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Kola map FAQ by Orbx https://discord.com/channels/830991978337927189/1136542748447621161/1136543203126947902

Couldn't help it, since I made the M-ATV. Just to clarify, since the risk of (understandable) confusion is obvious. The last asset I released was the Oshkosh M-ATV MRAP, the one above is the lighter vehicle that won the JLTV program - Oshkosh L-ATV.

Oshkosh L-ATV (USA) version 1.0.0 released! Changelog Version 1.0.0 Release version Edit: Sorry, had to pull the download link. There was an error in the zip. Uploading a new one which will go live shortly. Edit again: Link is active again!

Hi Ugra Media, thanks for taking the time to look at this "rivet counting for SAM Sites" Nerd's suggestion for improvements to the Homs SA-5 site. Here is a satellite image from the real life Homs SA-5 site. Each SA-5 site has a few distinct features to it: 1.) Barracks/Administration area 2.) Missile Maintenance (Syria open stores their SA-5's in the hot desert sun!) 3.) The Launch Complexes 4.) A P-14 "Tall King" search radar 5.) A PRV-13/PRV-17 Height Finding Radar 6.) A Square Pair Track radar per launch complex When we look at the real Homs site, there are some distinct differences between the DCS Homs site and the real life one. Below is a picture of Launch Complex 1 As you can see, there are six launcher positions and a single centrally mounted bunker. This bunker houses the launch control equipment for the SA-5 and generators. I've highlighted the entrance to the bunker in red. I've also highlighted the revetments around each launcher in yellow. Finally, there are six green lines which are the cable runs to each launcher from the bunker. When we look at the radar complex, you can see the three Square Pair radar locations. These presently are not modeled on our DCS Homs site. In fact, the height maps for the hills they are on are also missing. The control equipment for each of these radars is actually parked at the bottom of each elevated position. The northern most Square Pair is missing from this image because the third launch complex isn't presently complete in the picture. The PRV-13/PRV-17 Height Finder position is clearly marked but also missing the radar. You can clearly see the control and power bunker next to it. Here we are in DCS: Let's look at where the P-14 is at: With the P-14 we can clearly see the Tall King is on an elevated point with a power and control bunker next to it similar to how the PRV-13/PRV-17 is situated. Here it is in DCS: In Summary: To over simplify the heck out of this "problem", our current Homs SA-5 site suffers from a serious case of Bunker-itis! While having too many bunkers is certainly an issue, the biggest one for me is the radar positions simply don't exist. These positions would be elevated above the surrounding terrain to give clear pictures to the sky. Presently those elevated positions and bunkers simply don't exist! We are also missing all of the revetments around most of the launch complexes. I fully realize this is rivet counting for SAM sites, but when it impacts the ability of the site to function because the track radar is in a valley compared to the rest of the site, it's a bit hard to maintain my SAM Site rivet counting disability! In fairness to this site, it is not the ONLY site to suffer from these problems. There are several SA-2 sites and EWR sites which ALSO have Bunker-itis! I'll make a separate post about them specifically! At any rate, THANK YOU for taking the time to read this.

By the way, I will probably be switching over to an other file share service shortly. I'm using Sync.com at the moment because of their unlimited bandwidth policy, but that doesn't do me any good when their download/upload speeds are getting amazingly poor. And it's getting worse, I just uploaded the latest asset at 2.5 Mbit/s. Which is pretty bad considering I'm using a 1/1 Gbit/s connection.

Bo-105 T100 Gun Rocket Setup (from Discord).

Added video IV and V. Hopefully, I am not the only one to be excited about stuff like this:

Yes, everyone else: because the super carrier module thinks the F-14A is a Hornet. It's been like that for years, and is up to ED to fix.

A fix is in the works, waiting to be merged.

