DCS Update discussion February 2024

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

33 minutes ago, Gunfreak said:

snow is even worse

Yup I encountered campaign missions that were set in Winter, and snow reduces my framerate to sub-20. Not exactly pleasant in VR...

[Roy35150]

Same here,

Any mission with bad weather brings my fps to its knees.

[St4rgun]

I experienced that the rain and snow performance is hugely related to quality settings of the clouds. I know, that only ULTRA clouds can give perfect results without any aliasing, but with rain in VR it can result a slideshow even on a 3090. That's why I'm strictly using STANDARD clouds, with DLAA they are really nice with very subtle aliasing here and there.

[giullep]

Next week 4/4 could be the new 6 week eta for the new unified update … but we haven’t see nothing about upcoming features and things… i would expect some news this week..video, infos finger crossed

[draconus]

Quote

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

Late to the party but most definitely improved smoothness in VR since DCS 2.9.3.

[Bucic]

Any changelog for  2.9.3.51704  ?

[Jarhead0331]

2 hours ago, Bucic said:

Any changelog for  2.9.3.51704  ?

+1. I don't expect F-4, Afghanistan or anything else like that, but Kiowa, perhaps? That would be dope.

[draconus]

On 3/31/2024 at 1:03 PM, Bucic said:

Any changelog for  2.9.3.51704  ?

Here:

 

[Bucic]

1 hour ago, draconus said:

Here:

 

So there were no updates in March? I must have gotten a phantom notification of sorts.

[draconus]

7 hours ago, Bucic said:

So there were no updates in March?

No, there weren't. Next update is planned for 3rd April.

[Ziggy]

On 2/29/2024 at 10:43 PM, Raven (Elysian Angel) said:

Neither do I. But when I exit the F10 map everything is so overexposed it hurts my eyes. It takes a while for it to settle back to normal. I'd like to see that fixed 

I find hitting F2 or F3 after F10 removes the overexposure.....

[Badger1-1]

Can we have changelog for today plz?

[draconus]

44 minutes ago, Badger1-1 said:

Can we have changelog for today plz?

They try... every single time

Seriously, no, you can't have it until the patch is live.

[Badger1-1]

Love how you think youre not part of  "they"

[draconus]

1 minute ago, Badger1-1 said:

Love how you think youre not part of  "they"

I'm with the ones who stopped asking

[BIGNEWY]

Please keep it civil. 

 

[WarbossPetross]

В 02.04.2024 в 02:18, Bucic сказал:

So there were no updates in March? I must have gotten a phantom notification of sorts.

You got WHAT?!

[BIGNEWY]

Current version number: 2.9.3.51704 

Next planned update: 10th April 2024 ( subject to change )

Dear all, 

During recent checks QA found regression in spotting dots system and DCS:F-16C INS issues. We are working on fixes now and will need time to test everything again after fixes deployed. 

Apologies for the delay and thank you for your patience 

Eagle Dynamics 

[Bucic]

31 minutes ago, WarbossPetross said:

You got WHAT?!

The forums sometimes have an older notification hung for a topic. It most probably happens because of strict cookie blocking policy I use in Firefox, both mobile and on desktop. uBlock Origin has some prey along the way probably as well.

Edited April 3, 2024 by Bucic

[Beirut]

1 hour ago, BIGNEWY said:

Current version number: 2.9.3.51704 

Next planned update: 10th April 2024 ( subject to change )

Dear all, 

During recent checks QA found regression in spotting dots system and DCS:F-16C INS issues. We are working on fixes now and will need time to test everything again after fixes deployed. 

Apologies for the delay and thank you for your patience 

Eagle Dynamics 

 

...and 1000 grown men all sigh a collective "Awwwww!" 

[Ghost79]

No surprise once more 

 

"During recent checks QA" - Surely this should have been done before announcing the patch date of 3rd April?

Edited April 3, 2024 by Ghost79

[BIGNEWY]

1 hour ago, Ghost79 said:

No surprise once more 

 

"During recent checks QA" - Surely this should have been done before announcing the patch date of 3rd April?

 

Final regression checks were done today, we announced as soon as we could. I have edited to clarify

thank you 

[giullep]

"In our ongoing commitment to provide a seamless and unified experience to all, we will be moving away from the traditional Stable and Open Beta builds. Starting with the upcoming release, DCS will transition to a single, unified version. This move aims to streamline the update process, reduce fragmentation, and ensure that all pilots have access to the latest features and improvements simultaneously. This unified approach will not only simplify the user experience but also allow for more efficient development cycles, fostering a more cohesive and connected community. Your feedback has been invaluable in shaping this decision, and we are excited to embark on this new journey together."

but the issue is always behind the corner unfortunately....but the wait will definitely be worth it

[unlikely_spider]

18 minutes ago, Ghost79 said:

No surprise once more 

 

"During recent checks QA" - Surely this should have been done before announcing the patch date of 3rd April?

 

Note that the patch status states "planned".

[BIGNEWY]

3 minutes ago, giullep said:

"In our ongoing commitment to provide a seamless and unified experience to all, we will be moving away from the traditional Stable and Open Beta builds. Starting with the upcoming release, DCS will transition to a single, unified version. This move aims to streamline the update process, reduce fragmentation, and ensure that all pilots have access to the latest features and improvements simultaneously. This unified approach will not only simplify the user experience but also allow for more efficient development cycles, fostering a more cohesive and connected community. Your feedback has been invaluable in shaping this decision, and we are excited to embark on this new journey together."

but the issue is always behind the corner unfortunately....but the wait will definitely be worth it

clearly the testing works and QA have done their best to find issues that would create problems in the new patch. 

The single DCS version is good for the community. Even  if this was an open beta patch it would have been delayed.

thanks