DCS 2.5 Update Thread (2020)

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DCS 2.5.6.52437 Open Beta

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.c…a/2.5.6.52437/

Introduced new campaign: F/A-18C The Serpent’s Head 2 by Badger 633

DCS World
ME. Added a missing airplane A-20G, Ju-88A4 images in Loadout editor.
AI aircraft dropping guided bombs are horribly inaccurate - fixed.
GUI. Added special options of NS430 Nav System for C-101.
Fixed crash when helicopter landing on deck with Follow task.
DCS hangs after destroying objects - fixed.
MP. Cargo operations. Two clients on a server, take different cargos one by one. At the moment the second client hooks cargo one of the client crashes - fixed.

DCS C-101 Aviojet by AvioDev
Added over-G effect to damage model. Wings will break now under heavy G load
Fixed Air Combat training mission
Air Combat training lesson #5 appears now in training missions list of EN localization
Added Sea Eagle training mission (EN and ES)
Reworked cockpit textures: Reduced instruments and panels wear. IFF console for now. The rest of the cockpit is still WIP.
Fixed animation of C-101CC V/TWU-740 radio frequency selectors. This fix also affects frequency setting when the rotaries pass the 0 digit.
Fixed animation of C-101CC sight depression rotaries.
Systems damage repair is partially fixed.
Implemented extrapolation of all warning flags and gauges animation. All gauges are now animated smoothly, even when the simulation time is slowed down.
Added smooth animation of trim position indicators when electric power is set on/off.
Fixed instantaneous HSI/RMI compass card jump to the new heading once the electric power is available again.
Adjusted speed of min/max reached g pointers when g-meter is reset.
Fixed animation of anemometer speed bug. Now it’s animation follows strictly the knob rotation.
Fixed assignment of cockpit clickable commands related to trim and canopy control functions. All clickable commands are now handled by the correct destination seat, disregarding the seat currently occupied.

DCS P-47D Thunderbolt
Updated Flight manuals EN, RU.

DCS F/A-18C Hornet
Updated Flight Manual RU.

DCS Black Shark
Signal flares when used shoot forward and not to side - fixed.

DCS A-10C Warthog
VR hand controllers backwards when used on stick and throttle - fixed.

Autopilot fix.

DCS Supercarrier
Nimitz class. Updated geometry and texture of lights. IFLOLS lights attached to model.

Arleigh Burke. Updated geometry and textures.

Campaigns
Memory of the Hero Campaign by Stone Sky

Mission 4 - Cruiser Moscow destroys the first target before you take off - fixed.
UH-1H Worlds Apart - Spring 2025 Campaign by Low Level Heaven

Mission 4 - Fixed path finding issues.

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LOL I just noticed that yesterday-my wingman’s LGBs were way off…instead of calling “Shack!” It was more, “Oh the humanity!”

(Ask a Baby Boomer if you didn’t get that.)

Anyway…does pilot level affect that accuracy? I would think even an Average pilot could hit the proverbial broad side of a barn with a Targeting pod and a GBU-10. Likewise dropping a gps guided bomb is more about getting the jet in the LAR; the accuracy part has already been done by the targeteers back in the JIC/JIOC/JAC/CVIC.

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Well they could forget to arm the laser, forget to use auto-lase, fail to hold down the laser fire button, lase too late… If it can happen, it will! (Or perhaps should? - in the case of AI)

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You have described almost every one of my bombing runs to date sir…

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Hornet? The new auto-lase feature threw me for a loop too, until @AndyE told me about it.

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Yes Hornet and not due to some fancy new features…just my inability :slight_smile:

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Need to use the F-14 LANTIRN with a human RIO, watch all those worries go away.

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Drivin’ miss Daisy :smiley:

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With saltier language!

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Ooh, that would be cool.

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“Oh the humanity”?
That was before the time of Baby Boomer’s too!

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Question. Is the new Syrian map’s initial release going to be for the beta or the stable version?

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I don’t know if its been said, but I would assume its released to beta first.

