Dear Eagle Dynamics,
I am writing to you today to express my concern about the "Radar track files" bug in the F/A-18C. This bug has been present since the DCS 2.8.6.41066 Open Beta update, and it has not been fixed in any of the subsequent updates.
The bug affects the "data ageing" setting in the radar menu. This setting controls the number of seconds that a target track is kept in memory after it is lost. With the bug present, the "data ageing" setting has no effect, and target tracks are lost nearly immediately after they are lost.
This bug has a significant impact on the F/A-18C's beyond-visual-range (BVR) capabilities. In BVR combat, it is important to be able to keep track of multiple targets, and the "data ageing" setting is essential for doing this. With the bug present, it is very difficult to keep track of multiple targets.
This bug was reported to the DCS World forum on June 9th, 2023, by other users as well. The thread was closed by a moderator with the message "reported earlier."
The stable version of DCS World has now been updated, and it is unclear whether people who play the stable version will have to deal with this bug until the next update, or if you have decided that it is not a bug after all.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Data Ageing.trk