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Are you talking about the banding of the dark colors? This is caused by using Nvidia Gamma instead of DCS gamma. NVC->Display->Adjust desktop color settings, make sure "Other applications control color settings".

I hear ya Taz, but try my settings and let me know what you think. They are working great for me.

Yes, the eye can detect drops in FPS. I am confident we will have you running smooth. I'm in Pacific time zone, fyi.

I ran DCS back when it was on disk, and then took 20 years away from the HOTAS doing life stuff. Just getting back to it. The thing to keep in mind is the human eye can only detect 25 fps, and 30 fps is considered full motion video. So 60 fps is more than enough if its stable.

Well, when you get a chance, follow my instructions precisely, and report back. Cheers!

When you bank over any area with a lot of geometry (trees, buildings) you really put the graphics to test. Nvidia Anisotropic is a little better than the DCS version, IMHO. Normally, they recommend going with the application version, but I tested both. Anisotropic filtering helps with near and far sharpness, and our cards can take that workload off DCS nicely.

Can you confirm your monitor can do 60hz? I have an Asus PB287Q 4k monitor that was plugged in with HDMI. Turned out it could only do 60hz with a Displayport cable, so I was only getting 30hz. I swapped it with my Dell U2415, and I get a solid 60hz.

I posted my setting here: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=287196 You should be using NVIDIA for Anisotropic filtering and VSYNC. Turn those off in DCS. And my 1080Ti howls like a banshee. I leave the sides off the case now. Give it a spray with compressed air now and again. Any little dust slows down the blades. :)

Great mission editor series here: And welcome to mission building!

Keep working on the settings. I get a rock solid 60 fps on Syria with these settings. Thanks to Taz for pointing out that SSAA should be off. Lighting improves considerably now.

I spent a day polishing my graphics settings, and then I took the Syria map for a ride when I had the settings perfect. Wow! I love the elevations! The map ran smooth as silk with settings Maxed.

I believe there is quite a variety of ILS configurations around the maps. The Caucasus map has some really nice ones. You can see Kutaisi from miles away all the time. Gudauta is just a couple of trucks shining light on the thresholds. A reliable way to signal ILS to turn on would be ideal.

You may want to check if you have enabled Nvidia Gamma in the Nvidia Control panel. If you do, the slider in DCS has no affect. Also, you don't want Nvidia Gamma enabled because it makes low light conditions horrible. You get banding and the stars disappear completely. Let DCS handle Gamma.

Not saying you have to fly like that all the time, but I do like making turns like that. Just saying, looks like the HUD doesn't cause the same artifact they are discussing above.

I don't know if it does, or if it will, but it should. How else can you avoid terrain? BB: "Oh, there's a hill coming up. We don't have the thrust. Better eject."

Welcome! The F-16 is one of the easiest jets to fly in DCS! You will learn to love it. Try the Su-25T tutorials when you get a chance. That's a tough one to fly. I find there is a lot of depth in the Caucasus map, but Persian Gulf and Syria are must haves. Fly safe!

As mentioned elsewhere in the forum, the trk files are not accurate when replayed. I recorded one yesterday where I believe one of my 9X's struck an incoming missile and saved me. However, on the replay I explode. :) I just started using Tacview for my analysis. Seems okay so far.

NVM, I got it working. It's a bit fussy about where you put the Tacview files. I had them under my User folder, but security probably blocked them. One Drive may have been getting in the way of the My Documents folder. I put them on the root in C:\Tacview, and they started appearing.

How do I use Tacview? I've read through all the documentation. I see the module in my DCS list. I can launch Tacview. Do I need to start a recording or does it just record automatically like a trk file?

Sunts, thanks for the excellent Mission Builders Sanctuary series.

That makes perfect sense. If it's freely available on the web, then you can model it. If someone doesn't want their brands in a game, then don't model it. The software that ED makes doesn't make a helo fly. It just creates the illusion of that.

Missile Collision I am pretty sure one of my 9X's struck a missile and saved my bacon. In the replay I explode. :) Sorry, too large for forum rules. I can PM it if you want.

Thanks for checking!

I still suspect the Litening Pod is throwing off the flight model causing trim to be troublesome. Try your experiments with and without the pod.

I seem to notice that if you lift your head up so just the HUD is in view the frames smooth out a bit if you are jittering. I have it running very smooth on fairly high settings now, so not like it's a show stopper for me.