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https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/release/2.9.19.13478/ DCS Core Mission state save. Added functionality to save all destroyed units (air or ground or infantry) in their positions as destroyed statics when mission state save is used. By default these statics are hidden in the editor, you can find them in the unit list. (We plan to bring waypoints state and groups options save in next update) Cargo. Internal cargo support added for UH-1H, Mi-8 and Mi-24P AI Aircraft. F4U-1D. Incorrect behavior if fuel runs out in some cases - fixed. AI Aircraft. F4U-1D AI flight does not group attack with rockets - fixed. AI Aircraft. Heavy planes tend to over-AoA when landing - fixed. AI Aircraft. In some cases, when launching a semi-active missile, the aircraft would offset F-Pole maneuver beyond its radar’s gimbal limits and lose tracking - fixed. AI Aircraft. Jalalabad AB. Traffic jam on the runway during landing of a helicopter group - fixed. AI Aircraft. Refueling task doesn't react to stop flag - fixed. AI Aircraft. Refuelling probe is not retracted if the refuelling ends according to stop condition - fixed. AI Ground. SA-11, SA-2, and SA-3 launcher targeting algorithms improved. AI Ground. Fixed AI logic to address possible collision of ground units witр aircraft parked or moving on the ground in some cases AI Ground. Fixed cases when some of the dead units are not getting colder in the FLIR image. Adjusted the brightness of ground units in FLIR. AI Ground. Sam sites are failing to rearm when supplied by a vehicle or airbase warehouse in some cases - fixed. ME and Encyclopedia. Added a Search bar to unit lists with the ability to search by typing in any text. QAG. Fixed operation years data for units WW2 and SA-2, and SA-3 sites. QAG. Removed incorrect “Restrict Air-to-Ground Attack” option for helicopters in “Dogfight” mode.. QAG. Removed incorrect “Restrict Air-to-AIr Attack” option for helicopters SEAD SR mode. QAG. In some cases ENEMY LOCATION is placed on an unsuitable surface - fixed. QAG. Generator selects the helipad for the aircraft when the player chooses to start from the airfield on some terrains - fixed. Weapons. AGM-84 family. Added a speed limit of 0.9M. Weapons. AGM-84H. Updated drag params. Flight model tuned and dynamic launch zone corrected. Weapons. Fixed erroneous missile mass of AIM-7 family. Minor effect on missile flight performance due to mass adjustments. (Aim-7 inconsistencies with mass - Weapon Bugs - ED Forums) Weapons. Fixed incorrect high-drag bomb parameters that could cause an AI aircraft to crash while performing an attack run. Weapons. Implemented additional skins for bombs: Mk-81, Mk-82 BSU-33, Mk-82 BSU-86, Mk-82AIR, Mk-83AIR, Mk-84AIR, Mk-84, GBU-54, GBU-38, GBU-32, GBU-31, GBU-24, and GBU-10. Weapons. Missiles proximity fuze can be triggered with electric power supply expired - fixed. Weapons. SNEB HEAT rockets effectiveness was low against armored targets. The SNEB-68 cumulative factor values have been fixed. Weapons. Low Tunguska missile accuracy - fixed. Added: Currenthill Asset Pack FV101 Scorpion Light Tank FV107 Scimitar CRV T-90A Main Battle Tank (MBT) T-90M MBT T-84 Oplot-M MBT T-64 Bv 2017 MBT M1130 Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicle M-ATV MRAP BMPT Terminator MBT support vehicle 9K720 Iskander SRBM (with 9M723K1 Cluster/Unitary missiles) M142 GMLRS (with M30A1/M31 missiles) M142 ATACMS SRBM (with M39A1/M48 missiles) Pantsir S1 SPAAGM (with 57E6 missile) Tor M2 SHORAD (with 9M338 missile) TOS-1A MRL (with MO.1.01.04M missile) M1083 MTV Truck IRIS-T SLM LN SAM (with IRIS-T SLM missile) IRIS-T SLM STR SAM IRIS-T SLM CP SAM Tu-95MS Bomber (with Kh-101 and Kh-555 cruise missiles) Mi-28N Attack Helicopter (with Ataka and Igla missiles) Project 22160 Patrol Ship with SA-15 (Tor-M2) Project 22160 Patrol Ship Known issues - TU-95, Mi-28 and T-90A replace old assets, some issues with livery and loadout selection WIP. IRIS-T SLM -erroneous launch warning (WIP) DCS: F-16C Viper by Eaglе Dynamics Fixed: AN/AAQ-33 ATP A-A MT slew to selected target with no inertial extrapolation. Fixed: AN/AAQ-33 ATP doesn't handoff to AGM-65 Maverick missiles when in MT mode. Fixed: AN/AAQ-33 ATP in MT mode determines air target range too precisely. Fixed: AN/AAQ-33 ATP higher than allowed zoom. Fixed: SPI and weapon symbology decoupled from AN/AAQ-33 ATP when POINT track entered. Fixed: AGM-65 seeker oscillates and de-slaves from SPI with AN/AAQ-33 ATP. Fixed: GPS/INS guided weapons were missing the Azimuth Steering Line. Fixed: LGB doesn't seem to track moving targets correctly. Fixed: GBU-24 inherits and duplicates CCIP symbology. Fixed: GBU-24 will not auto-lase. Fixed: After the first AGM-65 fired, The Maverick seeker/symbology gets stuck. DCS: F/A-18C by Eagle Dynamics Added the ability to designate an AWACS surveillance (SURV) Multi-Sensor Integration (MSI) track file as the Launch and Steering (L&S) or Designated Target 2 (DT2). This is a work in progress with expected changes/improvements later. When finalized, an instructional video will be provided. Known issues: AIM-120 desync issues (not strictly an MSI issue, but rather more visible because of it) Half-sized HAFU for MSI track in TWS radar mode. Missing L&S, MSI-only tracks on SA page. Incorrect AIM-120 RWR warnings from MSI-only launches. Incorrect HMD indication of MSI-only targets as friendly. All MSI targets should be in the priority ranking matrix. Low priority tracks presentation missing. HAFU's missing proper MEM flashing logic based on contributing source. L&S Trackfile losing radar contribution causes the trackfile to be deleted and requires re-designating. Fixed: Terrain Avoidance (TA) radar mode could produce strange parabolic shapes of sea surface. Fixed: DTC countermeasure interval did not match aircraft's. DCS: AH-64D by Eagle Dynamic Added Total Controls keyboard unit profiles. Fixed: Crash when using rockets with open panel George AI in some cases. Fixed: Crash when trying to change weapons in George AI panel in some cases. Fixed: George AI CPG WPTHZ list not accessible if TGT/THRT points are present but no CTRLM points. Fixed: George AI switching to LOAL/LOBL audio switched. Fixed: George CPG FWD AREA and PHS AREA searches revert to OWN PFZ search. Fixed: George sometimes reports "Target lost" instead of "Target destroyed". Fixed: George reports out of range when well within range. DCS: CH-47F by Eagle Dynamic Added. Ground detent position for the Thrust Cont Lever. Fixed. MFD airspeed readout on map only displayed ground speed. Fixed. "Insert Before" command unable to cancel. Fixed. Incorrect total size for the Embarking task. DCS: Mi-24P Hind by Eagle Dynamic Added new controls binds for: Wipers Pedal damper Fuel cut-off Multicrew control assumed Hydraulic system switches DCS: JF-17 by Deka Ironwork Simulations Fixed. TDC axis behavior in AA TWS EXP mode Fixed. HPT information on radar page Fixed. HUD in AA gun mode should not show non-AA contact SPI indicator Updated. RWR database DCS: OH-58D Kiowa Warrior by Polychop Simulations Fixed: All digital data on dash detaching from dash on NAV SETUP page. Fixed: Perf Page CALC button requiring two button presses. Fixed: Hog menu CLASSIFICATION, PRECEDENCE, ACKNOWLEDGE lead to an endless loop. Fixed: No WPT carat displayed on VSD heading tape in DIR WPT mode when no route is loaded. Fixed: CTD when attempting to slot into the CPG seat of a dynamic slot in multiplayer. DCS: MiG-21bis by Magnitude 3 Reorganized kneeboard pages order. Added kneeboard RSBN and ARK data for Germany Cold War map. DCS: F4U-1D Corsair by Magnitude 3 Flight Model & Systems: Added Master On/Off Switch for WEP. Repurposed unused fuel pressure gauge into a water pressure gauge Art: Corsair External Model: Fixed back-face culling on HF Antenna mast. Fixed numerous smoothing errors. Fixed damage visibility for large flap gaps. Fixed right wing folding mech aileron rod poking through the wing. Fixed missing right wing fold mech on LoD 02. Fixed HVAR pylon UVs on LoDs 01, 02 & 03. Fixed missing small flap gaps on LoDs 01, 02 & 03. Corsair Cockpit Model: Fixed numerous ambient occlusion errors. Fixed pilot and inner canopy not showing in mirrors’ reflection. Adjusted instrument glass alpha texture. Adjusted click point for the HVAR distribution box’s on/off switch. Added missing control cables. Added Master On/Off Switch for WEP. Repurposed unused fuel pressure gauge into a water pressure gauge Updated 4K & 2K textures Essex Class Carrier: Added collision shell at Paddle’s platform. Miscellaneous: Added more engine sounds. Adjusted the engine and propeller sounds. (WIP) Flaming Cliffs by Eagle Dynamics Su-33. Added Iraq instant action missions Su-33 HS campaign, mission 20. Added conditions to Mission Goals. DCS: Afghanistan Map by Eagle Dynamics Improved vegetation throughout the map. A new principle of vegetation distribution has been used to improve vegetation density. However, tree models are still under development. Dimensional models are used instead. Adjusted the combat area boundaries for the Mission Generator; this now covers the entire detailed map and the sea. Changed the lower and upper temperature limits by 10 degrees Celsius for all seasons. Improved textures of the ground surface of the entire map, color correction, and added many large and small details. The unnatural blue color near the banks