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Its a video game not a dialysis machine, you'll be fine...

Login issues have been fixed. Please accept our apologies for the delay and enjoy the Sinai terrain. edit: Server load is very heavy at this time and while login issues have been fixed the server is having issues.

Login servers should start to behave again soon. thank you

USS Mercy T-AH-20. World's largest Hospital Ship. I will be releasing her with the sister ship USNS Comfort T-AH-19. I'm re-working the Lewis Puller. Not happy with the outcome. Stay Tuned!

Hi all, as many of you have seen the website is under heavy load currently, please be patient while admin works the problem. thank you

We continue to work on the issues, once again I am sorry this has taken so long. It's a combo of traffic and then an unfortunate event with the authentication server, a perfect storm. We hope to have these issues resolved as soon as possible.

Regarding the situation that is happening, I can only say that the most penalizing part is that I can't use the simulator because the ED server has gone down. If I spend my money on modules and maps, ED should let me be able to use my simulator even if their customer authentication server goes down. Maybe use authentication only for multiplayer and downloading updates.

Heya, folks Think about world we are living right now... Think about being gentle... Not upset on everything ! ) It will work again !

I have passed on the feedback. The problem here is the saved auth that would allow you to continue is tied to a version number, and as it is an update to a new version number and you can not login the saved auth is not applying. It needs to be addressed for sure as it is a weak spot.

I hope not, not even I have that much patience

Hello, as some of you may know, over the past two years I've been working on making Egyptian Liveries for DCS, so far a good majority of this has been completed, but a few aircraft remain missing. I figured with the release of the Sinai map this would be a good time to catalog these liveries as they finally have a place where they can be flown. Egyptian F-16: 9934: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321815/ 9507: WIP Egyptian MiG-21: Red Ident. markers post 1980 (1): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3322497/ Red Ident. Markets post 1980 (2): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3322497/ PFS Nile Valley Camo scheme: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331333/ Early Nile Valley camo: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3332551/ Egyptian Air Force Mirage 2000: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321638/ Egyptian Air Force Mirage V (on Mirage 2000): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321638/ Egyptian MiG-15: Pre-1958: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3318498/ Post-1958: WIP Egyptian J-6 (on MiG-19): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3318497/ Egyptian F-5 (3503): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3318348/ Egyptian Ka-52 (on Ka-50): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331040/ Egyptian Spitfire: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331343/ Egyptian Gazelle: Tan Camo: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331358/ Red Ident. Markers: WIP Egyptian Mi-8: Tan standard camo: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331394/ Nile Valley 1482: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331394/ FICTIONAL LIVERIES AV-8b: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3319512/ F-14A & B: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3318476/ F-15: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3318305/ AI Assets: IL-76 & IL-78: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331359/ TO DO : Egyptian Mi-24 Egyptian MiG-29 AI Assets TO DO: C-130 E-2 THIS LIST IS BEING UPDATED FREQUENTLY Feel free to check in every once in a while, especially if there is a livery that you are waiting for

@BIGNEWY little suggestion for the devs; do not host the locense checking service on the same domain/server. the fact no body can acces the game due to overload of the website is very stupid.

Phantom snip from Sinai Trailer

The link will be active soon for Sinai thank you

The last two weeks have been enough for me and my next work regarding DCS. For now, I'll show you what I've been working on. The new cockpit for the external model is ready! I really appreciate your support and favorable comments, many thanks! And yes here is the right place for update

Patch notes discussion June 2023 This thread is for patch note discussion for June 2023 Introduced a new map module: DCS: Sinai https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/openbeta/2.8.6.41066/ We apologies for the login and server issues, the team are working to fix it currently. thank you

A reminder that we don´t own anything, we are just renting stuff. No internet, no game. Anyway, sure it will be sorted out soon.

Infantry no longer smoke when injured or killed I wish they had taken their time with that one. I'm going to miss my favorite bug.

I'm going to buy it and I'm sure I'm going to enjoy it. Looking forward to that fancy radar and the big bombs. It's gonna be fun. But the hype has been killed with extreme prejudice. When it lands it's going to be. "Oh... okay."

It should be coming back now, fingers crossed.

There's a baby boom coming up in 9 months ...

Agree 100%

First flight! Wow, great map. Performance is really nice, maybe some falls over Cairo (VR) but the rest map works great where I was. The map is beautiful and impressive. I have very positive impressions for the first contact, the ground textures are very nice, trees, vegetation and buildings. Great job @OnReTech !

Thanks ED & OnReTech ... you made my day, by placing a chilean F-16 on the map trailer

Any reason for this unwarranted adjective? You're more than encouraged to participate to the development of the tool. It's open source. Be part of the solution, not the problem.

