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Hi, we've detected a problem with missing parts on the generic Essex class carrier and also with the launchbar of the F-8. We're testing fixes currently and hope to push out Vietnam War Vessels 0.5.4 hotfix tomorrow. Cheers, TeTeT

There is a museum of old computer games inside DCS. Checked with clean modfolder - all ok

Video from the TPS Gang on F14A departure/spin characteristics and recovery procedures that shows what we were dealing with. The video illustrates the severe problems that result from inertial coupling due to sideslip. These are valid for both AFCS F14 variants that we have in the sim, the only difference is that the B is less likely to generate engine stalls. As always, using rudder inputs only to roll at high alpha will help keep you out of trouble. Roll, then pull, and wake up those feet!

Dear Sirs! Don't want to be rude or something but having All the helicopters without Mi-2 is a bit like eating Mustard without sausage. Some say, that module in DCS is a ultimate monument for a dying vanishing vessel. These small bird is worth immortalizing. Please support me guys in it.

I'm going to address this thread in a very direct, matter-of-fact manner to ensure there is no misunderstanding, because I am trusting that we can all discuss this as adults. I know DCS is available to all ages of course, but I know several of the individuals in this thread (to include the OP) are in fact adults and so I will treat them as such, instead of beating around the bush. There is no malice in my response below, it is simply expressing the facts of the situation before this thread snowballs out of hand, since it has already been linked elsewhere as an indictment against DCS as a whole. In January, Lord Vader linked this thread to me and asked for my feedback regarding the OP's claim that the front windshield panels should have a blue tint, and asked if it was realistic. My reply to him is below: "I would like to clarify that the real aircraft has no tint on the canopy. The reported issue was that the external model seems to have a tint to it, but that there should not be any tint at all. It is a little strange that the same user that posted the original bug report about the external model having tint when it shouldn't, subsequently created a mod with tint in it. The ballistic glass that occupies the forward windscreens as shown in the image above do reflect light a little differently than the side plexiglass, which can lead some to believe there is tint to it depending on viewing angle. But none of the cockpit windows actually have any tint to them." The interpreted intent behind the thread was a claim that the front windshields needed to have a noticeable blue tint that contrasted the side and overhead windows. This is why Lord Vader marked the thread "correct as is", and that is why he responded the way he did, because I personally told him that the front windshields should NOT have any special blue tint to them as the OP seemed to be claiming in his second post. Granted, the OP did also claim that none of the windows should have any tint to them at all, which is what likely contributed to confusion within the thread. But that is irrelevant. Regardless of how we got here, the answer to the question of whether the AH-64D has any tint to any of the windows whatsoever is that it should not, but the current external model in DCS does in fact have a slight blue shading to it. This is acknowledged; however, I will tell you that this is a very low priority to be changed by the devs. When it comes down to it, it does not impact gameplay in any way, and there is no noticeable tint effects as seen from within the internal cockpit view. The ED artists have other priorities that they must be focused toward. This is the reality of the situation, therefore I have changed the tag on the thread to "intended as is" to hopefully encourage everyone to put away their pitchforks. [By the way, before any replies are posted insisting that I defer to SMEs on this topic, I spent 20 years in US Army Aviation, the majority of which was spent flying AH-64Ds.]

Changelogs for 07.21.2024 - Added Quick Save button in options editor tab for convenience. - Adjustments to Form loading and themes to fix value dumping of opacity. - Adjustments to form open/close, Opacity is now persistent. - Opacity Value changed from local to global, Applied to Form Mini. - Form Mini Size Adjusted to Show/Hide DCS Launcher button. - Revisions to splash screen art. - UI testing panel hidden. - Corrected F-5A fuel tank mod data block in other SZS Products panel. - Enabled Launch Scripts function (was disabled by accident during Ext. Apps rewrite). - Updated Gamblers, Four horsemen and Worlds Apart Stormfront campaign's data blocks w/ steam pages. - Added FC'24 UI/Art Assets, Bundle detection function. - Revision to module scan engine (added FC'24 variable). - Revision to FC Depreciated Behavior, and FCS Modules Detection / Reporting Status.