of rivers and lakes has been removed in many places. Improved Normal Map textures for the entire terrain. Fixed artifacts and visual defects on the Normal Map textures of the ground surface. Improved texture of distribution of ground surface types: rocks, grass, sand, etc. Improved textures for ground surface types: rocks, grass, sand, etc. Fixed many places where roads displayed on the map (ME/F10) and were missing. The road network has been improved throughout the entire territory. Fixed many places where there were unnatural differences in the elevation of lakes, rivers and roads. Fixed many places where city blocks, villages, and fields were displayed incorrectly. Fixed visual and technical errors in 3D models: switching LODs, collision, and excess geometry. Improved river crossing textures. Improved textures of airfield markings. Fixed missing life parameters for some objects. Improved the ME/F10 map. Added borders and names of Afghanistan provinces. The map now displays the location of FOB, FB, and COP with a green triangle. The names appear near maximum zoom. Added TAD maps. Removed duplicates of some TAD map textures for better optimization. D I Khan radio beacon changed from VORTAC to NDB type. DCS: Southwest Afghanistan Map by Eagle Dynamics Added unique object Mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani to the city of Kandahar. Improved surface color textures for airfields: Bost, Camp Bastion, Camp Bastion Heliport, Chaghcharan, Dwyer, Farah, Herat, Kandahar, Kandahar Heliport, Maymana Zahiraddin Faryabi, Nimroz, Qala i Naw, Shindand, Shindand Heliport, and Tarinkot. Kandahar Airfield - scenes have been improved: The scene is filled with a large number of objects, fences have been removed from the roads, and the road network in the vicinity of the airfield has been improved. Kandahar Airfield - improved taxiing of bots along taxiways; they now use a more optimal route. Kandahar Airfield - improved taxiway network from parking areas N05-N16 to the runway. Kandahar Airfield - fixed typo in the name of the Juliet ramp, previously it was Juliett. Kandahar Airfield - fixed typo in the name of the Oscar ramp, previously it was Oskar. Maymana Zahiraddin airfield - improved taxiing of bots along taxiways; they now use a more optimal route. Chaghcharan Airfield - improved scenes in the vicinity of the airfield, road network, cities, villages, and fields. Dwyer Airfield - Improved road network around the airfield and connected it to the main Afghan road network. Dwyer Airfield - the model of the lights at the ends of the runway has been replaced with a model of lights built into the surface of the runway. Dwyer Airfield added lights to runway 05/23. Camp Bastion airfield - fixed typo in the name of the Juliet ramp, previously it was Juliett. Bastion Heliport airfield - taxi routes along taxiways have been optimized; bots now use shorter routes from parking areas to the runway. Tarinkot airfield - parking lots 21, 22, 23, and 24 removed. Qala i Naw Airfield - scenes have been improved and issues with excessive scaling of some objects have been fixed. Qala i Naw Airfield - fixed some issues with the surface mesh, and mountain slopes and roads are now more realistic. Herat Airfield - removed objects obstructing PAPI view. DCS: East Afghanistan Map by Eagle Dynamics Added unique objects to the city of Kabul, such as: National Assembly, Square Fortress Kabul, Babur Garden, and the Kabul National Stadium. The area between the settlements of Gardez and Khost has been significantly improved. Improvements have affected all aspects: road network, rivers, lakes; settlements; fields; unique scenes; vegetation, and ground surface textures. Added Forward Operating Bases (FOB): FOB Clark, FOB Gardez, FOB Thunder, FOB Tellier, FOB Camp Dubs, and FOB Camp Julien. Added Patrol Bases (PB): PB Khost, PB QRF Base. Added Combat Outpost (COP) Deysie. Improved surface color textures for airfields: Bagram, Bamyan, FOB Salerno, Gardez, Ghazni Heliport, Jalalabad, Kabul, Khost, Sharana, and Urgoon Heliport. Improved resolution of ground textures in the vicinity of Kabul. Bagram Airfield - Delta ramp parking areas D04-D07 can now accommodate C-130s, and parking area D09 has been added. Bagram Airfield - added lights to runway 03L. Bagram Airfield - improved ground textures, added details, and fixed artifacts. Bagram Airfield - scenes have been improved that includes some objects in roads. Bagram Airfield - changes have been made to the unique scene on the Romeo ramp. Bagram Airfield - changes have been made to the unique scene on the Mike ramp. Bagram Airfield - airfield markings have been improved. Bagram Airfield - PAPI added to runway 03L. Bagram Airfield - Runway 03R approach lights corrected for course. Bagram Airfield - fixed the collision of the aircraft with the hangar building when leaving parking lot N11. Bagram Airfield - The Romeo ramp can now accommodate CH-47s. Khost Heliport airfield has been renamed FOB Salerno and assigned the ICAO code "OASL". FOB Salerno Airfield - runway surface improved. FOB Salerno Airfield - Unique scene improved. The scene is now more populated with objects. Kabul Airfield - improved road network and scenes in the northern part of the airfield area. Kabul Airfield - improved airfield markings. Kabul Airfield - duplicate names of parking lots at Kabul Airfield 6S-01, 6S-02 have been corrected, duplicate names have been replaced with 6U-01 and 6U-02. Jalalabad Airfield - fixed helicopters getting stuck on the taxiway after landing. Jalalabad Airfield - fixed a collision when landing aircraft during a paired landing. Jalalabad Airfield - added landing lights on runway 13/31. Jalalabad Airfield - the number 11 was added to the parking spaces in markings, which were previously omitted. Urgoon Airfield - fixed collision of aircraft on the runway with scene objects. Campaigns DCS: F-16C First in Weasels Over Syria Campaign by Ground Pounder Sims All missions - Updated to include the ATP DCS: F-16C Last Out: Weasels over Syria II Campaign by Ground Pounder Sims All missions - Updated to include the ATP A-10C / A-10C II Tactical Training Qualification Campaigns by Maple Flag Missions Updated all missions. Corrected radio transmission issues and removed annoying route altitude warning triggers. DCS: F/A-18C Inherent Resolve Campaign by Looking Glass Mission 2 - Task Force Zeus. Adjusted trigger - Task Force Zeus getting damaged after mission success will not force mission fail. Mission 4 - The Damned. Fixed error on Mission brief PDF and in game Kneeboard (waypoint 4 - codeword nexus). DCS: F/A-18C Raven One: Dominant Fury by Baltic Dragon M01: fixed rare issue with Cajun not disconnecting from the tanker M06: fixed issue with Cajun dropping into the sea after takeoff and mission not progressing correctly. DCS: F-18C The Rampagers by Baltic Dragon and Whipbird Productions All missions updated to accommodate security update to API function call Mission 9 updated to accommodate updated weapons effects Mission 10 scoring updated Mission 12 updated to accommodate updated weapons effects Mission 15 briefing and kneeboard updated DCS: F/A-18C The Arctic Thunder by Baltic Dragon Mission 1: reverted player's aircraft to cold start DCS: F-16C: The Gamblers Campaign by Baltic Dragon Mission 3: removed option for player to engage the convoy alone, as it sometimes led to confusion added note clarifying attack sequence for first target Mission 4: corrected wingman's name from Pyro to Flash; added missing TACAN for Flash Mission 5: fixed issues with some static soldiers pretending to be David Copperfield and hovering above ground Mission 6: fixed problem caused by new bomb splash damage, where attack on AAA would also destroy a technical, which is a later target; removed double "rifle" call during second maverick shot Mission 9: fixed missing comms during RTB and / or before AAR; prevented Syrian SA-11 from shooting at player enroute; fixed scoring in the mission - it will now be possible to get 100 points again DCS: F/A-18C Operation Green Line by Badger633 Mission9: New radio conflicts at start fixed, AI adjusted Mission 11: Additional AI safety trigger added DCS: F/A-18C Rise of the Persian Lion by Badger633 Mission 2 both variants: Improved landing trigger DCS: F/A-18C: Raven One by Baltic Dragon Mission 6: fixed problems with a script pop-up on the way to WP 2; fixed a bug where Clam would detach and climb endlessly until he runs out of fuel Mission 7: fixed rare issue with Psycho not dropping the smoke mark on deck Mission 11: fixed issue with Shadow 41 blocking deck during recovery Mission 13: fixed problems with a script pop-up after takeoff DCS: UH-1H Peacekeeper Lebanon Campaign by Flying Cyking All Missions: Adjusted Naqoura static unit placement. Changed Naqoura beacon to 280 kHz. Updated kneeboard with new naqoura beacon. Mission 09 - "Sheeba Farms". Adjusted trigger settings to mark target as destroyed. Resaved FOB Settings -> all weapons available. DCS: F-4E Northern Defenders 'Phantoms Rising' Campaign by Flying Cyking Mission 07 - "CAS Banak". Removed debug messages for Target 2 & 3. Added missing BRA for a Darkstar subtitle. Mission 10 - "Finland CAS". Adjusted AAA & manpad threats in AO. DCS: UH-1H The Huey Last Show Campaign by SorelRo Mission 3. FAC AI behaviour tweaked. Triggers revised. DCS: P-51D Debden Eagles Campaign by Reflected Simulations Mission 3: Further scripting error fixes

