DCS Update discussion February 2024

[Glide]

Not enough disk space in _downloads for the update.  Guess I have to start from scratch.

[BIGNEWY]

Just now, Glide said:

Not enough disk space in _downloads for the update.  Guess I have to start from scratch.

if you can make room on the drive do so, and then hit update again, it will continue from where it left off 

[toni]

Any hope for a NTTR revamp this year guys ?

[Glide]

4 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

if you can make room on the drive do so, and then hit update again, it will continue from where it left off 

Cleaning out unused modules.  The Maps are the big ones. 

[fjacobsen]

1 hour ago, YoYo said:

Is just me or does it feel like there's some improved performance in VR, or is it just my placebo?  VR works better after this patch (Quest P., better timeings).

 

I feel the same.

In one of my self made missions (AH-64D in Syria) I got ~53 FPS before, but now see ~60 FPS.

[YoYo]

Btw. I see that after the update DCS MT has DLSS 3.5.0.0 version, but the last is 3.5.1.0, take it here: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-dlss-dll/ (personally Im using MSAA x2).

3 minutes ago, fjacobsen said:

I feel the same.

In one of my self made missions (AH-64D in Syria) I got ~53 FPS before, but now see ~60 FPS.

Thx for info!

Edited February 22, 2024 by YoYo

[5ephir0th]

 

22 minutes ago, fjacobsen said:

I feel the same.

In one of my self made missions (AH-64D in Syria) I got ~53 FPS before, but now see ~60 FPS.

I have a nice +10-20% performance improvement accross all maps (Syria, Caucasus and Gulf) on VR, so very nice...

[TheFreshPrince]

Wow that's a big update. Looking forward to testing all the new stuff. Thank you especially for showing FC3 the love it deserves, the new textures look great! 

[slughead]

Barely enough time to read through the change log. 

Edited February 22, 2024 by slughead

[jojyrocks]

I was hoping that ED would add some VAPOUR EFFECTS for the all the FC3 planes like they did with the Mig 29...

Edited February 22, 2024 by jojyrocks

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

2 hours ago, YoYo said:

Is just me or does it feel like there's some improved performance in VR, or is it just my placebo?  VR works better after this patch

I had the same impression after I fired up DCS today: I seem to have gained 5fps. More testing is needed however before I draw any conclusions.

[Qcumber]

30 minutes ago, YoYo said:

Btw. I see that after the update DCS MT has DLSS 3.5.0.0 version, but the last is 3.5.1.0, take it here: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-dlss-dll/ (personally Im using MSAA x2).

Thx for info!

 

BigNewy said in a thread yesterday (can't remember which) that the latest DLSS would be in another update. 

[clanitho]

Hello, having updated the Open beta today, can we remove the Stable and if so, how to remove it ?

[MadKreator]

40 minutes ago, YoYo said:

Btw. I see that after the update DCS MT has DLSS 3.5.0.0 version, but the last is 3.5.1.0, take it here: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-dlss-dll/ (personally Im using MSAA x2).

Thx for info!

 

I switched mine to 3.5.1 a few days ago. Seemed to improve the ghosting a bit, didn’t notice much in the performance range. Surprised it didn’t get changed, took about 3 minutes total to swap out… I still stick with MSAA though, just wanted to test the DLSS ver.

Edited February 22, 2024 by MadKreator

[Glide]

Wonderful update!  Thanks so much!

[Moxica]

I had two missions (F-15E "Enemy bomber raid" is one) that was allways jerky. Upon testing both "troubled" missons now, one was completely fluid, and the other was very much there, and absolutely acceptable. No doubt there is a VR perfomance increase. (Alas I believe it came with a tiny cost of reduced clouds quality, but if so, I totally agree with that decsicion)

Edited February 22, 2024 by Moxica

[Fliegerkalle]

I finished the update on steam but my game won’t start anybody have the same problem. ? 

[ThorBrasil]

@BIGNEWY Any chance to add the latest version of DLSS in the next update? The current one is 3.5.0 and the new one is 3.5.10. Thanks!

https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-dlss-dll/
 

 

[YSIAD_RIP]

Regarding todays Patch:  I am also seeing a 6 to 8 FPS increase! I assume it is directly related to the first update in the Changelog.

@BIGNEWY would it be possible to provide more information or some context as to how or what was technically done? Glorious update. 

• Terrain scenery performance: optimized instancing and improved and optimized streaming.

[BIGNEWY]

22 minutes ago, ThorBrasil said:

@BIGNEWY Any chance to add the latest version of DLSS in the next update? The current one is 3.5.0 and the new one is 3.5.10. Thanks!

https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-dlss-dll/
 

 

not in this update, we are testing an updated version however internally.

8 minutes ago, YSIAD_RIP said:

Regarding todays Patch:  I am also seeing a 6 to 8 FPS increase! I assume it is directly related to the first update in the Changelog.

@BIGNEWY would it be possible to provide more information or some context as to how or what was technically done? Glorious update. 

• Terrain scenery performance: optimized instancing and improved and optimized streaming.

great to hear you are seeing improvement. 

I don't have detail to share here, would need to ask. Its all magic to me as a non coder. 

[Qcumber]

2 hours ago, YoYo said:

It could be the reason for VR - improved terrain streaming. For example, over Ghaza I had 65-72FPS (72Hz, Quest) in Apache at the height of buildings and trees, and now a stable, solid 72FPS and better rendering times. I can even fly over the Mariana Islands. Nice.

 

The increase in VR performance is amazing. I did a few of my test flights to see the difference. Last night I could run the 109 airfield defence on N2 at 45-72 FPS. I repeated it tonight at the same settings and got 60-90 FPS. Free flight over Cairo in the 109 I used to get around 35-45 FPS. Tonight I got 50-70!

I also noticed that eye tracking is a lot better for some reason. I think this must be due to landscape rendering (as YoYo says). Previously I had noticed a slight lag in rendering when eye tracking. This is now a lot better. 

I need to try Marinas next. 

 

Edited February 22, 2024 by Qcumber

[westr]

Won’t get to my pc for a few days has anyone noticed the problem has been fixed with mega frame drops in vr on south Atlantic map but only happens when at low level? 

[BIGNEWY]

5 minutes ago, Qcumber said:

The increase in VR performance is amazing. I did a few of my test flights to see the difference. Last night I could run the 109 airfield defence on N2 at 45-72 FPS. I repeated it tonight at the same settings and got 60-90 FPS. Free flight over Cairo in the 109 I used to get around 35-45 FPS. Tonight I got 50-70!

I also noticed that eye tracking is a lot better for some reason. I think this must be due to landscape rendering (as YoYo says). Previously I had noticed a slight lag in rendering when eye tracking. This is now a lot better. 

I need to try Marinas next. 

 

 

great to hear, thanks for the feedback. 

[ThorBrasil]

36 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

not in this update, we are testing an updated version however internally.

great to hear you are seeing improvement. 

I don't have detail to share here, would need to ask. Its all magic to me as a non coder. 

Thank You! 

Edited February 22, 2024 by ThorBrasil

[Silver_Dragon]

2 hours ago, toni said:

Any hope for a NTTR revamp this year guys ?

I think it is not possible, with all ED map teams centered on other maps.