DCS 2.0.5 changelog

Added support of DCS Spitfire IX.


DCS World
Added cargo name in status bar.
Helicopters. When track replays, helicopter "rudder trimmer" local settings will not apply. Only track settings will work.
Script Crash player with querying groups of Mi-8 and UH-1H will not bring crash.
FARP and cargo objects will be able to selecting and then viewed via the F10 map.
Ground units life in the trigger condition will correspond to lifebar indication.
Marker smoke of cargo unload zone will work at 2 km distance and closer.
Multiplayer. Server port can be reassigned in Multiplayer GUI.
VR. Tool tip box size corrected.
VR: Training mission helper cursor and highlight box will be visible.
Mission generator. Fixed error that appears with generating mission for some aircraft.
Fixed GUI error when using 'Nav. targets points' in ME.
Fixed GUI error when tried to change object type for object that already used in advanced task
Su-25T. Corrected payload with one jammer pod. Added second jammer pod.
Custom cockpit liveries now can be placed in C:\Users\<USERNAME>\Saved Games\DCS\Liveries folder (for example liveries for F-86 cockpit can be placed here: "C:\Users\<USERNAME>\Saved Games\DCS\Liveries\Cockpit_F-86F Sabre").
Antiradiation missiles. Corrected guidance system. Corrected launch zone calculation.
GBU-12 guidance corrected.
Mouse cursor will disappear when idle.
Mission generator. Mission generator will create radio presets section in mission file.
Training missions. Local player callsign will be correct.
MQ-9 Reaper. Camo liveries corrected.
Unit.getRadar() function now will return �true� for tracking radars part of SAM complex.
Chinese speech support added.
TOW Bradley M2 launch interval decreased to 2 sec
SAM Avenger too small launch interval in some cases corrected
SAM Stinger (Igla) launch event now appears in briefing
Ground unit weapons name in briefing corrected
ATGM launch delay when units belong the same group removed
Ground unit now continues deploy process after AI switching OFF and ON
Ground Search Radar becomes inactive (but remains rotates) when get 50% damage.
Updated 3D model of MiG-29S (9-13S).
All waypoints for ground start helicopters are checked for valid terrain.
Aerobatics. AI planes will not turn left after loop maneuver instead flying straight.
Added F-5E-3 skins by winners of F-5E skin contest.
Added updated Kilo class submarine.
AI SAMs will not shooting to dead aircraft
Fixed bug that caused to AI wingmen not starting up in some missions.
MiG-29A/C collision model edited. MIG-29s will not explode on take off or landing

Ka-50
Ka-50 cockpit sounds updated.

DCS F-5E
Fuel leakage from damaged fuel tank decreased
AHRS will not work when related CB'S are off
Fuel flow from external tanks corrected
Fixed landing gear alternate release
Roll trimmer motion rate decreased
Fixed frequent CADC failures.
Gear doors are open at cold start.
Added the section for use GBU-12 bombs in the Flight Manual

DCS FC3
Su-27. Added axes for separated pedal wheel brakes and nose wheel steering control
Su-27. Emergency brake handle added into cockpit.
Su-33. Refueling probe will not appears inside cockpit.
Su-33. Emergency brake and Emergency hook handles added into cockpit.

DCS L-39
Added trimmer synchronization in multiplayer
Engine can be stopped in air when "solo flight" option enabled
Flaps control buttons will return into upper position after flaps moving finished
Turn Coordinator deflection corrected
Fixed GMK heading synchronization in multiplayer

DCS UH-1H
Damaged pitot system can be repaired.
Player will not be able to interact with cockpit after all crew members are dead.

DCS A-10C
Air refueling sound will not play after disconnecting from tanker
Corrected damage model of engine nacelles.

