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Hi, following the most recent update to DCS, I've had a real problem with spotting aircraft.  Specifically, aircraft appear almost invisible at a certain distance. Below is an example of what I mean, these shots were taken from the same reply file, the first is from the current DCS version  2.9.17.11733 and the second is form version 2.9.16.10973 which I rolled back to in order to test.  Note: I have not changed any settings either game or graphics card in both these shots, the only change is the version of DCS.

Whilst the older version screenshot isn't great at picking out a FW190 Dora, the new version is also completely invisible at the same distance.

As it stands for me, dogfighting is no longer feasible as I cannot see the other aircraft.  meaning new campaign that I bought (wolfpack 2) is unplayable.

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On 6/28/2025 at 10:57 AM, Ghost79 said:

Hi, following the most recent update to DCS, I've had a real problem with spotting aircraft.  Specifically, aircraft appear almost invisible at a certain distance. Below is an example of what I mean, these shots were taken from the same reply file, the first is from the current DCS version  2.9.17.11733 and the second is form version 2.9.16.10973 which I rolled back to in order to test.  Note: I have not changed any settings either game or graphics card in both these shots, the only change is the version of DCS.

Whilst the older version screenshot isn't great at picking out a FW190 Dora, the new version is also completely invisible at the same distance.

As it stands for me, dogfighting is no longer feasible as I cannot see the other aircraft.  meaning new campaign that I bought (wolfpack 2) is unplayable.

current version.png

Old version.png

current version 2.png

Old version 2.png

Keep your LOD slider at 1.0 or above, setting it below 1.0 will result in disappearing ground and air assets.

Also follow the steps to reduce global object draw distance here: 

Doing that will keep spotting dots appearing properly for the most part.

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On 6/28/2025 at 5:57 AM, Ghost79 said:

Hi, following the most recent update to DCS, I've had a real problem with spotting aircraft.  Specifically, aircraft appear almost invisible at a certain distance. Below is an example of what I mean, these shots were taken from the same reply file, the first is from the current DCS version  2.9.17.11733 and the second is form version 2.9.16.10973 which I rolled back to in order to test.  Note: I have not changed any settings either game or graphics card in both these shots, the only change is the version of DCS.

Whilst the older version screenshot isn't great at picking out a FW190 Dora, the new version is also completely invisible at the same distance.

As it stands for me, dogfighting is no longer feasible as I cannot see the other aircraft.  meaning new campaign that I bought (wolfpack 2) is unplayable.

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Old version.png

current version 2.png

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Very realistic, it’s known that against that darker sky vs the light blue, and much depends on the plane form.  I’m not sure I agree this is a bug.

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