on early 90s sims, this module and sim as a whole, in VR, is all we could dream of. Thanks ED

Seriously? F-4, F-15E, A-7, F-4U, Kfir, Kola, Sinai...does DCS have any idea what they're doing to my household budget? Do they even care? Heartless, I tell you!

Something like this, I guess?

From twitter by ED:

Too bad there’s still no news about Vulkan and/or multicore and/or dynamic campaign. It’s taking quite a while huh.

Sinai's good for a bunch of conflicts, so it's a natural choice. Can't wait to fly a proper MIII above the Nile delta. We need more Fishbeds.

Ziemlich reißerischer und unzutreffender Titel. Nicht 240 Millionen Dollar für eine F-35, sondern für ein Komplettpaket inkl. F-35. Kein Autofahrer würde beim Kaufpreis seines Autos sämtlichen kalkulierten Verschleiß, Reparaturen, Ersatzteile, TÜV der nächsten 30 Jahre einbeziehen. Dann könnte man auch Titulieren "Warum Karl-Heinz 60.000 Euro für einen Kleinwagen bezahlt".

Fairly significant update to the RWR kneeboard >>> Download

По Петровичу. Очень не хватает ему режима поиска целей или обнаружения. То есть дать команду "Искать цель, дистанция 3 5 7 10км. Что-то по типу как мы ведомому Ка-50 даем задание на разведку. И что бы уже потом из этого списка давать ему команду на атаку цели. Сейчас вообще нет ощущения, что в вертолете два члена экипажа. Получается именно пилот у которого нет средств обнаружения сейчас должен выполнять задачи оператора, у которого для этого есть средства.

The Mirage F1 Fighter Weapons School This mission consists of 16 seperate tasks (each connected to a client slot). The FWS will teach you everything you need to deliver weapons in the F1. The tasks include 1 navigation task, 10 air to ground tasks and 5 air to air tasks. You will practise navigation using TACAN offsets, air intercepts, correct usage of the radar guided R530, low level bombing, toss bombing, pop up attacks - to name a few. Each task is described in the accompanying 26 page PDF manual. You will receive all necessary attack parameters, gunsight depressions, sight pictures, waypoints and target QFE to quickly be successful in your new Mirage. In addition, the manual includes pictorial guides about cold start, radio usage and how to create and use waypoints using TACAN offsets. Enjoy! https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3325430/ +++ change log +++ V 1.0 11.08.2022 - initial release V.1.0.1 13.08.2022 - corrected magnetic declination in manual, fixed no gun ammo for air to air slots

RAZBAM South Atlantic Map new airbases WIP

Develop Screenshots: DCS WWII Marianas: DCS Sinai

Aye, on the face of it it is a shame that we seem to be getting two separate adjacent maps. However Expanding “Syria” to the South may be a bit much for Ugra’s small team of part timers though. They are working on expanding “Normandy” according to ED. At least we will have more scenery available and scenery that will be a good fit for available (or announced) DCS modules. Any chance of a WW2 version with a bit more Western Desert modelled?

On the one hand, really glad to get a Sinai map. On the other hand, kinda sad that it's a separate map from Syria, and by a different developer. I was hoping that some time in the future, the "Syria" map could grow to include eastern Egypt, western Saudi and Iraq. Oh well. Maybe, hopefully, I'll live long enough (singularity?) to witness the great-grandchildren of the current ED devs implementing the whole world as a single map.

Give it some time. There are two more regions we need to cover the whole area. Turkey/Armenia/Azerbaijan and Iraq and northern Iran. That is every major conflict covered in the area since the late 50's. It also fits great into ED'S world map plans.