DCS MiG-21bis
Fixed misaligned Taxi Lights
Fixed various external model (LOD) errors
Corrected R-13M and R-13M1 missile performance
Fixed anti-skid regardless of nose wheel brake
Corrected FM roll inertia
Corrected R-55 & RS-2US performance
Adjusted In-Ground Effect (IGE)

DCS M-2000C
Added dynamic nose and tail numbering
Added slight buffet at very high pitch rates
Added airfoil aerodynamic force shift back with mach
Updates to jammer switch functionality based on community feedback
Updates to reduce control effectiveness at high AOA
Updates to AP control tuning (some regimes still WIP)
Updates to various AP logic (some features still WIP)
Updates to afterburner fuel flow schedule (lower fuel flow with altitude as expected)
Updates to afterburner performance for acceleration timing (reduced from previous)
Updates to transonic drag modeling for performance and accelerating timing (greatly increased drag from previous)
Updates to external fuel tank and 530D parasite drag values for performance and acceleration timing (minor increase)
Updates to low speed AOA recovery control law for better response
Updates to airfoil tables and stability coefficients to better match sustained turn rate charts (in general before had too high subsonic, too low supersonic)
Updates to hydraulic system damage model
Fixed AP still in standby when re-engaged when AP was previously turned off while in standby
Fixed AP not allowed to disengage when in standby
Fixed FBW gains on ground behavior
Fixed some typos in tooltips
Fixed a minor blending issue in FBW control laws
Fixed engine inlet mass flow too high at high AOA
Fixed engine efficiency at altitude and at idle (reduced)
Fixed minor issue with drag reduction due to slats (reduction was too high previously)
Fixed INS flight plan no longer will reset when rearming or refueling

DCS C-101 by AvioDev
New 3D external model, textures and liveries.
New 3D cockpit model and part of the textures.
Pilot model updated.
Main altimeter got updated behaviour (lagging) when the internal vibrator is OFF.
Fixed main altimeter negative altitudes display.
Fixed a minor glitch in altimeters with the pointer jump, when the baro setting is changed during aircraft climbing/descending.
Barometric setting is not affected now by the pointer stuck due to the internal vibrator being OFF.
Rear cockpit STARTER CB will prevent engine starter operation when is pulled (works in parallel with the forward cockpit CB).
Fixed rear cockpit TARSYN control panel and FD annunciator panel.
Made clock chronometer seconds hand moving discretely (4 steps per a second).
Clock chronometer seconds hand will move backwards, when earlier time is set and chronometer was operating.
Fixed CAWS lights ON/OFF and dimming logic when battery cycled ON and OFF.
Modified cockpit snap views and default cockpit view.
Fixed smoke control panel layout.
Fixed smoke CB position.
Modified smoke colour.
GPU sound is heard now at external views.
Added new sounds in the cockpit: canopy, canopy lock/ safety handles, canopy detachment lever, parking brake handle, emergency gear extension lever, ejection handle.
Added a specific 'buzz' sound, which is heard once batteries are ON.
Sounds for canopy move and open/close locks and the 'buzz' sound are heard at external views now.
Added a quiet 'clicking' sound in cockpit. It is heard when the secondary DC bus is energized.
Added sound for UHF knobs.
Changed several cockpit sounds from mono to stereo.
Adjusted delays, open/close, lock/unlock, squeeze/release timings in the canopy animation.
The canopy safety catch (release handle) now can be squeezed with the canopy locked - the canopy will open immediately, once the canopy lever is unlocked.
Canopy animation updated.
Fixed View axis commands for Joystick Inputs.
Fixed magnetic compass light switch.
Selected second cockpit controls can be heard now from the other cockpit.
Fixed ADI display.
Added CN version of C-101 EB Flight Manual.
Added stairs and helmet to cockpit view when aircraft is off and canopy opened.
Other seat pilot's head is now animated in the cockpit.
Wheel chocks and stairs work correctly now in flyable aircraft.
Fixed external lights panel.
Fixed AI external lights logic.
Fixed landing light position.
Fixed cockpit mirror animation.
Pilot's helmet glass in first-person view implemented (�H� key by default).
Forward cockpit canopy will be teared off if it was not locked, once the ejection sequence has been started on ground.
Ejection safety pin now disables the eject handle clickspot until the safety pin is pulled.
Ejection seat model updated.
Deleted fuel flow test button from rear cockpit.

