The monthly update has arrived. With an important new function for players and server creators/hosters. But were we expecting more!?
Save Function
Introducing Mission State Save feature that will allow you to save mission states between mission play sessions. It is working with custom unprotected missions that you can make in mission editor to make any story for yourself and play it over several sessions and save meaningful mission parameters and events like destroyed units, date/time and current location of all aircraft and their waypoints etc. Mission state save generates a new .miz file which you can edit in the mission editor before continuing your story if needed. Dedicated server has a new .sav file type to support automatic mission state save and be less demanding on server administrator. This feature is WIP and initially aimed at the average user with no advanced mission scripting knowledge. We want to form its future updates based on your feedback and also add some support if possible that will be requested by community advanced content creators
That’s the information directly from the changelog and I think we can all agree “IF” it works as advertised this will be a long awaited function that we’ve all been crying out for. For more information check out the following links: https://youtu.be/O-Hd8K-x8AA & https://forum.dcs.world/topic/370738-mission-state-save/
No new modules?
Whilst the save function is an exciting new feature to DCS, but what would of topped it off if we saw one of the many new modules due for release this year. Moreover the DCS: MiG-29a, was slated for release at the end of the first Quarter 2025. With only a few weeks left of the month it’s looking less likely that this target date will be reached (But I’ve been wrong before) and this could be another ‘Surprise’ release.
Keep checking back for more information about our new Public Server. Being launched on Sunday 23rd at 20:30z. A full post to come later this weekend.
Cheers all
Joe “RedBear” Couzens-Howard & Team