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I know a lot of you aren't in the Discord so I just wanted to share the following message from one of the Dev's. "Yes I definitely agree. We do apologise for the silence on our part, but there is no reason to be anxious. We have just been extremely busy with MSFS 2024 these last few months, so work on the A-7 has slowed (but is still progressing!). That being said, if things go to plan then we should see a fairly massive amount of progress on the A-7 in ~Q2/Q3. We will explain this in more detail once we have finalised these plans." - Alex So its still being worked on no stress here gentleman

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/release/2.9.13.6818/ Introduced a new terrain module: DCS: East Afghanistan Map by Eagle Dynamics DCS Core Added method for IR missiles seekers to react on flares before missile launch (from cockpit). Each module needs to add usage of this functionality separately. AI Aircraft. Aircraft without RWR will be able to detect incoming missiles only visually at close distance, not BVR. AI Aircraft. AI rejoin lead pursuit rules and timings were adjusted for better experience. AI Aircraft. AIs anti-ship aircraft with Kh-35 missiles do not attack - fixed. AI Aircraft. AIs can't launch AGM-84E in some cases - fixed. AI Aircraft. B-52H has random landing gear failure on runway 21L NTTR for both air start and ground start aircraft - fixed. AI Aircraft. Mi-28 explodes during start from a small little helipad - fixed. AI Aircraft. MiG-31 cannot be destroyed if shot from directly behind - fixed. AI Aircraft. Parked AIs switch from normal position to upside down (dedicated server only) - fixed. AI Aircraft. S-3B refuelling pod lights texture correction was done. AI Aircraft. S-3B tanker has issues refuelling some AI aircraft in certain conditions - fixed. AI Aircraft. Sometimes AI aircraft park into space of not fitting size after landing - fixed. AI Aircraft - Added Tactical Turns. When flying as a 2 ship, with human lead AI is now able to perform on command tactical turn, Use radio menu to command. AI Ground. Artillery doesn't shoot at the second target - fixed. AI Ground. China Asset Pack: HQ-7B radar and launcher units revised (Thanks to currenthill). AI Ground. CIWS shoots above the target- fixed. AI Ground. Scout HL with DShK gun traversal angles adjusted. AI Navy. "Moscow" cruiser can't fire all 16 P-500 missiles - fixed. AI Navy. China Asset Pack: 052B, 052C, and 054A revised (Thanks to currenthill). AI Navy. Fixed the lack of smoke on the Kuznetsov 2017 aircraft carrier. Graphics. Added two options for SSAO effect - "Low" and "High". Graphics. Adjusted IR appearance of clouds; reduced cloud temperature for FLIR devices. Graphics. Raindrops functionality changes when different aircraft cockpits entered in MP - fixed. Graphics. Several shaders compilation errors - fixed. ME. A fog/haze can appear in a new unsaved mission - fixed. Fog setting will not be inherited from a previously launched mission. ME. Anti air ground units can’t be set to attack specific air units - fixed. ME. Briefing pictures change issues - fixed. ME. GUI Error when deleting a waypoint with a task - fixed. ME. Sometimes unit heading value can become "-1" - fixed. ME. Static units could not be rotated via widget buttons - fixed. MP. Dedicated server can start from random mission in shuffle mode now. MP. Dedicated server keeps fog setting from previous mission - fixed. MP. On dedicated server AI helicopters sling load rope glitching and extending - fixed. MP. Random camera rotation at spawn on client - fixed. MP. Server crash when cargo destroy() whilst hooked - fixed. Radio transmission leaves constant static noise - fixed. Scripting API. Added possibility to pass args and return values from mission scripting a_do_script() and a_do_file() APIs. Triggers. 'Missile In Zone' Trigger doesn't work for Kh-41 missile - fixed. Weapon. AIM-9P3, AIM-9P5, AIM-9JULI. The low-smoke motors of these missiles will produce denser smoke as altitude increases and temperatures decrease. AIM-9M and AIM-9X already do so. Weapon. BGM-109 Tomahawk will no longer perform cruise fly at high altitude, only at low altitude. Weapon. China Asset Pack: HQ-7B, HQ-16, and HHQ-9 missiles revised (Thanks to currenthill). Weapon. China Asset Pack: YJ-12 missile switch to ED’s edition. Weapon. SA-3 5V27 missile will not guide during booster stage. Weapon. SA-5, 5М28 missile. Engine smoke of second stage tuned. Added inversion contrail at low temperatures. Weapon. SAM SA-2/3. Added realistic missile trajectory fluctuations due to older generation radar angular inaccuracy. Weapon. Several negative drag errors in logs - fixed. World. AI Helicopter cannot land if in the range to 400 m placed Comm Tower due to oversize of bounding box - corrected. World. US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency released the WMM update, 2025-2030 data. Its data has been integrated into the DCS magnetic variation interface. 3D models. Fixed season textures for HEMTT tanker trucks. 3D models. Fixed the disappearance of TLC fragments in some camera positions. DCS: F-16C Viper by Eagle Dynamics Added AIM-9 seekers tracking flares prior to the missile being launched. Added Throttle OFF/IDLE Mouse Click on the throttle (key command/binding no longer required). Fixed: PDLT cycle with EXP causes freeze/crash. Fixed: Using GMT causes a game crash. Fixed: Special key bind for parking brake / antiskid not working. Fixed: Damage model - Pilot cannot survive any explosive hit. Fixed: Dogfight mode gets stuck in NO RAD. DCS: F/A-18C by Eagle Dynamics Added AIM-9 seekers tracking flares prior to the missile being launched. Fixed: AIM-9X doesn't track at the edge of seeker gimbal. Fixed: EXP modes slew range. Fixed: Datalink AWW-13 got stuck after firing AGM-84. Fixed: AUTO release cues don't obey OAP's. Fixed: Wrong IFF Code rejection behaviour. Fixed: Damage model - Pilot cannot survive any explosive hit. DCS: AH-64D by Eagle Dynamics Fixed: Freeze when player crashes. DCS: Mi-24P Hind by Eagle Dynamics Fixed: After 3rd shot of S-24 missile, aiming sight moving mark raise on