1.2.3 first impressions

I love the new flanker model, finally...some great looking missile exhaust in the right colour and even the gun smoke. ED has done a great job. :) I can't wait to see the new cockpits though. :p ....and hoping that ED will find some time to perhaps bestow the Mig29, Su25T and Su33 with the same gracious 6dof cockpits as well. ;)

Bugs wise...found the TWS2 bug...both missiles go to same target, only one landing light in the Su27 nose gear, for some random reason, during the quick start A-10C mission, I was unable to use ZOOM for the TGP or even switch it to white hot or black hot modes. The overlay of the cross would change colour, but that was it. But a restart of the mission and then it worked again...so it wasn't reproducible.

Pros -

1. New ME features.

2. New P-51 tracers smoke and tracers are nice and no more fps loss on that.

3. MP improvment is awesome, can already feel the diffrence in around 20 player servers that are holding quite ok.

4. Tankers work :D

5. new models are great, can't wait for 6DOF cockpits.

Cons -

1. Microsoft Sidewinder FFB2 bug is still on - if FFB is enabled in the game, theres a 20-30 fps loss. (my stick is without center atm :()

2. CBUs and low pass dust still do fps loss.

Thatas all I managed to test so far, JTAC - anyone tested?

Just wondering a AI JTAC on the client side in MP... Anyone have it working the way it should without any trickery?

Not having any luck with it- so wondering if it could be something on my end that I need to do differently.

found the TWS2 bug...both missiles go to same target

FYI, this is already fixed in later builds

Since my good PC is down for the count right now, I'm only able to play Combined Arms.

Let me say this - The ability to control the air units makes this a whole new ball game. It really does make a huge difference with your strategy, and now ground units can get the proper support. BUT - if you are not careful, and your recon missed a SAM or AAA, bye bye air support.

LOVE IT!

Biggest impression so far? ED's work ethic and commitment to this genre.

I've only fired up a brief test, but noticed right from the start that I got a FPS bump with all the settings maxed out... I'll take that anytime they want to go the extra mile to give it to us! The update made me think about how the another game producer (Russian as well) has done with ROF... add new models, clean up bugs, keep pushing forward. That sets a company aside from 90% of the others now days. DCS is definitely on the right track, and the A-10C is without question the best Sim you can get your hands on, and even it keeps improving.

Many other game producers should be taking notes on the way the Russian companies are handling their business... because they are smoking their competition! JMO. :thumbup:

Matz

I found too better performance with high settings and a very fast loading time when reloading a mission which is very good. The first time is almost the same as before but when reloading is a lot faster, now i feel like crashing in a mission isnt another 3 minutes waiting :thumbup:

The pilot director lights on the underside of the KC-135 work properly! Did some tanking in the F-15C and while the autopilot was hooked up, saw both PDLs green and in the center! Tested the A-10C and when I pushed in or pulled out too far, the lights responded accordingly. Glad to see they made that improvement, especially since I imagine DCS F-15C will require the pilot to manually AAR. A small thing, but a very welcome fix! Thanks ED :D

I noticed that the director circle in the Su-25T hud now tracks waypoints correctly in enr mode, awsome!! This was'nt working in 1.2.2 atleast not for me.

Yup... all seems slick...

Flew some squadron Hawgsmoke training last night and then went onto a MP server...

Great job ED!!! :pilotfly:

The only thing that wasn't straightforward are .lua files for view configuration, which changed a bit and I had to manually copy paste the lines I usually change to their respectful positions (View.lua, Server.lua, DefaultSnapViews.lua).

And yes, the fiddling with Export.lua... made Helios work with MFDs but couldn't get other exports (RWR) to work by copying the old folders in place, it just crashed.

:thumbup:

Just noticed in the ME that the distance measurement was in NM instead of FEET now... thank you!

I think the upgrade process was outstanding!

 

I started the process, went to work for 12 hours, and came back to a message

saying that the upgrade was successful. OK'ing that fired up the game, and all

my stuff, (joystick settings, skins, logbook, etc.) was still there.

 

For such a complex update of 5 purchased items, this went amazingly well.

 

Everything I've poked around with so far has been improved. I can't ask for

any more than that!

Yep, for me also update for DCS world and 4 different DCS modules everything went a ok!

Congrats to ED team..

Havent had the chance ti give it a go go yet since i re dowl loaded all files ajd modules. just to be on the safe side...

i read that TWS on the mig aint working.... being a mig fan its a drag but if the MP is as rock solid as i read and DL on the russian jets work then wayyyyy tooo go....

ill be on today for sure..:)

and DL on the russian jets work then wayyyyy tooo go....

 

How does the DL in red jets work in-game?

Loving all the extra things u guys have found:)

Really awesome!

i read that TWS on the mig aint working....

TWS is.

2TWS is not.

How does the DL in red jets work in-game?

u get detected contacts by awacs and ewr on the mfd

this is a passive mode. try it in single player first... turn bvr on radar on then off and voala u see all friendly and detected bandits on the mfd

yeah i meant tw2...

do i read right that all missiles got nerfd ?

u get detected contacts by awacs and ewr on the mfd

this is a passive mode. try it in single player first... turn bvr on radar on then off and voala u see all friendly and detected bandits on the mfd

 

yeah i meant tw2...

 

do i read right that all missiles got nerfd ?

No, not nerfed, they are still WIP. Still tuning to be done. GGTharos have explained in a few threads, search for it.

My first impressions are REAL GOOD!!!!!!!! :thumbup:

Well , gotta say the stability is excellent , and im very grateful for that . That was my biggest problem , so Im a happy camper now .

Thank you for all your hard work .

Hello

I am trying to use this Su27 ECM Mod

http://www.lockonfiles.com/index.php/files/file/637-sorbtsiya-ecm-pod-model/

with the new model (that has still the old 4 polygons model :D ) but I can't make the skin show... I tried to edit the skin files but no luck. It looks like this (still better than the default one that almost cuts your retina :P ):

Can anyone help?

I forgot to tell... that is my first impression on new Su27. It rocks but needs new ECM pods and more skins :)

I seem to have gained some fps, which is nice.

Quite the opposite for me unfortunately :dunno:

It rocks but needs new ECM pods and more skins :)

Read this post of the year. Your answer is literaly in the first line of the new DCS features.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=101963

Read this post of the year. Your answer is literaly in the first line of the new DCS features.

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=101963

I'm not sure I understand you. I can't see there anything about the ECM pods... I know skins will be added.