Aurora is requested internally, but is lower priority currently. thanks

I've read a great number of books from WW2 pilots of various Air Forces perspectives across many theatres and there's some general themes, some of which you may find surprising. 1. The weather may be bad but that would not necessarily scrub a mission - if cloud base was so low or if visibility was so bad at your home airfield that it was deemed unsafe to land 99% of missions would be scrubbed and you wouldn't take-off in the first place. That said, look to RAMROD 564 (Operation Jericho) where operational expediency overruled the blizzard conditions and it was assumed that the Wings Mosquitos would divert to RAF Ford for recovery. This was briefed. 2. Divert fields seem to have been a briefed item for bomber types but not so much for fighters. Fighters being more manoeuvrable and flexible in regards to the runway & visibility minima they can accept may have been deemed able to wing-it a bit more in this regard. 3. In fighters, an individual pilot's local knowledge, navigation skill and airmanship was leveraged far more than in modern aviation. The modern Safety First doctrines were just further down the priority list back then, and were based on a the experiences learned from WW2. If you got back to where your field was only to find it socked in then you had the following options: a) Crawl around at low level trying to catch glimpses of the ground - and maybe the airfield or a known landmark - in order to orient yourself for a very sketchy tight pattern and approach to your home airfield (see 'First Light' by Geoff Wellum, 'Sigh for Merlin' by Alex Henshaw or 'Spitfire: A Test Pilot's Story' by Jeffrey Quill), b) Know where the nearest airfields are and self divert to see if conditions are any better there, c) Climb out of the muck and if available contact the Ground Control agency to see if they can give you a steer to the nearest airfield with some vaguely landable climate! This of course relies on you having sufficient fuel; if you're already at Emergency Fuel status then a) and b) are your only recourse, unless you go with option d)... d) Get to a safe bail-out altitude and leave the plane.

There are a few forks of HDSM which include some tweaks. For instance, here is one Recoil and I worked on to add the Tin Shield to the S-300PS, replaced the S-300PS 5V55R missile with the in game 5V55R missile (higher performance, better PK), and fixed the Grill Pan's non-working HARM and RWR code (now shows up as an SA-12 with 112 HARM code): https://github.com/Recoil016/HighDigitSAMs/releases/tag/v1.0.0 These issues have sat on the main fork for some time without any movement, so we forked it to make the changes.

ED User Files Link: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3332398/ All missions take place in various regions of the Caucasus map. A series of quick missions (Most take 3-10 minutes, though 'Advanced' and 'Expert' missions may take longer), designed to help Strike Eagle pilots practice their systems workflow, refine their key binds and HOTAS controls, axis curves, and employment proficiency with a variety of both air-to-air and air-to-ground weapon systems, Air-to-Air refueling, as well as some more advanced scenario based training, that will test your flying abilities while expanding your skills. These are designed to be quick and hassle-free ways to practice selecting the weapon systems, picking your modes, options, ripple patterns, etc. in order to ingrain good muscle memory and habits so it becomes second nature when flying real missions. These are all copied and/or adapted for the F15E from my Viper practice & proficiency mission pack: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328191/ If a mission has a live threat present, it will always be noted in the mission briefing. ******Important note: These are not tutorials. There are no step by step directions telling you how to sel ect and employ the systems required, or perform the assigned task. These are practice missions. A basic understanding of the jet is required. (Though they could be useful if you're following along with Tutorial videos or checklists.) Missions are broken down into 4 categories for easy navigation: - '.Basic': Essential skills for new pilots. Landing, formation flying, spotting, etc. - 'Weapons' - Threat free environments to practice weapons employment. The bedrock that this mission pack is built on. - 'Advanced' - Scenario-based training. Live threats present. Read all mission briefs in full. - 'Expert': - High level scenario-based missions. May contain multiple types of live threats and/or difficult flying conditions. Limited use of F10 and labels. Read mission briefs thoroughly. There is a briefing accompanying each mission letting you know your airspeed, altitude, situation and overall objective. The F10 map, Labels and Active Pause are available in all missions '***' will denote items from most recent update. Includes the following: Weapon systems: - AIM-9M Sidewinder - AIM-120C Amraam - CBU-87 - CBU-97 - GBU 10 & 12 (Single mission for both.) - GBU 24 - Mk 82 & Mk 84 Low drag bombs (single mission for both) - Mk 82 & Mk 84 High drag bombs (single mission for both) - Air to Air Guns Basic Skills: - Cold Start & Takeoff - Cold Start & Takeoff (Night) - Visual landing: clear day - Visual landing: Rain & Wind - Visual landing: Fog & low light - Visual landing: Night - Beginner Formation Flying - Air to Air Refueling (Easy comms, no external tanks) Advanced Skills: - Air to Air refueling (No F10, No labels, TACAN required, No easy comms) - Neutral BFM - Fox 2s - Neutral BFM - Guns only - Beyond Visual Range - AIM-120C - AWACS supported - Beyond Visual Range - AIM-120C - No AWACS Expert: - Fox 2 Unknown Adversary*** - Fox 3 & 1 Unknown Adversary*** ----------Next update planned: TBD----------- To install: Unzip folder and extract the Folder titled 'F15E Proficiency v1.X. Copy and paste to: Users -> *Your username folder* -> Saved Games -> DCS.openbeta (Or DCS if you're running stable version)-> Missions Then go to the 'Missions' tab on the main menu of DCS and at the top should be the folder containing all missions. You can reach me on the forums here: https://forum.dcs.world/profile/138197-617-evil/ If you have any suggestions, feedback or technical issues. F15E_Proficiency_v1.3.zip