Thanks very much to cdpkobra and the VSN team for bring us this great mod & sharing the template Thanks to carzyeddie for sharing his RAF liveries, especially for Suez Crisis missions I knocked up a few other liveries attached: Hawker-Hunter-Mk6-Liveries-Pt1.zip Swiss FlgStfl 11 1973 Swiss FlgStfl 1 1975 RAF 45 Sqn Late 1974 Jordan Red 1967 Jordan 1965 Swedish 2nd Sqn 1960

Thanks, added to the bug list. Priority - medium

The lights are very funky in this plane and with the exception of what's marked as TODO in our manual, is accurate. IIRC, TODO are the 6 knobs on the right wall and the fact that the Flight Ibstrunent Knob currently doesnt control the brightness of the 6 main instruments but they are instead linked to the instrument brightness rotary as well. And SAI lighting is missing. This is mostly because splitting out 6 lighting animations individually per cockpit is a bit complex and would take the art guys quite some time afaik.

Hello everyone, while searching through my archives I found photos of my stay in Afghanistan in the Kapisa valley in 2008 - 2009. With these photos I pay tribute to the ground personnel and the CHINOOK crews who participated in the operations alongside us. May they be blessed for their dedication and professionalism. CH-47F Chinook of Company B - "Varsity", 7th Battalion, 101st Airborne Division CH-47F Chinook of Company B - "Pachyderms", 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and others that I have not identified...... Photos on board.... And various missions.... oups ! after an eventful flight the panel left its place without authorization !

Hi Guys, particularly the Heatblur guys (I assume you monitor this forum) How about some added features for the Viggen, to increase immersion? Maybe include the cockpit ladder when parked up with the canopy open and maybe an interactive power supply as per the Phantom. BTW, I have the Phantom and the F-14, purely to support ED and Heatblur, so maybe Heatblur can support me and give me a ladder at least Kind regards, Nial

Those that have had WinWing for a while will remember back to when running SimAppPro had a significant performance hit. Then a user discovered there was a setting in the wwtExport.lua file in the Saved Games/Scripts/WWT file that was causing it to poll the controls at about 100 fps. They changed it eventually to 1.0 which solved a lot of the issues. Somewhere one of the recent updates it seems that it got changed back to 0.03 AND the setting for it to NOT change this file no longer works. Set it to READ ONLY and it will stop it from changing back each time you re-launch SimAppPro EDIT: see this post for a workaround on it changing on re-launch without going read only: I discovered all this because my performance on the deck on the carrier had got crappy.

A quick 'n' dirty update: https://magnitude-3.com/2024/07/13/2024-summer-update/

Thanks for the info!

Good evening, I have isolated the mod "US Submarine Pack version 1.0.0" which is responsible for the defective "Project 22800 Karakurt" textures on my system. Once disabled the textures are normal

Yes. For those who are interested, here is a link to the original (and detailed) post that includes this (note that it was at line 18 (rather than the current 19) at the time):

I made a hot-patch for "impatient customers" He made a fix for all our mods, changing the avionics from F-15C to SU-25T, and changing the cockpits where necessary. Please save your mods as they are now, as this patch/fix makes several changes See attachment VSN_Alle_Mods 2.9.6 Su-25T Avionic Patch.7z

I made a hot-patch for "impatient customers" He made a fix for all our mods, changing the avionics from F-15C to SU-25T, and changing the cockpits where necessary. Please save your mods as they are now, as this patch/fix makes several changes See attachment VSN_Alle_Mods 2.9.6 Su-25T Avionic Patch.7z

Daily MiG-29 Polish 9.12A

Isn't it great when we get to fly exactly what we want to fly? Gotta love DCS for bringing all these dream machines into our hands.

Update for PB Wishtan, I have deleted the file on user files as there were some issues that users were having with the download. The new file is awaiting user file approval. When this happens I will update the relevant post. Wishtan and Jackson are live, see the posts above.

Thanks Rob10 The upgrade option would not show up in my results using a search for "dcs" on steam. I needed to search "dcs flaming" and it shows ok and you can upgrade for the $9.99 usd cheers

In the 20 years that I've been with DCS (from LoMAC until today) I have never wanted an aircraft more than how much I want the Hook.

I am just happy that ED made the Map available for a 14 day Trial. Nothing wrong with trying it out first hand for myself and deciding if it is for me at this time. I also have Kola, Sinai, and South Atlantic. Thank you @Eagle Dynamics for giving us a Trial of this Early Access Map.

