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Patch Notes discussion December 2023 New campaign - DCS: P-51D Debden Eagles Campaign by Reflected Simulations https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/campaigns/p-51d_debden_eagles_campaign/ DCS World Numerous DCS netcode improvements to functions like TACAN, AI ground unit targeting, radio, datalink, and other improvements to improve server performance. Thanks Closed Beta testers and online communities like Enigma Cold War, Grim Reapers, 4YA, Combat flight, DCAF, JTF-1, Growling Sidewinder, and others for participating in debugging efforts! Improved procedural grass diversity and shading. Minor GPU performance improvement by removing redundant clear UAVs. Thanks to _picon. Fixed incorrect mirrors behaviour in tracks depending on the "Mirrors" option Voice Chat changes: Fixed. 'Helmet' slider in options that doesn't affect VC volume. Fixed. Sound available in the left channel only during the mic test. Server list window. Added an icon that indicates if a server has Voice Chat enabled. AI Aircraft. S-3B Viking pilots stay in the cockpit after ejection - fixed. Corrected fuel capacities. Corrected points of countermeasures dispensers. Corrected damage and collision models. Update of textures. AI Aircraft. S-3B tanker had trouble refuelling itself. The lights of the D-704 refuelling pod were inaccurate. Updated textures - all fixed. AI Aircraft. Su-34. Corrected damage model. AI Aircraft. Pilot doesn't eject after being damaged in some cases - fixed. AI Aircraft. AI wingmen don't mimic the anti-collision light state of the player - fixed. AI Aircraft. UH-60. Corrected damage model. AI Aircraft. AIs could crash into the ground during BFM. This was more frequent on the Nevada map - fixed. AI Aircraft. Helicopters cannot retrieve cargo from moving ships - fixed. AI Aircraft. Incorrect flight group behaviour after destruction of flight lead during taxi - fixed. AI Aircraft. F/A-18C does not attack ground targets that are assigned from the advanced tasks panel as Attack Map Object - fixed. AI Aircraft. Collision between the second pair AIs in a flight during landing - fixed. AI Aircraft. AIs will no longer be able to maintain flight with severe damage. AI Aircraft. Hardcoded AI helicopter gun and gear animations changes. Modders please note. Details on forum. FLIR. Restored missing shadows. FLIR. Moon looks more natural in FLIR devices. Weapons. Cruise missiles could go to orbit without reason - fixed. Weapons. AGM-84E could accidentally lose control - fixed. Weapons. AIM-120 missing target when under 50 ft AGL. Adios low-fliers - fixed. Weapons. Integrated rear-aspect-only AA R-60 (AA-8) air-to-air missile for some soviet aircraft. Weapons. YJ-62 and YJ-83 ASM do not separate booster and not unfolding wings - fixed. Weapons. RIM-116 missile guidance system correction. AI ground. Unit could skip a point if there is too short distance - fixed. AI ground. Fixed tilting of static units. AI ground. Tuned mortar accuracy. AI Ships. Fixed an issue with changing the course of ships at low speed. Incorrect helicopter parking after landing - fixed bounding boxes. Revert previous changes for getCategroy() function (subclasses is returning their own category). Now function for subclasses returning first is Object.getCategory() and second is their own category. Also added a new function getCategoryEx which returns the subclasses own category. Possible crash on track restart - fixed. ME. GUI Error when trying to remove static object - fixed. DCS: F-16C Viper by Eagle Dynamics Added Control Page and Laser Spot Tracker for TGP. Added LAU-68 and LAU-131 Rocket Pods. Added AIM-9P/P3/P5 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Added Freeze function for HSD. Fixed: Dogfight Mode re-locking. Fixed: AIM-9 SLAVE mode - seeker does not follow radar LOS until uncaged. Fixed: AIM-9 not Slaving to Target in Boresight. Video for the seven above items: DCS: F-16C Viper | December 2023 Update (COMING SOON) Added warning light for hook down. Fixed: Pressing Enter when changing the HARM table causes CTD. Fixed: AIM-9 diamond sizing. Fixed: T.O. LAND CONFIG light logic on ground. Fixed: Stores config caution. Fixed: HMCS Hands-On Blanked Behavior. Fixed: AG radar is able to maintain and restore target lock in impossible positions. Fixed: New contact beeps are overlapped by new AA or AG chirp sounds. Fixed: CCRP/TGP GBU-12 impact position mismatch. Fixed: ASE size changes back and forth in STT. Fixed: If overwhelmed by SAM emitters, RWR will no longer prioritise threats. Fixed: TGP unstows itself in STBY if cursor slew applied. Fixed: TGP MGC not working. Fixed: Clock chrono function has swapped hands. Fixed: Can load 2x training GBU on inner pylons, but not 2xGBU-12. Fixed: A-G radar FZ partially blanks out when undesignating outside of gimbal limit. Fixed: Radar changes from GMT to GM mode when changing the master mode. Fixed: Missiles selectable in A-A/GUN master mode (sound). Fixed: SMS reports non-AA missiles as "M" with AA missile selected. Fixed: Ground start GM radar shows when on ground Fixed: GBU-38, no bomb readiness message (RDY) after ALIGN procedure. Fixed: Anti-Skid key binding not working from Parking Brake. Fixed: TGP does not stow when switching to master mode with TGP in STBY. TGP Masking - fixed overlapping L and M - fixed mask indication on HUD with TGP off NOTE: MASK messages will appear as long as the TGP is enabled and not OFF or in STBY. DCS: AH-64D by Eagle Dynamics Added Ground Targeting Mode (GTM) of the Fire Control Radar. (Work in progress). Other modes and functions will come later like LINK, C-SCOPE, ZOOM, ATM, TPM, and RMAP. DCS: AH-64D | Fire Zones