DCS Newsletter discussion 22nd December 2023 - Winter Sale now on | Ground Units Development Progress | DCS Retrospective

[BIGNEWY]

Dear Fighter Pilots, Partners and Friends, 

Make sure to dive into this year's DCS Winter Sale on our Shop! Until January the 7th, 2024 at 15:00 GMT, please enjoy incredible discounts on a wide range of modules, campaigns, and more.
We've continued work on enhancing the ground AI in DCS with the aim to make ground-based units more realistic, responsive, and add a new layer of challenge and authenticity to your missions. New and improved AI units such as the C-RAM and SA-10 (S-300) SAM were recently released. We are also working on SAM response to ARM, towed trailers and the improved visual effects of ships.

As we prepare for a new year filled with exciting possibilities, let’s look back on all the efforts we’ve made in 2023. You too can enjoy all these new features in the latest DCS Open Beta update. Check out the details below.

Merry Christmas DCS Winter Sale 2023 Dive into the Winter Sale on both the DCS World EShop and Steam platforms. This is the perfect time to expand your hangar with up to 50% discount across all our most popular modules. Please check out the details below: Modules with a 50% discount Fixed Wing Helicopters DCS: A-10A Warthog DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer DCS: AJS-37 Viggen DCS: Bf 109 K-4 Kurfurst DCS: C-101 Aviojet DCS: Christen Eagle II DCS: F-15C Eagle DCS: F-5E Tiger II DCS: F-86F Sabre DCS: Flaming Cliffs 3 DCS: Fw 190 A-8 DCS: Fw 190 D-9 Dora DCS: I-16 DCS: L-39 Albatros DCS: MiG-15bis DCS: MiG-21bis DCS: MiG-29 DCS: Mosquito DCS: P-47D Thunderbolt DCS: P-51D Mustang DCS: Su-25 DCS: Su-27 Flanker DCS: Su-33 DCS: Yak-52 DCS: Mi-8MTV2 Magnificent Eight DCS: SA-342 Gazelle DCS: UH-1H Huey Terrains DCS: Nevada DCS: Persian Gulf DCS: Syria DCS: The Channel Tech Packs DCS: Combined Arms DCS: Supercarrier DCS: WWII Assets Pack DCS: NS 430 Navigation System DCS: NS 430 for C-101EB DCS: NS 430 for C-101СС DCS: NS 430 for L-39С Cockpit DCS: NS 430 for Mi-8MTV2 Cockpit DCS: NS 430 for SA432 Cockpit Campaigns with a 50% discount DCS: A-10C 16-2 Red Flag Campaign DCS: A-10C Advanced Aircraft Training Qualification Campaign DCS: A-10C Basic Flight Training Campaign DCS: A-10C Stone Shield Campaign DCS: A-10C Tactical Training Qualification Campaign DCS: AV-8B Hormuz Freedom Campaign DCS: Black Shark 2 Republic Campaign DCS: Combined Arms: Frontlines Georgia Campaign DCS: F-15C 16-2 Red Flag Campaign DCS: F-15C Aggressors BFM Campaign DCS: F-16C Red Flag 21-1 Campaign DCS: F-5E Aggressors Air Combat Maneuver Campaign DCS: F-5E Aggressors Basic Fighter Maneuvers Campaign DCS: F-5E Black Sea Resolve '79 Campaign DCS: F/A-18C Aggressors BFM Campaign DCS: F/A-18C Rising Squall Campaign DCS: Ka-50 2 Pandemic Campaign DCS: L-39 Albatros: Kursant Campaign DCS: Mi-8MTV2 and Ka-50: Memory of a Hero Campaign DCS: Mi-8MTV2 Crew Part 1 Campaign DCS: Mi-8MTV2 Oilfield Campaign DCS: Mi-8MTV2 The Border Campaign DCS: Mig-21bis Battle of Krasnodar Campaign DCS: Mig-21 bis Constant Peg DCS: P-51D Charnwood Campaign DCS: P-51D High Stakes Campaign DCS: Spitfire LF Mk. IX Operation Epsom Campaign DCS: Su-27 The Ultimate Argument Campaign DCS: The Museum Relic Campaign DCS: UH-1H Argo Campaign DCS: UH-1H Worlds Apart - Spring 2025 Campaign Modules with a 40% discount  Fixed Wing Helicopter DCS: F-16C Viper