DCS Patch notes discussion April 2024

[virgo47]

I'd also have no problem with removing simplified arcade modes which would save quite a lot of pages at the front of some plane manuals as well. FC3 model - OK, arcade model - no, thank you. If it helps streamline the development, great.

[Fulcrumkiller31]

The new G effect is wonderful ! Huge improvement. Especially as a viper guy this is a very welcome change 

[Qcumber]

1 minute ago, Fulcrumkiller31 said:

The new G effect is wonderful ! Huge improvement. Especially as a viper guy this is a very welcome change 

Yes. Fantastic. Tested it in the F5, Spitfire and Mosquito so far. 

[Marshallman]

23 minutes ago, Qcumber said:

Yes. Fantastic. Tested it in the F5, Spitfire and Mosquito so far. 

Do you still die in Spitfire at 10000 ...lolololol

[westr]

3 hours ago, Hiob said:

Before and after performance tests in Syria, in case somebody is interested

(note: there were improvements with the new terrain streaming in the last patch, but I didn't make "before" tests then.)

 

Before Update

10-04-2024, 18:42:05 DCS.exe benchmark completed, 21607 frames rendered in 139.671 s
                     Average framerate  :  154.6 FPS
                     Minimum framerate  :  143.7 FPS
                     Maximum framerate  :  173.1 FPS
                     1% low framerate   :  139.8 FPS
                     0.1% low framerate :   95.0 FPS
10-04-2024, 18:44:55 DCS.exe benchmark completed, 21606 frames rendered in 139.640 s
                     Average framerate  :  154.7 FPS
                     Minimum framerate  :  143.4 FPS
                     Maximum framerate  :  173.8 FPS
                     1% low framerate   :  141.5 FPS
                     0.1% low framerate :  130.4 FPS

 

After Update

10-04-2024, 18:57:01 DCS.exe benchmark completed, 21536 frames rendered in 139.500 s
                     Average framerate  :  154.3 FPS
                     Minimum framerate  :  143.4 FPS
                     Maximum framerate  :  172.1 FPS
                     1% low framerate   :  141.3 FPS
                     0.1% low framerate :   95.0 FPS
10-04-2024, 18:59:51 DCS.exe benchmark completed, 21553 frames rendered in 139.640 s
                     Average framerate  :  154.3 FPS
                     Minimum framerate  :  143.2 FPS
                     Maximum framerate  :  173.7 FPS
                     1% low framerate   :  141.5 FPS
                     0.1% low framerate :  130.6 FPS

No changes, I would say. (none anticipated)

 

terrible VR stutters after latest patch in the F15E hopefully its isolated to that aircraft, checking the others now. 

[Gunfreak]

1 minute ago, westr said:

terrible VR stutters after latest patch in the F15E hopefully its isolated to that aircraft, checking the others now. 

Have you done the basic  deleting of fxo and shader folders?

[SMH]

4 hours ago, Hiob said:

DCS Mi-8 - Cockpit reflections tuned

I‘ll take that as a first step! 

Except now they're gone completely. Not just on the floor and back wall, but no reflections on anything now! Not the dials, not the canopy glass, not the formerly shiny cyclic grip. LOL!

[Hiob]

5 minutes ago, westr said:

terrible VR stutters after latest patch in the F15E hopefully its isolated to that aircraft, checking the others now. 

My benchmark does not account for any abnormality that may occur with certain setups or aircraft. It is just a F-16 flying low over Haifa in Syria. It is just meant to measure raw basic engine performance.

[SMH]

49 minutes ago, Qcumber said:

Yes. Fantastic. Tested it in the F5, Spitfire and Mosquito so far. 

The Changelog seemed to imply the new GLOC behavior is only in the Viper. Or is it for all pilots in all aircraft? (Which would make a lot more sense. The only different an aircraft should make to the pilot's G tolerance is how well its G suit works.)

