DCS Development Reports

[Phantom88]

Hello Scott,This was a big surprise to me as I thought this was in The RAZBAM Pipeline as they've done one for FSX? Anyway another Forrestal Carrier Capable Naval Jet is most welcome.

 

[centuryseries]

I built a 1/72 model kit of the A7 when I was a kid and I'm sure it was carrying about 20 500lb bombs! Looking forward to flying that little but lethal bomb truck!!

 

[Phantom88]

***From this weeks Newsletter***
3D Scanning
Development Report
We have started the improvement of all our human models in DCS World. The first step is to create a reference database containing different parts of the human body and prepare prototypes that will be used for all models. The video shows how we started observing the differences in our current models and note areas of improvements. The upgrades will be visible both in geometry and skinning throughout DCS World.
The picture with one hand is received from the scanner and drastically improves lead time for model creation. The other pictures compare new and old models.


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[Phantom88]

This weeks DD
Guns, Guns, Guns
Development Report
With all the work going on with the new damage model, and following a recent post by one of our dedicated community members pertaining to ballistics and round drag we decided to check most of the guns and ammo in the sim.
We detected an excessive amount of round dispersion due to improper gun installation characteristics which impacted dispersion values in most of our WWII aircraft. We have corrected the rigidity of these installation values and as a result, have seen a drop in dispersion values on all WWII aircraft of approximately 1.5 times.
The P-51D and upcoming P-47 are also receiving some extra TLC. We will be using a combat mix of M8 API and M20 API/T belts. This will better match historical data and our upcoming visual effects upgrade.
The Spitfire as well will benefit from improved ballistics for a more accurate match to historical documents such as type designation and firing tables.
The GAU-8 isn’t getting left out either. We updated our information from General Electric which diminishes round dispersion by approximately 1.5 times. We know that many in the community have been complaining about this for some time and with this latest data backed correction the Hog will deliver even more tank-busting fun to our faithful users. Thank you again for persisting.
While no dispersion issues were found with the M61 we will be updating the PGU type shells with improved ballistics. This should affect any aircraft using these types of shells, including the F-16C.
Last, but not least, the F-86F is also currently under review, so far we have found possible issues with barrel heating and cooling. We will continue to make changes as needed.

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We make sure you receive the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding our work in progress, as always.
Yours sincerely,
The Eagle Dynamics Team

 

[Phantom88]

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Free Trial Schedule
Trial access on our top productsGiven the ever-changing situation surrounding COVID-19, we wanted to alert you to some potential changes that could affect certain support channels.
First, we want to reassure you that we have a thorough continuity plan, which leverages our global network to ensure support will continue to be provided in the event that a location is impacted. Our plan takes into account location, product and customer segment. We have also tested to ensure business continuity while maintaining security compliance.
The health, safety and wellbeing of our teams are our utmost priorities. If one or more of our support locations are affected, we may shift or reduce some services temporarily. Any changes will be posted.
In This Together
We’re giving you free trial access to popular DCS World modules. For those of you staying at home, you can explore our website and join us on social media for inspiration. The trials will run from the 18th of March to the 18th of April 2020.
During the trial period, all participating modules benefit from up to 50% discount.
Below is a schedule of free trials from ED and it’s 3rd Parties,
On top of that, save up to 50% on most DCS World modules starting from 18 March 2020 till 18 April 2020 in E-shop and Steam*!

