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There's a lot of things that can happen in 31 days.. let's see if it happens or not?

Developers have their personal time off too guys, not everyone works the weekend, normal office hours across Europe are Monday to Friday 0800/0900-1700, you can't expect to return a faulty good if the shops closed can you? It's a bummer that they trashed the map, I'd be willing to go out on a limb and say they probably are working over the weekend, but isolating where the error is, might not be that straight forwards ? It's one of these "Patience is a virtue" moments..

VFA 15 Valions, low viz scheme, with the light coloured lion rampant, and the dark grey/black tail stripe, can't link a pic as google is being a fud!!

In other words, you purchased the module in error, without realising you needed the base game.. And that you didn't actually read the base module requirements into the bargain? it sure does prove the uniqueness of individuals that leap before looking :smilewink: And to be fair, I've done the very same thing myself, as in not looking at the basic requirements needed, felt like a proper mong when I asked for a refund for a game that doesn't work, only to be told, it's an addon sir, you need the base game installed for it to work.. had to dip my hands in my pocket and buy that too.. I think it was the old Fleet Defender game too, where you got to fly the F14.

You're a brave man committing to updating to 2.5 right now, the latest update trashed all the buildings in Nevada, and there's issues activating products due to the new security settings. It's maybe worth hanging off till they fix the Nevada map, unless you're too eager to cross over, ED are on the case like a tramp on chips, but could be several more days before Nevada is fixed up. as BIGNEWY said, doesn't matter how many times you stop and start, it simply picks up from where it left off, such is the beauty of torrents :D

no, the paid product is the paid product, not part of, dosn't matter how many modules you buy, the bottom line is the base game is FREE, how difficult is this to fathom? The map will always be the free part, any other addon will always be the purchased product, even if it relies on the base product. Normandy and NTTR are classic examples of paid products, of which I believe the last 2 modules were needed, as they were both released under version2.0 (also in alpha) people bought them to offer variations, same with the modules, doesn't matter how much spin you try and put on it DCS is a free product, you are only paying for your own benefit, nobody else's, you pick and chose which products you wish to use, on the free map, or you purchase the other terrains as well. To say it doesn't matter what they downloaded shows how asinine you're comments are becoming. Would you really download a DLC for a game that you don't have the base installed? I personally doubt anyone would download a DLC without first testing the base product, it makes no sense at all.

Did they buy the modules prior to downloading the FREE map? I think you will find that most users would have downloaded the base item, ie the FREE map first, and checked it out for performance issues, and graphics etc before thinking "I like this, it looks really uber, now I'm going to go and buy x, y and z module, to give me more variants to fly" It's not looking at it in an inverted way, buying a module for a game without checking it's actually worth it is pretty stupid IMHO, I see countless people posting that 2.5 is unplayable, because their systems are just not up to it, and then they blame ED for upgrading their product??

Which build is the current version? pretty sure it's still "beta" What was the last module released for DCS? AV8? How long ago was that release? Is it still being worked on and is it the final build, bearing in mind it was also an early release ie, NOT the finished product. It stands to reason that modules being currently worked on are geared towards the current, and future releases, I've never known an addon in ANY game that's geared towards legacy builds, as opposed to current builds. Your "so there !!" point is actually quite moot.

The best way to be vocal is to not get mad, but productive, and report all the issues that have not been "picked up" as in no need to post another issue about "lighting" when there's several threads open already. Nobody listens to someone going off on a rant, did you ever listen to your parents when they were giving it large?? ;)

More akin to them taking the ignition keys !! :megalol: Don't get me wrong, they broke my modules too, well, the modules are not broken, the addon product is still the same one I was using 7 days ago, without any issues, and the re activation bollocks isn't the best thing on start up each time either. But I'm also open minded that this base product is still not the fully released version. Do you recall Wags saying after initial release they hoped to have 2.5 stable to release as a public build in 2 weeks?? :lol: That was the kiss of death right away!!

You have also missed the main point, the initial product, that is the map, along with 2 flyable aircraft are FREE.. which makes it a free product does it not? If you want to fly certain aircraft on the free map, then yes, you have to purchase those, I'm not talking about purchasing additional aircraft here, 2.5 even in it's current state is a free product. 1.58 was a free product 2.0 was a free product.. If someone gave you a free Subaru imprezza, without all the trimmings, but you bought and added all the spoilers and alloys etc and fine tuned it, at your own cost, regardless of what you did,the base product was still free.