DCS: AH-64D | Fire Control Radar Introduction (COMING SOON) DCS: AH-64D | Fire Control Radar Pages & Controls (COMING SOON) DCS: AH-64D | FCR Prioritization & Weapons Engagement (COMING SOON) DCS: AH-64D | Backseat FCR and Radar Hellfire (COMING SOON) Slight improvements to Attitude Hold (ATT-Hold) behaviour. Added Shot Page. Video coming, Wags needs a video break. COORD page corrections. Added FLIR texture for the pilot models. Added user livery - 12th Combat Aviation Brigade Weathered by ouky1991 Updated DCS AH-64D: Early Access Guide EN - Added Datalink chapter. Fixed: CPG HDU and TDU video source and symbology format. Fixed: George refused to close his canopy out of spite for players poking fun at him. Fixed: TSD range 25000 (When starting up from cold and dark, the AH64 TSD range starts at 25 000). Fixed: Set Map AC and ELEV Altitude Control. Fixed: Autostart procedure IHADSS alignment stage. Fixed: TSD map forgets map scale, it should retain the chosen scale. Fixed: TADS "footprint" should be based on CPG range source not raw laser distance. Fixed: TEDAC FREEZE not boxed when active. Fixed: TSD Ownship and IDM Subscriber symbols should have a black underlay. Fixed: Present Position report ID Control Measure symbols are showing more than 3 characters. Fixed: TADS is not slaving correctly to a TSD point. Fixed: TSD persists as background in black and white after restart of acft. Fixed: Bob-Up Box Chaotic movement. Fixed: Misrepresentation of threat positions in TSD when N-Up. Fixed: AUDIO PANEL - NDB Audio not silenced when ADF's knob is pulled. Fixed: TSD FRZ should be disabled when CAQ or BAM are exited if FRZ was not selected prior. Fixed: MPD button text mis-alignment. Fixed: Text options along the top row of MSG-REC page should be hidden when DEL "YES"/"NO" options are displayed. Fixed: Setting ACQ to "PHS" or "GHS" on the TSD page is changing the TSD scale. Fixed: Blurred main rotor animation is broken. Fixed: TAD page zoom button blinks on radar turn right button press. Fixed: Dynamic color banding based on Ghostship and set elevation. Fixed: Missing Bleed Air Indication. Fixed: TSD Range Scale Increment-Decrement. Fixed: NVS Mode control binds for gunner say PLT. Fixed: Mirror image zooms out when user moves closer to mirror. Fixed: IHADSS + NVG Third Person animation is wrong. Fixed: SAI knob wrongly named in keybinding/SAI knob incorrect operation with keybinds. Fixed: George continues to press the slave button after shutdown. George being spiteful, again. Fixed: Misaligned fuel tank after reload. Fixed: Auto start will activate windshield wipers on both cockpits. Fixed: Control sync with HOСAS is not recognized with CMWS panel. Fixed: DL TARGET DATA and RF HANDOVER message sizing on TDU FCR page. Note: Multicrew sync for FCR to follow in future updates. DCS: F/A-18C by Eagle Dynamics Pilot Model - adjusted FLIR levels. Fixed: Lessons 24 and 25 (JDAM and JSOW) narration stops after first attack. Fixed: GBU-24 erratic behaviour after rearming. Fixed: Takeoff From Ground: GBU-12 Always Miss - fix 0 WYPT altitude for ground starts. Fixed: Controls frozen on 2nd takeoff from a non SC module carrier. Fixed: Datalink (TNDL) members switched when using AI as leader. Fixed: STT with 1 LOOK RAID does not show additional track files in ATTK page. Tracks showing in STT. Fixed: TWS SCAN RAID does not show any trackfiles other than the original L+S in ATTK page Fixed: Non-designated track files disappear in RWS, if brick trail fades out. Tracks and contacts display. Fixed: OAP designation is incorrect with CCRP - fixed calculating relative TD OAP position. Fixed: Waypoint Offset Bearing input broken + wrong reported bearing. Fixed: STT from VS only updates range every 2 NM. Fixed: STT with RAID or 1 LOOK RAID enabled will indefinitely maintain a (false) trackfile out of gimbal limits, never entering into Memory. DCS: Mi-24P Hind by Eagle Dynamics Improved: SPO-10 RWR remodelling. Each channel is now processed separately. Detection based on radiation pattern of the antennas, power density of the incoming radiation and sensitivity of the detectors. The detection range will change depending on relative bearing and is not a linear function of emitting radar's range anymore. Detection limited to radar sources within the operational frequency range of the system (7.5 to 16.6 GHz carrier frequency, 740-8000Hz PRF). Fixed: Animation of operator looking into sight keeps playing when sight doors are closed automatically if Petrovich AI detects dangerous manoeuvres for sight gyro Fixed: Pilot body reflection making big obstruction on the pilot ASP-17 sight refractor glass. Fixed: Hiding stick and cockpit elements does not hide seat cushion anymore. Remark: After recent updates you may have noticed that pilot’s ASP sight gives you firing solution for S-13 and S-24 rockets. This is expected behaviour as relays for sight calculations in cargo cabin have only S-8, S-5 and GUV options. So, when other rockets are equipped we leave this setting on the default S-8. Solution sight gives you for S-13 and S-24 rockets is not accurate for these respective rockets, sight just gives you solution for S-8 mode. DCS: Supercarrier by Eagle Dynamics Added Carrier TCN-ICLS-L4 Auto-Assignments. Fixed: AI parking under deck during tight turns can be forced out of the ship. DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer by Eagle Dynamics Fixed. Open canopy is displayed after ejection from the external view. Fixed. SPI line overlapping wedding cake. Fixed. Default elevator trimmer key assignments are reversed. Changed the CMSP initialization logic. Added 1x and 2x varieties of weapon loadings on TERs for Mk-82, Mk-82AIR, SUU-25, and GBU-12. 