DCS World 1.5 and 2 Discussion

[jcbak]

I recently contacted ED Support inquiring about the new minimum requirements. This is the response I received:

 

Greetings,

obviously the same like for DCS.

It would be better to have modern Video Card with 3-4 GB of memory

And 8-16 GB system RAM.

 

Best regards,

Andrey Filin

Eagle Dynamics IT Team

[SyntaxError]

I recently contacted ED Support inquiring about the new minimum requirements. This is the response I received:

 

Greetings,

obviously the same like for DCS.

It would be better to have modern Video Card with 3-4 GB of memory

And 8-16 GB system RAM.

 

Best regards,

Andrey Filin

Eagle Dynamics IT Team

Those are some pretty insane minimum requirements.

[cichlidfan]

Those are some pretty insane minimum requirements.

 

Not really. Although, the statement sounded more like recommended.

[Buckeye]

DCSW 2.0 - Minimum graphics card?

 

Those are some pretty insane minimum requirements.

 

 

Pretty average for modern games.

[Witchking]

I think that will require going back into cockpits and actually editing those materials/shaders/objects. I don't know if ED will bother updating older modules that extensively. Might be something in the newer modules.

 

Although..I agree that lighting is a key key thing for 2.0. I really hope they get the lighting right. Even the small navigation lights at the wingtips of aircraft. Especially for the ugly ones on FC3 aircraft.

[Mike Busutil]

I would like to see those parking spots at Nellis get a little more dirty in EDGE like the real Nellis. Or any other base that holds parked military aircraft.

 

 

Edited January 29, 2015 by Mike Busutil

[Feuerfalke]

Pretty average for modern games.

 

 

For MINIMUM requirements?

Name an example, please.

[OnlyforDCS]

For MINIMUM requirements?

Name an example, please.

 

I think he was refering to the first part of the statement. As I understood the reply from ED, the minimum requirements are not changing from what we have now.

[Snoopy]

Those are some pretty insane minimum requirements.

 

Translation "we want new nice shinny things to run smoothly on a 10 year old PC". ;)

 

I read "same as now" for minimum but we recommend higher. Not a big deal IMO.

[NineLine]

I recently contacted ED Support inquiring about the new minimum requirements. This is the response I received:

 

Greetings,

obviously the same like for DCS.

It would be better to have modern Video Card with 3-4 GB of memory

And 8-16 GB system RAM.

 

Best regards,

Andrey Filin

Eagle Dynamics IT Team

 

 

Yes, as others have said, that response means minimum specs are still the same, but they are telling you things they would recommend as a good improvement for a low end system.

[Cibit]

Anyone notice when this was slipped into the bin ? dxgui_edge_render.dll

 

:smilewink:

[NineLine]

Anyone notice when this was slipped into the bin ? dxgui_edge_render.dll

 

:smilewink:

 

I think files with the word "edge" have been sneaking in for quite some time, dont think its much new here...

[NineLine]

Note: Please stay on topic. Off topic posts will be removed. This thread will be heavily moderated.

 

As a reminder...

[Puma]

Will dcs world 2 require many (any) changes for external interop modules like Helios, or that screen/mfcd export config tool?

[GeorgeSloan]

DCS 2.0 Steam

 

When are steam users getting dcs 2.0. Eagle dynamics are taking way too long

[outlawal2]

That would be about 2 weeks AFTER it is released for NON-Steam DCS...

[cichlidfan]

When are steam users getting dcs 2.0. Eagle dynamics are taking way too long

 

At the very least, not before ED releases it in the first place.

[NineLine]

When are steam users getting dcs 2.0. Eagle dynamics are taking way too long

 

 

 

Is it a full moon tonight?

 

2.0 is an update to your current DCS World, I would imagine it will follow a similar release schedule as any other update. Of course how Alpha will be handled with STeam, or if it will be is unknown...

Edited January 30, 2015 by NineLine

[NineLine]

Info added to the first post by Wags:

 

The map is approximately 600 x 610 km. The airfield locations have the greatest detail (elevation mesh and textures of 2 meters per pixel), the center area of the map between the airfields (as indicted by the area covered by roads in the attached image) has the second highest detail (4-8 meters per pixel), and the area along the outside portions of the map have the least detail (16 to 64 meters per pixel).

 

 

As an example of what this means, the focus area around NTTR is where you will find the best quality, but things like parts of LA or the Grand Canyon will be lo-res as they are not the focus of this map, but included due to the size.

Edited January 31, 2015 by NineLine

[T_A]

Thanks for the info , for comparison sake , can you tell us what is the mesh level for the current Georgia map?

[kontiuka]

Info added to the first post by Wags:

 

The map is approximately 600 x 610 km. The airfield locations have the greatest detail (elevation mesh and textures of 2 meters per pixel), the center area of the map between the airfields (as indicted by the area covered by roads in the attached image) has the second highest detail (4-8 meters per pixel), and the area along the outside portions of the map have the least detail (16 to 64 meters per pixel).

 

Excuse this very dense question but what is a pixel in this context? For example, in the highest resolution areas, does it mean you can have a different elevation and texture for every 2 square meters? Kind of like the tiles on a kitchen floor?

[Suchacz]

Excuse this very dense question but what is a pixel in this context? For example, in the highest resolution areas, does it mean you can have a different elevation and texture for every 2 square meters? Kind of like the tiles on a kitchen floor?

Imho you mixed two different things together - 1) elevation mesh will will have the greatest details and 2) texture resolution will be one pixel for each 2 sq.m.

Edited January 31, 2015 by Suchacz

[SkateZilla]

Area Density,

 

Each px of a Texture = So Many Meters^2

[kontiuka]

Area Density,

 

Each px of a Texture = So Many Meters^2

So, in the map building tool, whatever is used, the designer clicks somewhere, makes a dot (pixel), and that dot represents 2 square meters?

 

So, pixel means a literal screen pixel?

[GeorgeLKMT]

So, in the map building tool, whatever is used, the designer clicks somewhere, makes a dot (pixel), and that dot represents 2 square meters?

 

So, pixel means a literal screen pixel?

 

Nevada is going to use aerial imagery as textures. The resolution of such images (either from plane or satellite) is always "unit of lenght per pixel".