DCS World Steam Edition Update Patch Notes on April 10, 2024

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• Patchtitel: DCS 2.9.4.53549
• Patch-releasedatum: april 10, 2024

The developer of DCS World Steam Edition has released a new update for the game on April 10, 2024. Dit zijn de nieuwe dingen die u kunt verwachten in deze nieuwe update. Deze informatie is rechtstreeks samengesteld uit de officiële aankondiging op Steam. 

DCS World

• CTD with new Oculus/Meta Quest 2/3 v63 software – vast.
• NEW: Added over-pressure shockwave influence from bombs, raketten, shells and gunfire on terrain vegetation like trees, bushes, and grass.
• FIXED – Linked Zone doesn’t work with player-controlled units in Mission Editor.
• ChinaAssetPack. Fixed HQ-7 AI launcher missile guidance issue (better hit rate).
• ChinaAssetPack. Changed HQ-7 EO drivable version back to tracking radar version
• Voice chat:

• Added a separate input layer for each FC3 aircraft.
• Added the Forced PTT mode for intercom.
• Vast. FM range is missing R-862 radio.
• Vast. The frequency range of P-832M.

• Wapens. Chaffs do not affect some radar-guided SAMs missiles – vast.
• AI aircraft. Tanker hose-cone is in retracted state when refuelling – vast.
• Update default trimmer sounds in accordance with new references.
• AI aircraft. Helicopter with certain main rotor damage makes its crew heads bounce as if head-bangers – vast.
• ME. Crash when deleting text from editor text field in some cases – vast.
• GUI. When the user edit the joystick name and pressing <ENTER> (as suggested by tooltip), OPTIONS window closes – vast.
• Wapens. AGM-65E2L still hits the target after the laser designator turns off – vast.
• ME. Freeze at Sim Poststart when using ‘Show Hidden Units’ – vast.
• MP. When started after a DCS client, a local dedicated server “steals” Force Feedback from the DCS client – vast.
• MP. JTAC laser code setting is transferred to another mission – vast.
• AI surface. Some ships prevent Fog of War unfogging when they are more or less distant from the enemy targets – vast.
• AI surface. Ground units don’t work if the mission has an intro – vast.
• AI surface. Some units always face north – vast.
• Airborne troops. Crash when requesting to disembark – vast.
• AI surface. Added new sound for M-60, BMD-1 and BTR-D.
• 3D Models. Fixed models (SA-10) S-300.
• GUI. CTD when trying to play Ogg Theora video tutorials – vast.
• SNS devices. Digital map floating after initialization when an aircraft spawns airborne – vast.

DCS: F-16C Viper by Eagle Dynamics

• G effect improvements. Loss of color, tunnel vision, and black out have been adjusted and all happen over a greater time period. This is most useful AFTER performing a G warmup (4 naar 5 G for 90-degrees, and then the same manoeuvre back in the other direction). Bij 9.3 G and after a G warmup, blackout now occurs at approximately 30 seconden in plaats van 9.5 seconden. – work in progress. Sound effects will be done later.
• Added embedded INS+GPS logic based on Kalman filter. – work in progress.
• Vast: “Knife Edge Pass” review FCS logic.
• Vast: TGT-TO-VRP (CCRP) crash when activating it.
• Vast: CTD when switching FCR mode in OVERRIDE.
• Vast: Datalink with human players not working if GPS is unavailable.
• Vast: Datalink doesn’t work for maps in the Western hemisphere.
• Vast: Multiplayer datalink share of detected air targets.
• Vast: VSR gets stuck in EXP when switching to VSR in EXP.
• Vast: FCR auto-display range is not working with a SAM designated target.
• Vast: VSR Scan limits not possible to slew.
• Vast: TGP line-of-sight oscillations and freezing.
• Vast: Commanding area or point track with TGP in STBY moves SPI to behind aircraft.
• Vast: FPS drop with JDAM.
• Vast: Maverick ripple lock loss.
• Vast: MAV TD BOX drift.
• Vast: Inboard HARMs jettisoned inhibit outboard HARMs from designation.
• Vast: HSD Expand can cause some symbology to disappear.
• Vast: MSL/DGFT/AA mode OSB 9..
• Vast: Sensors do not follow steerpoint after AGM-65 EO-VIS usage.
• Vast: WCMD loss of TUI after bomb release on HUD.
• Vast: HTS major and minor axis data becomes unstable in some situations.
• Vast: Engine nozzle feathers graphical error.
• Vast: Jamming SURV effect improvements.
• Vast: Display behaviour for AGM-65 LOS Circle “in range” box is inconsistent.
• Vast: Cockpit seems to have two reflections.
• Vast: IAM missed by the amount of drift.
• Vast: GMT TMS Up while tracking moving ground targets causes target info and background map to disappear.
• Vast: AGM-65 setting SOI to WPN before designating in EO-VIS moves designation to 0,0 coordinates.
• Vast: GBU-24 symbology jumping around and erratic when on ground.
• Vast: Cursor zero ignores newly set Mark Point if using DTOS.
• Vast: F-16 Switching from TWS to RWS while in STT drops track briefly.
• Vast: Visual issue with F-16 HUD glass edge.