2x varieties of weapon loadings on TERs for LAU-68 and LAU-131. Corrected default sequence for BRU-42. DCS: Mosquito FB VI by Eagle Dynamics Added the new physics for separate calculation of tire and shock absorber of the landing gear. AI Mosquito now turns off the landing light after take off. DCS: Spitfire LF Mk IX by Eagle Dynamics Fixed. The bomb fuse interval does not work. DCS: WWII Assets pack by Eagle Dynamics B-17. Fixed. Dead crew members on the static aircraft. Improved the visual effect of the searchlight. DCS: NS430 navigation system by Eagle Dynamics Fixed. MAGNETIC heading is stored as TRUE heading Fixed. WPT pages texts overlap Fixed. WPT pages 'APT' field stays empty as long as it is not highlighted Fixed. When longitude degrees are 167 or more, 1 second gets automatically added Fixed. Possibility to observe OBS course greater than 360 degrees Fixed. Problems with the 2D mode windows movements Removed the leading zero digit for latitude Changed wrong town name Soukhumi -> Sukhumi DCS: MiG-21bis by Magnitude 3 LLC Added 3 customizable mouse inputs: Comm menu Zoom in slow Zoom out slow DCS: Christen Eagle II by Magnitude 3 LLC Added 3 customizable mouse inputs: Comm menu Zoom in slow Zoom out slow DCS: JF-17 by Deka Ironwork Simulation Fixed: unstoppable “ALTITUDE” warning Known issue: LS-6/GB-6 broken due to scheme update (fixed internally) Updated SD-10A to match public info: Max mach adjusted from 4 to 5 Max launch range adjusted to 70kg (A.k.a 70km) Slightly adjusted flight model Change display name to SD-10A (Missile name remains SD-10 to avoid remake of massive missions) DCS: F-15E Suite 4+ by RAZBAM Simulations. Version 1.8.1.219 Added: AGM-154A JSOW Added: Smart Weapons MC Synch Added: Full featured IFF transponder Added: Radar IFF Interrogator Modes 1/2/3/4 Added: Radar IFF AUTO ID Added: Radar IFF AAI slave mode Added: IFF Latched status displayed with cursor highlight Added: IFF Interrogation possible in RBM Added: Can stop AAI/EID with another long press Added: IFF Mode 2 code configurable in Mission Editor Added: TWS > STT retains IFF and NCTR tags Added: Other seat scratchpad display Added: Dumb bomb & CBU lofting Added: A/G RDR Cursor BullsEye coordinates Updated: All bombs have now a 30ms minimum release interval Updated: A/G RDR quickstep relatches to PB17 first Updated: BE points now allowed in A/G RDR PB17 Improved: NCTR behavior Improved: Radar IFF correlation mechanism Improved: BOT aiming significantly more accurate Improved: Low drag bombs accuracy Improved: CBU accuracy Improved: Bomb calculator wind compensation Improved: Station position accounted for in CDIP/AUTO Improved: RBM gain logic Fixed: GBU-31V3 x 2 load not showing in CFTs when selected Fixed: CBU height/time release modes not being applied Fixed: ASL issues Fixed: RCD saving all mimpap sizes Fixed: Frozen HRM patch images being lost when taking control Fixed: Jumping cursor coords & symbols in RB Fixed: A/G RDR behavior of cursor latched to an offscreen SP Fixed: UFC Wind direction TO instead of FROM Fixed: HUD laser cue not synchronised Fixed: JDAM Terminal Angle is reversed Fixed: JDAM laser code not used Fixed: TGP ALAS mode fires the laser when it is not armed DCS F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations NEW: Added TARPS pod for both F-14A and F-14B (visual model only) - gameplay features to follow NEW: Added boarding ladder to static and AI aircraft. Added TARPS loadouts. Adjusted loadout restrictions for TARPS pod. Fixed broken normals on both -A and -B DCS AJS-37 Viggen by Heatblur Simulations Fixed collision and suspension model for the main landing gear. Rebuilt collision model from the ground up, fixing inconsistencies in AI collision, damage and other unwanted effects. Updated RB-04 and RB-15 collision models - both ASM’s will now be more susceptible to CIWS. Added new and reworked DS37 Data Cartridge model. Revised all splinter liveries for more accurate M90 splinter pattern. Renamed Splinter F7 Skaraborgs Flygflottilj 76. Complete overhaul of the Red Flag Campaign 16-2 - by JonathanRL (thank you!): Mission Dates now adjusted to reflect the time span of the real 16-2 Red Flag Exercise. Weather has been adjusted to be accurate for the season. All AJS-37 Viggen Aircraft have been given the correct squadron livery and correct serial numbers for aircraft stationed at F 7 Såtenäs. All F-16C Aircraft have been updated to module status and given correct liveries and serial numbers for 77th Fighter Squadron “Gamblers” who attended Red Flag 16-2. All F/A-18C Aircraft have been updated to module status and given correct liveries and numbers for VFA-314 “Black Knights” who attended Red Flag Alaska 16-2. Radio Bug fixed in all missions. AI flight orders and loadouts adjusted to make them more efficient in their respective roles across multiple missions. Their performance should now be far more consistent. Minor changes to mission 7, 9 and 10 to reduce frustration over issues the player had no control over. DCS Mirage F1 by Aerges Flight model: Fixed wingrock occurring on ground. Correct angle of attack value is now provided for slats/flaps computation. Restored missing cockpit vibrations when maximum IAS is exceeded. Adjusted anti-slip system response speed to reduce the resulting yaw overshooting. Adjusted wing buffet behaviour. Improved the aircraft yaw behaviour at high aoa and asymmetric stalls. Systems: Firing trigger and safety can now be open and closed in the rear cockpit. Fixed emergency jettison button getting stuck when commanded by a joystick/keyboard assignment. Corrected the rear canopy partially open position (with the use of the hinged handle). Mirage F1EE navigation indicator (IDN): Drum