DCS: F/A-18C DCS: Spitfire LF Mk. IX DCS: Black Shark 3 DCS: Mi-24P Hind Modules with a 30% discount  Fixed Wing Helicopter DCS: JF-17 Thunder DCS: F-14 Tomcat DCS: AH-64D Campaigns with a 30% discount DCS: A-10C Operation Agile Spear DCS: A-10C Operation Persian Freedom Campaign DCS: AV-8B Kerman Campaign DCS: AV-8B Sky Warrior Campaign DCS: F/A-18C Operation Cerberus North Campaign DCS: UH-1H The Last Show Modules with a 25% discount  Fixed Wing Pre-order  DCS: F-4E Phantom II Campaigns with a 25% discount DCS: A-10C Iron Flag Part 1 Campaign DCS: AH-64D MAD campaign DCS: Bf 109 K-4 Jagdflieger Campaign DCS: F-14 Speed & Angels Campaign DCS: F-14A Fear the Bones Campaign DCS: F-14A Zone 5 Campaign DCS: F-14B Operation Sandworm DCS: F-15C The Georgian War Сampaign DCS: F-86F Hunters over the Yalu Campaign DCS: F/A-18C Flaming Sunrise DCS: F/A-18C Hornet - The Serpent's Head 2 Campaign DCS: F/A-18C Operation Pontus Campaign DCS: F/A-18C Persian Lion Campaign DCS: F/A-18C Persian Lion II Campaign DCS: F/A-18C Raven One Сampaign DCS: F/A-18C Raven One: Dominant Fury Campaign DCS: Fw 190 A-8 Horrido! Campaign DCS: JF-17 MAD campaign DCS: M-2000C Red Flag Campaign DCS: MAD Campaign DCS: Mosquito FB VI - V for Victory DCS: P-47D Wolfpack Campaign DCS: P-51D: The Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney Campaign DCS: Spitfire Beware! Beware! DCS: Spitfire IX The Big Show Campaign DCS: The Enemy Within 3.0 Campaign DCS: UH-1 Paradise Lost Modules with a 20% discount  Fixed Wing DCS: MB-339A Aermacchi Upgrades not on sale DCS: Normandy 2.0 Upgrade for N1 DCS: Normandy 2.0 Upgrade for N1 and TC DCS: Normandy 2.0 Upgrade for TC Fixed wing not on sale DCS: AV-8B Night Attack V/STOL DCS: F-15E DCS: M-2000C DCS: MiG-19P Farmer DCS: Mirage F1 Terrains not on sale DCS: Normandy 2.0 DCS: Sinai DCS: South Atlantic Campaigns not on sale DCS: F-16C Weasels Over Syria Campaign DCS: F/A-18C Hornet Inherent Resolve Campaign DCS: MAD Black Shark Campaign DCS: Mi-24P The Border Prequel Campaign Check out our Shop for more details. Enjoy!

Ground AI Development Progress 2023 saw several improvements to AI ground units in both game performance and behavior. To enhance game performance, AI anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) calculations were optimized and large missions with many ground units now take advantage of the performance gains afforded by multi-threading. Multiplayer was also improved with the synchronization of artillery impact points. Route following of both ground and naval units is important and further improvements will be delivered in early 2024. Ground units saw some welcome additions such as the ability to load and unload infantry units, the ability for the AI to select between ammunition types more wisely, new reloading sounds, and new voice over audio for player-controlled ground units using Combined Arms. Radar-directed air defense gun systems got improved target trajectory prediction modeling and the new C-RAM and SA-10 SAM now default to RED alert status with no assigned route. These efforts will continue in 2024 with more natural and randomized spacing of units in a column, improved ground unit suspension modeling over rough terrain, improved counter-battery tactics for indirect fire systems, new and improved air defense unit responses to anti-radiation missile attack, and more realistic damage modeling and visual effects to ships.

