NightFlier Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) I don't know why but the v20 SP is giving me a flable smoke for static smoke effect and plane crashing (like the DCS default one) instead of the usual Better Smoke nice one. Using OVGME in Main DCS folder (files are correctly placed as I checked the activation of the mod). Edited March 16, 2023 by NightFlier Night Flier _________________________________________________________________________________________ i7 9700K, MSI RTX 2080, 32GB RAM (3200 MHz), SSD m.2 1TB, Monitor 32'' WQHD 2560x1440, Windows 10 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 8 hours ago, NightFlier said: I don't know why but the v20 SP is giving me a flable smoke for static smoke effect and plane crashing (like the DCS default one) instead of the usual Better Smoke nice one. Using OVGME in Main DCS folder (files are correctly placed as I checked the activation of the mod). ST or MT? Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EA-18G_BlockII Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 it seems this mod is not compatible with Firebomb/Napalm script ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightFlier Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 18 ore fa, Taz1004 ha scritto: ST or MT? MT Night Flier _________________________________________________________________________________________ i7 9700K, MSI RTX 2080, 32GB RAM (3200 MHz), SSD m.2 1TB, Monitor 32'' WQHD 2560x1440, Windows 10 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcatter87 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Yeah, I think the update kinda broke some effects of the mod. Flew a JTAC mission yesterday, the WP markers had giant fireballs inside. 1 Modules: F-14A/B | M-2000C | AJS-37 | Mi-24P | F/A-18C | A-10C II | F-16C | UH-1H | F-5E | Mi-8 | FC 3 | AV-8B | A-4E | Gazelle | Ka-50 | Yak-52 | CE2 Maps: Syria | Marianas | NTTR | Persian Gulf | Caucasus Setup: Virpil WarBRD Base & VFX | TM Warthog | Arozzi Velocita Stand | Monstertech Mount | MFG Crosswind | Cougar MFDs | VRInsight Panel | JetSeat 908 | TrackIR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 10 hours ago, Tomcatter87 said: Yeah, I think the update kinda broke some effects of the mod. Flew a JTAC mission yesterday, the WP markers had giant fireballs inside. That's what was fixed in v20 1 3 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Zach Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Wow! I just want to say that I'm very pleased and impressed that you've continuously kept this mod updated for all these years, and up to even the latest DCS version. That's wild! 10/10 5 Hardware: T-50 Mongoose, VKB STECS, Saitek 3 Throttle Quadrant, Homemade 32-function Leo Bodnar Button Box, MFG Crosswind Pedals Oculus Rift S System Specs: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS, RTX 3090, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 32GB DDR4-3200, Samsung 860 EVO, Samsung 970 EVO 250GB Modules: AH-64D, Ka-50, Mi-8MTV2, F-16C, F-15E, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-5E, P-51D, Spitfire Mk LF Mk. IXc, Bf-109K-4, Fw-190A-8 Maps: Normandy, Nevada, Persian Gulf, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Doesn't look like there are any dust trails working anymore in OB MT. No dust pick up with helo's landing either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Mav said: Doesn't look like there are any dust trails working anymore in OB MT. No dust pick up with helo's landing either. That is gone in default MT without the mod too. Even after 2.7 when ED implemented new smoke system, there were some remains of old particle system like the ones you mentioned. Another example is some vehicles explode in 2 phases and first phase still used the old smoke. These are now gone in MT. Not replaced, just gone. But I'm sure ED is working to replace these old smoke with new smoke. Even smoke marker was using the old smoke and is now "replaced" with new smoke system in MT. 4 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeni1976 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Good day Friends! Advise for version dcs world v255 what to put the smoke effect Version 8 no download link from the first page of the topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 2 hours ago, jeni1976 said: Good day Friends! Advise for version dcs world v255 what to put the smoke effect Version 8 no download link from the first page of the topic Right click, copy link, paste link, change V9 to V8. 2 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeni1976 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Thanks a lot Got it http://tripod3d.com/brian/dcs/BetterSmoke/Taz1004_Better_Smoke_v8_SP.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFGross Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 looks like the 4 files in the particlesystem2 folder are causing IC to fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 20 minutes ago, EFGross said: looks like the 4 files in the particlesystem2 folder are causing IC to fail Everything in Bazar/shaders are off limits now. You pretty much have to go vanilla if you want to play on public server. 