So I tried to do the opposite and find the issue visuals. I really tried to go back over this with fresh eyes. I am having a hard time finding the BAD vs the good. I've flown nearly non stop in this map,(helicopters) spent hours going from map to map comparing a lot of things. Everytime I see something that is off it appears "the usual" on every other map. Which, I also find gorgeous visuals on every map. Be that it may... I do have a well tuned higher end pc in vr. I actually have the opposite experience, I see lots of satellite terrain untouched still, however this is found throughout the majority of Caucasus, yet its still a great visual experience. Lots of 2d imagery, used on every map so this is nothing new. I see farmland next to squared textures in certain spots, but it's few and far between and looks easily fixable, and still what's seen on other maps. I hate other maps, low and slow helo, miles of nothing, flat tan in all directions. Now open space is fill with farmland and various rivers or streams, even if it's satellite and not touched up yet. It's refreshing and gives you something to look at or hide troops for sporadic engagements. Unlike spotting a single enemy from miles and miles away in a flat desert. I'm not looking for perfection, but I have not seen anything that's game breaking. Maybe my expectations are lower, not once have I flown and thought "this is absurd". I've seen the major graphical terrain alignments, these will be corrected. I'm expecting more issues than I'm seeing this early. I'm not getting pop ins, or shadows out of nowhere, aside from the usual here and there, few and far between again. I've seen people's pictures that upset them, yet it seems it's minimal and often harder to find than complementing visuals. This whole back and forth baffles me in this community, and has taken up too much of my time trying to find as many issues as possible, so I too can help report things to ED for future updates. (The whole purpose I bought this in the first place) Mission editors have already been doing some cool things with fobs and base setup. And lastly, being this update has caused many issues for many, this map runs extremely well, however I don't have many issues on other maps anymore so that isnt the best baseline maybe. I spend a lot of time trying to make DCS better. So now as a community, let's continue to scout the issues and report, rather than efforts in... "but this areas this or this area is that". Let's be the future, or does optimism really grind people's gears that much?

I corrected that for you. I am personally happy we get a chinook I care less about the version. I have no relationship towards Italian version. But nothing against it either.

IF it’s in the next update. Let’s hope so

FOr the record, the issues w/ Mods that HotLink FC3 Avionics and Pits has nothing to do with FC2024 itself, FC3 has been depreciated entirely, the Module ID is no longer active, so any mod that relied on "\Flaming Cliffs\..." Paths for cockpit art or systems etc, will no longer work. Also note, during the transition there was wonky Auth access for everyone, so FC3 is no longer part of the builds, users need to install the individual FCS Modules for A-10A, F-15C, MIG-29 SU25A, SU27, SU33 and have them Auth, Then the mods need to be revised to use the FCS Modules paths for Cockpit art and systems (ie Instead of "\Flaming Cliffs\... it should be \<F-15C><SU-27><SU-33>\ etc etc

I'm perplexed, we don't give users an update, there's worry and frustration. We give an update, there's worry and frustration. As I said on Reddit...This is DCS development for all parties involved. Has no one learned about expectations? Unless users paid for a product not released, just enjoy the eye candy and carry on.

Was never added for the Mig, are you thinking of adding it to the Corsair?

IRL the altimeter will always start in pneumatic. It should allow you to switch it to electric once AC power is applied to the jet. checking that pneumatic and electric altimeter matches withing 75' of each other is one of the startup checklist items.

