Is DCS worth coming back to?

Hello gents (and ladies, if any),

I currently have a moderately-powered rig with an Intel® Core i3-8100 Processor (6M Cache, 3.60 GHz), with a GeForce 1060 (6GB RAM) and 16GB of RAM.

I haven't messed with DCS for a year or so, but have been tempted by the new F-18 and Persian Gulf map (and the forthcoming F-14...due out sometime before 2045).

Should I even bother? I've heard that the sim is all but unplayable unless you have 32GB of RAM. Can that possibly be true?

If so, does DCS have any plans on optimizing their code to run better on a regular ol' computer?

Also, I only have 110GB of free HD space. How much does DCS World and just the F-18 and Persian Gulf map take up?

DCS runs great for me, including the Hornet. Specs in my sig (in other words, no you don't need 32GB of RAM).

On what settings though...

I look forward to upgrading to 16 Gbs ram and an SSD

I can play basic missions with little or no performance issues

Load times are a pain, I recall after one of the updates load times had significantly improved. Not so much after the next update

Ikes Blade_M sounds like you have had a bad experience

I have to agree , VEAO with its #%&*$# hawk show is something that makes any other my modules feel awesome even with bugs


Only module that was uber #%&*$# is VEAO HAWK , its uber messy pile of crap even today.



And VEAO still just gives #%&*$# exuces..



But DCS is getting better, progress is slow but its fun sim now.


And it would be least 20% better if ED just kick VEAO's ass out of door.



SHORT GUIDE TO DCS :

DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM VEAO. Remember that and you are good

I look forward to upgrading to 16 Gbs ram and an SSD

I can play basic missions with little or no performance issues

Load times are a pain, I recall after one of the updates load times had significantly improved. Not so much after the next update

I'm quite sure you have trolled my posts regarding the hawk over the years during and after my scathing review....I saved this post for future reference.

^^ one of the very few actually productive posts you have made bisher....keep up the good work.

How is the new map of the Strait of Hornuz in terms of performance: does it perform more like the Georgia/Nevada maps or like Normandy? I don't fly non VR anymore, so anything that performs like the Normandy is useless to me.

Persian gulf is a clear favourite until Razbam release The faulklands then we will see.

Is that happening?

Is that happening?

I have to admit. In the recent weeks since VEAO shut up shop, I downloaded DCS again and purchased Persian Gulf.
Razbams harrier is on sale and I thought Id give it a go. I've actually been enjoying both modules.
Harrier has a couple of sound bugs here and there but overall it has been quite entertaining.
Persian gulf is a clear favourite until Razbam release The faulklands then we will see.

a map that included the southern half of Chile and the whole of Argentina as well as the Falklands and South Georgia perhaps ?
maybe extending north to RAF Ascension Island so that we could have a Vulcan bomber for Black Buck missions
and maybe a Sea King helicopter as well for the SAS Commando Raid that crashed in Chile.
that would be epic.

Razbam like Carenado is based in Latin America, but I have no idea where.

Neither do I, however so far the quality of the releases have been exceptional.
I have spent a few more hours in the harrier the last couple of days, yes it has it's short comings in terms of bugs but overall it really is a joy to fly.
Anyone else here enjoy it?

oddly enough, I never bought anything from them either for FSX, P3D or DCS.

If Nichole Birkett puts as much effort into modelling terrain as she does modelling in her instagram photos, we can be assured what ever Razbam release will be of high quality.:)

Link?

Iran has F-5's, the straight of homuz was a main part of the persian gulf map.....one would think they would have got the countries right on what aircraft belonged to what nation.
In the editor, set Iran as redfor, then try and assign them an F-5, They may not have them around today but I am certain they had them back in the Iraq\Iran conflict.
Interesting though is you can assign the F-5 to Russia.....in the only default american livery of course.

You have to choose the F-5E-3. This one has all the iranian skins.

Hi Winfield,

I just tried it in the editor - works fine for me -

PG map
Iran selected on red side
Add new group, select Iran and F-5E3
Place
Select start on ramp, parking, runway etc
Change skins (several Iranian ones)

I have to admit. In the recent weeks since VEAO shut up shop, I downloaded DCS again and purchased Persian Gulf.
Razbams harrier is on sale and I thought Id give it a go. I've actually been enjoying both modules.
Harrier has a couple of sound bugs here and there but overall it has been quite entertaining.
Persian gulf is a clear favourite until Razbam release The faulklands then we will see.

Have you tried any of these training missions for the Harrier? I might try them tonight. I've had the HArrier since last sale but haven't had the time yet...

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zR6sSzWgYRCmsClKrfUTAg7nt145_-xD

Hi mate,

I just found them here: https://forums.eagle.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=598

Not sure if the first post or second is the most up to date, but will try some of them tonight.

