Jacks

Yes the gpu is over locked to 1240hz on core clock, haven't touched the memory clock.

I thought the grasshopper would be simpler as the canopying simpler and it does have leading edge slats. Plus there are plenty in the UK and I hoping to convert onto one so I can gain some experience of how it flies in real life. Also the grashopper was used in more roles including anti-tank. I am planning on using 3DS Max 2016, will this suffice or is there better software available? Jacks

I am pretty new to modelling (a little pro engineer, autocad and sketchup experience) but would like to learn. I was thinking of modelling the Piper L-4 Grasshopper including a working cockpit. Is this a realistic goal for the average human? Are there any free sources of L-4 blueprint to use? Jacks

Great video chuck! The Vietnam mod looks great. I think next time I will try the dessert mod. I wish I could have ran this with high shadows, heat blur and reflections but my pc would probably explode. How was this filmed? Was the track replayed later with the eye candy turned up? Jacks

I5 3570k at 4.5GHz, GTX 770 2Gb, 8Gb 1600hz RAM, 240Gb SSD. Playing at good old 1920x1080. Although my system isn't the fastest, it should be capable of playing dcs at decent fps....... Jacks

for this mission I am trying to get the following to spawn on the two carriers: Russian Carrier: 4xMi-8s 2xKA-50s 2xSU-33s USN Carrier: 4xHuey Transports 2xHuey Gunships

Is it possible to get more than one aircraft type to spawn on the carriers. Also what is the maximum number of aircraft that can spawn on the carriers? Also is there a way to edit exact where on the carrier the aircraft will spawn? Finally is there any way to get soldiers to spawn on the carrier decks so you can load the Huey transports? Thanks in advance, Jacks

I run the Sim with application-controlled vsync on as I get tearing if I do not. For me adaptive vsync also causes tearing. I have already turned down some features so I only have 2x MsAA, no TSAA, no tree shadows, reflections mirrors, no,HDR etc. Most of my nvidia settings are application controlled and I have set maximum single monitor performance and max of 1 pre-rendered frame. If I disable trackir, with A fixed view, at 30fps the terrain stutters past the canopy and is jerky.i remember FSX being smoother at 25FPS. Jacks

I have a 60Hz monitor but my rig struggles to run DCS at 60Fps and so I would like to set the max FPS to 30, half the display fresh rate. I have read several people on these forums describing 30fps as silky smooth. For me 30fps is choppy and riddled with micro-stutters which makes it unpleasant to look at and makes me feel queasy. All at 30fps, trackir is very jerky and I get ghosting when panning the view fast which I don't get at 60fps. A steady 60fps on my machine is a pleasure to watch. I assume that this is not normal since the human can only register about 25fps and so surely there should be no discernible difference between 60 and 30 FPS. I have found that when lowering the max FPS incrementally from 60 to 30, the jerkiness gets progressively worse. Can anyone think what might be causing this? Jacks

I would love to replay this mission at night using nvgs!

CH-53s look so imposing...... Unfortunately never been in the back of one as we Brits had to make do with chinooks. Blagged a ride in an osprey though and I can't wait to see it introduced to DCS in the future.

I too found fps stayed around 30 for most of the mission (returned to 50 when looking away) and went down to 10-20 in the busy HLSs. I thought my 2Gb GTX 770 would be man enough but I guess this mission was too taxiing for it. I think an upgrade is required soon. Although 30fps is just about playable it certainly not buttery smooth and I find view panning with trackir5 very jerky. I would be interested to hear what fps others were getting and what their setup is to compare yo mine. Chuck, rgr ref Aries. It is a mod I have no experience of and so I bow down to your better knowledge and experience. Jacks

Is it worth trialling Aries for these types of events. Haven't used it myself. Am I right in thinking that with Aries each group can communication on their own VHF net and then a UHF freq can be used for a command net. Did anyone capture any videos last night? Jacks

A few screenies but no action shots as I was too busy focusing on my flying :). The first is us on the pan starting engines. The second is the slick hueys on the runway ready for the first insertion after loading up (shame I had heat blur turned off to save FPS :() The final image is the huey and mi-8 slicks holding short of the final HLS on the airfield, waiting for the gunships to do their thing. For me the only improvements would be a slightly earlier start time to encourage more European players, a dedicated commander controlling the action and directing the troops, a JTAC or two to control the gunships and insertions using a keypad system and finally an ISTAR capability for locating the INS and recceing possible HLSs. This could be done by a reaper or possibly an SU-25T. The weapon load outs should be selected to maximise FPS. The SOP of turning off all lights was good and should be used again. These are minor improve points and not a slur on last nights event which was fantastic!

