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- Release Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025
- Operating System: Windows® 32-bit / 64-bit
- File Size: 1230.2 MB
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Release notes
FEATURES & CHANGES
- ADDED support for the Nuclear Option exporter written by Gabor Nemeth
- ADDED 4 additional chart windows
- ADDED Playback speed of x120
- ADDED “Data Capture Mode” option to the DCS World exporter to improve recording performance
- ADDED Simulation pause recording to DCS World exporter for accurate media playback synchronization
- ADDED Touchdown velocity addon for MSFS & X-Plane
- ADDED Gibraltar database and terrain for BMS 4.37.6
- ADDED support for relative path to DCS World exporter: lfs.writedir() + "path/"
- ADDED DCS World: CH-47F advanced telemetry
- ADDED DCS World: F4U-1D advanced telemetry
- ADDED DCS World Cold War Germany Map and runways
- ADDED DCS World Iraq Map and runways
- ADDED DCS World Afghanistan Map terrain and runways
- ADDED Event Log Extras add-on to edit events and kill-remove aircraft
- ADDED ComboBoxes to Lua DialogBoxes API
- ADDED Error messages for telemetry export failures when saving to a CSV file
- ADDED Support for multiple XML files for custom elevation and texture maps
- ADDED /ExportTelemetry command line option
- ADDED Carrier Landing Pattern addon from Tickler
- ADDED Lua Command Server add-on to remotely execute Lua instructions
- ADDED Hundredths of seconds to the time displayed in the 3D view
- ADDED AGL Altitude for DCS World aircraft
- ADDED support for signed/unsigned custom elevation maps
- IMPROVED you can now remove any type of event from the event-log
- IMPROVED Improved fuel quantity export for most high-fidelity DCS World aircraft
- IMPROVED Fuel Consumption add-on to calculate over distance or time
- IMPROVED updated Earth magnetic field up to 2030 (IGRF-14)
- IMPROVED media synchronization now supports sub-second accuracy via YYYYMMDDThhmmss.ssssZ
- IMPROVED speed calculations especially at very high altitude
- IMPROVED Weapon name is now displayed alongside callsign in labels
- IMPROVED Boats trails
- IMPROVED destroyed objects are now removed from the battlefield after 15 minutes
- IMPROVED call signs are now treated like other properties and are optional in object labels
FIXES
- FIXED crash when merging multiple files via the command line with the event log active
- FIXED crash when opening shortcuts via the tacview: protocol
- FIXED crash when reloading addons using the "Pick 3D Point" feature
- FIXED random crash when joining or hosting an online debriefing
- FIXED Knots are now correctly abbreviated as "kt" instead of "kts"
- FIXED magnetic heading was not always displayed in the 3D view and telemetry windows
- FIXED custom elevation maps with negative altitudes were not working properly
- FIXED events deletion from the event log was not always working
- FIXED bookmarks not always showing in red on the timeline
- FIXED -OpenMedia command line option not working for windows 5 to 8
Previous Improvements
Missed an update? Here is a summary of the previously introduced improvements:
- 1.9.5: Nuclear Option support, improved DCS recorder performance, BMS 4.38 preliminary support.
- 1.9.4: DCS Afghanistan & Kola, EMF for BMS 4.37.3, improved CSV and Mach speed handling, added ILS and glideslope charts.
- 1.9.3: DCS Sinai Map, UI enhancements, database improvements, many bug fixes.
- 1.9.2: New cockpit instrument, updates for DCS, X-Plane and BMS, improved CSV file support, RTT fixes.
- 1.9.1: Improved CSV file support, updated databases, and fixed rare crashes on some AMD GPUs.
- 1.9.0: Added Falcon 4 real-time telemetry and magnetic north support; improved HUD and 3D rendering quality.
- 1.8.8: Added maps and aircraft, refined ergonomics, additional customization options, and bug fixes.