Tried a quick flight last night, loaded 1/2 fuel no stores and took off vertically somewhere in Nevada, did some bog laps and then attempted a vertical landing, landed ok but it probably didn't look too good...

I've mapped the nozzle to the grey "friction lever" axis which I normally use for zoom and remapped zoom to my china hat switch (I'm not on VR yet). Seen some others use the left throttle for nozzle, but the slider felt easier for me...

Which do you use?

I might get these printed up at the local 3D place - looks like a cool idea: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=217091

Linked

obviously the 'official testers' have spent too much time in the F-18 and not enough time testing the persian gulf map for errors.

Iran has F-5's, the straight of homuz was a main part of the persian gulf map.....one would think they would have got the countries right on what aircraft belonged to what nation.
In the editor, set Iran as redfor, then try and assign them an F-5, They may not have them around today but I am certain they had them back in the Iraq\Iran conflict.
Interesting though is you can assign the F-5 to Russia.....in the only default american livery of course.

Not enough of a reason to uninstall DCS....just stating the obvious of what should have been fixed before release.

Seriously, if ED are going to release a map and spent a few thousand hours modelling it, least they could do is add aircraft skins to countries of origin and assign them to be used in the ME

Happy New Year!
From all of us at Eagle Dynamics, we want to wish you a happy new year and every success and happiness for 2019! We look forward to sharing it with you, and we have many exciting projects during 2019! What follows is a listing of aircraft projects that we and our valued-partners will be working on in 2019. We do not expect for all these projects to be released in 2019, but this is where our focus will be this year.

In next week’s newsletter we’ll talk about the non-aircraft projects that we’ll be working on during 2019.

DCS: MiG-19P by RAZBAM Simulations



The DCS: MiG-19P by RAZBAM will be coming later this month! This early, Russian supersonic fighter further completes the line of MiG fighters in DCS World. MiG-15bis, MiG-19P, MiG-21bis, and MiG-29. Named “Farmer” by NATO, the MiG-19 was the first production, Russian fighter capable of supersonic flight and comparable with American “Century Series” fighters like the F-100, F-105, F-106 and others.

The MiG-19 is a great addition to the stable of 1950s fighters, with more to come.

DCS: F-14 by Heatblur Simulations



Before the end of winter will see the release of the eagerly-awaited Tomcat! Brought to you by the same team the developed the extraordinary AJS-37 Viggen, the Tomcat will set new benchmarks in PC flight simulations. Following the initial release with the F-14B, the Heatblur team will follow that up with the F-14A version and a free USS Forrestal-class aircraft carrier!

Featuring front-seat and back-seat play for single and multiplayer, the Tomcat is a dominate fighter with the capability to also devastate ground targets.

Sharing the deck with Hornet’s DCS, World naval combat operations will take off in 2019.

DCS: F-16C Viper



Our next marquee title from the Eagle Dynamics studio will be the famous F-16C multi-role fighter! An aircraft we’ve long wanted to simulate, we are excited to bring this legendary aircraft to the skies of DCS World. The F-16C is already well into development alongside the F/A-18C, and both aircraft share significant technology that will benefit both.

Specifically, we will be offering the F-16CJ Block 50 variant that includes the HARM anti-radar missile and HARM Target System (HTS) pod, laser- and GPS-guided munitions, advanced air-to-air systems like the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) and AIM-9X and AIM-120 air-to-air missiles, data link systems, Sniper targeting pod, AN/APG-68 radar, and other systems.

DCS: Mi-24P Hind



We have certainly not forgotten about all the rotor-heads! Work continues the deadly Mi-24P HIND. Using many of the same systems as the Mi-8MTV2, this project is well underway and will be a great addition to the stable of DCS World helicopters.

With the advancements in our terrain technology and the ability to create much more detailed low-altitude environments, the HIND will be a joy to fly. Combining both gunship and troop-carry abilities, the Mi-24P will certainly result in outstanding missions and campaigns.

Being a two-seat aircraft, the HIND will be a particularly interesting aircraft to fly with a friend online.

DCS: P-47D Thunderbolt, DCS: de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI, and DCS: Fw 190 A-8 Shrike



These three of these aircraft are well underway and we plan to release or more in 2019. With the addition of the new damage model, dynamic campaign, new World War II maps, and more units added to the World War II Assets Pack like the Ju-88, Bf 109G, C-47, A-20G, and others, DCS World War II will continue to grow and bring great new gameplay!

Other Aircraft





Other new aircraft in development for 2019 are the DCS: JF-17 by Deka Ironworks and the DCS: I-16 by OctopusG.

