DCS World 1.5 and 2 Discussion

[klem]

Guys, try this little known but blinding fix:

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=96698

 

Sorry for the off topic, as you were.

 

Yes, I have this but it would be nice if 1.5 or 2.0 could adjust GUIs for surround/triple screen.

[thxne]

Here's actual video an F-15 cruising through Nevada...

 

https://youtu.be/3t5WVjYLBVs?t=9m3s

 

Coloring is more orange in real life when comparing the NTTR to real life though.

[NineLine]

Here's actual video an F-15 cruising through Nevada...

 

https://youtu.be/3t5WVjYLBVs?t=9m3s

 

Coloring is more orange in real life when comparing the NTTR to real life though.

 

I dont think that is Nevada....

[Priller]

I dont think that is Nevada....

 

It's not. Its an F-15, 18th Wing, and that is Kadena Air Base in Japan.

 

Foxtrot to runway 23R. You can even see the Red Arrows on the taxi way.

[NineLine]

It's not. Its an F-15, 18th Wing, and that is Kadena Air Base in Japan.

 

Foxtrot to runway 23R. You can even see the Red Arrows on the taxi way.

 

I think the part he is talking about is somewhere in the Middle East though...

[Priller]

I think the part he is talking about is somewhere in the Middle East though...

 

It's Abu Dhabi.

 

Go to 8:41 in video. They are flying over Al Futaysi island.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2016841/Al-Futaysi-island-Hamad-carves-2-miles-long-sand-visible-SPACE.html

[thxne]

It's Abu Dhabi.

 

Go to 8:41 in video. They are flying over Al Futaysi island.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2016841/Al-Futaysi-island-Hamad-carves-2-miles-long-sand-visible-SPACE.html

 

It looks like there are a few different areas in the video. For example the snow mountains. So many things in that end part of the video made me think it was Nevada. Like the circles when it first shows it. My mistake if it isn't.

[Grand]

We plan to release DCS World 1.5 along side DCS: L-39 Albatros in September 2015.

Does this mean we can be absolutely sure that 1.5 is available at the latest on Wednesday 30 September, or does this mean ED is trying to release it by then but is not giving any guarantees?

[NineLine]

Does this mean we can be absolutely sure that 1.5 is available at the latest on Wednesday 30 September, or does this mean ED is trying to release it by then but is not giving any guarantees?

 

Noting is set in stone... That is their goal right now, for it to drop sometime in September.

[Ryback]

Does this mean we can be absolutely sure that 1.5 is available at the latest on Wednesday 30 September, or does this mean ED is trying to release it by then but is not giving any guarantees?

 

They have a greater chance to release in time since they dropped NTTR map for next release.But it's coding stuff (and really big one)so you never know..

[7rooper]

yes of course the camera is a massive factor, maybe i have been watching to many movies that plays out in the sunset =)

 

But the second thing i dont understand at all, why would the ground (tarmac??) be dark when the sun is shining directly at it?

 

Instead of something like this

It's the natural effect of direct lightning casting shadows on everything that is blocking in its rays' way. The shine on the tarmac its due to its specular properties like the real material.

Of course, in real life there's indirect lightning -that's a subtle lightning coming from the rays or photons that bounce off the surfaces at varied angles that depend on many factors like objects geometry and its refraction properties- but in the picture the lightning comes from the sun at a very low angle and without any obstacles in the sky that reflects back its light.

You can test this by yourself trying to take a photo with the sun in front of the lens

[spaceraver]

Is there a revamped server browser for multiplayer? It sorely needs basic filters such as password, ping and player count.

[NineLine]

Is there a revamped server browser for multiplayer? It sorely needs basic filters such as password, ping and player count.

 

Guys.... please have a look around the forums before asking questions... there are videos and screenshots galore now...

 

As an example... http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=144516

[Joni]

does anyone know if DCS 1.5 will inlcude the wings vapor effect and the water lights reflection?

 

 

Thanks.

[NineLine]

does anyone know if DCS 1.5 will inlcude the wings vapor effect and the water lights reflection?

 

 

Thanks.

 

We dont have a list of completed effects, even ones we have seen might get pulled for a tweak or what have you, so its really a wait and see.

[SLIDER FLEX]

I think at the start of the beta won't support_!!

[Corbett1403]

I wonder about sound will the aircrafts sound be more realistic

[Gary]

ATC

 

I've read the OP and searched here for the answer but didnt find it.

 

Although I have seen mention of a revamp of the ATC it is not listed in the DCSW 2.0 or subsequent 1.5 list of features.

 

Can anyone confirm if there is in fact a revamp being worked on and if so, which version it might be included in? (I use the word might as everything is subject to change of course..:))

 

Regards,

 

Gary

[NineLine]

I've read the OP and searched here for the answer but didnt find it.

 

Although I have seen mention of a revamp of the ATC it is not listed in the DCSW 2.0 or subsequent 1.5 list of features.

 

Can anyone confirm if there is in fact a revamp being worked on and if so, which version it might be included in? (I use the word might as everything is subject to change of course..:))

 

Regards,

 

Gary

 

Wags talked about it some in some of the streams he has done, might want to check those out, there isnt a ton of info yet though.

[ram0506]

Wags mentioned, that he is working with real life Pilots (F18 when I remember right) to improve ATC. But ATC was one of the points named in a stream, that seem to be not finished yet. So I guess, we won't see it in 1.5, but in version 2.0.

[howie87]

Expect just the graphics engine to be updated in 1.5 and you won't be disappointed. That way anything else that makes it into the release (module updates, sound API, ATC, new clouds/weather/effects etc.) will just be a bonus.

[kontiuka]

Expect just the graphics engine to be updated in 1.5 and you won't be disappointed. That way anything else that makes it into the release (module updates, sound API, ATC, new clouds/weather/effects etc.) will just be a bonus.

+1. What I've been thinking all along.

[thxne]

Expect just the graphics engine to be updated in 1.5 and you won't be disappointed. That way anything else that makes it into the release (module updates, sound API, ATC, new clouds/weather/effects etc.) will just be a bonus.

 

Same. Excited enough that we get the new engine sooner than expected. Gives us all a breath of fresh air into DCS.

[nervousenergy]

They have a greater chance to release in time since they dropped NTTR map for next release.But it's coding stuff (and really big one)so you never know..

There's never any guarantees, but reading between the lines pretty much tells us that ED isn't going to spend the time to make any new modules compatible with 1.0, starting with the L-39. They can still pick up revenue through sales of existing modules, but the big money is always made on new modules at full or pre-order pricing.

 

Once you stake future revenues on a release, you're a LOT more likely to see it.

[SkateZilla]

I dunno why ya'll are still speculating about the 1.5 / 2.0 change.

 

the blocking items and things were mentioned in sufficient detail in one of the QA Videos.