Nope, the map is free, as are 2 aircraft. You don't buy modules without needing the base product first. :smilewink: that's like buying a spare wheel for a car you don't own !! All the modules are optional, the base terrain didn't cost you a single penny.

This right here.. is complete nonsense, it does work, sure this latest "update" seems to have a massive glitch with the Nevada map, but to state 2.5 simply does not work, is hyperbole at its finest. Initial release of 2.5 on my home rig on a crappy 970 and 16GB RAM with everything apart from traffic maxed out was a treat, and it was even better on this laptop. The last update has caused more issues than it fixed in my opinion, but it still works, looks great, lots of room for improvement too, sounds like taking a break from DCS would do you the power of good, and those of us who enjoy this release, despite the botch up with Nevada, can fly in the skies, till our hearts are content .. It's not rocket science, if something bugs you to such an extent, don't do it, stop playing it, uninstall it.. find something that doesn't vex you into making hyperbolic statements.

Seeing as it's a beta release, we, the general public are also testers, and everything that can be picked up is being picked up, all very well saying things should have been picked up internally, yes, for a general release, not for alpha's or betas. We all downloaded the current build knowing it wasn't the final version, for sure this latest update trashed Nevada, and that's unforgivable, as that is a product that people purchased in good faith, Caucus map was a free product... free, something that's lost on many people, unhappy at a product they got for nothing.. :music_whistling:

Works a treat Looks better, now all they need to do is fix all the things the last update broke!!

My torrent was 10GB, it all depends on the number of modules you have I believe. My modules are: Nevada Normandy F5E Spitfire FC3 WW2 assets pack Black Shark 2

Mambero75, I never said it wasn't any good, graphics wise it's the best release to date, what I said was that reading all the negative comments with regards to the terrains "early release/pre alpha" hasn't been met with open arms. However... since the last upgrade, it's broken complete modules, and is leaving blokes pulling their hair out with frustration, myself included, they wiped out the entire 3d objects within NTTR.. So back to the F/A18, I'd much rather be able to fly a stable build when it's available, than an early release that has a very good chance of being trashed, due to terrain updates.

Ticket created with regards to rebinding, thank you.

Yep, seeing lots of people suffering from the same issue, the hotfix didn't fix it for me.

The latest patch for me has disabled my steam version of FC3, prior to this update, I was able to use it and all the associated missions, now it's all gone.. Seriously guys?? Very disappointed, none of the VSN addons work now either due to FCS being disabled, especially after it too 28 hours to download the update, only to have it render all addons useless... Uninstalling is not an option due to limited internet speeds. dcs.rar

Okay guys and gals, I'm thrashing about with the VSN Tornado GR4, and notice that on ejection, post mission shutdown, the pilots are Russian fighter pilots, how would I go about changing these to American USAF/USN pilots?

It'll be done when it's done, considering a substantial amount of negativity of the much vaunted release of 2.5 and its inherent problems, as an alpha release, I'm sure ED would much rather this flagship product would be greeted with more praise than 2.5 was, and take their time and making sure it's released as an acceptable working "early release". I'd much rather they spent a little bit more time fine tuning this anticipated release, than to read scores of threads of " negative responses", similar to 2.5. Early release = far from final product, lots of bugs, and a heavy Works In Progress" state. A LOT of the goodies will be complimentary with the new shaders in 2.5, you can please some of the people some of the time, you cannot please all of the people, all of the time.

Download the VSN Tornado GR4 pack, and use the A10 cockpit, you can still thrash through the Caucus valleys, at 400 knots, with the nearest thing to an actual 100% working module. I've made quite a few liveries for Op. Granby, and Op Telic for the VSN addon.

So you're suggesting that DCS should not have released a product due to market prices of another product, that may or may not be needed to run the sim? There are PLENTY of people, myself included, who don't run 2.5 on 10 series graphics cards, who also don't have any of the issues the OP has. There are plenty of comparisons, and tweaks posted that could easily have read through as well to optimise their game for better results. The harsh facts are that if you want to run ANY of the latest sims and games in their FULL glory, you're going to need the hardware to achieve the best results. Minimum specs are a guidance, not an absolute.

The M551 Sheridan isn't British, and would have no place in an RAF equipment addon.