DCS: F/A-18C by Eagle Dynamics

• Vast: BRA on RDR ATTK page does not use MAG, using TRUE heading incorrectly.
• Vast: AACQ and Bullseye information is overlapping – Bullseye symbol overlapping.
• Vast: High drag bomb release error in Free Fall (FF) modus.
• Vast: RAID mode can be “pre-activated” prior to entering TWS.
• Disabled Game Flight Mode.
• Vast: ASI command makes a little overcompensation command – Pitch down tendency.
• Vast: Check stab command NU at landing flare touch down.
• Vast: TDC in RDR ATTK and AZ/EL does not show info for trackfiles in memory, when in STT.
• Vast: Check trim advisory not showing.
• Vast: Steerpoint TPOD misalignment/drift.
• Vast: ACM Slew and NO RAD indication under specific flow.

DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer by Eagle Dynamics

• Vast. Altimeter is missing a decimal separator for pressure setting.

DCS: AH-64D by Eagle Dynamics

• Game Flight Mode disabled.
• Vast: CTD on turning on AH-64D TADS.
• George AI tuning.
• OPMERKING: In the next update, we plan to add LINK, ZOOM, and C-Scope functions.
• DCS: Mi-24P Hind by Eagle Dynamics
• Toegevoegd: Bind for radar altimeter dangerous altitude setting
• Vast: While “Hydro Lock” option activated , moving collective without hydro release pressed still affects avionics but not FM

DCS: P-47D Thunderbolt by Eagle Dynamics

• Vast. P-47D-40 bugged gunsight external texture
• Vast. hydraulics drives fail to extend undercarriage after repair
• Toegevoegd. New landing gear physics

DCS: P-51D Mustang by Eagle Dynamics

• Toegevoegd. New landing gear physics (including TF-51D)

DCS: Spitfire LF Mk. IX by Eagle Dynamics

• Cockpit reflection tuned

DCS: Supercarrier by Eagle Dynamics

• Vast: Deck crew LODs have spikes
• Vast: Supercarrier ATC radio menu is broken during takeoff from the catapult
• Vast: Radio menu may break after repeated landing request in some case

DCS: NS430 by Eagle Dynamics

• Vast. Terrain mode memory leak leads to CTD
• Vast. Options menus have truncated labels
• Vast. Wrong indicated ground speed
• Vast. HFOM and VFOM statuses on GPS page won’t fit into its fields
• Vast. Crash that happens during zooming in and out on the Persian Gulf map

DCS: Mirage F1 by Aerges

Algemeen:

• Rear pilot is now not present in the Mission Editor preview window (basically in payload dialog) when the ‘Solo Flight’ option is selected.
• The rear pilot is now not present in a human-controlled Mirage F1 BE, once in the mission, when the ‘Solo Flight’ option is enabled.
• Adjusted appearance of the aircraft mission options dialog.
• Now with the ‘Disable force feedback effects’ option checked, force feedback joysticks (if any is connected) will always return a constant spring force. All FFB shake effects will be disabled as well.
• Now with the ‘Disable force feedback effects’ option checked, ‘Force Feedback’ section in the Special Options dialog is inactive.

Radar:

• Implemented radar ‘Standby’ modus.
• Implemented radar power up sequence: Display is available at the 31st second after radar power up (PNE light goes out at the 35th second), and transmitter is ready after 3 minutes timeout (EMI light will cease at this moment).
• Added power up logic for the radar “AP” (parametric amplifier) licht.
• Fixed dedicated 1st and 2nd stage commands of the radar antenna elevation buttons behaviour when 2nd stage is released with 1st stage still being held pressed.
• The radar resulting antenna altitude difference now can’t be more than +/-48000 ft in both ‘E’ and ‘D’ elevation control modes.