So dazu kann ich mit äußerster Vorsicht folgendes zu sagen, wo mir jetzt wo ich deine Aussage lese ein Zusammenhang entsteht der mir einiges erklärt. Wie gesagt, mit Vorsicht zu genießen und ich kann nicht sagen in wie weit der jenige da im Thema drin ist. Ich habe letztes Jahr mit einem Eurofighter Techniker aus dem bekannten Kreis gesprochen. Wir kamen auf das Thema DCS Eurofighter und Gero Klinger. Seine Aussage war (und deshalb mit Vorsicht zu genießen weil der jenige eigentlich null Bezug auf PC Sim hat): der ist doch schon veröffentlicht, unsere Piloten fliegen damit permanent fleißig durch die Gegend. Also muss es sich vermutlich um die Profi Version handeln? Könnte die Erklärung sein Ist immer ne Frage des Endprodukt und dessen Umfang Nicht mal was mit Eurofighter selbst, das sieht nur annähernd so aus, selbst im 3D Modell sind schon ausreichend Fehler. Wie will man auch als kleiner Newcomer FS Entwickler für 14,95€ nen Eurofighter realisieren, vor allem ohne Material. Daran zu kommen ist ziemlich unmöglich. Ich habe mal versucht für eine scenery ne Freigabe zu bekommen für ein Zugang zu besonderen Bereichen eines Krankenhauses. Ich wollte nur Fotos von einem Gebäude wo der Sicherheitsdienst drin sitzt, das ist direkt am Parkhaus wo jeder dran vorbei fährt, dann wollte ich das Blockkraftwerk und auf dem Dach fotografieren. Hab keine Antwort auf meine Mail bekommen, der Sicherheitsdienst hat mich an die Presse Abteilung verwiesen, die hat auch nicht geantwortet usw.... Also selbst da keine Chance. Airbus Defense wird den Bauplan nicht an der Littfasssäuke am Eingang präsentiert haben Gero sagte im Podcast damals das genau nur auf Daten zurück gegriffen werden darf die öffentlich sind. Das allerdings herauszufinden was irgendwann mal irgendwo von irgendeinem Betreiber oder Airbus selbst veröffentlicht wurde ist ein riesen Aufwand. Ebenso wurden die Waffenhersteller angeschrieben und mit einbezogen für Daten und Freigaben. Derartige Freigaben mussten dann wieder anderweitig von Airbus abgesegnet werden usw.... Auch hier hat Gero gesagt das es keine feste Trache sein wird. In erster Linie soll es das deutsche Modell werden, allerdings kann es sein das einige Dinge aus Trache 1 nicht umgesetzt werden und fehlen mangels Freigabe, dafür Dinge aus der Trache 3 umgesetzt werden da es dafür eine Freigabe gab. Der Eurofighter wird also ein kunterbuntes Trache 1-3 Modell werden. Genau das hat heatblur ja mit der F4E auch gemacht. Es gibt unzählige F4E Varianten mit unzählig verschiedenen Cockpits weil die Bastebutze permanent mit irgendeinem extra zusätzlich bestückt wurde. Die Air Force hatte in verschiedenen Einheiten auch verschiedene F4E fliegen. Heatblur hat sich auf ein Mittelweg fest gelegt. Das eine hat nichts mit dem anderen zu tun. Nur weil ein europäischer Hersteller und das Land eine Freigabe für etwas erteilt, heißt das noch lange nicht das die Amys das selbe tun. F15 war jetzt aktuell sowieso der Witz des Monats, wo doch da gar nichts passiert an der Kiste Aktuell ist ne F35 wahrscheinlicher als das die F15 ein Upgrade bekommen würde

OK, I think I see what is going on. Some sandbags are protruding. Maybe the damage model box does the same, which might hurt the skids. It's now reported. Thanks.

flappie! what is this wizardry with the link? one can search for tags! j'apprends toujours de toi. merci

Hi, thanks a lot for the help Best regards, Eduardo

The 2024 Remasters are finished: As soon as I Finish cleaning up some files and package it up, I'll put it on User Files: F-5A Tanks Mod will Include: - F-5A Wingtip Tanks w/o Formation Electro-luminescent Lights - F-5A Wingtip Tanks w/ Formation Electro-luminescent Lights - F-5A Centerline ( 2 Wing), and Underwing ( 3 Wing) 150 Gallon S.F. Tanks - F-5A Centerline ( 2 Wing), and Underwing ( 3 Wing) 150 Gallon S.T.D. Tanks The F-5A 50 US Gallon Wingtip Tanks, have been extensively remastered and up-sampled since the last version: - Re-shaped the Core 3D Model, - Re-smoothed the Core 3D Model, - Re-mapped the UVW Coordinate Mapping. - Merged all textures into a single texture file for Left/Right Tanks, as well as Glass and Illumination. - Converted to use the latest PBR Elements. (Base Textures, Roughness/Metallic, Illumination, Alpha and Normal maps). - Completely new base textures for panels, decals, stencils, details. (Color Matched to the default F-5E Grey Livery). - Added Position Lights to the Wingtip tanks. (Always on but tweaked so they are optimal for day/night). - Added Formation Light Panels, The F-5A 150 US Gallon Tanks: - Merged all 4 Texture Maps into a Single Texture Map. - Converted to PBR - Base textures color matched to the default F-5E Grey Livery - SF and STD Versions Separate, SF Versions are rounded tip, STD Versions are the same general shape as the F-5E tanks. *( If I get around to gathering reference for the 150 Gallon tanks, I may re-map those completely as well.)

