Module Manual's

[Hawkeye_UK]

ED,

 

It's come to my attention alot of new players to DCS are actually unaware of the location of the aircraft manual by ED or the third party.  It is currently buried in the file structure of the install, far from ideal. 

 

This is something that is currently  poorly implemented if we are being honest.  The downloads section on the website contains a token fraction of available manuals and are not always current. 

 

Can we update this part of the website so that all modules, including all third parties are easily accessible for reference.  Ideally you would click in there and have 4 sections.  Jets, Helicopters, Warbirds and a General game section covering the game manual, combined arms etc.  Its literally an hours work top"s for one of your website guys.

 

When purchasing a module on the confirmation email it should contain a direct link to the manual on the website.  

 

Please can we come up with a better structure than what we currently provide new players. 

 

Many thanks.

 

[MAXsenna]

I second this. I spent more than two years before I found out about the manuals.
That said, I read in another post that it will be implemented as a shortcut on the module icons.
Cheers!

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[Hawkeye_UK]

Update - notice since the last time i looked the documentation has indeed been updated recently with more manuals - which is excellent although it could be laid out much better re sections and also needs completing as some are missing.  

 

But it does need highlighting futher, i'd actually strip this out of the downloads section and have a totally separate column called aircraft manuals as a main link header next to Support.

 

Honestly being a regular on one of the main PvP servers its amazing the amount of new DCS players that do not know how to find the manuals or aware of their existence even.  

[Exorcet]

I make shortcuts for all the manuals in the main DCS doc folder. This is where they manuals should have been in the first place in my opinion. I'd love it if ED add the manuals to the DCS doc folder by default so they'd appear in the start menu.

[Hawkeye_UK]

Yea ive pulled all mine out to a separate one drive so can have them on an ipad and sync at ease.

 

Point is we are getting alot of new players to DCS that do not even know their is a manual for the module i kid you not!  Using chucks guides which are excellent but do not cover everything. 

 

They just need to be highlighted, i do think it should be on the email purchase as a link but also in the aircraft folder on the start screen too (along with instant action etc).

 

Its just that way more people might actually read them too "

Edited March 23, 2021 by Hawkeye_UK

[cfrag]

Here's a radical thought - how about a "MANUALS" or "DOCUMENTATION" main menu entry above TRAINING (or branch from the ENCYCLOPEDIA) that shows all installed manuals (similar to how we can access training missions) and make all pdf in their Docs folders directly openable (i.e. open in Adobe reader or Web Browser)? Or at least open the folder?

 

I'm sure this should help a lot of people to find the manuals they never knew existed.

[Mike_Romeo]

Once requested something similar

 

Edited March 23, 2021 by Mike_Romeo