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I've seen a bit of negativity surrounding the date of release due to the lack of news as well as about the variant, so I wanted to pump some positivity and hype back into the forums. I'm honestly pretty pumped for the F-4E and it's pushed me into the Big, Scary World of DCS and the world of No Mouse-Aiming(tm) and No Keyboard Control(c. 2008, Eagle Dynamics). Dear Heatblur, Thanks for putting out the F-4E! This module's been a motivating factor to get into DCS and I'm pleased as punch that you guys are making it. Thanks for putting out what is sure to be one sick-ass ride! The F-4E's been my favorite Phantom variant and probably by far the one that's the best as a multirole and one of the best for the air-to-air arena, equipped with TISEO, targeting pods, CAA, AIM-7s, AIM-9s and all the bells and whistles one could hope for. Back when I was a kid, the F-4 Phantom was one of my favorites- and I hope that this new module makes this plane a new favorite for a bunch of others too! I'm looking forwards to flying the most maneuverable, best-outfitted Phantom variant ever produced, and possibly the forerunner to the entire multi-role integrated sensors/weapons platform philosophy that we see in modern US Aircraft. The upgrade variants touted has got me pretty hyped! Overall, it looks like we're going to get pretty much the definitive F-4 Phantom- more so, I'd argue, than the USN variants that focused more on being purely interceptors and never managed the sheer level of upgrading and technological integration that the USAF did on their late-model E aircraft. I'm hyped as hell to use the AGM-65s on their first ever deployable platform, as well as using its air to air abilities and maybe experiencing the TISEO for myself. Sure, it's not perfect- The Mavs that we'll get will have a tendency to do the "Maverick Dance", and so will the walleyes and HOBOS- and the Pave Spike sure as hell isn't the best pod. CAA is nice to have but it sure as heck ain't pulse doppler, and not having HMCS like F-4S and F-4J is gonna be a be a bit of a drag- But damn you sir, I am an F-4E Sim Pilot and I shall be so till the day I die! You ain't s**t without Slats and a Gun! Godspeed, (Future) Spook Pilots!

For those interested I will continue to post on my modern F-15 mods here. It is fairly well-known that I have made an F-15EX mod that is currently available for download here: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3324876/ I hope to add a custom cockpit and external model to this mod at some point (it currently uses the F-15C cockpit and F-15E external model). What is not well known yet is that I intend to make a modernized F-15C mod, since the F-15C in its current state in DCS has some glaring limitations. Lack of AIM-9X capability is one of the main issues and one that I intend to partially correct, but I also want to implement some additional features that do not require loadout mods. This mod will if possible be IC-compliant, though like most add-on aircraft mods it will not be usable in most multiplayer servers. Development photos of the modernized F-15C to follow, for now here are a couple of my F-15EX mod: Edit: F-15EX V1.6 available here: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328343/ Don't forget to check out my YouTube channel for videos on the F-15 mods and other DCS-related content: https://www.youtube.com/@SpinosSimulations

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Thank you!

Updated Quick start guide Added supplements - Weapons loadout compatibility matrix Mi-24P_Quick_Start_Manual_EN.pdf

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Сделал оперативный перевод видоса Вульфпака по БКО Ка-50 III для людей, не знающих английский. Вот:

