SmirkingGerbil

That is awesome Ray! Glad it worked. I figured we should be close in performance based on your specs. I am sure as ED gets all the data, and further optimizations occur, we will get some more life out of these "mid range" systems.

What @acerus77 said. The throttle alone will generate enough torque, depending on pitch and supercharger/turbocharger settings that it will "sway/roll" the nose around. Once you get used to it, and have some type of Hat trim switch, you can set it nice, straight and level. Cruise with ease, hands off. If you notice, there is a TO (take off trim) setting, which offsets engine torque with rudder trim - same type of theory in flight.

Yeah, I can recreate it. I forgot to grab the track file. Just a generic AAR I made to practice on Caucasus, so the next time I practice will see if I can trigger that again.

Think this is the right place, but pretty sure this isn't intended AI tanker behavior?

That's crazy!!! I bought mine at Amazon for $250.00 about a year ago. Don't think my card is a Ti, but not really sure what that means either . . .

Nice catch - but now I am sad. I know what to look for. Before I was blinded by ignorance . . . no more. Thanks brah.

@rayrayblues - here are my specs, and settings. Currently getting better performance under 2.7 than I had under 2.5 with a 1660:

Aiigghtt! Give me a day, gonna have to take pics of the BIOS (reboot), the other stuff I can just paste and dump. Direct Message or just lay it out here for everyone to see?

Sir, I have a 1660 Asus TUF OC, and I have had good luck with 2.7 I would be happy to run through my specs in detail, how my RAM clocks are setup, drivers, configuration etc. if you think it would help.

Have an SP mission, starts off the coast of Syria, flies in, coordinates with JTAC, attacks Fan Song SA-2 (S-75) site. Built it when Syria first came out. When I adjust video settings, I save them to one of the 3 "save" video settings options. For any test I did under 2.5 and 2.7 I start this mission, follow the same path, turn on the same sensors, run the FPS counter and do the same actions, i.e. turn on MAV seeker, and TGP and slave them to target area. I fly over forests, towns, and will maneuver to look at them. I record it, with NVIDA capture. I also run the NVIDA advanced FPS counter, that shows frame delay, and other metrics. When I post something up here, it is exhaustively tested, under the same conditions, using one of 3 video presets in the settings panel of DCS. I would say you are correct in some instances, but when I go to the trouble to post in these performance reporting sections, I put some work into it, and use the same conditions for each test.

@Flappie I have the update, but after going through the process I detailed above, I am NOT having FPS drops. Either status quo from 2.5, to improvement in 2.7

Man that is perplexing as hell. Not saying you aren't suffering with this, but my experiences (as detailed above) are the opposite with 2.7 - there must be some common Hardware or Software issue, one would think, if only it could be identified.

I went step by step through this. Specifically I think out of all the recommendations, the "Sharpening" setting under NVIDA control panel being turned off is the biggest one, and set Global for all applications. I have had pretty good performance with 2.7, especially with Syria. I also did a delete of saved games, and restored my config settings, along with this vid - I got a solid 10 FPS INCREASE over 2.5. 45 Solid FPS with Track IR, low level flight over Syria, with the A-10C and left MFD showing MAV seeker, and right MFD showing TGP sensor display. This has always been a frame killer for me. After following this vid, changing the Global and Application specific NVIDIA settings (for DCS in NVCP), and the only difference for myself and the author in the video in settings is I don't run SSXX anything, everything else as he lists. This is with a ASUS Tuf OC 1660, 32 GB RAM, ASUS 470 MB, Ryzen 7 CPU OC'd to 4.2 Ghz, and MvE 1TB SSD. 45 FPS solid, Track IR, his settings, and both MFD's in the A-10 actively displaying video. By comparison, the F-16 with its "simple" MFD displays, I am hitting 60 and 90 FPS with the authors settings above. I would go through this if you haven't, perform the Command Line DCS.exe clean up and repair (or optionally rename saved games folder and let DCS recreate). I have a moderate system, and I have gained in FPS, and smoothness, with ULTRA clouds, mostly high/Ultra/Max settings, on Syria, and A-10C with two active camera displays on the MFDs - this was always a FPS gut punch in 2.5

Do you mean update from a different release, like Main, and not Early Access Open Beta? Or do you mean update your existing Open Beta from 2.5 to 2.7? If the latter, just launching will force an update, or you can initiate an update from the Command Line within the DCS Open.Beta directory using Update.exe. @SkateZilla Has a great reference for how to do this properly:

Thanks sir! Might monkey around with the factors then and see if they net improvement of any appreciable amount without making scenes look cheesy - if not much difference, will leave as is.

