Patch notes discussion October 2025

[CM2024]

Great update! Any news on the new campaign Operation Cerberus North 2?

[ThorBrasil]

DCS: AH-64D by Eagle Dynamics

• Added: GND (Ground) interface mode. Includes commands for start-up and shutdown procedures, to include intermediate stages of readiness.

Does anyone know what this would be and how to access it?

[MAXsenna]

1 minute ago, ThorBrasil said:

DCS: AH-64D by Eagle Dynamics

• Added: GND (Ground) interface mode. Includes commands for start-up and shutdown procedures, to include intermediate stages of readiness.

Does anyone know what this would be and how to access it?

Ref the Ground Operation paragraph. 

 

[ThorBrasil]

4 minutes ago, MAXsenna said:

Ref the Ground Operation paragraph. 

 

Thank you very much!

[Czar]

Just reading the changelog now. Solid patch! Visors for the two awesome jets, Hornet and Viper! ...if I read it right.
Good start. I hope all others receives it too.

[_JMax]

What is the GB size of this patch?? It seems to have brought my SSD to its knees....I only have 1 TB storage.

 

[Gunfreak]

1 hour ago, MAXsenna said:

 

Cross your fingers. HB often has their own version of patch notes.

Did a check. No A6. Given how long people have been waiting for it. I'm sure it would have been released with a bit more fanfare even if it was just an AI unit.

7 minutes ago, _JMax said:

What is the GB size of this patch?? It seems to have brought my SSD to its knees....I only have 1 TB storage.

 

I got 98gigs

[MAXsenna]

4 minutes ago, Gunfreak said:

Did a check. No A6. 

That's unfortunate.

5 minutes ago, Gunfreak said:

Given how long people have been waiting for it. I'm sure it would have been released with a bit more fanfare even if it was just an AI unit.

Agree!  

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

47 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

edited, its been a long day for me

Understandable  

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

1 hour ago, ThorBrasil said:

You can disable Lens Effects to resolve overexposure.

Perhaps, but having them enabled is more realistic - and isn't that what we all want: lighting that is more natural?
In any case, it's a non-issue now for F-16 and -18 drivers too: I just did a test flight in both and it's fantastic. After a minute you don't even notice there is a visor (with gamma at 2.2) and that's how it's supposed to be: you don't notice anything if it's done right, but you definitely notice it if it's done wrong.

The effect in the F-16 and -18 is not as dark as in the MiG-29, but as far as I have seen from RL pictures that's realistic so I'm a happy bunny!

[Czar]

42 minutes ago, _JMax said:

What is the GB size of this patch?? It seems to have brought my SSD to its knees....I only have 1 TB storage.

 

Probably Kola and Normandy update. I don't have neither and mine got patched very quickly with 500GB of free space.

Uninstall 1 of those maps if there isn't enough space then reinstall later. Patching can duplicate assets such as maps before patching.

[NRG-Vampire]

1 hour ago, BIGNEWY said:

edited, its been a long day for me

We see  Thank You for your work / contribution

 

1 hour ago, MAXsenna said:

Excellent!  

Not what I said. Yes, please give me a slider. I want to see them at a thousand meters, not ten metres, in front of my helicopter. We're not playing Outrun here.

And like I wrote in the post above. Please remove them from plowed files, lawns etc. I fore sure don't what them in my rice field when Nam drops.

Cheers! 

Those SurfaceDetail-object density/placement is controlled by the terrain-noise-splatlayers-RGBA-colors so it's up to the map developer what vegetation/rocks and how dense put these on a terrain base-texture.
Visibility-Slider needed very much but that's an ED task.

[pimp]

I can't check at the moment, but are the new infantry models added yet?

[Tomcatter87]

Gotta say, some great additions in this patch. But I'm really disappointed of the Heatblur stuff - they promised the A-6 Intruder AI (!) variant that has been first teased about seven years ago would definitey come with this patch. I also kinda thought we would get the 95GR variant of the Tomcat, but this might be just me misunderstanding something. With the early 135 we get one additional skin. I know the old liveries will probably work just fine with this one, but still, one or two new official skins would have been nice. 

The QF-4 is a nice idea though - always great to blow something up

[MAXsenna]

2 minutes ago, NRG-Vampire said:

Those SurfaceDetail-object density/placement is controlled by the terrain-noise-splatlayers-RGBA-colors so it's up to the map developer what vegetation/rocks and how dense put these on a terrain base-texture.

Probably. 

3 minutes ago, NRG-Vampire said:

Visibility-Slider needed very much but that's an ED task.

Absolutely, and that's the wish in the wishlist section. 

[wilbur81]

Thanks for the update, Team!

We'll continue to (mostly) patiently wait for that "Buggy, Erratic TWS/Radar Behavior" Hornet series of bugs to make it in.  

[TheBiggerBass]

212 GB - guess I've got too many modules and maps 

[_JMax]

30 minutes ago, Czar said:

Probably Kola and Normandy update. I don't have neither and mine got patched very quickly with 500GB of free space.

Uninstall 1 of those maps if there isn't enough space then reinstall later. Patching can duplicate assets such as maps before patching.

Thanks.....I had to do that.

[Mistermann]

9 hours ago, CM2024 said:

Great update! Any news on the new campaign Operation Cerberus North 2?

 

[corbu1]

Great Patch! Thank you ED!

[Nealius]

Anyone else have abysmal download speeds this time? I usually get the download in 11 MB/s but for the last 8 hours I've only gotten 2-3 MB/s. Restarted my pc, restarted my router, normal internet speeds. Can't find a reason for the download to be so poor on my end.

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

Download speeds were fine on my end. Did you also try to clear the DNS cache? That could help

[Nealius]

No change, unfortunately.

[OmasRachE]

Looks like Polychop was declared dead a bit too soon. Nice to see that these modules are getting some fixes.

[draconus]

10 hours ago, NRG-Vampire said:

Those SurfaceDetail-object density/placement is controlled by the terrain-noise-splatlayers-RGBA-colors so it's up to the map developer what vegetation/rocks and how dense put these on a terrain base-texture.
Visibility-Slider needed very much but that's an ED task.

There already is a slider for clutter/grass - they just need to connect the dots.

21 hours ago, NRG-Vampire said:

Hopes of Normandy, Early F-14A-70/75-GR update ?

Still confused. Here's a snippet from FAQ:

Q: What versions of the -A will be simulated?
A: Similar as with the -B, each version of the -A spans a certain time period, but to discern them easier, we divide them into the 135GR late version (same time period as the -B), which has more or less feature parity with the -B, except for engines, engine instrument panels and some minor differences; the 135GR early version (late 70s to early/mid 90s), which also features an older version of the RWR (the ALR-45) and the ECM page on the HSD; and the bonus 95GR IRIAF version, which is similar to the 135GR early (late 70s/ early 80s), with the difference of having no TCS, no ICLS/ACLS, no datalink, no Lantirn pod, only older weapons (no aim-9m, no aim-7M(/H), no aim-7F, no aim54A mk.60 and aim54C) and only dumb air to ground munitions. Each version will include skins for their dedicated period/country. All -A versions feature the TF-30 Engines.

10 hours ago, pimp said:

I can't check at the moment, but are the new infantry models added yet?

You can check the log and the infantry is not found.

16 hours ago, cuchara said:

we don't  need that actually,only for video maybe...

Many simmers need it and always fly with pilot body when available. It's part of the simulation and immersion. I don't feel like flying empty RC drones - if you want to simulate that you'd have to disable 6DOF camera and comms.

 

About patch: thanks, good progress on MiG, visors on 16/18 very appreciated and finally something for F-14