Old DCS-BIOS version with newest DCS?

[Msiipola]

I have an old version of DCS-BIOS installed. The control ref flle says v0.7.49. Is this still compatible with the latest DCS version? I'm only interested in parameters for AJS37.

[No1sonuk]

You'll have to try it.  Some things may have changed by updates.
Any reason why you don't want to update the DCS-BIOS?

[Rudel_chw]

On 8/18/2025 at 2:37 PM, Msiipola said:

I have an old version of DCS-BIOS installed. The control ref flle says v0.7.49. Is this still compatible with the latest DCS version? I'm only interested in parameters for AJS37.

 

This is the DCS-BIOS Lua Console that I've for my DCS, and runs fine on latest DCS, but I couldn't get it to work back when I had DCS on a custom path ... however it works fine now that I have DCS on its default path (at /Program Files):

 

 

When I run it, its console says DCS-BIOS Version: v0.10.0+64, but the install package says v0.8.1.

 

[Msiipola]

Thanks for info! I had some problems with DCS-BIOS, but it look like old version of this works. But I still have some strange problems now with the connection. I haven't yet sorted out what the problem is.

But I noticed the newest DCS-BIOS has an different interface code then the previous versions. As I have lot of DCS-BIOS connections it will be a major job to update the code. 

[No1sonuk]

On 9/3/2025 at 10:28 PM, Rudel_chw said:

 

This is the DCS-BIOS Lua Console that I've for my DCS, and runs fine on latest DCS, but I couldn't get it to work back when I had DCS on a custom path ... however it works fine now that I have DCS on its default path (at /Program Files):

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When I run it, its console says DCS-BIOS Version: v0.10.0+64, but the install package says v0.8.1.

 

That is the OLD version called "Hub" and is no longer maintained.

I DO NOT recommend anyone to use it.  IIRC, new modules aren't being added to it.

The up-to-date version from the "Skunkworks" GitHub ( https://github.com/DCS-Skunkworks ) has an "older" version number because it was branched off the original DCS-BIOS before "Hub" was made, and hasn't incremented the numbers much.

The Skunkworks version, formerly called the "Flightpanels Fork" is actively updated and maintained.
 

On 9/5/2025 at 7:43 AM, Msiipola said:

Thanks for info! I had some problems with DCS-BIOS, but it look like old version of this works. But I still have some strange problems now with the connection. I haven't yet sorted out what the problem is.

But I noticed the newest DCS-BIOS has an different interface code then the previous versions. As I have lot of DCS-BIOS connections it will be a major job to update the code. 

Was it really the "old version", or was it the low-numbered Skunkworks version?

As for the multiple connections:  Tek Creations just today posted in the Skunkworks Discord about some new connection software they say will work with any DCS-BIOS device.
I've not tried it, but the link is:
https://github.com/tekcreations/TekConnect

 

[Rudel_chw]

14 minutes ago, No1sonuk said:

That is the OLD version called "Hub" and is no longer maintained.

I DO NOT recommend anyone to use it.  IIRC, new modules aren't being added to it.

 

Hi, thanks for the tip, however I only employ the LUA Console of the DCS-BIOS software, and that component seems to be working with no issues, my latest Module (the F-4U) is recognized. Perhaps other parts of the DCS-BIOS don't work nowadays, but for my needs I will keep using it until it actually does not work anylonger.