8/12/2025 - Updated to version 1.8 ** Continued work the improve the cirrus cloud texture and shader - New and improved cirrus cloud textures - Cirrus clouds now change float direction over time - New beautiful seamless transitions between different sets of cirrus clouds - Cirrus looks better at all distances - Boosted star light for better night sky https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3335023/

Release Version Current version number: DCS 2.9.19.13478 Next planned update: To be announced

Red Star Simulations (MiG-17F):

I think you got great answers from @HE5405 and @Rudel_chw. As I mentioned in the FAQ, I've made sure that the internal IDs are different (as well as the names displayed in the menus). Also worth noticing is that the new core assets are named and sorted like EDs core assets, with the asset type first, for example: MBT T-90A [CH].

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/release/2.9.19.13478/ DCS Core Mission state save. Added functionality to save all destroyed units (air or ground or infantry) in their positions as destroyed statics when mission state save is used. By default these statics are hidden in the editor, you can find them in the unit list. (We plan to bring waypoints state and groups options save in next update) Cargo. Internal cargo support added for UH-1H, Mi-8 and Mi-24P AI Aircraft. F4U-1D. Incorrect behavior if fuel runs out in some cases - fixed. AI Aircraft. F4U-1D AI flight does not group attack with rockets - fixed. AI Aircraft. Heavy planes tend to over-AoA when landing - fixed. AI Aircraft. In some cases, when launching a semi-active missile, the aircraft would offset F-Pole maneuver beyond its radar’s gimbal limits and lose tracking - fixed. AI Aircraft. Jalalabad AB. Traffic jam on the runway during landing of a helicopter group - fixed. AI Aircraft. Refueling task doesn't react to stop flag - fixed. AI Aircraft. Refuelling probe is not retracted if the refuelling ends according to stop condition - fixed. AI Ground. SA-11, SA-2, and SA-3 launcher targeting algorithms improved. AI Ground. Fixed AI logic to address possible collision of ground units witр aircraft parked or moving on the ground in some cases AI Ground. Fixed cases when some of the dead units are not getting colder in the FLIR image. Adjusted the brightness of ground units in FLIR. AI Ground. Sam sites are failing to rearm when supplied by a vehicle or airbase warehouse in some cases - fixed. ME and Encyclopedia. Added a Search bar to unit lists with the ability to search by typing in any text. QAG. Fixed operation years data for units WW2 and SA-2, and SA-3 sites. QAG. Removed incorrect “Restrict Air-to-Ground Attack” option for helicopters in “Dogfight” mode.. QAG. Removed incorrect “Restrict Air-to-AIr Attack” option for helicopters SEAD SR mode. QAG. In some cases ENEMY LOCATION is placed on an unsuitable surface - fixed. QAG. Generator selects the helipad for the aircraft when the player chooses to start from the airfield on some terrains - fixed. Weapons. AGM-84 family. Added a speed limit of 0.9M. Weapons. AGM-84H. Updated drag params. Flight model tuned and dynamic launch zone corrected. Weapons. Fixed erroneous missile mass of AIM-7 family. Minor effect on missile flight performance due to mass adjustments. (Aim-7 inconsistencies with mass - Weapon Bugs - ED Forums) Weapons. Fixed incorrect high-drag bomb parameters that could cause an AI aircraft to crash while performing an attack run. Weapons. Implemented additional skins for bombs: Mk-81, Mk-82 BSU-33, Mk-82 BSU-86, Mk-82AIR, Mk-83AIR, Mk-84AIR, Mk-84, GBU-54, GBU-38, GBU-32, GBU-31, GBU-24, and GBU-10. Weapons. Missiles proximity fuze can be triggered with electric power supply expired - fixed. Weapons. SNEB HEAT rockets effectiveness was low against armored targets. The SNEB-68 cumulative factor values have been fixed. Weapons. Low Tunguska missile accuracy - fixed. Added: Currenthill Asset Pack FV101 Scorpion Light Tank FV107 Scimitar CRV T-90A Main Battle Tank (MBT) T-90M MBT T-84 Oplot-M MBT T-64 Bv 2017 MBT M1130 Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicle M-ATV MRAP BMPT Terminator MBT support vehicle 9K720 Iskander SRBM (with 9M723K1 Cluster/Unitary missiles) M142 GMLRS (with M30A1/M31 missiles) M142 ATACMS SRBM (with M39A1/M48 missiles) Pantsir S1 SPAAGM (with 57E6 missile) Tor M2 SHORAD (with 9M338 missile) TOS-1A MRL (with MO.1.01.04M missile) M1083 MTV Truck IRIS-T SLM LN SAM (with IRIS-T SLM missile) IRIS-T SLM STR SAM IRIS-T SLM CP SAM Tu-95MS Bomber (with Kh-101 and Kh-555 cruise missiles) Mi-28N Attack Helicopter (with Ataka and Igla missiles) Project 22160 Patrol Ship with SA-15 (Tor-M2) Project 22160 Patrol Ship Known issues - TU-95, Mi-28 and T-90A replace old assets, some issues with livery and loadout selection WIP. IRIS-T SLM -erroneous launch warning (WIP) DCS: F-16C Viper by Eaglе Dynamics Fixed: AN/AAQ-33 ATP A-A MT slew to selected target with no inertial extrapolation. Fixed: AN/AAQ-33 ATP doesn't handoff to AGM-65 Maverick missiles when in MT mode. Fixed: AN/AAQ-33 ATP in MT mode determines air target range too precisely. Fixed: AN/AAQ-33 ATP higher than allowed zoom. Fixed: SPI and weapon symbology decoupled from AN/AAQ-33 ATP when POINT track entered. Fixed: AGM-65 seeker oscillates and de-slaves from SPI with AN/AAQ-33 ATP. Fixed: GPS/INS guided weapons were missing the Azimuth Steering Line. Fixed: LGB doesn't seem to track moving targets correctly. Fixed: GBU-24 inherits and duplicates CCIP symbology. Fixed: GBU-24 will not auto-lase. Fixed: After the first AGM-65 fired, The Maverick seeker/symbology gets stuck. DCS: F/A-18C by Eagle Dynamics Added the ability to designate an AWACS surveillance (SURV) Multi-Sensor Integration (MSI) track file as the Launch and Steering (L&S) or Designated Target 2 (DT2). This is a work in progress with expected changes/improvements later. When finalized, an instructional video will be provided. Known issues: AIM-120 desync issues (not strictly an MSI issue, but rather more visible because of it) Half-sized HAFU for MSI track in TWS radar mode. Missing L&S, MSI-only tracks on SA page. Incorrect AIM-120 RWR warnings from MSI-only launches. Incorrect HMD indication of MSI-only targets as friendly. All MSI targets should be in the priority ranking matrix. Low priority tracks presentation missing. HAFU's missing proper MEM flashing logic based on contributing source. L&S Trackfile losing radar contribution causes the trackfile to be deleted and requires re-designating. Fixed: Terrain Avoidance (TA) radar