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  1. We are currently experiencing server performance issues. I run a small community server it is just a group of 10 of us or so, we are using a Dell R710. The computer is a little older but it still has good performance specs and sits well above the minimum specs for running a dedicated server. While the CPU of the server is perfectly capable of running the dedicated server, as single core of that CPU is not capable of doing so. We have 6 cores available on our server DCS takes one core and uses 100% of it. This isn't an issue on most missions. It is only a problem when we are trying to run Dzsekeb's Pretense missions (they are fantastic by the way). The pretense mission is a dynamic campaign using scripting. There is a high number of ground units pathing between different zones and we believe it is the high number of vehicles pathing that causes the issues. As you guys move closer to creating the DCS dynamic campaign I worry that this will get worse for more servers as there will be many more assets running, more logic needed and more complex code running on the servers. After reading your thread on Mulithreading it was suggested that if there are dedicated server issues to post them. I will be attaching our logs, machine specs and images of the CPU usage. I'm sure making DCS dedicated MT would be a daunting task but it floors me that even on a server computer that's worth about $1000 can't run a semi complex dynamic mission. 2024-01-15_11-38-57.mp4 dcs.log server-20240115-105315.trk
  2. Hello all just adding to the bug report. I am on a Valve index. From left to right you can see me attempting to align with the circles concentric followed by just aiming at the boresight. In the second image of both you can see that the aim is off to the left. In this example I have the IHADDS rendering in both eyes but I had the same results with only the right eye.
  3. Dear ED, I would pay money for this, give these guys official. Great job on this mod guys.
  4. That's a great idea too. Free is better than less. The main issue being that there needs to be a better way to pull people in. Especially people who are sim light and would really enjoy dcs but just need a good way to get their feet wet.
  5. Thanks for the comment! Sorry for my late reply to it work has been busy. It is nice to have people who actually RIO weighing in on this as this idea directly affects you. Especially as we look forward to the apache(GIB).
  6. The appeal seems limited to you. I know several people who would pay right now to ride in an aircraft. We don't know the cost so constantly saying it costs too much is just you assuming that it would cost too much. Iceman doesn't work in MP so he is not helpful to a RIO. Many many aircraft are about to come out that are multicrew and they are going to be empty. This is a great way to introduce new players get them in where they can learn the game get the sim bug and join.
  7. If you are flying them yes, but if you purchased the mod and cant fly because there is no pilot on you might regret spending that money.
  8. I believe the last sale was $65 which I was fine paying as the pilot but the guy who was going to just RIO thought it was a little steep considering he would only play it when I was flying the 14
  9. Personal experiences are important and it totally sucks that your friends have not jumped in with you. I have had the opposite experience. I recently rented the F-14 and my friend and the reason I created this post was my RIO. At first he didn't know much of anything so we would let jester power up the back then he would jump in. Luckily I am a bad pilot so after several deaths he was able to learn the cold start, but we were having fun doing it. Made it a much less frustrating experience when your laughing and dying because your missiles won't come off the rack. I have friends that are interested that I am also trying to get in when a sale is on and maybe I will share your experience then. Yes and we have looked at that thanks for the link! Problem still remains as fun as my friend had sitting in the RIO seat, $80 USD is a lot of money to spend when you only plan to RIO and have no interest in flying the aircraft.
  10. Unfortunately we can have the specifics on numbers. However that is ED's job to figure out if it's feasible. My hope with this post was more to gage interest and hope ED have a look at this.
  11. That's also interesting. Personally I don't like to pay dcs unless I have at least an hour usually two. It is rare for me to pay less than 1 hour in a session, unless something breaks.
  12. I would say we go for that middle we cold start on a through the inferno, which is a great way to train. I also love the rescue missions, ready for that blackhawk mod lol.
  13. I believe there is an iceman ai that will fly in SP. I don't really know anything about that AI, or how it works. My two weeks of renting the 14, my buddy Rio'd for me the entire time... I don't even know how jester works. We only use quick action because we have guys who only have 30 min to play after putting the kids down and we don't want to exclude them. I think with the rts updates we will see more quick action servers, because they can be made better. If there was a $20 rio package I would have already gifted a couple of them, to try and get my buddies interested. I can't gift them a plane because they don't want to fly and don't want to learn right now. They do want to pew pew though .
  14. That's actually some really interesting information, as I have never played in a hard-core server. My friends and I host a private server with through the inferno maps loaded. You are usually over target within 5-10 min of takeoff. Then again do new pilots who are learning their aircraft join on those missions or do only experienced pilots come in?
  15. Awesome! Thanks for the personal anecdote to substantiate the post. I think fully crewed aircraft adds a level of immersion and fun to missions. Also I think it would bring more people into the game.
  16. That is a great point and thank you for the reference material. Do you think people don't use the crew seats because they are like you and I where we would rather be flying and since we own the module why not fly? Or, because a lack of interest in the second seat. I feel like because we are so specific with our market the backseaters might not have a license to sit there which makes a confirmation bias. What are your thoughts? I think that is a pretty good stab at it. I have no idea either how it would shake out and the costs. I personally know 3 people that would buy Rio seats for at least 1 aircraft. That purchase in turn would encourage me to buy a full license for 2 more aircraft so I can fly them. Remember it's not just the sales of the rio seat that are factored but how many full licenses are sold because you can now 2 seat a plane you didn't want to buy because ai.
