Sparkman Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I know this may sound like a dumb question but, I apparently have the stable version and would like to update to the Beta for the added performance features that are apparently there for the F-16 and other improvements. What would be the best way to update to Open Beta version? I am currently running the 2.7.14.24228 version and have been told I am running the stable version and that is why no updates lately on my version. As a side note, thank you all for your hard work, I just got the Syria Terrain, freaking awesome, I am flying the F-16 primarily and the F-18C a little. Have been flying the Viper for several years using BMS and you guys have given me a great reason to get my head out of my sphincter muscle and re-dedicate myself to sim flying again. Great job on everything you work so hard on. Sparkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 25 minutes ago, Sparkman said: ... would like to update to the Beta for the added performance features that are apparently there for the F-16 and other improvements. Those same features and improvements will arrive to your Stable version eventually .. Stable is updated on average every 2 months. You have to consider if it is really worth it, as OpenBeta can sometimes have annoying bugs ... bugs that usually are fixed before the updates reach the Stable version. 25 minutes ago, Sparkman said: What would be the best way to update to Open Beta version? That depends on which version of DCS you have: Steam or Stand-alone. Both can be converted from Stable to Openbeta without needing a reinstall of DCS, but the download needed can be quite large if you have many Maps. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkman Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Thanks for the replies, as long as the stable version will eventually update I will leave it alone. I do have the stand alone version not Steam. Thanks again for all you do. Sparkman Edited June 24, 2022 by Sparkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rongor Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) I can only recommend to take the plunge and simply install the OpenBeta as well. Especiallly since you are not on Steam. It's not like the installation will download everything again. You basically install a second version of DCS, paralllel to your stable version. During installation the openbeta will simply copy everything equal over from your stable installation folder. Just don't forget to copy your controls settings too, or you will have to bind everything again. OpenBeta is not only the way to enjoy all the new stuff earlier, it also gives you access to many grand MP servers otherwise closed to you. Let's go: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/beta/ further info: Edited June 24, 2022 by Rongor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 8 hours ago, Sparkman said: I do have the stand alone Run cmd, go to main DCS installation directory, go into bin subfolder then run command: DCS_updater.exe update 2.7.15.26783@openbeta Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopan Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 10:53 AM, draconus said: Run cmd, go to main DCS installation directory, go into bin subfolder then run command: DCS_updater.exe update 2.7.15.26783@openbeta Thanks M8! worked like a charm but I had to put a ".\" in front of the command. After that it changed my stable flawless into the beta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyeagle787 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 I too am going to install OB with Stable already installed. How do I make sure my kneeboards, control bindings, etc get copied over?? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 45 minutes ago, greyeagle787 said: I too am going to install OB with Stable already installed. How do I make sure my kneeboards, control bindings, etc get copied over?? Thanks! Hi, As far as I know, there is no automatic copy of your dcs configurations stored at /saved games/dcs/ .. it is a manual things and there are at least two ways to proceed with it: 1) copy your current /saved games/dcs/ onto /saved games/dcs.openbeta/ before running your OB for the first time. Thus each DCS would have essentially independent settings. The downside is that you would have separate Flight Logbooks, separate control bindings, etc. 2) use the command mklink /J /saved games/dcs.openbeta /saved games/dcs/ this would have both DCS sharing the same settings. The downside is that sometimes there are aircrafts that have different keybinds on openbeta and stable, which could produce control problems. 1 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyeagle787 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Hey Thanks Rudel.. Looks like option 1 will work the best! cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solmanbandit Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Is the open beta version not available now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golani79 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, Solmanbandit said: Is the open beta version not available now? There is only one version of DCS now - no more stable/beta 1 >> DCS liveries by golani79 << Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 5 hours ago, Solmanbandit said: Is the open beta version not available now? The Stable and the Openbeta branches were unified about a month ago. To avoid backward compatibility issues, the folder names on existing DCS installtions were preserved, so on your disk it may be called Openbeta, but it is actually the same version as Stable. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 39 minutes ago, Rudel_chw said: The Stable and the Openbeta branches were unified about a month ago. To avoid backward compatibility issues, the folder names on existing DCS installtions were preserved, so on your disk it may be called Openbeta, but it is actually the same version as Stable. Technically the Stable and OpenBeta branches still exist and work fine. They both just point to the same version now (atm 2.9.3.51704). 1 Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 14 minutes ago, QuiGon said: Technically the Stable and OpenBeta branches still exist and work fine. Please explain how the open beta branch exists at the moment. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted March 14 ED Team Share Posted March 14 5 minutes ago, draconus said: Please explain how the open beta branch exists at the moment. For everyone who had open beta installed you still have the open beta branch, the difference now is all versions stable and open beta are the same version number. So when we update we push the same update to both branches. For you as the user this means it is seamless and the only thing you need to do is update the version you have installed already. In the future we may adjust your installed version to remove mention of the open beta. All fresh downloads going forward will be the one DCS version thanks 1 Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) 20 minutes ago, draconus said: Please explain how the open beta branch exists at the moment. I think BIGNEWY already answered that. In fact you can still use the updater commands to switch between stable and openbeta, not that there is any point in doing so. Edited March 14 by QuiGon 1 1 Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted March 14 ED Team Share Posted March 14 Just now, QuiGon said: I think BIGNEWY already answered that. Inf act you can still use the updater commands to switch between stable and openbeta, not that there is any point in doing so. correct, this would be pointless as they are both the same version. Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocke217 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Is it correct to assume the identity of stable and open beta is only temporary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted March 14 ED Team Share Posted March 14 8 minutes ago, Nocke217 said: Is it correct to assume the identity of stable and open beta is only temporary? eventually everyone will be on the stable version, but you do not need to do anything other than continue to update with the version you already have installed. thank you 1 Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasim Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Thanks for clearing that one out, @BIGNEWY. Does this mean updates will be rolled out more frequently now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 6 hours ago, thomasim said: Does this mean updates will be rolled out more frequently now? They want to push updates every 6 weeks or so, if everything goes well. 1 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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