DCS World
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Developers | |
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Eagle Dynamics | |
Publishers | |
The Fighter Collection | |
Engines | |
The Fighter Collection Simulation Engine | |
Eagle Dynamics Graphics Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 10, 2008 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Digital Combat Simulator |
Digital Combat Simulator | |
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DCS: Black Shark | 2008 |
DCS: A-10C Warthog | 2011 |
DCS World | 2013 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Developer website | ||||
Steam |
- 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.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Ka-50 Black Shark 2 | ||
UH-1H Huey | Developed by Belsimtek | |
A-10C Warthog | See DCS: A-10C Warthog for information on the stand-alone edition | |
P-51D Mustang | ||
Combined Arms 1.5 | ||
Flaming Cliffs 3 | Includes F-15C Eagle, A-10A, Su-27, Su-33, MiG-29 and Su-25 | |
Fw 190 D-9 Dora | ||
Mi-8 MTV2 Magnificent Eight | Developed by Belsimtek | |
Bf 109 K-4 Kurfürst | ||
Su-27: The Ultimate Argument Campaign | ||
MiG-21Bis | Developed by Leatherneck Studios | |
F-86F Sabre | Developed by Belsimtek | |
BAE Hawk | Developed by Virtual European Air Operations (VEAO) | |
C-101 Aviojet | Developed by AvioDev ( In Beta ) | |
MiG-15Bis | Developed by Belsimtek ( Beta in February 2015 ) | |
AH-1G Cobra | Developed by Belsimtek ( To Be Released ) | |
F-14 Tomcat | Developed by Leatherneck Studios ( To Be Released ) | |
Eurofighter Typhoon | Developed by VEAO ( Early development ) | |
L-39C/ZA Albatros | ( Q2 2015 ) | |
F/A-18C Hornet | ( Early Development ) | |
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 ) | |
M-2000C | Developed by RAZBAM ( early pre-order beta ) | |
F-5E-3 | Developed by Belsimtek (beta release Juli/August 2016) | |
SA-342M/L Gazelle | Developed by Polychop Simulations ( pre-order beta ) | |
Nevada Test and Training Range | requires separate 2.0 OpenAlpha client; download size: 25 GB in addition to the client |
Essential improvements
Fix sRGB Gamma
Change the sRGB gamma conversion from simple 'raise to power' to the w3c standard, fixing gamma and black levels[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS\Config |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/223750/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/223750/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Adjusted with in-game controls | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x AF | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA up to 4x. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
- Although controllers works in this game, it is heavily recommended to use a "HOTAS" system or similar.[citation needed]
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Lua files in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input |
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Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | Completely customizable. Simple curve/deadzone/range on the axis' or completely custom setup are both possible | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Tracked motion controllers | ||
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Independent GUI, World, Cockpit, Helmet and Music controls. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Czech |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: DCS 2.5 3D Fix W.I.P. |
Headsets | |||
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SteamVR | |||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Discussion thread | ||
Windows Mixed Reality | |||
OSVR |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | See Input for details. | ||
Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
Keyboard/Mouse | |||
Tobii Eye Tracking | Use Tobii Game Hub. Supports head tracking. |
Play area | |||
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Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows[4] | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Windows 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 | Joystick |
- Requires a 64-bit operating system.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (223750) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.