distance/bearing counter changed from units to decimals. A fix in the additional vector length and bearing modes - now the needle moves with the selected value. Fixed pitch trim inconsistent initialization at ground start. The pitch trim was wrong at the first mission launch after DCS was started. Fixed unreliable operation of Mirage F1EE "Transfer/filling switch guard". Fixed a bug that caused some guards to act as toggles. Added adequate joystick/keyboard inputs for air conditioning system guard clickability. Improved afterburner effect. Now it varies depending on AB throttle settings. Right mirror: Fixed it being always initialised folded. Now it should correctly react to the 'M' (toggle mirrors) key. Fixed engine heat blur being always at its maximum value. Now the engine thrust affects it. Fixed simplified gear logic in multicrew - the gear lever will be now correctly initialised at ground start. Wheel brakes input in multicrew is now taken as the maximum value of two seats input. Miscellaneous: Fixed auto-start sequence: Anti-skid (SPAD) switch and Nose wheel steering switch guards must be closed during cabin checks. Ram air switch guard must be checked closed during cabin checks. MATRA 550 or Sidewinder missile switch is now set to on during cockpit preparation for playability reasons. Fixed joystick/keyboard inputs and some clickability of Mirage F1BE guards. Fixed canopy-related joystick/keyboard inputs in Mirage F1BE. Kneeboard: Added item "MATRA 550 OR SIDEWINDER MISSILE SWITCH – ON (at least 2 minutes before launching)" to weapons use checklist. Added radar control default input bindings for ‘Lock’, ‘Break lock’, and strobe control commands. DCS: C-101 Aviojet by AvioDev Fixed rear canopy still being visible in multiplayer after canopy ejection. Radio receiver/transmitter units are turned off now when radio panels are set to OFF at both seats. It will affect radio power status display in Voice Chat (grey radio status). DCS: Flaming Cliffs 3 by Eagle Dynamics Correct default noise level for FC3 radios DCS: Black Shark 3 by Eagle Dynamics ABRIS start to flicker in some cases - fixed DCS: Combined Arms by Eagle Dynamics Fixed a bug with the camera moving underwater when switching between ground units. DCS: Normandy 2.0 Map by Ugra Media Fixed errors in taxiways on airfields: Biggin Hill, Abbeville Drucat, Lympne, Merville Calonne, Manson, Saint-Omer Wizernes. Fixed errors in the scenes of Detling and Lympne airfields. Fixed parking numbers in Kenly, Abbeville Drucat, Detling. Updated ground on Detling airfield. Campaigns DCS: UH-1H The Huey Last Show Campaign by SorelRo Mission 2. Take-off pad is colliding with an existing static object - fixed Mission 52. Triggers approaching LZ tweaked DCS: F/A-18C Flaming Sunrise Campaign by Sandman Simulations All missions: JTAC frequencies fixed. Frequency information in kneeboards and charts updated. DCS: MAD Black Shark Campaign by Stone Sky Mission 10. FM radio broadcast bug fixed Mission 8. Radio bug fixed P-51D: The Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney Campaign by Reflected Simulations Frequency updates due to map changes Bf 109 K-4 Jagdflieger Campaign by Reflected Simulations Frequency updates due to map changes DCS: F-14A Zone 5 Campaign by Reflected Simulations Skin updates Optional new hi-viz skin for the player Kissoff animation improvements DCS: F-14A Fear the Bones Campaign by Reflected Simulations S-3 skin update (Thanks to Tomcatter87) Skip refueling option added Minor fixes DCS: F-14 Speed & Angels Campaign от Reflected Simulations S-3 skin update (Thanks to Tomcatter87) Minor fixes DCS: A-10C / A-10C II Basic Flight Training Qualification Campaigns by Maple Flag Missions Corrected the Radio trigger issue for the A-10C II in BFT campaign missions Corrected bug in BFT08 mission causing incorrect altitude trigger execution DCS: F/A 18C Rise of the Persian Lion Campaign by Badger633 Mission 9: Comms fixed. Mission 6: EZ refuel corrected. Mission 15: matrix miss boat fixed. DCS: F/A-18C Rise of the Persian Lion II Campaign by Badger633 Mission 1: Correct boat name / fix vehicle tracks airport. Mission 3: Bog hammer attack fixed. Safety added to Bog hammers. DCS: F/A- 18C Serpent’s Head 2 Campaign by Badger633 Mission 8: JTAC fixed. DCS: F/A-18C Raven One: Dominant Fury Campaign by Baltic Dragon Mission 9: Fixed issue with Tomcat running into the tail of E2 on deck Mission 10: Fixed issue with Sluggo not attacking SA3 site or mission not progressing if SAM does not shoot Updated the mission for newest solutions (limiting number of space bar presses, new prompts, use of I/R button) Mission 14: Fixed issue with AI not taking off properly from the aircraft carrier. Fixed issue with Olive refusing to hold orbit and wandering off from the AO. Updated the mission for newest solutions (limiting number of space bar presses, new prompts, use of I/R button). DCS: A-10C II Iron Flag Part I Campaign by Baltic Dragon All missions: updated presets to avoid problems with player not hearing Biff at start of some of the missions Updated location of transmitters for better radio quality The Enemy Within 3.0 Campaign by Baltic Dragon Mission 5: Fixed problem with first target being destroyed on mission start Mission 6: Fixed problem with main target being destroyed too early. Mission 19: Fixed issue with huey landing not being detected and mission not progressing. Fixed problem with cargo ship in port ramming into leisure boat. DCS: F/A-18C Raven One Сampaign by Baltic Dragon Mission 1: Fixed incorrect frequency for USS Valley Forge. Mission 3: Fixed problem with Wingman taxiing before clearance. All missions: Updated pilot skins and helmets for all Raven birds Thank you

