JHzlwd
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About JHzlwd
- Birthday 10/05/1943
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Flight Simulators
F-18/F-16/Ka50
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Location
Calgary, Alberta
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Interests
Radio Astronomy, Photography
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Occupation
Retired (scientist)
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Website
http://www.wolfwillow.com
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Anti-aliasing Actually, your screen shot looks very nice to me and I'd be happy with that appearance. Aliasing is a function of the digital world we live in. It can never be totally eliminated and, as others have advised, solutions to reduce it will always hit your frame rate. Your PC looks capable but you can always spend more money on upgrades. I'd say that with the processor and GPU you are using you are getting into the area of diminishing returns. You might be able to spend your way to something approaching a 15% improvement in fps while reducing aliasing but, honestly, would you see the difference? I'd bet not. Notice I have an older CPU OC'd to 4.4 GHz, a GPU similar to yours and have absolutely no frame rate problems. Aliasing is not visible when actually flying but you will always see a bit with a static screen shot. So, my solution is: 1 - Try some of the things other posters have suggested. The Youtube video is very good. 2 - Once you have found the best compromise between fps and appearance (it will always be a compromise), adjust your expectations. Best wishes, JH.
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Much thanks. Looks like best to wait awhile in my case.
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Hate to ask a question like this but could not find answer with search. I am on DCS 2.5.0 but understand 2.5.2 is available as of a couple of dats ago. I thought my 2.5 would upgrade automatically, as usual, but it does not. If I run the updater stand-alone it says my DCS World us up to date. Have I misunderstood the release date or is a manual upgrade now required? Best wishes - JH
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For me it is the Ka50. It took a long time to master this unit but, having done so, it became an obsession I can't get enough of. A fixed wing just seems very boring by comparison.
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A few weeks ago I reported that infantry in DCS 1.5 persistently survived my Ka-50 rocket attacks for up to 2 minutes after the attack, making it almost impossible to play some of my custom missions. With the latest update to 1.5 this has been fixed. Much thanks to the team for attending to this so promptly.
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Esteemed Colleagues, With the latest updates (my "World" and "Blackshark" are up to date) I notice a couple of strange things happening in my custom missions for "Black Shark": 1 - I can fire rockets on enemy infantry at point-blank range but they are not instantly killed which tempts me to attack again but they still are not killed. If I think I hit them either the first or second time and wait about 10 seconds, the troops finally bite the dust. This is unrealistic behavior and causes me to waste a lot of ammo in desperation to kill infantry on the first pass. I have observed this behavior in all my missions. 2 - Off-road enemy vehicles are now more likely not to get stalled when following their designated path (which is good) but seldom end up where I intended (which is not good but tested on only one mission). I'd appreciate knowing if anyone else has noticed these glitches and if they have discovered work-arounds until this is fixed.
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Good suggestion. I hadn't thought of that. Over-all it is just too bright and synthetic looking. As with frame-rate, I expect the developers will be making improvements.
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It would be difficult to over-estimate the effort and talent that has gone into this offering. I've been doing some trials for a couple of days (although have had the Spitfire ever since it came out) and here are some impressions. 1 - The Spitfire simulation is starting to look quite refined. I have only one quibble so far which is lack of a roll axis trim. For some reason, with this simulation only, there is a left roll bias that can't be removed with the profiler. It's annoying. 2 - There are obviously many things still to come but as this is an "Alpha" release of the map, to be expected. Lots of things still missing in the Mission Editor, for example. 3 - Still adjusting options to get a decent frame rate. In Black Shark 2 the action is silky smooth on my gaming PC. With Normandy I have had to bump down to 1920 X 1200 plus degrade quite a few other options. It has improved but still "stuttery", especially at low altitude where more detail has to be rendered. The developers did wonders with frame rate on BS2 over time so am optimistic. 4 - Something odd about the color on this terrain - not the same level of realism you get with Caucasus. FWIW
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Yes. I use only SSD on all my PCs. There is amazing improvement, typically in the range of 3 to 5 times (for file transactions) what you get with rotating storage (this may depend on some other factors too, such as total RAM). Once you have used SSD any other machine without it will have you feeling something is wrong it will be so slow. SSD will markedly improve your gaming/simulation experience, especially if you are a bit short on RAM and the system has to do a lot of paging.
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Can't Find Download Option Ignore this - I found how to do the download. Much thanks to all who responded. It's appreciated.
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OK. Much thanks. I'll manage now.
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Hmmm .... I still don't see the Normandy map (which I prepaid), only the map + assets pack bundled for $60. Looks like I have to pay all over again.
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I realize I should visit these forums more frequently to stay up to date but ... My DCS presently shows version 1.5.6. Presumably DCS World 2.0/2.1 is good to go and also the Normandy map (I have the Spitfire module). I like to use the Module Updater but neither of these products shows up in the list of available downloads. I prepaid the Normandy map months ago and have the keys. Any suggestions appreciated. Best wishes, JHzlwd
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This has probably been addressed earlier but I don't visit the forums often and nothing came up on a search. We need more maps. With some great WWII aircraft modules like P-51 and now Spitfire we need authentic settings. The Caucasus is superb for Ka-50 missions but I'm really not interested in flying the Mk IX there. I'd rather have work on this a priority than more aircraft modules. BTW, Spitfire looks fantastic after flying around for an hour today. Nice job.
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Much thanks. Excellent.