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28th February 2025 Dear Fighter Pilots, Partners and Friends, In this newsletter we highlight several new weapons features that will noticeably improve gameplay. These have been developed over the past several months and focus both on air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles. Please read the details below. For those looking forward to experiencing the Mariana Islands during the pivotal battles in the summer of 1944, please check out the Marianas 1944 development screenshots below. These images highlight some of the key differences between the modern and World War II versions of the terrain. We kindly remind you that the modern day DCS: Marianas is free, as will be the upcoming World War II version. The DCS Q&A Part 2 video is now available on Matt Wagner’s channel. Please watch it for some insight into our development priorities and answers to many of your most pressing questions. Many thanks to all of you who sent in questions! Watch now. Thank you for your passion and support. Yours sincerely, Eagle Dynamics Weapons Development Progress Appearance of Missile Contrails at Low Temperatures Modern missiles use reduced-smoke solid-fuel rocket motors, as well as liquid-fuel motors. However, these cease to be “low-smoke” at altitude due to the drop in air temperature. The exhaust of solid-fuel missiles, such as the AMRAAM’s HTPB/AP fuel, contains Hydrogen Chloride HCl, which at low temperatures forms crystal hydrates that generate a dense contrail. The exhaust of liquid-fuel missiles contains water vapor, which also generates a dense contrail in cold air. In winter, a contrail can appear even at low altitudes. At Arctic temperatures, the contrail may appear even at ground level. In the screenshot, an F-15C aircraft launches a missile at a target high above it. As illustrated in the image, the first part of the missile's flight has a “low-smoke” trail where the air temperature is above -25°C. As the missile climbs, a dense contrail appears as the air temperature falls below -25°C. On the Kola map, you can set the air temperature down to -30°C, and this results in “low-smoke” missiles having trails at surface level. This is an important tactical point, as the smoke trail reveals not only the missile launch but also its trajectory. Trajectory Fluctuations of Older Generation Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) Systems We recently added authentic guidance algorithms for the older Soviet SA-2 and SA-3 SAM systems. Due to the low angular accuracy of first generation radars, and the design features of the radio command control system, noticeable fluctuations are observed in the flight path of SAM missiles. These limitations lead to increased errors in the targeting, which was compensated for by large warheads. We have implemented two new modes of guiding SAM missiles. By default, the improved lead command to line-of-signt (CLOS) mode is used, but if the target use jammer or has a speed of less than 100 meters per second, the conventional CLOS (three-point guidance) mode is used. Realistic Pattern of Proximity Fuze We recently added new and more realistic SAM missile proximity blast patterns for fuzes. The proximity blast pattern is now a more realistic, “wagon wheel” shape rather than spherical. This allows the missile warhead to more effectively fuze when the target is in the lethal area of the expanding rod zone or fragmentation field. This increases the warhead lethality. This new mechanism allows us to set unique shapes and sizes of patterns based on fuze and warhead types. It is an important step in the development of munitions for DCS. You can expect the first implementation of this feature for the AIM-120 air-to-air missile in the next update. Marianas 1944 Development Progress The free Marianas 1944 map currently in development will focus on the brutal battles between the United States and Japan for the islands of Saipan, Guam, and Tinian in the summer of 1944. This coincided with the Battle of the Philippine Sea that saw large-scale naval warfare between aircraft carrier task forces. World War II History and Key Battles The Mariana Islands became a flashpoint in 1944, and it shaped the outcome of the Pacific Theatre of Operations (PTO). Three major operations stand out: Battle of Saipan (15 June – 9 July 1944) Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) Battle of Tinian (24 July – 1 August 1944) Each of these iconic battles, fought across rugged terrain in sweltering summer heat, showcased the evolving tactics of amphibious warfare combined with naval close air support. These battles changed the course of the war in the Pacific by establishing air bases within striking distance of Japan. Modern vs. 1944 – Island by Island While the modern Mariana Islands map features contemporary infrastructure, airfields, and urban centers, the DCS: Marianas 1944 map will present a significantly different depiction of these islands. Guam Today: It is one of the largest U.S. military bases in the Pacific, and it includes expansive naval and air force installations that cover much of the island. WWII Era: Small towns, villages, and relatively little infrastructure. Tinian Today: Sparsely populated and far removed from its former prominence in global history. WWII Era: An agricultural hub in the summer of 1944, it was later transformed into a crucial military staging area during the final stages of the war, including B-29 bombing missions over Japan. Saipan Today: A popular destination with golf courses, resort areas, and recreational facilities, it reflects a strong tourism industry. WWII Era: Dominated by plantations and small-scale settlements. Rota WWII Era & Today: Rota remains one of the lesser-developed islands in the chain, with minimal changes over the decades. Rota offers a quieter pace of life in the Marianas. Pagan Today: Largely uninhabited since a volcanic eruption in the 1980s, it is mostly untouched by modern development. WWII Era: Home to a local population and Japanese military presence. The goal of DCS: Marianas 1944 is to faithfully recreate the conditions that defined the battles of 1944. You can look forward to authentic period-based airfields, buildings, vegetation and agriculture, roads and rail lines. The 1944 version poses the unique challenges of older navigation technology, limited logistical support, and high-stakes amphibious operations. This WWII-era environment will offer an immersive glimpse into the intensity of the Pacific War. We look forward to sharing more details on DCS: Marianas 1944 as development continues. In the meantime, make sure you explore the free DCS: Marianas map, and stay tuned for future updates on this thrilling journey back in time. Q&A by Matt Wagner Your overwhelmingly positive response to Matt Wagner's January Q&A has not gone unnoticed! Many new and interesting questions came from the previous video, so this one will seek to provide some answers, such as the status of the dynamic campaign and future aircraft development. Watch the February 2025 Q&A video. Thank you again for your passion and support, Yours sincerely,