New Forest and Scenery Factor settings. How do they interact with each other, how are they different from 2.5 Settings? @BIGNEWY How would Forest Visibility and Forest Details Factor interplay or interoperate together? Pic for reference:

Stellar, everything is better! As I said in another thread. Hats off! Well done!

Posted earlier my specs are there. So far only in the A-10, but maps like Persian Gulf on High Cloud settings (most other stuff high). A new Simulator, an entirely new experience. It just keeps getting better and better. I am truly stymied by some of the complaints. Not that I don't believe them, but my specs are mid to high mid range, and I am getting better performance than people with better rigs. I am Track IR though, not VR so maybe that is it.

Absolutely Gob Stopping amazing!!!! Stunning! Thank you, thank you, thank you ED and team . . . Just a slam dunk. So far I have focused on Syria, and some 2.6 missions I made with JTAC's and SAM sites. Missions were immediately modified withe new clouds. What can I say, definite performance increase! About 10% ish, with Syria!! Plus the new Syria map is just an eye watering festival of new eye candy, and it runs great. Syria is always my go to test, for Stutter, or a performance hit, and the missions I have loaded and done quick run throughs . . . OMG! Take a break ED, tie one off! Well done! Specs - AMD Ryzen 7 (2700) Boost 4.2 Ghz, ASUS Tuf GTX 1660 Super OC, ASUS Prime X470-Pro MB, 32 GB Corsair DDR 4 running 1600 MHz. Graphics settings mostly High or Ultra Maxed out textures and AA, none of the new motion blur stuff. Radius and Pre-loads set to moderate. Tree Count high. Will maintain high 30 FPS and kick up to 90 FPS depending on conditions. Other maps I will run 60 to 90 FPS with same settings. Again - well done, just dayum well done.

Sorry, but this is where I am at. An oldie . . . but perfectly describes my mind set for tomorrow:

I am running a little less than that. AMD Ryzen 7, 2700X, Asus Tuf GTX 1660 Super, 32 GB Ram DDR4 16500, SSD. Track IR. Can almost run that quick in Syria mostly high/ultra similar setting (no DLSS) but a couple of things to help like you mention - non heat or cleanliness related, module settings. Over Syria, the A-10 will chew way more FPS with the TGP/MAV screen MFD's up, and mirrors as opposed to the F-16 who's MFD's are simple with no moving maps. So in the A-10 I will flip up the mirrors, and only run the TGP and MAV Sensor screens when necessary - gives you back at good 10 to 15 FPS, no settings changed in the A-10C and high to ultra settings on the Syria map. Other maps benefit a bit, but not as drastic.

You make it crystal clear. Hence my frustration, and my sometimes snarky responses to the outrage of missed dates. Hopefully, I am not making things worse. In the podcast, you gave a very good in-depth response to the DCS "audience" types ( @NineLine actually, but everyone makes clear the potential for change) . You mentioned how, on the other side of every question, is a human being, and they have a variety of factors driving their questions or grievances. You also detailed how the Developers are human to, and folks need to factor that in. Honestly, that was the best part of the podcast for me. You were reaching out, and explaining to everyone how all responses have some merit, and the fact that someone took the time to post, regardless of intent, is taken into consideration by DCS/ED, and yourself. That, in and of itself, should illustrate to folks the group that is heading up this fantastic SIM, and yes dates will be missed, but if everyone would listen to that podcast, and hear your response, they would understand the team is not making these decisions lightly or vicariously to make folks upset.

Here we go, DATE RAGEEEEEEEE!!!!! 220 × 151

Point well made. There were some seriously incredible feats of engineering to come out of WWII, from many nations. Some of the Nazi ones were in a class all their own . . . but, like you point out, there was a lot of "mythology" mixed in with the actual accomplishments. Hard sometimes to engage in serious historical discussions about the Nazi War machine, when the mythology starts getting thrown around.

That bursting into flames thing had more to do with the materials they had to substitute due to lack of materials, thus my earlier comments about it being a "desperation" machine, in the final act of the war. Which makes it all the more significant, since the turbine blades were HSS alloys or some other mix vs. Tungsten and other exotics. Again, a nod to Albert Speer and his efforts to keep armaments, ammo, and other production going during the height of the bombing by the Allies. No, I am not rooting for Nazi Germany, but the fact that Nazi engineers, got the ME 262 in the air, fighting, with substandard materials just adds to the mystique . . . which in my mind makes it more desirable than say the Hellcat which enjoyed the benefits of American manufacturing at its most resplendent and mighty when dedicated to the war effort and the defeat of the Nazi's and Imperial Japan. IMHO.