12 августа 2022 года Дорогие друзья, Следующей новинкой после анонса DCS: Kfir станет карта DCS: Синай от стороннего разработчика OnReTech. Она станет детально воссозданной территорий Синайского полуострова, восточного Египта, юга Израиля, части Иордании и Саудовской Аравии. Эта историческая территория предоставит множество возможностей для миссий и кампаний, основанных на реальных и вымышленных сценариях. Также мы расскажем о работах над Марианами периода Второй Мировой войны. Изучая довоенные карты из армейских и флотских архивов, мы обнаружили большое количество населенных пунктов, плантаций и других интересных объектов, которых уже нет на современной карте. Мы постараемся подробно воссоздать Марианские острова такими, какими они были к середине лета 1944 года. Подробности ниже. Благодарим Вас за энтузиазм и поддержку! С Уважением, Команда Игл Дайнемикс DCS: Sinai Уже в работе Общий размер карты Синая будет 1500х1000 км, из которых 700х700 км будут в высокой детализации. Карта охватит собой территорию Синайского полуострова, западной части Египта включая дельту Нила, южный Израиль с сектором Газа, западные территории Иордании и Саудовской Аравии. В ней будут моря и проливы, горные массивы и долины, полноводные реки и засушливые пустынные районы, перемежающиеся с орошаемыми сельскохозяйственными территориями и населенными пунктами. Карта будет отображать состояние территорий на 2000-й год и далее. Будет смоделировано около 40 аэродромов, как гражданских, так и военных: Вади аль-Джандали, Абу-Сувейр, база Фаид Атр, авиабаза Неватим, Рамон и многие другие. Большое количество наземных военных объектов и стратегические морские порты позволят разработать интересные миссии и кампании, как исторические на основе многочисленных арабо-израильских конфликтов, так и вымышленные, на основе авторских сценариев. Среди основных городов - Каир (включая Каирский международный аэропорт), Исмаилия, Александрия, Суэц, Порт-Саид и другие. Будет включено около 100 уникальных объектов и архитектурных памятников. Все объекты, строения и сцены будут соответствовать своим территориям, чтобы подчеркнуть их уникальность и региональные особенности. Береговая линия Суэцкого канала, Суэцкого и Акабского заливов будет воспроизведена в деталях. Проект будет состоять из трёх этапов, и каждый этап будет пополняться новыми аэродромами, уникальными объектами и сценами. Не первом этапе будет воссоздана вся территория с крупными городами и 14 авиабазами в Израиле и Египте. На втором этапе будет добавлено 11 дополнительных аэродромов, а третья и заключительная фаза добавит последние 12-14 военных аэродромов на территории Египта. Команда OnReTech прилагает все усилия для того, чтобы завершить первые два этапа к Раннему доступу, и с момента выхода позволит моделировать арабо-израильские конфликты новейшей истории. DCS: WWII Marianas Марианы Второй Мировой Чтобы точно изобразить Марианские острова летом 1944 года, текстуры береговой линии и полей были полностью переделаны на основе реальных довоенных карт любезно предоставленных архивами ВМС и Армии США. Уже воссозданы все три плантации Харуджи Мацуэ на острове Сайпан: Ас Лито; Чача и Марпи Пойнт. Они давали тонны тростника, который перерабатывался на близлежащих сахарных заводах и доставлялся в порт для отправки в Японию. Остров Тиниан полностью и с особой тщательностью переделан вместе с имеющимися на нём японскими авиабазами. Это большая и преимущественно равнинная территория является местом где против укреплений японской армии, в джунглях и на близлежащих островах, впервые были применены напалмовые бомбы. Доработке подвергнутся береговая линия, посёлки и пальмовые плантации. Смотрите скриншоты. Незадолго до завоевания Гуама американскими войсками в июне 1944 года остров все ещё находился под контролем японцев; он состоял из очень маленьких деревень, занятых коренным народом чаморро. На современной карте Марианских островов большая часть этой территории занята населенными пунктами, но во время Второй мировой эта земля почти полностью была покрыта пальмовыми плантациями. Мы надеемся, что вам понравился этот предварительный обзор новых карт DCS и мы с радостью ждём ваших отзывов. Искренне,

It is okay. Please remember here then. I have a feeling this may announce on one Friday within these Two-WeeksTM

Don't bee misleaded by names. The "R 530K" is apparently simply an export version of the "R 530" which is the current available missile coming with the Mirage F1 in DCS, so to be simple "R 530K" and "R 530" are the same. I don't think there is such thing as an "R 530 F", except as a in-between prototype or early developpement or export name. What exists is Super 530, which was, I think, later specified as Super 530 F to differentiate it from the Super 530 D that comes with the Mirage 2000. The Super 530 is indeed a totally different missile than the R 530... Anyway the Mirage F1 indeed can fire the Super 530 F (not the Super 530 D), but it isn't available yet in DCS.

Testflight high above Cyprus and down low at Akrotiri Many thanks for creating that skin: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3325204/

A perfect date for release of the updated F-5E was missed. Yesterday was its 50st birthday .