mode could produce strange parabolic shapes of sea surface. Fixed: DTC countermeasure interval did not match aircraft's. DCS: AH-64D by Eagle Dynamic Added Total Controls keyboard unit profiles. Fixed: Crash when using rockets with open panel George AI in some cases. Fixed: Crash when trying to change weapons in George AI panel in some cases. Fixed: George AI CPG WPTHZ list not accessible if TGT/THRT points are present but no CTRLM points. Fixed: George AI switching to LOAL/LOBL audio switched. Fixed: George CPG FWD AREA and PHS AREA searches revert to OWN PFZ search. Fixed: George sometimes reports "Target lost" instead of "Target destroyed". Fixed: George reports out of range when well within range. DCS: CH-47F by Eagle Dynamic Added. Ground detent position for the Thrust Cont Lever. Fixed. MFD airspeed readout on map only displayed ground speed. Fixed. "Insert Before" command unable to cancel. Fixed. Incorrect total size for the Embarking task. DCS: Mi-24P Hind by Eagle Dynamic Added new controls binds for: Wipers Pedal damper Fuel cut-off Multicrew control assumed Hydraulic system switches DCS: JF-17 by Deka Ironwork Simulations Fixed. TDC axis behavior in AA TWS EXP mode Fixed. HPT information on radar page Fixed. HUD in AA gun mode should not show non-AA contact SPI indicator Updated. RWR database DCS: OH-58D Kiowa Warrior by Polychop Simulations Fixed: All digital data on dash detaching from dash on NAV SETUP page. Fixed: Perf Page CALC button requiring two button presses. Fixed: Hog menu CLASSIFICATION, PRECEDENCE, ACKNOWLEDGE lead to an endless loop. Fixed: No WPT carat displayed on VSD heading tape in DIR WPT mode when no route is loaded. Fixed: CTD when attempting to slot into the CPG seat of a dynamic slot in multiplayer. DCS: MiG-21bis by Magnitude 3 Reorganized kneeboard pages order. Added kneeboard RSBN and ARK data for Germany Cold War map. DCS: F4U-1D Corsair by Magnitude 3 Flight Model & Systems: Added Master On/Off Switch for WEP. Repurposed unused fuel pressure gauge into a water pressure gauge Art: Corsair External Model: Fixed back-face culling on HF Antenna mast. Fixed numerous smoothing errors. Fixed damage visibility for large flap gaps. Fixed right wing folding mech aileron rod poking through the wing. Fixed missing right wing fold mech on LoD 02. Fixed HVAR pylon UVs on LoDs 01, 02 & 03. Fixed missing small flap gaps on LoDs 01, 02 & 03. Corsair Cockpit Model: Fixed numerous ambient occlusion errors. Fixed pilot and inner canopy not showing in mirrors’ reflection. Adjusted instrument glass alpha texture. Adjusted click point for the HVAR distribution box’s on/off switch. Added missing control cables. Added Master On/Off Switch for WEP. Repurposed unused fuel pressure gauge into a water pressure gauge Updated 4K & 2K textures Essex Class Carrier: Added collision shell at Paddle’s platform. Miscellaneous: Added more engine sounds. Adjusted the engine and propeller sounds. (WIP) Flaming Cliffs by Eagle Dynamics Su-33. Added Iraq instant action missions Su-33 HS campaign, mission 20. Added conditions to Mission Goals. DCS: Afghanistan Map by Eagle Dynamics Improved vegetation throughout the map. A new principle of vegetation distribution has been used to improve vegetation density. However, tree models are still under development. Dimensional models are used instead. Adjusted the combat area boundaries for the Mission Generator; this now covers the entire detailed map and the sea. Changed the lower and upper temperature limits by 10 degrees Celsius for all seasons. Improved textures of the ground surface of the entire map, color correction, and added many large and small details. The unnatural blue color near the banks of rivers and lakes has been removed in many places. Improved Normal Map textures for the entire terrain. Fixed artifacts and visual defects on the Normal Map textures of the ground surface. Improved texture of distribution of ground surface types: rocks, grass, sand, etc. Improved textures for ground surface types: rocks, grass, sand, etc. Fixed many places where roads displayed on the map (ME/F10) and were missing. The road network has been improved throughout the entire territory. Fixed many places where there were unnatural differences in the elevation of lakes, rivers and roads. Fixed many places where city blocks, villages, and fields were displayed incorrectly. Fixed visual and technical errors in 3D models: switching LODs, collision, and excess geometry. Improved river crossing textures. Improved textures of airfield markings. Fixed missing life parameters for some objects. Improved the ME/F10 map. Added borders and names of Afghanistan provinces. The map now displays the location of FOB, FB, and COP with a green triangle. The names appear near maximum zoom. Added TAD maps. Removed duplicates of some TAD map textures for better optimization. D I Khan radio beacon changed from VORTAC to NDB type. DCS: Southwest Afghanistan Map by Eagle Dynamics Added unique object Mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani to the city of Kandahar. Improved surface color textures for airfields: Bost, Camp Bastion, Camp Bastion Heliport, Chaghcharan, Dwyer, Farah, Herat, Kandahar, Kandahar Heliport, Maymana Zahiraddin Faryabi, Nimroz, Qala i Naw, Shindand, Shindand Heliport, and Tarinkot. Kandahar Airfield - scenes have been improved: The scene is filled with a large number of objects, fences have been removed from the roads, and the road network in the vicinity of the airfield has been improved. Kandahar Airfield - improved taxiing of bots along taxiways; they now use a more optimal route. Kandahar Airfield - improved taxiway network from parking areas N05-N16 to the runway. Kandahar Airfield - fixed typo in the name of the Juliet ramp, previously it was Juliett. Kandahar Airfield - fixed typo in the name of the Oscar ramp, previously it was Oskar. Maymana Zahiraddin airfield - improved taxiing of bots along taxiways; they now use a more optimal route. Chaghcharan Airfield - improved scenes in the vicinity of the airfield, road network, cities, villages, and fields. Dwyer Airfield - Improved road network around the airfield and connected it to the main Afghan road network. Dwyer Airfield - the model of the lights at the ends of the runway has been replaced with a model of lights built into the surface of the runway. Dwyer Airfield added lights to runway 05/23. Camp Bastion airfield - fixed typo in the name of the Juliet ramp, previously it was Juliett. Bastion Heliport airfield - taxi routes along taxiways have been optimized; bots now