RAZBAM A-29 Super Tucano

Here are a few screens of build 4.5 and its improvements . Updated the Single piece MFD to simulate anti-glare!. Added Animations to the K-77PD Ramjet variant of the R77 family, the extender now folds upon being inside the bays and open once fire. Slowly adding more modeling parts to the cockpit including rear section, reference real pictures. We also now have our own Canopy Ejection animation and shape of that of a SU-57 Canopy and not DCS provided. Next will be the pilot and Seat. And little thing i added to the external pilot and more to come.

The Admiral tells me he will be out of the modding office for the holidays. Traveling FYI

Biplane ! /Magnitude 3/.

Open Beta Public testing build Current version number: DCS Open Beta 2.9.1.48335 Next update: Planned 20th December 2023 ( subject to change ) Dear all, last minute issues mean we will need to move the patch to Wednesday 20th December, thank you for your patience.

Last newsletter mentioned we are working on fixes for MP and you will see them in the patch. thanks

yes FCR will be in. thanks

Howdy folks, I created a new weather mod to give us a little more variety in what we have currently. Hopefully you enjoy this while we wait for ED to give us a proper update to the weather system. This Weather mod includes the following features: 38 new weather presets for scattered showers, overcast/rain, stratus clouds, cumulus clouds, altostratus and altocumulus clouds. Cloud base altitude and thickness limits increased for all presets Fog visibility and thickness limits increased so you can create hazy atmosphere affects Six new density settings tweaked for scattered and isolated thunderstorms Rain and Thunderstorms precipitation now available for all cloud density settings Installation: Recommended: Use OvGME or other mod manager and install to DCS root directory. Make a backup if installing manually! To create thunderstorms: 1.) Select NOTHING from the Clouds Preset menu 2.) Configure the base altitude as desired 3.) Adjust the thickness to something between 15000-30000ft 4.) You can choose any density setting but I added six new ones. Density 11 - 16 are tweaked for thunderstorms 5.) Choose Thunderstorm or Rain from the Precptns option 6.) I recommend adding a lot of wind and turbulence as well 7.) Experiment with settings to get the look you want and enjoy! Download: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3335023/ Legacy and LOW RES versions: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jEVEdgFXQAVfvUsUMLnOiC4RaUGxEaA5?usp=sharing 8/26/2025 - Updated to version 1.9 - ALL NEW cirrus cloud textures - 20 unique highly detailed cirrus, cirrostratus and cirrocumulus variations - New shader code insures a different cirrus texture loaded with each mission reload for better variety. - Shader "patch mask" helps break up repeativness, adding gaps of clear sky between areas of cirrus - Moon size increased - Star size decreased back to default - New LOW RES version available for people using VR or lower end PC. (see link below for download) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jEVEdgFXQAVfvUsUMLnOiC4RaUGxEaA5?usp=sharing ***If you downloaded 1.8 on August 12-14th, download 1.8.1 or upgrade to v1.9 for the fix. There was a bug causing long loading times. Also recommended to clear your shader cache Saved Games\DCS\fxo and metashaders2 folders. 8/14/2025 - *HOTFIX* Updated to version 1.8.1 - Fixed excessive shader cache generation and long load times. 8/12/2025 - Updated to version 1.8 ** Continued work the improve the cirrus cloud texture and shader - New and improved cirrus cloud textures - Cirrus clouds now change float direction over time - New beautiful seamless transitions between different sets of cirrus clouds - Cirrus looks better at all distances - Boosted star light for better night sky 7/1/2025 - Updated to version 17 -NEW: Modded cirrus shader to use a texture array. This increased the number of unique cirrus cloud types from 4 to 16. You will notice many new variations of cirrus while flying your missions now. All cirrus textures were created by me from hi resolution photos of real cirrus clouds. -Tweaked several cloud presets, improving the look of Low level stratus, Altostratus and Altocumulus cloud presets - Included 4 new presets for heavy broken cumulus clouds. These are the Scattered Showers presets with no rain. 3/28/2025 - Updated to version 16 -Updated files for compatibility with DCS version DCS 2.9.14.8394 -Updated cirrus shader for a much more natural random look. Cirrus clouds will no longer cover the entire sky over the map and will appear in random patches. -Changed cirrus cloud fade interval to 30 minutes. The cirrus layer will fade in/out over a 30 minute period. Previously this was set very high to 24 hours so the cirrus clouds were basically static. -Added [Bandit648] tag to Scattered Thunderstorms 1 and Scattered Thunderstorms 2 cloud presets. 12/24/2024 - Updated to version 15 -Updated files for compatibilty wit DCS version 2.9.11.4686 12/17/2024 - Updated to version 14 -Added new cirrus cloud texture -Added two new cloud presets for Scattered Thunderstorms *note: thunder and lightning are not currently working on these presets -Updated METAR codes for all of the mod cloud presets 12/04/2024 - Updated to version 13 -Updated for compatibility with DCS 2.9.10.3948 10/30/2024 - Updated to version 12 -Minor update of files for compatibility with DCS 2.9.9.2280 10/11/2024 - Updated to version 11 - Updated cloud preset thumbnails. The Mod thumbnails are now outlined in yellow for better visibility. Thanks to forum user ggrewe for help with this. - Fixed issue with cloud presets being out of order 7/11/2024 - Updated to version 10 - Updated for DCS 2.9.6 compatibility. - Cirrus cloud textures updated 6/17/2024 - Update to version 9 - New cirrus cloud textures added! 