Jf17 2025

[agustin172]

Hello.

The JF17 is an excellent module for DCS, but I'd like to know what the work plan is for improving it or adding new weapons.

And if there's any planning for Block 3 at some point.

[BigBorner]

There is a new air launched ballistic missile in the pipeline. It’s pending with ED for several months now, and no one knows when it’ll be officially available. I would not hold my breath. 
 

Block 3 is a distant possibility if Pakistan upgrades their block 2s and Deka has enough infos to make them. 

[supersylph]

Around this time last year, the production team originally planned to release a GPS version of the CM400AKG, and also stated that anti-ship and anti-radiation versions might be produced later.The GPS version is already in the game files,And you can add mount by modifying lua and use it normally. but weapon development is now ultimately under the control of ED.For some reason ED did not officially release it.And every time I ask the ED, they always say it's on their to-do list, but they don't have time to deal with it.Honestly this is disappointing, it's been delayed for a whole year. There are also some bug fixes on the JF17 that need to be handled by ED, but these are obviously not their priorities, and it is not known how long it will take.

[antiload]

I'm disappointed that the WMD (tpod) hasn't been fixed. I tested last night and still sometimes doesn't lock to the ground. The AKG (MITL) cruise missile doesn't bear down on its target and the data link image is so poor that its not really playable.

There's still no pilot body, so feels weird in VR.

Add the CM400

If these fixes were made and added I'd be a happy man.  

@uboats @JG54_NF2

[supersylph]

1 hour ago, antiload said:

I'm disappointed that the WMD (tpod) hasn't been fixed. I tested last night and still sometimes doesn't lock to the ground. The AKG (MITL) cruise missile doesn't bear down on its target and the data link image is so poor that its not really playable.

There's still no pilot body, so feels weird in VR.

Add the CM400

If these fixes were made and added I'd be a happy man.  

@uboats @JG54_NF2

The control mode for man-in-the-loop weapons can be changed in the JF17's dedicated settings. Simply set it to designated. However, the issue of the ground not being displayed at long ranges will need to be resolved by ED.

[agustin172]

It seems the JF-17 needs more love. The 802AKG missile is ruined. They won't give us the CM-400. The JF-17 is DCS's most modern aircraft.

We're always forgotten.

Edited September 22 by agustin172

[Schmidtfire]

Overall the JF-17 is in a pretty good state, but it can be improved in some areas.

There's almost always problems with the following:

*TGP
*802AKG+MIL
*Any type of smart munitions and glide weapons

I guess it's difficult for the developers to fix, but it's always an issue with one or more of the items above.
Long term they need to figure out a way to fix it and make it robust enough that it stays fixed. 

On a secondary note, sound can be improved. Mainly voices and warnings where there's some sound of mouse-clicks
of the recordings etc. It a minor issue but I've heard several friends complain about sound quality. Sound is a big part
of DCS World aircraft and first impressions matter. 

[Creampie]

On 9/22/2025 at 5:01 AM, antiload said:

I'm disappointed that the WMD (tpod) hasn't been fixed. I tested last night and still sometimes doesn't lock to the ground. The AKG (MITL) cruise missile doesn't bear down on its target and the data link image is so poor that its not really playable.

There's still no pilot body, so feels weird in VR.

Add the CM400

If these fixes were made and added I'd be a happy man.  

@uboats @JG54_NF2

Thats at most of time very dependent on contrast. If you can't area track, 9/10 I bet you can with some contrast adjustments. 

18 hours ago, Schmidtfire said:

Overall the JF-17 is in a pretty good state, but it can be improved in some areas.

There's almost always problems with the following:

*TGP
*802AKG+MIL
*Any type of smart munitions and glide weapons

I guess it's difficult for the developers to fix, but it's always an issue with one or more of the items above.
Long term they need to figure out a way to fix it and make it robust enough that it stays fixed. 

On a secondary note, sound can be improved. Mainly voices and warnings where there's some sound of mouse-clicks
of the recordings etc. It a minor issue but I've heard several friends complain about sound quality. Sound is a big part
of DCS World aircraft and first impressions matter. 

Biggest problem is they took the weapon maintenance away from Deka. I am more than sure uboats and those guys would have it all working as intended by now.

Edited September 23 by Creampie

[uboats]

Yes, I will focus on fixing wmd7 bugs till the end of 2025 (probably overhaul since SDK is always updating with new features).

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*TGP
*802AKG+MIL
*Any type of smart munitions and glide weapons

Sorry that we are a small team and part time for DCS JF-17, I will try my best to enhance player's game experience during my free time.

[kotor633]

Hi,

And please, after all these years of this module being available, please finally publish a proper English manual...!

[tekwoj]

On 9/28/2025 at 11:41 AM, kotor633 said:

Hi,

And please, after all these years of this module being available, please finally publish a proper English manual...!

I would say that's the least important thing at the moment. Between machine translation getting better and chuck's guide being there, I'm not really sure there's a point spending time on it while there are still a few annoying bugs there.

 

On 9/23/2025 at 3:50 PM, Creampie said:

Thats at most of time very dependent on contrast. If you can't area track, 9/10 I bet you can with some contrast adjustments. 

They might mean the quality when flying sideways or away from the missile. It's important to fly in the missile's direction when doing MIL guidance.

[kotor633]

You may see it that way.
And I agree with you, there are still a few annoying bugs there. But this module has been available since December 2019. So far there is only a Chinese manual. The translation is okay, but who can say that it is translated correctly. To what extent can I trust what is written there in English? Why should we as customers even worry about the translation? We have no way of judging whether what is translated is correct. The manufacturer dealt with this in detail when they developed the module. They are the best placed to write such a manual. The manufacturer has a responsibility here, not us as customers. Of course, developing a module like this is more exciting than writing a manual like this. But it's part of it. But manuals in DCS are a topic in themselves anyway. And luckily there is Chuck's Guide, of course!!

[uboats]

On 9/28/2025 at 5:41 PM, kotor633 said:

Hi,

And please, after all these years of this module being available, please finally publish a proper English manual...!

Yes, I apologize for missing EN full manual such a long time.

As talked to ED, this is last piece before removing BETA tag

[supersylph]

On 9/28/2025 at 10:13 AM, uboats said:

Yes, I will focus on fixing wmd7 bugs till the end of 2025 (probably overhaul since SDK is always updating with new features).

Sorry that we are a small team and part time for DCS JF-17, I will try my best to enhance player's game experience during my free time.

Is there any news about the repair of AG radar?