use shorter routes from parking areas to the runway. Tarinkot airfield - parking lots 21, 22, 23, and 24 removed. Qala i Naw Airfield - scenes have been improved and issues with excessive scaling of some objects have been fixed. Qala i Naw Airfield - fixed some issues with the surface mesh, and mountain slopes and roads are now more realistic. Herat Airfield - removed objects obstructing PAPI view. DCS: East Afghanistan Map by Eagle Dynamics Added unique objects to the city of Kabul, such as: National Assembly, Square Fortress Kabul, Babur Garden, and the Kabul National Stadium. The area between the settlements of Gardez and Khost has been significantly improved. Improvements have affected all aspects: road network, rivers, lakes; settlements; fields; unique scenes; vegetation, and ground surface textures. Added Forward Operating Bases (FOB): FOB Clark, FOB Gardez, FOB Thunder, FOB Tellier, FOB Camp Dubs, and FOB Camp Julien. Added Patrol Bases (PB): PB Khost, PB QRF Base. Added Combat Outpost (COP) Deysie. Improved surface color textures for airfields: Bagram, Bamyan, FOB Salerno, Gardez, Ghazni Heliport, Jalalabad, Kabul, Khost, Sharana, and Urgoon Heliport. Improved resolution of ground textures in the vicinity of Kabul. Bagram Airfield - Delta ramp parking areas D04-D07 can now accommodate C-130s, and parking area D09 has been added. Bagram Airfield - added lights to runway 03L. Bagram Airfield - improved ground textures, added details, and fixed artifacts. Bagram Airfield - scenes have been improved that includes some objects in roads. Bagram Airfield - changes have been made to the unique scene on the Romeo ramp. Bagram Airfield - changes have been made to the unique scene on the Mike ramp. Bagram Airfield - airfield markings have been improved. Bagram Airfield - PAPI added to runway 03L. Bagram Airfield - Runway 03R approach lights corrected for course. Bagram Airfield - fixed the collision of the aircraft with the hangar building when leaving parking lot N11. Bagram Airfield - The Romeo ramp can now accommodate CH-47s. Khost Heliport airfield has been renamed FOB Salerno and assigned the ICAO code "OASL". FOB Salerno Airfield - runway surface improved. FOB Salerno Airfield - Unique scene improved. The scene is now more populated with objects. Kabul Airfield - improved road network and scenes in the northern part of the airfield area. Kabul Airfield - improved airfield markings. Kabul Airfield - duplicate names of parking lots at Kabul Airfield 6S-01, 6S-02 have been corrected, duplicate names have been replaced with 6U-01 and 6U-02. Jalalabad Airfield - fixed helicopters getting stuck on the taxiway after landing. Jalalabad Airfield - fixed a collision when landing aircraft during a paired landing. Jalalabad Airfield - added landing lights on runway 13/31. Jalalabad Airfield - the number 11 was added to the parking spaces in markings, which were previously omitted. Urgoon Airfield - fixed collision of aircraft on the runway with scene objects. Campaigns DCS: F-16C First in Weasels Over Syria Campaign by Ground Pounder Sims All missions - Updated to include the ATP DCS: F-16C Last Out: Weasels over Syria II Campaign by Ground Pounder Sims All missions - Updated to include the ATP A-10C / A-10C II Tactical Training Qualification Campaigns by Maple Flag Missions Updated all missions. Corrected radio transmission issues and removed annoying route altitude warning triggers. DCS: F/A-18C Inherent Resolve Campaign by Looking Glass Mission 2 - Task Force Zeus. Adjusted trigger - Task Force Zeus getting damaged after mission success will not force mission fail. Mission 4 - The Damned. Fixed error on Mission brief PDF and in game Kneeboard (waypoint 4 - codeword nexus). DCS: F/A-18C Raven One: Dominant Fury by Baltic Dragon M01: fixed rare issue with Cajun not disconnecting from the tanker M06: fixed issue with Cajun dropping into the sea after takeoff and mission not progressing correctly. DCS: F-18C The Rampagers by Baltic Dragon and Whipbird Productions All missions updated to accommodate security update to API function call Mission 9 updated to accommodate updated weapons effects Mission 10 scoring updated Mission 12 updated to accommodate updated weapons effects Mission 15 briefing and kneeboard updated DCS: F/A-18C The Arctic Thunder by Baltic Dragon Mission 1: reverted player's aircraft to cold start DCS: F-16C: The Gamblers Campaign by Baltic Dragon Mission 3: removed option for player to engage the convoy alone, as it sometimes led to confusion added note clarifying attack sequence for first target Mission 4: corrected wingman's name from Pyro to Flash; added missing TACAN for Flash Mission 5: fixed issues with some static soldiers pretending to be David Copperfield and hovering above ground Mission 6: fixed problem caused by new bomb splash damage, where attack on AAA would also destroy a technical, which is a later target; removed double "rifle" call during second maverick shot Mission 9: fixed missing comms during RTB and / or before AAR; prevented Syrian SA-11 from shooting at player enroute; fixed scoring in the mission - it will now be possible to get 100 points again DCS: F/A-18C Operation Green Line by Badger633 Mission9: New radio conflicts at start fixed, AI adjusted Mission 11: Additional AI safety trigger added DCS: F/A-18C Rise of the Persian Lion by Badger633 Mission 2 both variants: Improved landing trigger DCS: F/A-18C: Raven One by Baltic Dragon Mission 6: fixed problems with a script pop-up on the way to WP 2; fixed a bug where Clam would detach and climb endlessly until he runs out of fuel Mission 7: fixed rare issue with Psycho not dropping the smoke mark on deck Mission 11: fixed issue with Shadow 41 blocking deck during recovery Mission 13: fixed problems with a script pop-up after takeoff DCS: UH-1H Peacekeeper Lebanon Campaign by Flying Cyking All Missions: Adjusted Naqoura static unit placement. Changed Naqoura beacon to 280 kHz. Updated kneeboard with new naqoura beacon. Mission 09 - "Sheeba Farms". Adjusted trigger settings to mark target as destroyed. Resaved FOB Settings -> all weapons available. DCS: F-4E Northern Defenders 'Phantoms Rising' Campaign by Flying Cyking Mission 07 - "CAS Banak". Removed debug messages for Target 2 & 3. Added missing BRA for a Darkstar subtitle. Mission 10 - "Finland CAS". Adjusted AAA & manpad threats in AO. DCS: UH-1H The Huey Last Show Campaign by SorelRo Mission 3. FAC AI behaviour tweaked. Triggers revised. DCS: P-51D Debden Eagles Campaign by Reflected Simulations Mission 3: Further scripting error fixes

