DCS World Patch Notes Discussion Thread

[speed-of-heat]

i found a small but consistent improvement in GPU frame time of about .2ms across multiple tests?

[JayRoc]

will test the frametimes overall...seemed a bit smoother

[IkarusC42B Pilot]

Am i the only one that cant update ?

[ShaunX]

2 hours ago, speed-of-heat said:

i found a small but consistent improvement in GPU frame time of about .2ms across multiple tests?

My performance tests are almost identical to the last 2.7.7 patch. No improvement for me.

[Sr.]

8 hours ago, IkarusC42B Pilot said:

Am i the only one that cant update ?

Took me a couple tries.

 

On second look, mine never actually updated. Only repaired

Get the following trying via command line

 

00000.049 --- Log file: C:\Users\SR\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\autoupdate_templog.txt
00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2021-11-19 02:19:48
00000.015 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.12.0.97 (Windows NT 10.0.22000; Win64; en-US)
00000.015 INFO : src-id: 3c7ff4548c4c55a133cef259fe88f9871e5c1440, lib-id: 6e6a15cad57b3b9f322e07cd1850b7afdc52714f
00000.015 INFO : cmdline: DCS_Updater.exe  update 2.7.8.16140
00000.047 STATUS: Initializing...
00000.048 INFO : basedir: G:\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\
00000.048 INFO : dcs_variant.txt: openbeta
00000.049 INFO : DCS/2.7.7.15038 (x86_64; EN;  WORLD,NEVADA_terrain,UH-1H,P-51D,F-15C,A-10C,BALTICDRAGON_A10C-ENEMY_WITHIN_3_campaign,A-10C_2,F-16C,SUPERCARRIER,FA-18C,SYRIA_terrain,PERSIANGULF_terrain,MARIANAISLANDS_terrain)
00000.049 INFO : branch: release
00000.050 STATUS: Checking for updates...
00000.723 INFO : Got reply from www.digitalcombatsimulator.com
00000.945 INFO : Got reply from www.digitalcombatsimulator.com
00000.946 STATUS: Version 2.7.8.16140 is not available. Consider updating.
00009.200 === Log closed.

 

Edited November 19, 2021 by Sr.

[alexej21]

Thank you for the update.

[AKULA_OPTIMUS]

Can´t test until next week... is the Hornet HSI map fixed? Cause I don´t have any hope

[Eldur]

6 hours ago, sirrah said:

My best guesstimate for the lack of the usual patch thread "F5 F5 F5! OMG! I'm going crazy!" hype, would be:

Most are holding their breath on the AH-64D release and most know that won't be included in this patch 

 

Maybe they're just more or less stuck in bed thanks to myocarditis and the kidneys kinda taking a break due to Covid invaccination like me (I can't tell you how much this sucks, and probably shouldn't because of rules *g*)... but I guess, I need a fast horse now for being honest and truthful. Oh, wait. I am. Usually...

  Jokes aside...

5 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

Patience, fact is development takes time, the HIND is already in good shape and more work and tweaks to come. The team are not machines, but they are working as hard as they can. 

thanks

I think it was in a good state on release already and you guys keep improving it, albeit slowly. But to be fair, I see nothing wrong there. As for myself, I just wait for Petrovich to finally get both a voice and a HOTAS. He's literally a mute keyboard only wannabe right now, but he's doing fairly well if you stay in the back seat

Good things take time though and the module is totally usable. I mean, aren't we all waiting for the Apache anyway?

And everything that isn't in this patch, might drop with the next - I was expecting Tomcat fixes, especially to the AP, and the Viggen stuff

Well, I'll spend some time in the Viper then, most probably. And trying to troubleshoot my underwhelming WMR performance...

Speaking of VR, in one of the last 2 updates you guys fixed the alignment of the hands and the head on the G2 (Rift/Quest hands are a tad off angle still, but not as much as the G2 was), which really made me happy. Also noticed that I can map the controllers since then (though it wouldn't register the ministick press), but I couldn't do that in the Tomcat for some reason and the UI Layer mappings weren't taken in that module either. But I really have to thank for the work done here, it's clearly heading into the right direction. That stuff should have been on the patch notes... anyway, it's always great to find such improvements anyway.

[Eight Ball]

Quote

 

DCS: Combined Arms by Eagle Dynamics

• Added the ability to hide hints for JTAC by pressing LCtrl + B.
• Added 2 skins for russian soldiers with AK.
• Added Min/Max altitude restriction for AAA in ME.