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The schedule:
March 18-19: F-16C
March 20-21: F/A-18C
March 22-23: F-14B
March 24-25: JF-17
March 26-27: A-10C
March 28-29: AV-8B
March 30-31: M-2000C
April 1-2: Spitfire
April 3-4: Mustang
April 5-6: Fw 190 A8
April 7-8: Bf 109 K4
April 9-10: Persian Gulf Map
April 11-12: Nevada Map
April 13-14: F-86
April 15-16: MiG-15
April 17-18: Black Shark Ka-50
Be aware that some modules have different discount rates:
DCS: Supercarrier - no additional discounts
DCS: F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations – 20% off
DCS: JF-17 Thunder by Deka Ironwork Simulations - $15.00 USD off
DCS: SA342 Gazelle by Polychop Simulations - 25% off
All campaigns by Reflected Simulations - 30% off:

• Spitfire IX The Big Show Campaign
• P-51D The Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney Campaign
• Bf 109 K-4 Jagdflieger Campaign
• F-86F Hunters over the Yalu Campaign

UH-1H Worlds Apart - Spring 2025 Campaign by Low-Level-Heaven Mission Development - 20% off.
The Museum Relic Campaign by Apache600 - not participating.
Note: If you do not wish to purchase a module after trying it for free, please delete the free-trial module using the Module Manager to avoid authorization errors.
Yours sincerely,
The Eagle Dynamics Team

• Steam Sale is subject to change according to VALVE discounts policy.

 

[Phantom88]

 

[Phantom88]

Eurofighter on the horizon
Introducing TrueGrit Virtual Technologies

We are thrilled to announce that the Eurofighter Typhoon is on its way to DCS World!

To bring this advanced fighter to DCS, a brand new company, TrueGrit Virtual Technologies has been founded specifically for the challenge. The TrueGrit development team is led by Gero Finke, a highly experienced former Typhoon Instructor Pilot with 15 years experience on type and an additional 10 years as a weapons instructor on the mighty F-4 Phantom – a total of 3’000 hours of military jet flying. Gero was station commander at one of the world’s most famous fighter bases of all time, the 71st Tactical Fighter Wing at Wittmundhaven, Germany, formally known as the Red Baron´s legendary “Jagdgeschwader Richthofen” and Squadron Commander at Jagdgeschwader 73, Steinhoff. Today, Gero’s dev team has substantial programming and design experience. This professionalism combined with Gero’s exceptional active-duty and operational knowledge is very promising for DCS and the future of this exciting new module.

Their 3D designer has a background working with Airbus, Grob, Eurocopter, Luftwaffe and also with Heatblur on their DCS: F-14 project.

The lead coder has had substantial experience with various simulator projects, both in the air and ground combat realm. Two other coders with Ph.D.’s in physics and mathematics will lead the programming of the Typhoon’s extremely complex flight model.

In addition to Gero’s personal input and contribution to this highly detailed simulation, the team has excellent access to a number of Subject Matter Experts such as former instructor pilots, weapon instructors and maintenance personnel.

Their team size stands at 15 today but they are always on the lookout for experienced coders to continue to grow. See more development screenshots below.
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DCS: Mil Mi-24P Hind
Development Report

The DCS: Mil Mi-24P Hind continues to make steady progress. The cockpit is currently in development and being added to the airframe with basic functionality implementation to follow. We expect to see the start of the integration of flight dynamics and power plant from mid-April.

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[Phantom88]

 

[Priller]

LOL!! Finally a Eurofighter that will fly, unlike the real thing which spends most of its time on the ground...

Priller

 

[Matt Wynn]

LOL!! Finally a Eurofighter that will fly, unlike the real thing which spends most of its time on the ground...

Priller

maybe that's the fidelity we'll get... sometimes EuFi will fly, sometimes you'll get in the thing and it'll go tech and not fly

kinda looking forwards to it though! (though i'm still waiting on my baby the F-4E! and the F-16 is helping alleviate that to a degree)

 

[Phantom88]