its own Fixed: Cargo Door not opened when loading side gunners DCS: Supercarrier by Eagle Dynamics Fixed: Collision when parking F/A-18C on Supercarrier Deck Population mission. Fixed: Client is ignored by taxi director when trying to move from a parking slot. Fixed: Carrier deck crew rejects helicopter payload change. Fixed: AI aircraft's launch bar cannot catch catapult shooter correctly. Fixed: "Waiting for ATC Status" Message displayed in campaigns. DCS: F-5E by Eagle Dynamics Added AIM-9 seekers tracking flares prior to the missile being launched. Adjusted: M-39 guns mounted on F-5E dispersion adjustment, other aircraft with the same gun can have different dispersion due to other factors like mounting points etc. Fixed: Radar grid is displayed after complete power off - some fixes for radar scale brightness. Fixed IRIAF skins for F-5E Remastered being not localized correctly. Fixed: Damage model - Pilot cannot survive any explosive hit - Pilot hitbox FAR too large. DCS: L-39 by Eagle Dynamics Fixed: Gunsight Target Distance buttons don't work. Fixed: Some errors in the cockpit clickable. DCS: Yak-52 by Eagle Dynamics Fixed. Engine Start Button Cover bindings don't work. Fixed. Chronometer stopwatch minute hand show number of passed hours instead of minutes. Fixed. Smoke apparatus toggle control fails to cycle. Fixed. Cockpit visual recon not functioning. Fixed. Trim Tabs in the Special Menu doesn't affect the plane. Added. Moving throttle now updates the throttle position in the exterior model. Improved. Automatic start-up procedures. DCS: P-47D Thunderbolt by Eagle Dynamics Fixed. 'Engine Degraded' with WEP usage. DCS: P-51 Mustang by Eagle Dynamics Fixed. Landing lamp is covered with non-transparent material. DCS: WWII Assets pack by Eagle Dynamics Ju-88A-4 Fixed. Wrong damage visualisation on distanced LODs. DCS:Black Shark 3 by Eagle Dynamics Fixed ATGM suspension in 2011 version Added Afghanistan instant action missions DCS: Flaming Cliffs 2024 by Eagle Dynamics Su-27. Added Afghanistan instant action missions Su-33. Added Afghanistan instant action missions DCS: Afghanistan by Eagle Dynamics Improved ground noise and vegetation distribution textures for the entire Afghanistan map Improved mid- and far-range ground noise quality for the entire Afghanistan map Improved Normal Map surface textures for the entire Afghanistan map Improved surface textures of settlements and fields Fixed visual errors on small vegetation with SSS shadows enabled Fixed many bugs in incorrect build of geometry of roads, rivers and lakes Improved road network - multiple gaps in major highways removed Improved road network - roads in the terrain are more consistent with the roads on the map in ME Ground vehicles no longer fall through bitumen slab bridges Cars and small objects in static scenes are now aligned with the slopes of the ground Improved unique scenes of the city of Herat Optimized unique airfield scenes Added FLIR textures for civilian traffic models Tarinkot airfield: the size of ground mounds along the runway has been reduced Tarinkot airfield: fixed a bug where the airfield heading and the airfield heading name did not match Tarinkot airfield: fixed helicopter explosion when entering the runway Camp Bastion airfield: the road network, settlements and fields in the vicinity of the airfield have been improved Camp Bastion airfield: ground mounds along the runway no longer obscure the PAPI view Camp Bastion airfield: added night lighting of the airfield Camp Bastion heliport: added night lighting of the airfield Kandahar airfield: added night lighting of the airfield Kandahar airfield: fixed errors in taxiing Kandahar heliport: added night lighting of the airfield Qala i Naw airfield: sharp changes in runway altitude have been corrected DCS Mirage F1 by Aerges General: Fixed the low fps problem in intensive missions with triggers. Systems: AP disconnect/disengage in F1 BE now occurs if pilot's stick 'Autopilot disconnect trigger' or 'Autopilot disengage lever' are activated at any seat. Previously the same switches at different seats were conflicting with each other. Restored INS drift in F1 EE. Fixed small control stick oscillations in pitch with autopilot engaged. Fixed autopilot unable to intercept radials and ILS localizers when in close proximity, but flying with low relative angles. Fixed F1 BE standby horizon roll jitter at forward seat. The F1 BE TO-FROM indicator is functional now at the rear seat. Modified F1 EE IDN logic when no Tacan signal is received and RNAV modes are selected. Input: 'Request AWACS Declare' quick access radio command was added to input. Restored missing trim hat sounds of rear seat pilot's stick in F1 BE. Fixed mixed up animation of 'Autopilot disconnect trigger' and 'Autopilot disengage lever' switches of the pilot's stick. F1 BE rear cockpit stick PTT button is animated now. Fixed stick PTT button animation not releasing with comms menu in certain cases. 'Stick Push-to-talk button' command now moves the stick Push-to-talk button. The command activates Voice Chat communication. 'Alternative Push-to-talk button' clickable control doesn't affect the pilot's stick PTT button animation anymore. Stick and alternative push-to-talk buttons input commands now include 'Voice Chat' in their names for clarity. Pilot's stick 'Search light' (Police light) button is animated now. 'Search light' (Police light) button can't be activated from the rear cockpit of F1 BE anymore. 'Combat flap retract lever' ('Palette volets de combat') is now purely mechanical. I.e. it can be moved without electric power available. Added 'Cycle combat flaps' input command. 'Cannon 300-600m and missile lock/unlock button' input command (forward seat throttle button) can't be activated from F1 BE rear seat anymore. 