I dont think this one, but they are planning a large update soon.

Patch notes discussion August 2025 Release Version Current version number: DCS 2.9.18.12899 Next planned update: 13th August 2025 ( subject to change )

Added: Currenthill Asset Pack FV101 Scorpion Light Tank FV107 Scimitar CRV T-90A Main Battle Tank (MBT) T-90M MBT T-84 Oplot-M MBT T-64 Bv 2017 MBT M1130 Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicle M-ATV MRAP BMPT Terminator MBT support vehicle 9K720 Iskander SRBM (with 9M723K1 Cluster/Unitary missiles) M142 GMLRS (with M30A1/M31 missiles) M142 ATACMS SRBM (with M39A1/M48 missiles) Pantsir S1 SPAAGM (with 57E6 missile) Tor M2 SHORAD (with 9M338 missile) TOS-1A MRL (with MO.1.01.04M missile) M1083 MTV Truck IRIS-T SLM LN SAM (with IRIS-T SLM missile) IRIS-T SLM STR SAM IRIS-T SLM CP SAM Tu-95MS Bomber (with Kh-101 and Kh-555 cruise missiles) Mi-28N Attack Helicopter (with Ataka and Igla missiles) Project 22160 Patrol Ship with SA-15 (Tor-M2) Project 22160 Patrol Ship With today's DCS update, some CH assets have been added to DCS under the name CH Asset Pack. These assets are from different CH country packages. Will there be a conflict with this update from DCS when all CH packages are already installed? Or what should we do? Is there any problem with having both installed? Thanks again, CH.

Working a bit on the Main gate..

New screenshot. 08.2025

Unofficial mods will always be unofficial, and I am sorry if you think there is no mod support, but frankly without our platform the DCS modders would not have the opportunity to show their great work. And many of the mods are great, we have even added some to the core of DCS. But not everyone can be chosen to be added. So please do not derail this thread thank you

keep up the GOOD work man. Thanks a lot. EDIT : have you guys noticed a slower game start-up after this last weather mod patch? EDIT 2 : Yeah I can confirm with this last mod update the game won't start at all or take A LONG to.

Enjoy!

Patch is live now

Not sure abut that one, when all the DCS video'fluencers are basicly flying the Lightning design-mission: Take off in severe clear wether, with too little fuel to "increase performance", kill a couple of dudes in epic high-angle-off gun-engagements and then crash while trying to land ("...haven't read that page of the book yet..."). The EEL's the perfect jet for those fellas.