Thanks chuck for a great event and the calibre of flying was impressive! Looking forward to the next one :thumbup:. Jacks

Up to now I have always had shadows set to low and cockpit shadows enabled but now I have the Mig-21:D I have started to notice that the lack of cockpit shadows at these settings. So I have set shadows to medium which gives me a much better shadow effect if the cockpit and adds to the realism but my FPS have taken a hit. I assume that the fps is not just due to the cockpit shadows but also the increase quality of the terrain shadows. So is there a way to either reduce the terrain shadows with shadows set to medium or increase the cockpit shadows with it set to low in order to claw back some FPS? Thanks in advance, Jacks

I am playing at 1920x1080 at 50fps at high setting except low shadows and med water. I prefer the eye candy and 50fps seems smooth. I have tried medium settings but it only reduced the vram usage by 2-300Mb.

I too am eagerly awaiting the update but I am concerned that the games vram usage is not going to reduce drastically and I seem to run out of vram within minutes of online play. For me 2Gb of VRAM just isn't enough. Jacks

Thanks for the advice, I hadn't thought of using modifiers :doh:. I will set a few of the throttle buttons as modifiers and then use the hat switch. :thumbup: Jacks

When I have around 1500 objects in view my fps drops from 50 to 30 and micro stutters. I would like a new gpu to counter this (currently using a 770 2Gb). Also my gpu seems to run at max VRAM a lot and so may be bottlenecking my system. What is the best way to increase the number of object that can be viewed, gpu clock speed, VRAM size or gpu memory clock speed? Jacks

I am keen to learn to fly and flight the A-10C but so far have put off by all of the HOTAS buttons required to operate it. I have a T-Flight HOTAS. Is anyone else using this for the A-10C and so how do you find it? How have you set your HOTAS to maximise effectiveness? Regards, Jacks

Thanks for all the advice. I will take the plunge once I get paid and my also buy the a mi-8 as a stable mate. I am planning on upgarding to 16Gb RAM and disabling page file and I hope to upgrade my 770 to a 4Gb gpu. Gary

My rig is a i5 3570k @ 4.5GHz, ASUS GTX 770 OC @2050, 8Gb 1600 RAM and 240Gb SSD. I can play the A-10C, F-86 and Huey with decent frame rate (mostly 50fps and down to 30 ish on the ground with lots of aircraft). I have read that the MIG-21 is fps hungry and so I concerned that I will waste my money buying a mig-21 now as it would be unplayable until DCS 1.5 is released. How does the FPS compared to the A10C, F-86 or Huey? Thanks in advance, jacks

Count me in. UH-1H transport or CAS. Gary

I recently did a fresh reinstall of dcs due to issues with server integrity check. After completing the re install, my graphic settings were the same as before as I kept my dcs saved games file. The only settings I had to rest were the nvidia cp settings. I have however noticed that dcs is slightly down on fps, making some servers now unplayable. Can someone recommend some nvidia control panel settings to maximise fps and performance. I have fps capped at 50 at the moment. My setup: I5 3570k @ 4.5GHz Cooler Master 212 Evo ASUS GTX 770 OC 8Gb 1600 HyperX Beast RAM Samsung 850 evo 240Gb SSD ASUS 27" 1080p monitor My DCS settings: All on high except: Water - med shadows -low Also heat blur off Reflections off TSAA off MSAA - 2x Cockpit res - 512 Mirrors off Civ traffic off Preload distance max Tree draw and clutter - low Gary