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the typical in-sim TU95

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probably my DCS updater tool doesnt download the last version 🤣

but I still see these beauty in my in-sim 

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by the way guys as always and correctly

Congratulations to the winners. 🥳

 

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8 hours ago, Mike_Romeo said:

In my opinion, first place is way too generic to have won. Just place two ships and a F/A-18 and win. People have set up crazy missions in the ME to get a perfect picture of a combined operation meanwhile first place looks so effortless.

yea, my screenshot was pretty trash, but at least there was depth to it, hinds in the back ground, it had movement, id argue it was technically better than that hind screenshot, but visually worse because my computer struggles to run DCS

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6 hours ago, evanf117 said:

visually worse because my computer struggles to run DCS

It's about screenshots, not fps, you can max out the settings.

I see so much PITA here. It's ED's competition, their rules and their judgement. Try your luck next time.

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I did not submit anything so I have no dog in this fight. But honestly it makes me wonder how the winner was decided. It is the most generic DCS screenshot imaginable. Default Hornet with an airquake loadout. I see that basically every time I fly the Hornet.

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On 8/30/2024 at 5:20 PM, Mike_Romeo said:

In my opinion, first place is way too generic to have won. Just place two ships and a F/A-18 and win. People have set up crazy missions in the ME to get a perfect picture of a combined operation meanwhile first place looks so effortless.

As you used word: "Crazy" There might be the problem. I know this was not in the competition list. But if you check the ED's brandbook, you will find something very important in the page 7:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/upload/medialibrary/c3d/ddk63von2e7lssf5n3npl8dy02mst1yg/Third_Party_Brand_Guidelines.pdf

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About post processing - Don't forget that you can choose color filters right in the game.


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On 8/31/2024 at 10:36 AM, PawlaczGMD said:

I did not submit anything so I have no dog in this fight.

Yet you felt the urge to put down the winner and his pretty good screenshot? Obviously ED team liked it most and that's all about it.

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Well, I didn't expected that one of my screenshots could win the competition. And guess what? Yeah, right, none of my screenshots has won the competition. Exactly as I expected. 😂

Anyway, it was nice to play with "Model viewer" creating some custom liveries so it was possible to crate all these planes and helicopters with oppened cockpits, panels, ramps, inserted wheel chocks, e.t.c..

What I have learned from it?

First of all, the static objects animation trigger is not functioning for about ten years already. By the way I have found some script (after sending the screenshots) which should animate static objects. I didn't checked it yet, but I think its working (need to check it). And yes this function is not documented anywhere.

The second thing is. There is some 3D models in game's dirs which can't be used in game. Because they are not exists in mission editor. These objects also never seems to be used in game. There is a sailors, technicians and a planes moving tug 3D models for Kuznetsov which I have never seen in game. Don't know why they weren't added to mission editor and weren't used anywhere in game?

The bottom line is. It would be nice to have an animated ground crew on airfields, fixed "static objects animation trigger" and some animations for cargo planes and helicopters.

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There are some superb shots here - I particularly like the Phantom over Marianas, Apaches near the pyramids, the Hind and the Apaches leading the tanks....there is only one picture which doesn't seem to warrant being here.....and that's the winner! How on earth did that win?

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Now it seems I can see.. Most of all the top screenshots look suspiciously similar to the standard advertising screenshots of ED. They are good, but perhaps the ideas of ED and many users about the beauty of screenshots and screen's impact is really different.. You know, for example, you dream of showing the beauty of real world of aviation through screenshots of DCS, but ED let's assume wants to see the beauty of their PRODUCTS 😆


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Just a suggestion. For what its worth. Perhaps the community could vote for the next one? 

We all have our opinions I guess. ED liked what they liked - I just wondered if it fit the criteria?

 

In any event - I really enjoyed looking through the efforts put in. 

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Interesting that only one of all the winners and runner-ups shows a combat situation between two aircraft ...

Doesn't mean DCS Digital Combat Simulator? Most of the - really nice IMO - screenshots could be used for other sims as well.

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8 hours ago, MiGCap1 said:

Doesn't mean DCS Digital Combat Simulator?

I agree that firing weapons, smoke and fire are the only fun parts for some but doing full mission you see that for only a fraction of time (if at all) and screeshots reflect that.


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49 minutes ago, draconus said:

I agree that firing weapons, smoke and fire are only fun parts for some but doing full mission you see that for only a fraction of time (if at all) and screeshots reflect that.

Some of them did. Yes. Just have to remind ourselves:

  • Visual Appeal: Clarity, composition, and impact.
  • Creativity: Originality and story.
  • Relevance: How well it represents DCS.

 

I keep looking through the screenshots people submitted- really good stuff in there. I was getting a bit DCS fatigued - but its certainly lit the fire again! 

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Hi all, 

I am back from holiday and sorting the prizes out for our winners, can I ask the winners to PM me to confirm their details. 

Thank you 

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All prizes apart from one have been issued, I have contacted the last one via PM here on the forum. 

congratulations to all of the winners, and thank you to everyone who participated. 

 

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