Taz1004 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) UPDATED TO V22 for DCS 2.9 11/08/2023 Compatibility with DCS 2.9 Adjusted water explosion. INSTALL: Extract to main DCS install path. OvGME or other Mod Managers recommended. If you have any other mod that modifies particles, you must install this mod last and overwrite. DOWNLOAD For DCS 2.9 OB: IC Fail version: Better Smoke V22 IC Safe version: Better Smoke V20 MP This link is for anyone still using 2.8.4 or prior. MP is no longer supported due to DCS blocking entire shader folder from Integrity check. List of differences between IC Fail and IC Safe version ChangeList.txt DOWNLOAD For DCS 2.5.6 Stable: Single player: Better Smoke V9 SP Multi player: Better Smoke V9 MP Version History V2 - V3 - V4 - V5 - V6 - V7 - V8 - V9 - V10 - V11 - V12 - V13 - V14 - V15 - V16 - V17 - V18 - V19 - V20 - V21 Edited November 30, 2023 by Taz1004 Version Update 24 22 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron533 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Looking great Taz!! Thank you for improving the realism side of the game along with the eye candy :) I use an old mod made by KUKY and later modified by Mustang, https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/2161594/ and I like it has variable smoke heights and random burn times, so it looked more natural in this way. Maybe it can be added here as well? Cheers Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYo Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) Oh yes! I remember this old mod of smoke for DCS 1.5 and used it as "must to have". Its next good idea of Taz now, thx a lot for this work again! GBU smoke (after hit): Fire smoke: So maybe more darker? Edited August 27, 2020 by YoYo Webmaster of http://www.yoyosims.pl Win 10 64, i9-13900 KF, RTX 4090 24Gb OC, RAM 64Gb Corsair Vengeance LED OC@3600MHz,, 3xSSD+3xSSD M.2 NVMe, Predator XB271HU res.2560x1440 27'' G-sync, Sound Blaster Z + 5.1, TiR5, [MSFS, P3Dv5, DCS, RoF, Condor2, IL-2 CoD/BoX] VR fly only: Meta Quest Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 Looking great Taz!! Thank you for improving the realism side of the game along with the eye candy :) I use an old mod made by KUKY and later modified by Mustang, https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/2161594/ and I like it has variable smoke heights and random burn times, so it looked more natural in this way. Maybe it can be added here as well? Cheers Yes I think it's possible. And @YoYo I think those thick smoke are from buildings or factories aren't they? I think there are different smoke for those in DCS which I was planning to edit as well. Plan in the long run is to do full particle overhaul... without hurting fps. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYo Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 l... without hurting fps. Necessarily :D, thanks! Webmaster of http://www.yoyosims.pl Win 10 64, i9-13900 KF, RTX 4090 24Gb OC, RAM 64Gb Corsair Vengeance LED OC@3600MHz,, 3xSSD+3xSSD M.2 NVMe, Predator XB271HU res.2560x1440 27'' G-sync, Sound Blaster Z + 5.1, TiR5, [MSFS, P3Dv5, DCS, RoF, Condor2, IL-2 CoD/BoX] VR fly only: Meta Quest Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blinde Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Sir, you are the wizard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) Actually Ron, did Kuky's randomizing work before? I just tried his and all smoke are pretty same. Then I tried Mustang's and same way. Then I made each of the smoke variant different color and what happened is each emitter put out the variants in sequence. Not random. Maybe it worked before and ED changed particles IDK but doesn't seem possible to vary the duration as it seems there's only 1 emitter. Whatever randomness you see is coming from random velocity which my smoke already has. I may use this technique to give different color and opacity to the smoke as they age however. Credit to Kuky and Mustang... Edited August 28, 2020 by Taz1004 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron533 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) Taz, I may have mistaken randomness for different smoke duration/length...not really sure now... Vehicles exploding at different times created different smoke columns, probably that was the source of me thinking ‘randomness’...:doh: Anyway, I am glad to see you taking over this neglected and highly important area in DCS!:thumbup::thumbup: (Vehicle dust too maybe?:smilewink:) [i think you Mustang and Barthek should be employed by ED!!] Edited August 28, 2020 by ron533 Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChYuriy Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) Hi Taz. Great job! The burn time of unit after hit is in DCS World / Config / World / world.lua P.S. sorry for my English. Edited August 28, 2020 by ChYuriy Уточнение расположения файла Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL_LEJI Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Thanks a lot Taz :thumbup: http://www.cruzdesanandres.com/ My skins Windows 10 Pro -Asus rog strix z490-e gaming - I7 10700K - Ram Corsair 