Hey folks! The SE is out, the F-4 looms just beyond the horizon. The long watch is almost over… Possibly. For this reason, I wanted to get a bit more familiar with the Phantom II, and I started with taking a look at the cockpits. The DCS F-4E is not out yet, the old screenshots from Belsimtek are not great, so I have found an alternative, and put together a quick video. Moving the first steps with a new aeroplane is never easy, especially if the game does not match either. I have used MilViz's F-4 for FSX, and this seems to be a DVST Phantom, whereas I am looking forward to the later upgrades, to fit in the best period DCS can imo replicate (late 70s, early 80s). Nevertheless, the difference should not be huge, and this is a good means of familiarising with the cockpit. I am sure there are errors in the video, as I am brand new to the Phantom and I have spent only a dozen hours studying the documentation. So, if you have observations, please do share them, and I will put the corrections in the comments. Thanks! UPDATE 10/07/2023: GUNS & SLATS The F-4E featured two peculiar upgrades that separate it from the predecessors and its Navy brothers: the presence of an internal gun, and the nre wing supporting leading-edge slats. UPDATE 14/07/2023: AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT An overview of the basic avionics and instrumentation required to employ AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder and the M61A1 20mm Vulcan. UPDATE 23/07/2023: RADAR BASICS & CONTROLS The details of the Radar Set Control Panel, and the purpose of the instruments here installed. UPDATE 03/08/2023: RADAR QUIRKS & FEATURES A discussion about some cool features of the radar and avionics, such as the nutating antenna pattern, or the Computer Automatic Acquisition mode. UPDATE 17/08/2023: AIR-TO-AIR INTERCEPTS - THEORY A two-parts refresher on the basic concepts useful to intercept and engage a target with the F-4E Phantom II. This first video covers the theory. UPDATE 29/08/2023: AIR-TO-AIR INTERCEPTS - PRACTICE The second part of the Air-to-Air Intercepts sees some practical examples using the F-14's DDD B-Scope in Pulse mode.

Update: All links are now on Google Drive, where both the upload and download speeds are more or less unthrottled. Please send me a message if any links are bad or pointing in the wrong direction.

I'll set up a Special Options for "Clean MPDs" with the guys in an update, won't come this next update but the one after.

I didn't realize how crazy similar they were. I'm loving all the atenas and bits. Thank you again, US getting something other then humvees in the fight.

Что случилось с новыми моделями пехоты и новой анимацией? Последние новости были год назад, и мы больше ничего не слышали об этом. Появится ли в ближайшее время новая информация по этому вопросу?