2 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeni1976 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Greetings! Will there be an update for the stable version of dcs world DCS 2.8.4.39731? Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dresoccer4 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 how does this mod interact with the latest smoke update? From changelog: "Added smoke from vehicles and some static objects based on health, this means as a vehicle takes more damage you may see different levels of smoke giving you a better idea visually if you did any damage on that last run in." 2 Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 34 minutes ago, dresoccer4 said: how does this mod interact with the latest smoke update? From changelog: "Added smoke from vehicles and some static objects based on health, this means as a vehicle takes more damage you may see different levels of smoke giving you a better idea visually if you did any damage on that last run in." No file in this mod was altered. I don't have much time to test this weekend. I just flew for couple minutes and didn't see any issues. Maybe you can tell me if there are issues. 2 1 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dresoccer4 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, Taz1004 said: No file in this mod was altered. I don't have much time to test this weekend. I just flew for couple minutes and didn't see any issues. Maybe you can tell me if there are issues. i'm on vacation in Patagonia right now so unfortunately pretty far away from my PC though could check out some of the south atlantic map locations irl 1 Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFGross Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I removed them and so far so good. The rest of the mod is working for me as intended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmeagleGoneWild Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 @Taz1004 Is the mod working fine in MT and ST? I had to switch to ST lately after this last update but just for future reference, wondering if it’s good with MT given the comments above. Thank you! Ryzen 7 5800x w/ PBO on, RTX 3070ti w/ OC, 32 GB RAM @3000 | Quest 2, Virpil Joystick, Throttle, and Rudder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, SmeagleGoneWild said: @Taz1004 Is the mod working fine in MT and ST? I had to switch to ST lately after this last update but just for future reference, wondering if it’s good with MT given the comments above. Thank you! There are still no tank/vehicle/helo dust in MT. But that's not issue of this mod. It doesn't exist in default MT either. Otherwise, mod seems to be functioning fine for me in MT. I haven't used it in ST for a while so can't say if there are any issues. Edited July 9, 2023 by Taz1004 2 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmeagleGoneWild Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 11 hours ago, Taz1004 said: There are still no tank/vehicle/helo dust in MT. But that's not issue of this mod. It doesn't exist in default MT either. Otherwise, mod seems to be functioning fine for me in MT. I haven't used it in ST for a while so can't say if there are any issues. Great to hear and thank you for replying! Love the work. I was loving MT when it came out but I’ve been getting stutters lately so jumped back to ST. The SP pack is definitely amazing work! Cheers 2 Ryzen 7 5800x w/ PBO on, RTX 3070ti w/ OC, 32 GB RAM @3000 | Quest 2, Virpil Joystick, Throttle, and Rudder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhayvn Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Taz, any chance of an IC safe version of MP for the latest OB? The main post still lists that the IC Safe version does not pass as of 2.8.5. It looks like ED may have rendered this not possible with the change to file protections but I was hoping you could work some more magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Rhayvn said: Taz, any chance of an IC safe version of MP for the latest OB? The main post still lists that the IC Safe version does not pass as of 2.8.5. It looks like ED may have rendered this not possible with the change to file protections but I was hoping you could work some more magic. Sorry, it's not like they locked just a few files. Entire shader folder is off limits now. Not much I can do. I left the MP version links for those running older DCS version. I don't think I will bother making any IC compatible versions going forward for any of my mods unless situation changes. 6 1 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=617= Evil Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 @Taz1004 Hey man, I just discovered this mod, so apologies if these are questions you've answered already: - Does this effect the density/visibility/dispersion time of missile smoke from SAMs? Easier to spot at launch/while in flight? - Is there more rendering happening? Would people see framerate drops from the 'increased' smoke? Or is it purely cosmetic with no extra work being done by your system? Thanks for this! Tremendous work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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