5/23/2024 - Update to version 8 - compatibility for latest DCS version 2.9.5.55300 - updated cirrus layer 2/24/2024 - Update to version 7 - NEW cirrus cloud textures - Cirrus clouds now move and can be seen moving - Cirrus clouds don't fade in and out any longer. They don't change for 24 hours - Tuning and tweaks to several presets - Updated config files for compatibility with DCS 2.9.3.51704 **The cirrus cloud behavior and appearance are drastically changed in this update. There are 4 cirrus cloud textures and they usually are blended with each other, creating a variety of different looking skies. After loading a mission, if you want to change the look of the cirrus clouds simply re-load the mission by pressing SHIFT-R. Sometimes changing the date and/or time in the mission editor changes up the cirrus also. If you want to turn off cirrus clouds completely you can edit \Bazar\shaders\enlight\cirrus.fx in the MOD folder. Change line 36 in that file to: static const float cirrusThickness = 0; Make sure to disable/re-enable the mod in OVGME after making the change. If you think the new cirrus sucks and you want to go back to default delete the following files from the MOD folder and disable/re-enable in OVGME: \Bazar\shaders\enlight\cirrus.fx \Bazar\Effects\EffectTextures.zip Enjoy! 1/27/2024 - Updated to version 6 - Fixed small issues in several presets - Reworked "Scattered Showers 5" preset. Looks much better now - Minor adjustments to "Low Level Stratus 5" and "Nimbostratus with heavy rain". Clouds have a slightly softer look now. 1/24/2024 - Updated to version 5 - High level cirro clouds are back with cirrostratus and cirrocumulus presets! - 10 new cloud presets added - Many tweaks and adjustments to existing presets 1/11/2024 - Updated to version 4 - 2 new stratus cloud presets added - 3 new altostratus cloud presets added - 3 new altocumulus clouds presets added - Re-enabled default cirrus layer and lowered opacity. 1/9/2024 - Weather mod v3 update changes: - 5 new presets added - 2 new cloud types, cirrus and altostratus - Improved stratus cloud presets - Added preview thumbnails for all weather mod presets - Disabled default cirrus layer - Adjusted base altitude settings for all mod presets 1/6/2024 - Weather mod v2 update changes: -Reverted "Broken 2" preset back to default setting -Added 13 new presets! New presets include new overcast/rainy, scattered cumulus and low level stratus clouds. Make sure to adjust your cloud base height as needed with the new presets. The Scattered cumulus look best at low to mid level (2000 - 15000ft). Their base height dramatically changes the look. Status should be se t with base height very low (0 - 3000ft).

Will Jesters SA calls be worked on in Jester 2? Currently, they are not much use, basically telling you where the bandit was a few seconds ago and no directional calls. It would be great if we could get some calls that accurately positioned the bandit allowing for a delay in looking and more importantly his direction , IE, Bandit 2 o’clock crossing left to right, or left hand turn, etc etc…….

In this note on the development of the La-7 aircraft module, we'll discuss its secondary function as a fighter primarily, focusing on the use of aviation bombs. Compared to the I-16, which has broader ground attack capabilities, the La-7 is equipped with a minimal bomb control system and only two suspension points. In practice, these are often loaded with small 25-kilogram cast-iron AO-25SL bombs. The aircraft's armament also includes FAB-50 and FAB-100 bombs. Bombs are released simultaneously by pressing the bomb weapon button on the stick. Power system monitoring and bomb release are managed through indicator lights. For emergency and non-explosive releases, the ASI-140 release mechanism with a cable is located on the left side of the cockpit. Please refer to our instructional video for a more detailed demonstration of the bomb application procedure from the La-7 aircraft.

That's my main gripe with being mortal - missing out all the future inventions and advancements!

Absolutely. I am having a great time with the F-15E. And my Ka-50. And my Hornet. And my... But you can't go waiving a C-130 in front of me, in an RCAF skin no less, and not expect me to jones out a bit.

No matter how old we get, myself included, development can not be speeded up for us. I suggest we enjoy what we have already

Ive spoken to the team this morning and in future patches we will have tweaks for how textures are handled by multithreading. Again we will need to gather feedback to see how this helps. thank you

I'll call it. MIG-29 at the end of the video.

I'm sure you're already aware (i.e. just commenting on that people complained), so I'm just adding for the sake of the thread: One should not expect to be successful defeating an AMRAAM with a notch in almost any situation except the absolute most perfect situations (the real defense uses BVR timelines and kinetic defeats - this by the way is public release information). People who are complaining really need to be ignored by ED, this is meant to be (as far as I'm aware) a digital combat simulator not a "hardcore airquake" video game.

