A lot of the buildings are linked to the same hit box, I find. SInce we got the cool mission editor tool of setting map objects as targets I’ve been setting up missions with that feature, and found that even with precise hits on the target building and only the target building, I get entire neighborhoods on fire. This was before the apparent upgrade to blast damge.
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HVAR’s have quite the blast radius now too. I am going to presume everyone can extrapolate what the Tiny Tim does.
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Wasn’t aware of this. That would explain the reaction above.
I’ve been doing this from the outside (not having to manually select targets), extracting map objects using a script (takes a LONG, LONG time so I only do it from select locations - the script can run for over an hour!).
Not sure how the mission editor then gets them to attack (haven’t looked) but I use a ‘Bombing’ or ‘carpet bombing’ task on the 3D coordinates.
The annoying part about pulling them out programmatically is you don’t know what’s what and there’s no list, that I could search, of the object types/names. And each map uses different ones!
Somebody has that info (the map dev of course) or how to ‘hack’ the map data files. Just not me. Takes a full day to search for stuff, see what I get back. If it’s usable/interesting I add the name to a list . Lather, rinse, repeat. Build a big-ish data file to then pull from automagically…
But if you ask for EVERYTHING - don’t filter - you will get every light pole, rock pile or camel turd in the map. HUGE file. There’s a smarter way to ‘query’ this I’m sure but I only have so much time, thus it’s mostly ‘bridge’ or ‘runway’ or ‘industrial’, etc.
Ah, ha, straight from the AI horses mouth:
In DCS World, there’s no single, universally accessible list of all map object names, primarily due to the vast and evolving nature of the simulator and its content. The availability of specific map object names often depends on the specific map being used, as map assets are built and integrated by different teams.
FWIW, my script, the filters anyway, (for my use only, never runs during a mission) looks kinda like so:
code snippet
if env.mission.theatre == “Falklands” then
MaxSearchCount = 10000
MaxStoredCount = 5000
SXdoMarkers = 1
maxPerTable = 10
excludeTable = { "WALL", "FENCE", "WOODEN_SUPPORT", "FLAT", "YACHT", "HOUSE", "SOCK", "ROWBOAT",
"FIREEXT", "FORKLIFT", "BLOCK", "BOUY", "GPU_CART", "FLAG_POLE", "STACKPIPES","BARN", "TRACTOR", "SHEEP",
"GRAVELPILE", "SKIP_", "STAVES_", "PYLON_STREET", "WINDTURBINE", "TOWER_CRANE_", "NODDING_DONKEY", "SHOOTINGBOX_",
"_BARREL_", "TAXI_OMNI_BLUE", "ROCK_", "ROCKS","CAT_345L", "LAND_ROVER","BILLBOARD", "FLAG", "STACKPALETTES",
"KENT_WALKWAY","GARDENSHED", "SCAFFOLDING", "OLDGARAGE", "STORAGESHED", "FLAGPOLE", "LAMPPOST", "3BED_",
"LSRING", "LOBSTERPOT", "WASHINGLINE", "PENGUIN_", "CATTLE_GRID_FRAME", "SA_ORCA_01", "RIO_LIGHT_01",
"WORKMANCONTAINER_", "FISHINGBOAT_10", "DEBRIS_BRICK_", "POWERPOLE_NO_LIGHT_","RESCUERING_01","FARPFLOODLIGHT_",
"SILVERCONTAINER_", "CONTAINER_01_", "WOODEN_BRIDGE","AVGAS_TANK", "ROADSIDEREFLECTOR", "_CRASH", "ROADSIGN",
"GRITBOX", "BARRIER", "ROADBARRIER", "_SIGN_", "FLOODLIGHT", "BRITISHTARGET", "CONE_", "CHOCKS", "PILLBOX",
"ARRESTORASSEMBLY", "CONTAINER", "TRAILER", "COMMSBOX", "GATE", "THOMASBOX", "SINGLETAILER_", "PHONEBOX",
"TRAFFIC_LIGHT","WELCOMETOFALKLANDS", "WALKWAY", "CLARIFIER", "POSTBOX", "WELCOMETOSTANLEY", "POWEPYLON_", "DEBRIS_",
"SIGN", "STORAGETOWER", "WATERTOWER", "WORKSILO", "FOOTBALL", "SUBSTATION_", "GASTRUCK", "WATER_TOWER",
"ANDERSONBUILDING_", "MOON_BUILDING","CEMENTFACTORY_","STATUE", "BUS_NAN", "TOWBAR", "LIGHTINGTOWER","FIRE_EXT"}
keepFilter = {