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Can’t recall where exactly, but that’s what I read too. Hasn’t that been the default method? Never paid attention much though

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Going back to…

Then there are sometimes when the AI is too good! I was just setting up a little RPG ambush on some armor (so we could call in CAS with troops in contact) and I was wondering why my RPG shooters were getting no kills. It just so happened that they were shooting across a line of telephone poles / electrical wire. Wouldn’t you know it…every…and I mean every… RPG shot was hitting a telephone pole or electrical wire. That is some fantastic accuracy! :laughing:

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Still no Gunpods for the 109? Well, there is next year… More like hoping for some work on the Jug, but OK. I need to try out the Falcon now…

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24 July 2020

Dear Fighter Pilot, Partners and Friends,

We would like to take this opportunity to discuss DCS: F-16C Viper features in order
to provide an achievable and transparent plan for 2020 and beyond. With this in mind,
we invite you to contribute to the DCS: F-16 Viper Future Features Survey.

We are delighted to share the current development progress on DCS: F-16C Viper and
your feedback is greatly appreciated.

This week we released an update to DCS World Open Beta (OB). We would like to kindly
remind you that the releases of DCS World OB and Stable versions have been slowed down
in order to continue working on substantial bug-fixing and account for longer testing periods.

Please read the most recent OB changelog.

Thank you for your passion.

Yours sincerely,

The Eagle Dynamics Team

F-16C Viper
Future Features

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As with DCS: F/A-18C Hornet, we are creating a development roadmap for DCS: F-16C Viper.
This is an important step in prioritising your wishes and we encourage you to take part in the
DCS: F-16C Viper Features Ranking Survey.

F-16C Viper
Development Report

The F-16C Viper Development Team is working on new features and tuning existing ones.
These include but are not limited to:

AGM-65D/G Maverick
E-O Visual (VIS)
E-O (BORE)
EO submode selectors have been added to the SMS pages.
Maverick weapon selection functionality has been added.
The power and warm-up timer functions have been added.

Litening Targeting Pod
The video feed has been adjusted.
Video image brightness has been adjusted.
The design specification has been completed and includes cursor zero, new HOTAS commands,
new TGP symbology, control page, air-to-air mode, and much more.
Remaining HOTAS commands for track modes and cursor slew. Cursor zero in progress.

AGM-88C HARM
We are currently working on the SMS, WPN and DED pages, as well as the HARM as a Sensor (HAS) mode.

Liveries
In cooperation with several talented community members, highly accurate liveries for the Israeli,
Turkish and United States air forces are being finalised. We hope this will be appreciated for all of
you who are interested in developing and flying missions in DCS: Syria

Flight Dynamics
Several subject matter experts are involved in further improvements to the flight model and flight
control system. This will provide substantial accuracy enhancements and we look forward to your feedback.

Additionally, a white paper has been prepared that describes some of the basics of our Flight Module (FM)
programming, in particular with regards to the way we use the sources available to achieve a high level of
accuracy in our simulation.

F/A-18C Hornet
The Serpent’s Head 2

A 10 mission campaign for the F/A-18C Hornet by our third-party developers Badger 633 is now available
to download on Steam. It comprises the next chapter of six previous The Serpent’s Head missions released
earlier that are freely available in DCS user files.

F-86F Sabre
Hunters Over the Yalu

The Hunters over the Yalu Campaign for the F-86F Sabre by Reflected Simulations is also now available to
download on Steam.

Command the 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron and attack enemy-held bridges, bomb factories, and strafe
supply columns. Support US troops as they fight fiercely on the ground. Survive heavy flak and fighter attacks,
and then transfer to the legendary 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron to carry out large fighter-sweeps in MiG
Alley over the Yalu river.

Thank you again for your passion and support,

Kind regards,

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Yes it will. :slightly_smiling_face: Appreciated very much.

However, we already have the PG map that includes two countries that also use the F-16; Oman and UAE.

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The UAE livery may take some work but the Oman paint looks pretty simple. I am sure that an example of each would also be greatly appreciated. :salute:

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Unfortunately, we only have the blk 52, no 60+ models. As it is ED tends to be a stickler for not having skins from different variants on a plane, but maybe we’ll get some good ones. Historical, too, not just current day.

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Stable update up.

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