'Heading selection knob - Clockwise/Counterclockwise' input commands can't be activated from F1 BE rear seat anymore. Heading selector and Omnibearing selector knobs now can be controlled by joystick axes. Fixed Air Conditioning System 'Master valve control switch' keybindings being reverted. All control stick buttons and levers are now under the same category ('Control stick') in DCS Controls Options. Misc: Modified refuelling instant action mission after latest AI changes. The tanker now enters directly into the racetrack pattern, without performing a re-entering maneuver. DCS: C-101 Aviojet by AvioDev Minor changes in input commands naming: 'VOIP' -> 'Voice Chat'. DCS: MiG-21bis by Magnitude 3 Fixed SPO-10’s light operation DCS: MB-339A/PAN by IndiaFoxtEcho Visual Simulations Added: Generator 1 and 2 Reset (clickable and keybindings) Fixed: ADI does not move when mission starts in cold & dark Fixed: Gunsight 100mls wrong setting Fixed: Gunsight brightness Fixed: Background luminosity at night too high Update: Collision model DCS: JF-17 by Deka Ironwork Simulations Update. Now use ME loadout panel to edit GBU and BRM-1 laser code (not applied for LS-6-100) Update. Control indicator Fixed. ME freeze caused by changing laser code of dual GBU loadout on right wing Fixed. Abnormal TACAN program behavior after quit APR TCN mode Fixed. Datalink pod text overlay DCS: F-4E Phantom II by Heatblur Simulations JESTER: Fixed Jester Wheel Radar Target Lock/Focus not using proper icons JESTER: Tweaked Jester to allow locking targets that are not quite dead yet (life <10% instead of 20%) Systems: Updated RWR database (Mirage F-1AX, F-1CX, Aegis search radar, Atlantic Conveyor ship) Systems: Fixed internal wing tanks not feeding when selecting an inexistent external tank Systems: Fixed Pave Spike continuing to rotate with a target after commanding STOW Flight Model: Fixed a bug causing incorrect changes to the total moment of inertia from fuel Inputs: Added self-accelerating INC/DEC binds for Bomb Interval Knob Missions: Frog-7 campaign: Fixed AI taxi crashes and some other AI issues Missions: Training Lesson 1a Startup: Added text to remind to not move the landing gear lever Bugfix with cockpit highlights sometimes not disappearing Missions: Training Lesson 1b Startup: Updated instructions Bugfix with cockpit highlights sometimes not disappearing Re-recorded voiceover for improved quality Missions: Training Lesson 2 Taxi: Updated instructions Bugfix with cockpit highlights sometimes not disappearing Improved trigger conditions for roll checks Missions: Training Lesson 3 Normal Takeoff: Bugfix with cockpit highlights sometimes not disappearing Bugfix to allow users to enable/disable cockpit highlights Missions: Training Lesson 4 Visual Landing: Updated instructions Added Kobuleti landing clearance triggers Ground crew now waits with shutdown request until previous task is done Bugfix with cockpit highlights sometimes not disappearing Missions: Fixed HOBOS missing in related Instant Action Missions Missions: Several Fixes to Instant Action Missions Updated Chinese localization DCS: F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations Updated Chinese localization and encyclopaedia entries Livery: VF-33 Starfighters AB201 updated - Thanks Yae Sakura! DCS: AJS37 Viggen by Heatblur Simulations Fixed CTD on third spawn in certain missions Fixed a bug with no shadows when mirrors were on Updated the manual Campaigns DCS: AH-64D The Four Horsemen Campaign by Fight's On Simulations M2. Possible loss of LOS on ground troops, causing trigger to not fire - FIXED M6. Gunslinger landing spot too close to Ugly 5-1, preventing take off - FIXED DCS: F/A-18C Rising Squall Campaign by INVERTED Custom Liveries - Due to the previous version's modification of the priority rules for liveries files, there should no longer be a situation where the ranking of campaign liveries files is superior to the default liveries files. If you find that this situation still exists, please manually remove the excess files in the 'liveries' folder. The correct liveries files will be named with the prefix [RS1]. M00 - This mission will disable the latest "Super Carrier Deck Taxi Guidance" to avoid any issues. M04 - This mission will disable the latest "Super Carrier Deck Taxi Guidance" to avoid any issues. M10 - This mission will disable the latest "Super Carrier Deck Taxi Guidance" to avoid any issues. M11 - Fixed audio and BGM loss and confusion caused by string stream errors. DCS: P-51D High Stakes Campaign by Dmitry Koshelev All missions received some additional static units for key air bases. All missions have updated weather. DCS: Mi-8MTV2 Oilfield Campaign by Dmitry Koshelev Updated subbase and Maykop airfield objects. Updated weather (added haze for more realistic visibility). Added client CH-47F in to MP mission DCS: Mi-8MTV2 Spring Tension Bug with Mi-28 AI in mission 12 - fixed. DCS: F-5E Aggressors Air Combat Maneuver Campaign by Maple Flag Missions Added an F-5E FC version of the campaign to the package. DCS: F-5E Aggressors Basic Fighter Maneuvers Campaign by Maple Flag Missions Added an F-5E FC version of the campaign to the package. DCS: F/A-18C Operation Mountain Breeze Campaign by Sandman Simulations All missions with AAR – a safeguard added to prevent AI stuck with the tanker DCS: F-16C Last Out Weasels Over Syria 2 Campaign by Ground Pounder Sims Mission 9 - Incorrect takeoff time in briefing - fixed. Mission 10 - Rotor TACAN not working - fixed. Mission 12 - Boomer TACAN not working - fixed. Adjusted altitude check trigger during departure phase. Mission 13 - Adjusted altitude check trigger during departure phase. DCS: F-16C First In Weasels Over Syria Campaign by Ground Pounder Sims Mission 1 - Adjusted altitude check trigger at H4 to allow more tolerance. Mission 12 - Minor alteration to campaign complete text. DCS: F/A-18C Operation Cerberus North Campaign by Ground Pounder Sims Mission 4 - Various minor updates and fixes. DCS: F-5E Black Sea Resolve '79 Campaign by SorelRo Voices redone and more voices added Triggers reworked Navigation aids added, guidance from Overlord when going off-course on long legs. Easier ways to finish a mission Ability of players to select to be Immortal at any time during the missions Ability to report Winchester and Bingo fuel state, this will trigger a win to live and fight another day. Mig-21 and Mig-23 AI flights were tweaked to be more manageable. Pilots fatten up to 1000 kilos in some cases. AI F-4 updated to use the Heatblur F-4E