DCS Combined Arms
BMP-1 and BMD-1 now have common sight for all the turret armaments.
Fixed missile armament �hangup� in mode of �missile guidance�.
Voice message �enemy burn� will not play when destroying infantries.
Fixed inverted lengthwise swinging of unit body while accelerating or braking in reverse gear.

I still don't get why ED does have to provide updates to the core game just to implement updates to 3. party airplanes. It should be the other way round just like in P3D for example.
I would like to see 3. party developer being more independent regarding to release aircrafts and patches.

That's because contrary to that ED (and it's fans) say, DCS is NOT a MODULAR simulation (like FSX/P3D/SF2/etc...).

Whats even funnier is that the ED minion was spouting off about Spitfire and Viggen integration into 2.0 this week

Young man, stop that! I'm going to count to three...

1
2
2.1
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.2.1
...

What's strange is from day 1 Black Shark had the obvious modular hooks in there. Control assignments had the drop down that listed the Ka-50 Game and Sim but it was apparent you could put other planes in there. The separate front-end for SP menus...

I think the intent was always to allow the customer to choose what modules they want to use inside a Core product, rather than implement a system you describe.

Nate

I disagree and if my memory doesn't fail me there were references from ED to DCS becoming a system/sim similar to FSX. But even if I'm mistaken, there are plenty of references from ED towards DCS being a "Modular" sim which is not.

In the time they've spent working on the AA missile FM I literally went from being childless to having a daughter in 2nd grade...and they're still not done.

They have never prioritized that work. It has been an open issue since LOMAC and there is no reason existing that they couldn't have finished it long ago had they tried.

You cannot have people with thin skins involved in customer relations. It is a basic fact of business.

I still don't get why ED does have to provide updates to the core game just to implement updates to 3. party airplanes. It should be the other way round just like in P3D for example.
I would like to see 3. party developer being more independent regarding to release aircrafts and patches.

the game shouldn't need an update just to add a new aircraft. If the game was fully integrated we could all have the same DCS version but different aircraft even on a new release.

As others have mentioned on a new airframe alpha/beta/release ED have to change or update the core game just to support it.....the same happens with a lot of campaigns. It just goes to show that the game isn't modular at all.

In the time they've spent working on the AA missile FM I literally went from being childless to having a daughter in 2nd grade...and they're still not done.

well I guess the good side of this is that ED have to release a patch for the whole sim.

Because otherwise they might wait X years before releasing a patch... who knows...

DCS 2.0.5.2576 Update 1 Changelog

DCS AJS-37 Viggen by Leatherneck integrated.

DCS World
S-25OF rocket engine plume increased.
Sweden is in the blue coalition by default.
Adjusted propeller drawing procedure for correct blur appearance.
ME. Trigger zone could be set below 100 meter radius.
MiG-29S. Errors of external 3D model corrected.
Force Feedback with Saitek Cyborg Evo Force joystick restored (need to add ‘input.blacklist_ffb = false’ line into \Saved Games\DCS\autoexec.cfg file).
SA-15 Tor. Rearming restored.
MP. F10 map will works correctly after mission changing.
Game crash when player issues command Group.destroy() to their own group fixed.
Fire effect of BetAB-ShP piercing concrete bomb booster corrected.
Aircraft without internal gun will have gunpod sound.

DCS Hawk by VEAO
AHRS failure on re-spawn fixed.
HYD2 pressure loss on re-spawn fixed.
Keyboard pitch control now auto re-centers preventing HYD bleed during flight.
Swiss textures being black in F1 and F2 view fixed.
Liveries: “Finland HW-329 Green Brown” added to country Finland.
Liveries: “Finland HW-341 Grey” made more matte and wrong liveries name fixed (was “HW-373 Grey” instead of “HW-341 Grey”)
External canopy glass made more transparent.
Updates to EFM flight model.