Dear all, we have cleaned this thread. For now, this thread will remain locked as it has become more work than it needs to be. Currently, we have generally the same 10 or so people debating different things releated or unrelated to this topic. It ends up in angry people, warnings and misunderstandings. When there is something new, it will be added to the 1st post in this thread. If it's something that needs discussion, we will consider opening this thread. Any new threads opened on this topic will be removed. If you have questions about items in the 1st post here, you can send us a DM. Thanks. The ED Team.

update looks good, whilst checking the details / updates i ran in to these. Gap in ground -camera 78.668887 1.905579 270.809218 -cameradir -0.336686 -0.429071 0.83817 Weird wall's -camera 75.204481 1.818567 272.915735 -cameradir -0.158311 -0.208943 -0.96502 Tree through building -camera 79.496264 1.846249 262.799602 -cameradir -0.183669 -0.266759 -0.94610 Akward elevation -camera 77.644519 1.888519 273.102521 -cameradir 0.912503 -0.303970 -0.27375 Akward waterway's -camera 79.458678 1.808526 276.163650 -cameradir 0.967789 -0.201339 0.15115 Bridge -camera -259.386621 1.032934 -46.885197 -cameradir -0.826349 -0.361326 0.43196 Weird? -camera 122.771216 1.517924 274.471822 -cameradir 0.547517 -0.215264 0.80863

Hi, These are the same standard training missions of the Corsair, but ported to the Marianas WW2 Map. Sincerely, the Training that @Don Rudi published a week ago is more complete and detailed, so I debated with myself for a few days if it was worth it or not to share these, but today I decided that it couldn't hurt to have more missions available for the Corsair so here they are: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3346409/ BTW, to whoever manages this part of the Forum, I'd love to have a "Missions & Campaigns" Sub-forum, in addition to the current "Wishlist" and "Bugs & problems", please? Here is a little walkthrough of some of these missions: Best regards, Eduardo

Yes the dynamic cargo system

find a SURV track on the RDR ATTK page, and TDC depress to designate as Launch and Steering

А мне вот скорее грустно что дискуссия из форумов уходит на Дискорд. Понятно, что он модный и там много функционала. Но все же Дискорд это место более предназначенное для живого общения, а не продолжительных дискуссий на тему. Но приходится считаться с особенностями молодых поколений, у которых продолжительность концентрации внимания не более пары минут

Overall, great post. ED has righted itself in the past, it just takes agonizingly long for them to realize their errors in judgement. No one is going to deny the huge leaps that DCS has made, but wow there's a lot of unaddressed issues and certain minor issues take a mysteriously long time to address. It HAS gotten pretty damn frustrating, though. It's to the point I think the MiG-29A is my last first party purchase for a while. I really want the Hellcat, but looking at the issues that have stayed unaddressed in even their darlings like the F-16? For years? Yeah, less confidence in purchasing until someone realizes the project managers have the absolutely wrong priorities.

Let me chime in with both. After a decade of playing (and scripting) ArmA followed by a 5 year milsim hiatus, I've jumped on the DCS train 2 years ago. Generally, I've had a pleasant experience playing the game (after upgrading to 64G of RAM to keep DCS from crashing). I didn't even know DCS is what I've always wanted, until I started playing it after getting sucked in by the Grim Reapers Youtube channel. Right now, nothing else compares to DCS, so until a superior alternative pops up – if ever, DCS will always be the benchmark for a good military aviation milsim experience. While I don't have DCS street cred, I'm a software engineer by trade and I do have 20+ years of coding experience (concurrent, multi-threaded C/C++ systems programming). Eventually, I couldn't resist DCS Lua scripting. At that point, however, my DCS experience changed drastically, as my perspective shifted from mere entertainment seeking to software engineering: The documentation – or better the lack thereof – is frankly embarrassing. Compared to ArmA – which I also cursed at times – and its comprehensive, official scripting docs, DCS is basically undocumented. That's an absolute no go for a product that depends largely on community content creation. The DCS scripting API with its plethora of different, undocumented Lua states and another separate a_do_script() environment is terribly convoluted and thus unnecessarily complicated to work with, obviously exacerbated by the lack of documentation. I implemented a browser-based Lua console as a learning project just to figure out how everything works. What makes matters worse, is the need to maintain this improper API to avoid breaking API compatibility and a lot of community content along with it, as the recent net.dostring_in() change illustrated. Such incisive, breaking API changes should not be released without prior discussion with community developers and advance warning. The scripting API is unnecessarily buggy, up to SEGFAULTS, due to an apparent lack of even basic testing [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Modern coding practices, even rudimentary unit tests, and the use of appropriate tools like AddressSanitizer (possibly combined with a bit of fuzzing) should prevent introducing and releasing with such bugs. Although adhering to such practices may sound like overhead, it'll pay for itself multiple times over by obviating a lot of time otherwise wasted by inefficiently debugging code weeks/months after having modified it. The scripting API lacks very basic functions, e.g. Unit.setLife(), with ED hesitant to add it [1, 2, 3]. With the presumably dire state of the scripting system, I do however understand the reluctance to change anything. There seems to be a lack of understanding for the needs of community developers. According to %DCS_INSTALL_DIR%/API/Sim_ControlAPI.html the net.dostring_in() function is entirely obsolete: This is grossly wrong. Many missions, mods, admin scripts, Olympus, etc. would seize to work without that very function. The mission scripting engine is still vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via malicious mission files, despite a (temporary) mitigation being available. This matter deserves urgent attention. All Lua scripting appears to run in the main loop without runtime constraints, allowing a single script with an infinite loop to freeze a client/server. That's an obvious performance issue. The first ArmA already had scheduled script execution. The DCS core presumably relies on a global, locking, all-comprising, single-threaded event loop. Adding a (few) thousand units on the far side of the map (or planet), i.e., far outside of the visibility range, will slow the renderer to a crawl. Rendering is apparently not decoupled from the simulation (i.e., AI, pathfinding, logic, flight models, etc.), although it could and should be for obvious performance reasons. This is most likely owed to DCS' single-threaded legacy. I presume a lot of engineering effort will be required to fix this. The elusive brown crater texture bug and the on-again, off-again multiplayer scoreboard issue, and more importantly the time it took to fix either of them, point towards the DCS core being non-trivial to maintain. All of these issues indicate that there's a lot of technical debt within the DCS core. Eventually, dealing with the bugs and issues caused by such technical debt will crush feature development. I agree with the previous posters that argue for better prioritization of core development time. More time should be allotted to improving the DCS core, including the scripting system and its documentation. Obviously, a full feature moratorium on the DCS core would be too much, as that would interfere with its business model. If strictly required for module releases, features need to be added. However, IMHO, too much development time may have been spent on not strictly necessary features in the past, e.g., the aircraft radio integration of the voice chat system (everyone still uses SRS), the currently incomplete mission state save feature, the botched C-ares integration, and the recent net.dostring_in() mishap to name what's at the top of my head. I love DCS and I'm confident ED can turn the ship around. Take the necessary time to stabilize the DCS core (incl. documentation, pwees!) and postpone not strictly necessary feature work for the time being. I'm hopeful the community will understand. Ask the community for feedback early on before deciding on breaking changes (I feel like the scripting system will eventually need a complete, breaking overhaul). A publicly accessible bug tracker may be another improvement. Using the forum to file bug reports may be susceptible to oversight of straightforward bug reports [1].

