EcosseFlyer

Hi, Eyeing up a few new modules but still remain undecided on which one to go for. Just wondering what the current state of the Harrier is? I note from reading through forums that there are still a few bugs and complaints around it, but overall its a very good simulation? I'm not a natural dog fighter so is the Harrier a good platform for A2G operations? (Coming from the A-10) The Harrier has always been a favourite of mine, so I am keen on getting it, but just wanted opinions on whether it was currently a recommended module.

I did crank everything up for a laugh... It looked stunning... My 970 and CPU temps weren't so stunning :smilewink:toasty warm.... Sounded like a vacuum cleaner...

Yeh I'm definitely not running it on Ultra :) Only x2 with FXAA through Nvidia inspector. Shadows low, trees at 70%. So it doesn't look that good but I prefer running at consistent 55-60 as it seems to help with head tracking smoothness. Again I'd love to run with all the bells and whistles on as EDGE does look fantastic but I'm realistic in my expectations... Including zero multiplayer enjoyment sadly.

No VR, don't think my 970 would handle that, but running at 1920 res with head tracking. Think I've manged now to find sweet spot in settings to allow me to run it at decent fps. Just wish there was something to do about the jaggies /shimmering on shadows and terrain and the occasional stuttering, but just have to deal with it at the moment. Always got 1.5 to fall back on if it annoys me too much. Was quite funny though as it maxed out my 8GB of RAM so when I doubled it, it basically said I'll have that too and now it's running at around 12GB usage.... :smilewink:

I can actually run 2.5, both in Caucasus and Nevada but I have to realistically turn settings down (especially the AA) to get it to run with a decent FPS ~60 most times, but dips to 35-40 during larger engagements, and it looking worse and ugly shimmering seems a step back. Granted, EDGE looks a million miles better than old engine, but i can run 1.5 with over 100 FPS with dozens of units at a time - on 2.5 same type of mission, it is stuttering and looking borderline crap...hence why i wanted to roll it back to at least use the NTTR again. At least until a PC upgrade can be sorted ( My rig is at end of life i think ;) )

Followed the method using CMD prompt but still saying "Version 2.2.0.12843 is not available" so it looks like I`m out of luck with rolling back. Strange, as that's the last "old" engine build, you`d think it was available somewhere to roll back to.

Well going by what Matt said in current PC Pilot interview, MAC is a totally seperate entity, and both "MAC and DCS will operate as unique apps within the Simulation Operating System" . I'm guessing that's an overall umbrella type thing that contains everything from ED. I think it makes sense to seperate totally MAC for the people that enjoy simplified aircraft, using it possibly as stepping stone into the higher fidelity modules in DCS. I always thought that the FC3 module was a bit of an unloved child of the DCS franchise. Saying that I still think it will be popular, not with existing players, but with new players which is what Matt alluded to in the interview. Whether or not the current FC3 module will still be available within DCS is another matter once MAC is released, but personally Im interested in getting MAC despite owning a few DCS modules currently.

Yes the last release of the 2.2 but again I may have done it incorrectly. I'll try the manual command prompt method and see if that works.

I tried using the updater application that's shown in that post, and tried rolling back to the last version of 2.2 but it said that it wasn't found. Either I'm using it incorrectly, or it's simply not available. However I'll try they more manual method to see if that works. Failing that I'll reduce settings or simply run smaller missions (I can only do SP anyway, no MP for me)

Hi Just returning to DCS after a longish break. I can run 1.5.8 with no issues, but 2.5 is "borderline"...with current rig. I can run it at 50 or so fps but only really with limited units. Any decent mission grinds it to a halt sadly. Such is the price of progress as it does look amazing. So my questions are: 1. Is there any way of downloading 2.2 engine from somewhere? ie to be able to use the NTTR I bought when it first came out and ran for ages, rather than using the 2.5 engine? 1.5 was made a legacy download which is great as I can run that with everything up. I could run 2.2 the same way back in the day, so have been searching for a way to get it back but no luck so far....I'm not holding out much hope. 2. If that's not an option, can i still buy new modules(obviously ignoring ones specifically label as requiring 2.5 such as the Hornet) and use them in 1.5? There`s only a few I`ve got my eye on currently such as the F-5 and the Sabre but wanted to make sure they were still compatible with older engine?