In my opinion, an open beta update did not come out today, maybe it will come out tomorrow

ED has stated that Phase Two of their radar development will include azimuth/bar settings effecting detection performance. "Upon Phase 1 release and tuning, we will implement Phase 2 that will include the effect of radar azimuth and bar settings on detection ranges and the inclusion of more accurate look down radar performance." This is not a correct application of radar theory. The radar range equation does not contain azimuth or bar values in it. Azimuth and bar settings only effect what is has been called Max Range Cumulative detection performance. Which indicates a typical range the radar will first see a target. See my full explanation here. But in short it is a simple way of telling a high ranking officer the typical range he could expect his first detection. Though this does not inform the officer that the detections will be rare/irregular at this range. Azimuth and bar settings have little to no effect on performance. This is a misnomer told to pilots. Detection range performance is based on a probability of detecting a RCS at a given range. ex the APG-66 has a 10% chance of detecting a T-38 at 20 Nmi in a single sweep. (ie the main beam crossed the target once) The benefit of lower ur bar and azimuth isn’t that this performance changes. Rather it’s that you get many more sweeps per second on the target. ie you get more chances to detect the target. Each sweep always being 10% (given the T-38 example). Said another way, you simply get to roll the dice more often. But the average performance remains the same. ED should instead use single scan probability of detection (not effected by azimuth/bar), rather than max cumulative. For instance, given the APG-66 / T-38 example above. Using single scan Pd, the T-38 would only be detected 1/10 sweeps at 20 Nmi. If ED used Max Cumulative, they'd simply make the detection 100% at 20 Nmi. I've made a fully open source/non-ITAR analysis of the APG-63 detailing the math behind all of this. ED should use the SNR figures provided to determine single scan Pd. Id recommend using a 0% Pd for anything lower than a 10% Pd, and a 100% Pd for anything above 95% Pd to simplify the code and because SNR figures get unreliable at these extremes. Note that my math/analysis has been cross checked against the APG-66 as well, with estimates nearly match Westinghouse themselves https://i.imgur.com/cVZSyQf.jpg Note that this graph is from IEEE, and has no government restrictions: "F-16 Pulse Doppler Radar (AN/APG-66) Performance" IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS VOL. AES-19, NO. I JANUARY 1983 APG-63-70 HPRF Basic Analysis.pdf

Hello All. I really love Cold War DCS era. Old jets and helicopters. But fly over some modern maps can be frustrating. Too modern Airfields, buildings and stuff. If you want to add some Tu-95 or B-1 to the stand, you will be sad because super low resolution of old models. So I realized that for really cool gameplay the best way is to have special Cold War asset pack. It will be cool for reproduction of historical events in singleplayer, or even some Cold War serverswill use it. There may be some special stuff like Soviet KM-1 ekranoplan, some amphibious hovercrafts, special trucks with big jet drone indide, bombers like first Tu-22, Tu-95(I know about mod), B-70 Valkyrie, SR-71 Blackbird, some cool tanks as IT-1 Dragon or BRDM with 5 guided rockets Malutka. It will really refresh cold war scene and add new tasks and tactics. Also will be cool to control it with Combined Arms

Dear all, we're happy to bring you a new batch of fixes with this patch, which include more than 100 user requested keybinds, an overhaul of the RB-05, BK-90 fixes and more. As always we would kindly like to ask you for your feedback and thank you for your continued support! DCS AJS-37 Viggen by Heatblur Simulations NEW: Added over 100 user requested keybinds (with special thanks to Munkwolf et al.). Does not affect existing keybinds. RB-05 Overhaul: Fixed RB-05 only able to be steered with radar in A0. Fixed launched RB-05s automatically setting radar to A0 (without moving the switch). Fixed subsequent launches sending the first missile to Valhalla. Fixed steering commands being sent to the missile beyond 30s. Included several BK-90 fixes: Fixed STD switch erroneously affecting pattern setting. Inhibited display of BK-90 HUD symbology above 500m. Max distance release cue not showing correctly. Added U-22 Jammer Mode E (always transmits). Added non-tracer AKAN gunpod. Fixed Jammer warmup not being skipped during hotstart. Fixed U-22 (old) warning light not showing during warmup. Fixed X-TANK BRÄ light showing <50% RPM instead of <70%. Fixed airbrakes not auto-retracting with landing gear releasing. Added feature that allows airbrakes to be stopped in an intermediate position. Added “_(...)” to keybinds for l10n. Now keybinds are localizable. EDIT: Dear everyone, please accept our apologies, we made a mistake in uploading the build as we run several branches simultaneously, and as a result unfortunately the RB-05 fixes are not included in this patch. They are however done and working and will be in the next patch or hotfix. Thank you for your very kind patience and for bringing the issue to our attention. Our sincere apologies again, we hope you enjoy this patch nonetheless.

