DCS World is a high fidelity military simulation focused on uncompromising realism.
General information
- Eagle Dynamics Forums
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- DLC from AV-8B Night Attack V/STOL onwards requires regular online authentication (playable for up to three days without authentication).[1]
- DLC released prior to AV-8B Night Attack V/STOL has StarForce ProActive DRM[2] Each DLC has a 10 machine activation limit and 10 deactivations. After no activations remain, 1 more is generated in a month.
Monetization
| Type |
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| DLC
| The game comes with 2 maps and 2 aircraft for free, but over two dozen aircraft and 6 maps are all locked behind pricey DLC. |
| Free-to-play
| The base game, including 2 maps and 2 aircraft, are free to play. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| Ka-50 Black Shark 2 |
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| UH-1H Huey |
Developed by Belsimtek |
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| A-10C Warthog |
See DCS: A-10C Warthog for information on the stand-alone edition |
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| P-51D Mustang |
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| Combined Arms 1.5 |
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| Flaming Cliffs 3 |
Includes F-15C Eagle, A-10A, Su-27, Su-33, MiG-29 and Su-25 |
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| Fw 190 D-9 Dora |
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| Mi-8 MTV2 Magnificent Eight |
Developed by Belsimtek |
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| Bf 109 K-4 Kurfürst |
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| Su-27: The Ultimate Argument Campaign |
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| MiG-21Bis |
Developed by Leatherneck Studios |
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| F-86F Sabre |
Developed by Belsimtek |
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| BAE Hawk |
Developed by Virtual European Air Operations (VEAO) |
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| C-101 Aviojet |
Developed by AvioDev ( In Beta ) |
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| MiG-15Bis |
Developed by Belsimtek ( Beta in February 2015 ) |
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| AH-1G Cobra |
Developed by Belsimtek ( To Be Released ) |
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| F-14 Tomcat |
Developed by Leatherneck Studios ( To Be Released ) |
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| Eurofighter Typhoon |
Developed by VEAO ( Early development ) |
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| L-39C/ZA Albatros |
( Q2 2015 ) |
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| F/A-18C Hornet |
( Early Development ) |
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| WWII: Europe 1944 |
To include: Normandy Terrain, P-51D Mustang, Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9, Messerschmitt Bf.109, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Messerschmitt Me 262A-1 and Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX ( Note: Modules will be released like any other DCS Module there will be no WWII: Europe 1944 as such ) |
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| M-2000C |
Developed by RAZBAM ( early pre-order beta ) |
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| F-5E-3 |
Developed by Belsimtek (beta release Juli/August 2016) |
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| SA-342M/L Gazelle |
Developed by Polychop Simulations ( pre-order beta ) |
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| Nevada Test and Training Range |
requires separate 2.0 OpenAlpha client; download size: 25 GB in addition to the client |
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Microtransactions
| Type |
Notes |
| No microtransactions
| DCS World has no microtransactions per se, but the DLC is extensive and pricey. |
Essential improvements
Fix sRGB Gamma
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Change the sRGB gamma conversion from simple 'raise to power' to the w3c standard, fixing gamma and black levels[3]
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- Download DCS sRGB gamma fix.
- Extract
deferredCommon.hlsl
- Overwrite the same file in
Bazar\shaders\shaders\deferred\
- Launch game and adjust the ingame gamma to the appropriate values.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
- Although controllers works in this game, it is heavily recommended to use a "HOTAS" system or similar.[citation needed]
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Independent GUI, World, Cockpit, Helmet and Music controls. |
| Surround sound |
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For main audio only, (in game-)headset audio is Stereo |
| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Czech |
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| German |
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| Russian |
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| Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
VR support
Other information
API
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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System requirements
| Windows[4] |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
10 |
11 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3 2.8 GHz
AMD FX |
Intel Core i5 3 GHz
AMD FX or Ryzen |
| System memory (RAM) |
8 GB (16 GB for heavy missions) |
16 GB (32 GB for heavy missions) |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
120 GB |
350 GB (for VR) |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
AMD R9 280X
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (1080 for VR)
AMD Radeon RX VEGA 56 (64 for VR)
8 GB of VRAM |
| Other |
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Joystick |
- Requires a 64-bit operating system.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/223750/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (223750) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