[Gunfreak]

1 minute ago, SMH said:

The Changelog seemed to imply the new GLOC behavior is only in the Viper. Or is it for all pilots in all aircraft? (Which would make a lot more sense. The only different an aircraft should make to the pilot's G tolerance is how well its G suit works.)

And for the F16 the angle the seat is.

[Qcumber]

I'm pretty sure this must be "new patch placebo effect" but in VR, landscapes movement appears smoother. Has anyone else noticed any difference? 

[some1]

Always nice to see updates to some older modules. 

[Qcumber]

6 minutes ago, SMH said:

The Changelog seemed to imply the new GLOC behavior is only in the Viper. Or is it for all pilots in all aircraft? (Which would make a lot more sense. The only different an aircraft should make to the pilot's G tolerance is how well its G suit works.)

I've not pushed the F16 yet but the fading in the F5 is more like a grey out than the radial "compression" I remember. 

[draconus]

54 minutes ago, SMH said:

The Changelog seemed to imply the new GLOC behavior is only in the Viper. Or is it for all pilots in all aircraft? (Which would make a lot more sense. The only different an aircraft should make to the pilot's G tolerance is how well its G suit works.)

I confirm it works for other aircraft, tested in F-14 and F-15E (yeah, it still flies ).

Edited April 10, 2024 by draconus

[SteelPig]

48 minutes ago, SMH said:

The Changelog seemed to imply the new GLOC behavior is only in the Viper. Or is it for all pilots in all aircraft? (Which would make a lot more sense. The only different an aircraft should make to the pilot's G tolerance is how well its G suit works.)

As far as I know the G-warm effect is already a thing in DCS for a while now. 

[71st_Mastiff]

The dots in VR now work!!  

[Qcumber]

53 minutes ago, SteelPig said:

As far as I know the G-warm effect is already a thing in DCS for a while now. 

It looks different now. There is a general "greying" effect rather than I concentric reduction in vision. 

[SteelPig]

8 minutes ago, Qcumber said:

It looks different now. There is a general "greying" effect rather than I concentric reduction in vision. 

Nice! Friday we will do some Butterfly-sets again, I will have an eye on that if it's same on the hornet. 

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

38 minutes ago, SteelPig said:

if it's same on the hornet

It is I just checked.

[Phantom453]

3 hours ago, Gunfreak said:

Have you done the basic  deleting of fxo and shader folders?

Doesn't that occur automatically now as part of the update process?  I thought that function was implemented by ED some time ago into their Updater? 

I may be wrong/ forgetful. ... I'm old 

[CaptSteviej]

1 hour ago, Phantom453 said:

Doesn't that occur automatically now as part of the update process?  I thought that function was implemented by ED some time ago into their Updater? 

I may be wrong/ forgetful. ... I'm old 

Not on my end. I still had to clear both folders.

[Art-J]

4 hours ago, Phantom453 said:

Doesn't that occur automatically now as part of the update process?  I thought that function was implemented by ED some time ago into their Updater? 

I may be wrong/ forgetful. ... I'm old 

Was indeed implemented for a while, then either got removed, or, more likely, broken.

Gotta do it manually again.

[draconus]

6 hours ago, Qcumber said:

It looks different now. There is a general "greying" effect rather than I concentric reduction in vision. 

Greying effect is new indeed but the concentric vision reduction is still there, just pull more G

What @SteelPig meant was that G-warm was already needed before to prepare the pilot for high G maneuvers.

[II.JG1_Vonrd]

14 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

AI aircraft. Helicopter with certain main rotor damage makes its crew heads bounce as if head-bangers - fixed.

Does anyone have video of this? I'm disappointed that I never saw it. Maybe it should be re-introduced as a feature. 

 

[Bucic]

I think people don't realise what the updated landing gear physics mean, per the P-47 mention in the changelog. It's the beginning of the Yo-Yo's ldg modeling project that in the future is going to be implemented further module by module. So eventually even godforsaken modules like F-5E may receive it.