32 GB 3600 - Samsung 970 evo plus 1tb - RTX 4070TI 12Gb - Gigabyte G32QC 2560 x 1440 (QHD)- Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog -TPR: Thrustmaster Pendular Rudder - Track IR 5 - VR samsung odyssey plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYo Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Tested and .... like it! A lot better than defaults. Webmaster of http://www.yoyosims.pl Win 10 64, i9-13900 KF, RTX 4090 24Gb OC, RAM 64Gb Corsair Vengeance LED OC@3600MHz,, 3xSSD+3xSSD M.2 NVMe, Predator XB271HU res.2560x1440 27'' G-sync, Sound Blaster Z + 5.1, TiR5, [MSFS, P3Dv5, DCS, RoF, Condor2, IL-2 CoD/BoX] VR fly only: Meta Quest Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) Thanks for suggesting age variation Ron. Smokes are now slower and lighter as they age. I increased the wind influence of the smoke as well and created fake turbulence. Helps to quickly see wind direction and strength for bomb/rocket runs. 2m/s ground wind. 8m/s ground wind. Edited August 29, 2020 by Taz1004 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Hi Taz. Great job! The burn time of unit after hit is in DCS World / Config / World / world.lua P.S. sorry for my English. Thanks for that info ChYuriy. I saw that after looking into Kuky's. But unless I'm mistaken, I think those are just duration and not randomization. And looks like Kuky just lengthened couple of them which had very low duration. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL_LEJI Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Great, I`m waiting your v2 thanks Taz :thumbup: http://www.cruzdesanandres.com/ My skins Windows 10 Pro -Asus rog strix z490-e gaming - I7 10700K - Ram Corsair 32 GB 3600 - Samsung 970 evo plus 1tb - RTX 4070TI 12Gb - Gigabyte G32QC 2560 x 1440 (QHD)- Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog -TPR: Thrustmaster Pendular Rudder - Track IR 5 - VR samsung odyssey plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Updated to v2 Thanks everyone for comment and feedback. Improvements in v2 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave317 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Nice work, you're on a roll. What are you going to improve next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Nice work, you're on a roll. What are you going to improve next? Plan is always just play. Until something bothers me... Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsky Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) Seems to be compatible with the 2.5.5 as well. Looks superb, thank you! Edited August 28, 2020 by Minsky Dima | My DCS uploads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expert Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Don't you think it's the devs' duty to make these changes? Current smoke looks like ps2 graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucShep Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Very good, definitely an improvement! :thumbup: TY CGTC Caucasus retexture mod | A-10A cockpit retexture mod | Shadows reduced impact mod | DCS 2.5.6 (the best version for performance, VR or 2D) = aka Luke Marqs; call sign "Ducko" = Spoiler Win10 Pro x64 | Intel i7 12700K (@5.1/5.0p + 3.9e) | 64GB DDR4 @3466 CL16 (Crucial Ballistix) | RTX 3090 24GB EVGA FTW3 Ultra | 2TB NVMe (MP600 Pro XT) + 500GB SSD (WD Blue) + 3TB HDD (Toshiba P300) + 1TB HDD (WD Blue) | Corsair RMX 850W | Asus Z690 TUF+ D4 | TR PA120SE | Fractal Meshify C | UAD Volt1 + Sennheiser HD-599SE | 7x USB 3.0 Hub | 50'' 4K Philips 7608/12 UHD TV (+Head Tracking) | HP Reverb G1 Pro (VR) | TM Warthog + Logitech X56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYo Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Very nice v2, TY! It must be in "default" DCS.... Webmaster of http://www.yoyosims.pl Win 10 64, i9-13900 KF, RTX 4090 24Gb OC, RAM 64Gb Corsair Vengeance LED OC@3600MHz,, 3xSSD+3xSSD M.2 NVMe, Predator XB271HU res.2560x1440 27'' G-sync, Sound Blaster Z + 5.1, TiR5, [MSFS, P3Dv5, DCS, RoF, Condor2, IL-2 CoD/BoX] VR fly only: Meta Quest Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 V3 coming soon. Adding some blast effect for slightly more satisfying explosion. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drac Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Does all your flight mates have to have this mod in order to see it from my weapon hitting the target? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiJack Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Does all your flight mates have to have this mod in order to see it from my weapon hitting the target? Yes of course. Everything that is not added by ED is individual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.J.S Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 V3 coming soon. Adding some blast effect for slightly more satisfying explosion. V3 looks exceptional. Kudos. :thumbup: Alien desktop PC, Intel i7-8700 CPU@3.20GHz 6 Core, Nvidia GTX 1070, 16GB RAM. TM Warthog stick and Throttles. Saitek ProFlight pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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