DCS World Steam Edition News

DCS World

• AGM-154A now corrected for wind conditions
  
• Increased draw distance of static objects to compare to AI/Player objects
  
• Increased draw distances of Map objects
  
• Kuznetsov carrier. The AI aircraft will takeoff with the “takeoff from ramp” (parking hot) type of start.
  
• Su-34. Default payload with X-59M displayed incorrectly in simulation fixed.
  
• DCS can be closed by pressing Close window in taskbar.
  
• The render distance of the static objects in the optics devices is adjusted.
  
• F10 map view will not show a small caliber shells.
  
• ME. When you copy and paste a group with EPLRS tasking the group Id tied to the task will be changing.
  
• SSE. world.getMarkPanels is returning correctly.
  
• CAP-9M adjusted mass and drag index.
  
• Logbook. Fixed A-A kills scoring issue.
  

DCS: F/A-18C

• Added work-in-progress AGM-84D Harpoon in BOL mode (for single player first)
  
• AGM-65F IR Option WHT/BLK now only changes proper elements and not entire screen
  
• TGP WIDE/NAR HOTAS command no longer changes MAV FOV when TGP is selected
  
• FLIR - LTD/R - LST Key Assignments now available in Options
  
• EXPAND will close when target is lost
  
• EXPAND will not affect the Radar causing loss of targets
  
• SCS Depress no longer controls Point/Area Track selection
  
• Added Litening Pod to centerline station in single missions.
  
• AIM9 boresight reticle restored.
  
• Laser latch function works in different way randomly fixed.
  
• AGM-65F will be possible to fire when if it's slaved by pod.
  
• TGP Zoom will not controls Radar elevation in FLIR page.
  
• Added input commands for FLIR, LTD/R, LST/NFLR switches.
  
• Digital Map: electric circuit, TV screen condition for camera fixed.
  
• Moving map fixed after GPS warmed up.
  

DCS: Fw 190 D-9

• Turn indicator working again
  

DCS F-14B by Heatblur Simulations

• Slightly increased G at which wing structural failure will occur
  
• Adjusted pitch moments for flaps, speedbrake and power
  
• Adjusted yaw damping with flaps down
  
• Fixed wing sweep program indicator in bomb mode
  
• Bomb mode now doesn't stick
  
• ASH better handles spawn heading errors on carrier
  
• Fixed INS drift due to DCS reporting different aircraft heading before and after spawn.
  
• Fixed ASH wrong wind calculations, fixes bomb fall line inaccuracy at high wind speeds.
  
• Installed anti-lag filter in the INS alignment routines - should reduce INS drift from lags.
  
• Fixed afterburners being invisible - pending further improvement
  
• Fixed invisible RIO DDD lights
  
• Fixed invisible TID HCU lights
  

DCS C-101 by AvioDev

• Fixed rear map box cover, now it doesn't open when activating rear canopy jettisoning lever.
  
• Further work on multicrew sync for canopies, will be totally fixed in the next update.
  

DCS F-15C

• Throttles step movement input commands will work.
  

DCS NS430

• Better shadow bias and sampling.
  
• Increased shadow map resolution on high option.
  
• Optimizing bias for terrain shadow map.
  
• Adaptive splitting of shadow cascade for camera near and cockpit view, optimized shadow map sampling.
  

DCS WWII Assets Pack

• KDO.G.40 corrected.
  

Campaigns

• Bf 109 K-4 Jagdflieger Campaign by Reflected Simulation. Corrected custom livery scripts of P-51D.
  
• A-10C BFT Campaign by Maple Flag. Mission BFT09 - Updated pattern altitude trigger.
  
• FC3: F-15C campaign. Added missing voice-over to mission 00. Adjusted success criteria for mission 03 to be less restrictive.
  

Known issues:
AGM-84D “Harpoon” in multiplayer flies with wrong trajectory
Trees shadows quality is degraded

DCS: F/A-18C Hornet – AGM-84D Harpoon Basics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoJLCxEzexk

We will soon be releasing the AGM-84D Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile into the DCS World Open Beta. This will be very much a work-in-progress but will still provide most of the fundamentals of using this weapon system. Later in early access we will add R/BL mode (once the SEA mode of the A/G radar is included) and the pop-up (POP) terminal attack mode.

You can read about the Harpoon in much greater detail in the DCS World Open Beta Hornet Guide that can be found in:

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Doc

There are known issues regarding the damage level the Harpoon can inflict and guidance of multiple Harpoons without re-setting launch parameters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMDi9zmfwg

A nice buyers guide by the Grim Reapers, enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efsAGJLUN1s

Dear pilots,

We apologize for the blank newsletter today. For the first time since we started the newsletters we suffered a glitch in the delivery process. We hope it will be the first and last! We are working to fix this asap.

In the meantime, here are some screenshots of the upcoming DCS: Supercarrier!



We apologise for the hiccup and trust you will have a wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,
The Eagle Dynamics Team