DCS in 2023 2023 in Retrospect 2023 was a big year for both Eagle Dynamics SA and our 3rd party partners. Much of our work focused on improving the DCS core with important enhancements and bug fixes. Some of the more notable core improvements included: Multithreading. This has allowed DCS to better utilize multiple CPU cores to provide much improved performance for most players. Players can now crank up their graphic details and/or achieve higher frame rates in 2D and VR.  DLSS and FSR. Deep Learning Super Sampling and FX Super Resolution (FSR) were also added in 2023 to further improve game performance. Combined with multithreading, 2023 has seen the most significant performance increase in DCS history. Enhanced Voice Chat. Voice Chat received substantial improvements in 2023 with the addition of a better interface, enhanced stability, and communication options. Improved procedural grass distribution tech was implemented to look more natural adding better shading with ambient occlusion and more realistic traction to wind and rotor blast. Other important DCS core improvements included a new datalink architecture systems across several aircraft platforms, enhancements to weapon modeling, new visual target sighting options, improved Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) modeling, the addition of new weapon types, updated air-to-air radar modeling, new and improved models for several AI-only units, multiplayer performance and stability improvements, new liveries, multicrew improvements, many new and free missions, several new pilot models, and enhancements to the Mission Editor, to name just a few. In addition to these DCS core improvements, 2023 saw the release of many exciting DCS modules and campaigns that included the F-15E from RAZBAM, the Mirage F1 EE and BE from Aerges, the Normandy 2 map from Ugra Media, the Sinai map from OneReTech, and many fantastic campaigns. 2023 also saw continued development and improvements across numerous aircraft, maps, assets, and campaigns.    In the spirit of the season, we wish you a Merry Christmas filled with joy, warmth, and memorable moments. Thank you for being a part of our family. DCS is a community-driven project, and your passion fuels our dedication to delivering a world-class simulation. As we navigate towards the skies of 2024, exciting developments lie ahead.

Thank you for your passion and support.

Yours sincerely, 
Eagle Dynamics
Winter Sale now on | Ground Units Development Progress | DCS Retrospective
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[Beirut]

What a perfectly lovely flightsim. 

[BIGNEWY]

34 minutes ago, Beirut said:

What a perfectly lovely flightsim. 

Thanks and have a great holiday and new year. 

 

[twistking]

Happy Holidays!

[Lace]

Merry Christmas all!  

Let's see what 2024 brings...

[BIGNEWY]

39 minutes ago, twistking said:

Happy Holidays!

 

Just now, Lace said:

Merry Christmas all!  

Let's see what 2024 brings...

And to you both, have a great one. 

[MAXsenna]

Happy holidays and thank you all for yet another fantastic year!

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[Hotdognz]

A great list of improvements to the core for 2023 well done ED on getting them out this year, I'm looking forward to it carrying on in 2024 especially the ground AI getting some much need updates.

The Apache updates have been fantastic and also the new Normandy map was a great new map.

I'm hoping some of the long time modules that have been in a long term development get dropped some time in the new year especially the Kiowa.

Merry Christmas ED, looking forward to 2024

Edited December 23, 2023 by Hotdognz

[Gunfreak]

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

Happy holidays to everyone at ED and their loved ones! 

[Lusik]

It was a good year for DCS  with multithreading, DLSS and several other features. All the best to the team and I look forward to 2024 and Beyond video.

 

[BIGNEWY]

On 12/22/2023 at 11:13 PM, Raven (Elysian Angel) said:

Happy holidays to everyone at ED and their loved ones! 

 

11 minutes ago, Lusik said:

It was a good year for DCS  with multithreading, DLSS and several other features. All the best to the team and I look forward to 2024 and Beyond video.

 

Thank you!