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DCS World 2.5 Open Beta Released

Dilemma

So, since there look to be some challenges with the upgrade of all variants to 2.5, how many are flying the 2.5 release and experiencing major issues? Are your issues enough that perhaps you have dual installs of 2.5 and 2.2? I am considering just installing 2.5 in order to begin flying again and also having access to the additional maps as well.

My fellow simmers, your thoughts and opinions please...
 
I'm flying 2.5, but I am not familiar enough with DCS World to know whether I am having issues (I will explain below). I also have the Neveda map. The upgrade from 1.5 and 2.0 was not difficult and seems to have gone quite smoothly. The good thing is now I have only one desktop start icon and can access all of my DCS items.

I have been trying to get by with my old G940 flight controller. It looks great, but the operation has been less than optimal. The "yin" of the Warthog HOTAS has been calling my name and the "yang" of my bank account has been responding. Add to that the really fine performance of P3D v4 (now with TacPack) and you can understand my lack of quality time with DCS World!

So I can give you half of an answer...the upgrade is not difficult and should install smoothly. 2.5 seems to operate well on my system (Ryzen 7, RX580 8 GBs). Other, more detailed, issues I am not yet qualified to give a comment. Hope that helps!
 
No issues here. I uninstalled 2.2 during (or after) the installation of 2.5 Beta, which has basically replaced 1.5 Open beta and 2.2 Alpha. I did have all versions installed previously, and now I just have DCS World Release (1.5.8) and DCS World Open Beta (2.5).

I haven't used the release version since installing V2.5, which is the opposite of before, as I mainly only used 1.5 release and beta versions. I hardly flew in Nevada or the WW2 terrains at all. Since upgrading I have been flying the A-10C in Nevada (Red Flag Campaign), and the sim overall has never looked better. I have also been flying plenty of training missions (included and custom) in the Caucasus terrain. I haven't flown many modules in 2.5 (A-10C, F-5E) but the sim has never looked or performed better for me. The lighting, sky, and ground textures for example look amazing in Nevada. I have been flying many hours in the Red Flag campaign in VR, and had zero issues (besides being shot down). Two more missions to go and the second last one is proving to be difficult :indecisiveness:. mumble mumble ^$%$#^ SAMS %&*% mumble mumble :untroubled:

Cheers,
 
I'm not having any trouble in 2.5,Seems very smooth,Good FPS,Very VR friendly,I don't fly on line or in Multi-Player though.
 
Thanks for the feedback all. It's nice to get candid replies and not the sour grapes version on other forums. I will install 2.5 tonight when I get home, provided my cable is up and running. Had to use my phone as a tether spot last night....however, downloading 2.5 and Orbx scenery's will require a bit more bandwidth horsepower that only Korean cable can provide.
 
Thanks for the encouragement all! I did indeed install it tonight and spent a few hours playing with everything. It is nice finally having all terrains in one install, along with a few campaigns I had bought and forgotten about. Now, if only I could orchestrate some nice ground combat scenarios to try out CA a bit, it would cap the week.
 
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