DCS CA
Added full support of hieroglyphs for the binoculars interface.
Crash when controlled Igla collides with building fixed.
Crash when player leaves ground unit with turned ON radar view fixed.

DCS F-5E
Muzzle flashes will not appear inside cockpit.

DCS Spitfire IX
Changed altimeter set pressure scale from ATA to millibars.

DCS Flaming Cliffs 3
Su-25. Gunsight reticle indication of range is corrected.

DCS C-101 by AvioDev
Fixed collision model to improve FPS, especially when flying close to some objects.
Improved flaps external model.

I updated Windows for this?

I hadnt to update anything as I already had the VC updated but I just got banned with 40% warning level for saying that the NTTR was "forgotten" after MONTHS of nothing but bad patches and more that a whole YEAR in beta ...and for not "behaving as they want me to behave" I guess.

I hate to say it, but NTTR comes off as really being expensive eye candy at this point. Especially for me as it bogs down on my ancient machine. And that is with an Nvidia 660 that has no problems running other graphics intensive games.

Sorry, but a 660 is an old card, almost 5 years old. On top of that, it was only an adequate performer on release, being in the low $200s. It was no 680 or 690. It's a good card for DX9 games, but not DX10+.
I don't know what you refer to as "graphics intensive games", but there are many newer games now that refer to GTX 960s as the required card, with recommended being even higher.

That said, DCS has always been more about the CPU, which you didn't mention, but if it's the same vintage as your 660 it's likely also dated.



The Jedi Master

This is probably one reason why EECH and Falcon are still around though.

Stop poking holes in my dreams, m'kay? A poor guy has to go with what he's got and my CPU runs 1.5 just fine and probably 2.0 if I could just swallow my pride and turn down the graphics. By graphics intensive I mean War Thunder (max settings), ArmA III, and Elite Dangerous. I'd love a new computer, but I need money and there has to be more justification for it than to run one game. This is probably one reason why EECH and Falcon are still around though.

Also my CPU is an AMD A6-3650 2.6GHz quad core which would be adequate if DCS World would use all four cores. From what I have read, not many people play DCS World 2.0 anyway.

An A6 4C/4T (Regardless of PileDriver, Steam Roller or Excavator Architecture) at 2.6Ghz is not enough, I have a FX8350 at 5.3x GHz and it bottlenecks DirectX 9,10, and 11 Games easily,

Entry Level Machine will get you entry Level Performance.

None of the Games listed above come remotely close to battlefield size, rendered visible distance, objects/physics/ai scripts of DCS.

Elite Dangerous is very well optimized, being a space sim, I get super FPS in E:D, in Single GPU, and In VR, it's one of few games I can Run Max Details in VR and maintain 90FPS.

I just tried to get everything going for the first time in a year. I - probably unwisely - bought Nevada and F-5, but after downloading 2.005 and all NOTHING works:

- Endless request for key, 90% of which fail
- No missions appear
- Any attempt to load anyting results in my being asked for access key, (return to first problem)

WTF DCS? Can I get a refund on this piece of crap becasue I have been through early verison pains with ED, RoF and BoS but being totally unable to run anything really takes the biscuit. Does this company have QA at all?

This is an entire Battlefield Simulator, from Aircraft, To Vehicles, to Physics, to Radars, To Wind, to Weapons.
The World and Events going on in the wold are Vast, enough to bring even the beefiest machines to it's knees.

That's debatable Skate!

I'd wager it's not so much what's going on in the world but more to do with an archaic engine that isn't efficiently using modern CPUs containing multiple cores.

- not sure how feasible it'd be to re-work this though.

Nate

Since ED has already stated that multi-threading will not be pursued because it offer no significant gain, it doesn't matter if it is feasible or not.

mmm shall I pre purchase it think not!!!! Come on ED and Devs keep us the people who are buying your product informed, we know they are in early stage but some news would be helpful and comforting.