It makes me think, if Virpil have redesigned their flagship MongoosT-50 Base, with apparent emphasis on smooth movement, will there be a redesigned collective coming too. I think, especially when compared to the excellent quality T-50, that the collective's somewhat suboptimal friction axis is crying out for a redesign. Of course any collective is a less popular sim controller than a stick, so maybe it wont see a quality treatment for a while yet. Would be good if it did though.

Razbam F-15E Afterburner test WIP

i just dumped another sim off my 1TB NVME and all that precious high-speed space is DCS only. I have a 421GB install and the rest is just waiting for more DCS maps. The other sims can find a life on my hyper fragmented 5400RPM potato of an HDD Z: drive along with old episodes of Gilligan's Island, don't care.

12. August 2022 Liebe Piloten, Partner und Freunde! Nach der aufregenden Ankündigung von DCS: Kfir freuen wir uns, die kommende Karte DCS: Sinai des Drittentwicklers OnReTech vorstellen zu können. Diese verblüffend genaue Darstellung der Sinai-Halbinsel, des östlichen Ägyptens und des südlichen Israels wird viele Möglichkeiten für Missionen und Kampagnen bieten, die auf fiktiven und historischen Szenarien basieren. Ebenfalls freuen wir uns, euch ein Fortschritts-Update der Karte DCS: WWII Marianas präsentieren zu können. Auf der Grundlage von Originalkarten des US-Militärs und der US-Marine aus der Zeit vor der Invasion wurden viele weitere Plantagen, Siedlungen und andere kulturelle Merkmale entdeckt. Dies hat es uns ermöglicht, eine hochpräzise Karte der Marianen im Sommer 1944 zu erstellen. Bitte lest die Details unten und seht euch die Bilder aus der Entwicklung an. Vielen Dank für eure Leidenschaft und Unterstützung. Viele Grüße, Eagle Dynamics DCS: Sinai Entwicklungsbericht Die Gesamtgröße der Karte DCS: Sinai beträgt 1500 x 1000 km, wovon 700 x 700 km in hoher Detailtiefe dargestellt werden. Die Karte umfasst die gesamte Sinai-Halbinsel, den Osten Ägyptens und das Nildelta, den Süden Israels einschließlich Gaza, den Westen Jordaniens und den Westen Saudi-Arabiens. Dieses Gebiet bietet eine große Vielfalt an Landschaften wie Berge, Flüsse, Wüste, landwirtschaftliche Gebiete, Meer und Buchten, die eine Vielzahl von Missions- und Kampagnenszenarien ermöglichen. Die Karte soll die 2000er Jahre und die Gegenwart darstellen. Es ist geplant, etwa 40 Flugplätze nachzubilden, sowohl militärische als auch zivile: Wadi al Jandali, Abu Suwayr, Faid Air Base, Nevatim Air Base, Ramon Airbase und viele mehr. Die Karte enthält auch viele Militärbasen und strategische Seehäfen, die interessante Angriffsmissionen ermöglichen. Eine große Anzahl von Militäreinrichtungen und Basen hilft bei der Umsetzung verschiedener historischer Szenarien, die auf den arabisch-israelischen Kriegen basieren, sowie bei fiktiven Missionen und Kampagnen. Zu den wichtigsten Städten gehören Kairo (einschließlich des internationalen Flughafens von Kairo), Ismailia, Alexandria, Suez, Port Said und andere. Etwa 100 einzigartige Objekte und Baudenkmäler werden aufgenommen. Alle Objekte und Anlagen sind in Gebiete unterteilt, um die einzigartigen, regionalen Merkmale besser darzustellen. Die Küstenlinie des Suezkanals, des Golfs von Suez und des Golfs von Aqaba werden detailliert dargestellt. Das Projekt wird aus drei Phasen bestehen, und jede Phase wird Flugplätze, einzigartige Objekte und einzigartige Szenen umfassen. Die erste Phase wird das gesamte Gebiet mit den wichtigsten Städten und 14 Flugplätzen in Israel und Ägypten umfassen. In der zweiten Phase werden 11 weitere Flugplätze hinzugefügt. In der dritten und letzten Phase werden 12 - 14 weitere ägyptische Militärflugplätze hinzukommen. Das Team von OnReTech setzt alles daran, dass die Kunden die ersten beiden Phasen frühzeitig erhalten, um das Einsatzgebiet der arabisch-israelischen Konflikte vollständig abbilden zu können. DCS: WWII Marianas Entwicklungsfortschritt Um die Marianen im Sommer 1944 korrekt darzustellen, wurden die Texturen der Küstenlinie und der Felder auf der Grundlage von Karten aus der Zeit vor der Invasion mit freundlicher Genehmigung der US-Marine und des US-Militärs komplett neu erstellt. Auf der Insel Saipan werden alle drei Haruji-Matsue-Plantagen: As Lito, Chacha und Marpi Point nachgebaut. Sie lieferten tonnenweise Zuckerrohr, das in den nahe gelegenen Zuckermühlen verarbeitet und zum “Zuckerdock” gebracht wurde, um nach Japan verschifft zu werden. Die gesamte Insel Tinian wird ebenfalls detailgetreu nachgebaut und umfasst die ursprünglichen japanischen Flugplätze. In diesem großen und meist flachen Gebiet wurden auch die ersten Napalmbomben gegen japanische Soldaten eingesetzt, die sich im umliegenden Dschungel und auf den vorgelagerten kleinen Inseln versteckt hielten. Wir sind auch dabei, die Küstenlinie, die Siedlungen und die Palmenplantagen zu verbessern. Seht euch die Bilder aus der Entwicklung an. Kurz vor der Rückeroberung Guams durch die US-Streitkräfte im Juni 1944 stand die Insel noch unter der Kontrolle der Japaner und bestand aus sehr kleinen Dörfern, die von der einheimischen Chamorro-Bevölkerung bewohnt wurden. Auf der modernen Karte der Marianen ist ein großer Teil dieses Gebiets von Städten bedeckt, aber im Zweiten Weltkrieg bestand das Land hauptsächlich aus Palmenplantagen. Wir hoffen, dass euch diese Vorschau auf die neuen Karten für DCS gefallen hat und freuen uns auf euer Feedback. Abermals vielen Dank für eure Leidenschaft und Unterstützung. Viele Grüße, Eagle Dynamics