Didnt honestly notice that, It is missing for some reason. Will fix it. Another time, thanks for this great explanation. I will adjust it further so it is closer and closer to the original

The group included planes and crews of the guards units of the Long-Range Aviation: a squadron of Tu-16 of 251st guards TBAP from Belaya Tserkva and two squadrons Tu-22M3 from Poltava 185th Guards TBAP. They were stationed at two nearby airfields, Mary-1 and Mary-2, the only ones available at that time, even if they were further from the target than the border bases (for the "long-range" the difference of 200-300 km was not significant). Mary-1 was home to the 1521st Fighter Air Base MiG-23 and MiG-29, which "played along" as the enemy during the training and periodic inspections of fighter pilots. Here 11 Tu-16s were deployed - three detachments and two control group vehicles. There was a local airport on the other side of the runway, which was another reason for the division of the Long-Range Aviation group. Mary-1 airfield was also used to receive "transporters" with the withdrawing troops, UN representatives were invited there, and the menacing -looking "Backfires" did not fit well into the ideas of Western diplomats about the implementation of the Geneva Agreements. Photo 01: Tu-22M3 from the 185th TBAP go on a combat mission. Airfield Mary-2, November 1988 Photo 02: The 1984 Panjshir operation involved Tu-16s from the 200th Bobruisk and 251st Belotserkovsky regiments. Source: Камуфляж И Бортовые Эмблемы В Афганской Кампании, Авиатехники Советских Ввс, Виктор Марковский - Игорь Приходченко

I vote for the Cobra also.. And not a modern one. We all know that the most common criticism heard regarding DCS World is the sometimes iffy correlation between maps, historical theaters, and period-appropriate flyable aircraft. There are a lot of maps now, and a lot of airplanes, so its better than it used to be, but still some real gaps. For example, strictly speaking of helicopters, I simply don't feel very Cold War-ish, flying around West Germany in a Longbow Apache, late Kiowa, or a glass cockpit Chinook. The Soviets have the Hind-F and the Hip, appropriate for the map, so the --only-- next Helicopter I want to see is an 80s version of the Cobra, with the TOW missiles. Start fleshing out the period maps with the period aircraft!!

Open up the comms menu, open Ground Crew ... , select Rearm & Refuel. Then in the lower left lower corner of the GUI you see the Cargo button for loading, and on the right lower corner of the GUI you see the Cargo button unloading, considering you are in the vicinity of cargos (Static objects -> Cargos).

Give more details, post a video, post a log, post a track. Wee don't know what you did wrong just because temps are good.

Great to see these ported to the Marianas map. It is beyond me why they chose to place them on the Caucasus map instead of the beautiful and equally free Marianas WW2 map. +1 for a dedicated Missions and Campaigns section

The specific known issue was condensed in the changelog. There is still work in progress in regards to making the IRIS-T SLM asset behave more realistic.

I'm not CH, but the old Mod Packs are still fully compatible with the newly added CH assets added to the DCS core. The latter are stored on this path: Within the Mission Editor there is no assets conflict, as the older Mod assets have names staring with a [CH] prefix ... while the assets built into DCS have [CH] as a suffix.

Currenthill has already covered what to do in his FAQ. The answer is nothing. The new assets are added with a different naming convention. The “core” ones have the [CH] suffix instead of a prefix. So if you have all the assets installed you will essentially have 2 version now, the core versions and the mod version. He has said over time he will start to remove the units that become core from the packs so in future there is no duplications.

The AI “breaks the laws of physics” only to the extent that the input data it is given contradict the laws of physics and basic common sense. For example, take the AI’s data set for the F4U-1: A zero-lift drag coefficient CD0 of 0.0155? Even the P-51 Mustang did not achieve such a figure. CD0 of 0.018 at Mach 0.8 is pure fantasy for a straight-wing aircraft — as is a maximum CL of 1.0 at M=0.8. Such numbers are physically unrealistic because straight wings experience strong compressibility effects as they approach transonic speeds: drag rises sharply, and the maximum achievable lift coefficient drops well below subsonic values. Assigning these “perfect” transonic coefficients effectively gives the AI a wing that defies real aerodynamic limitations. The value of the induced drag quadratic coefficient in this data set is more in line with that of a low–aspect-ratio wing, such as on a MiG-21. A value of 0.09 is far from what an aircraft with a straight wing of the Corsair’s aspect ratio should have. What’s fed in is exactly what it flies with. This is data from a well-known U.S. NACA report, showing the variation of maximum lift coefficient (CLmaxC_{L_{max}}CLmax) with Mach number for several aircraft types and wing configurations, based on both flight tests and high-speed wind tunnel measurements.

Thats always their awful opinion. No mod support. They recruit the good content creators and say good luck to the rest.

What the others said is correct. Unfortunately, the in-game experience with what the tanker tells you is misleading. After an accidental disconnect the tanker is not allowed to connect to you before you cycled your door (restarts the AAR system). This is mandatory to do in The F-4 (IRL as well, ofc) before it can receive fuel again. The tanker in DCS doesnt yet understand this special situation and will gladly put the boom in again - just to immediately receive a message from our code that he must not do this. The tankers reaction to that code-wise currently seems to be to disconnect and conclude you are fully refueled and happy. ED is aware and looking for a solution to improve the user experience.

Ok, after the patch and updating the openXR Motion Compensation to the latest version it works! BUT, MY HONEST and questionable OPINION is that: in the headset even with ULTRA preset and no upscaling looks and runs smooth and fine...BUT with this update, even trying to play around with the settings I'm not able to have a good enough quality in the screen recording as I had with the older PimaxPlay version and Tally Mouse QuadViews Companion.. the %'s do not match and the screen recording looks way worse..so I rolled back to 1.40.1.. I know that screen recording it's something that a lot of players don't care about but I do!

Please let me tell you about my upcoming DCS "docu-campaign "Anytime, Baby!" for the Heatblur F-14 Tomcat.

LOL You forgot "accidentally" disconnecting from the server the exact moment someone gets on their six

yeah its been a pain for sure. Fix will be nice.

Setting myself up for maximum disappointment. 47 days to go! edit - I screwed up. Should have added my disappointment at no release in September (I understand its planned release don't get excited) not at quality of the module.

FWIW, I'm running the Super at 0.85 on the render slider with 9800X3D and 5090 (in IL2 however), as full 1.0 was at it's very edge of consistent smoothness. At 0.85 it's 100% good. In DCS, the 9800X3D and 5090 at 0.85, 2 vs 1 QM, gave equally good performance but I doubt it would have been as good with a fully loaded mission. Also, over both Mariannas maps, very little stutter on the deck looking left/right. Despite the common complaints about 'generational improvement', it's clear to me that for flight sims at least the 5090 is a significant improvement.

And the latest firmware for the Crystal OG is...? Pimay does not have a repository for Pimax Play or for the firmware. There is no changelog, not even a simple list for documentation purposes. Only scattered posts from employees or supporters from time to time. I like the VR glasses, but customer relations still need work.

I believe what they wanted to say is that for a non-expert its generally better UX to have the aircraft shown as primary text and the radar name as secondary info than the other way around. Looking at it less from a challenge/practice perspective and more from a usability POV :)

Yes, it is modelled. The electric system is simulated down to volts, watts and individual wires. This is also why Jester specifically waits and asks if you are done with moving the generator switches around before he starts the INS alignment. A more indepth look (but still an approximation) will be available with the next Phantom build that features the EFB (more specifically its Electrics page) - details in the manual. Cheers

Any news on the Mirage F1M?

Nice!