DCS 2.5 Released!

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Update: Out a day early folks! https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3371822#post3371822

https://updates.digitalcombatsimulator.com/

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Digital Combat Simulator (https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/)


DCS has been in a bit of a state of flux for the last wee while. They've had split development between version 1.5 of the game and version 2.

As of the 31st of January they're combining code paths from the alpha development with the standard map and planes and releasing version 2.5.

For VR folks we're expecting better performance and prettier visuals than either 1.5 or 2.

Since it's available for the grand old price of free (for a limited number of planes) I thought it might be worth bringing to people's attention.

The developers of DCS aren't known for keeping to their release dates but the 31st January deadline is looking pretty solid at the moment given the latest video released above mentions this date with only 6 days to go.

One thing to note before you buy any additionally planes/modules is that you can buy them from their website or Steam but if you buy on either platform they only work with that version of the game. So you can't buy a plane from their website and get it to work with the Steam version of the game, and vice versa.

Also, don't ever buy the planes at full price. They have sales at LEAST once a year where you can get 20%/50% off.

Anyway, once 2.5 is released get it download and give it a try. Hell, download version 1.5 and give that a shot, it works fine as is anyway! :)
 
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Brun said:
It took six and a half hours to download the torrent (when 25GB should take less than half an hour), and a further 30 mins to unpack it.

Got an immediate error trying to run it.
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Welcome to DCS!

What error do you get?

You can also run a repair on the install (https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=114030) by doing:

"c:\installpath\DCS_Updater.exe repair"

Alternatively, they've just released the Beta on Steam. Download through there as it will likely be much faster. Just make sure you opt in to the beta branch in the properties.

Watch out about licences for any additional modules though. Anything you buy through their website will only work on the stand alone version, and anything bought through Steam will only work with the Steam version.
 

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Zeeflyboy said:
Was just about to ask if they had updated the steam version yet, and there you go answering my question before I got to ask it.

I remember trying out DCS when the rift first came out, will be interesting to give it another go. I remember it being quite in depth (even as a pilot I found some of it a bit frustrating to begin with!) so moved on to sims that were a bit more just drop-in and play friendly. I kind of got the impression that given the level of detail you really need a higher resolution headset to get the most out of it as you need to be able to read what the levers/knobs are.

Anyway, if I like the new version I might pick up the mustang since that won't take too long to learn.
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Pro tip if you’re looking to make the most of the actual dials in game - go to VR setting (far right tab in the settings menu) and play with the IPD settings. Changing it effectively changed the world scale and by setting it to 70 (think the default is 60 or something) it makes the cockpit feel bigger. As suck the dials are slight further away (but bigger) meaning you don’t feel cross eyed focusing on small dials that are close to you.

Play with the extremes, 20 and 200 ish to see what’s chaning. The effect is instant so you can quickly change and test to find what works best for you.
 
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