Friar

Children of a young age and the deprivation of sweets springs to mind...

UPDATE 16TH JUNE 2024 Persian Gulf Map (Scenario 2) 05:30 A new map has been uploaded to the server which seems to be running much better on the frames. New Air to Air menu structure. With the latest release of DML I can now nest menus. Spawn A2A Enemy IL76 / Mig19 Unarmed IL76 Mig19 Unarmed Mig29 / SU27 / F14 SU27 Mig29 F14 Mig15 / Mig19 / Mig26 Mig15 Mig19 Mig26 As each pair or singlet is killed you will have to spawn them again if you want another fight. It is not automatic. If you have have any ideas for other aircraft to be added, please let me know. Map includes Hercules based in Oman Map included Blackhawk. Troops can be loaded from the airport, you do not need to go to a base to pick them up. Triggered scenarios. Rather than having lots of things going on at once I am building a chain. For example when one scenario is cleared out that will trigger another, and so on. Some of the triggers will have more than one option to be run, so hopefully over time will give a varied experience.

Could we tempt you into DCS Arthur? There is a very nice free Hercules mod (official version is on the road map). You can load and deliver cargo to impact an airfields viability? Or is helicopters you could go Blackhawk, another very good free mod? Anyway nice to see you still around the forums Cheers Friar

New DCS Launcher incoming: SuperCarrier AirBoss features: Steer your Supercarrier Monitor the flight deck Adjust ship lights Monitor the airspace around you View Landing Signal Officer information Command view of “the roof”. Air Boss control can be assigned roles in both single player and multiplayer missions. FC2024 comming on next update:

UPDATE 9th June 2024 Persian Gulf Map 10:00 Only Updated DML scripts to latest version. Release was made to deal with some reported issues with the clone feature (its what I use to randomly place the SAM sites and also some other units. Removed the 3 moving sets of enemy ground troops. These were a recent addition and may have been a step too far. There were about 12-15 soldiers in each group. Scaled back the number of random generated SAM sites, perhaps I was getting a bit over enthusiastic. I was brought it back to just 5 from 8. Caucasus Map (DD_All Planes Jet Practice 0700) Slight name change from the original version which was DD_ALL Planes A4 Jet Practice 0700. I have left this version in tact. @DD_Fenrir hope that's OK. Added in the Kiowa Added in the Phantom

So I ran two mission tests last night. 1. Using our Persian Gulf Map I removed all the DML scripts but left the Phantom in. I turned on my frames so I could monitor. I have my frames capped at 60 in my settings (I read a while back that this was the right thing to do?). I used the phantom for bombing practice using high drag and clusters (first time I had used them, they make a nice mess of the hostage town ). My frames stayed pretty much solid at 60. There was the odd dip (flying low over a big town but that was to be expected) but nothing serious enough to cause a freeze or lock up. 2. Using our Persian Gulf map I removed the Phantom and put back all the DML. I used the Apache this time and again kept an eye on the frames. They stayed pretty much the same as before, most of the time at 60 with the odd dip. Loading into the Apache was a little slow for all the graphics to render (and possibly the DML spawns which I know there may be a problem with at the moment. cfrag is aware and planning to release a fix this weekend. Once he does I will update the mission with the new scripts) and there was the odd stutter while this was taking place, but we have had they before anyway. Once everything had rendered ok I had not problems flying around, putting it into a solid hover or putting warheads on foreheads. Outcome of my test on my own on the server: INCONCLUSIVE. (Unless something has changed in the background of course and we are back to original performance.) I have put the full Persian Gulf map back up (Phantom and DML) so lets see how that goes.

Is there any benefit to replacing the DCS install we have with the dedicated server version - or is that what we have already?

So there were no comments of performance issues last night however, It was a quiet night last night, peek players was probably only 3 or 4 and no real heavy action going on. So difficult to say definitely its the Gulf map. I have created the two missions I mentioned so will look to test them.

I will check that out FT on the forums.

Well, we will run the Normandy map this evening which does not have the phantom or DML. We will see how that goes. If it is smooth with no issues I will modify my Persian Gulf map to take out the Phantom. If it is still the same I will make a clean mission with no DML and put the Phantom back in.

Just seen this in the DML thread, perhaps a cause of some of our issues?

That is what I was thinking. Myself and Fruitbat are playing at the moment so I will put the Gulf map up to test. Thanks anyway. Hopefully speak tomorrow, unless you want to pop into TS now to say Hi

Thanks FT, that is what I was thinking. I might put the Gulf map up this evening just for testers.

sorry FT just went to server and see the update is still running.

ok thanks, so that is how you have to do it, with a specific command.

I added the Normandy mission to the list but could not load it as I assume the map has not been added to the new install? How do you add the map then? or do you not need to and something else is wrong? Am TS now

I am not able to open game on server? FT - advice please?

I am just trying to add the Normandy map in? so I can put the mission up to see if it is my persian gulf map? I assume I start the game on the server and then add the map? Just tried to run the game up (not ded server) on the server and the game crashed. Will try again.

I am just updating my machine now. Once done I will tweak the mission to add the new 'chopper and put the mission up.

I echo what Fruitbat says, many thanks for your time FT. Lets see what happens in the patch today. If it is still the same I think my plan would be. 1. Produce a version of the same map without the F4 just to see if it is that. 2. If no improvement I will produce a map with no DML in case one of the scripts has broken DCS with too many checks/cycles etc (although exactly the same mission was run by Wingflyr on his server with seemingly no issues.)

I think we could leave mods off the server? They get added to the mission files and users must have them installed anyway.

Hi @FoolTrottel Thanks for the update. When I said I have disabled the mods I meant that I removed them from my mission so that they are not required. That mission will not have the Phantom? or any of the DML scripts. Could it be that combination, or the last patch doing something to the Persian Gulf Map or solar flares or BREXIT or.... Perhaps a full clean re-install (of DCS) is overdue? There is a patch due out tomorrow BTW. Do we have the mods on the server then? Is there a benefit to that?

@FoolTrottel @B16Enk Since the last patch we seem to be having some issues with the performance of the DCS server. We are seeing a noticeable drop in frames @fruitbat always has his frame counter on and has noticed the difference as well as other reporting issues. I have run a repair on the server which does not seem to have made any differences. I have removed all mods and scaled back some of my DML modules, problem still seems to be there. I sent @wingflyr the current Persian Gulf map mission we most often use on the server and he hosted it on his box and we connected and found no issues with the frames, thus ruling out the mission? It has been suggested we perhaps do a clean install of DCS (especially as the versions of open beta and stable have now merged so only one is required? @B16Enk Have you completed the changes you talked about combining servers only recently, could this be a cause of the performance drop? I was thinking of doing a version without the Phantom to see if that is the issue but the same mission with them in worked fine on @wingflyr server? Friar.

UPDATE 31ST MAY 2024 Persian Gulf Map 10:00 Only Reduced effect of fuel tanker explosion Added new small outpost south east of airfield with troop pickup available.

Nice work on the back story delta. Just a quick question do you send Deacon this by email as he and his guys may not have visibility?