Issue reported. Thank you, @evanf117.

I could not agree with you more. If we are aiming for a proper simulation, we need to be able use the 80s Afghan infrastructure and NOT the late 2000s NATO made one. P.S. This is how Bagram looked like in the Soviet conflict.

We have such an expression: The chickens are laughing.These models are about 20 years old.

Awesome video of this country:

No, traffic currently can't be manipulated. This has been requested and wished for many times.

I would contact customer support. Something isn't linking properly if that's the case. I asked the question because there have been a number of posts from people who discovered they had forgotten where they purchased it and turned out it was the other and that was the issue. I'm guessing it's not the case, but do you currently have your Steam purchased FC3 bound to ED instead? That also can cause issues.

Yup. turns out my first guess was correct. Suppose it makes sense, though it must have reduced the useful bomb load with that thing full. https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/raf/lancaster/lancaster-iii-with-long-range-with-tank/#google_vignette

Well, as a mission designer, that hits the spot for me . It's an incredible help for most of my (helicopter) mission designs. Note that as mission designer you can add FARP ability by adding the required objects, and have a great-looking FARP within seconds that completely integrates into the scenery.

6 UK liveries for the VSN Hunter Mk6. These are mostly made from existing VSN skins within the mod or from the template within the mod, which is very basic, so they are not very high quality. Skins butchered and adapted to suit my game using resources from many different sites. You will need to find the VSN Hunter Mod from wherever it is being stored today, it keeps moving !!!! Credit to the original model and livery makers who are unknown to me. I wont be doing any more. I use Dropbox for more important things so grab this quick, I will disable the link in a day or two. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/u4yxybjqqystwwgcw3urj/CrazyEddies-VSN-Hunter-UK-Liveries.zip?rlkey=z5xeyyzmv6vzjk259toipn0o5&st=j0eectfv&dl=0

There's definitely something in the default textures giving it a blue tint, even with atmospheric conditions taken out of the equation. This screenshot was taken with the default livery in the modelViewer:

I use to have trouble trying to shake off the jitters and a massive hang over next day after a good session, but it was worth it. I was an avid follower of the war and still have all the magazines depicting the action. I find that the Harrier and today I checked the F-15, run the best at dirt level, with the F-15 running at 720 kts very smoothly low over the East Falklands. Maybe Razbam knows a thing. I'm only running one Bear for target practice, so it might deteriorate as I add assets. Adding 12 ships to an air attack force, caused a crash, which has stopped my updater working. Never mind, the game still works. (Solved). ..

Hello Every one, since last DCS update, the MOD is broken, we don't have fix yet, only AG variants works at current time. We work hard to find solution or alternative. We apologize. Привет всем, с момента последнего обновления DCS мод не работает, исправления пока нет, в настоящее время работают только варианты AG. Мы прилагаем все усилия, чтобы найти решение или альтернативу. Мы приносим свои извинения. null

So, in tandem to the other thread, I cant say enough how dissapointed I am to have shelled out more money for the supposed "cutting edge" tech and latest improvements in DCS terrain rendering....to get what is simply put yet another example of blurry textures laid over terrain mesh with -really, definition points measured in the hundreds of metres rather than the centimetres that I was getting in FSX 15 years ago......mountain ranges with dead straight ridgelines hundreds of metres apart....mountain sides comprising flat planes with low res testures pasted over. Repetitive low res textures with detailed areas plonked over the top with no blending. Its really, really dissappointing after the same crap in Kola and SA. Check out these screen shots. Honestly, there are areas of the Caucusus and NTTR that look better than this. Is this really 15 years progress in scenery development in DCS? Why oh why oh why are the devs fixated in pumping out low res massive scale maps that are really terrible when they could make the map a quarter of the physical size with the same number of GB and have nice high res textures, more detailed terrain mesh and a lot more happy punters.......

I guess dropping bombs that kill people is completely fine as long as you don't curse them in the process.