@tobi @Eight Ball I second my friend's comments and will take it a step further. Please listen to my video gents. You have done more than just create a mod for DCS, you have changed the community. You have turned long time single player DCS members into cooperative machines on dedicated servers. This is all because of you and your hard work. The Little Bird was going to be the game changer helo for the Afghanistan and Iraq map in my humble opinion, based on facts from our ITJ mission. I had too much to say in a thread so please take the time to listen to my overwhelming gratitude for what you have brought to DCS and the community and my plead to have you stick around.

F*ck us, we don't matter; nor does a mod for a plane game, really*. @tobi, @Eight Ball look after yourselves, and as I assume you work pretty closely together, look after each other. Heaps of people here right behind you, full of admiration and gratitude for what you've already accomplished. If anyone fancies a chat I'm only a PM away, and I'm sure others are just as close Motivation comes and goes, its focus shifts and shifts back, enjoyment can be found in all sorts of places at all sorts of times. Keep looking, keep enjoying Per ardua...! *Although when that mod is de facto the most accurate and immersive public whirlybird sim ever in any platform, it kinda is a big deal

Wow this is so unexpected! This was shaping up to be the greatest mod ever made for DCS. I've been refreshing this thread every day in anticipation of the MH-6. But I'm not important, agree with everyone else - you guys are total rockstars for the joy you've brought us thus far! Thanks so much for your monumental efforts and I am certain there's many silent members that will have appreciated everything you've done and will be deeply saddened by the news. The unsung heroes of DCS for sure. I'll hope that you guys are doing well and maybe one day you return to this amazing project. Let us know as a community if there's anything we can do to help

Admire the honesty Tobi, cheers. I’d echo Tonkers post. We’re all chuffed to bits with what you’ve already given, anything any other time’s a bonus and I’ll look forward to whatever's next.

thank you for flying in DCS we appreciate the kind words and support. Have a great weekend all.