 

If I'm not mistaken, you've actually added 2 "new" infantry models, not liveries.

 

[Sr.]

Still unable to update.

even via command line: Is the patch still available?

 

Yeah...I actually have considered updating (several times)

00000.051 --- Log file: C:\Users\SR\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\autoupdate_templog.txt
00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2021-11-19 02:53:25
00000.015 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.12.0.97 (Windows NT 10.0.22000; Win64; en-US)
00000.015 INFO : src-id: 3c7ff4548c4c55a133cef259fe88f9871e5c1440, lib-id: 6e6a15cad57b3b9f322e07cd1850b7afdc52714f
00000.016 INFO : cmdline: dcs_updater.exe  update 2.7.8.16140
00000.048 STATUS: Initializing...
00000.048 INFO : basedir: G:\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\
00000.048 INFO : dcs_variant.txt: openbeta
00000.051 INFO : DCS/2.7.7.15038 (x86_64; EN;  WORLD,NEVADA_terrain,UH-1H,P-51D,F-15C,A-10C,BALTICDRAGON_A10C-ENEMY_WITHIN_3_campaign,A-10C_2,F-16C,SUPERCARRIER,FA-18C,SYRIA_terrain,PERSIANGULF_terrain,MARIANAISLANDS_terrain)
00000.051 INFO : branch: release
00000.052 STATUS: Checking for updates...
00000.704 INFO : Got reply from www.digitalcombatsimulator.com
00000.926 INFO : Got reply from www.digitalcombatsimulator.com
00000.927 STATUS: Version 2.7.8.16140 is not available. Consider updating.
00034.842 === Log closed.

[Yurgon]

20 minutes ago, Sr. said:

00000.051 INFO : branch: release

Not sure if this is a smoking gun or a red herring, but it looks a little as if DCS tried to update to 2.7.8 in the stable aka release branch, even though your dcs_variant.txt says openbeta.

Can you use the command line again and try specifically to update the OpenBeta branch? Should be:

DCS_Updater.exe update @openbeta

[Sr.]

Just now, Yurgon said:

Not sure if this is a smoking gun or a red herring, but it looks a little as if DCS tried to update to 2.7.8 in the stable aka release branch, even though your dcs_variant.txt says openbeta.

Can you use the command line again and try specifically to update the OpenBeta branch? Should be:

DCS_Updater.exe update @openbeta

That did it. Thanks!

[JorgeB2]

Sad to see that the c802 Jeff missiles are still unusable. Update after update, ED don't care about this bug.

[Northstar98]

2 hours ago, JorgeB2 said:

Sad to see that the c802 Jeff missiles are still unusable. Update after update, ED don't care about this bug.

Isn't that more on Deka, not ED?

[dwm]

46 minutes ago, Northstar98 said:

Isn't that more on Deka, not ED?

Well, its weapons, so its ED ... thats at least what's Deka claims now for a few months 

Was also hoping for that fix.

[Northstar98]

3 minutes ago, dwm said:

Well, its weapons, so its ED ... thats at least what's Deka claims now for a few months 

Was also hoping for that fix.

Looking at this thread, it seems this issue is more exclusive to the JF-17.

And weapons still largely seem to be in the hands of 3rd parties in terms of things like models (both flight models and 3D), integration on aircraft etc, it only seems to be missiles using ED's new Fox 3 API where they've actually taken control of them so to speak.

[PLUTON]

Hello
Is an update to 2.7.8 soon planned for stable?

[NoPro]

Am I the only one who was expecting an update today after all these viper videos?!

[Raven68]

9 minutes ago, nima2014 said:

Am I the only one who was expecting an update today after all these viper videos?!

I was expecting a Wednesday update as well, but it could come Friday.

[ShaunX]

[jurinko]

I am hypnotizing the 22 November in Patch Status for some time. 

Edited December 15, 2021 by jurinko

[Boosterdog]

25 minutes ago, ShaunX said:

Thats not BIGNEWY - its an imposter. BIGNEWY is a cat. In a helmit. 

[ShaunX]

5 minutes ago, Boosterdog said:

Thats not BIGNEWY - its an imposter. BIGNEWY is a cat. In a helmit. 

It's from the official ED DCS Discord channel so I hope it is him!

[Boosterdog]

Just now, ShaunX said:

It's from the official ED DCS Discord channel so I hope it is him!

My world is shattered. 

[draconus]

30 minutes ago, Boosterdog said:

My world is shattered. 

https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/482-game-crash/