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FPV Quadcopter Mod for DCS

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This is a basic flyable FPV drone mod. See ReadMe file in download for info on controls. Note that this is a beta release and may be incomplete. Bugs include issues with ground collision.

AI does not work.

Install like any other flyable mod in: C:\Users\***\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Mods\aircraft

Download:

https://github.com/CrudeCoder1/DCS-FPV-Drone

Edited by nibbylot
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By the way, if I can make a suggestion, for realism you could use the screen overlay/ GUI design elements from the open source ArduPilot, which is what is used in Ukraine.  Not sure if this is possible without API access though.

https://ardupilot.org/

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Very good work,

Very pleasant to drive. I hope you continue to improve it. It would be nice if we could have a hud.

I have the impression that the loss of altitude when the throttle is cut is too low. I have the impression that the drone is not subject to the earth's attraction or that it doesn't have enough weight. 

Watching for the next update . thank you for your work

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6 hours ago, FST_Bearcat said:

Very good work,

Very pleasant to drive. I hope you continue to improve it. It would be nice if we could have a hud.

I have the impression that the loss of altitude when the throttle is cut is too low. I have the impression that the drone is not subject to the earth's attraction or that it doesn't have enough weight. 

Watching for the next update . thank you for your work

Yes I agree it feels “floaty”, I’m not sure why but I think other FPV simulators have a similar issue. For this I included a ‘gravity multiplier’ option in the special options menu so you can adjust this feeling if desired.

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Flying race quads in real life, I tried this mod today using my actual remote and I'm really impressed by the flight model. (especially since DCS was never built to simulate those kinds of flight physics)

Sure for experienced flyers it might still feel a bit "floaty" and powered down, but considering how hard it is to learn the proper axis/throttle coordination with quadcopters and most DCS players will control this with their HOTAS setup I'd say you found a perfect compromise (also looked at the special options to maybe give it more kick, but didn't have more time to experiment with those settings yet).

Overall very impressive pulling this off within DCS!

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2025/6/10 AM12点37分,nibbylot说:

Yes I agree it feels “floaty”, I’m not sure why but I think other FPV simulators have a similar issue. For this I included a ‘gravity multiplier’ option in the special options menu so you can adjust this feeling if desired.

Hello, I have tried the current FPV module, and the experience in the Hotas environment is very good, but I still want to suggest whether you can consider adding keyboard control, because there are many players who do not have hotas devices. For example, I now have two computers, one is a desktop with a Hotas device, and the other is a laptop. I usually can only use the laptop to fly DCS in the company, and I can only use the keyboard. This also allows me to successfully fly many helicopters (such as AH-64D and KA-50III) using the keyboard. Can you consider adding keyboard control function to FPV? Even if the control experience of using the keyboard is definitely not as good as that of the Hotas device, anyway, thank you for your efforts for the community, please.

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Gracias! Es muy divertido, realmente genial. Un gran trabajo!!!

Sugerencia: un pequeño Hud con la altura, velocidad y dirección? Y mejorar un poco las colisiones...

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I added the same ammunition but droppable , I am now working on the inclination of the view
(even if the camera is not adjustable and is above ammunition) in order to be able to aim vertically.

 

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WIP
HUD with imperial or metric units
Underlying view for dropping
Adding a droppable ammunition (mortar shells) 

 

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