jflatto Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 Apologize if this has been asked before but not seeing it after some searches. I am getting back into DCS after a while. I have the latest version of DCS 2.0 installed along with the Nevada map and various aircraft. Is there any reason to also install DCS 1.5 also? I know I can install both versions but why would I want to? At one point, I remember that the training missions were only available in 1.5; has that changed? Is that the only reason to install 1.5? Thanks for any help getting me flying again.
cichlidfan Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 The Caucasus map and all of it's associated missions/campaigns (training and otherwise), both free and payware, are only available in v1.5. The included training missions would have to be recreated for a different map, and that is highly unlikely to occur. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
TAW_Impalor Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 more multiplayer servers run 1.5 12900KF@5.4, 32GB DDR4@4000cl14g1, 4090, M.2, W10 Pro, Warthog HOTAS, ButtKicker, Reverb G2/OpenXR
jflatto Posted June 30, 2017 Author Posted June 30, 2017 Thank you very much for the responses. If it matters, I also have a Vive VR system as it automatically went into VR when I started DCS 2.0 and flew the Black Shark. That was amazing. Is VR also in DCS 1.5? Related question, is there a way to start DCS in non-VR mode as I need to get my joystick set back up and that is not possible when in VR mode. I wish the VIVE had a way to display "reality" through the head set so I could see my controller and keyboard to make needed changes and then go back into VR instead of taking my head set off to see anything. :)
hansangb Posted June 30, 2017 Posted June 30, 2017 Thank you very much for the responses. If it matters, I also have a Vive VR system as it automatically went into VR when I started DCS 2.0 and flew the Black Shark. That was amazing. Is VR also in DCS 1.5? Related question, is there a way to start DCS in non-VR mode as I need to get my joystick set back up and that is not possible when in VR mode. I wish the VIVE had a way to display "reality" through the head set so I could see my controller and keyboard to make needed changes and then go back into VR instead of taking my head set off to see anything. :) Yes, 1.5 (well, the beta branch, but I'm pretty sure 1.5 supports it) supports VR. dcs.exe --force_enable_VR dcs.exe --force_disable_VR Or you can use SkateZilla's tool: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=160053 hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1
jflatto Posted June 30, 2017 Author Posted June 30, 2017 Thank you for all the help. I greatly appreciate it. So down the road, is 1.x going to disappear and be merged into 2.x so only 1 install of DCS is needed? This is not a burning question, more idle curiosity.
hansangb Posted June 30, 2017 Posted June 30, 2017 In the future, yes, that's the plan. DCS 2.5 should be the unified release....after all, there can only be one! :P hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1
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