Dear all, we hope the new year has been unfolding well for you all in the past two months. As we are busy working on our roadmap, we of course also continue to maintain and improve our modules. This patch brings a plethora of fixes for the training missions, some bug fixes, and some quality of life improvements. We hope you enjoy it, and as always would like to kindly ask you for your feedback. Furthermore we are proud to announce that the F-4E Phantom II has been nominated as best addon for DCS in the 2025 Flight Sim Awards! 50% of the vote is comprised by the jury, and 50% of the vote is comprised by you, the community. We are honored to be nominated alongside other great modules such as the Kiowa, the Mirage F-1, the Kola Map and the CH-47F - all of modules that we enjoy greatly ourselves. The vote will be running until February 28th. You can go and vote for your favourite module at the link below. Of course, if you feel that we deserve your vote, rest assured that we feel humbled and grateful for your support. https://flightsim-awards.com/voting-intro/ We wish the best of luck to all competitors and who knows, if you are attending FSWeekend in Lelystad in March, we might meet you there at the Captain's Dinner and award presentation. Your Heatblur Team DCS: F-4E Phantom II by Heatblur Simulations JESTER: Fixed Jester Wheel Radar Target Lock/Focus not using proper icons JESTER: Tweaked Jester to allow locking targets that are not quite dead yet (life <10% instead of 20%) Systems: Updated RWR database (Mirage F-1AX, F-1CX, Aegis search radar, Atlantic Conveyor ship) Systems: Fixed internal wing tanks not feeding when selecting an inexistent external tank Systems: Fixed Pave Spike continuing to rotate with a target after commanding STOW Flight Model: Fixed a bug causing incorrect changes to the total moment of inertia from fuel Inputs: Added self-accelerating INC/DEC binds for Bomb Interval Knob Missions: Frog-7 campaign: Fixed AI taxi crashes and some other AI issues Missions: Training Lesson 1a Startup: Added text to remind to not move the landing gear lever Bugfix with cockpit highlights sometimes not disappearing Missions: Training Lesson 1b Startup: Updated instructions Bugfix with cockpit highlights sometimes not disappearing Re-recorded voiceover for improved quality Missions: Training Lesson 2 Taxi: Updated instructions Bugfix with cockpit highlights sometimes not disappearing Improved trigger conditions for roll checks Missions: Training Lesson 3 Normal Takeoff: Bugfix with cockpit highlights sometimes not disappearing Bugfix to allow users to enable/disable cockpit highlights Missions: Training Lesson 4 Visual Landing: Updated instructions Added Kobuleti landing clearance triggers Ground crew now waits with shutdown request until previous task is done Bugfix with cockpit highlights sometimes not disappearing Missions: Fixed HOBOS missing in related Instant Action Missions Missions: Several Fixes to Instant Action Missions Updated Chinese localization