I do have a up-date planned for this mod. I will be sure to re-test each one to be sure all work as intended. I also want to add tomahawks and other anti ship weapons. And the WWII pack still needs finishing. And....I have a few more additions! The Oberon Class included! But all takes time, and the heat wave has finally broken here. I am going bike riding! A new up date will be posted soon FYI, The most recent stable should now include the New map, and assets. They are needed for the subs to work.

Issue reported.

Hello, Is it possible to add to kneeboard checklist the air pressure conversion table ? Like this chart : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/upload/iblock/22e/1dwrbma741e8frfkvlbyuvjbm535rpnz/QFE_SETTING.png (package: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/fr/files/3316429/) Thank You

Guys, in case you have missed it, we have input fron a real F1 pilot in this thread. See Panthir's post, his answer is written inside the quoted text.

It would be nice to have it by default, but you can do it yourself: 1. Go to "users\[your user name on your PC]\Saved Games\DCS\Kneeboard" 2. Create a folder entitled "Mirage-F1CE" if one isn't already there 3. Ensure that the image file has a 1:1.5 aspect ratio (and modify it using an image editor if it isn't) 4. Copy and paste the 1:1.5 image into the folder you just created And it should appear in your kneeboard after the default Aerges kneeboards!

Kiowa FAC-A is working fine for me. But like @Tholozor stated, after "Laser on" command, he will respond "Lasing". Then YOU have to give the "Spot" and the "In". You dont really have to spot the laser, wouldnt make much sense in a LOAL shot anyway, but the AI needs that reply. After that FAC-A should give you the "cleared hot". If he still calls "abort" he might have given you a direction to make your attack and you are not in that direction. Happened to me before. Sometimes AI JTACs also bug-out and wont respond or do anything at all. Sometimes i had them "lasing" (verbal) but it took another minute till the laser was on. (I have a "testing" bed for that stuff set up on Nevada, SP only) K

He is the one, who makes it toxic in the first place. I wouldn’t have engaged in the issue if it wasn’t for the fact, that this is a repeating pattern in different threads. OP has opinions, which is fine, occasionally I (and others perhaps) find his opinions wrong which is an opinion on its own. Nothing wrong with it, is it. But didn‘t accuse him of having any kind of complexes, did I. I just happen to react with a little bit of irony, when he started lecturing me on very basic stuff. See, I don’t perceive the forum in general as very toxic environment. Quite the opposite actually. Most of the time it is very friendly and helpful place. There are certain topics of course, that are more difficult than others and I think we all know which kind they are. Thing is, if someone perceive it a very toxic environment in general (if that is the case), one need to ask, if yelling and attacking people (I mean directly personally attacking - not disagreeing) may be the root cause for it.