Howdy Folks, just finished uploading a new version of my SAM Threat Guide for DCS to the User Files and thought I should share it with you all. This is a kneeboard with all the information you could need to successfully SEAD/DEAD any SAM site. It includes the obvious stuff like names, ranges, altitudes, and HARM codes. More importantly, it includes pictures of the important bits of the SAM site, including the track radar and which one you should prioritize. There is also a small section which shows the common layout of a SAM site based upon their real world layouts. Example Kneeboard Card: DOWNLOAD LINK: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331424/ ===================================== INSTALL ===================================== Install into your desired aircraft's kneeboard. Generally your kneeboards are in C:\"Your User Name"\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Kneeboard\"Aircraft Type". If the folder doesn't exist, create it! Example: C:\Whiskey11\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Kneeboard\F-16C_50 for the F-16C kneeboard location. Enjoy! ===================================== Known Issues & Roadmap ===================================== Version 2.1's TPOD pictures got distorted somehow. Hope to address this at a later date. Still need to get around to doing the Avenger/VADS/Linebacker and other BLUFOR SHORAD... I'll probably end up throwing the MANPADS into a single page, but haven't decided yet. ===================================== Credits ===================================== Information about range, and altitude for the various SAM's came from four sources. Hoggit's Threat Database (mostly stuff pulled from in game files), the Air Goon's website, and directly from the DCS LUA Datamine files and the High Digit SAM Mod LUA Files. Unless ED comes outright and gives us these numbers, this is "as good as it gets" for numbers in game. The amount of testing required to confirm these numbers is out of my ability, time wise. ===================================== Version History ===================================== V1.0 - 18 October 2022 -Basic SAM Threat Information Kneeboard. Missing Rapier SAM system, Roland, and all MANPADS. Also missing the SPAA which don't have missiles. V2.0 - 14 December 2022 -Added High Digit SAM Mod (HDSM) SAMs (S-300PS, S-300PMU, S-300PMU-1, S-300PMU-2, S-300V, S-300VM, and 9K317 Buk-M1-2) to guide -All HDSM SAMs will have "HDSM" in the upper left corner of the page -SA-23 Gladiator/Giant's Grill Screen Track Radar does NOT have a HARM Code due to DCS Limitations (please help pester ED about this!) -All HARM Codes and RWR symbology has been checked in F-16C and are accurate. SA-10 and SA-20 variants show up on HTS Pod. -Added Countermeasure Type -Added Common Site Layout -Added Rapier System -Added MIM-115 Roland ADS -Added track and search radar RWR codes -Added Russian Names to the NATO reporting names. NATO names are on the left, Russian names on the right. V2.1 - 16 June 2023 -Added NATO Threat Table Numbers -Added SA-17 Point Defense Message -Fixed SAM Ranges for DCS Core SAMs from the LUA Datamine -Fixed Certain SAM layouts (SA-5, HAWK, SA-11, and SA-17) -Fixed SA-17 Radar Name (Changed from Fire Dome to Chair Back) Feedback always appreciated!

New flight model announcement. Fishing boat burns the Nile river, feature: flies at especially low altitudes ))))

Hello Heatblur, Countless virtual pilots would love to know the latest update on the F-4 phantom. Besides the "we are working on it" response, please give us more specific information on how the development is progressing. Additionally, when will the Phantom be available? I am asking for an estimate time of completion, which is likely to be sometime in 2023. Mike Force Team

Improvements will come in a future patch thank you

Found this somewhere- I think it was tumblir?- and thought you'd like it. Enjoy.

i bet he didnt. but comments like these ruin all the work and research people have done. at the very least read the original post before jumping in with stuff like that...

Here are the planned features for the F-15EX, F-15C MSIP, F-15J, and F-15CX mods. I will edit this over time to reflect what has been implemented. F-15EX Eagle II Feature List: - Legion IRST Pod (dummy store) (complete) - AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM (complete) - Advanced Missile and Bomb Racks (complete) - Outer Wing Pylons (complete) - Correct Cockpit - Correct External Model (possibly) - AIM-120D AMRAAM (Complete) - AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II Plus - LRAAM or LREW (possibly) - AIM-260 JATM - APG-82(v1) Radar (within FC3 limitations) (WIP, initial release with 1.8.5). - Limited ground attack capability (AGM-88F HCSM, AGM-88G AARGM-ER, unguided bombs/rockets) - Possible air to ground version leveraging Su-25T avionics (once custom cockpit is implemented). F-15EX Mod Download Link #1: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZivOD0ZMeUSaAt9PJ0Kew3LRkkbRyx34D5k F-15EX Mod Download Link #2: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZwcW10ZhALEDb8smLh16vfA1q5JbzfzIW9V F-15EX Mod Download Link #3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14c6qgbyDDUlVKLqstPw7T41n9CpY3qlH/view F-15C Golden Eagle Variants Feature List: - AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM (complete) - AIM-120D AMRAAM (complete) - AIM-260 JATM (requires F-22 enhancement mod) - AIM-9X Sidewinder Block I and Block II Plus - Legion IRST Pod (dummy store) - APG-63(v3) Radar (within FC3 limitations) (complete) F-15C Golden Eagle Download Link: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331163/ F-15J Eagle Feature List: - AAM-3 Short Range FOX-2 (complete) - AAM-4A/B Medium-Range FOX-3 (WIP) - AAM-5 Short Range FOX-2 - F-15DJ variant (possibly) F-15CX Eagle 21 (Unbuilt) Feature List: - AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM (complete) - AIM-120D AMRAAM - AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II Plus - Legion Pod (dummy store) (complete - AMBER racks on fuselage pylons (complete) - Outer Wing stations - APG-82(v1) Radar (within FC3 limitations)