["CEMENTFACTORY"] = {key = "FACTORY", tgtDictKey = {"INDUSTRIAL"}, maxToFind = 25, count = 0},
["COMMSBUILDING_"] = {key = "CCC", tgtDictKey = {"CCC"}, maxToFind = 25, count = 0},
["RAY_DOME"] = {key = "EWR", tgtDictKey = {"CCC"}, maxToFind = 25, count = 0},
["FACTORY"] = {key = "FACTORY", tgtDictKey = {"INDUSTRIAL"}, maxToFind = 25, count = 0},
["MOBILEATC"] = {key = "CCC", tgtDictKey = {"CCC"}, maxToFind = 25, count = 0},
["POWERPLANT"] = {key = "ELEC_GRID", tgtDictKey = {"PWR"}, maxToFind = 25, count = 0},
["NDB_HIGH_TOWER"] = {key = "NAV", tgtDictKey = {"CCC"}, maxToFind = 25, count = 0},
["COMMS_ARRAY"] = {key = "CCC", tgtDictKey = {"CCC"}, maxToFind = 25, count = 0},
["POWER_SUBSTATION"] = {key = "ELEC_GRID", tgtDictKey = {"PWR"}, maxToFind = 25, count = 0},
}
Code for all other maps follows… the same structure.
Don’t think I’m using the ‘exclude’ filter table anymore, just the ‘keep’ filter. The code is really old and in need of updating.
An accessible list of names would be nice, ie; If I was parsing a map of a country that liked, say, seafood, I’d filter on “Joe’s Crab Shack”, for instance. 
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C130 could be soon (2 weeks)
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They ever fix the JDAMs on the Viper? Are are they still hitting way off the mark.
04 July 2025
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DCS Update
Development Progress
Core engine polish
Buk SAMs now trigger the RWR warning correctly, AGM-45 seeker nuances for tracking frequencies on Chinese assets corrected, and AI F-4U fixes for Bat bomb usage… Taxi-logic has been tuned to keep mixed human/AI groups flowing smoothly at Rovaniemi on Kola, while the Quick-Action Generator now places units correctly inside of the Marianas WWII map and Anti-Ship setups over Afghanistan are now being set up correctly.Module refinements
The MiG-29 export displays under Flaming Cliffs now obey brightness commands. Viper pilots gain missing HOTAS commands for the HARM page, the POS-mode launch bug is closed, and a rare A-A crash when cycling from HARM has been eliminated. Earlier Data Transfer Cartridges load cleanly again, and new radar strings no longer corrupt existing CMDS tables.On the campaign front
July’s maintenance update improves everything from rotary-wing insertions to high-altitude jet duels. Fight’s On has updated every mission of the AH-64D “The Four Horsemen” campaign. The Peacekeeper Lebanon’s campaign improves the opening ferry hop for the Huey, while the Operation Cerberus North campaign no longer flags the wrong structure in its fifth Hornet strike. For Hawg drivers, the Operation Persian Freedom campaign received a blanket radio-trigger update, and the Flying Cyking’s Northern Defenders campaign fixes kneeboards and removes a rare crash in its bomber-intercept mission. Reflected Simulations’s Arctic Thunder campaign addresses Viper parking, and Badger 633 refines wingman cues in Rise of the Persian Lion II campaign. If you own these campaigns, make sure you download the latest update!Sinai
Development Progress
OnReTech has pushed the Sinai map far beyond its original borders. The medium-detail zone now stretches northeast to include all of Israel, southern Syria, including Damascus, and even a slice of western Libya. This opens the door to fully model several Arab-Israeli scenarios without work-arounds or empty/low-detail areas. Across the entire theatre, every mountain face, desert plateau, and coastal plain has received new colour-corrected albedo and normal maps. Dawn over the Negev and Golan Heights at dusk never looked better.
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That is one mighty IRST sensor! Viper gonna outstealth the migs and sues!
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