Systemen:

• Fixed clickability issues (shifted clickspots) with the lights panel at the right side of the Optical Sight ( ‘C + M or SW’ and ‘Jammer Detection’ lichten).
• Fixed AoA light strip not illuminating in Mirage F1 BE rear cockpit.
• Fixed combat flaps logic not working in Mirage F1 BE.
• Fixed Optical Sight test symbology appearance:

• ‘Approach’ test mode is now enabled for testing only when none of the weapon modes were selected.
• Attitude scale now displays -60 deg of pitch and 180 deg of bank in normal scale display mode, en -40 mil of pitch and 180 deg of bank in simplified scale display mode.
• Gun firing reticle now has 40 mil diameter in all test modes.
• Adjusted the following symbols positions in various test modes: target symbol, gun firing reticle, radar command reticle.

• IFF will start in N when the aircraft is initialised hot on the ground.
• Fixed brightness adjustment of IFF lights.
• Default mode 2 IFF code is now 2000.
• Added magnetic indicator logic in the Mode 4 IFF panel.
• Fixed launch problems created by a mixed F1 and F4 rocket payload.

Flight Model:

• Added vibrations with airbrake deployment at high Mach.
• Fixed a small bug in airbrake pitching moment tables.

Communications:

• Added ‘Engage Ships’ radio command.
• Added ‘Engage with’ radio submenu.
• Added F1 TRAP 136 and TRAP 137B radios presets for Voice Chat.
• Changed TRAP 136 V/UHF radio guard frequency to the standard one: 243 MHz.
• Voice Chat intercom does not operate anymore when electric power is unavailable.

3D model and textures:

• Added cryptographic computer unit texture.

Miscellaneous:

• Updated Flight Manual. Mainly IFF description, including mode 4, and Controls Window description.

DCS: C-101 Aviojet by AvioDev

Algemeen:

• Rear pilot is now not present in the Mission Editor preview window (basically in payload dialog) when the ‘Solo Flight’ option is selected.
• ‘Solo Flight’ is now available for AI-controlled aircraft.
• Fixed C-101EB ‘English’ cockpit livery not being applied.
• Now with the ‘Disable force feedback effects’ option checked, force feedback joysticks (if any is connected) will always return a constant spring force. All FFB shake effects will be disabled as well.

Communications:

• Added Voice Chat sound filters parameters for ARC-134, V/TVU-740, and VHF-20B radios presets.

DCS: JF-17 by Deka Ironwork Simulations

• Nieuw: inSky SATAC 2022 Champion skin
• Nieuw: draw two airspace on HSD (A: purple and B: cyan)
• MISSION (standaard): Added by mission maker using draw->line->segments

• Blauw: BKYA and BKYB
• Rood: RKYA and RKYB
• Neutral: NKYA and NKYB

F10 Label: Added by player on F10 using label

• JKYA1~JKYA10 and JKYB1~JKYB10
• Always closed polygon

Preset: Added by preset lua

• Each terrain has its own airspace lua
• Lua sample can be found in JF-17/Doc directory
• Lua (bestand) can be edited (replaced) during (MP) mission for quick update
• In MP, each flight/squadron can use its own lua (convenient distribution)
• Help keep F10 map clean

• Clean: remove airspace from HSD
• Opmerking:

• You can select airspace source in configuration panel then update DTC
• Each draw no more than 10 line segments

• Vast: unstoppable refocus of WMD7 camera
• Vast: WMD7 laser cannot be repaired after run out of life
• Adjusted: WMD7 CCD image source (better CCD grey image)
• Adjusted: install/remove ladder and inlet cover via config panel
• Adjusted: switched to ED’s GB-6 and LS-6

DCS: Black Shark 3 by Eagle Dynamics

• Fixed Ka-50 old QS Syria missions corrupted start position
• Incorrect audio/subtitle warning given for INU Fixpoint within 18km – vast

DCS: Flaming Cliffs by Eagle Dynamics

• A-10A. Panel lights texture issue (border) – vast
• A-10A. Cockpit model adjustments
• Su-33. Reflections can be too strong at odd times on gauges – vast
• Su-25T. Kh-58 missile collide with plane during launch with big sideslip angle – vast
• A-10A. HSI and ILS are not working – vast
• Su-25A. CCRP ripple release mode does not work with MBD2-67 – vast
• Su-27. MFD placed in wrong place in HUD view mode – vast

DCS: L-39 Albatros by Eagle Dynamics

• Added Marianas Instant Action missions

DCS: Mi-8MTV2 by Eagle Dynamics

• Cockpit reflections tuned

DCS: Yak-52 by Eagle Dynamics

• FIXED: Reflections too strong under flashlight

DCS: Combined Arms by Eagle Dynamics

• Fixed player-JTAC operation in MP.