From The C E O
"* Dear Community, dear Friends,
We hope you are well and that you and your families are safe and not too distressed in these tough times. We also hope you enjoyed last month’s “Stay at Home” event. It was a new and refreshing adventure we trust was well received by the community as we registered a very large number of users who took advantage of the free to fly opportunities, despite the rather short 2-day time limits for each module.
In the light of the ongoing difficulties we are all facing, we have decided to go the extra mile and will be announcing a similar but enhanced event in the very near future. We really hope it will meet with your approval and enthusiasm.
Thank you again for all your comments I received following my previous post on Reddit/Hoggit.
Your remarks were extremely helpful, insightful and encouraging too.
Today I would like to share some information pertaining to the DCS: Supercarrier early access release date, the F/A-18C Hornet and F-16C Viper roadmaps and our updated pipeline.
DCS: Supercarrier
We have been working hard towards the announced release date of April 15th. Sadly, we were unable to work through all the issues in order to ensure a satisfactory Early Access release.
The main “no-go” for me and I am sure for you too, is Multiplayer behavior which still suffers from certain non-game breaker bugs which were confirmed on Saturday, April 11th. Today we have a new plan and will be working overtime to bring you this long-awaited product. I actively follow the threads, in particular “April 15th 2020” and I understand how disappointed you are, but I am confident you will agree that Multiplayer needs a bit more love.
DCS: F/A-18C Hornet
Since my previous post we delivered 4 FLIR pointing modes which were a substantial task to develop. We have prepared a bug fix update for this week and we are working to deliver the following features by the end of April:

• Completion of the Litening Targeting Pod
• Dynamic launch zones and AUTO LOFT mode for JDAM
• AG radar: Real Beam Ground Map (MAP)
• SLAM air-to-surface missile

During the spring and summer, we plan to work on a range of Flight Model enhancements that include Automatic Carrier Landing System (ACLS), autopilot modes, and about 30 related features and issues.
DCS: F-16C Viper
For the last two months, we have mainly focused on bug fixing and small improvements. A new developer joined us recently and is working hard on the AGM-65D Maverick air-to-surface missile, which we hope he will be delivering by the end of April.
We will be increasing our efforts on the navigation system starting in May. Improvements will include the update of the steerpoint system permitting in-game mission planning and cursor zero (CZ) will also be added.
Our general roadmap hasn’t changed substantially since February 20th:

• Ka-50 cockpit update was delivered.
• Fw 190 A-8 Anton was released out of Early Access.
• New Damage Model is progressing well and will be presented to you in the near future.
• Enhanced Aircraft AI was added to active phase of development together with FLIR.
• A-10C II moved to active phase of development.
• Lighting and terrain improvements were pushed back a bit to.
• Enhanced Asset Pack, Supercarrier and helicopter Multi-crew now have deadlines.
• Hornet received its final list of features to be delivered this year, but this is a topic of a future update.

Current projects in active development phase:
DCS Core:

• [ Near Term ] 2.5.6 preparation for the stable release (FPS improvement)
• [ Near Term ] Damage Modeling for WWII Aircraft
• [ Long Term ] Weapon improvement (missile dynamics, new AI units), final AIM-120B dynamics to be released very soon AIM-120C to follow
• [ Mid to Long Term ] Voice Chat
• [ Long Term ] Dynamic Campaign
• [ Long Term ] Enhanced Aircraft Artificial Intelligence

DCS Graphic Engine:

• [ Near Term ] Special effects update
• [ Long Term ] Multi-threading
• [ Long Term ] Vulkan API integration
• [ Long Term ] New FLIR engine

Modules:

• [ April 2020 ] WWII Asset Pack update
• [ April-May 2020 ] Supercarrier EA
• [ May 2020 ] Huey Multi-crew
• [ Q2 2020 ] P-47D Thunderbolt EA
• [ Q2-3 2020 ] The Channel EA
• [ Mid Term ] Mariana Islands
• [ Dec 2020 ] F/A-18C Hornet out of EA
• [ Mid to Long Term ] F-16C Viper
• [ Mid Term ] Modern Air Combat
• [ Mid Term ] A-10C Warthog II
• [ Mid Term ] Mi-24P Hind

