DCS World

Patch history

1. Apr 23, 2023·DCS Open Beta 2.8.4.39313

   • ≈✨NewWWII missions—→Added

     New WWII missions added in FWAF, Single Player, and Multiplayer formats.

     New content

2. Dec 23, 2020·Open Beta 2.5.6 Patch+2

   • ≈🐛Bug fixBarrage Balloon

     Fixed an issue where Barrage Balloons were not visible to clients in multiplayer.

     bugfix

   • ▲🎯BehaviorAIM-120Midcourse Guidance

     Fixed target ID resets, seeker LOS rotation, and restored protection from LOS rate surge during midcourse phase.

     bugfix

   • ≈🎯BehaviorAIM-7Loft Trajectory

     Corrected the initialization of the loft trajectory.

     bugfix

   • ≈🎯BehaviorEjection

     Fixed a bug where players could still control the aircraft after ejecting.

     bugfix

   • ▲🐛Bug fixGBU-24Impact Explosion

     Fixed an issue where GBU-24 bombs would not explode on impact.

     bugfix

   • ≈🐛Bug fixnet.lua2json

     Fixed a JSON generation error occurring with numerically indexed tables with missing indices.

     bugfix

3. Apr 22, 2020·Mini Update+2

   • ▲🎯BehaviorCPU load

     Reduced CPU load when pathfinding for groups of infantry, improving overall game performance.

     performance

   • ≈🐛Bug fixA-20Glivery names

     Fixed incorrect naming for A-20G liveries.

     fix

   • ▲🐛Bug fixstability

     Fixed a crash that occurred during the second landing.

     stability

4. Nov 12, 2019·DCS 2.5.5.39262 Open Beta Update+2

   • ≈🐛Bug fixvisual overlap

     Fixed an issue where distant sand storm effects would overlap smoke effects close to the player.

     visual

   • ≈🐛Bug fixHUD visibility

     Distant sand storm effects no longer overlap the HUD glass.

     visual

   • ≈🎯BehaviorHUD only viewkneeboardEnabled→Disabled

     Kneeboard is now disabled by default when using the HUD only view (LAlt+F1).

     quality

   • ▲🐛Bug fixSemi active missilesstabilityCrash→Stable

     Fixed a crash occurring under certain conditions when using semi-active missiles.

     bugfix

   • ▲🐛Bug fixServer ListFPSLow→Stable FPS

     Fixed a significant FPS drop that occurred during server list refreshes.

     performance

5. Jun 26, 2019·DCS World 2.5.5.32533 to Stable+3

   • ▲🐛Bug fixmemory leaks

     Eliminated memory leaks in video rendering, improving overall stability and performance.

     Eliminated memory leaks in video rendering

   • ▲🔁Reworknetwork transport—→Reworked

     Reworked network transport for better handling of a large number of units in multiplayer.

     Better handling of large number of units

   • ▲🎯Behaviorradio altimetersea surface→ship deck

     Radio altimeters now correctly detect ship decks instead of the sea surface when flying over vessels.

     Now detects ships

   • ≈✨Newsonic boom—→Added

     Introduced a new sonic boom sound effect for supersonic flight.

     New effect

6. Apr 10, 2019·DCS 2.5.4.29585 Open Beta

   • ≈🎯Behaviornetwork protocol—→Updated

     Network protocol update; existing servers must be updated to be visible.

     Network protocol changed, old servers are not visible

   • ≈🐛Bug fixF10 Mapairbase icons

     Fixed an issue where airbase icons would disappear when using specific F10 map filters.

     F10 map options for 'a/c only' and 'map only' will not make airbase icons disappear

   • ≈🎯Behaviorground unit control

     Prevented keyboard shortcuts from accidentally controlling unassigned ground units.

     Uncontrolled ground units will not be be controlled by keyboard combos

   • ≈🐛Bug fixFog of Warunit visibility

     Fixed a multiplayer bug where reconnecting to a server would reveal units previously hidden by fog of war.

     MP. Detected units in the fog of war conditions will be visible after reconnecting to the server

   • ≈📊Numericspeed—→Corrected

     Corrected the movement speed for MT4 and MT4A4 Sherman tanks.

     MT4 Sherman and MT4A4 Sherman speed corrected

7. Apr 1, 2019·Open Beta update 2.5.4.29167+1

   • ≈🎯Behaviornetwork protocol—→Updated

     Network protocol has been updated; servers running older versions of the game are no longer compatible.

     Network protocol change

   • ≈🐛Bug fixStart player seat lockstability

     Fixed a crash occurring when the 'Start player seat lock' trigger was used with an incorrect number.

     Crash fix

   • ▲🎯BehaviorAIM-54synchronization—→Improved

     Improved synchronization of client phantoms for AIM-54 missiles in multiplayer.

     MP Sync

   • ≈🐛Bug fixCruise Missileslaunch orientationWrong→Correct

     Fixed an issue where ship-launched cruise missiles had an incorrect launch orientation.

     Ship missile fix

   • ≈🐛Bug fixMission Editorunit templates—→Corrected

     Corrected unit templates for Hawk SAM Batteries, S-300, and Patriot, and fixed the Rapira position name.