The gating is correct to the actual aircraft. The additional arm throw in the MIL region of the module was an artistic decision mentioned previously.

The first official biplane for DCS :

I've uploaded the file to my Google Drive for now so you and anyone else can download it until the modder gets a new file upload working. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DsHE0BDTn0x_znW5lR1T_cqy_rp7o1_H/view?usp=drive_link

While older planes certainly need a bit more skill, learning and patience to operate, they can have a great advantage in this regard: Usually here one switch does one thing, and even if there seems to be more stuff on the surface, there is less complexity altogether. I have too many modules, and I often realize, after not flying a 4th gen for some time, that I can't remember the DMS left short + TMS down long + China hat forward + boat switch aft + blink twice + clap 3 times HOTAS command I would need for the mission... maybe it's just me. I never forget, how to operate the MiG-21 or the F-1, all I need is usually 5 mins of aerobatics, to build back muscle memory. That's much more fun for me compared to relearning the HOTAS. So, learning curve is steeper but useful knowledge is less perishable I think.

Nick Grey VIAF interview Q&A: Nick Grey use DCS for Free Fly and Acrobatics Nick has fly real WW2 Fighters as Bearcat, Sea Fury and Gladiator near 40 years, and Cold War and moder fighters as Hunter, Mig-29, Su-27 and others. DCS started on 1991, by 3 ex-enginers with a flat green land, blue sky and a very primitive Sukoi aircraft 3D model. The phisics, inertia and trayectories was real. The develop was founded and move from 91 to 95. DCS future targets has build more ambitious, inmersive world with better visuals. Make aviation a level of perfection and detail dificult to compete. Moving to make more realistic and precision as Strategy vs only pictures. ED team has a team of 190 members. Fly combat market has smal but on growind. That has complicate system to modeling as F/A-18C and no target to any gamer. DCS has grows slowly, but grows (20 to 25 years old) with continue back to the product. Nick favorite plane on DCS has Spitfire Mk.IX (very close to reality), the Mustang, Mosquito, F/A-18C and F-16C. World Map Spherical Earth started develop 3 years ago with a smal R&D team, lead by George programmer, based on south caucasus, and actualy has a 4 man team working on that technology. That technology make many thinks changes as the balistic. The bigger issue has make some inexpensive to build something realistic and looking good with too manua work. The actual maps with the Terrain Develop Kit (TDK) has many manual, with a lot of hand work, ED team expected develop a tool with make many automation, slightly diferent to MSFS (the planes dont fly)... without put millions of dolars on technology develop. The SE espected see soon on some years on the future, to the entretainment and profesional market, The next ED / DCS products on working will reveal on 2024 and beyond video. Confirm the code show on 2023 and beyond video was Afganistan map. Other map will coming on the early 2024, "reveal on two parts". Has dificult qualified personal to ED, as personal on aerodinamic. Develop a aircraf phisics has special complex as a Flight Model, and required FM engineers. Actualy has six and required more. Nick has very exited by the F-4 module by a iconic jet, by the Hellcat, he love that airplane, by the CH-47 Chinnok, realy cool and fanky. Has more and more people participating on complex missions on DCS, adding pieces of missions with dont exits before as Logistics, Supply and Special Ops on the future, and he expected see a good air show on the Chinnok. Multithread deploy to the servers, is planned, and Vulkan will be deploy next year, but not expected incredible benefits, but any little steep count. Thypoon module, has been slow down by a number of reasons, and actualy has been a develop time more longed. ED has none plans to put subscription model on DCS, that has not a Content based bussines, but ED has a tech company, no a entretainment company. ED expected improved the miles reward system. Dynamic campaign has on the ED mind from a very long time, but they never wanted to do was a BMS equivalent. The problems faced was technicaly very large, first conected to machine learning, ang being able to use AI, and on the last year or two has accelearte a bit. They have four peoples working on them, not many, but very good quality and serious people, they has very big ambitions technically for the dynamic campaign, maybe too high, and dont like make them more simple or fast, that has a mistake. Today the fun of DCS is essencialy getting good at doing something but that is not been fed entretainment you really go and make it yourself as air to air / air to ground combat, learning procedures, on a dynamic campaign, you can part of the story, of something with evolving, no only today with I fly, maybe on two days when I come back, and being able to offer is a important step of us and we are not to walk away from. Its just more complex that we thought it would be. Nick like see a better throttle and stick quality and make better formation work. Nick has very demanding on thing with has very important as the feeling of fly as CEO.

Hey guys! Right before X-mas, here is another update of the RC2.1, according to DCS version Openbeta 2.9.1.48335. Update 2023-12-18: .) page 050: Added item "EBK zone 1, 2, 3 lights (white digits)." .) page 050: Added picture for showing the KONTR LAMPTABLA button .) page 050: Added picture for showing the KONTROLL button .) page 097: Added detailed explanation and added note for the B-scope (thanks Myse1234 and Machalot, https://forum.dcs.world/topic/331528-radar-mode-a2-doesnt-work-mtst-when-no-waypoint-is-available/) .) page 097: Replaced both pictures with new ones (near Batumi airfield) .) page 235: Added item "Landing gear indicator lights NOSSTÄLL, V STÄLL, H STÄLL lit." .) page 238: Added item "Landing gear indicator lights NOSSTÄLL, V STÄLL, H STÄLL lit." .) page 247: Reworked "After landing" procedure slightly .) page 247: Reworked "Shutdown" procedure (thanks Rudel_chw) .) page 381: Added note for the F-10 map auto-generation-function ATTACK (thanks Discord user mork) Kind regards, TOViper

Good Morning Tetet, Just my two cents, but I wouldn't worry too much about trying to make aircraft that never operated from these ships compatible with your beautiful mod. Loving the texture updates! -Preston

Really? Given that it’s free, the core sim is rather bloody good! 15 years of dedication in its current iteration, kept aloft by a band of very talented people, who unfortunately have to see posts like that which you proffer.

