Patch notes discussion August 2025

[BIGNEWY]

 

[RedBlueF0X]

Some of the new assets are not available in the mission editor.
Mainly:

1. FV101 Scorpion Light Tank
2. FV107 Scimitar CRV
3. T-90M MBT
4. T-84 Oplot-M MBT
5. T-64 Bv 2017 MBT
6. M1130 Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicle
7. M-ATV MRAP
8. BMPT Terminator MBT support vehicle
9. 9K720 Iskander SRBM (with 9M723K1 Cluster/Unitary missiles)
10. M142 GMLRS (with M30A1/M31 missiles)
11. M142 ATACMS SRBM (with M39A1/M48 missiles)
12. Pantsir S1 SPAAGM (with 57E6 missile)
13. Tor M2 SHORAD (with 9M338 missile)
14. TOS-1A MRL (with MO.1.01.04M missile)
15. M1083 MTV Truck
16. IRIS-T SLM LN SAM (with IRIS-T SLM missile)
17. IRIS-T SLM STR SAM
18. IRIS-T SLM CP SAM
19. Project 22160 Patrol Ship with SA-15 (Tor-M2)
20. Project 22160 Patrol Ship 
    
     

Also it seems like the CJTF for both redfor and bluefor are no longer assignable before the unit placement.

Tested with date set to 21st of June 1990/2020/2025/2090.

Units not available in any major nations that are operating said units in real life (Tested both Russia ans USSR)

[RedBlueF0X]

33 minutes ago, RedBlueF0X said:

Some of the new assets are not available in the mission editor.
Mainly:

1. FV101 Scorpion Light Tank
2. FV107 Scimitar CRV
3. T-90M MBT
4. T-84 Oplot-M MBT
5. T-64 Bv 2017 MBT
6. M1130 Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicle
7. M-ATV MRAP
8. BMPT Terminator MBT support vehicle
9. 9K720 Iskander SRBM (with 9M723K1 Cluster/Unitary missiles)
10. M142 GMLRS (with M30A1/M31 missiles)
11. M142 ATACMS SRBM (with M39A1/M48 missiles)
12. Pantsir S1 SPAAGM (with 57E6 missile)
13. Tor M2 SHORAD (with 9M338 missile)
14. TOS-1A MRL (with MO.1.01.04M missile)
15. M1083 MTV Truck
16. IRIS-T SLM LN SAM (with IRIS-T SLM missile)
17. IRIS-T SLM STR SAM
18. IRIS-T SLM CP SAM
19. Project 22160 Patrol Ship with SA-15 (Tor-M2)
20. Project 22160 Patrol Ship 
    
     

Also it seems like the CJTF for both redfor and bluefor are no longer assignable before the unit placement.

Tested with date set to 21st of June 1990/2020/2025/2090.

Units not available in any major nations that are operating said units in real life (Tested both Russia ans USSR)

Update: Units are visible in Encyclopedia

[virgo47]

Cargo. Internal cargo support added for UH-1H, Mi-8 and Mi-24P What exactly does this mean? Is it related to this thread?

[DD_Friar]

PLEASE! When do we get the new soldier model - They were first shown a couple of years back, they have been appearing in all subsequent promotional videos, they are now in Wags latest Afgan video, surely they must be ready for release now? They are so needed to make all of the new maps more realistic. 

[ThorBrasil]

3 minutes ago, DD_Friar said:

PLEASE! When do we get the new soldier model - They were first shown a couple of years back, they have been appearing in all subsequent promotional videos, they are now in Wags latest Afgan video, surely they must be ready for release now? They are so needed to make all of the new maps more realistic. 

To appear frequently, it means that the release is near.

[BIGNEWY]

15 minutes ago, virgo47 said:

Cargo. Internal cargo support added for UH-1H, Mi-8 and Mi-24P What exactly does this mean? Is it related to this thread?

Yes the dynamic cargo system 

[Czar]

1 hour ago, RedBlueF0X said:

Some of the new assets are not available in the mission editor.
Mainly:

1. FV101 Scorpion Light Tank
2. FV107 Scimitar CRV
3. T-90M MBT
4. T-84 Oplot-M MBT
5. T-64 Bv 2017 MBT
6. M1130 Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicle
7. M-ATV MRAP
8. BMPT Terminator MBT support vehicle
9. 9K720 Iskander SRBM (with 9M723K1 Cluster/Unitary missiles)
10. M142 GMLRS (with M30A1/M31 missiles)
11. M142 ATACMS SRBM (with M39A1/M48 missiles)
12. Pantsir S1 SPAAGM (with 57E6 missile)
13. Tor M2 SHORAD (with 9M338 missile)
14. TOS-1A MRL (with MO.1.01.04M missile)
15. M1083 MTV Truck
16. IRIS-T SLM LN SAM (with IRIS-T SLM missile)
17. IRIS-T SLM STR SAM
18. IRIS-T SLM CP SAM
19. Project 22160 Patrol Ship with SA-15 (Tor-M2)
20. Project 22160 Patrol Ship 
    
     

Also it seems like the CJTF for both redfor and bluefor are no longer assignable before the unit placement.

Tested with date set to 21st of June 1990/2020/2025/2090.

Units not available in any major nations that are operating said units in real life (Tested both Russia ans USSR)

Uncheck the historical switch on the bottom of the screen and the units will appear. I've seen all of them already in the editor.

It is indeed a bug with the clock switch for historical units being checked on, perhaps.

[joker62]

Thank you so much ED, for this wonderful patch and for your continued hard work to improve DCS. Yes, sometimes there is a problem, but lately, after every patch I always have a great desire to fly. Thanks again.

[oCMANo]

@BIGNEWY did the WW2 AI fix for the zombie AI planes get in?  Basically they keep flying after dead.

[BIGNEWY]

1 hour ago, oCMANo said:

@BIGNEWY did the WW2 AI fix for the zombie AI planes get in?  Basically they keep flying after dead.

Yes I believe so, but please test and let me know your experience 

[Tango3B]

Nice update. It's fantastic that Currenthill's add-ons are slowly but surely making their way into DCS. It's an absolutely brilliant decision. I've also been waiting a long time for the MSI update for the Hornet and I'm glad to finally see that we're on the right track with it. DCS Afghanistan is now quite nice to look at thanks to the latest update, which gives me hope for future progress of the Iraq map. Overall, there have been some nice improvements recently, which I'll honor with the purchase of the MiG-29. Good work deserves it. With that in mind, please keep up the good work, and above all, please make sure the MiG-29 is an absolute blast upon release...

[AndrewDCS2005]

Two questions on F/A-18C MSI please

1. release notes mentions AWACS - shouldn't all donors on TNDL network provide tracks for MSI? Is this coming in the future?

2. great transparency with known issues, but wouldn't it be better to complete the MSI with quality even if it takes another 3+ months? What is the reason to push it out now?