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Interesting. I did not see that.

I read the FAQ and agree it can be perceived as being FF, but It's not stated. The video also specifically states FF for the F-15C.

The video also does NOT state that the F-35 is an FF module. So I would assume this is more along the lines of an FC3 module.

There are several threads on the subject already, but why does there have to be "new boundaries"? This is more than likely an exception to the rule. I'm guessing that it was most likely requested. That doesn't (and shouldn't) mean that any boundaries have or should be shifted. I would think of this module being more of an FC3 module than an FF module.

Mods in DCS, like the F-35, F-22 and others are kind of a pain to maintain and often cause issues. So there is a big benefit to having an officially supported module. I'm sure there is also benefit to sitting in a virtual F-35 cockpit as opposed to a F-16 cockpit for F-35 pilots. Even if everything else is close guestimations (which ED have pretty much said), ED obviously saw value in making an exception from their usual stance on creating modules. And the only logical explanation is that it was probably requested.

Yeh, none of the classified stuff into DCS World. There are already F-35 and F-22 mods in DCS. A $4000 computer for trainee pilots to practice landings, take offs, formation, BFM, flight routines etc. etc. is much better than tying up a $3 million sim to do the same stuff when those sims can be better utilized for the classified trainings.

I too think it was likely requested by a customer. The classified stuff can remain classified. It is likely the flight characteristics that is being modeled.

For real.

My guess is that actual customers (eg. RAF, Luftwaffe, USAF, RAAF etc.) asked for these modules and provided the maximum amount of unclassified data to create the modules. Politics....

That crossed my mind too. Was hoping it would be mentioned in the credits. Fingers crossed.

Just Google it. There are many discussions on Vulkan VS DX12 where the former performs better than the latter. VR generally performs better with Vulkan too. But this is not the place for that discussion. As a VR user, I've been eagerly waiting for it to be released in DCS. For at least the last two years.

Fair enough. My bad.

Definitely not boring. There are many benefits to using Vulkan and It's improvements that will happen over time. Especially for VR users. There will likely not be any performance improvements at the initial release, but Vulkan would be huge. Releasing Vulkan should be priority for 2025 IMO.

VR is amazing. I would never be able to go back to using monitors. But it does come at the cost of clarity and is more difficult to spot or keep eyes on targets. Also hits the wallet since you pretty much need to run a beefy GPU. Not sure about the 4080 series, but my buddy was hitting VRAM limits on his RTX 3080 (don't recall if it was 10GB or 12 GB) which is what made me go with the RTX 3090 (which I'm still using).

Maybe. I'm looking forward to the reviews once the 50 series is available.

Negative. Frame Gen was exclusive to the 40 series and the Multi Frame Gen is exclusive to the 50 series. Anything 30 series and below will not have any kind of Frame Gen.

Well....Looks like Vulkan won't be making an appearance this year unfortunately.

I'm having the same issue. Just got the Nevada map while on sale and tried it out after updating to the latest patch. Pretty sure I'm using DLSS, but I'll have to confirm after work. I feel like performance has taken a bit of a hit in the last two patches too.

Atlas Cheetah D?

If you are that impatient, you had plenty of time to learn coding and help with the development. Sounds like you must have some understanding if you know how long it should or should not take.

VR will have an improvement off the bat, but it might not be as big as some hope. Non-VR users will see less improvement. Most improvements will happen over time. Lol. Version number doesn't mean much, 2.8 went to 2.8.18.

I read somewhere that this will likely only be resolved when Vulkan arrives.

No prob. Happy to help and glad it worked. You don't have to do it every time. Right-click on the .exe and go down to Properties, then select "Compatibility" at the top. Check the checkbox to "Run this program as an administrator". Not sure, but maybe something to do with OpenBeta folder? That's honestly why I just decided to do a fresh install with this release. I was using OB since I started playing, but now that OB and ST are dead, figured I may as well just start fresh.

Try right-click the .exe and Run as Administrator.