     Template fix

8. Mar 22, 2019·DCS 2.5.4.28841 Open Beta+1

   • ▲✨Newmessage action—→Added s

     Added a new field to message actions allowing for a delay in seconds before the message appears.

     Added delay field to message triggers

   • ≈🐛Bug fixstability

     Fixed a crash occurring when leaving manned aircraft for AI control with two identical scheduled failures.

     Fixed AI aircraft failure crash

   • ≈🐛Bug fixstability

     Fixed a crash that occurred when a player ejected during a refueling procedure.

     Fixed refueling ejection crash

   • ≈🎯Behaviordedicated server

     Dedicated server log updates now check if the lifecycle is enabled.

     Log update lifecycle check

   • ≈🛠QoLfile selector

     The dedicated server file selector now only shows the relative path from the 'Saved Games' folder.

     Relative path for Saved Games

9. Mar 13, 2019·DCS 2.5.4.28461 Open Beta+1

   • ≈🐛Bug fixMESand storm checkbox—→Fixed

     Corrected the enabling checkbox for the Sand storm setting in the Mission Editor.

     UI Fix

   • ▲🐛Bug fixScriptsCrash frequencyFrequent→Fixed

     Fixed frequent crashes occurring when scripts tried to destroy aircraft during specific events.

     Stability

   • ≈🎯BehaviorAI KC-130Taxi behaviorReverse taxi→Fixed

     AI KC-130 will no longer taxi in reverse after completing refueling.

     AI Logic

10. Feb 6, 2019·DCS 2.5.4.26825 moved to Stable+1

    • ≈✨Newcampaign—→Added

      Introduced the new campaign 'The Enemy Within 3.0' by Baltic Dragon.

      New Content

    • ≈🐛Bug fixHelicopter-borne infantrytroop calculation

      Corrected the calculation of the total number of troops during helicopter-borne infantry descent.

      Bugfix

    • ▲🛠QoLMission Editormap effects visibility—→Added

      Added an option to hide effects on the map in the Mission Editor.

      QoL

    • ≈🎯BehaviorAI Vehicleswater behavior—→Sinking

      AI vehicles will now sink if they are destroyed while swimming on water.

      Behavior

    • ≈🎯BehaviorMission Editormissile in zone trigger—→SS-N-2 Silkworm

      The 'missile in zone' trigger condition now includes the SS-N-2 Silkworm anti-ship missile.

      Update

    • ≈🎯BehaviorAI Helicopterlanding logic

      AI helicopters will no longer attempt to land in areas already occupied by the player.

      Behavior

    • ≈🐛Bug fixSu-25TShkval training

      Corrected the Shkval training mission for the Su-25T.

      Bugfix

11. Jan 30, 2019·DCS 2.5.4.26825 for Open Beta+2

    • ≈🐛Bug fixtroop calculation

      Corrected the calculation of the total number of troops for helicopter-borne infantry during descent.

      bugfix

    • ▲✨NewMap Effectsvisibility—→Added

      Added an option to hide effects on the map in the Mission Editor.

      quality

    • ≈🎯BehaviorAI Vehiclesbuoyancy

      AI vehicles will now correctly sink if destroyed while swimming on water.

      behavior

    • ▲✨NewMission Editor Triggersmissile in zone—→SS-N-2 Silkworm

      The 'missile in zone' trigger condition now includes the SS-N-2 Silkworm anti-ship missile.

      new

    • ≈🎯BehaviorAI Helicopterslanding logic

      AI helicopters will no longer attempt to land in areas already occupied by the player.

      behavior

12. Dec 5, 2018·DCS 2.5.3.24984 Beta Update+2

    • ≈✨NewCampaigns—→Added

      New campaign 'Combined Arms: Frontlines Georgia' is now available.

      Added support for the new Combined Arms: Frontlines Georgia campaign.

    • ▲🐛Bug fixSu-34 AIKAB-500S drop

      Fixed a critical bug where AI Su-34s would self-destruct during KAB-500S weapon release.

      AI Su-34 no longer self-destructs when dropping KAB-500S.

    • ≈🐛Bug fixMultiplayerStatic Object Visibility501 limit→Fixed

      Fixed an MP issue where static objects with numbers greater than 501 were invisible to clients.

      Static objects with IDs > 501 are now visible to clients.

    • ▲🛠QoLMission EditorCoalition Management—→Added

      Improved Mission Editor workflow by allowing country coalition management via keyboard arrow keys.

      Added coalition management of countries via arrow keys.

    • ≈🐛Bug fixDebriefingTarget Displaynull/0→Fixed

      Fixed an issue where certain SAM and ASM HY-2 targets appeared as null or zero in the post-mission debriefing.

      SAM and ASM HY-2 targets now display correctly in debriefing.

    • ≈🐛Bug fixMission Editor ScriptingStaticObject.destroy()—→Fixed

      Fixed a synchronization issue where cargo objects destroyed via script remained visible to clients.

      Cargo objects are now correctly removed for clients when destroyed via script.

    • ≈🐛Bug fixSu-24LOD—→Fixed

      Fixed Su-24 LOD issues that caused the aircraft model to disappear.

      Corrected level of detail to prevent the aircraft from disappearing.