Hello All,
I have finally taken up DCS after playing over 40 in game days of War Thunder in SIM. I have a few questions regarding some of the graphics and figured this might be the place for it since the game for someone reason, lacks luster compared to some game play I've seen of this game/sim. I really couldn't find a general game discussion forum.
PC Specs and FYI: AMD Ryzen 7950x, Geforce RTX 4090, 32g of RAM. Really only interested in single player at the moment. I have purchased both the F-18C & Super Carrier Mods. All "System" settings are maxed out for the most part and run at about 180fps during game play.
So I've been doing a ton of research into making this game look great, Settings, Reshade, etc. I Picked up the F-18C and am really enjoying it. However I am currently learning to fly a Case 1 Carrier Recovery using Bankler's Case 1 Recovery Trainer and am really disappointed with how some of the ships look and especially how the water looks. It honestly looks like I downloaded a demo of DCS and not the whole game. I have managed to make the plane and interior look pretty decent, but the terrain, water and ships look awful. That being said, here are my questions.
The videos I've seen of people doing the Case 1 Recovery Trainer look SO MUCH BETTER than the game I'm playing. Most of the better looking ones are from 2 years ago. The water is choppy w/ whitecaps, the carrier it's self is lit and you can see the meatball lights etc. All ships have a wake.
Are these mods/texture add ons, actual game play, post production videos, or is there a more "Full" version of the game I need to download?
The other thought I had, though I don't know if it's a thing. If you purchase a module that has more updated terrain, would there be a change in graphics in the game overall?
If there are mods for better terrain and water or models of ships. Where can I find them?