First impressions of 1.5 Beta

[Rogue Trooper]

All I wanted from 1.5 and 2.0 was mirrors and shadows (internal and external) and man did I get those and then some!

Just flown around with the KA-50 in my FPS test mission and the chopper is butter smooth WITH MIRRORS to or from airports or target rich environments!.

 

The Kamov is now much more responsive to input and has truly become more controllable in all flight regimes.

 

Target viewable range has increased (without the new target thingy adjustment) and HMS live cannon slave is just beyond belief.

 

Perfect!

Thank you ED.

[Ninjaviper]

Guys,

Hope this hasn't been answered somewhere else and I've missed it - here goes... I have been told the beta installs to a new directory and sits side by side with the original so the modules can be transferred without losing an activation life. If this is correct, once the beta has been installed and modules transferred, can the original installation be deleted?

 

Modules do transfer automaticly. No activation needed!

[OnlyforDCS]

Took a few flights with the Albatross. Gotta say Im loving the FM, and one of those premade missions, where you fly in the rain is phenomenal. Great stuff ED :thumbup:

[Azrayen]

Guys,

Hope this hasn't been answered somewhere else and I've missed it - here goes... I have been told the beta installs to a new directory and sits side by side with the original so the modules can be transferred without losing an activation life. If this is correct, once the beta has been installed and modules transferred, can the original installation be deleted?

You should not delete your original ("release") installation. This will be updated eventually.

[SinusoidDelta]

The F-15C is an absolute joy to fly now. I was grinning ear to ear for hours straight. Incredible work.

 

Regarding graphics, the haze is excessive just as it was in pre 1.5 builds for me. It doesn't seem like this affects everyone though. In 1.2.6 it could be fixed by increasing the far clip value but this seems to have no effect on 1.5.

[msalama]

My advice, try and find some older drivers and see how they work.

 

Just a headsup, but the driver is actually fine and so is the card. See the link below for tweaks used to get them working:

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2499114&postcount=3

[shagrat]

Wow, on my R290 I see at least doubled FPS. Everything runs smoothly, just like old times, when I had Nvidia GTX 280. One minor issue - I had to switch back to native 1920x1200, because in VSR (2560x1600) clickspots don't match, but that's probably driver issue.

Take care to run desktop and DCS at the same resolution! Also try if "Full screen" fix this.

I can't check anymore, as I'm running native 4k... But I remember same issues with DSR before.

[ebabil]

is there any info about when is 1.5 going to come out of beta status?

[Boberro]

I have almost double FPS that before, and huge improvement in mission loading time. I used to wait few minutes to load up the mission, now it's done in some 25-30 seconds (simple missions in 6-7). So what can I say?!

 

I am more than pleased that my patched old dinosaur rig can run DCS for few more years. And all that at HIGH settings.

 

Marvelous!

 

So big thanks to everybody that worked round the clock to accomplish such a huge improvement!!!

 

Cheers guys! :beer:

 

YOu used to wait few minutes for mission loading?

What ancient computer do you use? :O

[Robert_s]

First impressions , i am impressed with increase of fps , lol . I dont like external sound of Black Shark

[Pizzicato]

is there any info about when is 1.5 going to come out of beta status?

 

As with any other beta release, it'll come out of beta once all of the bugs have been addressed. There's obviously no timeline on that.

[SDsc0rch]

my first impression?

 

"wow! ED really listened to us!!"

 

 

 

many many many positive changes

 

"thank you ED"

[Revelation]

is there any info about when is 1.5 going to come out of beta status?

 

As with any other beta release, it'll come out of beta once all of the bugs have been addressed. There's obviously no timeline on that.

 

My guess is we will get the beta for 2.0 long before then and no one will care about 1.5...

[truebrit]

The mountains to me look very poor. Close up and far away, my graphics are on max.

 

Maxed out settings just to see the beauty for a few minutes, expected a lot of lag...

Guess what? first time ever a Newer/Updated game giving me better FPS and smoother gameplay :O how is this possible? How can I receive better performance in 1.5 when my settings are maxed out??

I play for the last hour+ and no problems! The game is perfect, beautiful, the mountains are amazing, the ground textures look like real life.

10 out of 10 from me.

[msalama]

thank you ED

 

Yup :thumbup:

 

This is a substantial upgrade, and the new IG just rocks - great framerates plus looking gorgeous too! Took a little getting used to as regards adjusting everything to taste (and performance) though, but as far I've tried it so far after tweaking, it really seems all good. A stellar job, nothing less!

[BSS_Sniper]

1.5 is nice and all, but nothing is looking realistic. It looks a lot better than it did before.

[cubanace]

Better Performance!.

 

I have a low system Spec but WOW 1.5 is just Amazing I can run it with out a problem and in settings I never could B4. below are my specs.

 

WINDOWS 7 64BIT

E8600 DUAL CORE 3.3

MSI GTX 750 TI 2Gs DDR 5.

4GB 1333.

PSU 600 watts.

 

Terrain (high)

Textures (high)

Visibility (Medium)

HDR ( Off)

Anti alising (Off)

Shadows (Low)

set to lens(FLARE)

Traffic (Low)

Grass ( all the way up maxed.)

Trees ( Half way )

 

I am trying to remember what else,but WOW what a dif 1.5 made,with just 4GB of ram sim runs just fine, I get little stutters at explossions but only at the start of missions,once everything is done loading its smooth.

 

Oh and the res is set to 1600x900 FullScreen.:smartass::thumbup::pilotfly::D

[Revelation]

The mountains to me look very poor. Close up and far away, my graphics are on max.

 

Turn off Depth of Field and Lens Effects.

[cubanace]

Yeah Deaph of field is useless,unless your making a Movie and want Effcts.

[wilbur81]

HEAR! HEAR!!! 1.5 is SPECTACULAR! Check out the new lightning/atmospheric moisture effects during a thunderstorm. Very cool.

[molnibalage]

Yeah Deaph of field is useless,unless your making a Movie and want Effcts.

I agree but at least you have it.

[Cedaway]

I also doubled my fps. (+/- 120 at peak) and the sim is beautiful!

Thank you ED. :thumbup:

(and for the 'mountain complainers', don't forget the geometry of the caucasus map is exactly the same than in previous version. Only the terrain texture has changed)

[Swam-e]

DCS 1.5 has beautifull graphics and...

 

I believe with Nevada and future maps, it´s going to be amazing. But i have couple questions:

 

Will DCS 2 have improved crash landing model?

 

Are the actual 1.5 clouds the old or new ones?

 

Thanks.

[Bourrinopathe]

The new clouds are still WIP and not included in the current build.

[Johnny Dioxin]

I would advise caution here - this is the old map with the updated engine. Just wait until NTTR and the other new maps arrive, because I think they may tax your hardware far more than the current one.

 

Just saying - don't want too much disappointment if things get slower with 2.0 ;)