DCS: F/A-18C Hornet



Although not a new aircraft for 2019, the Hornet will certainly be a huge focus for us with the addition of the AGM-88 HARM, ATFLIR targeting pod, datalink and IFF systems, GPS- and INS-guided weapons, standoff weapons like Harpoon, SLAM, SLAM-ER, and Walleye, as well as continued work on the flight dynamics, navigation system, air-to-surface radar, Track While Scan and other air-to-air radar modes and sub-modes, and defensive systems.
The Hornet has been and will continue to be a massive and complex project.

Updating the Hangar, A-10C and Ka-50
Although we have a large set of new aircraft being worked on, it by no means that the older aircraft have been forgotten. Quite the contrary. Just like the recent update to the P-51D, Bf 109 K-4, Fw 190 D-9, and Spitfire LF Mk.IX, we will continue to update older products as their technology lags behind our current capabilities. The two biggest such projects being worked on for 2019 are overhauls of the cockpits and external models of the DCS: A-10C Warthog and DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark.

Some good things coming to DCS, looking forward to the updates to the A-10 and Ka-50, not so much the WW2 crap, the Mi-24 caught my attention though

Originally Posted by MBot
As usual with custom solutions, ED has changed some things, breaking my own implementation. With 2 or 3 wingmen, AI leader will no longer climb with out-of formation wingmen even if these wingmen have their own egress tasking. The wingmen will still climb according to their own tasking but the leader will egress at 1000 m, refusing to climb without his flight in formation. Weirdly, the AI leader will climb with only one wingman though with the same setup, but not 2 or 3. So with the usual flights of 4, this means that leaders will again hang low over the target area, getting shot down frequently.

Very confusing and extremely frustrating, considering one month ago everything was working great.

After the #%&*$# job they did on the Normandy map, i'm not holding my hopes up for this to be any good. 610*440 is the largest map to date though, and the region has a lot of gorges that should be great fun to fly through, so perhaps I'll buy it if the environment is done justice.

I'm glad that they found out what the geographical location of Syria is, and that " civilization originated here as far back as the 4th millennium BC.", even though by that time civilization had already spread to all corners of the globe....
The region was important in ancient times because it was the starting ground of the Copper Age, but calling it "origin of civlization" is just another proof that the people that work on these sims didn't pay attention in school and now try to Wikipedia/Google their way out of it.

I'm glad to see that Ugra Media is responsible for both the Normandy map and Il-2 maps though. There was a discussion on SimHQ a couple of years ago why both sims have these weird oversaturated colors to simulate western europe. Now we know why .

DCS World 2.5 by the end of January
- DCS: F/A-18C Hornet
- DCS: Strait of Hormuz Map
- DCS: F-14 Tomcat
- DCS: JF-17
- DCS: MiG-19
- DCS: Mi-24P Hind
- DCS: F-4E Phantom II
- DCS: Bo-105
- C-101CC variant for the DCS: C-101 module
- DCS: Yak-52
- DCS: I-16
- DCS: Christen Eagle II
- New aircraft carriers
- Other new maps and continued updates to our existing maps
- Several other unannounced projects

We will also be working on improvements to clouds [don't know if this happened] , explosions with improved proximity damage, virtual reality, spotting system, network play [don't know if this happened] , Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR), air-to-air missiles, and performance optimization with the inclusion of the Vulkan API. In parallel, we will continue to support and improve our existing modules. [well, kind of, sort of repairing bugs after multiple years of being there, with the MiG-15 repaired in december, but the F-86, UH-1, Mi-8, Spitfire and Yak-52 being as broken as ever, together with the FC3 tutorials and missions, and the NTTR missing from the NTTR map]
With the pending release of DCS World 2.5 which will unify our projects and several exiting new modules, we see 2018 as being a great year to be a DCS World fan!

-DCS: Normandy 1944 [made with 0 care for historical accuracy, together with its WWII assets]
-New aircraft damage model systems.
-Unpaved airfields. [don't know if this has been implemented]

-wrap up the L-39 Albatros with the addition of the L-39ZA version
-finish the Spitfire IX in mid-2016
-followed by the P-47D at the end of the year. [now perhaps/maybe scheduled for late 2019, full 3 years off the mark]
-We will also continue to fine-tune the P-51D, Fw 190 and Bf 109. [still hasn't been done, with the cooling being what it is]
-a new 3D external model for the MiG-29
-incorporation of the Professional Fight Models (PFM) to both the Su-33 and MiG-29. [Su-33 PFM released december 2017, MiG-29 PFM still WIP]
-DCS: NEVADA Test and Training Range map is being enhanced with the addition of:

Tonopah Air Force Base
New casino/hotels in the Las Vegas strip
A number of airfields and landing strips in the central (detailed) portion of the map
The National Training Center (NTC)
Improved grass and ground clutter
Plus a host of minor improvements
- DCS: Strait of Hormuz [launched in 2018]
-1944 Northern France [morphed into Normandy 1944, launched in 2017]
- We see 2016 as a big year for aircraft carrier operations as we plan to release both Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier modules.