TheFreshPrince

Just look which brand pops up when starting DCS. Hint: It's not AMD. Unfortunately, DCS focuses on DLSS and DLAA while neglecting newer FSR versions and there are no plans to integrate the latter. There's probably a cooperation with Nvidia of some kind. I had a 1080 until recently and it was totally fine with medium to high settings on 1440p, so much higher settings than yours. Despite not supporting DLSS/DLAA. I mean the SC on a heavy multiplayer session IS challenging, no doubt. But you should at least get 30+ FPS and no stuttering. The only differences I had were the lower preload radius, MSAA 2x and I also used Vsync and a max. FPS of 80 (which I never achieved anyway). Everything else, I had set higher. Have you set up your page file correctly for your 64GB of RAM? Have you tried Vsync? Have you some kind of cards settings that override the ingame settings? And have you tried a benchmark like HeavenBenchmark (it's free) to look if it's a general problem or a DCS problem?

RX 6600 is not a great card, worse than the GTX 1080 I had. But it should be able to perform in 1080p, especially with lower to medium settings. What I can see is that your preload radius is waaayyy too high, this will kill your performance. Try the default of 60000, maybe even less. The maxed out CPU core could be that current bug, you will find solutions in another topic. Also, I'm not sure if your card even works with optiscaler and DLAA. Try MSAA 2x. The looks won't be that good, but performance should be OK.

I run a 4060 with 8GB and it's totally fine for 2K resolution with fairly maxxed out settings. So the 5060 would be the best option OR pay a bit more for the Ti version. This is because DLSS and DLAA are king right now in DCS. Every AMD card will s*ck because newer FSR is not supported. VRAM size is not everything, VRAM speed is also a factor. I tested four cards in the last months: 3070, 3070ti, 7700XT and the 4060. The AMD card had great FPS, but the worst looks. The Nvidia cards are just superior in DCS.

Nah, I think Google`s Genie 3 showcases that the future of gaming and simulations lies in real-time AI creations. Not in a hardcoded core. DCS as we know it, is probably not exist in 10 years. Remember that this is only the first version of it, imagine how further versions will look like:

Ideal would be, if another 3rd party dev like Heatblur took over the modules and its rights. I also want to keep my M2000, it's a fun module to fly. But this is all wishful thinking... If we are lucky, the new discussion and pressure on RB/ED will bring some new results.

Diverting time and ressources from other projects just to replace these aircraft doesn't seem right. ED seems to be overburdened already with their stuff. It would be much easier, if RB just continued the support.

Wait, what??? The RAZBAM dispute has already been settled 7-8 months ago??? And nothing changed? WTF

I can recommend doing dogfights against AI close to the ground (1500ft. starting height agl) as this will prevent them from going ballistic and simply entering stupid spirals.

Yeah but not if you already paid for it Certainly not forgetting, just waiting

The modern term is "manifest".. just wish hard enough and it will come

The whole course in general is highly recommended, if your interested in piloting and aviation! And it's totally free. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/16-687-private-pilot-ground-school-january-iap-2019/video_galleries/class-videos/

I don't know why ED or someone doesn't make a AH-1. At some point I just hope they buy such great community mods as yours and make a module out of it.

Unfortunately not fixed here, bad as always...

Looks like it's broken again, I'm getting kills in MP for missiles that I've never shot...

degrees of freedom please! I just recognized you have to download the Marianas map seperately, it's not included in the update.

It just took me 5 minutes just to open the game after I clicked on the launch button. What is going on guys.

I agree in principle. What you could do is get the 1080ti AND also test the 2060 from your daughter just for comparison. The 1080ti might be able to push 4x MSAA in 1080p, while the 2060 will be able to utilize DLAA. Then you can compare how it looks and decide. You will always be able to sell the 1080ti if you don't like it. It is probably THE best graphics card ever made if you look at the price/performance ratio and the durability.

I'm currently using a GTX 1080, which is sufficient for medium to high settings at 2K. But get 32GB of RAM and a good SSD, that's rather important for DCS. Also I want to add, that DLSS/DLAA, etc. is only available from 2xxx+ cards, so if you can get a 2060/2070/2080, maybe even 3060, that will make a big difference for not so much more money. Because MSAA sucks in DCS right now.

To learn the MIG-29 after the Ukraine war started was the reason I got into DCS. The FC3 was fun for sure, but this is gonna be a whole new level. Really looking forward to it!

You can already see that there are more used cards like the 3060ti or 3070 on the market after the launch, but the prices are not coming down. Probably reasonable to wait a few months. Unless there will be some tariffs shenanigans...

Breisgau und Freiburg sind noch drinnen. Die Schwäbische Alb, Bodensee, Allgäu und weite Teile Bayerns leider nicht. Kommt aber vielleicht irgendwann.

It's gonna be hard to model every city in Germany to detail. There are already sooo many details in the map, it's crazy how they managed to do that. I was born in Berlin, so yeah its not that accurate. But you do recognize many spots and that it's Berlin in general. There will also be a lot of errors due to the time they chose. Data from that area is not as detailed and accurate as data from today. I mean black and white photos were still the main thing in the early 80s. It will be impossible to create everything from such old photos, videos, etc. I'm a perfectionist but I don't see how you would ever finish this huge map if you wanted to get every detail right.

The German map coming this month will gladly bring new life into DCS, probably along with the dynamic campaign or whatever it is @BIGNEWY means with the "long await core feature".

The map looks so good!

Bug fixes are very important, but at same time you want something new to experience. Otherwise it's getting rather boring doing the same thing over and over again. That has been missing for some time now. I think it's what OP wanted to say. Also the expectations are high with lots of stuff promised to come.