Fixed in the last update Inviato dal mio SM-F731B utilizzando Tapatalk

ED: We are delighted to announce that our new DCS: East Afghanistan region is now available in the latest DCS update! You will also see some great improvements to the southwest region! This new area leverages our latest map technology and lessons learned from previous terrains, including the Southwest region. The eastern region of the Afghan map is characterised by its mountainous terrain interspersed with agricultural areas around Bagram and along waterways. Kabul, the capital and largest city in Afghanistan, includes several points of interest such as hospitals, historical sites, monuments, and unique neighbourhoods. The Eastern region also includes the urban areas of Bagram, Gardez, Jalalabad, and Khost and 10 new highly-detailed airfields: • Bagram • Kabul • Jalalabad • Gardez • Khost • Sharana • Bamyan • Urgoon Heliport • Ghazni Heliport • Khost Heliport Enjoy!

Oh man, how I wish I could load up my Viper with GBU-39 SDBs! Imagine—eight precision bombs, four AIM-120C AMRAAMs, plus fuel tanks, and you’re set for any mission. Absolute perfection. And before anyone chimes in with, "BuT tHiS mOdEl NeVeR cArRiEd ThEm!" or "ThEy DiDn'T uSe ThEsE bOmBs In ThOsE yEaRs!"—I don’t care. I just want my F-16 loaded with eight precision bombs, end of story. If they’re considering adding the F-35, then why not throw in the GBU-39 SDB for the Viper? Makes perfect sense to me!

да, более чем. оно и в 4090 было хорошо, а с 5090 и подавно. ну я вот если будут силы и время, запилю на выходных сравнительные тесты в dcs/msfs2024, и 4090/5090. чтобы сравнить.

With DCS lighting tech getting more sophisticated each year, this longstanding issue is getting ridiculous. I made my first post about it 10 years ago. Since then there have been dozens of posts, a lot of them in the bug section, because people rightfully felt that the current implementation is just "broken"... Since it's still not fixed i'll treat it as a "missing feature" and -again- do a wishlist post instead... Proper visibility for nav lights and beacons is way more important than sophisticatedly computed penumbrae while basic sprite lights don't even come with a performance hit: Flight sims in the 2000s could already render nav lights and beacons to realistic distances. It's just sprites! Tactical night flying is borderline impossible without modern jets' HMCS and buddy tracks. Aircaft beacon lights and landing lights should be visible at 25 - 50km Nav lights (green/red) should be visible (and distinguishable) several kilometers at least. Brightness settings should be respected, so that dimmed lights are less visible (obviously). Tanker aircraft should be lit realistically during AAR Weather and atmospheric properties would ideally be taken into account, however since opting to use external lights generally comes with the explicit intention to actually be seen, this is not even that important and could be crudely approximated There should be AI logic and ME options to control lights on AI units. Light status should be taken into account for AI spotting capabilities All this does not require new lighting tech or complex retooling. The engine can already render sprites at sufficient distances and do so without a hit on performance. With the upcoming PTO and CW Germany those improvements are needed even more. How would you even do a rejoin at night without all the modern gizmos if your external lights cannot be seen after a few hundred feet? If you like the proposed improvements, please rate this thread 5 stars: Thanks!

Tactical Turns - Flying with an AI Wingman. ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE F/A-18C FOR NOW, COMING SOON FOR THE F-16C AND MORE. As part of our longer term work to improve AI behaviour and realism we are introducing tactical turns - Tac Turns. This allows players to fly as lead of a pair with an AI wingman who can be commanded to turn and will try to execute the turns as they are flown in most air forces. The language used has a slight bias towards the RAF but the principles are the same across all air forces. The basic formation is the “battle pair”. The reason this formation has been used for decades is that it provides mutual cross-cover and “six-checking” when in hostile airspace, to help lessen the chance of ambush - being “bounced” - by hostile enemy jets approaching unseen to engage with guns or IR AAM. With the Player as leader the number 2 will take up position 1 nautical mile (1852 meters) wide right or wide left. Using Comms to bring up the Comms Menu: Then F1 to communicate with FLIGHT: Then F8 for Small Tac Turns or F9 for Large Tac Turns. On F8 are the straightforward directional turns: And F9 more complex turns: “Turnabout” is a 180 in-place turn. “Rotate” is also a 180 turn but both aircraft turn inwards. “Shackle” is an inwards turn to swap sides. Widen and Close Up commands move the No 2 500m to a new datum - as leader Players will learn to adjust this depending on visibility and experience. AI Tac Turns.pdf