Yeah agreed about Afghanistan and Iraq. I basically got those with the sole purpose of flying the AH-6 on them when it came out. @Eight Ball @tobi I imagine you have already considered this, but would a full fidelity AH-6/MH-6 be a possibility? Surely that would sell like hot cakes with the aforementioned maps? The Little Bird is basically the most ideal/ fun helicopter that anyone can just get in and go, unlike the Apache or the Kiowa that are both highly compromised given the need for some form of co-pilot AI interaction. And since it's super easy to learn it would be ideal for loads of players with limited time. Never mind about the fact that every man and dog wants to fly something similar to a Black Hawk Down mission. If funding would help you with motivation irrespective of mod or full fidelity route please let us know here. You could start a crowd sourcing campaign? I'd imagine there's quite a few of us who are passionate enough that we would be willing to all chip in for the cause. Either way, wish you both all the best. Health first, everything else after that. Let us know how we can help to get the project back up and running if there is a way to do so.

A fix was issued in ED internal version. So far, I can't reproduce the issue with this fix (while I keep having the issue from time to time in Release). This fix should be part of the next core update.

here the mission https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/fr/files/3343587/

To be constantly updating to the very latest NV drivers is not the best option, it will backfire at some point. They're also historically prone to errors when a new architecture is launched - as has been the case this month. And it's even worse with "Beta" non-WHQL drivers (never, ever, install these). None NV driver is perfect, they are always in constant corrections, and new bugs appearing at times (when previously those weren't present). Latest GPU hardware and popular game titles are the priority for improvements, while others are deprecated and can become worse in the process (and eventually they do). Simply put, stick to the good old "if it ain't broken, don't fix it". If you have an RTX 40 series GPU, stick with driver 566.36 (link here) as that was the last "trouble free" driver for those models. There's a better performance alternative in driver 566.03 (here) but it's not as refined bugs-fix wise. If you have an RTX 30 series GPU (or older), stick with 537.58 (link here) because this is still the very best driver (great overall framepacing) for those models. I also strongly suggest to debloat the NV drivers before installing them - they always have a heap of nefarious bloatware taking precious HW resources for no good reason. You can do this by using NVCleanstall (link here). If you never done this, there's a tutorial here (there may be others around) to see how it works.

Great to finally hear something about the development of the Dynamic Campaign in the Q&A. I'm sure the community will be delighted to know that work is ongoing and that we are getting closer and closer finally. Exactly the sort of transparency that I think everyone was wanting on the topic, even if we still have another year to wait. Could I ask, following up on Matt's explanation as to why more RedFor full fidelity aircraft have not been done due to a lack of reference material, have ED ever considered adding some more RedFor aircraft to DCS in the form of "Flaming Cliffs" modules? We obviously have the Su-27 and Su-25 already, so what would be the issue adding MiG-23/27, Su-24 and perhaps even something more modern like Su-27SM, MiG-29SMT, Su-35S ect? Would there not be enough reference data to add them to the list of Flaming Cliffs aircraft with reduced complexity in terms of systems modelling?

Well ... well, well Our attack on the enemy positions in the flank went terribly wrong. Pretty soon, the enemy forces surrounded our positions and our small infantry groups were encircled. Commander Patrick decided to evacuate our guys in the night. So the plan was easy: infiltrate and land our spec team near the area under night vision conditions, hovering over the area and stand by for fire support, attack located enemy positions and finally bring our boys back home. Normally, I have nothing to do with ground ops- Fighters only. So I installed the good old Huey and tryed to fly it. What can I say: Finding the correct location in the night is pretty hard. As long as you stay un-detected. After dropping the special ops team I circled over the area and tried to get situation awareness. It was really intense - what is that? A friend? An enemy? ... Oh ... A BTR82! So ... where are my rocket pods? For luck I not only gave my fire teams night vision but laser pointers to. After a while I saw small little laser beams pointing to the enemy locations. That helped a lot. So I decided to switch to the gatling gun pods and sent a hot shower of steel into the direction. That worked well. Step by step our forces got the initiative and pushed the confused enemy out of the urban area ... and under my cover, the special ops team attacked without any casaulties. Finally, the area was completely under control of our forces. In the early morning, more Rangers arrived and the wounded have been evacuated to the nearest front hospital. A great success! So, what can I say... First: Ugra Media has built one of the most beautiful maps for DCS- the Normandy 2.0. The textures are very nice. It´s a European area which means: not endless sand and dessert, but fields, woods and nice villages and cities. The ground is too lighten, and the buildings too dark. But this can easily be done by adjusting the shadow options- Please see Mustangs mod. With a nice LUT filter ( more contrast - less colours) the Normandy map is looking more photo realistic what I really prefer. Even with boring helicopters you can have a really immersive scene and very interesting tasks (evacuate, infiltrate, cover your team - help them to survive) With the right radio comms, authentic actors, DCS can be not immersive, but epic! Cheers TOM PS: I crashed 3 times while I tried to learn the Huey