feels like christmas for us gazelle-lovers. this is an entirely new bird. ============================================ DCS: SA-342M Gazelle by Polychop Simulations SA342 - Common to all Updated external textures to PBR standard Added raindrops on canopy Interior lighting and reflections updated Flight model Entirely rewritten FM Overhauled engine and rotor behaviours Updated mass and payload mass parameters Many new behaviours added or reworked (ground effect, flapback/blowback, retreating blade stall, density altitude, ETL…) Engine surge effect from rapid collective movement added Force Feedback support added Removed ‘Easier Controls’ special option Removed ‘Rudder Trimmer’ special option (replaced with new trim options) New trim options for cyclic and pedal behaviour when using ‘Force Trim Interrupt’ None - has no effect Instant - trim position instantly set to current cyclic/pedal position Fade In/Fade Out - trim position will move to current cyclic/pedal position over short time period (<1sec) (also applies to ‘Trimmer Reset’) Applied upon Recentering - trim position will apply instantly only when cyclic/pedal position is recentered Updated controls indicator Red marker shows control position Grey marker shows trim position Autopilot markers removed for further consideration Updated/added network animations Implemented IFF panel (limited functionality) Updated autopilot system Airspeed/Altitude hold mode removed for further consideration “Auto-collective” removed for further consideration Added light indicators for auto-hover (CSV) and heading-align (ALV) autopilot modes Autopilot master switch will not engage/will disengage if pitch, roll or yaw SAS disabled Added smoke display system Smoke launchers can be equipped in the rearm/refuel screen Smoke launchers have a new input to toggle on/off Collective can be hidden by clicking on base of collective Added tablet navigation aid Tablet can be disabled from mission editor Tablet provides map, heading, airspeed and groundspeed GPS information Updated slip ball to be less erratic Fuel warning light now flickers if below 80L SA342L Added new weapons: 2x/4x Mistral 2x/4x HOT3 HMP400 gunpods (100, 200, 400) Selectable GIAT M621 20mm Replaced Viviane screen with periscope sight Replaced Viviane control panel with periscope control board Periscope provides two zoom levels Toggleable gyro stabilisation Selectable reticles for estimating distance Connected to ‘VIS’ mode on Artificial Horizon same as Viviane Pilot sight can be hidden by clicking on mounting of pilot sight AI now able to fire HOT3 missiles Added ground crew option to remove doors Added option to shoot multiple pylons if the weapon is from the same type SA342M Viviane camera code overhauled Viviane multicrew synchronisation improved AI now able to fire HOT3 missiles SA342 Mistral Removed playable version (now replaced by SA342L) Removed Custom Cockpit options SA342 Minigun Added special option to decouple minigun from head/camera view Added inputs for keyboard/joystick control of minigun Added inputs for mouse control of minigun Added clickables and inputs for minigun safety, sight power/brightness and IR laser SA342 Known issues and work in progress Auto-hover (CVS and ALV modes) are work in progress and may not function reliably yet PBR overhaul is a work in progress. Most liveries will look too glossy until they have custom RoughMet textures applied. This will happen over the next few DCS World updates. Our in-house Mistral ATAM has been replaced by ED’s which is very susceptible to flares. Mistral ATAM tubes protective cap not yet animated

please ensure you have updated to the latest version of DCS open beta as there was a small fix. thank you

A little annoyed that a server crash can prevent me from enjoying any SP missions or just simply fly around in any single module I've bought. null

Can't access the Sinai Map. The server can't handle the load. They need to install more load balancers to handle the usage of more people. Running Sea Trials on the USS Mercy.

terrains are much larger than modules, so hopefully not again, we have of course passed all of your feedback to the team already and can only apologies about the server issues

The team is still working on the problem with the servers, we apologize for the inconvenience

I experienced the same when I tried to launch Open Beta MT. Authorization failed, and all my purchased modules were disabled. I could only fly the Tf-51 and the Su-25. A horror scenario. I suspect the failed authorization was related to the massive download activity for the new OB update. But there is no excuse for failure to allow off-line use of the software.

Same here. Located in Germany. Unfortunately I took the update. Now the authorisation is gone. Cant even play offline now. What now? Go outside and meet friends? I dont have friends, and whats this so called outside?

Btw, the F-15E is in the files as an AI only right now.

My Gazelle is gonna walk like an egyptian tonight.

2 WeeksTM

I think this is more akin to Children's discussions on the day before Christmas what Santa will bring tomorrow... I love it.

Yes, it definitely either will or won't come out today. Maybe...

Set of screenies.

Hey Citizen, Once I resolve a few issues I will release the USS Lewis Puller. I agree it will be a great fwd replenishment base for the Helicopters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lewis_B._Puller_(ESB-3)

SU-57 FELON STANDALONE BUILD 4.5 and What's Coming. New custom radar suite including a rear facing radar. NEW RWR and DEFENSE SUITE. NEW Navigation suite display. NEW HUD with Helmet Display. Updated FM ( EFM) and Thrust Vectoring. Updated AL-41F1 Engine. Updates to both External models and internally. New Electrical system. New Weapon system. No FC3 Required.

Really happy to see the Viggen being actively maintained, I purchased this module back on January 2017 right after watching @Bunyap's videos on it, and actively flew it for most of that year, until November, when I moved on to the Harrier. I intend to return to the Viggen once the Kola Map gets released, at that point I will re-learn it and check on all the items mentioned on the changelogs since that date Thanks a lot for a great and enjoyable Module, without a doubt one of best within DCS