Now we have the excellent updated Afgan map, when as a keen mission builder, am I going to be able to add troops that look like they belong in the environment please? null

A couple years ago I published the initial DCSAutoMate version. It was pretty rough, with a bare-bones console interface and very little error checking, but it worked. I'm now happy to announce **DCSAutoMate v1.0.0**, which is pretty close to the vision I originally had for the program in the beginning. It's now a proper Windows GUI, and although still basic, has a much easier interface and a lot more capability. The GitHub page has the full documentation, as well as the source code and a complete zip file: https://github.com/SlipHavoc/DCSAutoMate Main features: Write your own Python scripts to completely customize any startup checklist in DCS. Scripts included for the following modules: A-10C and A-10C II A-4E community mod AH-64D AJS-37 Viggen AV-8B NA Harrier C-101EB and C-101CC F-15E F-16C F-4E F-5E F-86F F/A-18C Ka-50 Blackshark II and Ka-50 Blackshark III Mi-24P Mi-8MTV2 OH-58D UH-1H All included scripts have at least Cold Start and Hot Start, many also have Air Start and Shutdown, and support multiple variations such as ground or carrier, day or night, HMD or no HMD, etc. Uses DCS BIOS to move any cockpit control, and can now also read cockpit controls to make your scripts reactive. Can also send keyboard commands to DCS to move controls that aren't mapped in DCS BIOS. Open source and free to modify or customize as you wish. I've made this primarily for my own personal use, so the included scripts do the startups that I use myself, which aren't necessarily the "proper" steps, but are reliable and get the plane into a fully combat-ready state. Most of the scripts are heavily commented, and DCS BIOS has pretty good documentation so they should be easy to change. Inspiration for this originally came from programs like DiCE, DCSTheWay, and DCS Scratchpad. My thanks to those authors for showing some of what can be done, as well as the maintainers of DCS BIOS, ED for designing a great game that supports things like this, and the authors and maintainers of all the many Python libraries, IDE tools, and other infrastructure that goes into even a small project like this!

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Didn't see it in the patch notes for the latest update, but the Kola and Sinai RSBN data is in! The Sinai pages in particular look fantastic. Big thanks to @Rudel_chw, as it looks like his work was used for those. The additional maps are super helpful. Props to Mag 3 for doing this - Sinai is looking better and better, and now I can enjoy it fully with my favorite module.

That's "the tiny piece of the Gulf of Oman" I mentioned. The rest was added as a bonus. Sure, all this low-res terrain is practically useless to us. I'm just surprised there's so much of it. And the map runs better than ever, further debunking these "our engine can't handle this" claims.

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Время бралось из рассчитанных ТС для данного боеприпаса и бралось по времени полета при стрельбе на макс дальность. Скорее всего, имеет смысл теперь сделать его с запасом, т.к. требования по производительности сейчас не такие, как тогда, когда это все затевалось.

В последней обнове Афганистан обновили, сейчас куда приятней выглядит.

Turnabout left/right -> in place left/right, or hook left/right (USN and USAF, respectively) Rotate -> cross turn 90 left/right -> tac left/right (though 90 left/right is correct, too, as it is for other angles) 30 left/right -> check left/right 30 Widen -> Kickout (USAF, not sure about USN) Shackle is the same everywhere, as is Close Up. Note that this list is compiled from various sources, including CNATRA docs, Speed and Angels, and the other Viper sim.

Thanks to ED for this Afghanistan update. My points about communication are still something I would like to see addressed a bit better but ... the update today is impressive. Finally the terrain looks believable and those mountains are really stunning. The color palette was noticably improved as well. No more green glowing trees. Thanks alot.

Where is that mountain in the video? Because I still fly within these pyramid-shaped polygons, like it is the 90's

Wonderful, it looked great, but then a Jag pilot pointed out it was an ergonomic slum, underpowered and not fast.....but that he wouldn't change it for the world! Remember supporting JTAC training in Herefordshire, UK. Weather was rubbish (Typical low cloud, rain, hard work for the FAC). A Jag came into the area, having come down from Scotland, (where the weather is usuall much worse) The FAC was going to tell him to forget this, but the pilot pointed out he'd not come all this way for nothing. So the FAC gave him an entry gate grid ref, and a list of things that stood out, on his way to the target. i.e. Triangular wood on left of valley turn 30 Deg, derlict barn dead ahead, etc and the target was an inflateable infantry vehicle by a stone wall....you get the idea. Then we heard him coming, and he popped out of the thick low cloud, upside down, zig zagged through the given points, flipped over and called bombs gone and pulled up, disappearing instantly! He hit the target according to the targetting team. Other nations aircraft due that afternoon, declined to take the risk in the weather and we didn't blame them! Happy Days

please make the terminology American

Some A-7 news (source: FlyingIrons discord)

