Black Shark Patch 1.1.1.1

17 December 2011

The Black Shark 2 1.1.1.1 patch provides improvements and fixes to the DCS series of products. In parallel with this patch, improvements have been made to the master multiplayer server to improve stability. Download the 1.1.1.1 patch from:

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/patches/dcs-bs2_upgrade_patch_1.1.1.1_en/

This patch applies to the English version only.

Black Shark 2 1.1.1.1 Patch Changes

GENERAL

•Crash with South Ossetia in Fast Mission Generator is corrected.

• Added option to turn tree shadows off and on. Setting tree shadows off will result in better frame rates.

GRAPHICS

•HDR effect on sun corrected.

•Dust and smoke grenade effects at night no longer appear as if day.

•Fixed building errors at Sukhumi airbase

•Visibility range of rocket smoke marker has been increased.

•Contrail duration time is reduced.

•Corrupted NVG image after long use is corrected.

•Tree shadow rendering improved.

AI

•SEAD flights use anti-radiation missiles correctly again.

•Crash with more than one aerial tanker in a mission is corrected.

•Orbit trigger action has been corrected.

•FARP and airbase ATC now respond correctly after landing.

•Ground unit logic of driving over bridges adjusted.

•Repeating wingman rejoin messages fixed.

AIRCRAFT AND WEAPONS

•Landing gear door animation for Ka-50 is fixed.

•Trim with force feedback joysticks has been fixed.

•NVG effects re-done.

•Turning down Shkval contrast, produced Negative light in cockpit, making HUD completely dark at night, effect of this problem has been reduced.

Note: v1.1.1.1 will break any joystick or keyboard config that uses custom modifier keys - It is a simple fix to re-add the Custom Modifier Key to the Modifier list.

INSTALLATION

Double-click to patch_setup.exe file to start the installer.

It is recommended to turn off anti-virus and security software because they can slow the installation process considerably.

If you have problems after installing the patch (like slow frame rate or crashes), please do a full re-installation. To do so:

1- Uninstall DCS product.

2- For Windows 7 users, look in your /Users/(name)/Saved Games/ and delete their respective ‘DCS’ folder.

3- Reboot.

4- Install full version.

5- Reboot.

Make sure you are up to date with your graphics card drivers.

Turn UAC in Windows off and then reboot before installing DCS, afterwards turn it back on and reboot again.

Also, make sure you have the latest DirectX and C++ versions installed:

DirectX (June 2010):

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en...ang=en&id=8109

Microsoft Visual C++:

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en...ang=en&id=5582

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64)

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en...ang=en&id=2092

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News and updates available on the following links:

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com

http://forums.eagle.ru

Note: v1.1.1.1 will break any joystick or keyboard config that uses custom modifier keys - It is a simple fix to re-add the Custom Modifier Key to the Modifier list.