B-36 cockpit mock-up being built Just wanted to pass this on to the many cockpit builders...there is a B-36 enthusiast building his own place jn the sun! It's not intended as part of a flight sim (yet) but he's got the atmosphere and immersion down pat! He's done some incredible metalwork regarding the canopy and even the fuselage, very interesting to see what is possible if you're somewhat insane!

Ваше право.

Hello again dear Viggen pilots! Manual revision 2025-03-19 coming with DCS update 2.9.15.9408: page 32: Added information about the RPM indicator. page 56: Added and changed information about the engine. page 64: Applied small changes to the description of the reverser page 64: Added picture of the green reverser indication light page 246: Applied small changes to the description for the use of the reverser Kind regards, TOViper

Oh man! Not the news I wanted to hear on a Friday ... but that's a me problem. @tobi @Eight Ball I was just talking to a DCS friend last night expressing my admiration on you two being in the DCS Community Hall of Fame. Your contributions to this community over the years, and most recently with the Cayuse are nothing short of amazing. Your OH-6 is payware module quality ... no ... superior to many payware modules as-is. I certainly was one of many looking forward to the little bird. Alas, I 100% respect your decision to step away from DCS. I wish you guys nothing but the best. Maybe, someday, the DCS fire will re-ignite. If that day comes, I know your contributions will be epic. You've made my DCS experience much better. Thank you!!

Soo you want the game to take control because you don't want to in certain circumstances?

Yes, but its not full fidelity with a clickable cockpit that I know of. That's why a full fidelity F-15C has been one of the top requested aircraft for years even though there is already a decent Flaming Cliffs 3 version.

I met the General at the University of Stellenbosch many (MANY) years ago when he was doing some speaking tours. It roughly coincided with the time when the university was "gifted" the Mirage F1CZ (tail number 207, I believe). I took these pictures back in 2000 with what was a ridiculously expensive digital camera at the time!

Lack of motivation Yes

Ура, вернулся домой и тут новая обнова V74.1020 и все снова работает через адаптер и провод ethernet + VD

Is the 3D model finished or will the inside of the landing gear bays still be done? Currently they are missing all hardware except for the gear itself obviously and proper texturing. -Hydraulic lines -Battery box -Springs -Fixed airframe parts -wires I also shared a link below with more reference images. Image with default skin and real life example below: Real life ictures grabbed from Google: Reference images from page 68 to 78: https://ftp.idu.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/ebook/tdg/ADNVANCED MILITARY PLATFORM DESIGN/Uncovering The Lockheed Martin F-16 A,B,C,D.pdf

@tobi @Eight Ball I realized that there was never a separate Little Bird thread created when Tobi and Eight Ball started working it. This might have been a reason for the lack of motivation. I have posted their progress photos below but as of late they have stopped development. I feel this was not in the spotlight like it should have been. If I could ask to pull the community together on this one and bounce over to the OH-6A forum for Tobi and Eight Ball. They are ceasing all work on their mods to include the Cayuse and the upcoming Little Bird due to lack of motivation. Not sure if it is lack of motivation internally or from the community, but I thought we could do our best as a community to hold them up and let them know they are wanted and very important to us and our experience in DCS. I created a video for them providing my support. I encourage everyone to drop them a line on their forum below and or create a video if that is your thing. We need guys like this to stick around. They value is tremendous to this community and they are providing content ED has never touched before in DCS.

Something different for once, a broad discussion about SARH employment: ranges, timeline, tactics and more.

