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I still don't see them either. I assume the new vehicles were not yet released? Or is it a specific optional module we need to download? Didn't see one in the module manager options in DCS though.

This is excellent news. Could not successfully install the mods, so getting some of these assets added officially will make it much more straight forward. The quality looks top notch and I am excited to see some new and updated assets. With luck we can get the JAS-39 added officially as an AI plane as there are a number of now more common planes that are just not in DCS, like the Gripen, Rafale, Super Hornet, modern Flankers/Fulcrums. So more new and updated AI planes would be a good thing.

Never had any version install previously. Tried both the release branch and open beta (though I don't have that anymore) installs and neither seemed to work.

Quick question. TO install, it says to do the following: C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\mods\tech Though for me they do not show up in game, but I am using the release branch and not the beta branch. So I installed the files to: C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS\mods\tech And the assets do not appear in game. Do I need to use the beta branch for these mods?

Currently have HOTAS DMS forward & HOTAS DMS aft mapped two a keyboard & HOTAS button to control targetting pod zoom, though I would like to map this to an axis. Would this be possible, and if so, how do I go about mapping it? I was able to map the targetting pod zoom to an axis for the F-16C and it works so much better as I have a slider on my X52Pro throttle that works as a zoomable axis.

Will any of these units ever be added to DCS officially? I assume they won't, but the work on these additions looks amazing and worthy of being added officially in game.

Thanks, I will look into that. Light bounce on the walls and a wood door is enough to throw it off, and sometimes light from a window in the very far left. Should these LED lights be sufficient to prevent that? Blocking all light can be a bit difficult in this room. Summertime reflections seem to throw it off more, maybe the intensity of the light is higher.

About half a year ago I purchased a Grass Monkey IR, the 60 Hz Jospeh II. It works well, except when there is ambient sunlight bouncing off a wall. During the winter months it works well when there is less ambient light, and I mainly use it in the evening after it is dark. But even minor sunlight can be an issue completely throwing off the tracking, even after tweaking some of the settings in Grass Monkey OpenTrack. I am wondering if similar solutions like the Delanclip Fusion Pro or Track IR offer better performance with ambient light, or are they all more or less the same?

Very excited to see an improved Su-25 coming to DCS, and for free. ED must be applauded for this. My main concern of course is still the too accurate enemy ground fire from machine gunners in hummers and APCs. The tracking is far too quick and accurate, and I still have more problems evading BTRs and BMP-2s than I do Shilkas or Vulcans which is not really realistic. I feel like this makes the air to ground harder and less realistic than it should be, and hopefully this is addressed before the updated Su-25 rolls out. I also feel like this may mean a full fidelity Su-25 variant is coming in the future. The flight model is excellent, and the new 3D model and cockpit means a large part of the work is already done. Hopefully we see the new F-15C cockpit/3D model ported over to the Flaming Cliffs version to.

I do like Nevada. Though it does look a bit dated compared to the newer maps the texture pop in is not as bad. And I put DCS on an WD SN850X 4TB NVMe, have a Ryzen 7800X3D, and RTX 4070 Super so my PC is not low end either, but the newer maps like South Atlantic and Kola have long texture pop in when switching views. My other complaint is the massive amount of random cranes everywhere on the map. Just looks... odd. The Grand Canyon is low in detail. I believe ED has said they plan to introduce updates to the Caucasus & Nevada maps. I do hope they make the Grand Canyon look much higher in detail because it always looked poor, which is disappointing. Otherwise the detail is still quite good, and there are some nice airbases like Nellis, Creech, Area 51 and Tonopah. There are many valleys and mountains which makes for good air to air and nice air to ground. Large urban area as well if you want to to air to ground in a large city or air to air over one. It is certainly not a realistic map for combat, but I have enjoyed it a lot. Considering its low price I would recommend it. I also like South Atlantic, which looks amazing, and air to air/anti ship in the mountains and fjords is amazing. The downside is limited air bases for realistic missions. I just bought Kola and may prefer South Atlantic over it despite Kola having many more air bases and being a more realistic for war missions. I do not have Sinai, Iraq or Afghanistan.

Since this patch I cannot seem to lock onto things with the F-16C or F-18C. Even using the HMD I cannot lock onto things with the AIM-9X. In the menu it does not look like my controls were unassigned. Anyone else experiencing this?

Certainly a MIG-29K or MIG-29M would be more popular. MIG-29K would also have naval capability. I understand there might not be enough information to do a full fidelity module on these specific variants, but they would make perfect candidates for a lower level of fidelity. I assume some systems can be used from the MIG-29A/S as well as the full fidelity MIG-29A. I see a place for both types of variants and modules. For things with excellent documentation, a full fidelity module is doable. Where the info is a bit less available, those variants can be done as a lower fidelity module.

This might be a newer model though the pictures claim it is a prototype, not a production aircraft. The SMT in service have the large humps on them. There are other modernized MIG-29s like the MIG-29BM which is supposedly similar to the SMT. Though it is used by Belarus and I doubt there is much info on it, and only a handful exist. A better option for a modernized MIG-29s would be the MIG-29K or MIG-29M/M2. Both are production planes in service in decent sized numbers. MIG-29K is used by Russia and India, while the MIG-29M/M2 is used by Egypt, Algeria & a handful by Russia. If not enough info exists, well, they can be made into lower fidelity modules and I'm sure they would sell. Makes a lot of sense. For those that like full fidelity modules, they can get the MIG-29A, for those that like more modern/lower fidelity, they can get the modern variants. And plenty of people will likely buy both.

The FAQ says it is similar to the FC3 F-15C, early 2000s, though they claim it will have the AIM-9X and JHMCS. Wish they would update the FC3 version to have JHMCS & AIM-9X. Maybe for a FC2025/2026 upgrade?

It would be nice to see, even if limited to a lower fidelity FC style aircraft. Likewise for an Su-27SM/SM2. There might not be enough public info to make the more modern variations, so they can always do a full fidelity MIG-29A and Su-27S, and then later build off those modules and make simplified lower fidelity modernized versions when they cannot be done as full fidelity modules. I'm sure both will sell.