Hi thank you but it's not worth it. Proportions are manifestly off on this model. I use several types of blueprints, some are factory plans, others are literally 3D models made by photogrammetry. The Caesar is like the Jaguar or Griffon, there is nothing like this available even with my contacts and therefore I would have to work inaccurately. And if many people will say they don't really care, I don't spend 20 h of modeling a vehicle if I'm to be inaccurate ^^ if I'm okay to make the above list, it's because I have been provided with photogrammetry work by people I know which can be used as a very accurate blueprint, and I have several thousands photographs.

That's super weird, I cant ever remember Tacview ever crashing for me.

People in this thread mention look down penalties and doppler notches as the main issues but when we're talking specifically about maximum range of the radar in DCS compared to real life, there is another issue that has a much bigger impact. In real life, the chance of a radar pulse returning to its sender is probabilistic. As an example (using completely made up numbers), every sweep of the radar maybe has a 80% probability to get a return head on at 30nm, while it only has a 10% probability at 70 miles. This is why real life pilots are always saying that STT is much more reliable than TWS, because in real life you get a hell of a lot more radar pulses on target every second in STT than you do in TWS, hence a bigger chance of actually getting a return. This means that even if you only manage to get a single return from a contact at 70 miles every tenth sweep with the radar, maybe 1-2 minutes in-between each return, you could still be able to get a stable STT lock simply because of the sheer volume of pulses you're sending out every second in STT. To use incorrect terminology, you could say that STT has a "longer range" than RWS or TWS, which is why it's so weird that STT has a "shorter range" than RWS and TWS in the DCS F-16C. The radar model in DCS is deterministic. If you're within these and these parameters, you'll be visible on radar 100% of the time and if not, you'll be visible 0% of the time. This is why the "maximum range" is so short in DCS and also why a lot of people use TWS all the time, because with a deterministic radar model the benefits of STT are much, much smaller. So, as long as a future refactor of the F-16's radar doesn't implement a probabilistic radar model, you won't see "maximum ranges" anywhere near to real life. Any kind of improvements to the F-16's radar are welcome though.

Reading shattered sword about Midway. It appears Japanese AAA was close to useless, during American attack on the Japanese ships the anti aircraft fire only shot down like 3 planes(out of 150 attackers over several hours) Now anyone who has played ww2 DCS knows, that's not how AAA works in DCS. You add 150 attacking planes against a dozen ships with AAA and you'll have about 150 dead planes.

Got my card today. Going to take a few hours to get everything setup, so I'll probably post benchmarks tomorrow.

Wife won a bunch of money playing Bingo Last weekend and slipped me a hundred. Emergency F-4 funding.

This coming patch got pushed to Friday (tomorrow), but I'm not sure it's ready. No preorder or anything and if this patch is the last patch of the year, I expect the bandaid will be ripped off as well. Hoping for a surprise though! They're saying "press F to pay respects" for me taking one for the team and going in vacation meaning the phantom would be released. Just gamer internet humor

На то он и стелс.

@TEOMOOSE Did you read the original post?