Hello folks, The updated campaign has been sent to Eagle Dynamics to be included in the next update. This contains the campaign for the F-5E and the F-5E FC version. Change log: -voices redone and more voices added -triggers reworked -navigation aids added, guidance from Overlord when going off-course on long legs. - easier ways to finish a mission - ability of players to select to be Immortal at any time during the missions - ability to report Winchester and Bingo fuel state, this will trigger a win to live and fight another day. -Mig-21 and Mig-23 AI flights were tweaked to be more manageable. Pilots fatten up with 1000 kilos in some cases. - AI F-4 updated to use the Heatblur F-4E ...and many more.

[possible solution] www.reddit.com/r/dcsworld/comments/1itd5x8/launcher_error_after_latest_update/ on reddit is was suggested to do the following: - run notepad as admin - open C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts - deposit 185.195.197.4 api.digitalcombatsimulator.com - type "ipconfig /flushdns" in the windows command line (search cmd in windows start) This worked for me but this is merely a workaround and I opened an ed support ticket so I'll keep you updated as soon as I receive news from them. [Edit] reinstalling the game and deleting the saved games folder didn't help either. When I start the launcher it fails to log in and after some time displays "bad connection". After some more time has passed the error "Launcher error. Code:-28 Message: Error: News List loading error: Timeout was reached" pops up. When I launch the game anyway it tries to login in again and then starts in offline mod. This never happened before, my internet connection is fine and it just started after the latest update today. 2025-02-19 18:35:25.126 ERROR ASYNCNET (2744): HTTP request lnch:getUpdates failed with error 28: Timeout was reached 2025-02-19 18:35:25.158 ERROR LAUNCHER (CrBrowserMain): GUI ERROR:["hasUpdate request fault",{"name":"API Error","code":-28,"message":"Timeout was reached","method":"hasUpdate","queryOptions":{"persistent":true,"parseJSON":true,"logQueries":true,"logResult":true},"stack":"API Error: Timeout was reached\n at onFailure (https://launcher/ui/assets/index-CGuOwTVl.js:4:1547)"}] 2025-02-19 18:35:55.140 ERROR ASYNCNET (2744): HTTP request lnch_1 failed with error 28: Timeout was reached 2025-02-19 18:35:55.156 ERROR LAUNCHER (CrBrowserMain): GUI ERROR:[{"name":"API Error","code":-28,"message":"Timeout was reached","method":"httpGET","queryParams":"master:en/export/requirements/","queryOptions":{"persistent":true,"parseJSON":true,"logQueries":true,"logResult":true},"stack":"API Error: Timeout was reached\n at onFailure (https://launcher/ui/assets/index-CGuOwTVl.js:4:1547)"}] 2025-02-19 18:36:25.153 ERROR ASYNCNET (2744): HTTP request getNewsList_en1 failed with error 28: Timeout was reached 2025-02-19 18:36:25.218 WARNING ASYNCNET (Main): Ignoring duplicate request to dcs:ping while one is already in flight. 2025-02-19 18:36:25.231 ERROR LAUNCHER (CrBrowserMain): GUI ERROR:["Fail to load","News",{"code":-28,"message":"News List loading error: Timeout was reached","stack":"Error: News List loading error: Timeout was reached\n at gm.loadedDataProcessing (https://launcher/ui/assets/index-CGuOwTVl.js:18:40389)\n at https://launcher/ui/assets/index-CGuOwTVl.js:16:65998"}] 2025-02-19 18:36:25.231 ERROR LAUNCHER (CrBrowserMain): GUI ERROR:["Unhandled error",{"message":{"code":-28}}] dcs.log

Dear guys, thank you for checking with Google's DNS servers. It confirmed that the issue is with C-Ares library (a DNS resolver) which we used in this update. It turns out it has problems with some OS/firewall/ISP/router combinations. We already disabled it in the internal version and the fix is going through our release pipeline (testing, merging to production, testing again ...)

First off, let me say I appreciate ED for their hard work and dedication to realism, authenticity, and dedication to this sim. I have noticed some pretty terrible attention to detail on their Afghanistan map. I'm going to be "that guy" and even say it's an innocent mistake that treads the line of disrespectful. I served as a US Army 11B Infantryman in 2012 right at the very FOB that the "Urgoon Heliport" is in game. But it is indeed not spelled "Urgoon", it is spelled Urgun. And to take it further, the village of Urgun is actually south of that location. "Urgoon Heliport" is actually FOB Orgun-e where I served. Where 2 men died from a 250lbs IED only miles away while on mission. I can see the exact ceremony ground where we had the funeral. The Orgun-e heliport is south-west of the village of Orgun located within its "city limits". I am asking the devs to please make this correction out of respect for those that served there. Please change "Urgoon Heliport" to FOB Orgun-e and change the village of "Urgoon" to Orgun. Thank you.