Near Term - we have the final list of tasks to be done before we share it in DCS World and expect delivery in less than 6 months.
Mid Term - we have a firm list of tasks and we trust that it might be delivered in less than 9 months.
Long Term - we have an initial list of tasks but still a lot to add and do not have exact expectations. Some Long term tasks can be delivered partially in iterations, some need to be fully completed.
Projects that are in the passive development phase (waiting for a 3D model delivery, developers allocation, reference gathering stage or one of the current active project to be finished first):
DCS Core:

• Damage Modeling for modern aircraft
• Airfield ATC

DCS Graphic Engine:

• Terrain lighting
• Terrain improvement
• Clouds. This task is planned to be started again in May 2020.
• Weather update
• Full Air-to-Ground Radar

Modules:

• Yak-52 Release
• Ka-50 Black Shark 3
• Mosquito FB MK.VI

ED has 4 items in Early Access:

1. F-16C Viper
2. F/A-18C Hornet
3. Yak-52
4. WWII Asset Pack

We plan to deliver all products out of Early Access this year however, the F-16C Viper is likely to be in Q1 2021, but we’ll keep you updated.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I look forward to all your comments.
Thank you all for your passion and support.
Yours truly,
Kate Perederko
Chief Operating Officer
Eagle Dynamics*

 

[Phantom88]

 

[scotth6]

A very generous offer by ED. I have a lot, but not all modules. I might try out the Harrier during this time and perhaps buy it. I do have quite a few modules, so struggle to find the time to use all of them.

I see the Super Carrier is discounted by 50% also. I already pre purchased, but good to see that is included. Some people will be getting some bargains with some very recent modules at 50% off, not to mention the free use for a month.

 

[Phantom88]

Hi Scott,The Harrier is a Real Beauty,And a Good Challenge to land Vertically

 

[Phantom88]

***Weekend News***

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
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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,

 

[Phantom88]

 

[Phantom88]

August 2020
Dear Fighter Pilot, Partners and Friends,

This week we are excited to share our progress on DCS World Dynamic Campaign Engine.
This is quite a big step for us and despite the slow progress, we are optimistic that it will
be a great enhancement to DCS. We cannot give you a firm initial OB release date yet as
things are still quite raw, but we will keep you updated regularly as the next milestones
come to pass.
Our third-party partners TrueGrit Virtual Technologies are working hard on the
DCS: Eurofighter Typhoon. Please check out some of the cool stuff they are up to below.
We would like to thank our internal and external Beta-Testers Teams for the relentless
testing and reporting in the lead up to the upcoming OB in mid August. We are optimistic
about the rate of bug squashing and trust that performance will also improve in the
coming releases.
Thank you for your passion and support.
Yours sincerely,
Eagle Dynamics Team
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Dynamic Campaign Engine
For DCS World

The DCS World Dynamic Campaign Engine combines a Real-Time Strategy (RTS) engine
with military forces and economics layers (production, logistics, use and transfer of resources)
that pitch two opposing sides aided by advanced strategic and tactical AI.
We have now completed the core RTS logic and have connected it to DCS World. We are
currently finalising the basics of the in-game economic models. We will be working on the
combat tasking logic and certain win-win situations in the near future. The last stage will
be the Client - Server architecture needed to support large campaigns with on-going
online sessions.
We are certain that you will have many detailed questions and look forward to revealing
more information on this module as and when we are in position to demonstrate some
of the features live.
Eurofighter Typhoon
Development Report

‘We at TrueGrit Virtual Technologies would like to take this chance to give you some latest
updates concerning the Eurofighter Typhoon Development. It is with great pride that we can
officially announce a collaboration with Diehl Defence GmbH.
Diehl Defence GmbH is located in Überlingen, Germany and is the manufacturer of the soph-
-isticated IRIS-T missile. They are offering us full support in bringing the most realistic version
of the IRIS-T to DCS World – as always within the limits of what can be released to a public
platform like DCS. It will be available to you with the initial launch of the German Eurofighter
Typhoon Version and will be your main heat seeking missile. With this collaboration we have
come one step closer to bringing you the most realistic experience of the Eurofighter Typhoon
possible.
We are working at full throttle on all areas of the project and are making good progress. The
progress picture by the almighty Fragger shows the latest version of the cockpit.
We would like to thank you for your unwavering support and enthusiasm, as it is a constant
reminder of what we are working towards and motivates us to give our best. You can be sure
that every post, comment and feedback reaches us and is very appreciated. ‘