I’m 65 and your post made me laugh … at how true it is .. I’ve played DCS over 10 years now, and I’ve enjoyed it so much .. it sure has its faults, but overall its the best Sim I’ve ever played. Hope my body can last me for another 10 years of play at least

At 67 years of age I can't help to look at time in a more Short kind of way. 3 years is the Average life span of Most CPU's for Gaming Computers. I just updated mine. Most Motherboards and RAM will serve you on a Average of 10 years. Most GPU's will Average at 5 years. I just updated my GPU as well. In the "todays market" Value of your Money to purchase parts is getting to a point that you need a BIG investment to build or buy a computer for gaming today. How long with it last? Here in DCS I find myself asking myself how long will it take to see Vietnam and WWII Pacific DCS game Play and For Me (at 67) it ain't looking good. This brings me back around to your over 3 years since you made this thread. My Grandaughter turns 3 this month. Think about it when I built my first DCS Computer to play this Simulator It cam in at $1,200 if you want a top of the line rig to your GPU will run $1,200 to $1600 How long can this last? Will we still be playing in 10 years? Lol you may not know me or ever will but I was here in this time with you all and I had fun. So with luck you will last the test of time in DCS. Where will DCS World be in 30 Years?

Orbx https://discord.com/channels/830991978337927189/1008311429792813097/1135748607354609835 KOLA map

Another day, another banger

Так, поигрался я еще немного с новой игрушкой. Ну, теперь выбор между Г2 и пикой очевиден в пользу последнего. Последовал совету: Купил сегодня VD, выставил битрейт, godlike пресет, кодек, который с 10 бит цветом. Как и говорили выше - прям земля и небо разница. Теперь по качеству картинки практически как Г2 в свитспоте, но размер свитспота у пики прям решает вкупе с фовом. То есть это не просто красивая картинка, более четкая, это реально на погружение влияет. Еще из неоспоримых плюсов - это остутствие стимВР и WMR. Я еще не тестил много, но свободные полеты над Кавказом - 90 фпс на высоких с тенями. Полет над Парижем 60-70 кадров, если с репроекцией - то опят же стабильные 90, но немного артефачит картинка. Ждем 5090, короче Ах, да, чуть не забыл. На Пике чёрный чернее. Ночные полетушки стали сильно интереснее. Вот это прям для меня сложный момент. С одной стороны да, было бы круто, но, блин... Летать в шлеме, когда от него никуда никаких проводов не тянется - прям роскошное ощущение. В Г2 мне прям мешался этот кабель постоянно. Пара ложечек дегтя в эту огромную без преувеличений бочку мёда. Надеюсь, и с ними я разберусь, тогда вообще будет супер. 1. Все еще лагает картинка, если резко поворачивать голову. Грешу на удаление до роутреа, в выходные буду экспериментировать. Попробую, на крайний случай, прямо рядом с ПК специально для шлема еще один роутер поставить 2. VD иногда зависает. На мониторе картинка идёт норм, а в шлеме застыла. Случается, если снять шлем или включить прозрачный режим. Что это за нёх пока еще не начинал разбираться. Мой сухой остаток: если у вас 4090, и вы думаете, пересаживаться ли на пику с Г2, то мой ответ - однозначно да. Даже не сомневайтесь, тем более пока он еще и за такие копейки продается(я брал на авито на 8к дороже, зато доставка на следующий день)

How dare they model the DCS F-14 like the real thing!

Thanks for pointing this out. As I mention, these are all copied/adapted from my F16 missions, and this is a Viper-specific feature, so disregard. I went through all the briefings to take this stuff out, but I guess I missed this one! Will be fixed ASAP. Just wait for the advanced and expert level AAR missions. Remember, the AAR mission is under the .Basic category, so it's as easy as AAR can get. The follow-on missions will be much more difficult.

top, center button in the HSI page. should be labled "AUTO SEQ" here's a picture @ataribaby

AFAIK this pylon was only ever available / used on the A models. It has a completely different armament system to be able to use the quad racks on the wings. PS Aerges, I have some F1AD manuals if you want to make one for us null

This is the first problem with anyone expecting to see DCS toss everything out and write new code. It would be prohibitively expensive to do this. The second issue is that it is wrong to assume new code will be more stable than old code. All that you can be sure is going to happen with new code is that you'll have a bunch of new stuff to debug.

Thank you for the feedback we hope you enjoy.

