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@AdrianL Ok I'll leave it for now and wait for the future version.

@Flappie Yes I understand this updates to the latest stable version but my file system will still remain as OpenBeta. How do I change the file system to the Stable version ?

@QuiGon How would i "convert" my current OpenBeta version to Stable ? Or do I have to install the Stable version and then delete the OpenBeta version ?

Well I'll be !! Wasn't aware of that. Thanks very much.

I'm on Open Beta 2.9.2.49629 wanting to update to Open Beta 2.9.2.49940. When I start the DCS updater, it asks if I want to update to DCS 2.9.3.51704 which is the latest stable version. I am using the MT version of open beta. I also noticed that when I start DCS Open Beta, it doesn't ask for an update as it usually does if there is an update.

I'm getting below message and also all my modules are disabled: The web site is not available at the moment. Offline mode requires a saved password and a successful login to operate.

My ISP uses CGNAT for my IPv4 address and therefore does not allow port forwarding. My understanding is that an IPv6 address should allow port forwarding. I do have an IPv6 address configured in my router. How do I configure my DCS server to use an IPv6 address ? How do I get my colleagues to join my server using an IPv6 address ? I have all the relevant ports open on my router and Windows firewall has the appropriate rules set. thanks

Solved. Problem was with some file in my "C:\Users\XXX\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\Input" folder which I had copied across from a previous installation which was causing the issue. I started from scratch assigning bindings and all was good.

Cannot select comms menu items by using F1 thru F12 keys. Can only select by clicking in them. Tested in F16 and F18 modules. Removed all mods. Have done a slow repair. Have changed keyboards

Looks like volume knobs not yet implemented according to this post....

Have tried to use the WPN Volume knob on the left control panel but cannot control the sidewinder tone volume.

Off may be fixed for this problem but Flat terrain shadows causes another... Terrain shadows in general seems to be bugged in this release. See here:

Found the problem... It's the Terrain Object Shadows. Flat gives you the problem. Off or Default is good. But the flat option really needs to be fixed as the default option takes a big fps hit on some systems. Having terrain shadows off fixes the FPS problem but looks silly with no aircraft shadows on the ground. Image below is with default.

Just tried the PG map and it's worse.

I haven't tried the Persian Gulf map. Maybe it's ok there with the new lighting system ?

It seems that the problem appears on the runway or on the apron. Once airborne, the problem seems to disappear. I can confirm it happens in different aircraft types and at different air bases, and it happens on the apron areas as well as the runways. Additionally, on the runway and the apron there also seems to be a "halo" where the main tyres touch the runway as well. Maybe it's the runway/apron textures with 2.8 ?

I tested 2 x MSAA and there is a reduction of the problem but it is still there at different viewing distances and angles. 2 x MSAA also creates jagged lines on other parts of the airframe and taxi lines on taxi ways. Anti-aliasing at 4k used to be near perfect but this update has degraded it.

I think it has something to do with the new lighting in 2.8 I had already disabled the Halloween effects "no_easter_eggs = true in autoexec.cfg" and it made no difference.

Anisotropic Filtering = 16x MSAA = 4x SSAA, SSLR, SSAO = OFF NVCP settings = Let application decide. I tried changing all in-game settings, no improvement. I tried overriding in-game settings using NVCP, no improvement. If you find a solution let me know.

Great suggestion. How about it Big Newy ?

Thanks BigNewy. For many people around the world Halloween is neither relevant or part of their culture. I, like Ellabella above, spent a good 10 minutes trying to de-bug my audio settings. Some might think it's funny, but it's a PITA.

I can't find the autoexec.cfg in the saved games DCS config folder

Hi, I have noticed worse anti aliasing in 2.8 and it's quite noticeable. See attached image. (Click on the image to enlarge it to see the jagged lines) I am on a 4 k monitor. All my settings are as I would normally have them (16x in game) and NVCP settings are as I have always had them. I have tried different settings both in game and NVCP but no improvement.

Yes I am using the command reference from flightpanels and also the flightpanels Arduino library. Also I am getting light status data back to the Arduino using that command reference, but I can’t send switch data I have tested this on two separate systems and get the same problem. Both Windows 11. Could this be a socat compatibility issue with Windows 11?

The problem with that fork is that I can’t send commands to the cockpit using connect-serial-port.cmd. I can get light status from the virtual cockpit but I can’t send switch commands. With the Hub version I can send and receive data no problem. For the flight-panels version, I have serial port activity and socat is correctly installed but no joy.