Big Performance Boost with Latest Update

[Bunyap]

Today's update to DCS: World included what should be a pretty hefty boost to overall graphics performance in these missions. The main change concerns how and when ground units are activated on the map. The unit count is the same but ground units now only show up if you fly near them, making the sim perform almost as if it were an empty map until you encounter the enemy along the route. As a side effect, you may encounter a very slight pause five or six times throughout the mission as new units are loaded but I believe you would agree this is well worth it.

 

We also took the time to include a few recent additions like barrage balloons to ships where appropriate and plan to continue updating these missions as new assets become available.

 

 

And of course, work continues on a follow-on campaign for the P-51 covering Operation Charnwood and the capture of Caen.

 

 

 

 

More screenshots are available here:

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/screenshots/974/

Edited August 30, 2017 by Bunyap

[Drexx]

I REALLY REALLY hope this is true!, I have had to go above and beyond with spawning/despawning ground units manually through lua scripts and polygon zone detects to run my big mission (through distance, use to run 1100 units across the map, im down to 450 due to performance), will test later (also have to see if they fixed the crashed slingload crate = crashed server issue with this update also), thanks for the update!

Edited August 30, 2017 by Drexx

[Bunyap]

I REALLY REALLY hope this is true!, I have had to go above and beyond with spawning/despawning ground units manually through lua scripts and polygon zone detects to run my big mission (through distance, use to run 1100 units across the map, im down to 450 due to performance), will test later (also have to see if they fixed the crashed slingload crate = crashed server issue with this update also), thanks for the update!

 

I hope I do not lead you astray here. Going way above and beyond with zones and spawning is what we had to do as well.

[=Pedro=]

Wicked! :D

[DoomEngine]

Thank you for your continuous attention to detail Bunyap- really enjoying your Spitfire campaign! I'll be picking up Operation Charnwood very soon. :thumbup:

[Mango]

Excellent, really great to see WWII scenarios flourishing in DCS!

[JallieFR]

excellent .... no more F10 menu before starting Up

 

from 23 FPS to -> more than 45 constant ( VR setup ...)

 

a BIG BRAVO

Edited September 1, 2017 by JallieFR

[SJNitrous]

excellent .... no more F10 menu before starting Up

 

from 23 FPS to -> more than 45 constant

 

a BIG BRAVO

 

First of all, a great campaign, thanks.

 

This patch has gone in the right direction to make it playable but, with deferred shading on it still judders to much even though I am getting 50 fps.

However with deferred shading off I get a 15 fps increase and the game runs as smooth as silk.

 

I have noticed that the draw distance has been significantly reduced with deferred shading off.

 

Running at 2560 x 1440

Edited August 30, 2017 by SJNitrous

[dburne]

This is great news, thanks very much!

I had started the campaign but stopped it due to performance reasons as I fly in VR as well.

 

Will have to give another go now.

[gunhog63]

What a brilliant campaign. Very challenging indeed but for me that's the best part of it. If it was easy where's the enjoyment. I can only imagine how good the P51 campaign will be and if DCS develops the WW2 scenario as it is doing, the future looks verrrrrry bright.

Great work guys please feel proud of yourselves in my opinion you are world leaders

[REDEYE_CVW-66]

I only saw this update by chance. Was it included in the changelogs? Things like these are nice to know:)

Edited September 17, 2017 by zionid

[rogonaut]

is this an automatical process if u make missions now??