I also do think so. It's ok. It's christmass. Heatblur did great job these year, thank you guys for that. Next year I'll start asking about Phantom again. Personally, I check ED forum everyday with hope I hear something. I watched every movie about Phantom II in YT, I ordered and red most books available. For now i suggest... jump to planes. Time passes by much faster once you're in the air. Merry Christmas Everyone

I ran Plazma's test recommended by @Andrei with my GTX1080 to use for comparison tomorrow or whenever I get my card. Not sure if there's any other statistics I need to add, or if there's another mission to test while I have the 1080 in my system.

In this DCS world video we will be taking a look at the Onboard Defence System for the KA-50 Black Shark 3 which is releasing soon!

Приветствую! Не так давно, я обнаружил интересный польский сайт посвященный DCS WORLD и боевому самолёту, который мне действительно очень нравится и на котором я и летаю в виртуальном небе. Не зря же их так много в реальном мире. Мне очень пришлась по душе подача материала и поэтому я решил сделать перевод статей с этого сайта и оформить их как иллюстрированное руководство PDF для себя, товарищей и русскоязычного сообщества DCS на форуме ED. Процедуры запуска и т.д. не включены. По мере возможности буду ловить косяки и обновлять. Пока как есть, так и есть. Надеюсь и вы найдете полезным данное руководство! Удачи в небе DCS! Ссылка на PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXMmdA1EhuBA9b88nirMgS5BMo3Fv8dF/view?usp=sharing

***UPDATE for me the problem was fixed once I chose pure PERFORMANCE mode within Win11 22H2 instead of BALANCED+Performace **** Hello just to rise a concern regarding latest Beta, whatever happened and was changed produce a maaasive stuttering and occasionally freezing while in game, flying no matter where over sea, land, it has a periodic stutter every few seconds and sometimes it freeze but the game continues in background for about 3-5 seconds which makes it impossible for precision flying ,refueling , dropping ordinance , however the framerate is high 130-175 FPS and even during the freez time the FPS count never drops like 0 sound is going on it runs however screen is frozen . This is the first time I experience this kind of issue with 2.0.8 and basically for me it is unplayable in current state and condition. Win 11 22h2 (latest build) msi MEG x570 ACE MAX , Ryzen 9 5950X, msi 4090 Suprim Liquid X , 32 GB 3600 Trident Neo Z , all my drives 3 of them are Gen 4 M.2 SSD the game is on msi Spatium M.2M480 1TB drive 7000/6000 and the real speed is close to that Resolution 3440 x1440 , all settings MAX but also lowering any settings doesn't help it is like periodically every few seconds somebody grab you at the back, like the system would like to go but something is holding back with occasional complete freez for few seconds like nothing moving but game runs in background once it recovers you find yourself to close to tanker or crashing on the deck. Playing mainly F-14 but the same happens with the F-18 This is the ONLY game stuttering and freezing on my system as it didn't do anything like that with previous BETA versions at least 2 ,3 versions down the line this must be game related in current release. dcs.log

I've done a quick benchmark with the Plazma Torture map using the RX 7900 XTX. I'm getting double the average framerate compared to the GTX 1080, and going from being GPU bottlenecked, to CPU bottlenecked. Overall quite impressed, although I'm not sure how it compares to competing cards. When I get some time tomorrow, I'll do a few more benchmarks as were suggested here. Note: Timestamps added on the video.

nullTwitch replay of our VIAF 2022 show based on the 2018 BBMF display at RIAT https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1676194997?t=03h50m17s

we have some button mapping tweaks coming soon. thanks

Hi all, I have checked with the team When in SIL mode the radar should simply not actively transmit; however, the radar should still be able to receive. So, if a jammer is detected, it should still indicate the jammer azimuth on the radar display. Further, data link would still be displayed on the radar when in SIL.

After reviewing, bad luck indeed. Only did two test runs both of which yielded the same result, after retesting, direct hits do one shot the humvees, but even missing by 10cm means this is no longer the case. Both of my earlier runs (one of which was used for the image) landed in the ~10cm gap between the vehicles. https://streamable.com/879rnn jsw_luamod.trk

There is a lack of Korean F-4s. I will fix this with my face. Voila: *proceeds to use face to insert Korean F-4 pictures* Also, here's some Egyptian ones.