  17. Kinda a strange rule. However, without mentioning the name again, did you find that system made the game more accessible to more players? Did it make the game better? Looking at other games is important. No need to reinvent the wheel, no need to suffer the same mistakes or miss out on successes because you only focus on what you're doing. Really appreciate everyone commenting and having this discussion. I'm out of town and trying to post from my phone which is hit or miss.
  18. I agree with that point but we are looking at different pricing models. The only way to buy far cry is to pay for the game. DCS is more modular where you can pick your poison so to speak. People can already play DCS in just ground vehicles, without ever touching an aircraft. The guy who wants to RIO will probably end up just driving tanks most of the time when the RTS elements are implemented because he doesn't care to fly.
  19. Oh Ok I see what you mean. That could be a blocker for some. I only play on one server so I just always keep current with that, plus I find the Beta is usually pretty stable anyhow so we just run that.
  20. Sharpe not sure I understand this. Are you saying that a RIO only seat would not be able to work on the beta build? That could also work especially if you could gift the discounted license, but it does have some serious limitations. Heatblur does this but the discount is about 10 bucks so not much of a discount. Partially agree partially disagree with this point. People with zero interest in aviation will not buy anything close to DCS. Some people enjoy all the aviation aspects that DCS has to offer but do not want to fly. Some people don't want to invest in a HOTAS but would enjoy gunning. We could as a community just say "hey if you don't want to fly a plane you're not welcome in our game." but that feels kinda shitty. We could get more people interested by experiencing the game fully and they might decide later that they want to try flying. Also there has already been one person in this forum that said they would pay 30 to sit exclusively in the back seat. 3 other friends of mine said they would happily pay 20 to sit in the side doors of the huey and gun targets from the side doors(now they can do that when it goes on sale which is their plan, but they have no intention of ever flying the thing) Exactly what I was saying at the end of the first post. It is really hard for us as a community to know how many people use the back seat, how many only play free modules ect. Only ED has those metrics... at least I hope they do. I think the trial program is great and for me as someone who likes to fly and owns several modules it gives me time to try an aircraft before I buy it. I am exactly the type of person DCS is built and marketed for. Problem is we are a small group of players within a small group of players. This opens up the game a little more to people who might be hesitant to fly, brings in more players which is better and maybe those people decide to come fly which would be awesome. Only ED could say if the work to make this is worth the costs.
  21. Right? I thought I couldn't be the only one that had friends who wanted to jump in a 2 seat but find the full cost of the air craft prohibitive when they are not going to fly the aircraft because they don't like flying.
  22. As long as the description lays out exactly what you are getting they can sell whatever they want. 15 days free trial is fantastic and I really appreciate that ED has added that in. As I said right now I would buy the F-14 and my buddy would by a discounted RIO seat that would be $100. I don't have any player stats or anyway to say how much they would make Vs the investment of making this work. Only ED would have any clue. However, here we can see what the community thinks. Obviously like you I would rather fly and most people who are already playing would already fly that is why we play. The idea is to bring more players into the community and hopefully grow the game without losing the integrity of the sim.
  23. Furiz, I was thinking about your point. They simply put a message on it saying that you will need a human pilot in order to fly it. No AI needed the idea would be that it is encouraging you to upgrade to the full model to fly it yourself. If you want to ensure you can always play then you buy a full aircraft otherwise you buy a crew seat and realize that you might not get to play sometimes. That player can also always jump i n one of the free aircraft. What do you think?
  24. Hey Everyone, I would like to start a discussion that has been happening within my own gaming community. I figured I would appeal to a larger audience and perhaps get ED's attention on this. I have several friends who are interested in this game but don't want to fly/don't want to invest in a HOTAS right now. They would gladly pay to play the game as a RIO/WISO or crew member, but balk at the price of aircraft that they won't be able to fly. Here is my idea: Each multi-crew aircraft has a reduced fee "crew seat" option that you can purchase. Let's just say at half cost of the full craft. This allows people who would normally not play and not pay anything a chance to come into the game, play with friends and start some fun multiplayer experiences. That player could later go back and pay the difference to upgrade their "crew seat" to a full seat if they choose. Right now with the F-14 on sale my friend and I have been flying together a lot. He has no interest in flying the F-14, but really enjoys being a RIO. I really don't care for the jester AI and don't want to fly with it. My RIO would gladly play 30-40 USD to sit in a back seat and if he had the plane I would gladly pay 60 to fly around with him. I have many other friends in my group that would like to just be door gunners and jump in for a mission or two. I know I am pretty new to the game I have only been playing for a year, so perhaps my idea has been discussed or is not possible with the current way the game is designed. I would like DCS to grow and continue to be a success. Please discuss with me what you think and up vote the topic if you agree. Thanks for your time
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