TOMCATZ

Hi, I´ve created my own Caucasus textures and from time to time I working on them. Unfortunately ED decided to lock the terrain.cfg so that adjustments can not longer be done. However I still go with my textures which of what I personally think, looking a bit more realistic to me. And so , from time to time I upload my files in order to save them for my use on a open file hosting service. I thought today: If I do so anyways .. I could share the link to the community as well. So, here we are: Caucasus textures - 2025 I know, there are tons of other mods for Caucasus. So this is just an offer, nothing more. I set my settings in the option menue to the highest possible values and made some shots. Winter: Summer: Autumn: Winter is comming: Early Spring: Summer again: So - It might something different to the terrain we all know very well. Cheers TOM

Hello, Couple of years ago I cleaned the sky for myself and made "adjustments": - cleared the haze (its away forever - and I do not miss it) - made stars much smaller ( so the sky is not shining like a diamond) and some other things I forgot. So pease try it but make a safety copy first before you overwride the files! Copy (overwride) the file to following path: C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Bazar\Effects Cheers TOM EffectTextures.zip

Hello Team, Since the latest update of META, my Oculus Rift is not working in DCS anymore. DLSS or DLAA creates a stutterfest. Even setting everything to low and disengaging of all filters and sharpening processes, lowering the frame rate to 60 and so on - DCS is not playable in VR anymore. I´m pretty sure that the latest META-update created a lot of troubles (that was the only thing that changed the last weeks) . The latency is very high and the picture in game is freezing after some minutes - comes with whites flashes shortly before. WIN-10 , 64GB RAM, NVidea3080 10GB RAM - Latest Nvidea driver, Latest Oculus driver (META), latest version of DCS. I checked the graphic card - the temperature is never higher then 60°. I running out of any ideas because I lowered everything to the lowest possible setting. Hardware is okay and running well. Help would be more then welcome, Thanks, Cheers, TOM

Hello friends, Despite the fact that we have many terrains now (which is good) I still love the cauacasus map. And I have to say that ED has everything what it need to look awesome. Except good ground textures, tree textures and filters. So I tried by my own - I created some new winter trees without leaves and used one of the LUT filters to adjust the colors in game: less color, and a bit of more of contrast: So after that, I took screenshots from every building area, looked for hours for matching satellite pictures and created some ground textures- highly inspired by Mustangs and Bartheks terrain mods. After tons of red bulls, gin tonics and music I got something like that: For luck the ED team created such a good engine , tools and is still pretty mod-friendly so that guys like me can have fun with textures and other stuff. I the very past days some friends of my made allways jokes about me like: " why you love DCS so much? It´s just a screenhot sim ..." Well ...first: I can fly my all time greatest love ever, my Tomcat. Second : Now I can fly my MiG-29 what I did in good old Flanker days back in 1999. I can do it in VR, fully clickable and with very good flight models. And finally: If it is a screenshot sim, lets do it right: Thanks to ED for so many good memories. Thankfuly and respectfuly yours, ... and cheers, TOM (Screenshots direct out of the game - not edited or polished)

Oh...Wow! I`m so impressed by the MiG ... Cheers TOM

Hello I´m very happy with the MiG29- best module ED ever made. I really enjoy flying the Fulcrum. But unfortunatelly the missile R27 guidance has to be fixed and I must confirm the reports above here. Even if the target has no ECM on and no chaffs , just some rolls are enough the bring the R27 of track. It is so confusing and frustrating because even no "beaming" or cold turns or high g turns are necceasary to evade the missile even with stabile locks. I want kindly ask ED to update the missile guidance and I´m aware of that the module is under EA conditions. So far - A great job with the MiG29 was done and my heart is on fire for it. Thank you very much and Cheers TOM

That's ok, because Russian was the official aviation language in military and commercial aviation in East Germany (and all other Warsaw Pact states) Hello, That is correct - The aviation language for GDR - Forces was Russian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPeXGJd23eA Please go to Minute 18:50 in the training video. Cheers TOM

Hi Thanks In the Editor use the MiG 23 and just Chance the last digit of the bord number in order to switch between both variants. Cheers Tom

Hello, and thank you very much. To answer: It is possible but I dont know how. So i would be more than happy if somebody would pack it as a mod and provide the MiG23 to the community in "DCS user files" If somebody is interested about the 3ds files please contact me. Everybody can use my mod in order to share, modify - all permissions are given. Thanks again and cheers TOM

Hello and good morning, DOWNLOAD of newest version of the AI MiG-23 replacement: https://www.mediafire.com/file/trqpute3b9ibgd9/TOMsMiG23-MOD_V2.0.rar/file Before you overwrite or replace a file, please create a backup copy first. This mod replaces the AI model for the MiG-23 and features the MLD and MF variants. It comes with skins for the Soviet, Syrian, Polish and East German air forces. In the early '70s, it was the state-of-the-art fighter designed to counter American and European fighters such as the F-4 Phantom or the F-104 Starfighter. The MiG-23 was never designed as a "dogfighter", but rather as a ground-controlled interceptor. To this end, the MiG carried R-24 missiles, which were infrared and radar guided. The tactic was to fly the MiG behind an enemy aircraft without using the radar. Once in position, the command was given to activate the sensors and fire the primary missiles in a single attack before escaping at high speed. However, despite the sound design, the MiG-23 was too expensive and complex, meaning the older MiG-21 is still in service. In the '80s, with the emergence of more modern jets such as the Tomcat, Eagle and Falcon, the MiG-23 was no longer competitive, but could still pose a threat if used within its limits and tactics. For the mod: To switch between variants, please change the board number in the DCS editor: below 5 (0–4) for the MF variant and above 5 (5–9) for the MLD variant. Cheers TOM

BRILLIANT WORK!!!!! Cheers TOM

Hello Urbi, Well yes and no. I will not start a discusion here. Please provide the named files as .png or dds if you want. I will take a look about it. (You sent me .psd`s but I haven`t a licence for photoshop) Thank you very much for your comments. And nice skin for the ED-model of the MiG23. Very well done. Cheers TOM

Hi, I use the argument 32 - bord numbers, second digit to present the MiG23 MDL. Works good so far ... interesting as long as there is no switch in DCS ... Damage models next ... Hope it will be good. Cheers TOM

Hello friends, After a long time I returned back to my low-poly-MiG-project. So - some things I changed so far: - afterburner modeled - drag chute modeled and animated ( touches the ground when the AI is landing - ED) - pilot shape remodeled and textured - airbrakes animated - the eternal fight against vertex errors continued - bump map textures corrected - landing gear corrected - light settings corrected and some new skins created (Poland ans Syria) So far I would say, for a presentation of one of the most important fighter during the cold war, my work is good enough. Please ignore the download some messages above. After I some damages are modeled, I will upload the work to the community. Thats the news from the engine room. Thank you very much and always happy landings. Cheers TOM

Hi, Cheers TOM