Thank you, Whiskey 11, very helpful. Merry Christmas

Вы не поняли. Я вручаю вам права обладания любым количеством профильных тем и созданием соответствующего раздела. Остальным этим заниматься не хочется и пока приходится обсуждать всё касающееся VR здесь. Если у вас есть на это время и желание - займитесь, ранее тут даже уже обсуждалась структура. Все будут вам благодарны. Если нет - не мешайте остальным. А ходить и ворчать о том что кому не нравится может любой присутствующий.

Hi Dimitriov, OK, I get your point, and I agree that very accurate models and blueprints are required, of course. Thanks for all your Mods and for the fantastic work you are doing and sharing with all of us

Probability of detection is definitely a huge thing we are lacking in DCS. As another example of how it drastically changed how things should be: A dragging (cold) contact will have a lower probability of detection per hit, however because of the much lower closure rate compared to a hot target you actually have a higher probability of detection at any specific range, because you get more hits. This is talked about specially in a 1983 paper by Ringel on the APG-66. This is in contrast to DCS where a cold contact has a lower detection range.

ED, can you please make this happen. I am tired of accidentally having the alphabet all over the place while I am flying. This would be a major assist for those of us who consistently hit the MK point instead of SPI. From what I have researched and heard from guys in the Air Force, the button highlighted above is the actual delete MK point button in the aircraft. This would be really beneficial and hopefully an easy ask.

I fully support this request. This functionality is available in the real A-10, has been requested so often, and it appears to be simple to implement.

Please implement this very useful function, described here:

Based on this, I doubt 7900 XTX will be ever better of 3080Ti or 3090 (without Ti), and not even in VR These results really are a disappointing. No wonder why is that cheap

DCS WORLD: KA-50 Black Shark 3 || IGLA Air to Air Missile In this DCS world video we will be taking a look at the Igla Air to Air missile for the KA-50 Black Shark 3 which is releasing soon!

Tried the 7900xt last night and was very disappointed. Frames were about the same or worse then my 6800xt. BAR had a noticeable negative impact on frames. Overall about 30-40% less fps then the 4080 I returned. 6800xt=50fps sitting on the ramp in F5 on Caucus however frames seemed to drop more during flight then the 7900 (relatively speaking, frames didn’t seem to drop in flight as much with the 7900 but they were still lower overall in flight as well with the 7900xt) to about 40-45. 7900xt = 42fps dipped into the high 30’s in flight saw high gpu utilization throughout (high 90's with 99% most of the time I was looking at it). 4080 = 60fps rock solid 60 or more in flight, gpu utilization was often below 90%, down to as low as 75% I’m currently running a 5800x3d with 32 go ram at 3400 with g2 in open xr. Cleaned up drivers with ddu after every gpu swap. Also probably worth mentioning that my 6800xt is overclocked/undervolted. I did not change anything for the 7900xt except BAR. On a sub note, the low gpu utilization of the 4080 is weird because if I turned on FRS with my 6800xt in VR and ran a low resolution I could easily get 90fps, which seems to indicate on this map (same for all comparisons) that I am not CPU limited.

Ok so the to do list for the upcoming 5.0 "Cold War" update : - AMX-30B2 - AMX-30B2 "Daguet" - AMX-30B2 BRENNUS - AMX-30 AUF1 - AMX-30 Roland - AMX-10P - AMX-13 DCA - AML-90 ... - Crotale NG as a bonus Those are the only vehicles I'm both motivated to add and for which I have enough datas. Sorry for the Caesar, the AUF-1 will do the job. Though one wants it he can provide me accurate blueprints and photographies. 5.0 will be released by the beginning of january.

OH-58D develop pics.

DCS Patch status Current versions: https://updates.digitalcombatsimulator.com/ Change logs: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/release/ Release Version Current version number: DCS 2.9.19.13478 Next planned update: To be announced