• True Grit Virtual Technologies

P-47 Thunderbolt
Upgrades

The P-47 proved to be a formidable fighter-bomber due to its armament, heavy bomb load
and ability to absorb enemy fire. The P-47’s durability was due in part to its exceptionally
dependable P&W R2800 radial piston engine, which unlike comparable liquid-cooled engines,
had a high tolerance for damage. P-47 pilots frequently carried two 500 lb (227 kg) bombs,
using a favoured skip bombing tactic, skipping bombs into railroad tunnels to destroy hidden
enemy trains.
We are currently working on the bomb arming controls and detonation set-up adjustments.
We are also working on the D-30 early and D-40 variants. Both versions include new modifi-
-cations and improved damage modelling. These updates will be available in the up-coming
DCS World Open Beta (OB) updates.
Thank you again for your passion and support,
Kind regards,

 

[Phantom88]

 

[Phantom88]

 

[Phantom88]

4 August 2020


Dear Fighter Pilots, Partners and Friends,

You may be aware of the difficulties that the Belarus people are facing at the moment.
In the wake of the recent unrest, our local subsidiary and the team’s capability to
operate in a normal manner has also suffered, we hope temporarily.

Please enjoy the news below.

Following your feedback and careful consideration we are working on the F-16C Viper
development roadmap. We continue our push to fix engine and module bugs in addition
to core performance improvement measures.

The Viper targeting pod has received many enhancements including cursor zero, improved
HOTAS commands and air-to-air mode. Check out the DCS: Viper and Hornet TGP Update.

Thank you for your passion and support.

Yours sincerely,


Eagle Dynamics Team​

F-16C Viper
Features Roadmap

New features for DCS: F-16C Viper include but are not limited to;

Complete the Litening targeting pod
AGM-65D/G/H/K/L Maverick
Flight model and FLCS tuning
HARM Targeting System (HTS)
AGM-88C HARM POS and HAS modes
Complete Air-to-Air Radar: DTT SAM mode, bullseye, intercept steering cue, ACM Slew,
Velocity Search with Range,
Landing and takeoff handling tuning
Integration of the JHMCS with the HARM Targeting System (HTS), Link 16, AG Mode, and
AIFF
Sniper XR Targeting Pod



Belarus
In support

We wish our team, their families and all the Belarus people fair winds, health, safety and peace.



Hornet & Viper
TGP Updates

In the upcoming Open Beta (OB) release, we can expect the following enhancements;

F-16C Viper TGP updates

• Coordinates
• North arrow
• Meter stick
• Cursor Zero (CZ)
• Targeting pod and laser ranging
• Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
• Snowplow (SP) mode
• Grayscale
• Steering Indicator
• Steerpoint Distance / Time to Release / Time to Impact Indicator
• Laser Code Indicator
• Updated HOTAS commands
• Corrected steerpoint slew

F-16C Viper updates

• The flag patch on the pilot now appears correctly in the mirrors.
• The tank material has been edited
• The external model has been improved, again.

F/A-18C Hornet TGP updates

• Coordinates
• North arrow
• Meter stick

F/A-18C Hornet updates

• The engine has received a sound update (WIP)
• Major external sounds update
• Sound phaser bug-fix
• INS switch initialized in IFA at hot start if GPS available
• The laser CODE on the SMS main page with guns selected created a conflict
• AIM-120 bug is fixed, but a similar issue still exists where AIM-120 midcourse updates
  stop if the L&S is stepped to a different trackfile (not the DT2).

Thank you again for your passion and support,

Kind regards,