Campaigns

DCS: A-10C Operation Agile Spear Campaign by Combat King Simulations

Campaign was updated to version 2.3

• All Missions – Top down review and many bugs squashed big and small. Many thanks to Pyrocumulous! His help was instrumental.
• All missions – radio frequencies better coordinated for all aircraft in the strike package
• All missions – updated Datalink connections for all like aircraft.
• All missions – changed all displayed messages to Clearview
• All missions – updated to new F10 menu system which adds new options for the player to manage thier simulation’s environment. Thanks Gareth Magnall https://www.youtube.com/@Pukin-Dog
• All missions – Wingmen (Pig-2, 3 & 4) changed over to a seperate group for more tasking flexibility. Thanks B.D.
• All missions – added the option of a Practice Sortie to each mission. This will allow the mission pilot to exit the primary mission, fly a practice sortie with the same loadout as the primary mission, and then reenter the primary mission. The mission pilot can fly and practice any technique/profile, rearm and refuel as desired, and then re-enter the primary mission when ready.
• All missions – now have the ability to accelerate time (fast forward between waypoints) without missing any mission critical inputs or messages. Thanks Sedlo.
• All missions – datacards use different font/colors for easier reading.
• All missions – end of mission music added.

DCS: F/A-18C Flaming Sunrise Campaign by Sandman Simulations

• All missions – Air defense visibility adjusted to get AI SEAD flights attack higher priority targets over Rapiers and AAA

DCS: F/A-18C Inherent Resolve Campaign by Looking Glass

• Updated mission 13

DCS: F-14A Fear the Bones Campaign by Reflected Simulations

• Su-25T was removed from modules list

DCS: F/A-18C Inherent Resolve Campaign by Looking Glass

• Added campfire to mission 1 to assist in location of enemy training camp

P-51D: The Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney Campaign by Reflected Simulations

• ATC frequencies changed and corrected

Spitfire IX The Big Show Campaign by Reflected Simulations

• Complete revamp of the campaign to version 2.0
• Every mission uses historical locations now
• Mission historical inconsistencies fixed
• Mission timings adjusted based on further research
• Smoothened triggers
• More voice overs and sound effects added
• Reworked kneeboards and briefing visuals
• Corrected mission timings
• ATC frequencies changed and corrected yet again.

DCS: P-51D Debden Eagles Campaign by Reflected Simulations

• ATC frequencies changed and corrected yet again.
• All takeoff sequences were reworked

DCS: Fw 190 A-8 Horrido! Campaign by Reflected Simulations

• More damage fail safes added to mission 12

Bf 109 K-4 Jagdflieger Campaign by Reflected Simulations

• ATC frequencies changed and corrected

DCS: P-47D Wolfpack Campaign by Reflected Simulations

• Missie 12 – flight has no bombs – vast

A-10C / A-10C II Basic Flight Training Qualification Campaigns by Maple Flag Missions

• Corrected CMSP Switch Trigger Test for both A-10C and A-10C II BFT01 missions.

DCS: UH-1H Worlds Apart – Lente 2025 Campagne

• Missie 1 – In sommige gevallen, AI does not trigger when landing at station 1. The trigger has been adjusted and the take-off can be forced as a solution via the F-10 radio menu.

DCS: Raven One Dominant Fury Campaign

Missie 2:

• fixed issue where mission would not progress after reporting seeing the yacht
• complete mission update to match new radio system
• F10 radio menu and space bar now can be replaced by HOTAS switches for better immersion
• added Link4 and ACLS to the carrier

Missie 9:

• fixed issue with Texaco 21 refuelling of Texaco 11
• fixed issue with SCUDs not firing and breaking the mission
• complete mission update to match new radio system
• F10 radio menu and space bar now can be replaced by HOTAS switches for better immersion
• added Link4 and ACLS to the carrier
• added working TACAN to all flight members

F/A-18C Serpent’s Head 2 Campaign by Badger633

• Missions 1: Fail on entering display fixed.
• Missions 3,5, 8 en 10: EZ refuel versions Fords fuel mass reduced

F/A-18C Rise of the Persian Lion by Badger633

• Missie 6: IR shield removed from enemy Helos.
• Missie 7: Convoy blocking itself and not moving fixed.
• Missions 4 naar 9 en 13: EZ refuel versions Fords fuel mass reduced.

F/A-18C Rise of the Persian Lion 2 by Badger633

• Missie 6: F18 not exploding fixed.
• Mission 4,6,8,9a,9a and 12: EZ refuel versions Fords fuel mass reduced.
• Missie 12: Bugged moving rectangular zone fixed.

Voor meer informatie over deze nieuwe update, controleer de officiële bron hierboven vermeld.