Every DCS update be it a software update or news, is like a present, providing new information that, speaking for myself, is very much appreciated. I have been flying since the original Flanker series, and every sim since. Thanks again, Eagle Dynamics!!! Fredm2002

The "datalink signal" is not a continuous, singular signal; like when your phone indicates signal reception from a cellphone tower. The datalink is composed of discreet radio microbursts of data that are periodically transmitted from various units in the battlespace, which are then processed and displayed in the cockpit based on the data contained within those radio microbursts. There is no indication in the cockpit when the radio signal from Air Traffic Control is lost because there is no continuous signal being broadcast from a single ATC tower. In similar fashion, there is no indication in the cockpit when datalink is lost because there is no continuous datalink radio signal being broadcast from a single unit in the battlespace. If line of sight is lost between your aircraft and a unit transmitting information across the datalink channel, the information received from that particular unit is simply no longer received, just as if you can no longer hear the voice radio transmissions from that unit while still hearing all others on the same frequency.

Sorry but this third party software can not be packaged with DCS, there are many cpu's out there and DCS will work great with many of them, but the main problem you are having is windows 10 does not handle the cpu cores as well as windows 11 does. It can be very CPU dependant. thank you

Money is pretty motivating, I have no doubt many of us would donate to re-motivate you! If not, what are the chances of handing what you have accomplished off to another modder? What about the guy whose building the Cobra?

Sorry to hear that @tobi! But I totally get it. Take care of yourself and thank you and @Eight Ball for the awesome contributions!

Oh... I see... Thanks. So, as long as DCS stays on SSD is fine. .miz can be anywhere...

Nice newsletter, and an informative video. Thanks! I do wonder about upcoming AI behaviour for the individual assets, and their interactions regarding the player(s), and how we can eventually command them. [emoji6] Enjoy your weekend everyone! [emoji1303][emoji1635]

@Clawhammer Great use of the resource monitor The .miz mission file is presumably fully loaded into memory. I'd be more worried about object models that will only be loaded once new units spawn, terrain sections that will be loaded when units enter the area (like Clawhammer just showed), etc. Opting for an NVMe SSD will give you the peace of mind that you're using the best tool for the job at hand. I've written a small script for server performance monitoring, which will warn you via global chat if the server performance deteriorates. That will at least warn you if the server performance is becoming problematic.

Isn’t there dialogue about the landing gear not coming down? I thought it was a major part of the mission. (It’s been awhile since I flew it)

Something's missing in your power options: You can also download the freeware Bitsum ParkControl and turn off parking for both P E cores. In Settings disable "start at login", once configured there's no need to run the program in background.

I THIRD THAT!

It's not money problem .....

From the Orbx discord

Doses this mean there is a Hellcat campaign in the works?

Yeah... the canopy is a thing. I keep forgetting to seal it too, thats normal. If you never lost your canopy, youre not a real Jeff player xD as for the ground weapons, thats an ED issue, since they changed the weapons to their own code, they have been a bit iffy. Also make sure that you have "unrestricted Satnav" turned on in the settings (gameplay or misc). Since the Jeff is technically a red plane, it gets downgraded GPS on blue if the setting is off.

What news on the DTC please ED? I’ve just picked the Apache up again and have been reading through the manual, there’s a bunch of references made about the DTC but having looked for it that functionality doesn’t exist, is it being worked on and if so how many more years will it take? Also is there a campaign planned / being worked on? Thanks