I'd love to be able to read the mission description for instant action missions just like with regular missions. Sometimes I don't have a lot of time so it is nice to just do a quick instant action mission. Usually I am looking to do something in particular and the name of the mission doesn't really tell me whether that mission fits what I'm looking for, so I have to go into the mission and wait for it to load in order to see if it is one I want to do. It would be nice to be able to read what the mission is without having to load it, just like we can do with full length missions via the Mission button on the right of the main menu.

Welcome!

@SorelRo, I would just like to inform you that after the last patch, this mission now works just fine. Thanks for fixing this.

So, I remember this vividly since I was mega-hyped for the Fishbed and the circus it took to get it. That beczl is probably the same beczl that was heading the development of the FC2 mod and, thus, the DCS mod. The two are one in the same. There was some issue, some kerfuffle, that caused beczl to leave the team. We all assumed and were even told by him that development was over. Well, we've been enjoying the Fishbed for 10 years, now. I've not a clue what he's been doing in the interim, but that's a gist of his involvement with DCS MiG-21. He started it, something happened, he had to leave, but then Dolphin and the rest of Leatherneck picked up the pieces.

One last request, can you please change your IPv4 address to google's 8.8.8.8? Got to Windows "Network And Sharing Centre" Ethernet Status -> Properties Select IP protocol version 4 (or TCP/IPv4) Under "General", select "Use the following DNS server addresses:" Write: Preferred DNS Server: 8.8.8.8 Alternate DNS Server: 8.8.4.4 Don't worry, this will not affect your online connections. In fact this is considered a good "booster" in online connections for some users. But if it somehow does affect you, you can always revert back to "Obtain DNS server address automatically" in the same menu above.

Thank you for finally making it possible for "Request Awacs Declare" to be available as a direct input. It may only look like a small detail on the side for some. It is tremendously helpful in PvP now. And ultimately, it is so much more pleasant not to have to click through the Comms menu anymore. Simple and efficient solution, that's how I like it. Well done, Aerges.

Is the fact the AI wingman's flaps flicker/flap about included in the 'To Fix' list? It's a long-standing problem that may require ED's intervention. Thank you @scommander2, you're doing the Lord's work.

Kudos to you sir! I saw the update log credited you for fixing aspects of the China pack!!

By the way, in case you didn't know, there's been a feature for a while now that lets you navigate the menu with HOTAS binds. It also takes priority over other binds while the menu is up, so you don't need modifiers. They also seem to break it, so don't use them.

I doubt that small windows updates can trigger this, but major Windows version changes (like going from 20H2 to 21H2 or 22H2) will most likely trigger the copy protection. However these kind of major version change is never automatic, the user must approve first, so you should have time to go out of offline Mode before upgrading Windows. Then you just need to open a support ticket and ED will take care of your particular problem.

flat screen is a different monster than 8k headsets.

The Gunsight issues are now fixed.

Texture issue fixed in today's update.

This issue has been fixed with today's update.

This issue is now fixed.

Yes they do, if you get them to execute and it gets a bit out of shape they will move back into the correct position, I found they tend to do a pretty good job if you as lead actually do what you are supposed to do. Shackle is a good example, you must also make the turn towards them. Try Vaicom Pro the free plugin for Voice Attack and stay keyboard free.

Кола от орбикс - страна контрастов.

I got the MiG21bis very late, one or two years ago, and still had so much fun with it. I agree that the price for an update is really not much of an topic. An update for the current version, with improved graphics and flight-model (the plane repeats the same sequence of movements like being on rails, when stalling) would be great, and I happily pay for it. Not sure if RSBN, ARK and PRGM stations are already supported by the DCS core. Then this would be nice to adapt to the standards as well.

Aerges you really gonna leave the whole team hanging? yewls

Although it has been demanded now and BigNewy has already acknowledged our feedback, I felt the need to use my insane skills in Microsoft Paint to visualize the problem. For the Sinai map there are six entries before Rudel-Chw's Mig-21bis Training Missions although they have been updated yesterday! And even that is only because the initial release of his Training Missions is relatively close to begin with. What will it look like in 2027? Rudel-Chw might still update his missions but they will only show up 5 pages into the Sinai section... It would be tremendous help to see right away what has been worked on recently and what is to be considered "use at own risk, the last 20 updates might have broken this user content". It would also give the users who keep their work current and functioning a much more prominent stage. Can't there simply be a new category that takes account of the last upload by the creator? Like so: Similiarily, I am probably going to buy the M-2000C because only yesterday I have found out that even the user campaigns made in 2022 have been updated. I didn't see that before because there are 18 campaigns and I simply didn't click on every single one of them, especially because I had no hopes for a campaign from 2022 to have been updated anyway. And that is only regarding the user files stuff where the changelog is in the description. I suspect there are quite a few files out there that have been updated but there is no way to know and they won't show up as 'recent' either. What I am saying is: if I see at first sight that a lot of user stuff for module X has been updated recently, I am much more likely to purchase said module.

VC-10 , Victor K2 and Tristar for me..