Gents, Mirage F-1 engine was very reliable. For your info, 2 HAF F-1CG squadrons, in a period of more than 25 years, had no more than a succesfully relighted flame out and no more that two succesfully recovered partial compressor stalls. In DCS, it needs a lot of work to reach this reallity.

So, that was in May 1981 with f-16A's if my Wikipedia sleuthing is accurate. My assumption based on the way he said it and my limited knowledge of the f16 and GPS would be that the flight was done with INS only. 10 feet of drift is pretty dang good for an 8 hour flight. I don't know if DCS simulates this, but it is my understanding that INS systems drift worse the more maneuvering the aircraft does. For their flight, I assume they did as little as possible. Takeoff, Climb to altitude and turn on course. Then mostly straight line all the way to Hawaii. That would be ideal INS conditions. That said, My limited experience with no GPS in DCS, the planes seem to have terrible INS drift. I'm here because I'm diving into the INS to learn about inflight alignment in the F-16. I need to go test how accurate that can be in a GPS denied environment. And how much Fix Taking can improve an inflight align. Then how fast it drifts, with minimal maneuvering and how bad it drifts with lots of maneuvering.

Thanks! I will change it to 5 in the next update. Thanks to the relatively short ranges on Cyprus, my beta testers overflew their assigned waypoints with very good accuracy. I will also change the phrasing. I stated "-4" to show that the player has to substract 4 degrees (5) from the bearings he reads on the F10 map. I will rephrase that.

Did you remember to call "Spot" and "In" after "Laser On"? Did he give you a "Cleared Hot"?

Very strange indeed. Never had any problems like this on my system while testing. MovingMap does not look for keypresses and does not send any. Anybody else experiencing this? Thanks for everybody's replies! Yes, the Mariannas and the South Atlantic maps are planned for future updates. So is a release for iOS. It might take some time though, as I am very busy with my 'real job' currently. I hope there will be more time for development in the future.

And more great F-16A footage from our coming new playground.

I would like 1975 Ann Margaret for my WSO. Thank you.

Well, the Viper is slow in only one thing: Slowing down. I´m curious: "Our variant [...] shouldn´t have such performance" is this just a feeling or actually based on information ?

@BIGNEWY any help on this issue? Tracks and replays were provided in the above threads. Thanks

Pardon the subject line, but wanted to be absolutely clear. This seems to be directly tied to how "busy" a mission is with objects. In single player with a nearly empty map, the bug doesn't seem to be there at all hardly, until I hit the TEL switch, then I drop down to about 2-3 FPS for about 5 seconds, then it stabilizes and everything is fine in the simulator. I can switch away and back with no FPS drop at all. During a multiplayer mission with a lot of objects however.... The moment I put the radar into Standby it's a slide show of about 1 or less FPS for about 10-20 seconds, but then the same behavior. Once it stabilizes, it's fine. I can switch away and back, even shut it down, and start it up again without this problem. However once I go to another mode, such as with the TEL switch especially, I get the slide show again for the 2-3 FPS, this time for about another 8-10 seconds before it stabilizes, then I'm fine. I can do this on the ground before I take off to minimize the impact to my gameplay experience but... this is making the aircraft nearly unusable for anything other than ground attack for me, as when I do lock onto an enemy aircraft, it seems to consider it a different "mode" and it does the slide show routine again. I've got an i7-5930K @ 3.5ghz with 32GB of RAM and DCS running off an SSD. DxDiag attached, and a Google Drive link to the trk file of the large multiplayer mission follows. I only have this kind of problem in the F1, and I own and fly damn near everything. Viper, Hornet, F-14, MiG-21bis, Mi-8, Mi-24.... https://drive.google.com/file/d/15kOS2NSAKp9DVWaOUBo6KlichqIDUrp0/view?usp=sharing It almost seems like you're hit-scanning everything in the mission or something in every state, then throwing out the irrelevant stuff. DxDiag.txt

some early morning shots