I have to say the FM changes have now knocked the Mi-8 off the top spot and the Gazelle is my favourite helicopter in DCS. Added to the fact I have learned the VIVIANE sight I'm now having a blast flying ultra-low level anti armour missions. Gotta love those HOT3 missiles. Well done @Polychop Simulations

Lol Best of Luck Brother. Plus I have got Really Good Help out of You along the way so We need to keep you around as long as we can. lol born 1955 in the 60's dreaming as a kid about playing like I do no in VR in my imagination and getting to have it come real as a old man I'm loving it lol

Thanks a lot for doing this series

While I appreciate the FAQ and the included information, I gotta say it reads a bit like it was made by an AI (like the answer to the question on Kiruna or the Jokkmokk road base):

....and on the graphics front, not that we'd want a direct comparison (entirely different genres) but the success of Battlebit shows you don't need absolute graphical fidelity to have a fun game. But that's not the purpose of what we're aiming for of course. A first person view is the just the building block of a LOT of other things. And it doesn't need to be a game mode by itself. It should just be to support what DCS is. That 'granularity' or 'small blade of grass' view is needed for the detail of helicopter/AFV operations. It wouldn't take much to provide basic 'human' movement to what is already in the game. Having your pilot walk is already there. He just needs to run/crouch/go prone, and move in a less ridiculous manner in general for Step 1.

I wish they were. Generators are over 100 lbs. Shouldering them is a back breaker. Got the MRIs to show for it.

The super carrier ground crew bug is a known bug. there is a manual fix that you can do the grown crew lua. Past this file in the your DCS install folder. Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\CoreMods\tech\USS_Nimitz\scripts. Here a screen shot of the edit. GroundCrew.lua

Hi, I have just uploaded my version of the Spirit of Goldsboro - it has all new hi-res decals in true 4K and is as accurate as i can get it i believe.

That's pretty much the exact reason why I am looking forward to this map so much: GREEN, sea, rivers, lakes, mountains, and of course GREEN!

Issue is fixed please test you should see the F-15E in stable now. thank you for your patience

@BIGNEWY and/or @NineLine; are you aware of the SA map performance issues? Do you perhaps know if Razbam is aware? If not, is there perhaps any chance you can maybe help bringing all these reports under Razbam's attention? Oh, and maybe you could also move this thread to the SA bugs section where it belongs.

JF-17 Flight simulator is finally ready. Thank you for your attention, and we will continue to work hard! Strive to produce the complete simulation module.

Hey everyone, quick update here for you. I was hoping to release Version 1.7 by the end of July, but obviously that didn't happen. I have some issues with missiles exploding on launch cropping up, and I'd really like to have better textures for the EPAWSS model. Unfortunately I'm not a very good texture artist, so if anyone is interested in helping with the textures, let me know. I can release the mod with a minor texture fix within the next couple of days, or I can try to get better textures and fix the missile launch issues, but obviously that will take more time. Let me know what you guys would like, release now or later.

Bump

Just wanted to show some appreciation and give my thanks to the Ugra Media team (and all those involved with the production/updates of this map). This last update for the Syria map has seen some remarkable improvements also in performance - what used to be the biggest drawback of this map. Soooo much better now!

Laser warning receivers should definitely be implemented before anything else, especially the large complex FCR We need more survivability against the missiles of e.g. T-72/BMP and co...

This is pure conjectrue. All is assumed to be working fine unless a bug is known or reported. They keep growing and improving - which means it works for them and for us. I'm on 2.8.7. You should update Here's nice app:

Working on US Infantry assets. First out will be the FGM-148 Javelin ATGM.

I understand what you are trying to say, however DCS is complex, and the complexity grows as time goes on, updates are made, new features are added, this cycle will continue. Starting from scratch would be just stupid at this point. To get to this level of simulation takes years of work. The code is complex, and as Kate once said spaghetti like, but code gets rewritten as needed. I know your "duck tape" comment is in jest, but DCS has never been more stable than it is now, the testing being done by volunteer closed testers and our QA has much improved over the years. So I would say as I always do, you need to be patient and try to understand the complexity the teams are working with, that complexity will always be there, it is the nature of producing simulations at this level and does take time. thanks

It's been over three years since I made this thread. Boy, time flies... unlike this particular module. Still very much looking forward to it, though.

A regular car seat that you find comfortable or a comfy office chair. If you are thinking about getting a bucket seat or a "gaming chair", be prepared to spunk a load of money on something that has the ergonomics and comfort of a plank. Buckets seats are designed for cornering and crashing, "gaming chairs" are designed for fleecing rubes.