- 1.8.7: Radio ADS-B support, improved terrain resolution, new telemetry tools, new IL2 / DCS / BMS maps
- 1.8.6: Added support for more file formats, controls position and pilot point of view
- 1.8.5: Added DCS World Caucasus map, Terrain Downloader add-on, and new option page for DCS Exporter
- 1.8.4: Added support for Microsoft Flight Simulator, DCS World Syria & Channel, fuel consumption & turn rate tools
- 1.8.3: Professional tools such as Static Object Injector, Track Injector, and numerous improvements for everyone
- 1.8.2: Added more tools for professional debriefings, numerous optimizations and fixes for your favorite simulators
- 1.8.1: Orthographic satellite view, improved ergonomics and numerous fixes for your favorite simulators
- 1.8.0: New Event Log, numerous improvements for DCS/BMS/IL2/FSX, more debriefing tools and optimizations
- 1.7.6: Improved support of Tacpack/vACMI/FSX@War (thanks to Asid [D.O.W]), numerous fixes and improvements
- 1.7.5: New telemetry export tool, numerous SDK improvements, more options
- 1.7.4: C# SDK for Tacview Enterprise, tools to trim the telemetry, BMS maps from Combat Sim Check-lists
- 1.7.3: C++ SDK for Tacview Enterprise, numerous fixes and other minor improvements
- 1.7.2: Lua SDK to create custom add-ons, improved 3D performance, numerous fixes
- 1.7.1: Numerous fixes and minor improvements
- 1.7.0: Brand new objects database, numerous new 3D models, media playback
- 1.6.4: Numerous fixes and improvements
- 1.6.3: Added cockpit instruments, IL-2, support for custom textures/orthophotos, and improved remote controls
- 1.6.2: Improved remote controls, improved DCS World exporter, numerous fixes
- 1.6.1: Fixed online debriefing, added fuel telemetry, and preliminary support of IL-2
- 1.6.0: Real-time telemetry and instructor remote control
- 1.5.4: Improvements and fixes for the new DCS World exporter
- 1.5.3: Brand new exporter for DCS World offering a smoother flight experience and more telemetry data
- 1.5.2: German translation by Marcus Carra and numerous fixes
- 1.5.1: Support for X-Plane, rewritten FSX2ACMI, improved ACMI 2.1 format, objects creation and edition tools
- 1.5.0: New telemetry engine & file format, more accurate replays, Spanish translation by Miguel Víctores Franco
- 1.4.3: Support for custom terrain textures and static objects KML files
- 1.4.2: Advanced BMS 4.33 support, 4 hours long trails, new telemetry tools, debug log
- 1.4.1: Improved online debriefing, Falcon 4.33, DCS World 2.0, and performances with Radeon graphic cards
- 1.4.0: Online debriefing, Garmin G1000, KML files, DCS World 1.5, bookmarks, improved RTL languages support
- 1.3.4: DCS World Nevada terrain and Hawk T.1A support, improved 3D labels, objects list, and DTC files support
- 1.3.3: DCS MiG-15bis, Falcon 4.0 DTC files, fullscreen, telemetry walls, improved declutter
- 1.3.2: Telemetry in 3D labels, de-clutter, improved auto-scale, support for SRTM1 terrain, bookmarks for MiG-21
- 1.3.1: DCS World Bf 109K-4, large Falcon 4.0 theaters, FSX2ACMI auto-launch, TrackIR, grey destroyed objects
- 1.3.0: Strategic view, custom Falcon 4.0 theaters, lift vector, Chinese translation by 张炯 'Billeinstein' & 姚尧 '@6'
- 1.2.8: FSX & Prepar3D support, Falcon 4 BMS Ikaros theater, Improved DCS World and CSV files support
- 1.2.7: DCS World MiG-21bis, Fw 190 & F-86F support, improved auto-scale, roll-rate
- 1.2.6: Distant objects auto-scale, file merge, CSV flight recordings, CSV flight log export, Aspect angle
- 1.2.5: DCS World Steam edition support, improved advanced telemetry, doubled trail size
- 1.2.4: Improved DCS World support
- 1.2.3: DCS World 1.2.3 support
- 1.2.2: Fixed a crash when opening a file in Windows XP (regression)
- 1.2.1: Added turn-rate and turn-radius, added 'border' static objects, improved performance
- 1.2.0: DCS World support, advanced telemetry (radar-locks, IAS, gears, flaps...), improved Falcon 4.0 support
- 1.1.1: DCS: Black Shark 2 support, Falcon 4 Israel theater
- 1.1.0: Native Falcon 4.0 support, telemetry data export in CSV, lag filtering, support for Steam versions of DCS
- 1.0.0: DCS: A-10C Warthog support, improved HUD, G, AOA, Mach, charts, GPX files support, worldwide basemap
- 0.9.5: Flaming Cliffs 2 support, DCS recordings are about 3 times smaller, customisable recording folder
- 0.9.4: EECH support, improved file format, improved performance, added Corsica and Nellis terrain
- 0.9.3: Black-Shark support, ballistic weapons, accurate Lock-On terrain, new labels, sun, uses 40% less memory
- 0.9.2: Preliminary support for Black-Shark, customizable GUI, improved flight recordings compression, properties
- 0.9.1: Lock-On runways, public file format, Windows Vista support, Falcon 4.0 theaters, Digital Fighters support
- 0.9.0: Improved 3D landscape, ribbon trails, SAM/AAA domes, free camera, automatic export script installation
- 0.8.5: Flight log can now be exported in XML format, vertical speed displayed in m/min or ft/min
- 0.8.4: Cockpit view, french translation, 3D-view objects selection, static objects, airports names
- 0.8.3: Added support for Cyrillic, Imperial units and compressed binary files
- 0.8.2: More accurate and comprehensive events log
- 0.8.1: Export script is now compatible with other add-ons like LotAtc
- 0.8.0: Fixed a crash while loading some flight recordings