I remember when P-47 or Fw-190 was coming out, we could see screenshots videos many many months before early access release, so when ED haven't posted any of those so far, i don't expect release at least 2 years from now, unless ED went in to incognito mode by not sharing any of the ww2 progress.

Unfortunately there's a limitation with how the lock into a seat function works with mission creation. You need to make sure to follow the instructions and switch to the RIO position before you continue with space. If you advance the mission before you do that this happens.

@currenthill Hello and many thank for your work, little question HIMARS ATACM and GMLRS have around 4200 second (1hour) of reload time ? with your permission there is anything to do for reduce that time to 10 minute ?

On the bombs, but not the JTAC. IRL the code is fixed on GBU-12/10/16 etc. It is dialed in at the bomb and can't be changed from inside the cockpit. More and more modules simulate this real life limitation, by allowing adjustments to laser codes on loadout only on the ground. Now, if you have multiple aircraft armed with LGBs they will deconflict the laser codes between aircraft or flight according to the mission. Now in DCS the AI JTAC will always use 1688 as his laser code, whereas IRL he will get the code from the aircraft he is working and adjust his laser code accordingly. The only way to do this, currently, is to either script a "laser point" with a frequency with out using the AI JTAC or manually with Combined Arms and have a player do the JTAC role. If we could get an F-menu-option to tell the JTAC our bombs' laser codes, it would be fine. It could simply read the available codes from the loadout and let us select the appropriate one for the JTAC, just as an idea.

I would also like to add my two cents. Interesting article, because it's revealing how differently people perceive things. On the main topic: I personally think the F-18 is well made and with its versatility and ability to land on a carrier, I think it is far from boring. I didn't like the F-16 in the first place. However, I really wanted to use the CBU 97 and so I learned the F-16 somewhat reluctantly. And lo and behold, with increasing practice I really liked the Viper. Nevertheless, I still love the AV8B Harrier II the most. It's relatively slow and has no active radar, but hey, I like the thing. We should never make the mistake of lumping all the real machines together. Each variant has its time and history. Shaped by political circumstances and given budgets. Under the right circumstances, every machine is a lot of fun.

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So many modules on the burner and no releases in the last six-months. Bought the F-15E June 22, that was the last one. I hope it doesn't stay like this. Some of us are getting on in years and we're measuring release schedules versus life expectancy.

For my part, I really hope to see a fix for flights on multiplayer servers, which are practically impossible to play since the arrival of 2.9. This major issue has been reported and ED has promised to fix it.... so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this will be the case in this update.

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I'm not sure as to what will come for 2024, but whatever it is, it'll be good. And I'll be waiting for it.

Thanks for the advice!!! I didn't know that could be a problem for some users. I think it's about getting a valid SSL certificate for the website. I have to check them... Meanwhile I have changed all the links to the user files DCS website, so there will be no more problems!

I got a question, though. If I take a look at the top cover, the throttle movement would be roughly half way of the total movement range until hitting the AB-detend. That would correspondent with the MIL marking in game, but in game the throttle moves roughly 3/4 of the total way before the afterburner detents are hit. Are you sure you got it right? If so, does it have a fine enough movement range to actually do the adjustments for carrier / formation work?

As we get closer for 4.5 release. Here is a quick preview of the Weapon system and how they control the bay doors animation upon firing and also the new K-77PD missile that is meant for the SU-57 with folding extenders and are the Ramjet variants of the R-77 family.

Gentlemen, version 3.0 has been released: ■ I LOVE THIS JOB (LAST VERSION) ■ HUEY SHERIFF SKIN This new version Includes 2 new SAR missions + a "NO TIMER" option. So you can play all the missions without the timing pressure (injured people wouldn't die if you don't get them on time to the hospital, bombs will not have a timer... etc). Besides I solved the problem in the Swamp mission that doesn't allow to end it and fix all the bugs, errors and typos related with the Syria map update. I hope you like it!

It's a bug that's not fixed yet.

I'm not the biggest Hornet fan, but one thing it definitely has that makes it interesting is the sheer variety of weapons it can employ. LGBs, JDAMs, HARM, CBUs, JSOWs, SLAM, SLAM-ER. Harpoon, Maverick, rockets (including the big ZUNIs), gun, AIM-9, AIM-120, on and on. It does all of that AND lands on the boat. You've got to admit that it is a very versatile aircraft. Additionally, it has almost unmatched performance at high angles of attack, making it the premier "knife fight in a phone booth" fighter.

I would like to have a query field where I as the mission creator could set the parameters for a conditional random generator. For example: Clock times: Only from 08:00 to 17:00 Seasons: All Wind: Only calm to light Wind direction: Any Rain possible : yes And each time the mission starts, the conditions would be randomly generated only within these parameters.

RAZBAM SA

I personally just die, that seems to do the trick quite reliably.

Iraqi MIG-21bis with R550 Magic.

p.109 1. Verify the Parking Brake is set. Releasing the parking brake before alignment is complete may result in an invalid alignment. The alignment will need to be reinitialized.