DCS User Manual EN.pdf

ED [DCS USER MANUAL]
Standard and Dynamic
weather checkboxes
Season setting
Clouds and
Atmosphere settings
Wind settings
Turbulence settings
Fog settings
Weather Templates
SEASON. The top of the window consist of the Season section and allows you to set
the season the mission will take place in, and the sea level air temperature (in Celsius).
The left side drop down menu allows you to select from the four seasons: Summer,
Winter, Spring, and Fall. The primary effect of changing the season will be to change
how the terrain looks in the simulation. Additionally, many ground vehicles will have
matching camouflage for the set season.
The right side field allows you to set the sea level temperature of the mission. The value
can be changed by either using the left and right arrows or manually typing the value
into the field. Note that air temperature will affect aircraft performance.
CLOUDS AND ATMOSPHERE. This section allows you to define the cloud environment
of the mission. Note that the cloud environment for the mission will be static and does
not change during the course of the mission. From top to bottom, the cloud settings
consist of the following controls:
BASE. Defines the altitude above sea level that will form the bottom of the cloud
layer. This can be set between 300 and 5,000 meters and is indicated in the
right-side field. Use the left and right arrows to change the value or drag the
slider bar in the left field.
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