You know, you could just look for a tutorial, skip to the point where the guy makes contact and try to memorise that view... That's a really simple way to see what a good sight picture looks like... And there are tons of examples around... That means you were out of the movable limits for the boom, you are too far forward. Simply slow slight down to get back into position to try again. Not really. It just means you have to get as close as possible to the boom. The tanker does move it a bit. The tanker is 100% rock solid steady. Any movement or chaoticness is caused by you. And like I said, if the boom is inside of your cockpit, you are obviously not in the correct position... There are hundreds of people having had a go at aerial refueling. Some had difficulties, but most if not all eventually mastered the art of refueling, at least once. You on the other hand seem to be the only one that cannot do it even after "hundreds" of attempts. I highly doubt that. It is impossible for the boom in DCS to move around if both aircraft are steady. Either one MUST move around for the boom to move around, and since the tanker is rock steady, there is a 99.9% chance it's you. Or do you have a short track of that too? Please don't take it personally either, but whenever people give you advice, you seem to ignore it, or as stupid as it may sound, you may have some learning difficulties. Obviously it's hard to know if you are actually following the advices or not, but since you keep coming back with the same result, it does seem to be the case. I mean, we cannot fly the aircraft for you or hold your hands, you would need a flight instructor for that. We can only give you advices based on what we see. How you take that advice and put it into use is solely on you. I mean, have you done some of the advice given here? You at least tried to increase the speed of the tanker, so yes, you did actually listen to the advice given here. Though I must say, increasing the speed of the tanker is not the magical solution to this case simply because that is not the root of your problem. But what about wake turbulence? Have you ever tried turning that off? In the tracks you posted one can often see you fly directly in the wake turbulence. At least try to avoid it, or turn it off. It will make your life easier. And what about trimming? You have to make sure that the aircraft flies as straight as possible, this includes not just the pitch but also roll axis. The tracks show you never properly trim your aircraft. Have you tried yet refining your basic flying skills? Manual speed hold and altitude hold and a combination of either? These are vital and essential to manual flying, formation flying and aerial refueling. The tanker is rock solid, any chaos conceived is your movement. Have you already tried tinkering with the axis curves? Everyone has it's own taste, try a few different settings. Are you 100% comfortable with your currenr setting, or did you just set them at the current value because someone told you? What about looking for tutorials? They will show you the sight picture you lack. So that's already 6 advices given to you well within context and quite clearly described what you should be looking for. And the biggest issue here has been adressed by various people several times here, and you yourself keep bringing it up. If you still look at all those advices, ideas and tips as "instruction without context", then I am sorry to say it but I'll have lost all hope in you. Again though, please don't take it in a negative way. It is as frustrating for you to see no progress as it is for some of us.

Let them first update and implement the dual method refueling, otherwise it will be just another KC-135MPRS...

Помню года три-четыре назад выкладывали продувки аим-120. Были ли с тех пор проведены продувки Р-27 и Р-77?

As a veteran MiG-21 player, I have always looked forward to a more immersive experience in the game. Nowadays, other aircraft models are gradually supporting hand tracking, such as F5E or other aircraft. Why is MiG-21 not supported yet? When I sat in the cockpit wearing VR, I saw so many switches around me, but I could only operate them clumsily with a mouse. How ridiculous that was.

Если баги в ТТХ что тогда? Зачем тогда просите источники если для вас только ДСП документы референс? Разве не может быть референсом результаты продувок и моделирования?

Речь идёт про правки/коррекцию максимальных перегрузок ракет (по крылу). Прочность ракет в игре не моделируется. Если вы считаете компетентность данных граждан недостаточной для того что бы принять во внимание их работу, то какой референс должен быть, что бы правки были внесены? Источники приведены тов. MA_VMF, этого не достаточно? Могли бы вы показать свои источники на основе которых сделаны текущие перегрузки вышеуказанных ракет?

Hi! Of course you're welcome to ask. First of all let me explain the no specific dates or timetables until things are clear policy: we think it's common in DCS to miss deadlines, which understandably leads to frustration on the customer side. This is not uncommon for software development, even more so for small teams working on complex systems like is the case in DCS. Unpredictable things like team member illnesses, difficulty with implementation of a specific system in DCS, difficult to solve bugs or performance issues can significantly delay a release when working in small, highly specialised teams. Regarding code development, we're currently working on 3 main aspects: F1 radar physics overhaul, F1M menu logic and base input and clickability code overhaul (which is almost complete now). This last part won't be visible to the user but will help a smoother and buggless implementation of the F1M and F-104 input logics. On the 'art' side of things, the F1M cockpit is receiving an overhaul and work. Hope this helps complete the information already provided by @Loukuins

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